November 2024 Rocket Messenger
District Strategic Plan
As a reminder, the district’s goals are as follows:
- Student wellbeing and outcomes
- Staff wellbeing and outcomes
- Family and community engagement
- District systems and operations
Keri Applebee
Principal
kapple@lps.org
News and Notes
Parent/Teacher Conferences
November 13th, 2024
- 3:45-5:45 p.m.- In person.
- 5:45-6:45 p.m.- Outreach by teachers via phone.
If you are unable to attend conferences from 3:45-5:45 p.m. and would like a call during the last hour, please complete the form below.
Vape Detector Data
Quarter 1 data shows us that we had 157 vape detectors go off during the first 2 weeks of school. We ended the quarter with only 9. We continue to be impressed with the positive influence these alarms are having on discouraging vaping. Thank you for your continued support.
Blankets
As the weather has begun to get cooler we have noticed some students bringing blankets to school. While we understand that they may be needed for the walk to and from school, students will not be allowed to carry them/wear them around their shoulders during the school day. We will ask students to place them in their backpack, their locker or we are more than happy to hold them in the office for them until the end of the day.
Rocket House
What is Rocket House? Rocket House is a structured after school study zone that is staffed by some of our Core (Math, Science, Social Studies and English) teachers. This will begin after Fall Break.
When: Tuesday and Thursdays, 3:15-4:00 p.m.
Who: Our focus will be on 9th graders.
How: Data will be run weekly. Should a 9th grader have 3 F’s they will be assigned to Rocket House for a 2 week cycle. Students and Families will receive an email notifying them that Rocket House has been assigned. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, students will receive an email reminder to report to Rocket House after school on that day.
What happens if Students don’t attend? During that time students will be allowed to miss 1 afternoon of Rocket House prior to consequences going into effect.
Students will at first serve lunch detention. Repeated skips may result in different consequences.
FAFSA (Free Application for Student Aide)
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is an online form by the U.S. Department of Education to help colleges and career schools determine what federal money they can give you to help pay for school. The application must be completed every school year.
The types of financial aid that you could receive from the FAFSA include grants like the Pell Grant, scholarships, work-study funds and student loans.
For additional information, check out the link below:
https://home.lps.org/counseling/fafsa/
Counselors will meet with students during quarter 2.
Health Services
