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

Dear FamiLEE,

We are excited to celebrate a successful first week of the semester! It has been encouraging to see our students return with focus, energy, and a strong commitment to learning. Classrooms are already engaged in building the academic skills needed to improve ACT performance, and we are proud of the intentional effort our students and teachers are putting into instruction and growth.

Also, we want to take a moment to recognize our athletic teams for their hard work and dedication. It is inspiring to see our student athletes balancing academics while continuing to develop their athletic skills. Their discipline, teamwork, and commitment to excellence both in the classroom and on the field truly represent the pride of our school.

As we move forward, we are looking ahead to a positive and productive month. Thank you for your continued support as we work together to help every student succeed academically, athletically, and personally.

Together, we are off to a great start!

Report Cards went out today. Please email your child's teacher if you have questions or concerns.

Sincerely,

Kitrise Torain

LHS Principal

#GreatThingsHappeningAtLee

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January 12, 2026 (Mon)

• Freshmen Applications for Beta Club Distributed

• Junior ACT Conferences Begin

January 13, 2026 (Tue)

January 14, 2026 (Wed)

January 15, 2026 (Thu)

January 16, 2026 (Fri)

January 17, 2026 (Sat)

January 18, 2026 (Sun)

Next Week:

January 19, 2026 (Mon)

• No School: MLK Holiday

• MLK Day of Service: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

January 20, 2026 (Tue)

January 21, 2026 (Wed)

• Senior Kickback & FAFSA Night w/ Ambassadors: 6:00-8:00pm

January 22, 2026 (Thu)

• Basketball vs. Columbia @ Lee (Varsity Girls & Cheerleading Senior Night): JV Boys & JV Girls 4:30pm, Varsity Girls & Freshmen Boys 6:00pm, Varsity Boys 7:30pm

January 23, 2026 (Fri)

• Freshmen Applications for Beta Club Due

• Makeup Mock ACT Test for 9th-11th Graders

• LHS ACT Bootcamp 11th Graders

January 24, 2026 (Sat)

January 25, 2026 (Sun)

• Sports physicals are being offered at TOC (927 Franklin Street) from 8-10 AM this Saturday, January 10! If you need a sports physical for a spring sport or you play a fall sport and want to get ready for next year early, now is the perfect time to get it done! The cost is only $10.
• Our first Adapted PE Basketball game of the season is on Tuesday in the gym during FamiLEE time! Tickets are $3 and can be purchased during lunch. Students, come out and support your classmates!

• The Boys Basketball Team will be competing in The Dream Classic in Orlando, FL next weekend. Here’s the schedule: Friday, January 16th @6pm Eastern vs Dr. Phillips HS or Montverde Academy and Saturday, January 17th @10:30am vs Central Pointe-Gold HS or Lake Minneola HS. Click here to watch from home!

• Speaking of sports, HCS invites you to complete the HCS Athletic Strategic Plan Survey to help shape the future of our athletics programs. Your feedback is important and will guide decisions that impact our students. Access the link here or scan the QR below.
• Applications are now open for Career & Technical Education classes for next school year (2026-2027) at the new CTE center only 5 minutes from LHS. If interested, students can apply through Clever. The deadline is January 30th!
• Important upcoming dates to remember: The Honor Societies Induction Ceremony will be Feb. 6th, Cap & Gown Picture Day for seniors will be Feb. 12th, and Prom is April 11th.

• For local scholarship opportunities, please check the announcements on the senior Canvas page. Please apply, and if you need guidance, please ask. We'd love to help.

• LHS FamiLEE t-shirts are on sale now! Students can purchase them from Mrs. Stewart with cash or on MySchoolFees using the QR code below, and we will give the shirt(s) to your student. All sizes are available!

• The Creative Writing Magnet's Harmoniouslee staff members are nearing the deadline to submit the literary magazine's first draft proof on Friday, January 16th!

• The Dance Magnet students have been working with balls and bands to stretch their feet and to work on their arches and pointing ability. They've also been getting back to technique work and beginning new choreography.
• The Theatre Tech Magnet students have been working on collaborating, communicating, following the leader, and overcoming obstacles through object lessons like the one in the picture below.
• The Theatre Magnet students have been busy setting goals for class and rehearsing for our two upcoming shows: William Shakespeare. Abridged. Revised. Again. and Chicago, The TEEN Edition.
• The Photography Magnet just wrapped creating the first ever Leense Magazine. This student-produced publication highlights student photography, creative campaigns, written reflections, and curated visual work from across the program. This edition is printed as a premium photo book, featuring 100+ full-color pages of high-quality images. Please be on the lookout for how you can pre-order yours in the near future.

• Shout out to the seniors who went on the field trip today to Main Event to celebrate our B on the school report card! Thanks for showing up and being great! We can't wait for the senior field trip in April!

• New HCS Wireless Communication Device Policy: We want to inform you about an important update to our school policies in response to a new state law. On May 14, 2025, Governor Kay Ivey signed the FOCUS Act (Freeing Our Classrooms of Unnecessary Screens for Safety) into law. This law, which went into effect July 1, 2025, requires public schools across Alabama to limit student use of wireless communication devices during the instructional day to improve focus, safety, and engagement. In compliance with this law, Huntsville City Schools will implement a district-wide Wireless Communication Device (WCD) Policy beginning Fall 2025. Please click here to review the new HCS Wireless Communication Device policy.

We want your child to be in school with us every day! Attendance is the most important factor in your child's academic success. We can't teach children who aren't at school. 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 to LHS.attendance@hsv-k12.org.

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:

• Counselors: 10th-12th Grade Traditional Student Counselor - Chris White (chris.white@hsv-k12.org); Magnet Student & All 9th Grade Student Counselor - Denise Lee (denise.lee@hsv-k12.org)
• Senior Sponsors: Nicole Fields (nicole.fields@hsv-k12.org) and Kelly Smith (kelly.smith@hsv-k12.org)
• Graduation Coach: Kristy Thompson (kristy.thompson@hsv-k12.org)
• HCS College Counselor: Lacey Guthrie (lacey.guthrie@hsv-k12.org)
• HCS Career Counselor: Cary Watkins (cary.watkins@hsv-k12.org)
• National Guard Recruiter: Wendell Williams (205-746-4155) – can help with all branches of the military.