Administration

Lyman High School • lyman.scps.k12.fl.us865 S. Ronald Reagan Boulevard • Longwood, FL 32750 • 407-746-2050

PrincipalMr. Brian Urichko

Office Hours7:00 am - 3:00 pmMonday - Friday

HOUNDA Message from the Principal

Lyman High School is committed to providing educational

opportunities that will prepare and

empower students for an ever changing

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Dear Greyhounds,

Spring is in the air and our students are nearing the end of another school year. Our faculty and staff are committed to providing advanced academic standards, curriculum innovation, differentiated instruction, and a dedication to teaching excellence, and parent/community involvement. Thank you to each and every one of you for the part you have played to help create a rich tradition of excellence at Lyman High School.

Congratulations again to our Teacher of the Year, Mr. Bill Muse and our Employee of the Year, Mr. Don Lawrence!

Please stay tuned to updates via Skyward. Additionally, information about Graduation, Summer School, FCAT/EOC/AP Testing, spring and summer boot camps for EOC preparation and more will be conveyed through these Skyward Messaging Updates.

Our students continue to achieve at a very high level. Their efforts along with our teachers continued diligence and dedication have brought Lyman to an A School Rating for the THIRD year in a row. I want to thank you for your support for them and our teachers. Lyman is recognized as one of the top comprehensive high schools in the state and nation; ranked in the top 1.9%. Just last week, Lyman’s Institute for Engineering was awarded a national Magnet Schools of America School of Distinction Award. Congratulations to our teachers, program coordinators, students and parents, and business/community partners for making this happen. Finally, I want to reiterate that SCPS and Lyman have the ultimate goal of graduating all students. I’m pleased to announce that Lyman has a 91% Graduation Rate, the second highest of any school in Central Florida and among the highest in the state of Florida! This success is due to collaborative and supportive efforts of our parents, phenomenal students, and quality instruction and support from our exceptional faculty and support staff.

Theme for 2014-2015 School YearGreyhounds: One Team, One Mission

Principal’s Messagecontinues...I encourage all students and parents to visit our website, http://lyman.scps.k12.fl.us/ for the latest and greatest information and updates as well as visit our Student Services Department to activate your Skyward account to ensure that you are receiving our Skyward Messaging Updates. In the meantime, every student has a Skyward account and you can access your child’s information through their log in. Finally, please consider following us on Twitter and Facebook, while signing up to receive periodic text messages via Remind101 and Skyward. Links to sign up for these three important avenues of communication are on the home page of our website. We strive to keep you fully informed of everything Lyman.

Finally, I wish to say farewell and best wishes to all as I depart Lyman High School. I will be transitioning to a new position at the SCPS Educational Support Center. Parents and students, I can’t thank you enough for an amazing five years. I will forever remember the great times, cherish the memories, and nurture the friendships that we have developed over the years. Lyman will always have a special place in my heart and as I embark on this new position, I will continue to serve Lyman and look forward to the opportunities that I have to return to the place I’ve called my home-away-from-home since 2011.

I will be around to support everyone and get us through the end of this school year. Assistant Principal, Cathy Loyd, will be assuming the role or Interim Principal while SCPS advertises and hires a permanent replacement. Cathy Loyd and the amazing admin team are well equipped to finish the year strong. Though many factors played into this transition, I hope you all can empathize with the most important factor; my family. When I told my wife and my boys, they were filled with joy knowing that dad will be able to spend more evenings with them due to the schedule of this new position.

I wish you all the very best in the coming years. Students, you have been amazing and are the best students in Seminole County! Your hard work and determination has made Lyman a premier school. Be proud of what you accomplish. Keep up the great work!

Go Greyhounds!

Respectfully,Brian Lee UrichkoPRINCIPAL

Class of 2019The last Monday of every month the class of 2019 will be selling Mints and Gum in the court yard during break. You’ll find our crew outside of the Administration Building. $2.00 will get you two items of your choice. Thanks for your support of our fundraiser

Lymlight Productions Presents: Once Upon A Mattress!

