LAHS

News Feed

2023-2024 School Year

Main phone #: (405) 329-1612

Principal: Trey Kirkpatrick, trey.kirkpatrick@littleaxeps.org

Assistant Principal: Amie Lampkin, amie.lampkin@littleaxeps.org

Counselor: Amber Harp, amber.harp@littleaxeps.org

Principal Secretary: Tiffany Dunkle, tiffany.dunkle@littleaxeps.org

Attendance: Brittany Doiron, brittany.doiron@littleaxeps.org

Registrar: Elizabeth Graymountain-Gross: elizabeth.g-gross@littleaxeps.org

Athletic Director: Terry Rogers, terry.rogers@littleaxeps.org

Athletic Secretary: Kennedy Carr, kennedy.carr@littleaxeps.org

Great start to the year!

It has been great to see students back in action! Lots of activities are already taking place. If you are new to LAHS, I try to send these New Feeds out at least once a month. There is a lot of information, dates, reminders and more to communicate. Still, a lot of things happen behind the scenes that are posted in the student's Class of XXXX G-Classroom or a quick post to Facebook. I included contact information above. Please reach out if you have any questions. Other ways of communication are listed below.

If your student is going to be absent please be sure to call or email Ms. Brittany Doiron. Attendance is important. It is State Law that a student can not miss more than 10% of a semester, even with doctor notes. The district has some discretion if doctor notes are provided but those absences still go against the district. If a student misses 9 or more days in one hour-a semester- they will lose credit. If that class is a required course for graduation, they will have to retake that course at a later date. Please be aware of your child's absences. They can be monitored on your parent portal. Provide doctors notes when possible and communicate with Ms. Doiron.

Today, eligibility has been run for the first time. Know that there are minimal grades in the gradebook since school recently started. If a student is missing even one assignment, they could have a low grade. Student grades can also be found on your parent portal.

We all are looking forward to a great school year. A lot of opportunities are available for your student to get involved in school activities, sports, clubs/organizations. I hope they are listening to the daily announcements and seeking them out.

Mrs. Harp

23-24 School Calendar

Sept. 8th: School in session

Sept. 12th- MATC Sophomore Preview 9AM (They visit us to talk about opportunities)

Sept: 14th: PT Conference

Sept 21st: PT Conference

Sept 21st: ASVAB (all 11th grade students. 10th and 12th may sign up in their G-Classroom OR - click here)

See ASVAB Letter/Information HERE.

Oct. 10th: School Pictures, including Senior Pictures

Oct. 6th: School in session

Oct. 17th: Junior Only, ACT (paid by our Gear Up Grant)

Oct. 18th: Pre-ACT -10th grade ONLY

Is your student interested in becoming a teacher?

If interested in attending event below please have your student contact Mrs. Harp.

**LAHS will not be providing transportation.

Do you know any 11th or 12th-grade students interested in becoming teachers? The College of Education at OU is hosting a great event on September 29th. However, space is very limited. Only ten students are allowed per site.

OU Teacher Bound Preview Day at the Norman campus on Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, from 8 AM to 1 PM.

Who's invited to attend?

Oklahoma High School Students
Parents
High School Counselors

OSU Family Day

Dear Families,

GEAR UP is excited to share an exciting opportunity for your 11th & 12th grade families to attend the OSU Orange Friday and the Oklahoma State vs. Kansas State football game on October 6th!

You and your student(s) will learn about college-going culture and vocabulary, scholarships and FAFSA, experience the OSU campus, enjoy the excitement of an upcoming gameday, mingle with other future Cowboys and get an overall feel of what life is like on Orange Fridays, and top off the day attending the Oklahoma State vs. Kansas State football game.

Students must attend with a legal guardian and may bring 2 additional family members to this event.

After completing a campus tour with OSU, families will receive up to 4 tickets to the Oklahoma State vs. Kansas State game!

Space is first come, first serve! You may register using the QR code on the attached flier or follow this link: K20.ou.edu/osu-familyday. Registration deadline is September 16th.

Jane Reynolds, M. Ed.

Parent Engagement Coordinator

GEAR UP for MY SUCCESS

K20 Center at the University of Oklahoma

Cell: 405-397-3585

jane.reynolds@ou.edu

k20center.ou.edu

Changes to FAFSA

Free Application for Federal Student Aid for students attending college or a technology center.

Changes are coming to FAFSA. Here is a "simplification" for 24-25.

Please visit StartWithFAFSA.org for the most up-to-date information.

Counselor Remind

Remind is just another quick way for me and the sponsors to communicate with the students. Things like scheduling, schedule changes, dates, reminders, testing, sign-ups for different things, News Feeds and more. They are able to ask questions back all without sharing phone numbers. Although, I always welcome emails and office visits.

Parents are welcome to join.

It is important for us to communicate information with our families as much as possible. If you have silenced them please make sure to turn them back on.

Other ways the school communicates (and yes it can get a little redundant sometimes because we try to post on all platforms.)

Remind
Class of XXXX (students only) Lots of information goes here for them. If you are ever curious, have your student login so you can look around.
Little Axe High School Facebook
Little Axe Website: https://www.littleaxeps.org/o/lahs
Download the "Little Axe Public Schools, OK" APP and see everything on the website. It is easy to personalize settings to get only the school sites you want, it will send you the notifications. The graphic below is what the APP looks like.
Emails and text messages through our system.
Athletics have their own facebook pages, coaches use "Sports You".

Participants can join Counselor Remind by:

Text message only
Download the Phone App
Online login only

For students, I suggest text message.

Instructions for each: https://help.remind.com/hc/en-us/articles/203179887-How-do-I-join-a-Remind-class-

ACT

Check for upcoming test dates and more information.

https://www.littleaxeps.org/o/lahs/page/assessments

If your student qualifies for free/reduced lunches or receives any type of government assistance like SNAP, insurance, etc and they need a waiver for the ACT fee, have them see Mrs. Harp. They can have up to four a year.

ICAP Information Link

College/FAFSA/Scholarships

OLD NEWS:

Policy in requesting transcripts

First semester transcripts are ready to be sent to colleges. Students request their transcripts to be sent through Parchment. See information below:

As of May 2022, transcript requests are to be requested through Parchment. Click here to request.

Please do not email or phone in a request.

Mrs. Harp sent another email to the junior and senior students that have not signed up for a Parchment account that includes the code they need for Little Axe High School. Each student has their own code.

For more assistance you may find your answer here.

Communication Avenues for Parents & Students

Littleaxeps.org
App "Little Axe"
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LittleAxeHighSchool
Counselor/Class of... Remind (codes see below)
Smores: News Feed (see previous ones)
Class of XXXX Google Classrooms

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.