LCHS Friday Focus

Friday Focus Happy May Day! As a kid, I remember making May Day baskets and delivering them to your friends house. At least in Vermillion, we would leave it by the door, ring the doorbell, and then run. Maybe it was just a Westside Vermillion thing, Deb can speak for what the eastside did. Next week is Teacher Appreciation Week , and Adam and I will be providing lunch on Friday. I truly appreciate your dedication and willingness to work with students—even when challenging. Your professionalism and commitment to doing what's best for students never wavers. Just a reminder that all teacher contracts have been handed out, those are due next Friday to Central Office. I do have a trey on my desk if you want to hand it in to me and I'll get it to Central Office.  Seniors are down to a week. There are a few that are in jeopardy of not making it. Please let me know if you have a senior and that student will not make it.  At the end of the year, the district will not be holding the end...

  Friday Focus Happy Friday! I hope everyone has had a great week. We are winding April down rather quickly now.  Just a reminder that all teacher contracts have been handed out, those are due on May 8 to Central Office. I do have a trey on my desk if you want to hand it in to me and I'll get it to Central Office.  The seniors are getting closer to graduation. I have several that are failing classes that are needed for graduation. I encourage you to call home and talk to the parents to let them know what their student needs to get done to pass your class. I am also communicating with parents, but I can't tell them what needs to be done to pass. Seniors final day of class is May 8. They will take semester tests on May 11 and 12. On May 12 all tests need to be done by the end of 5th period.  Senior grades are due at 8:00 am on May 13 . This is a hard deadline as Mrs. Davis will need to run final awards for that night. All seniors will need to have 50 credits at this ti...

Friday Focus Happy Friday! I hope everyone had a great week. I know a few of us are really excited for tomorrow.  I would like you to look at the PASS Plan spreadsheet to make sure you have turned in a PASS Plan to me. If it is not on there, then I don't have it documented it took place. A student can not fail a class if there was no PASS Plan.   The seniors are getting closer to graduation. I have several that are failing classes that are needed for graduation. I encourage you to call home and talk to the parents to let them know what their student needs to get done to pass your class. I am also communicating with parents, but I can't tell them what needs to be done to pass. Seniors final day of class is May 8. They will take semester tests on May 11 and 12. On May 12 all tests need to be done by the end of 5th period.  Senior grades are due at 8:00 am on May 13 . This is a hard deadline as Mrs. Davis will need to run final awards for that night. All seniors will need to...

Friday Focus Happy Friday! I hope everyone had a relaxing spring break. These last few weeks of school are going to cruise on by.  We have hired a new science teacher for next year. His name is Thane Jackson. Thane will be graduating from Iowa State in May with his masters in Science Education. His undergraduate degree is in Biology. Thane's hometown is Clarion. He will be teaching Physics, Engineer Your World, Anatomy, and Human Physiology. We are excited to welcome him into the Bulldog family.  I will now get started on creating the master schedule. I am hoping to have it completed by the end of April so we can get schedules out to students prior to the summer vacation.  The school year is also coming to a very quick end for our seniors. Their last day of regular class is May 8. Those seniors that have to take semester test will take them on May 11 and May 12. Students have until the end of 5th period on the 12th to get their test completed. This will give the office ti...

               Friday Focus Happy Friday! Today is the last day of ISASP, the sophomores will take the science assessment. The commons and library will be closed from 8:30 to 10:00 for the test.  I would appreciate any feedback you may have on the week as I am always trying to find ways to improve how we give the ISASP.  It is hard to believe this is the last Friday Focus for March. The time is moving much too fast and there is so much left to do this school year. I am kind of at a stand still with the master schedule as we have the science opening for next year.  Prom is quickly approaching. I am sure those of you that have Junior advisory's are very excited for this opportunity.  I would also encourge you to check out the teacher handbook to see if you have graduation duty this year. Graduation duty is not assigned to the senior advisory teachers, as I need 10 workers every year. Some years we do not have 10 senior advisory t...

              Friday Focus Happy Friday! Hasn't the change in the weather been great!! Now hopefully we can avoid anymore of the white stuff. The day we missed on Monday will not have to be made up as long as we do not have another full day missed. The board will not have the students come back for one day after Memorial Day, which is what Monday's no school would do.  March Madness is in full swing, you may want to go "old school" and not have the students use their Chromebooks if you are finding students watching basketball games.  I am still at a stand still for the master schedule for next year. We do have an interview set up for next week for the science position. If you know any science teachers, please encourage them to apply. On Wednesday, I sent a survey to the teachers to fill out for the Plymouth County Bar Association Scholarship and American Citzenship Award. The deadline to fill out survey it today at 3:30 pm. Please refer back ...