Little Elm High School
Weekly Newsletter - January 5, 2020
Welcome Back and Happy 2020!
Happy New Year Little Elm FamiLE!
I hope everyone has had a wonderful break. I don't know about you, but I love the breaks that we get to enjoy as educators and students. They usually arrive just in time and bring opportunities for rest, relaxation, and rejuvenation. No matter how you spent your break, I hope it was blessed and that it prepared you for the new semester and for 2020!
As your new principal, I am excited and looking forward to meeting YOU! I have been in education for many years and the most meaningful part of my job has always been, and will continue to be, the interactions I get to have with students, colleagues, and parents. In the coming semester you will see me in the halls, classrooms, and cafeteria. I also look forward to supporting you at events where Lobos are competing and performing.
Although I have only spent a couple of days in the district so far, it is obvious that the spirit, love, and pride in being a Little Elm Lobo is very strong. I am excited to be a Little Elm Lobo and look forward to accomplishing great things with you in 2020!
Teachers start back on Monday, January 6th and students will join us on Wednesday, January 8th. Enjoy the rest of your break! Go Lobos!
Dr. Libby Priddy, Principal
Little Elm High School
Lobo Honors: Students Recognizing Teachers
Call for Lobo Honors Letters of Nomination
Students - if your letter and ultimately your honorary teacher are selected, you both will attend the awards banquet on March 27, 2020!
See the letters linked below for more information.
New Podcast available! Denton County experts share information about how our children and parents can recognize, resist, and report potential online dangers. Take a listen!
Tuesday Talks is an in-person session that has also made its way to podcast format. We believe the information shared at these evening meetings should be heard by more of our Lobo famiLEs!
Healthy Habits Lead to a Healthy Life
Teens and Vaping
American Cancer Society Warns About Risks of Vaping for Youth
CDC Warns Against Vaping During Lung Illness Investigation
Report: Vaping Up, Smoking Down Among Teens
What Do We Know About E-Cigarettes?
The Teen Vaping Trend – What Parents Need to Know - Where ...
Talk with Your Teen About E-cigarettes: A Tip Sheet for Parents
How to Talk With Teenagers About Vaping - The New York Times
Getting Through to your Teen About the Dangers of Vaping
How to Talk to Your Teen About the Dangers of Vaping
Teen Vaping Linked to More Health Risks
Do You Need Some New 19-20 Spirit Wear?-
Also don't forget to download the official Little Elm Lobos App. We hope every Lobo Fan will download the app which allows live streaming, access to online schedules, news, and push notifications for scores for all of your favorite Lobo teams! See graphic below on all that the app has to offer!
- Reduced device protection fee to use a district issued laptop.
- Fee waiver to take the SAT and/or ACT for free
- Dual Credit tuition for free at NCTC
- AP Exam Test fee reduction
High school students often do not want to participate in the Free and Reduced Lunch Program. The Federal Free/Reduced Lunch Program is the standard used by many programs to qualify students for financial assistance. Even if a student never uses their eligibility in the lunchroom, they can benefit greatly in other areas if they qualify for the Lunch Program. Eligibility has to be reestablished each year. You can fill out the application here. We highly suggest that all families fill out an application to see if you qualify.
Lobo Basketball This Week!
January 7th - JV, FR, V @ Lake Dallas @ 4:30, 5:45, 7:00pm
January 10th - J , FR, V @ Home vs. Denton HS @ 4:30, 5:45, 7:00pm (Middle School Night)
Girl's -
January 7th - JV, V, FR @ Lake Dallas @ 4:30, 5:45, 7:00pm
January 10th - JV, V, FR @ Home vs. Denton HS @ 4:30, 5:45, 7:00pm (LEAYSA Night)
Lobo Soccer This Week!
January 7th - JV, V @ Creekview 5:30 PM and 7:15 PM
January 9 - 11th - V @ Denton Guyer Tournament
Girls -
January 9 - 11th - JV, V @ Brewer Bear Cave Tournament
December and January Student Athletic Trainers of the Month
Students, Parents, Coaches, & Administrators:
Please congratulate the December & January Student Athletic Trainers of the Month: Claire Stevens, Andreya Garces, Delaney Miller, Aja Washington, and Evelin Torres.
SATs casted their votes on Rookie & Veteran Student Athletic Trainers to be recognized. Please check out what their plans are for the upcoming Holiday Season, their favorite things about Winter, & their New Years’ Resolutions.
The LESMD-LC (Little Elm Sports Medicine- Leadership Council) coordinates monthly to send out themed questionnaires to the winners of the Student Athletic Trainers of the Month’s votes. This month Senior Ashlyne Smith (LESMD-LC 4th year Rep) designed the questions & presentation for the December and January winners and did an extraordinary job! Thank you Ashlyne!
