Linden High School

Welcome to the 2024-2025 school year! LHS has seen a great deal of updates over the summer, and will look quite different as we begin the new year. Updates and renovations include:

• New Building Main Entrance
• Renovated Main Office
• New Commons Area
• Renovated Media Center
• Renovated Science Rooms
• Renovated Band and Choir Rooms
• Renovated Kitchen and Cafeteria
• STEM Lab Equipment

As you can see from the list above, there has been quite a bit of activity over the Summer. I do ask for your patience to begin the year as some of the updates will continue through the first few weeks of the year.

I hope that everyone had an enjoyable and relaxing summer! On behalf of the LHS administration and teaching staff, I would like to welcome everyone to the new school year. In this Update you will find some important dates, new staff, as well as additional building information.

• August 22 - 1st Day of School
• August 26 - Genesee Career Institute (GCI) begins
• August 30 - NO SCHOOL
• September 2 - NO SCHOOL
• September 18 - 1/2 Day for Students
• October 7-12 - Homecoming Week
• October 11 - Homecoming Parade
• October 11 - Linden v. Kearsley 7:00 pm
• October 12 - Homecoming Dance
• October 17 - 1/2 Day for students / Parent-Teacher Conferences
• October 18 - NO SCHOOL
• November 1 - No School for students
• November 27-29 - Thanksgiving Break
• December 23nd-January 5th - Christmas Break
• 1st Semester Final Exams - January 15th-17th
• January 17th - End of the 1st Semester

2024-2025 STUDENT ORIENTATION

MONDAY, AUGUST 19, 2024

• 9th GRADE - Orientation will be from 10:30 am-1:30 pm. All students MUST use the 2024 Sign-Up Genius link to schedule their small group time. These small groups will be led by Link Leaders, and take approximately one hour to complete.

• 10th-12th GRADE - Students may come ANYTIME between 3:00 pm-6:00 pm. It will take approximately one hour to complete.

• BACK TO SCHOOL INFORMATION

Beginning Monday, August 19th, we will utilize our new secure main entrance for building entry. Look for the new main entrance signage, and ENTER THROUGH THE NEW ENTRANCE on Monday.

Our daily schedules have changed for the 2024-2025 school year. This school year, our Eagle Time schedule will be utiized on Monday's and Wednesday's. For the first 5 days of school, we will be using the Eagle Time schedule as follows:

• Thursday, August 22nd - Eagle Time will be 1st hour. All students should report to their identified Eagle Time teacher.
• Friday, August 23rd through Wednesday, August 28th Eagle Time will run at its normal time after 2nd hour.

Utilizing our Eagle Time to begin the new year allows for the introduction of our SOAR initiatives, EDP expectations, as well as conduct class meetings.

Hopefully students have kept up on their Summer Reading and/or AP assignments! Remember that these are to be completed prior to the first day of school on August 22nd!

Please welcome the following new members of the LHS staff.

We need you rassistance.

Confirming/updating your student’s information is REQUIRED at the beginning of the new school year for ALL students attending Linden Community Schools.

Using the ParentVue portal, parents and guardians have the ability to electronically sign Handbook Acknowledgements, Acceptable Use and Chromebook Policies; as well as update student Demographic Information, Emergency Contact Information, Medical and Health information, and transportation needs. This process takes about 10 minutes per student. It is important that we have current information for each student enrolled, especially for planning bus routes.

Additionally, secondary students are also REQUIRED to use the StudentVue portal to electronically sign mandatory forms.

Your LHS student schedule will be available to view in StudentVue and ParentVue beginning August 19th.

Upon review of student schedules changes must be done according to the Schedule Change Policy.

A request does not guarantee that a change will be made.

Linden High School will be offering the PSAT/NMSQT to interested 11th grade students. The PSAT/NMSQT is a standardized test that provides students an additional opportunity to practice for the SAT, and serves as a qualifying test for the highly competitive National Merit Scholarship program. The test will be offered at Linden High School on Wednesday, October 16, 2024. The cost to register is $18. The deadline to register for the test is Wednesday, September 11, 2024. Registration Link. Please contact the LHS counseling Department if you have further questions:

• Mr. Klein: bklein@lindenschools.org' 810-591-0414 / Students A-L
• Ms. Mason: cmason@lindenschools.org; 810-591-0419 / Students M-Z
• Michelle Horning: mhorning@lindenschools.org; 810-591-0420 / Students in specialized programming

We look forward to welcoming students back into our "new" building. We hope that all 9-12 grade students find time to attend!