Trail Blazer Bulletin Jan 13-17

This week we will resume our normal morning routine where students are allowed to enter the building at 8:20.

Due to following school safety practices and student supervision requirements, we are unable to routinely allow students who arrive at school earlier than 8:20 into the building. As it continues to get colder, consider adjusting your student’s arrival time to align closer to 8:20 entry time and encourage your students to dress appropriately for the weather to protect themselves from the elements.

Attention 9th, 10th, and 11th graders!

If you are currently in Spanish and have completed 3 semesters of Spanish or more, The National Spanish Honor Society/ Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica is accepting applications online for the 2024-2025 school year. Current members do not need to re-apply. Please fill out this application by January 24th, at 5:00 PM.

Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica (SHH) is not a club and requires an application to review that candidates meet requirements. Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica is not linked to other honor societies at LTHS. All honor societies operate separately from each other. Membership of one does *not* assume membership of the other. The deadline to submit the full application is January 24th at 5PM, to be considered.

If after reading through the application in its entirety, you have any questions, please contact your Spanish teacher.

Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica application here.

Who: Parents, teachers, administrators, students, or community members can refer students for gifted/talented (G/T) screening.
When: January 8–22, 2025. The referral form closes at 3 PM CST on Jan. 22.
How: Complete the referral form (link available Jan. 8).

⚠️ Students already screened this school year are not eligible for additional screening.

After the referral window closes, G/T teachers will contact parents with screening details. For more information, visit the district website or contact your campus G/T teacher.

Parents are invited to a virtual event: Katie Greer, an acclaimed Internet Safety Expert, leverages her extensive experience with law enforcement to educate families on safe digital practices. Understand current digital trends. Explore recent data on screen time, social media use and its impact on mental health. Learn key strategies to help your family.

When: January 29, 2025 6-7 PM CST

RSVP: Complete the RSVP form to receive the digital link

Students who paid for a fall semester or full year AP Exam will receive exam specific information through their school email in April.

For AP courses that begin in the spring semester, exam payment will be available in Online School Fees January 21 - February 7, 2025.

If you did not pay for an AP exam or you are not enrolled in an AP course but want to take an AP Exam, you must contact your Campus Testing Facilitator, Lauren Phillips, at PhillipsL@friscoisd.org between January 21, 2025 to February 7, 2025 to have the $50 late fee and exam fee added to your Online School Fees account.

February 7, 2025 is the FINAL AP registration, payment, and refund request deadline for Frisco ISD. No exceptions!

All FISD students classified as 11th grade are automatically registered to take the official SAT during the school day on Wednesday, March 5, 2025. There is no exam fee and students do NOT register for this exam through the College Board website. Students will receive exam details via email closer to the exam date. There is no make-up date for this exam.

How to Prepare: SAT Digital Prep

Questions about the SAT on March 5, 2025 Contact Lauren Phillips at PhillipsL@friscoisd.org

Congratulations to Faith Olores for making the All-State Choir. She is San Antonio bound! This is certainly a testament to her hard work and the LT Choir Program. Faith, we are so proud of you!

Congratulations to LT Men’s soccer for winning their first home game against Newman Smith

Congratulations to Aidan Valdes, the first LT wrestler of the 24-25 school year to hit 100 career wins. Way to go Aidan!

Over the winter break, Dev Sanghvi Sophomore competed in UIL state Congressional Debate.

He advanced to finals as a Presiding officer.

Congratulations to our DECA Students. Overall, we had 105 members advance to State including our entire officer team! Additionally our DECA students won best chapter!

Seniors, believe it or not, it's almost time for us to order your diploma! But before we do so we must verify your name is correct in our system.

Last week each senior received an email with detailed information and a link to our Name Verification Form. Today any senior who had not completed the form received a reminder email. This form must be completed no later than January 17th.

If you have any questions, please reach out to Mrs. Springer in the front office!

The Group Order Discount and bulk delivery deadline has passed, but you can still order!

Click here to be taken directly to our school’s homepage at Jostens. Most items will be delivered to Lebanon Trail after the bulk delivery in the spring.

Individual reminders will be going out soon for those who still need to order their cap & gown!

Senior Yard signs have arrived! Seniors, please stop by the front entry and pick up a sign and metal stake (if needed).

It’s Official! Graduation for the Class of 2025 will be Friday May 23, 2025 at 5:30 PM at the STAR in Frisco

• All graduates will be required to ride the bus to their graduation ceremony to assist with parking/ingress/egress traffic.

• Each student will receive 12 graduation tickets.

• As we get closer to the date, more information will be shared.

The latest PTSA Blog is now available!

We encourage you to use this form to nominate a teacher or staff member who you believe deserves special recognition for their contributions. I look forward to sharing your “Staff Shout Outs” with the LT staff.