LAHS

News Feed 8/8/21

What a great week back! It has been so nice to see faces again! We hope everyone had a decent first week back. It was exhausting but now that a routine is back, it will get better.

Just a few things...

Parking passes. $10 see Ms. Brittany Doiron in the front office.
Google Classroom Codes have been posted to the "Class Of...." classrooms. Although, click here for a quick reference.
Schedule changes. I have a few that still need to be done. The form has been closed. Students, please check your email for correspondence from me.
VERY important that all students can login to their STUDENT PORTAL!
School ID's did not get completed last week. We will do this very soon through advocacies.

Last year we pushed students to advocate for themselves. I want to reiterate this as we start another school year of unknowns. This is your education. The effort you put into your classes, school work, activities, clubs is all up to you. If you really put in the work and effort, your year and education will be amazing. We can not help you if you do not ask for help. If at any point, technology issues arise or something isn't working, etc...PLEASE ask faculty or staff. We all are here to help you.

There are back to school stresses for all of us. Be mindful on how and what you are feeling. Getting overwhelmed? Take a few minutes to take a few deep breaths, write down (or mentally) what is bothering you and think of short goal on how you might be able to change that, re-focus your mind and try again. Everyone has ups and downs, no one knows what you are going through at school and/or at home so be careful of your words. Words do hurt. Find that one adult or friend that you can talk to. We are all in this together.

Teenagers & Back to School Stress

Back to School for Kids Who Are Struggling

Have a GREAT week next week!

Mrs. Harp

Students

We highly encourage you to check your school email EVERY DAY!!

Teachers, Staff and Admin, Club Sponsors... all send e-mails for one reason or another. A lot of questions can be answered by the e-mails that are sent out.

It is SO important that you do this daily.

Attendance Reminder

If your student will miss school for any reason, please communicate that to Ms. Brittany Doiron. She will ask for doctors notes, Covid updates, etc. Doctor notes are not excusable by the State Department of Education, but we as a district, may make an exception in some circumstances.

Attendance policy is back in place this year as to whether a student will lose credit. It is and has been a state policy that the student should be in attendance a minimum of 90% of the time. Meaning, per policy, a student shall not miss more than eight (8) days a semester. If they have nine (9) or more absences in one hour they will receive a NC, "No Credit" for that class on their transcript.

Three (3) tardies to one hour can add to one (1) absence in that hour.

Student/Parent Handbook

IMPORTANT!!

We have MANY that are still not officially enrolled. Emails and phone calls will start this week. Your student can NOT legally attend school without being enrolled.

NO pre-enrollment was done for high school at the end of the school year.
ALL enrollments have and will continue to be online.

If you are having issues, reach out to tiffany.dunkle@littleaxeps.org. The girls are working hard to make sure they respond quickly.

Please follow the instructions listed below to complete enrollment.

Go to wengage.com/littleaxe and log into your GUARDIAN Wengage account (If you need your password reset or cannot remember your username please email me at tiffany.dunkle@littleaxeps.org.)
Select “Student Records Portal” once you have logged in.
Select “Enroll Student 2021-2022.”
Complete all REQUIRED documents FULLY (including signatures) as well as any “optional” documents that say “one per household.”
Once all documents have been completed, click “submit to site” for our review.

*If you receive an email saying that your enrollment has been returned to you or rejected please read the description listed in the email as to why, make the corrections, and resubmit ONLY when those corrections have been made.

*If you receive an email stating that your enrollment has been reviewed and “posted” then you

good. See below for example.

PLEASE NOTE, IT IS REQUIRED FOR THIS TO BE COMPLETED TO BE ENROLLED AND ATTEND LITTLE AXE HIGH SCHOOL. WE WILL BE CLOSING THE PORTAL FOR ENROLLMENT ON 8-19-21. AFTER THIS TIME, IF YOUR CHILD HAS NOT BEEN FULLY ENROLLED, THEY WILL NO LONGER BE ABLE TO ATTEND LITTLE AXE HIGH SCHOOL UNITL THEIR ENROLLMENT HAS BEEN COMPLETED.

Senior Photos

This summer, Oklahoma School Pictures sent out a mailer that talked about senior photos. Your senior will have a picture with their graduation gown this fall when we have all school pictures. This is used for the yearbook and our graduation panels. You will have a chance to order these. The mailer was for if you want senior pictures done on your own and in plain clothes as well. They charge I think for this service. Some families use it and some use other photographers for senior photos they might use in a graduation announcement.

UPCOMING PSAT/NMSQT OPPORTUNITY

Sophomores and Juniors ONLY:

The Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) and PSAT 10 measure what students learn in school, determine if students are on track for college success, and open doors for opportunities to prepare and pay for college. The PSAT/NMSQT is open to 10th and 11th graders in the fall on three administration dates in October.

Read about PSAT: Scholarships & Recongincation Opportunities.

Why take the PSAT

COST: $18.00

TEST DAY: Wednesday, October 13, 2021

Payments will be take in the counselors office.

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Communication Avenues for Parents & Students

Littleaxeps.org website has been improved. There is an updated App. It currently works for Android. Apple phone uses should be able to access it later this week. Push Notifications can be set up on the new App.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LittleAxeHighSchool
Counselor/Class of... Remind (codes see below)
Smores: News Feed

If you have turned off notifications please be sure to turn them back on. A lot of important information is sent out. We try not to overload with messages.

***At times we do send out a text message to just our students. If the parent(s) are receiving these and not the student, the student should update their cell number with the office.