In the whimsical comedy ONCE UPON A MATTRESS, the ungainly and brash Winnifred competes for the affections of Prince Dauntless. The only thing standing between them, in this raucous twist on “The Princess and the Pea,” is his domineering mother, the Queen.

Featuring Junior, Rave Saine as Winnifred; Sophomore, Johanna Huber as Queen Aggravain; and Senior, Daniel Margot as the King. Junior, Joshua Adams takes the stage once again as The Minstrel, with Senior, Caitlin Brennan as Lady Larkin, and Sophomore, Jeremiah Wood as Sir Harry. ONCE UPON A MATTRESS is sure to delight audiences of all ages!

ONCE UPON A MATTRESS will be playing in the Lyman High School Auditorium on April 7th, 8th, and 9th. Reservations for the presale ticket, (price $7.00) may be obtained by emailing Susan_Gerdeman@scps.k12.fl.us. Tickets will be sold at the door for $10.00, and all priority seating for the play is $12.00 (each faculty member gets in free -- just be sure to wear your badge!).

From the Art DepartmentThe Senior Advanced Placement Studio Art students will have work on display at the American Automobile Association Headquarters building in Heathrow. The work will be up until April 19th and is in the lobby of the building. It can be viewed during lobby hours – Monday through Friday from 10 AM to 5PM.

Lyman students will have art on display at the Seminole County Art Education Association’s Spring Student Art Show at the Seminole Town Center from April 18 to April 23. Please come out and enjoy the art!

Project Lead the Way

Institute for EngineeringINTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING DESIGN (IED): Students are continuing to develop their CAD modelling skills in Autodesk Inventor. They are learning how to use new tools and methods to design 3D parts. They will continue using 3D modeling throughout the rest of the year through the Autodesk Inventor software. Students will conclude the year with a project using their collective skills. Several students will earn dual enrollment credit with Seminole State College (SSC).

CIVIL ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE (CEA): Students are finishing up with their Habitat for Humanity Project. This project included designing a residential home following the guidelines and standards given to them for designing an affordable

house. During this quarter students have learned about residential water supply, storm water design, and wastewater management. Students will soon be underway on their next big project; the Library Renovation project. Students will be learning about commercial design and development while using sustainable practices. The guidelines for the Library Renovation, along with codes and regulation, will serve as the constraints for the project. Students will produce a plan set for the newly renovated library, create sketches, conduct site planning, identify water supply considerations, lay out electrical and plumbing systems, and complete water drainage calculations, along with some other site design for commercial buildings. The library will be modeled using 3D architectural design software. The students will present their work in the form of a written report and construction documents, including floor plans, elevations, a section view, and a site plan.

DIGITAL ELECTRONICS (DE): DE students have been learning the steps of the design processes for digital electric circuits: reading and interpreting word problems; creating truth tables; writing logic expressions from simplified Boolean laws and theorems or Karnaugh mapping; and universal gate replacement. They are creating circuits using National Instrument’s Multisim (circuit design software) and prototype circuitry. Students are learning to integrate software and hardware to design, build and test digital circuits. Next quarter, students will be learning about various counters and adders, microcontrollers, and FPGAs.

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING (AE): Aerospace students are working on various projects. Water bottle rockets are being constructed as an introduction to propulsion. Students are calculating thrust to estimate their possible altitude. The information they learn from this will be applied to combustion rockets later in the year. The students also just finished a unit on orbital mechanics. They learned how to track satellite movement using industry standard software. They were also tasked with designing satellite orbits to gain the optimal ground coverage time needed.

