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Principal - Mike Robison
Assistant Principals -Dr. Brad Bolemon • Dr. Carrin Meadows
Dr. Cindy Nobles • Rick Weeks
678-684-2880 • www.loganvillehigh.org
M I S S I O N S TAT E M E N TTo educate all students in meaningful contexts and encourage continued growth, education,
and success after high school.
LO G A N V I L L E H I G H S C H O O L
P R I N C I PA L’ S M E S S A G E
A NEWSLETTER FOR THE PARENTS, STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF
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American Legion Unit 233 Auxiliary
BalfourBojanglesChick-fil-A
Claude’s Bar-B-QueCommunity & Southern Bank
Cotton States InsuranceDelta Kappa Gamma
Society InternationalEdward Jones - Tim Baker
Fergus LodgeThe First Baptist Church
of LoganvilleFive Star Screening
Georgia Sand and StoneHawk Security and Telecom
Kroger - LoganvilleLightspeed Technologies
Loganville FordLoganville High School PTSO
Loganville Kiwanis ClubLoganville Lion’s Club
Loganville Shrine Club
Loganville Women’s ClubMike Stokely Foundation
MP SportsNew London Driving School
One of A Kind SignsPapa John’s
Rotary Club of LoganvilleSecure Home Video
State Farm Insurance - Chris Gallman
Law Office of Stuart J. ObermanSugar Kneads
Texas Roadhouse - SnellvilleThe Walton Tribune
Waffle House - LoganvilleWal-mart
Walton County Christian Learning Center
Walton County Crepe Myrtle Festival
Walton County FoundationWalton County Retired
Educators Association
PA R T N E R S I N E D U C AT I O N Loganville High School Parents and Guardians,
The LHS Staff has been working this summer to get all things prepared for another school year. Below are a few dates that are important to remember as we come to the close of the summer. I welcome each of you to another school year and look forward to seeing you at Freshmen Orientation and Open House.
Freshmen Orientation Night will take place on July 28 at 6:00-7:00 pm. At this event, all rising freshmen will receive some general information about life at LHS, graduation expectations, advisement, and testing. You will also receive an LHS survival guide that contains much of the information that will make the transition to our school easier. You and your freshmen will also be allowed to walk the building or be a part of a student guided tour. Freshmen iPads will not be distributed on this night.
Open House will take place on August 1 from 5:00-7:00 pm and is open for all grades 9-12. At Open House, all students will be permitted to collect their schedules, meet their teachers, and get important paperwork for the school year including the iPad Optional Protection Plan form (iPad insurance). Online iPad insurance payment receipts can be submitted to advisement teachers, but other forms of payment cannot be taken during Open House. IPads will not be distributed during Open House.
eSMART iPad distribution for all grades will take place on the first day of school, August 3, in advisement. Students will not be permitted to take the iPads home until the OPP form is completed and the insurance payment has been made. Students are allowed to bring this $20 insurance payment on the first day of school in the form of cash (exact change if possible), check (made out to Loganville High School), or with the receipt from your online payment. For more information, see the “iPad Distribution” article on Page 4 of this newsletter.
All LHS school and event calendars can be found on the LHS website www.loganvillehigh.org. You can also access your student’s online gradebook (Infinite Campus) and check for important senior information as the year progresses. I encourage you to consistently check on your student’s grades and attendance through the website. We look forward to working with your students again this school year.
Sincerely,
Mike RobisonPrincipal, LHS
S C H O O L S C H E D U L EThe school day begins at 7:30 am and ends at 2:50 pm.
July 28 Freshmen Orientation, LHS Gymnasium, 7:00 pm
July 28-August 2 Pre-Planning for Teachers
August 1 Open House, 5:00-7:00 pm
August 3 First Day for Students
September 5 Holiday/Labor Day
October 5-6 Eight Week Exams
October 7 Teacher Workday/Student Holiday
October 10-14 Fall Intersession
October 20 Report Cards Issued for Quarter 1
November 11 Holiday/Veterans Day
November 21-25 Holidays/Thanksgiving
December 12-16 EOC--Georgia Milestones
December 20-21 Final Exams for Semester I
December 22-January 4 Winter Break
January 5-6 Teacher Workdays/Student Holidays
January 9 1st Day Semester II
January 12 Report Cards Issued for Semester I
January 16 Holiday/Martin Luther King Jr.
