LAHS

News Feed 9/21/2021

I sure hope everyone has gotten into the groove of school. So many things have been happening: FFA has been busy at the county and state fair, football players and cheerleaders have been to the elementary at least one day a week for the last three weeks or so to support our young kiddos as they come in the front door, basketball just had their first meeting of the year, homecoming last week, BPA was off to something today and our first blood drive is next week!! Little Axe may be a fairly small school but it has a lot to offer!

If your student is not involved in something...get them involved in at least one thing during high school. School activities are important in their growth and social/emotional growth.

Parent Teacher Conferences are already in swing...last Thursday and tonight!! It isn't too late to schedule a meeting with a teacher for tonight. Please do so by this link- Here. If you miss this conference, feel free to reach out to any of the teachers at any time during the school year. Teacher contact information.

For the new students we have gotten...Google Classroom Codes have been posted to the "Class Of...." classrooms. Although, click here for a quick reference.

Please make sure your student is checking their email a MINIMUM of one time a day. We are still finding many students who are not.

Have a good rest of the week!

Stay Safe!

Mrs. Harp

Attendance Reminder

If your student will miss school for any reason, please communicate that to Ms. Brittany Doiron. She will ask for doctors notes, Covid updates, etc. Doctor notes are not excusable by the State Department of Education, but we as a district, may make an exception in some circumstances.

Attendance policy is back in place this year as to whether a student will lose credit. It is and has been a state policy that the student should be in attendance a minimum of 90% of the time. Meaning, per policy, a student shall not miss more than eight (8) days a semester. If they have nine (9) or more absences in one hour they will receive a NC, "No Credit" for that class on their transcript.

Three (3) tardies to one hour can add to one (1) absence in that hour.

Student/Parent Handbook

Last Week Event Updates

Last week Mid-America came to talk to the 10th graders. They filled out a survey of a program they would like to tour in November when we go for a walk-through.

Jostens was there last week to take orders for Letter Jackets. If your student missed this and is interested have them see Mrs. Stroud, rm 107.

Upcoming Important Dates

9/27/21: Blood Drive

10/5/21: 11th Grade ACT (10th and 12th students that signed up)

10/12/21: Fall Picture day (this includes senior gown photos)

10/19/2021: 10th grade Pre-ACT

11/1/2021: Jostens Presentation with 10th grade and 12th grade

ACT and PreACT Testing

Once again we will soon be taking some assessments. Students hopefully will take them seriously. This is the last "free" ACT that we will be able to offer our seniors that signed up. If you missed the sign up go to ACT.ORG for the next available test date. If you think you might qualify for a waiver, see Mrs. Harp.

There are MANY apps that will help with ACT prep.

March2success.com -Create a free account. They have many practice tests.

Khan Academy has great resources for ACT

Act.org has some online resources as well.

Seniors...Coming up fast!

FASFA application should be soon opening up.

Colleges are offering free applications fees.

Virtual and in-person college visits are opening up fast.

See the link below for information. CHECK your student email EVERY day. I forward college communications to me to you. Lot's of opportunities are coming that you should look into.

College/FASFA/Scholarships

ICAP Information Link

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Virtual College Fairs

We hope you'll encourage your students to register for free at virtualcollegefairs.org.

More than 100,000 students and families signed up for NACAC virtual fairs this past spring. Students give them an enthusiastic "thumbs up" because it's so easy to chat live with college representatives or drop in on live Zoom sessions offered by hundreds of colleges on a single day.

Counselor's Resource page. Scroll half way down for "Getting Started Resources". They have a video and a Quick Start Guide if you need more assistance.

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Communication Avenues for Parents & Students

Littleaxeps.org website has been improved. There is an updated App. It currently works for Android. Apple phone uses should be able to access it later this week. Push Notifications can be set up on the new App.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LittleAxeHighSchool
Counselor/Class of... Remind (codes see below)
Smores: News Feed

If you have turned off notifications please be sure to turn them back on. A lot of important information is sent out. We try not to overload with messages.

***At times we do send out a text message to just our students. If the parent(s) are receiving these and not the student, the student should update their cell number with the office.