L.H. Rather Board Report
FEBRUARY 2019
Current Enrollment
7th Grade = 131 (including 8 served in LifeSkills)
8th Grade = 144 (including 0 served in LifeSkills)
9th Grade = 5 (served in LifeSkills; 1 of those in Homebound)
10th Grade = 2 (served in LifeSkills)
Total BISD = 282
County-Lifeskills = 10 (1 -7th gr; 6 -8th gr; 1 -9th gr; 2 -10th gr)
County-TSS = 2 (all 7th gr)
Total County = 12
Campus Total = 294
Calendar of Events
Monday, 2/25 - YAM Session #2 for 8th gr
Tuesday, 2/26 - Track Meet @ Anna
Wednesday, 2/27 - 8th Grade Scheduling Meetings for BHS
Friday, 3/1 - YAM Session #3 for 8th gr; Band Fundraiser Dinner
Monday, 3/4 - YAM Session #4 for 8th gr
Tuesday, 3/5 - Band Sounds of Spring Pre-UIL Contest; Track Meet @ Van Alstyne; PTO Meeting 6pm
Friday, 3/8 - YAM Session #5 for 8th gr
Mon-Fri, 3/11-15 - Spring Break
Monday, 3/18 - Staff Development
Tuesday, 3/19 - Track Meet @ Denison
Wednesday, 3/20 - Campus Leadership Team Meeting
Thursday, 3/21 - Staff Birthday Luncheon
Friday, 3/22 - End of 3rd Quarter
Monday, 3/25 - Track Meet @ Wolfe City
Student Council Spring Dance
Youth Aware of Mental Health (YAM)
We are excited to announce that LH Rather Junior High will partner with the Texoma Health Foundation, Glaser Family Charitable Foundation and the Risk and Resilience Network at UT Southwestern for the second year in a row to bring the Youth Aware of Mental Health (YAM) program to all LHR 8th grade students.
YAM is an interactive program for adolescents promoting increased discussion and knowledge about mental health, suicide prevention, and the development of problem-solving skills and emotional intelligence. YAM encourages the development of a large set of skills and knowledge about mental health.
This program brings different learning methods together with the fundamental components of the program which are: five interactive sessions, informational reading materials and posters for display in the classroom. The program's materials are designed to convey information about mental health, coping skills and emotional intelligence to adolescents, while at once not overwhelming them with complicated information, and allowing each participating group to influence the content. The adolescents learn from both a professional and from each other through a mix of cognitive, emotional and experiential learning.
Special Olylmpics Events
Upcoming Basketball and Track events:
Basketball:
February 22nd & 23rd - Grand Prairie Team Basketball Tournament
February 25th - Frisco Individual Skills Basketball
Track:
March 29th - Farmersville
April 12th & 13th - Area Meet Lovejoy
April 18th - McKinney
April 25th - Wolfe City
April 27th - Bonham Local Track Meet
May 3rd - Commerce
LifeSkills Instructional Aide: Sandra Cuba
LifeSkills Student Aide: Jackson Abbott
LifeSkills Student Aide: Quaid Lowrey
All Region Band
Math Fun
Student Debates in History
Artists at Work
2nd Quarter Honor Roll Students
8th Graders not pictured: A. Hodge, C. Madiera, M. Pierce