FamiLEE Focus

The Weekly Newsletter of Lee High School…

Where Great Things Are Happening!

Website: https://www.huntsvillecityschools.org/o/lhs
Phone: 256-428-8150
Facebook: facebook.com/leehighhsv
Twitter: @leehighhsv

Hello, FamiLEE!

Report Cards go home today, Friday, October 17, 2025. Please encourage your young adult to start the second semester off well.

Please make sure you send attendance emails to LHS.Attendance@hsv-k12.org. We want to make sure the attendance is coded correctly.

Have an amazing weekend!

Sincerely,

Kitrise Torain

LHS Principal

#GreatThingsHappeningAtLee

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This Week

October 18, 2025 (Sat)

• ACT @ Lee HS: 8:00am

• Magnet Fall Arts Festival in the Theatre Area: 10:00am-12:00pm

• A Monster Calls Build / Rehearsal: 1:00-5:00pm

• Cross Country @ John Hunt: 8:00am

October 19, 2025 (Sun)

October 20, 2025 (Mon)

• Tech Week for A Monster Calls

October 21, 2025 (Tue)

• Tech Week for A Monster Calls

• Flag Football vs JHS @ Sparkman: 6:00pm

October 22, 2025 (Wed)

• Tech Week for A Monster Calls

• PreACT and WorkKeys Online Makeup Test: 8:30am

October 23, 2025 (Thu)

• A Monster Calls School Show for Outside Schools in the Theatre: 9:30am

• A Monster Calls in the Theatre: 7:00pm

October 24, 2025 (Fri)

• A Monster Calls in the Theatre: 7:00pm

• Varsity Football vs. Fort Payne @ Alabama A&M: 7:00pm

October 25, 2025 (Sat)

• A Monster Calls in the Theatre: 2:00 & 7:00pm

October 26, 2025 (Sun)

Next Two Weeks

October 27, 2025 (Mon)

• Jostens to meet with Juniors/Seniors 10-10:45AM

• Choir @ All City Choir Festival @ Trinity United Methodist Church: All Day

October 28, 2025 (Tue)

• College Panel for all Seniors 9AM-10AM

• Choir @ All City Choir Festival @ Trinity United Methodist Church: All Day

• All City Choir Festival Performance @ Trinity United Methodist Church: 7:00pm

• Flag Football vs JCHS @ JC: 6:00

October 29, 2025 (Wed)

October 30, 2025 (Thu)

• Trumbauer Load-In

• A Monster Calls for LHS Students in the Theatre @ 9:30

• Magnet Tour 4:30 in the Theatre Lobby

• BSU/SGA Trunk or Treat @ Milton Frank Stadium: 6:00-8:00pm

• Varsity Football vs. Huntsville High @ Milton Frank: 7:00pm (Senior Night)

• Cross Country @ John Hunt: 9:00am

October 31, 2025 (Fri)

• Halloween

• Half Day for Students/Collaboration Day

• A Monster Calls @ District Trumbauer at James Clemens HS: All Day

November 1, 2025 (Sat)

• A Monster Calls @ District Trumbauer at James Clemens HS: All Day

• Swim @ Hsv Aquatic: 9am

• Wrestling Team Fish Fry & Chicken Plate Fundraiser in the Cafeteria: 11:00am-1:30pm

November 2, 2025 (Sun)

• Harmoniouslee, Lee's literary magazine, is accepting submissions from student authors and artists through November 1st for consideration for publication. Check out the flyer below in the Magnet Minute section for more information. This opportunity is available to all students, not just those in the creative writing magnet!
• LHS FamiLEE t-shirts are on sale now! Students can purchase them from Mrs. Stewart with cash or on MySchoolFees using the QR code below, and we will give the shirt(s) to your student. All sizes are available!
• We are encouraging all students and faculty to support and snap some Lee gear even if you are not currently in a physical education course!! Here's the link to order: https://lee-high-school-phys-ed.itemorder.com/shop/home/
• Show your school spirit by participating in our football game theme days! Please see the picture below for who we play, when we play them, and how we’re dressing for the games!

Congratulations to our FamiLEE spotlights this week!

Congratulations to Ms. Perez, Ms. Ginder, and Ms. Quattlebaum, who worked so hard for weeks to bring the Hispanic Heritage Festival to life! They stayed after school to practice and organize the event, and they helped students work on their projects to spotlight their heritage. Ms. Perez, Ms. Ginder, and Ms. Q provided the opportunity for our students to feel seen and valued. The students are excited for the festival. I cannot wait to see their hard work on display. When you see them, please congratulate them and thank them for their hard work.

Congratulations to Mr. Morrow as well! It is great seeing the adults and students loving him celebrating all the dress up days. He works hard to make sure math is fun and relevant to life skills while holding all students accountable. Mr. Morrow's co-workers describe him as focused on student learning, dedicated to his students and supporting the whole child, and fun to be around. Some of his students had him last year in 9th grade and again this year. They say he has high expectations he wants all students to meet. He does a lot of different things in his lessons which keeps things interesting. Thank you, Mr. Morrow, for your dedication and love to the FamiLEE!

