FamiLEE Focus

The Weekly Newsletter of Lee High School…

Where Great Things Are Happening!

Website: https://www.huntsvillecityschools.org/o/lhs
Phone: 256-428-8150
Facebook: facebook.com/leehighhsv
Twitter: @leehighhsv

Hello FamiLEE,

We have made it to the last week of of the semester! We only have 1 whole days and 2 half days before exams begin and it is very important that students attend daily and finish strong. We are busy preparing for next semester and are excited about the great things that lie ahead. We have half days next Tuesday through Friday and students will need to be picked up at 12:20pm each day if they are not walkers or bus riders.

The student body got the opportunity to see the Theatre Magnet production of Into the Woods Jr. this morning! It was an amazing show and we are so proud of our students for being so engaged during the performance and supportive of the cast. We love when our students have the opportunity to see their peers shining on stage! You can see Into the Woods Jr. tomorrow at 2pm and 7pm in the theatre. We have a Creative Writing Magnet Readers' Theatre and a Vocal Recital next week. Please come out to support our very talented students.

Please send excuse notes to LHS.Attendance@hsv-k12.org. We are working hard to meet our goal of a 95% attendance rate. Please help us with this effort. We need to get back up to 95%.

Have a great weekend!

Sincerely,

Kitrise Torain

LHS Principal

#GreatThingsHappeningAtLee

December 22, 2024 (Sun)

Winter Break/Start of 2nd Semester

December 23, 2024 (Mon) - January 2, 2025 (Thursday)

January 3, 2025 (Fri)

• Teacher Workday / Staff Development

• Deadline to Register for the February 8 ACT

January 4, 2025 (Sat)

January 5, 2025 (Sun)

January 6, 2025 (Mon)

• Students Return / 1st Day of the 2nd Semester

Below is our current attendance rate. We have a goal of 95% this year. Please help us reach this goal by ensuring your child is here every day. If you child has to be out, please send excuses. The NEW attendance email address is LHS.attendance@hsv-k12.org.

• The HCS Career and Technical Education (CTE) application is open November 15, 2024 through January 17, 2025. The application is for current 9th-11th grade HCS students who wish to attend a CTE travel program during the 2025-2026 school year. Students and families will need to log in with the student's HCS/Clever email accounts to be able to access the CTE Application. For any application-related questions, please reach out to the CTE Counselor for help.

• Shout-out to the Varsity Boys Basketball team for defeating Jemison 42-41 in the last couple seconds of a great game last Friday night!
• The Lee High Visual Arts Magnet is proud to announce that three students - Zoe Payne (10th grade), Abigail Nielsen (11th grade), and Maia Bennett (12th grade) - are Secondary Division State Finalists for the 2024-2025 State Superintendent’s Art Show at the local level. Their outstanding art pieces are now advancing to the state competition! Congratulations to these amazing art students! Their work will be on display in Montgomery from January through March 2025. We look forward to another great year and hope to replicate last year’s success, when our students placed first at state!
• Shout-out to the Lee High Varsity Basketball teams! The girls beat Columbia 56-32 and the boys won 61-57 on Monday night!
• Shout-out to all of our magnet students who had phenomenal success at last weekends' State Trumbauer competition! Lee had a fantastic showing this year and we are so proud of everyone who competed and placed top in the state! Thank you to all our supportive staff, families and chaperones. On to the next show!
• Solo/Duet Acting Dramatic Classical (pre 1900): Devin Caster 2nd Place
• Acting Comedic 1975-2004: Sy Phillips 3rd Place
• Acting Comedic 1974-2004: Bella Shuman 1st Place
• Original Works Solo/Duet: Aliyah Potter 1st Place
• Musical Comedic 1980-2015: Erin Duus 1st Place
• Musical Dramatic 2016-Present: Linda Mathis 1st Place
• Musical Jukebox: Xirhiyah Sparks 2nd Place
• Duet Musical Dramatic: Karmen Jones & Nola White 2nd Place
• Duet Musical Comedic: Chris Hart & Ava Coleman 2nd Place
• Puppet Design: Sam Kuetemeyer 1st Place
• Costumes Construction: Sam Keutemeyer 1st Place
• Costumes Construction: Killian Hopper 2nd Place
• Puppet Design: Sydney Bell 2nd Place
• Props Design: Talyn Davis 1st Place
• Lighting Design: Ben Fleischman 2nd Place

• Attention, FamiLEE! Please plan to come out and support Lee High School's Creative Writing Magnet at their Winter Readers Theatre at 6:00pm on December 19 & 20 in the Black Box Theatre!
• Tickets are now on sale for Into the Woods Jr!!! You do not want to miss this show. Get your tickets now at leehightheatre.ludus.com
• You can check out other upcoming events and past shows at our booster page: lhstheatreboosters.com

Senior Photographer Information

• KWaldrup Studio & Design
• Studio: 256-517-8776
• Studio Text: 256-384-4416
• Studio Hours: Tuesday-Friday 10am-4pm (unless we are on location)
• www.waldrupphoto.com
• Facebook: K.Waldrup Studio & Design
• Instagram: @waldrupstudio

Senior Faculty:

• 12th Grade Counselor: Denise Lee (denise.lee@hsv-k12.org)
• Graduation Coach: Patrick Holder (patrick.holder@hsv-k12.org)
• Senior Sponsor: Nicole Fields (nicole.fields@hsv-k12.org)
• HCS College Counselor: Lacey Guthrie (lacey.guthrie@hsv-k12.org) – at Lee every Monday, available for students and parents/guardians.
• HCS Career Counselor: Cary Watkins (cary.watkins@hsv-k12.org – at Lee every Thursday, available for students and parents/guardians.
• National Guard Recruiter: Wendell Williams (205-746-4155) – can help with all branches of the military.

Students who participate in a the Federal Free/Reduced Lunch program are eligible for fee waivers to help pay for ACT. See your school counselor for more information!