Thank you Claire, Andreya, Delaney, Aja, and Evelin for your hard work and commitment to the LE Sports Medicine Program -“The Pack Behind The Pack”!
Coach Cox & Doc Stine
Class of 2020 Graduation at UNT
Thursday, May 21, 2020
10:00 AM
Report Harmful, Harassing, and Bullying Behavior
LEISD has an on-line tool called "Anonymous Alerts" that students, parents, and teachers can use to report harmful, harassing, and bullying type behaviors. Anonymous Alerts bullying reporting mobile app helps combat bullying and other negative activity in schools by empowering students to speak up. Social and peer pressures are some of the hardest obstacles for students to overcome. Anonymous Alerts encourages students, parents and staff to quickly, easily, and anonymously report bullying, cyber-bullying, gang-related issues, and other sensitive topics through private messages to school officials by building. All reports remain completely anonymous even during a two-way email conversation, although submitters have the option to reveal their identity if they prefer to have a person-to-person discussion.
To send a report from the Web/Internet go to: www.anonymousalerts.com/littleelmisd/
To send a report from your phone:
- Download the Anonymous Alerts® app for free from the Apple Store, Google Play store, and the Chrome store
- Start the App, enter login: leisd and password: leisd
- Send important reports to school officials
- Add a screen shot or photo about the incident
https://www.littleelmisd.net/domain/1726
College Readiness Newsletter
Scholarship Opportunities
Scholarship for High School Seniors Seeking an Engineering Degree
National Society of Professional Engineers - Fort Worth Chapter
The chapters of the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) will award scholarships to students studying to become engineers in an engineering program at an ABET-accredited (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) college or university. Please see attachment below for the 2019-2020 Scholarship Application for Graduating Texas High School Seniors Application with a deadline to apply of February 28, 2020. Check out the Ten Tips For Writing Scholoarship Applications for help with completing the process.
High School Scholarships for Trade Schools in Texas
Click on the image above for more information.
Eligibility
The Charles Butt Scholarship for Aspiring Teachers is available to prospective teachers who are currently in, or plan to enter, an eligible teacher preparation program at a Raising Texas Teachers partner university. Aspiring Teachers can apply in the fall of any year between their senior year of high school and junior year of college. See below for the list of eligible programs at each university and the application deadline for each university.
To be eligible for the scholarship, students must be committed to teaching in a majority-economically disadvantaged school or in a shortage subject area (in a school where more than 50% of students are eligible for free or reduced lunch, or as a math, science, bilingual, or special education teacher) in a Texas public school. Preference is given to Texas residents.
Click on the partner universities listed below to view eligible programs:
Texas Student Housing Scholarship
Click on the link below for the fallible application.
Current National Honor Society Members - Scholarship Opportunity
Terry Scholarships
For more information: https://terryfoundation.org/future-scholars/freshman-scholarship/
Selection Criteria
- Academic Achievement
- Demonstrated Leadership
- Financial Need
Affiliated Universities
- The University of Texas- Austin
- Texas A&M University
- University of Houston
- Texas State University
- The University of Texas- Dallas
- The University of Texas- San Antonio
- Texas Tech University
- University of North Texas
- Texas Woman’s University
- Texas A&M University- Galveston
- Sam Houston State University
- The University of Texas- Arlington
- The University of Texas- El Paso
Scholarship Search Site - Provided by College Board
College Covered
While you are there, check out the website College Covered. Do you want to know what you need in a winning college essay, what college entrance test score you need, or what makes a top notch college application? Get what you need to help get into the college of your dreams with the help of College Covered.
An App Matches Students with College Scholarships They Can Use
Little Elm High School
Misty Chesnut - Academic Dean (mchesnut@littleelmisd.net)
Michelle Gentry - Lead Counselor (mgentry@littleelmisd.net)
Gerald Muhammad - House Principal A - E (gmuhammad@littleelmisd.net)
Michael Absher - House A - E Counselor (mabsher@littleelmisd.net)
Ruben Molinar - House Principal F - Li (rmolinar@littleelmisd.net)
Kaitlyn McGuire - House F - Li Counselor (kmcguire@littleelmisd.net)
Kyle Heller - House Principal Lo - Ri (kheller@littleelmisd.net)
Amy Chamberlin - House Counselor Lo - Ri (achamberlin@littleelmisd.net)
Terilyn Thomas-Monday - House Principal Ro - Z (tthomas-monday@littleelmisd.net)
Juan Schmidt - House Ro - Z Counselor (jschmidt@littleelmisd.net)
Adriana Beck - Intervention Counselor (abeck@littleelmisd.net)
Ana Kibbe - CIS Site Coordinator (akibbe@littleelmisd.net)
Marisa Flores - Parent Liaison and Translator (mflores@littleelmisd.net)
Website: http://www.littleelmisd.net/Domain/9
Location: 1900 Walker Lane, Little Elm, TX, United States
Phone: (972) 947-9443
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