On behalf of the administration and staff, we wish all LHS students and their families a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

• Dec. 22nd-January 2nd - Christmas Break
• Jan. 3 - Classes resume
• Jan. 11 - 1st and 2nd hour Final Exams
• Jan. 12 - 3rd and 4th hour Final Exams
• Jan. 13 - 5th and 6th hour Final Exams
• Jan. 13 - End of the 1st Semester
• Jan, 16 - No School MLK Day
• Jan. 17 - Begin 2nd Semester
• Jan. 18 - LCS Board of Education meting 6:00 pm

• The LHS, LMS, and Central Elementary campus will be closed on Thursday, December 22 and Friday, December 23 due to a scheduled power outage. No activities will be occurring on either of these two days.
• Students driving to school must have an LHS parking lanyard in their vehicle. Any student that has not already done so, please see the main office for the appropriate paperwork.
• Students driving to school should park in the LHS student parking lot. Students should not park at Hope Lutheran Church, Central Elementary parking lot, or the LHS front lots.
• Students are allowed 4 tardies per class and are subject to after school detention on their 5th tardy. Any student late up to 10 minutes will be considered tardy for the class. Any student more than 10 minutes late for the class will be considered absent.
  
• Please see the information below regarding the LHS Exam Exemption policy.

Linden Virtual Students and online students should follow the due dates established in their online classes. The schedule identified below, provides additional guidance as to where student's progress should be throughout the semester. Students with online classes should be at least 92% complete with their course as we head into Christmas Break. Those that are not, this would be a great time to get caught back up.

• 12/22/2022 (Christmas Break) 92%
• 1/13/2023 (End of Semester) 100%

All online classes must be complete by the end of the 1st semester, January 13, 2023.

Students may choose to opt out of their semester final exams if they meet the following criteria:

• May not have five (5) or more absences (Excused or Unexcused) in a class for the semester.

• Medical excuses MUST be submitted within one (1) week of the date(s) of the absence(s). Documentation MUST include a diagnosis of the illness and specific date(s) the student could not attend school.

• ALL absences MUST be reported to the school in writing by a parent. Absences MUST be reported within 48 hours from the day the student returns to school. Excuse notes received after 48 hours WILL NOT excuse the absence. Absences NOT calculated in the absence procedure include:

• Suspensions by school administrator

• School related absences

• Absences due to a death in the immediate family

• Medical appointments with documentation

• Court appointments with documentation

• College visits (2 per semester).

• May not have more than three (3) tardies in any class for the semester.

• Students EAGLE Time absences and tardy’s will be included for ALL semester final exams.

• No semester suspensions, violation of the academic dishonesty policy, violations of the acceptable use policy and/or multiple discipline referrals

Note: Missing 11 or more minutes of a class constitutes an absence.

Students must also meet one of the following academic criteria: ·

• Minimum grade of 80% in a class OR,

• Minimum grade of 68% AND no missing assignments or assessments in the class

• Online students, Online courses, Dual enrollment, or EMC classes are not subject to the semester final exam exemption.

Points of Clarification:

• Students who qualify for the final exam incentive will have the OPTION, and are ENCOURAGED to take final exams. The exam grade will be calculated into the semester grade if it IMPROVES THE SEMESTER GRADE. Exempt students choosing to take the final exam will not have their grades lowered if they choose to take the exam, or the exam grade negatively affects their semester grade.

• The minimum course grade requirements (80% in the class, or 68% AND no missing assignments) must be fulfilled within five school days prior to the end of the semester, or as directed by the teacher.

• Disqualification due to suspension, academic dishonesty, multiple discipline referrals, or AUP violations can take place up to and including exam days.

• Students and parents can review their absences in StudentVUE and/or ParentVue. If a student reaches five (5) absences or more in any one class they do not qualify for the incentive in that class.

• Students who are not exempt from taking the final exam, and do not complete the final exam will receive an E on their final exam accounting for 20% of their final semester grade.

• Students can be absent from the exam review AND exam, If they have four (4) or less absences in the course on the day preceding the final exam.

The message below was sent to parents and students on December 16, 2022 regarding 2nd Semester Class Schedules:

We hope you're all doing well and looking forward to some well earned time off during our upcoming break. This school year seems to be flying by. Second semester is right around the corner. That means it's time to enter your schedule change requests. As a reminder all requests need to be entered by the deadline. We do not take requests once that deadline has passes. This year's deadline is Sunday, January 8th.

Please use the form below to enter your request. Emailed requests will not be processed. If you emailed your counselor about a schedule change prior to 10:00am on December 16th, we will not process that request. You will not need to enter it on this form.

Schedule Change Request Form