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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY (ES): Students have been working all nine weeks on DNA structure, protein synthesis, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and gel electrophoresis. This work culminated in a lab that had students try to identify if a food had a gene for a GMO (genetically modified organism) embedded in the chromosome of the plant that was used to make a food item. We tested Doritos in class. Students set up a PCR to make copies of the GMO DNA segments and then they ran an electrophoresis gel to obtain the results. We did find that the Doritos did have a GMO gene present. It was a great end to several weeks of work.

PRINCIPLES OF ENGINEERING (POE): Principles of Engineering students began the semester have been studying topics in Ballistics through the use of simulations to calculate ballistics parameters such as initial velocity, firing angle, and range. As a class project for demonstrating their knowledge of ballistics, students will be building trebuchets and engaging in a water balloon war. We also covered Materials Testing and learned about the relationships between stress, strain, the modulus of elasticity, and elongation. Students also investigated how energy is transferred from one form into another while working on Thermodynamics activities and building a Solar-Hydrogen Fuel Cell car. Before the end of the semester students will be learning Machine Control by building several machines and using computer software, RobotC, to control various mechanical processes to complete a specific task.

ENGINEERING DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT (EDD): Senior students are working diligently on their projects. They are currently in the prototype construction and testing phase of the projects. They have been gathering materials and refining their designs over the past 2 months. Once prototypes are completed, stakeholders will be contacted again to receive feedback toward improvements. Students are participating in STEM-related competitions and events. This class of 2016 will be the first graduating seniors from Lyman’s Institute for Engineering to have completed all four years at of Project Lead the Way (PLTW) and some from Milwee will have completed 7 years of PLTW. Congratulations to all of the senior engineering students for their hard work and drive.

RECOGNITIONS: Lyman’s SECME Team won a close second overall for the UCF SECME Regional Competition, February 13th. Students worked smart and diligently to earn Lyman’s awards:

• 1st Banner, 1st and& 3rd Bridge, 1st & 3rd Math

• 2nd Energy Transfer Machine (invited to the statewide Energy Whiz Competition in May)

• 2nd Mousetrap Car

• Best Interview - Mousetrap Car

• Best Technical Drawing Mousetrap Car

• 3rd Essay

• Rocketry Club had a long hang time on their bottle rocket. Congratulations to all who participated through the year.

Army JROTCLyman Army JROTC remains the largest of the eight programs in SCPS. As of 1 March it has performed over 2300 hours of community service and project at least 350 more by June. Our service learning project is mentoring the Milwee Middle School JROTC Club, which helps prepare students in Grades 6-8 for high school. Our Male Dual Exhibition team qualified for the State Drill Meet in April. Our JROTC Leadership Academic Bowl (academic bowl) has defeated 1500 other teams in two levels of online competition to advance to the JLAB National Championships in Washington, DC this June. We will bid farewell to 24 JROTC seniors in May, including Zach Vogel who received an appointment to West Point. Currently 6 former Greyhounds are at our military academies.

Physical NightWhen: May 2, 2016Where: Lyman High School, Main GymTime: 6:00pm – 7:30pmCost: $20 cashWhat do I need to bring?

• Completed and signed Physical Packet paperwork – available for pick up the week of April 25th.

• New athletes to Lyman, please bring an original birth certificate or a certified copy issued by the state. We will have a copier available for us to make a copy of the original.

Why: Per FHSAA, all paperwork, must be complete for a student to participate in any sport! This includes tryouts/practices/conditioning.

Lyman Rowing AssociationThe Lyman Rowing Association has had an incredible start to what will be the best spring regatta season ever, already bringing home top medals at major regattas. More than 90 % of our middle and high school rowers scored personal bests at the Southern Sprints in Melbourne. We’re looking forward to a great season of racing including traveling to the state rowing competition in Sarasota. The team also has their eye on competing at the world’s largest high school race, The Stotesbury Cup on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, PA.

Are you thinking of giving rowing a try? Where else can you be a part of a close knit group that encourages the development of endurance, discipline, teamwork, and sportsmanship? New rowers are always welcomed and there is no experience necessary. All team members are included during competitions; there is no riding the bench in rowing, everyone pulls their weight! Visit us at www.lymancrew.org!