February 20 Holiday/President’s Day
February 21-24 Spring Intersession
March 16-17 Eight Week Exams
March 20 Teacher Workday/Student Holiday
March 23 Report Cards Issued for Quarter III
April 3-7 Spring Break
May 1-12 AP Exams
May 10-17 EOC--Georgia Milestones
May 25-26 Second Semester Exams
May 26 Last Day for Students
May 26 Graduation, Red Devil Stadium, 8:00 pm
May 30-31 Post Planning for Teachers
May 31 Report Cards Issued for Semester II
EOC: End of Course AP: Advanced Placement
“The Heat” • July 2016 • Issue 1Published Five Times Per Year • Loganville High School
100 Trident Trail • Loganville, GA 30052
C O U N S E L O R S ’ C O R N E R
L H S C O U N S E L I N G D E PA R T M E N T
Counselors:
Chereese Dunn A-F (678) 684-2894 [email protected]
Pam Williams G-O (678) 684-2893 [email protected]
Matthew Gilbert P-Z (678) 684-2953 [email protected]
Communities in Schools Site Coordinator:
Andrea Mitchell (678) 684-2893 [email protected]
Registrar:
Brenda Moon (678)684-2891 [email protected]
Welcome to the 2016-2017 school year. We are very eager for this school year to begin. We hope that you have all enjoyed your summer break. Every staff member has been working very hard to prepare for the return of our wonderful students.
Tips for Parents: Starting Another Year of High School1. Know your child’s teachers. If you have questions or concerns with your child’s academics, contact your
child’s teachers (email addresses and phone numbers are available on the LHS website). 2. Get to know your child’s counselor. 3. Help your student get ready and organized so that he/she can start the semester on the right foot.
Creating a routine is also important for success. 4. Monitor your child’s progress through the online grading program, Infinite Campus, at www.wcpsgrades.org. 5. Watch for flyers regarding upcoming Parent Nights. These events can help answer crucial questions
you might have.6. Help your student learn which study methods work best for him/her (i.e. studying in silence or with
music; at a library or at the kitchen table, etc)7. Above all, contact the school when you have questions or concerns. We are here to help your student
succeed, and we look forward to working with you.
Upcoming SAT and ACT Registration and Test Dates: Test Registration Deadline Test Date SAT September 2 October 1 ACT August 5 September 10 SAT October 7 November 5 ACT September 16 October 22 Register for the SAT online at www.collegeboard.com or the ACT at www.actstudent.org (LHS School Code: 111-850). Be sure to register for the optional writing test on the ACT.
Credit Recovery Opportunity: Loganville High School will be offering students who have fallen behind in credits an opportunity to get back on track. A 5th block credit recovery program will be offered both semesters this year in the 21st Century after school program. There is no cost to this program; however, space is limited. See your counselor for more details.
Student Schedules: Student Schedules will be available on Infinite Campus starting June 30. Please note that this is a tentative schedule for the 2016-2017 school year. It is possible that the semester, block, and/or teachers for courses listed could change. Final schedules will be distributed on the first day of each semester. The Counseling Department will do their best to accommodate the specific academic needs of each student. Nevertheless, please understand that some schedules may be changed for the following reasons:• Students do not pass a required core class• Class sizes need to balanced• Students do not meet the prerequisite for an
Advanced course (85 or above in previous Advanced course or 95 or above in a College Preparatory course)
• Staffing issues and/or course deletions • Schedule conflict with another requested
course Schedule changes will only be made for the following reasons:• Students have already received credit for a class
shown on their schedule• Students are not scheduled for 8 classes• Class on their schedule requires a prerequisite
and they have not passed the prerequisite• Students have all elective classes OR all core
(LA, SS, SC, MA) area classes in the same semester (Foreign Language is an elective)
• Students are official seniors and must have a course to graduate
If your child needs to request a change, he/she can either obtain a form from the Counselor’s Corner link on the LHS website and return the form to their counselor via email, or you may pick up a hard copy of the form outside the counseling office and return it to the designated box. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact your child’s counselor.
