Lake Highlands High School eNews

8.21.22

We had a great time seeing all of our Wildcats last week!

Please see below for some of last week's highlights, and thank you for taking the time to read the Wildcat Weekly! I appreciate your support!

-Kerri Jones

Principal

LHHS

The LHHS PTA is the best! Thank you so much for sponsoring our Cup Drive! We met our goal, everyone loves their cups, and we are blown away by the generosity of our community! We also want to thank the LHHS PTA for all of our snacks on our back to school professional development days!

A huge "thank you" goes out to the LH Wildcat Club for treating all of our faculty and staff to lunch during our professional development days. We loved our lunch from Mariano's! Thank you for thinking about us!

Our band wished us a great year with treats! Thank you so much for taking the time to do this, and thank you for always thinking about everyone at LHHS!

We are so thankful for the generosity of the Lake Highlands Junior Women's League! They donated boxes and boxes of school supplies for our kids and teachers. Thank you so much for thinking about us!

Thank you, Exchange Club of Lake Highlands, for providing dinner for everyone who attended last week's Fall Sports Kick Off! We appreciate the time you gave to support our school and our athletic programs!

Our JROTC program hosted a Leadership Camp from August 10th to August 15th, and 30 cadets attended. The goal of the camp was to prepare the next group of JROTC Cadets to serve as leaders within the Wildcat Battalion. As a part of the schedule, the cadets executed their first School Support Project aimed at increasing positive sentiments of “Area Beautification” around the LHHS campus. Areas of focus included the internal courtyards near A, B, and C halls and the LH plot near the flagpole. Thank you, LTC (Ret.) Robert Gerald (JROTC) and MSG (Ret.) Calvin Washington (JROTC) for your hard work in creating this experience for our cadets!

The Wildcats in the LHHS Band do more before 6:45am than the average person! They spent numerous hours this summer and last week preparing for their show. Thank you, Reagan Brumley (Band Director and LH Area Fine Arts Coordinator), Danny Martinez (Color Guard Director), Claire Pittman (Assistant Band Director), Aaron Singleton (Assistant Band Director), and Andrew Smit (Percussion Director), for your work with our band program and kids!

Our STUCO leaders stopped by all lunch periods on Friday to recruit new members. Students were greeted and given a STUCO pencil to encourage them to join. During lunch, STUCO also encouraged students to vote for this year's Homecoming Week themes. Thank you, Erin Chesal (AP World Geography, Social Studied Department Head, and STUCO Sponsor), for all of your work with our STUCO program and kids!

Our Senior Class Officers sponsored last Friday's Flamingo Friday! Congratulations to our winner, Kelley Meiklejohn (Chemistry and Head Varsity Girls Basketball Coach), for being our first winner! She won a bag of treats, and her class won a popcorn party! Thank you, Tessa Pettigrew (Assistant Principal and Senior Class Administrator) and Alan Kirby (Digital Coach and Varsity Cheer Coach), for making Flamingo Fridays possible!

We had so much fun during last week's Fall Sports Kick Off! Our Wildcats had a great time running through the tunnel as their name was introduced, and they showed their Wildcat Pride as they represented their team! Thank you, Lonnie Jordan (Head Varsity Football Coach, Boys Athletic Coordinator, and LH Area Athletic Coordinator) and Alonna Miller (Cross Country Coach, Track Coach, PE, and Girls Athletic Coordinator), for your work with all of our athletes and programs!

Please click on the buttons below for important information from Robin Finklea (College and Career Counselor).

Please click on the button below to meet the LHHS Counseling Team!

CULUS WILLIAMS - culus.williams@risd.org

A-CL

MARIANNA HOGUE - marianna.hogue@risd.org

CN-GON

RHONDA BOSTON - rhonda.boston@risd.org

GOO-LAC

VELMA LOPEZ - velma.lopez@risd.org

LAD-NOL

JUDY LONDON-YOUNG - judy.london-young@risd.org

NOM-SAN

MAGGIE KARNOWSKI - maggie.karnowski@risd.org

SAND-WH

SHAMEKA BRACKENS (Lead Counselor) - shameka.brackens@risd.org

WI-Z

JOYCELYN ANDERSON - joycelyn.anderson@risd.org

P-TECH and Dual Credit

PATTY MCKAY - patricia.mckay@risd.org

504 Counselor

Please see below for important LHHS information.