(Lyman Rowing is a club activity that is not sanctioned by the FHSAA and not governed by Lyman High School and Seminole County Public Schools.)

Spring FootballSpring football will star on April 25th right after school. Please make sure you are cleared to participate with the athletic office as soon as possible. We are currently doing strength and conditioning for the spring Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 3 to 5pm.

Attendance Policy:Regular attendance provides students the opportunity to participate in many integral learning activities, such as class discussions, group experiences, field trips, guest speakers, and direct instruction, which cannot be simulated or replicated with written work. Therefore, with the goal of promoting student achievement and increasing the likelihood of success, the Seminole County Public Schools has adopted a uniform Attendance Policy that consists of the following components:

I. COMPULSORY ATTENDANCEA student enrolled in Seminole County Public Schools who is under the age of 16 is required to attend school regularly during the entire school year. It is the legal responsibility of the parent to ensure middle school student attendance, unless the student is 16 years of age or older and has filed a formal declaration to terminate school enrollment with the Board.

II. SCHOOL ATTENDANCE DEFINEDStudents are considered to be in attendance when they are at school or participating in school-sponsored activities (testing, field trips, blood drive, etc.).

III. STUDENT ATTENDANCE RECORDEDTeachers are required to maintain an official record of student attendance each day by class period of instruction. Teachers shall notify the administration of a student’s absence on the 3rd day of non-attendance.

IV. PARENT VERIFICATION OF ABSENCEParent Notes will no longer be accepted to excuse an absence. Only legal documentation will be entered in our system (see VII). We will work on extenuating circumstances on a case by case basis.

V. SCHOOL NOTIFICATION OF REPEATED UNEXCUSED ABSENCESSchool administrators and teachers are encouraged to contact parents/guardians after every unexcused absence to inform the parent of the absence and to discuss strategies for preventing further unexcused absences. When a student accumulates 5 unexcused absences in a grading period the principal or designee is required to contact, via telephone, e-mail, or letter the parent/guardian of the student in order to arrange a conference to discuss the reasons for the unexcused absences and to initiate school-based truancy interventions. Unsuccessful attempts to make this contact should be documented and a copy sent to the principal or designee.

*Student will lose credit for class once they reach the 10th unexcused absence in a semester*

VII. EXCUSED ABSENCES DEFINEDThe principal or designee shall determine if a student’s absence from school is excused or unexcused. An absence will be recorded as excused for each day a student is not in attendance for any of the following reasons:

1. Medical treatment provided by a licensed physician2. Sickness or injury makes attendance inadvisable*3. Observance of religious practices or a religious holiday4. Law enforcement order or court subpoena

5. Death of a family member6. Natural disaster7. Traffic accident that directly involved the student8. Extraordinary circumstances or situations approved by the

principal9. Students are permitted a total of two official college visits

beginning their junior year. In order for a college visit to be excused the student must bring an official letter to the attendance office within 5 days.

* If no verification is submitted within 5 student attendance days, a referral to the school board nurse is required. Should the principal or designee reasonably suspect an abuse of this provision, documentation from a “licensed practicing physician” (M.D., O.D., D.D., D.D.S., and/or D.C., etc.) may be required as a condition for declaring the student’s absence for illness excused.

VIII. UNEXCUSED ABSENCES DEFINEDAbsence from class for any reason other than those identified in Section VII shall be unexcused. In addition, the following conditions shall result in an absence being recorded as unexcused:

A. No Documentation of Reason for AbsenceStudent absences that are not verified according to the procedures established at the school for documenting the reasons for a student’s absence (Section V).

B. Vacations/Personal Family TimeAbsences from school due to vacation or personal family time are unexcused. Parents must submit to the principal, in writing, requests for pre-arranged absences due to vacation or personal family time if they wish to obtain, in advance, the class work that will be missed during the nonattendance. Teachers may, but are not required to, provide class assignments to students in advance. When such arrangements are made in advance, assignments are due on the day the student returns to school.