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I M P O R TA N T I N F O R M AT I O N F R O M T H E S C H O O L N U R S E Students cannot receive any medication at school without written parental permission. Parents cannot give permission over the phone for medication administration. Every student will receive a clinic form for health information, contact numbers for emergencies and boxes to check for permission to take medication such as Advil, Tylenol. NO medications can be given if the medication boxes are left blank. Students are not allowed to transport ANY medication to or from school. Students who will need to take Advil or Tylenol frequently will need to have the parent bring in the medication. When a student has received two weeks or ten doses of Advil or Tylenol, the parent must furnish a signed form by the doctor giving permission for the nurse to administer the medication on a regular basis. The clinic form is not optional; every student must return a signed health form with the boxes checked for the appropriate medication. Students with asthma, diabetes, seizures, and allergic reactions will need to come to the clinic to pick up the correct form to complete. Please contact the school nurse when a student is absent from school due to illness or surgery. Please contact the nurse when school work needs to be sent home. The nurse will contact the teachers to arrange work. All contagious illnesses must be reported to the school nurse. For more information, please contact Barrie Whitlock, LHS school nurse, at 678-674-2885 or [email protected].
I PA D D I S T R I B U T I O N
First Day of School, Wednesday, August 3, 7:30 am in advisement As part of the Walton County School District’s eSMART initiative, all students at LHS have an iPad that is checked out through the Media Center. There is a $20 Optional Protection Plan offered this school year to cover any damages to the iPad. With the OPP, students are allowed to take their iPads to and from campus during the school year. Without the protection plan, students will not be allowed to take an iPad home but they may borrow one while on campus. Students who do not pay for the protection plan will be responsible for the full cost of the iPad repair or replacement. At Open House and the first day of school, students will receive the OPP (iPad insurance) paperwork from their advisors. Students can pay the OPP insurance by cash (exact change) or check (payable to Loganville High School) starting the first day of school. There is also an online payment option through My Payments Plus, https://mypaymentsplus.com. Parents can log onto an existing account or register for an account. This is the same payment system that has been used for the last few years for online meal payment. Please remember to print the receipt from My Payments Plus and give it to the advisor. Once the OPP has been paid and paperwork completed, students will be issued an iPad and a case. Freshmen and new students will also be issued an iPad charger.
Other Additional Information:• Students who had a school issued iPad last year will need to bring their school issued iPad chargers
with them on the first day of school. For students who have lost or broken chargers, they can purchase them in the LHS Media Center ($5.00 for the block and $5.00 for the cable).
• Upperclassmen who still owe money for repairs or loss will not be able to take home an iPad until they have cleared their records.
• Students can use their personal iPads instead of the school issued iPads, but they are responsible for purchasing the apps needed for their classes including Pages, Keynote, iMovie, and Notability.
• For more information concerning iPad distribution, go to www.lhsmediacenter.com. Choose the iPads tab and then choose iPad Distribution.
L H S PA R E N T / T E A C H E R / S T U D E N T O R G A N I Z AT I O N Welcome back students, parents and staff!! The PTSO is very excited about starting the 2016-2017 school year. Once again, the PTSO membership will remain at $10 per family. We encourage all families to help our students and staff by joining this organization. Remember that the majority of all the money raised by PTSO helps fund the PTSO Scholarship Fund for our seniors. In order to be recommended for a PTSO Scholarship, you must have been a PTSO member all of the years the student attended LHS. Membership forms will be available at Open House at the PTSO table. Please stop by the PTSO table to meet our officers, pick up a membership form and purchase LHS spirit wear. These forms will also be sent home with your student at the beginning of the school year, and they are always available under the PTSO tab at www.lhsptso.com. Also, please join our Remind LHS group, https://www.remind.com, @lhspts, for information during the year about various events. Thank you for your continued support of Loganville High School and the PTSO. Let’s have a wonderful school year!!
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2 1 S T C E N T U R Y A F T E R S C H O O L P R O G R A M The 21st Century Afterschool Program will be returning this fall to assist students with their academic success at Loganville High School. The program will offer several after school
activities including math tutoring, peer mentoring, an ESOL program, a fitness program, and much more. Credit Recovery will also be available for students who have failed classes. 21st Century meets Monday through Thursday from 3:00 to 6:00 pm. A small snack will be served, and transportation will be provided at 6:00 pm. There is no cost for the program. More information will be available at the Back to School night and as the school year begins. If you have any questions, please contact Amanda McMillan at [email protected] or Andrea Mitchell at [email protected].
