Towson High School Newsletter
October 10, 2025
Dear Towson High School Community,
Last school year, we launched three new literacy tools with the aim of fostering strong reading, writing, and speaking/listening skills across all subjects: READ Like a 5-Star General, WRITE Like a 5-Star General, and COMMUNICATE Like a 5-Star General.
For this school year, we revised the WRITE Like a 5-Star General tool to include guiding thinking questions and/or sentence frames for each phase of the writing process. This enhancement, coupled with an emphasis on writing across all subjects, demonstrates that writing is not just a way to assess learning, but a way to deepen it. Research from the science of learning shows that when students write, they actively encode and retrieve information, thus strengthening their memory and comprehension.
Please take a moment to explore our new WRITE tool and other literacy tools found in your student’s Agenda Book. Together, let's embrace these resources as we continue to work towards the vision of all members of our THS learning community thriving academically, socially, and emotionally. Together we shine!
In partnership,
Dr. Kim Culbertson
- October 17 - Schools Closed for Students
- October 20 - Schools Closed for Students
- October 21-24 - Homecoming Spirit Week (See details below)
- October 22 - PSAT Day for All 10th & 11th Graders (see details below)
- October 24 - Homecoming Pep Rally Schedule (see details below)
- October 25 - Homecoming Dance (see details below)
- October 31 - End of MP1
- October 31 - Senior Activities Day
- October 31 - Schools Close 3-Hours Early for Students
Research has shown that attendance is a leading predictor of academic achievement and adult success. Students who find attending school important are more likely to attain goals like attending trade school, college, or getting a job. By showing up to school every day, students develop a positive work ethic and prepare for future success by developing healthy and productive habits.
Our attendance goals this year are for students to maintain at least a 94% attendance rate and to reduce chronic absenteeism. A student that misses 10% or more of school days in chronically absent. By missing just 2 days a month, a student will be chronically absent. Use the "Attendance Tracker" and "Parent Tips" below to support your student in maintaining satisfactory attendance. Additionally, we will send parents/guardians a "Weekly Attendance Report" each Friday afternoon so you can track your student's daily and period attendance.
Absent notes must be turned in within 5 days from the student returning to school. Please review the Towson High School 2025-2026 Operating Procedures document ("Attendance" section) for information on Absent notes, including how to submit them on FOCUS. Teachers are not required to provide makeup work for unexcused absences.
Attendance Tracker
Parent Tips
Weekly Reports
For the latest updates on the Towson High School Renovation/Addition Project, please click here. We are currently in Phase 1.