The LHHS Clawset online store is open! New inventory for the 2022-23 school year is now available. We will have all orders placed by 8.31.22 available for pick up before the first home game on 9.2.22.

Your 2022-23 Clawset Team: Chandler Feldman (chandlerfeldman@att.net) and Denise Smith (dgsmithtx@icloud.com)

Thank you for supporting the LH Wildcat Club and the Clawset!

Richardson Youth Leadership is a program that fosters leadership skills for high school juniors attending an RISD high school, or non-public high school students living in Richardson.

Over nine months, participants spend a half-day each month at various sites in the Richardson area learning about their community through activities designed to develop leadership and teamwork skills. Session topics include general leadership and ropes course training, as well as specific topics such as business, city government, education, health care, and public safety.

The application process for the 2022-2023 program is now open for this year's high school juniors, and the deadline is Tuesday, September 6th.

Please click on the button below to access The Wildcat, our parent portal!

This site is updated regularly and will keep you in the loop with all things related to LHHS and RISD.

Please click on the button below to access the free and reduced price meals application.

Food deliveries from Door Dash, Uber Eats, etc. will not be accepted or allowed anywhere on campus. Food delivery items may not be delivered for pick up by students.

Please click on the button below to access our bus schedule.

STUDENTS MUST WEAR THEIR ID AROUND THEIR NECK AT ALL TIMES WHILE ON CAMPUS.

-Students will be issued one ID card and one lanyard.

-Student IDs are to be worn at all times while on campus.

-There will be a $5 charge for a replacement ID card.

KERRI JONES, Principal

469.593.1003

kerri.jones@risd.org

CASEY GRAY, Associate Principal

469-593-1009

casey.gray@risd.org

ORLANDO CHAMPION, Assistant Principal

10th Grade A-K

469-593-1410

orlando.champion@risd.org

KENDALL HUTCHINSON, Assistant Principal

10th Grade L-Z

469-593-1020

kendall.hutchinson@risd.org

TOMMY LAMBERTH, Assistant Principal

9th Grade A-L

469-593-1212

thomas.lamberth@risd.org

TESSA PETTIGREW, Assistant Principal

Seniors

469-593-1013

tessa.pettigrew@risd.org

MASUD SHAMSID-DEEN, Assistant Principal

469-593-1387

masud.shamsid-deen@risd.org

DEETRICE THOMAS, Assistant Principal

9th Grade M-Z

469.593.1118

deetrice.thomas@risd.org

MARION WILDES, Assistant Principal

Juniors

469.593.1006

marion.wildes@risd.org

Please see below for important information from RISD.

RISD continues to implement a variety of precautions and protocols in response to the pandemic to slow the spread of COVID-19.

Although protocols are subject to change based on guidance from the state of Texas, public health authorities, or conditions in Dallas County, RISD is committed to providing a safe and healthy learning environment for all students:

· When COVID community levels are high, masks are strongly encouraged while indoors. Students and staff will be provided with a mask upon request. RISD has an ample supply of masks (surgical/N95/KN95) available for students and staff.

· An air purifier system is provided in every classroom.

· Increased ventilation and HVAC air filtering where possible in classrooms, indoor common areas, and student transportation.

· Campuses will be encouraged to utilize outdoor learning spaces for lunch and other learning experiences when CDC community level is high and it can be done safely.

· Students with symptoms or diagnosis of COVID-19 should not attend school.

· RISD monitors positive cases and total absences at each campus on an ongoing basis.

Please click on the button below for more information.

Parent Corner - Resources for RISD Parents

Parents are integral to student success. From working with children at home to actively participating in school and activities, parent involvement provides many positive benefits to a child’s education. Please explore the RISD Parent Corner website to find resources and tools for parents to support their student's educational needs, such as creating a Focus account to view student grades, assignments, and attendance.

One resource on the Digital Tools & Resources page is a link to the Google Family Link app that claims to "help your family create healthy digital habits." The app allows parents to "set digital ground rules to help guide [children] as they learn, play, and explore online." There is also a way for parents to lock a child's cellphone during a specified time, such as the school day.

The Parent Corner site also includes RISD resources, parent education opportunities, and community information, such as ESL classes at Berkner High School.

RISD Adult Education also offers GED classes, ESL classes, paths to career certifications and more through the Network of Community Ministries located at 1500 International Parkway in Richardson. Please use this form to register for these classes at Network.