C T I S T U D E N T S AT T E N D S TAT E L E A D E R S H I P C O N F E R E N C E Career and Technical Instruction students from Loganville High School attended CTI State Leadership Conference April 20-22. The conference was held at Rock Eagle in Eatonton, Georgia. CTI students from all over the state of Georgia came to compete in various career/technical areas. Attending the conference from Loganville High School were Mya Watson, Jonathan White and Gage Williams. They were chaperoned by CTI Coordinator, Trudy Shirah. This year’s trip was a great success! Jonathan White won 1st place in School Project. The LHS CTI students received a Superior Rating on their Outstanding School Notebook. LHS won 2nd in state in this competition. The Loganville group was recognized as the top contributor in the state for their fundraising efforts to benefit Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. The students behaved wonderfully and represented LHS with pride. The following individuals and organizations made generous donations to enable us to cover the cost for students to attend this conference: Becky Garner, Greg Hickman, Kiwanis Club of Loganville, and Walton County DEES Department.
Pictured from left to right: Jonathan White, Mya Watson, and Gage Williams.
M E D I A C E N T E R The Media Center is a dynamic learning space that supports students and staff at Loganville High School. The Media Center has over 11,000 materials available for checkout, including print and ebooks and test prep and career resources. The Media Center is also the technology hub of the school. Students have access to 40 student computers and an “iPad HelpDesk” area where they can get assistance from the iPad Tech students and media specialists. In addition to all the print and electronic opportunities, the Media Center is also home to the LHS School Store, FIRE Book Club, and the Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl Team. The Loganville High School Media Center is a great place to start research, check out a page-turner, work on class assignments, get technology help, and much more. The Media Center is open online 24/7 at www.lhsmediacenter.com, and on campus Monday-Friday, from 7:10 am to 3:30 pm. If you have any questions, please contact Susanne Crowe at [email protected].
Red Devils Football 2016VarsityAugust 12 - Scrimmage South Gwinnett AwayAugust 26 Monroe AwaySeptember 2 North Forsyth – Alumni Night HomeSeptember 9 Eastside HomeSeptember 16 Winder AwaySeptember 23 Walnut Grove – Youth Night HomeSeptember 30 OPEN October 7 Clarke Central - Homecoming HomeOctober 14 Flowery Branch AwayOctober 21 Cedar Shoals – Senior Night HomeOctober 28 Buford AwayNovember 4 Johnson AwayNovember 11 Playoff 1 November 18 Playoff 2 November 25 Quarter-Finals December 4 Semi-Finals December 11 State Championship
JVSeptember 1 Monroe HomeSeptember 8 Cedar Shoals AwaySeptember 15 North Oconee HomeSeptember 22 Buford HomeSeptember 29 Clarke Central AwayOctober 6 Newton HomeOctober 13 Walnut Grove Away
9th GradeSeptember 1 Flowery Branch AwaySeptember 8 Cedar Shoals HomeSeptember 15 North Oconee AwaySeptember 22 Buford AwaySeptember 29 Clarke Central HomeOctober 6 Newton AwayOctober 13 Walnut Grove Home
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Lady Devils Softball2016 Junior Varsity ScheduleDate Opponent Location Time August 10 Apalachee Home 4:00 pmAugust 11 Winder-Barrow Away 4:00 pmAugust 12 Winder-Barrow (BB) Barrow Rec. 4:00 pmAugust 12 Flowery Branch (BB) Barrow Rec. 5:30 pmAugust 13 Jefferson (BB) Barrow Rec. 9:00 amAugust 13 Jackson County (BB) Barrow Rec. 10:30 amAugust 13 Greenbrier (BB) Barrow Rec. 1:30 pmAugust 16 Archer Home 4:00 pmAugust 17 George Walton Academy Home 5:00 pmAugust 24 Heritage Home 4:00 pmAugust 31 Madison County Home 4:00 pmSeptember 1 Buford * Away 4:30 pmSeptember 6 Morgan County Home 4:30 pmSeptember 13 Clarke Central * Home 4:30 pmSeptember 14 Monroe Area Away 5:30 pmSeptember 20 Flowery Branch * Home 4:30 pmSeptember 22 Walnut Grove * Away 4:00 pm
