TrailBlazer Bulletin for 1/29-2/2

All of this could not be accomplished without our amazing teachers & coaches who continue to pour into our students. Please continue to recognize the work that teachers & coaches do using this form. Our teachers sure do appreciate it!

Opening day for Baseball Season is coming soon! If you would like to have some LT Baseball Spirit Wear, please use the link below to order.

LTHS Online Baseball Shop

Please be aware that ALL ORDERS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY 2/2!

If you have completed 3 semesters of Spanish or more, The National Spanish Honor Society/ Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica is accepting applications online for the 2023-2024 school year. Current members do not need to re-apply. Please fill out this application by January 31st, at 5:00 PM.

Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica (SHH) is not a club and requires an application to review that candidates meet requirements. Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica is not linked to other honor societies at LTHS. All honor societies operate separately from each other. Membership of one does not assume membership of the other. The deadline to submit the full application is January 31st at 5 PM, to be considered.

If after reading through the application in its entirety, you have any questions, please contact your Spanish teacher.

Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica application: https://forms.gle/Bw1cMaB4kT4qoPp76

Our staff & students enjoyed welcoming the class of 2028 & their families to campus on Rising Freshman night.

Congratulations to girls & boys soccer for their wins against Emerson last week.

Congratulations to LT Winter Guard. The JV team took first place & Varsity earned 4th places in their respective divisions.

Congratulations to NNDCC for nailing their first ever Area Manager’s Inspection! Our cadets made us so proud & reminded us that the future is bright!

NNDCC also completed this past weekend in OKC at Western Heights High School in a Drone & Drill Competition where they finished 2nd place overall in Academics.

Congratulations to LT AcDec team our Region Champions (albeit with a statistical tie with Heritage HS)! Congrats to the following students for their special honors: Krutika Manwadkar, Darsh Podda, Manil Thakur, Luke Cheng, Shreyas Sharma, Chloe Fai, Kriyash Karthikeyan, Abish Kambala

Congratulations to all the students who participated in Mary Poppins - what an awesome collaborative production that showcased how very talented the students at LT are.

Do you have questions regarding your student’s course selections for the 2024-2025 school year. Please view the Coffee – Rising Parent Registration slides deck or watch the Coffee – Rising Parent Registration – Recording.

Learn more about the process, benefits, and courses on the Frisco ISD Dual Credit webpage.

Congratulations Class of 2024! You are almost to the finish line! It’s hard to believe that graduation is just around the corner. If you have not ordered your graduation announcements and or cap and gown, please click here to place your order. The Senior Event Delivery is scheduled for February 26th. In order to have your cap and gown available for delivery that day, your order must be placed by midnight on February 18th. After February 18th, all orders will incur an individual shipping charge and will be sent directly to your home address. If you have any questions, please call the Jostens office at 214-383-9502.

The Frisco Baseball and Softball Association (FBSA) is pleased to announce that TWO individual $750 scholarships (one baseball and one softball at each Frisco ISD high school) will be awarded to eligible high school seniors for the 2023-2024 collegiate academic year.

The scholarship award recipients will be announced by April 28, 2024.

ELIGIBILITY: The $750 scholarship awards are available to all graduating high school seniors (Class of 2024) who are attending a high school in Frisco ISD and plan to attend a college or university.

TO APPLY: Submit the online google form application by 8:00 pm, Monday, February 19, 2024. The google form can be found here: CLICK HERE TO APPLY

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out via email: fbsascholarships@fbsa.org

Grab your friends and family and join us in the cafeteria on Wednesday, February 21st at 7pm to paint "Night Horse" with the artists from Painting with a Twist*! Cost is $35 per person and everything is included! Spots are limited, buy your ticket today (password is TRAILBLAZERS)!

*No alcohol is allowed on the LTHS campus.

All FISD 11th grade students are automatically registered to take the SAT, free of charge, during the school day on March 6, 2024.

This spring the SAT School Day will be administered in a new digital format that will provide an overall easier testing experience for students. Your student will take the SAT on March 6th using their own school-issued device. If your student has not opted in to the 1 for All Chromebook program, there will be a limited number of Chromebooks available on test day on a first come, first served basis.

Resources: What to Expect with the Digital SAT & SAT School Day Student Guide

IMPORTANT SAT INFORMATION FOR ALL STUDENTS – WEDNESDAY, March 6

Grades 9, 10, and 12

• All FISD 9th, 10th, & 12th grade students will have late arrival and report to campus at 12:15pm. Mega lunch will be from 12:15 - 1:15, and 3rd period will begin at 1:20. *There are no 1st or 2nd period classes on high school campuses or at the CTE Center.

Grade 11

• The SAT SD will be administered on campus on Wednesday, March 6 to 11th graders only.
• Testing will begin at 9:00 AM sharp and anyone who arrives late will not be allowed to test.
• Students taking the SAT are not permitted to access cell phones or smart watches during the exam. Devices must be powered off and stored in a designated location during the exam. If a student is observed with any prohibited electronic device in the testing room or during a break their scores will be canceled.
• Students will receive an email by March 4th with their test room number.
• Students with late arrival 1B must arrive by 9:00 AM.
• Students who will miss a dual credit course due to the SAT must communicate with their professor prior to test day.
• Students should bring the following on test day:
• School-issued Chromebook, if applicable
• pencils
• snacks and drinks (may only be consumed during official breaks)

For questions about the SAT, please contact the Campus Testing Facilitator, Lauren Phillips, at PhillipsL@friscoisd.org

AP exam payment for spring semester AP courses (Economics & Government) is open January 23 through February 9. Exam fees are available in Online School Fees beginning January 23. Payment finalizes the student’s AP exam registration.

Students in a fall or full year AP course who have not paid for their exam can pay by contacting their Campus Testing Facilitator by February 9. There is a $50 late fee per exam.

AP Exam refund requests must be made by February 9. Refunds will be returned in the form of credit to the student's OnlineSchoolFees account, minus a $50 unused exam fee, and can be used for future purchases.

To make a late payment or request a refund, please contact Campus Testing Facilitator, Lauren Phillips at PhillipsL@friscoisd.org.

February 9 is the FINAL AP registration, payment and refund request deadline for Frisco ISD. No exceptions! (Note: This date is prior to the date given by College Board, but due to the volume of testing and processing time, this date is the final deadline for all FISD students.)

For more information about AP Exams, go to FISD Advanced Academics.

Please see email from FISD Communications regarding February 19, 2024 deadline for course request changes: [sent on 12/19 from communications@friscoisd.org]

Frisco ISD families,

As you know, we are in the middle of the course selection process for the 2024-25 school year.

The latest: Middle and high school course requests will be accepted until Feb. 19, 2024.

• After Feb. 19, only changes for programs or any application/audition-based courses will be allowed. The process for submitting any allowed course request changes (per the middle and high school academic guide) will be communicated by each campus at a later date.

Context: FISD wants to have the correct staff in place for the courses students have selected.

• In the past, students have been able to make changes through April.

• The late changes created and dissolved class sections, wreaking havoc on the campus hiring process and master schedule.

Dig deeper: Explore FISD course offerings.

• Watch a video to learn how to explore the course catalog.

• Explore the Student Opportunity Model and how it differentiates FISD from neighboring districts.

Watch the campus newsletter for information from counselors regarding course selection activities and meetings scheduled for students and parents. As always, your campus counselor is ready to support you in selecting courses that meet your students' needs.

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