This week at LPHS, June 11-15

WE MADE IT!!!!  

This week is the final week of the school year.  

Monday and Tuesday are the final full days of the school year.  

On Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, students will take final exams with 1/2 day dismissal times.  Friday is the last day of the school year.  

LPHS building administrators will be grilling a hot dog lunch for all staff on Wednesday afternoon in appreciation of all you have done to make this school year a success!  Please join us at the courtyard near the cafeteria for your lunch.  

Before you depart for the school year, please make sure that you have turned in your PD forms, grades and keys.  Return your document camera, promethean remote & pens to Courtney as soon as you are done using them.  If you have any money for any club/department, please make sure it is turned in to Katie Brucki.  

If I don't get the chance to talk to you individually, please have a happy and safe summer!  

This Week at LPHS, June 4 - June 8

Good Morning,

We have made it to the last full week of school, and it is a busy one. 

Monday night, LPHS will host the Spring Sports Banquet. 

On Tuesday, we have the senior barbecue, graduation rehearsal and walk.  Details to come. 

We also have a staff meeting on Tuesday, the last one of the year! 

Commencements will take place on Wednesday evening, followed by the All Night Party. 


Notes for the week:

* During rehearsal, I will be notifying students that they are allowed to decorate their caps this year.  Students themselves took this all the way to Central Office (quite respectfully and informed I may add, you persuasive writing teachers should be proud!)  With Mr. Dangerfield's approval and having informed the board, I will be notifying students of this decision and of the guidelines. 

* During the staff meeting on Tuesday, I will release a short staff survey that I would like to you to take.  I use the information in this survey to shape much of my summer work and goals for next year.  I appreciate your honest feedback. 

Have a great week!

This week at LPHS, May 29 - JUNE 1!

Good Morning,

It appears as though summer has arrived!  I hope you all had a great long weekend and are refreshed for the push down the homestretch! 

We have a pretty busy week, as they all seem to be right now.

On Tuesday, all four admin are at the board office for training in the Resilient Schools Project.  We are all reachable by phone if an emergency arises. 

Seniors will take finals on Wednesday and Thursday during the course of a regular schedule with seniors leaving after third hour on Thursday. 

Thursday evening is the Senior Awards in the auditorium at 7:00. 

Have a great week!

This week at LPHS, May 21-25

I'd like to start by thanking all of the staff that attended Prom on Friday night for making the evening a tremendous success.  Lori Bodary and many others worked hard to make sure that it was well organized, looked gorgeous, and went off without a flaw.  I was blown away by how great our kids were and by how much fun they all had.  The work you all did to make the evening special was incredible and I was very proud to be there!  Thank you a ton!

This week is a busy one at LPHS with math and science observations wrapping up today, an early release and Social Studies and Special Ed observations happening on Wednesday. 

For Tuesday's early release, we will start in the media center with a presentation from Mrs. Seagram and Ms. Jasso on scaffolding and inviting students in to their learning.  This is the result of many staff suggestions on needing classroom tools to help address the students that refuse to participate.  I am looking forward to the presentation and know that both Sarah and Kelly have worked hard to prepare it.  Thank you both for that!  After their presentation, departments will be allowed to work together to wrap up curriculum and assessment loose ends.  Everyone will be free to go at 3:30. 

Wednesday evening is a busy one for our students, especially in the area of the arts.  Our Choir classes, lead by Mr. Magill, will perform at 7:00 in the LPHS auditorium and many of our art students, lead by Mrs. Sisk will have their work on display at The Downriver Council for the Arts in Wyandotte.  Their Opening Night will be from 5:00-7:00 that evening.  The art is already on display, and will remain so through May 26. 

We have fire drills on Thursday, at 10:00 am and will make up last week's on Friday at 1:00.  Please talk to your students about the importance of staying together during these drills for the purposes of school safety. 

Lastly, it was brought to my attention today that the magnets we distributed a couple of weeks ago could also serve a useful purpose in the case of an emergency if they were used on closet doors.  There have been many students kept safe during recent emergencies inside of locked classroom closets/storage areas.  If you do not keep things that need to be kept away from students, feel free to take an extra magnet from my office to be used on these doors as well.  It's a terrible thought to have, but one that may be helpful. 

Have a great week!