LMHS Updates

School pictures and student ID's from the September photoshoot will be distributed early this week in English classes. If you are unhappy with the photos - or if your student wasn't present for the original picture day - a retake day will be held on October 23.

All parents/guardians (and students) should have received the first Interim Grade Report of the year via email on Friday afternoon, October 2. Interim Grade Reports are issued at the end of every month except January and June, when official report cards are issued at the end of each semester. LMHS uses semester-long grading for all courses except for the middle school rotation classes, which are only a quarter in length.

Interim grade reports like Friday's are used for several purposes -- one is to determine continued eligibility in co-curricular activities. After each interim grade report is issued, we look at the grade report for each student involved in co-curriculars such as athletics and drama. If a student is not passing at least five units of classwork, one of two things can happen:

1. If this is the first time in a season, the student is put on academic probation from the activity. They continue to practice and play, but must meet the eligibility criteria by the next interim grade report.
2. If this is the second interim grade report in a row where the student is not passing at least 5 units of classwork, they are removed from the team.

Now that we have issued our first interim grade report of the year, each Friday afternoon (when an interim grade report is not issued), you will receive by email a "weekly grades and attendance update." This is to keep you apprised of your student's status and is informational only -- the weekly updates are NOT used for co-curricular eligibility.

Please contact Principal Brighenti with any questions.

• Monday, October 12 - No School (Columbus Day)
• Tuesday, October 20 - In-school PSAT testing (10th and 11th graders who signed up)
• Wednesday, October 21 - Half Day for students
• Thursday, October 22 - In-school SAT testing (12th graders who signed up)
• Tuesday, October 27 - Dine to Donate @ Locker Room for Shakespeare
• Tuesday, October 27 - Vaccination Clinic @ LMHS - info & registration here
• Friday, October 30 - Interim Grade Reports issued

Do you have your parent account ready for the new school year? Focus is our student information system, where you can track information such as grades, attendance, discipline, and more. If you are new to the Lee Public Schools, or you need help accessing an existing Focus account, contact focus@leepublicschools.net.

Did you know that there is also a Focus app for iPhone and Android? Search your app store for "Focus Massachusetts" to find the correct app.

Need some Wildcat gear? Visit our online school store hosted by 413 Fundraising. There are tons of options and you can choose from two convenient shipping methods -- ship to you or FREE pickup in the school's office.

Check it out at this link!