Let's Hear the Roar
LCHS Parent Newsletter - September 2022
L.I.O.N.S - Loyalty, Integrity, Ownership, Nobility, Service
We have had what I would consider an unbelievable start to our school year! The parent participation that I have seen at our events, in our informational parent meetings for our clubs/sports/programs, and the numbers we had in attendance at our Meet the Teacher show your commitment to our students, our staff, and our campus. Teachers and students are settling into their classes and the school spirit has been tremendous. If you haven't already, I would encourage you to get involved with the LCHS PTO. There are a number of ways to work with and support our PTO from home and/or work. Visit Lake Creek HS PTO website at www.lakecreekpto.org to join and/or shop for spirit wear. Thank you for your continued support of our students, our staff, and our district!
Student Parking
Parking - Parking lots are full! If you receive your license and want to see if something has become available, stop by B2104 and check with Mrs. Perales or Ms. Lout.
Drivers - Always drive with caution to ensure everyone's safety!
Find your bus number
MISD Transportation Department has transitioned to a new routing system which includes a program called Traversa RIDE 360. We’re confident you will find this system to be helpful and informative in planning and tracking your child’s transportation.
The Traversa RIDE 360 website and cell phone app allows parents to access their child’s school bus number, drop off and pick up locations and times, confidentially. Traversa Ride 360 also provides the Transportation Department with the ability to alert parents about weather delays, school cancellations and if the school bus is running late.
We strongly encourage parents to download the app and review the website guidebooks below to learn how to begin using this new software.
To access the Traversa Ride 360 mobile application:
- Download the “Traversa Ride 360” app from the Google Play Store or the Apple App Store.
- When prompted enter the school district “Montgomery ISD”.
- You will need to “Register” to use the app by entering an email address and creating a password along with your name.
- You will receive a confirmation email at the email address you entered. Confirm your registration through that email and you are now ready to use the Traversa Ride 360 app.
- Log in to Traversa Ride 360 and link your student by using the + student icon in the upper right-hand part of the screen. You will need 2 unique identifiers:
1. Student ID# (no leading zeros) and
2. That student’s birthdate (no leading zeros and include the slashes ex. 3/25/2006)
- Repeat step 5 for additional students.
- Once you have linked your student in the app, you can click on that student to see their transportation information.
- Regularly check for updates as transportation information can change as more students are registered and added to our bus routes.
Please know that bus routes are always subject to change based on the number of students enrolled in each school and transportation zone. We ask that you remain patient with us as we work hard to make sure that every student is assigned to a stop and route as quickly as possible.
Keep our schools safe!
Preventing unauthorized access to campuses is a critical first step toward keeping our schools safe. As a school community, every one of us must be all in to ensure we are doing everything in our power to keep unauthorized individuals from entering a school building via side or back entrances.
#StopTheProp: An important component in these efforts is as simple as ensuring that every door that provides access to a school is closed and locked. Under no circumstances should a student or staff member prop open a door and leave it unattended, or allow someone to enter that should instead be entering through the main entrance. This year we are asking everyone in our district to join us in an effort to #StopTheProp by ensuring every door is closed and locked at all times. We must all remain serious and vigilant about keeping doors shut, at all times.
“Stop the Prop” stickers will be placed on each exit door of each MISD campus, reminding students and staff that entry without a key is to be done at the front entrance of each school.
Student ID Badges: Identification badges will be issued to our students this fall. The badges will be similar to those worn to identify our teachers and staff members. More information about student identification badges will be shared as the fall semester progresses.
Free & Reduced Lunch Update
Important update on School Meals
During the 2021-22 school year schools could offer meals at no cost to all students as a result of temporary program flexibilities provided by the federal government in response to the pandemic. These flexibilities have expired, and the U.S. Congress did not continue the funding needed to allow schools to serve free meals to all students in the 2022-2023 school year. Therefore, Montgomery ISD Child Nutrition must transition back to meal programs offered prior to the 2021-22 school year.
IMPORTANT: This year, parents must fill out an application for free and reduced meals. Online free and reduced applications will be available online beginning July 18, 2022. Click here to apply for Free & Reduced Lunch. Paper applications will also be distributed by mail.
If you have any questions please contact MISD Child Nutrition at 936-276-2600 or visit the MISD Child Nutrition website.
You can access student lunch accounts through MySchoolBucks.
SKYWARD FAMILY ACCESS
With the implementation of Skyward Qmaltiv, Montgomery ISD has gone digital with Progress Reports and Report Cards. What does this mean for your family? In an effort to increase organizational efficiency and offer a more convenient approach to access progress reports and report cards, you will no longer receive paper copies of these reports at the end of the grading period.
Progress reports are a snapshot that is viewable by all families in the grading module in family access. Your access granted by the district and your ability to view the progress report is your acceptance of this Progress Report to comply with MISD board policy. You will receive communication from your student’s campus administration team when progress reports are finalized on how to view these Progress Report grades.
Report cards will be accessible at the end of the grading period in the Student Portfolio. When accessing these reports, you will be prompted to provide your electronic signature before viewing. This electronic signature aligns with the MISD board policy that requires all parents to provide a signature when receiving their students report card. You will receive communication from your student’s campus administration team when report cards are finalized on how to view the official report card.
We want to ensure that you have complete access to these reports in your Family Access Portal.
