TrailBlazer Bulletin March 25-29

HOSA’s semi-annual blood drive will be happening Wednesday, April 10th,. Each donor will have the opportunity to donate one pint of blood which can save up to three lives, whether it be patients of nearby hospitals or victims of unfortunate disasters. Community members, teachers, and students are able to donate. Seniors who donate twice in their senior year (or have an adult donate for them) are eligible for a honor cord from Carter Blood care. Click here to Sign up.

Must be at least 16 years old to give blood. Students under the age of 17 require parental consent. 16-Year-old Donor Permission Form (English) (Spanish)

Save time by completing your health questionnaire (QuickScreen) before arriving to the blood drive. QuickScreen must be completed on the day of your donation.

Contact Amanda Mosier at mosiera@friscoisd.org for more info.

Are There Any Risks or Side effects?

Sometimes people who donate blood notice a few minor side effects including feeling faint, lightheaded, dizzy, etc. due to the blood and fluid taken. However, these symptoms usually resolve quickly as your body immediately begins working to replace the lost fluid and red blood cells. There are steps you can take to improve your donation experience.

Before donation:

• Have a good night’s sleep the night before

• Eat healthy foods (avoid fatty foods like hamburgers, fries, ice cream)

• Drink EXTRA fluids in the days and morning leading up to your donation (drink an extra 16oz of water just before your appointment).

• Sit and rest for a few minutes

• Drink lots of fluids

• Avoid strenuous physical activity such as hard workouts, heavy lifting, or athletics/games for the rest of the day

• Consume iron-rich foods (red meat, fish, poultry, beans, spinach, iron-fortified cereals, raisins, and more) to help your body replace the lost blood.

Re-enroll in Frisco ISD

Parents of current students will receive an email invitation to indicate enrollment intentions for the 2024-25 school year beginning April 2, 2024. Complete the 2024-25 annual student registration form if your family is returning to the same campus or moving to another campus or out of Frisco ISD. More info.

COVID-19 Absences

The CDC has updated their COVID-19 guidelines. In turn, absences related to any sicknesses all follow the same guidelines. All students and staff should stay home when feeling sick, and individuals who come to school or work with symptoms of an illness may be isolated and sent home.

Reporting an Absence

All absences, excused and unexcused, count toward the state’s compulsory attendance law. When a student's attendance rate drops below 90%, the student may earn credit for the class or a final grade by completing a plan approved by the principal - as long as their attendance rate remains above 75%. Students below 75% are not eligible for the principal plan. All absences can easily be submitted in the form at the top of our campus website. Learn more about the attendance policy.

Congratulations to Kaavya Pari for her 4th place finish at the 2024 Texas High Schools Women's Powerlifting (THSWPA) State Championship meet on March 13th. Way to go Kaavya! We are so proud of you!

Congratulations to senior Jason Wynia for being voted as Most valuable Player & Junior Johnathan Hopkins who was voted as Goalkeeper of the year.

Congratulations to the Theater Department, Directors & Students for winning District Champs at the District 10 One Act Play competition and advancing to Bi-Districts.

Congratulations to our Lebanon Trail NNDCC, who hosted a large competition on our campus this Saturday. Lt Col Acosta and Maj Billings empowered their cadet leaders to plan and orchestrate 11 events, which consisted of 3 academic contests and 8 physical challenges. The weather was perfect and the 247 participants, from 12 high school JROTC programs in the North Texas area were cheered on and competed for a variety of trophies and prizes. A huge thank you to the Boosters, parent volunteers, and many cadets who made that day possible. I am sure LT will be home to more events like this in the future.

Congratulations to Anna Markova, who traveled to Croatia over spring break to play with the Ukrainian Women's National Hockey Team. She and her team won gold in the Division III IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship.

ATTENTION SENIORS!

Please check your email for updates on Community Service Hours from Mrs. Love. Please keep in mind that there is a hard deadline for hours to be submitted by midnight on March 31st. If you have questions, please stop by the Counseling Office during mega lunch, before school or after school.

Saturday, April 6th is nearing, and we would like to remind you about the deadline for purchasing Prom tickets.

The last day to purchase Prom tickets at $75 is this Friday, 3/29.
After that, Prom tickets will be $100.

Prom tickets will not be sold at the door, the final day to purchase online is next Thursday, 4/4.
Students can buy Prom tickets at onlineschoolfees.com.

Students can check if they have purchased a Prom ticket at this link

Additional reminders:

• Students with non-LT guests must fill out a guest form available in the Front Office and turn it into the AP Office by this Wednesday, 3/27.
• Guests must be 20 years old or younger and/or a high school student in good standing at their campus.
• Guests must bring a valid School ID or Driver's License to the dance.
• Lebanon Trail Students must bring their School ID to the dance.
• Students will not be allowed in the Prom without previously purchasing a ticket.