*Student will lose credit for class once they reach the 10th unexcused absence in a semester*

IX. ATTENDANCE AND DENIAL OF CREDIT • Students who accumulate more than nine (9) unexcused

absences in a class during a semester will be denied credit for the class

• Loss of credit may interfere with the students’ ability to graduate on time. In order to reinstate credit a student must complete make-up time (hour for hour) which will be held on designated days (to be determined) after school. Make-up time may not be done with individual teachers.

Dress Code Seminole County Public Schools Student Appearance and Dress Code

[adopted by School Board 2012-13]

Responsibility for the dress and appearance of students enrolled in the Seminole County Public Schools primarily rests with parents and the students. Some student apparel, however, may not be appropriate to wear to school even though that same apparel may be appropriate to wear in other settings.

To assist parents and students in making appropriate fashion and grooming decisions for school, the School Board has established the following minimal guidelines for the appearance and dress of students.

The standards of appearance for students shall insure that the students be clean, neat, and properly dressed. They shall observe modes of dress and standards of personal grooming which are appropriate for the academic environment.

It is the responsibility of the Principal to see that the dress appearance of any student shall not be extreme, to the point of creating a disturbance, or is hazardous to one, others, or school property, whether or not the specific case is covered by the information below. The Principal or Principal’s designee has the final authority for interpreting whether a student’s apparel/appearance conforms to the dress code.

All schools have the option of adopting a standard dress code (uniform) when developed and agreed upon in collaboration with their School Advisory Council. Schools that adopt a standard dress code policy should include the following: collared shirts, sleeves, khaki or dark pants/shorts/skirts, defined shirt colors (e.g. school colors)

1. HEAD No hats, caps, visors, hoods, bandanas, sunglasses or other head gear may be worn on campus except with administrative permission (i.e. medical necessity, religious, school related events).

2. UPPER GARMENT a. Garments must be of a length and fit that are suitable

to the build and stature of the student. b. All garments must have a collar or sleeves.

Therefore, the following items are prohibited: halter tops, tube tops, backless dresses/tops, spaghetti straps, tank tops.

c. Necklines of all upper garments must be modest. Low cut necklines are prohibited, and the cut of garments must not expose undergarments or cleavage.

d. Shirts must touch, at a minimum the top portion of lower garments at all times

e. Garments that are distracting or inappropriate are prohibited, including but not limited to those with see-through materials, skin-tight items, pajamas, trench-coats, rips/tears, printed profanity, or language/symbols/styles that promote the use of alcohol, drugs, tobacco products, gang-related or other illegal activities

3. LOWER GARMENT a. Pants and shorts should conform to the build and stature

of the students. b. Undergarments and the buttocks MUST remain entirely

covered even while seated. c. Dresses, skirts and shorts must be at least mid-thigh

or below in length. Rips/tears above mid-thigh not permitted.

d. The waistband of pants, shorts or skirts must be worn and secured between the hips and the waist.

e. Undergarments as outerwear, pajama pants, bathing suits, cheer shorts, bike shorts and spandex material bottoms are prohibited.

4. FOOTWEAR Students must wear shoes that are safe and appropriate for the learning environment. Students must wear athletic shoes in all PE classes. All students shall wear shoes/footwear. Cleats, slippers and shoes with wheels are not permitted to be worn on campus. Cleats may be worn for appropriate extracurricular sports in proper areas.

5. ACCESSORIESa. Clothing, jewelry, and accessories shall not convey

messages that are: crude, vulgar/profane, violent/death-oriented, gang related, sexually suggestive, promote alcohol, drugs or tobacco.

b. Jewelry or accessories that pose a safety concern for the student or others are prohibited. Dog collars, wallet chains, large hair picks or chains that connect one part of the body to another are prohibited.