(BB) – Battle of Barrow JV Tournament
Head Coach Assistant CoachTracy Cann Jamey Luera Holly Springer
Lady Devils Softball2016 Varsity ScheduleDate Opponent Location TimeAugust 10 Apalachee Home 5:55 pmAugust 11 Winder-Barrow Away 5:55 pmAugust 16 Archer Home 5:55 pmAugust 19 Brookwood (HB) North Gwinnett 6:00 pmAugust 19 Collins Hill (HB) North Gwinnett 8:00 pmAugust 20 North Gwinnett (HB) North Gwinnett 1:00 pmAugust 20 North Hall (HB) North Gwinnett 3:00 pmAugust 22 Wesleyan Away 6:00 pmAugust 24 Heritage (Youth Night) Home 5:55 pmAugust 30 Cedar Shoals * Home 5:30 pmAugust 31 Madison County (Alumni Night) Home 5:55 pmSeptember 1 Buford * Away 6:30 pmSeptember 6 Morgan County Home 6:30 pmSeptember 7 George Walton Academy Away 5:30 pmSeptember 8 Johnson, Gainesville * Away 5:55 pmSeptember 13 Clarke Central * Home 5:55 pmSeptember 14 North Oconee (V) North Oconee 5:30 pmSeptember 17 Woodward Academy (V) Veterans Park 11:30 amSeptember 17 Veterans Tournament Veterans Park 3:00 pmSeptember 20 Flowery Branch * Home 6:30 pmSeptember 22 Walnut Grove * Away 5:55 pmSeptember 23 Winder-Barrow (ES) Home 3:00 pmSeptember 23 Worth County (ES) Home 5:00 pmSeptember 24 Newton County (ES) Home 9:00 amSeptember 24 ELCA (ES) Home 5:00 pmSeptember 26 Monroe Area (Senior Night) Home 5:30 pmSept. 28 - Oct. 6 Region Tournament TBA TBAOctober 12-13 State Playoffs – Round 1 TBA TBAOctober 19-20 State Playoffs – Round 2 TBA TBAOctober 26-29 State Playoffs – Elite 8 Columbus TBA
* - Region Games(HB) – Hawk/Bulldog Tournament(V) – Veterans Tournament hosted by Oconee Co. and North Oconee HS (ES) – Grayson/Elite Sports Classic
Head Coach Assistant CoachesAlan Maddox Tracy Cann Jamey Luera Holly Springer
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S E N I O R P O R T R A I T S If your senior has not made an appointment to have his or her senior portrait made by Cady Studios, please go to https://cadystudios.com to schedule a session. All seniors MUST have their pictures made by Cady Studios by August 30 in order to appear in the 2017 yearbook. NO EXCEPTION! Cady Studios will be at Loganville High School on July 21 and 22 in the LHS Auditorium. Cady Studios also offers an “in-studio” option, which students can schedule using the same link (above). This information is also posted on the school’s website, www.loganvillehigh.org, “Parents & Students” tab, and choose “Yearbook” from the drop-down menu.
S E N I O R S A L U TAT I O N S It is time to place orders for Senior Salutations in the 2017 yearbook. These are the ads in the back of the yearbook that recognize seniors for their hard work throughout high school. Space may be limited in the yearbook, and orders for salutations will be processed on a first-come-first-served basis. All ads will be in color, and prices are as follows:
Full page $300.00 Up to 10 photos and 250 wordsHalf page $200.00 Up to 5 photos and 125 wordsQuarter page $125.00 Up to 2 photos and 60 wordsEighth page $ 95.00 1 photo only and 30 words
Senior Salutation forms will be available on the school’s website just before the start of school in August. Additional forms will be available in the front office after the first day of school. Please note, senior salutations/pages will be created by the Yearbook staff using pre-designed templates. The staff will not be editing fonts, colors, or layouts of these pre-designed templates. You may still opt to design and submit your own salutation, but the Yearbook staff will be using design templates for the 2017 yearbook. No Senior Salutations will be processed without the signed order form and payment in full.