If you have any questions regarding Prom, please do not hesitate to reach out.
Seniors, we look forward to seeing you 8pm-11pm, Sat. 4/6 at the Omni Frisco Hotel at the Star!

Jostens was on campus last week to deliver cap & gown orders that were placed before the February 18th deadline. We still have several boxes of orders that have not been picked up in the front office.

If you have not ordered your graduation announcements and or cap and gown, please click here to place your order. All orders after Senior Event Delivery will incur an individual shipping charge and will be sent directly to your home address. Administrators will begin speaking with individual students who have not ordered once we return from spring break.

The only items required for graduation are a gown, cap, stole, and tassel. While it is possible to borrow a cap & gown, please remember both the stole and tassel have the year on them. Also, gowns are fitted by height and weight. Items can be ordered individually on the Jostens website.

If you have any questions, please call the Jostens office at 214-383-9502.

Due to the Friday traffic, all graduates of Lebanon Trail & Wakeland HS will be required to ride the bus to graduation (Not from). More details will follow as we come closer to the big day!

Graduation plans are underway with the Ford Center. Seating availability for this year's setup will allow us to provide 12 tickets per graduate.

Graduation Tickets and Cords will be passed out to students 2 weeks before graduation.

Students, Parents, Teachers,: if you would like your name or your student/child's name spotlighted during Senior Sunset, please fill out this form. Please keep all pictures and messages school-appropriate.

SAT results for 11th graders who took the exam on March 6, 2024, will be available online beginning Thursday, April 4th @ 5pm. Testers will receive a detailed email from our campus CTF on Thursday, April 4th with directions on how to view SAT scores through the student’s College Board account.

Questions about SAT Scores? Contact Lauren Phillips at PhillipsL@friscoisd.org.

Collin College Dual Credit Newsletter

Here is the link for students to fill out if they need to be dropped or withdrawn from their Spring 2024 course. Please note the following dates:

• March 28, 2024 is the last day to withdraw from a 16-week Spring course

• April 2, 2024 is the last day to withdraw from a 15-week Spring course

Please see information for Collin’s upcoming Science Under the Stars!

For interested graduating seniors, there are two Collin College Bound events at the McKinney Campus and the Wylie Campus. Also, in conjunction with Texas A&M University, students can participate in the Texas A&M University Engineering Program. Lastly, for students interested in Computer Science, please see information on this Scholarship STEM Program.

Lesson Mastery is an online course that reteaches the essential skills from the third nine weeks in many courses. The district has designed a real-time, grade recovery plan for students receiving a grade below 70 on their Q3 report card. Grades 9-11 are the only students eligible for Lesson Mastery for Q3. Seniors will be communicated with a different opportunity through senior contracts. Eligible courses are listed below. Students will participate in Lesson Mastery through Edgenuity. As a reminder, Lesson Mastery is student-driven for completion.

What courses are offered?

Math: Algebra I, Geometry, Algebraic Reasoning, Algebra II, AQR, Precalculus, Statistics, Algebra I Adv, Geometry Adv, Algebra II Adv, Precalculus Adv

Science: Biology, Environmental Systems, Earth & Space Science, IPC, Chemistry, Physics, Biology Adv, Chemistry Adv

ELA: English I, English II, English III, English IV, English I Adv, English II Adv

Social Studies: World Geography, World History, US History, Government, Economics, Psychology, Sociology

Electives: Lifetime Fitness and Wellness, Health, Communication Applications (use with Prof Comm too), BIM, Survey of Business, Marketing and Finance, Money Matters, Dollars and Sense

What do students do?

Lesson Mastery courses open this week! All students and parents will be notified about their course(s) via email by the end of the week. This email will come from Ms. Colón. Students will login through Edgenuity in the Student Portal. Students need to complete their work by April 16th. Students only get one attempt at the final exam, and they’ll do the exam in a proctored environment during Thursday Night Reflection or Saturday School. Students can use their notes on the final exam. Their last opportunity to test is April 20th.

My child has not been enrolled in a Lesson Mastery course.

If your child has not been enrolled in a course, but you think they should have been, please reach out to Channing Colón or Yona Chong. Remember, Lesson Mastery is only available for the courses named above. A reminder that seniors cannot participate in Q3 Lesson Mastery.

What can parents/guardians do?

Please encourage your child to take advantage of this opportunity to improve their MP3 grades up to a 70. Lesson Mastery courses are asynchronous. The deadlines are firm, so make sure they are making progress weekly.

Campus Points of Contact for Lesson Mastery:

Channing Colón - colonc@friscoisd.org

Yona Chong- chongy@friscoisd.org

Please continue to recognize the work that teachers & coaches do using this form. Our teachers sure do appreciate it!