• Shout out to Freshman of the Week LeAmber Douglas. LeAmber comes to us from Challenger Middle School. She is in the visual arts magnet here at Lee High. In her spare time she likes to listen to music, spend time with friends, and work on her art. When she graduates from high school, she wants to go to college and major in fashion design.

• Shout out to Freshman of the Week Harmoni Groce. Harmoni comes to us from Auburn Junior High School. She is in the vocal magnet. In her spare time she likes to read, journal, and listen to music. When she graduates from high school she would like to go into cosmetology. Her favorite teacher at Lee is Mrs. Cooper because she is nice and her class is interesting.
• Shout out to the teachers and students who participated in our Hispanic Heritage Festival. They did an amazing job showcasing their heritage. The school enjoyed celebrating with them.

• Congratulations to two of our Printmaking II students who placed in the Rosie Douglas Hispanic Heritage Month Contest! Kasey Little won 1st place and Saniya Darby won 3rd. Their lovely artwork is pictured below and will be on display at the Huntsville Public Library beginning September 26th.

• The Photography magnet collaborated with the Creative Writing magnet to create digital collages based on poems written by students. Each photography student was given a poem to interpret. Then they created a collage that included photos they captured and magazine clippings.

• Authors from the Creative Writing magnet also visited Williams Middle for a magnet recruitment last week. The middle school students were engaged, and many chose to share their writings with Lee's authors!

• The Film and Video magnet's Media Liaison Program has students embedded with Football, Girls Basketball, PR, Dance, Theatre, Technical Theatre, Band, Orchestra, and other programs to produce video and social media content, strengthening school visibility.

• Their Social Media & Podcasting class has active Instagram pages for Film & Video and the Welcome to the Leegion podcast. A new podcast season launches in October and will be available on all major platforms.

• Shout out to Film and Video magnet senior Evie Wilbourne, whose film was selected for the Sidewalk Film Festival (Birmingham) and recognized for outstanding student filmmaking. Additional student films are being submitted to the George Lindsey Film Festival (Florence). Selected films from Sidewalk Film Festival and our 2025 Film Festival will be available on YouTube later this year. Run can be viewed now here.

• Dancers are continuing with their choreography group projects. The students will audition these pieces on Friday, Oct. 3, for possible placement in the fall dance concert, “Ignite the Fire”.

• On Friday, Sept. 26, the Dance magnet also traveled to AAA to work with the 4th and 5th grade dance students. Some 8th graders were in the classes as well. They will be going back to AAA Middle School in October after Fall Break.

• Our Fall Magnet Festival, a free public event showcasing student performances and film projects with hands-on activities for families, will be Thursday, October 18th. Please see the flyer below for more information and make plans to join us!

• The Theatre Performance and Technical Theatre magnets are still hard at work on their fall show! Don't forget to purchase tickets for the public performances of A Monster Calls, which will be October 23rd, 24th & 25th. See the flyer below for the QR code!

• Fall magnet applications open October 17th! Check out the flyer below for more information on our conservatories and areas of study.

• The LHS soccer teams are having a yard sale on Saturday, Oct. 25th. If you'd like to donate items, please email Coach Matzkind at Kurtis.Matzkind@hsv-k12.org.

• New HCS Wireless Communication Device Policy: We want to inform you about an important update to our school policies in response to a new state law. On May 14, 2025, Governor Kay Ivey signed the FOCUS Act (Freeing Our Classrooms of Unnecessary Screens for Safety) into law. This law, which went into effect July 1, 2025, requires public schools across Alabama to limit student use of wireless communication devices during the instructional day to improve focus, safety, and engagement. In compliance with this law, Huntsville City Schools will implement a district-wide Wireless Communication Device (WCD) Policy beginning Fall 2025. Please click here to review the new HCS Wireless Communication Device policy.

We want your child to be in school with us every day! Attendance is the most important factor in your child's academic success. We can't teach children who aren't at school. We have a goal of 95% this year. Please help us reach this goal by ensuring your child is here every day. If you child has to be out, please send excuses to LHS.attendance@hsv-k12.org.

Senior Photographer Information

• KWaldrup Studio & Design
• Studio: 256-517-8776
• Studio Text: 256-384-4416
• Studio Hours: Tuesday-Friday 10am-4pm (unless we are on location)
• www.waldrupphoto.com
• Facebook: K.Waldrup Studio & Design
• Instagram: @waldrupstudio

Senior Faculty:

• Counselors: 10th-12th Grade Traditional Student Counselor - Chris White (chris.white@hsv-k12.org); Magnet Student & All 9th Grade Student Counselor - Denise Lee (denise.lee@hsv-k12.org)
• Senior Sponsors: Nicole Fields (nicole.fields@hsv-k12.org) and Kelly Smith (kelly.smith@hsv-k12.org)
• Graduation Coach: Kristy Thompson (kristy.thompson@hsv-k12.org)
• HCS College Counselor: Lacey Guthrie (lacey.guthrie@hsv-k12.org)
• HCS Career Counselor: Cary Watkins (cary.watkins@hsv-k12.org)
• National Guard Recruiter: Wendell Williams (205-746-4155) – can help with all branches of the military.