LHS Weekly Update
May 20 - May 25
Good Evening, Leonardtown Raiders!
Tuesday, May 21
- AP Testing, Aux Gym, 2D06, 2D04, 2D13, Media Center, All Day
- Interim Distribution
- MCAP 8:00am -10:30am
- GIS AP Research Symposium, Media Center @ 8:00am
- Senior Picnic, Point Lookout State Park @ 9:00am
Wednesday, May 22
- AP Testing, Aux Gym, 2D06, 2D04, 2D13, Media Center, All Day
- Graduation Practice #1
- MCAP 8:00am -10:30am
Thursday, May 23
- AP Testing, Aux Gym, 2D06, 2D04, 2D13, Media Center, All Day
- Graduation Practice #2
- Senior Awards Assembly, Auditorium @ 6:00pm
- MCAP 8:00am -10:30am
Friday, May 24
- AP Testing, Aux Gym, 2D06, 2D04, 2D13, Media Center, All Day
- No School/Practice for Seniors
- MCAP 8:00am -10:30am
Attention Football Players
Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program
- English Language Arts / Literacy (Grade 10) - formerly known as PARCC
- Testing will take place on 5/21, 5/22, 5/23, 5/24
- Students currently taking an English 10 course will be taking this test (mostly 10th grade students).
- Testing is from 8:00am - 10:30am each day.
- The test is 4 units and students will take 1 unit each day.
- Students must earn a passing score on this test in order to graduate.
- Algebra I - formerly known as PARCC
- Testing will take place on 5/29 & 5/30
- Students currently taking Algebra I will be taking this test (mostly 9th grade students).
- Testing is from 8:00am - noon on 5/29 and from 8:00 - 10:30am on 5/30.
- The test is 3 units and students will take units 1&2 on 5/29 and students will take unit 3 on 5/30.
- Students must earn a passing score on this test in order to graduate.
- High School Assessment (HSA) - Government
- Testing will take place on 6/4 & 6/5
- Students currently taking a government course will be taking this test (mostly 10th grade students).
- Testing is from 8:00am - 11:15am on 6/4 and from 8:00am - 10:30am on 6/5.
- The test is 5 sessions and students will take sessions 1-3 on 6/4 and students will take sessions 4-5 on 6/5.
- Students must earn a passing score on this test in order to graduate.
College and Career Center
- There are scholarships available right now for all grade levels, if you would like access to these please email Mrs. Hazlegrove at tlhazlegrove@smcps.org
- Seniors, please let Mrs. Hazlegrove know when you have made your post high school decision. Please also inform her of any scholarships you have been offered even if they are from schools you are attending.
From the Counselor's Office...
S2S - STUDENT 2 STUDENT Program at LHS will be accepting applications for school year 2020, all rising 11th and 12th graders are invited to apply. Applications can be picked up in guidance. We need a diverse group of students to assist new students transferring to LHS! We hope you will consider being a part of this welcoming group.
Throughout the year, Guidance will send announcements and updates via Remind. To join Remind for a specific grade level, text the following bolded message to 81010:
Class of 2019 (current Seniors)- @lhs2019g
Class of 2020 (current Juniors)- @lhs2020g
Class of 2021 (current Sophomores)- @lhs2021g
Class of 2022 (current Freshman- @lhs2022g
Literacy Coach- Ms. Bridges
Literacy Coach Corner - Writing College Application Essays
If your student is a junior, now is a great time to start thinking about college application essays as the school year winds down. The college application essay is an opportunity for a student to show off their unique voice and personality. Some helpful links are below if your student wants to get a head start:
The Common App Essays for 2019-2020 are already available.
The College Board has tips for writing an essay that stands out
This article from the New York Times also has advice for writing a college app essay
From the Key Club
From the Nurse's Office
If your student needs to bring medication to school, please click here to review the Medication Policy that must be followed. For over the counter medications, click here.