Lake Orion High School
Week #20
Looking for the Full High School calendar? You can find it on our website under About LOHS tab.
- February 7, 2023 - Band Pre-Festival Concert 7pm
- February 8, 2023 - Student Count Day
- February 9, 2023 - Class of 2027 8th Grade Orientation
- February 15, 2023 - Symphonic Celebrations Concert 7pm
- February 16, 2023 - Parent University "Navigating your child's feelings of stress, anxiety" 6pm
- February 20-21, 2023 - Mid Winter Break
- February 27, 2023 - Early Middle College Night with U of M Flint- Parent Information Night
- March 2, 2023 - Parent Teacher Conferences
If you missed the previous newsletters, don't fret, we have them available for you on the LOHS Newsletter page.
2023-2024 Scheduling
This week, our LOHS students will begin the scheduling process in Homeroom and will start meeting with counselors in the upcoming weeks. For more information about scheduling or to review the curriculum handbook our counselors have provided you and your student, please visit the LOHS Counseling Website.
Spanish Students Traveling to Puerto Rico Spring Break 2024
As part of our Diversified Curriculum, our LOHS Spanish students will have the opportunity to travel to Puerto Rico over Spring Break 2024 to learn more about the Puerto Rican culture and to speak Spanish! We will take a walking tour of San Juan, visit the Yunque Caribbean National Forest and the Botanical Gardens, go ziplining, do a bioluminescent bay excursion, and snorkel! If you want more information, fill out this interest survey.
Michigan Achievement Scholarship
The Michigan Achievement Scholarship is a new state financial aid scholarship beginning with 2023 graduates. Scholarships are applicable for training programs, community colleges, private or public colleges and universities. High school students and parents interested in learning more are encouraged to register for an informational webinar provided by the Michigan Department of Treasury’s MI Student Aid team.
Students who graduate from high school in Michigan with a diploma or certificate of completion or achieved a high school equivalency certificate in 2023 or after will be eligible for more financial aid from the State of Michigan:
- Up to $2,000 if they attend an eligible training provider in Michigan, per year, up to two years
- Up to $2,750 if they attend a Michigan community college, per year, up to three years
- Up to $4,000 if they attend a Michigan private college or university, per year, up to five years
- Up to $5,500 if they attend a Michigan public university, per year, up to five years
Local Scholarships for 2023 Seniors are becoming active on the Counseling Office website located at Scholarship Applications (2022-23 School Year) - Lake Orion Community Schools (lakeorionschools.org). As each link becomes active, it is both green and bold. Please also see eligibility, scholarship amount and all criteria as well as due dates when applying.
Lake Orion High School’s CTE program empowers students to become globally competitive in today’s fast-paced and ever-changing marketplace in a rigorous and experiential learning environment. Students enrolled in these courses are offered post-secondary articulated credits, as well as industry certifications. Students are provided opportunities to refine their academic and technical skills through training and project-based learning necessary to succeed in their area of study.
We strive to prepare our students to be college and career ready upon graduation through partnerships with local business and industry advisors and mentors, curriculum that aligns with post-secondary and today’s industry standards. In addition, students are offered leadership opportunities through student organizations such as DECA, BPA, Future Educators and FIRST Robotics. Our CTE students gain the skills and knowledge in their career pathways to not only be successful, but to become lifelong learners.
Attendance Blurb #10
School Attendance, Truancy & Chronic Absenteeism: What Parents Need to Know
How many days has your child been absent from school over the past 4 weeks? Was it just one sick day or two? What about the day they left early for the dentist? Or the days you took off to extend a vacation? It's hard to always keep track.
Missing a day here or there may not seem like a problem. But absences add up quickly. And these missed school days can have a big impact on your child's learning and overall health.
Missing two days a month—excused or unexcused—can add up to a child being considered chronically absent.
That's why the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) encourages parents to reduce unnecessary absences, learn about attendance policies where they live and prioritize getting their kids to school on time, every day (see 10 tips, below).
To continue with this article, please visit the Healthy Children Website.
School Dismissal Manager
We have started utilizing School Dismissal Manager (SDM), a program for parents to communicate early student departures. LOHS successfully used the SDM program last year. It is accessible on either computer or smartphone, allowing parents the opportunity to officially submit an early dismissal request without calling the school.
On approximately September 22, you should have received a communication from School Dismissal Manager with additional details. Parents are encouraged to check their designated email accounts. Also, be advised the message might be redirected to your “junk” folders. The welcome email from SDM provides all relevant information necessary to activate and begin using your account.
The Lake Orion Band Boosters will be partnering with Funds2org and hosting a used shoe donation drive that kicks-off in mid-January. This fundraiser helps offset this unnecessary waste and help keep shoes out of landfills. The gently used shoes that we collect will be consolidated and shipped by Funds2org to developing countries such as Haiti, Cambodia, and Botswana where they will be sold to small business owners for a very low price. In turn, the shoes will be sold by these small business owners to communities in need of proper footwear, at an inexpensive price. This helps create a path out of poverty for these small business owners in countries where there are limited, if any, job opportunities that pay a living wage.
Family Portal
Just a reminder that Sendmoneytoschool.com has been replaced by lakeorion.familyportal.cloud. Please visit the site to set up a lunch account for your student. There is a tutorial at the bottom of the Family Portal page that walks you through the process of setting up an account. Information on meal prices for the 2022-2023 school year are listed below:
High School Prices
Breakfast Meal Price $2.00
Lunch Meal Price $3.50 - $3.75
For more information regarding our food program, please visit the Foods and Nutrition page
Lake Orion High School
Website: https://www.lakeorionschools.org/high-school-home
Location: 495 East Scripps Road, Orion Township, MI, USA
Phone: (248)693-5420
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