Please make sure that you can see all of your students, access student profile information, attendance, and grading. Technology Services has built a Parent Skyward Information page to provide resources for navigating the Family Access Portal. If you are having trouble logging into Skyward or are missing information/students, please use the bit.ly/MISDfamilyaccess to provide us with detailed information on the issue(s) you are experiencing so we may assist.
Additionally, as a parent you can send yourself notifications for grading thresholds similarly to Ascender. Please follow the instructions on how to setup Grading and Attendance Notifications.
Thank you for your continued flexibility as we roll out new features of the Skyward system in our ongoing efforts to provide more convenient features to families.
Student Attendance Matters!
As we work to transition back to a “normal” school day and school year, we are asking for your help, starting now, in shifting our mindsets and stressing the importance of students being at school and in the classroom. Missing multiple days of instruction throughout each school year can directly affect a student’s comprehension of skills and curriculum, while also making it more challenging for teachers to ensure that there is sufficient time to get each student caught up.
We are not asking or condoning that you send your child to school sick. Illness-related absences are unavoidable at times. We respectfully ask that you work with us in making an intentional effort to have your children at school each day by planning appointments and family vacations around the school district academic calendar. If you must schedule a dentist or other appointment for your child, we ask that you make every effort to schedule it after the daily attendance snapshot time of 10 a.m. and always submit a medical note to the campus attendance professional.
Monitoring and enforcement of attendance for the 22-23 school year will be more reflective of our pre-COVID policies. Administration will be publishing the final exam exemption policy and attendance monitoring criteria in the coming weeks.
Counselor's Corner
Counselor breakdown:
Last Names:
A - Ek Mrs. Jordan
El - Ll Mr. Rees
Lo - Ro Mrs. Bartholomew
Ru - Z Mrs. O'Dell
Sophomores & Juniors: Lone Star Leadership High School Application
What is Leadership High School?
Leadership High School (LHS) is a leadership development and diversity awareness program solely for outstanding public high school leaders in the Lone Star College Service Area. The program is offered at no cost to the participant.
The community-based program, sponsored by Lone Star College, offers high school sophomores and juniors the opportunity to become better informed of the critical issues affecting the community where they live and work. The program also provides a unique opportunity to help prepare area youth for responsible citizenship while they develop crucial leadership skills.
PSAT/School Day SAT: Wednesday, October 12, 2022 - Click here for registration.
College and Career Center
College Applications are open for the class of 2023. If you are applying to Texas schools, here is a thorough ApplyTexas guide to assist you with the process. While most schools' deadlines are December 1st, we advise you to submit applications by the end of October. You do not need transcripts or test scores to submit, you can send those later.
Please follow @lifebeyondmisd for updated information
Athletics
YEARBOOKS
Yearbooks are on sale! You can purchase the 2023 yearbook on my school bucks or Balfour.com
Senior ad special will continue until September 16th. If you would like to purchase a full or half page senior ad and yearbook please contact Susan Poppell at susan.poppell@misd.org
Juniors - Class of 2024
Seniors - Class of 2023
Regular Day Bell Schedule
Activity Bell Schedule
Delayed Start Bell Schedule
Reminders from Administration
All students attended class meetings the week of Aug. 15th. Students who were absent will be called to a make-up meeting at a date to be determined.
Our 2022-2023 Student Code of Conduct will be available here.
Most common dress code violations:
- No hats, hoodies, caps, head coverings may be worn in the building.
- Skirts/shorts/holes in jeans must be closer to the knee than the hip.
- No cropped tops are allowed. Students' midriff should never be visible.
- Pajamas and house shoes/slippers are also prohibited.
- Students may not wear clothing or have visible tattoos that displays vulgar, lewd, or obscene writing or images and may not wear emblems that advertise or depict tobacco, alcohol, drugs, or weapons.
Social Media: Please continue to monitor your student's social media and online behavior. Studies have shown that teens spend up to 8.5 hours per day on a digital device.
Consider visiting Common Sense Media for helpful reviews on movies, books, games, podcasts, apps and much more.
Halo Detectors: To help LCHS combat the vaping epidemic, MISD has installed vape detector devices in locations throughout our campus to help us ensure our campus remains tobacco and drug-free. Administration will be investigating the alerts and consequences will be assigned to students who are found to be in possession of any prohibited devices or substances.
Nurse's Notes
MISD Health Protocols
The following health protocols are beneficial for preventing any infectious disease, and individuals should stay home if experiencing signs of illness.
We ask that all individuals who will be present at a district facility to please exercise personal responsibility as it relates to self-screening, personal health and ensuring the health of those around you. If you or your child is sick with symptoms such as fever equal or over 100.0 degrees, diarrhea, nausea or vomiting, or other symptoms indicative of infectious disease, please do not attend school or school events.
For an individual who tests positive for COVID-19, the CDC recommends the individual stays home for at least five days from when the symptoms first appeared, and no fever within 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medications, and other symptoms are improving. If you need to report a positive case for a Montgomery ISD employee or student, that information may be reported on the COVID Reporting Form.This information will be used to report to the local health department.
Students who have a documented case of COVID-19 may receive an excused absence. However, excused absences accumulate along with unexcused absences and may impact a student's ability to earn credit for a course if excessive absences are documented in a semester.
COVID Resources
Frequently visited webpages
Lake Creek High School
Website: https://lakecreekhs.misd.org/
Location: 20639 FM 2854 Rd, Montgomery, TX 77316, USA
Phone: 936-276-4000
Facebook: facebook.com/LakeCreekHS
Twitter: @LakeCreekHS