Trail Blazer Bulletin April 22-25

Reminder - This is a short week as there will be no school on Friday, April 26th.

Also, please pay special attention to the testing schedule below for changes to our regular bell schedules.

Lebanon Trail High School will administer the Spring STAAR EOC exams in April. A passing score on all 5 STAAR EOC tests is a graduation requirement in the state of Texas.

The test dates are as follows:

• Tuesday, April 23rd (B day) - Algebra 1
• Wednesday, April 24th (B day) - Biology and US History *

Please do not schedule any appointments on these days so that students are present to test, as needed.

Students will need to bring their fully charged, district-issued Chromebook on test day.

Students will have until 4:25 pm to test, if needed, and will be released at the completion of their exam to follow their class schedule for the day. (Students with CTE classes who have missed the bus by the time they complete the test, will remain in the testing room until their next class unless they have their own transportation.)

2nd period attendance will be taken at 1:16, and 3rd and 4th period will follow.

Lunch will be at 1:20 for those students still testing.

For more information about the STAAR/EOC please go to:

LTHS EOC Testing Information (for testers and non-testers)

FISD Testing information

Cambium's Practice Tests for STAAR & TELPAS click sheet

If you have any questions, please contact the Campus Testing Facilitator, Ms. Phillips, at PhillipsL@friscoisd.org.

Out of an abundance of caution, to limit student shenanigans and to help accommodate testing logistics we will be switching to Traditional lunch from April 29. Please be sure to plan accordingly, and please encourage your students to continue to make good choices as we wrap up the remainder of the year.

Important: To be guaranteed to receive your student’s schedule on the schedule-release date in late July, you must be fully registered by May 30, 2024. Students and parents will receive a weekly Registration reminder email until the registration process is completed.

To be fully registered for the 2024-2025 school year, the following must be completed:

1. Submit Powerschool Returning Student Online registration linked in the invitation email

2. Proof of Residency is submitted AND approved (Please use this link to submit your POR)

3. No holds- We will be placing holds on students accounts by April 25th.

*This could be for outstanding library books, textbooks, devices(Chromebooks, chargers), uniforms, etc.

Important: Returning FISD Student Registration for 2024-2025 school year

• Who: All Current FISD students (Registered before April 2, 2024)

• What: Invitations for Annual Online Registration 2024-2025

• When: Emails were sent between April 2- April 12, 2024

• Registration should be submitted once email is received. Check your spam folder for Annual Registration if you haven’t received it.

• Why: All Current FISD students need to submit registration even if you are leaving the district next year.

AP Students,

Exams are right around the corner! Please review the exam schedule above for the date and time of your AP exams.

• Morning testers must arrive by 7:25am; transportation will NOT be provided, and students who arrive late will NOT be allowed to test.

• Afternoon testers must bring lunch to eat at 11:15, as the cafeteria lines will NOT be open at that time.

• If you have an afternoon exam and 2nd period at CTEC on the same day, contact Ms. Phillips immediately.

• If you are taking AP Seminar and/or AP English Literature, you will be testing on your Chromebook...bring it fully charged, and be ready to enter to your College Board login information!

• You can practice for your exams, here.

• If you have changed your mind about testing, please not that there are NO exam refunds or cancellations, at this time. You will simply follow your regular class schedule, for the day, in order not to be counted absent.

You will receive an email with details on your testing location 1-2 days prior to each exam.

Please contact Lauren Phillips at PhillipsL@friscoisd.org with questions.

Please pickup your child's medication before Friday, May 17th.

All left-behind medications will be disposed of per District Policy.

Independent Study & Mentorship (ISM) Students presented their final Research & Product last week.

FISD Track Meet- These Trail Blazers did an excellent job representing Lebanon Trail at the FISD Track Meet.

Congratulations to our NNDCC students who did a great job representing LTHS & FISD at the NJROTC Brain Brawl Nationals in Daytona.

Congratulations to our Top Ten students.

Luke Cheng, Michelle Cheng, Kendall Gee, Jack Hankins, Rishub Madhav, Krutika Manwadkar, Gautham Ramanarayanan, Olivia Tserng, Shivansh Vaidhyanathan, Kevin Wang

We are so proud of your hard work and dedication and we look forward to celebrating you at the Top Ten Luncheon in May.

Congratulations to our Softball team & their coaches! These ladies are headed to the Playoffs for the second year in a row! We hope to see you there cheering them on!

The LT Color Guard is currently recruiting new members for next school year. If you are a current 9-11 LTHS student who loves to DANCE, PERFORM, and TWIRL please consider coming to auditions and give it a try! Auditions will be April 23, 24, and 25 from 6-8:30 PM at the LTHS Aux Gym.

Please join us for the Annual LTHS Night Of Percussion on Wednesday, April 24th. The Lebanon Trail Percussion Ensemble was recently invited to perform at The Midwest Clinic International Band and Orchestra Conference in Chicago this December! Admission is Free! Concert begins at 6:30 PM in the LTHS Auditorium

FISD Summer School

For more details about Secondary Summer School, please register for the Secondary Summer School webinar on May 8, 2024 at 6 p.m - Register (Credit Recovery or Advancement Informational Webinar)

For more information on FISD Summer School click here.

Seniors - Small World Scholarship

Are you a senior that will attend Collin College in Fall 2024. There is a scholarship just for you, Small World. To see if you qualify and to find more information, click here.

Are you a Senior looking for Scholarships? Remember there are many scholarships located in Xello. Login from your Student Portal.

Student Job Opportunities

Do you have a student looking for job opportunities? Click here for more information.

Are you a student-athlete dreaming of playing your sport at the NCAA level? Invest in your future and spend an hour on Wednesday, May 8, from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Eastern time, understanding the requirements and how to prepare for NCAA certification. Join NCAA Eligibility Center staff, who will walk you through what you need to do to compete at the NCAA Division I, II or III level. Staff will be answering questions live during the presentation, so come prepared to learn how to take your game to the next level! Click here to register.

Jostens was on campus in February to deliver orders that were placed before the February 18th deadline. We still have several orders that have not been picked up in the front office.

If you have not ordered your graduation announcements and or cap and gown, please click here to place your order. All orders after Senior Event Delivery will incur an individual shipping charge and will be sent directly to your home address. Individual reminders have been delivered to those who have not ordered. Email reminders will also be sent home.

The only items required for graduation are a gown, cap, stole, and tassel. While it is possible to borrow a cap & gown, please remember both the stole and tassel have the year on them. Also, gowns are fitted by height and weight. Items can be ordered individually on the Jostens website.

If you have any questions, please call the Jostens office at 214-383-9502.

Due to the Friday traffic, all graduates of Lebanon Trail & Wakeland HS will be required to ride the bus to graduation (Not from). More details will follow as we come closer to the big day!

Graduation plans are underway with the Ford Center. Seating availability for this year's setup will allow us to provide 12 tickets per graduate.

Graduation Tickets and Cords will be passed out to students at graduation rehearsal on May 15th.