LHS Update #3

• Aug. 22 - 1st Day of School
• Aug. 25 - GCI Students begin attending

• Sept. 2 - No School (Labor Day Weekend)

• Sept. 5 - No School (Labor Day Weekend)

• Sept. 6/9 - Homecoming Week

• Sept. 23rd - Staff PD day, NO SCHOOL for students
• Oct. 12th -11th grade Fall PSAT/NMSQT
• Oct. 21st - PT Conferences
• Nov. 23rd-27th - Thanksgiving Break
• Dec. 22nd-January 2nd - Christmas Break
• Jan. 13th - End of the 1st Semester

• Our regular school day will run from 7:35 am - 2:21 pm. A daily schedule is included below.
• LHS doors will be open at 7:00 am each day for students to enter.
• We will have 2 lunch periods. Students will have assigned seating, by grade level similar to last year. They will be permitted to sit with students of their choice. However, during lunches, students will only be permitted to leave their assigned table/seat to use the restroom.
• Student lunches will be based on their 4th hour teacher.
• Students that will be eating breakfast in the morning are to remain in the cafeteria to eat and report directly to their 1st hour class when they are finished..
• Both entrances (Main Entrance and Senior Commons Entrance) will be open for students to enter the building each morning. at 7:00 am.
• Parking passes for students that submit the proper documentation, and remit the $25.00 vehicle registration fee can purchase their parking tag AFTER School hours in the main office.
• Class meetings will be held on Friday, August 26th. Topics of discussion will include building expectations, dress code, technology usage, Homecoming, as well as grade specific information.

A reminder that confirming/updating your student’s information is REQUIRED by ALL students attending Linden Community Schools.

Using the ParentVue portal, parents and guardians have the ability to electronically sign Handbook Acknowledgements, Acceptable Use and Chromebook Policies; as well as update student Demographic Information, Emergency Contact Information, Medical and Health information, and transportation needs. This process takes about 10 minutes per student. It is important that we have current information for each student enrolled.

Additionally, secondary students are also REQUIRED to use the StudentVue portal to electronically sign mandatory forms.

Please click on the included link for steps and associated screenshots to assist in navigating the ParentVue portal.

LHS is excited to add the following new staff members for the 2022-2023 school year.

An email communication regarding the road construction on Silver Lake Rd. was sent out to all LCS families on Friday, August 18th. Below is a copy of that communication:

"We have been informed by the Genesee County Road Commission that Silver Lake Rd. (between Lobdell Rd. and Glen Hatt Rd.) will remain closed until next Thursday, August 25th due to the ongoing road work.

If your student rides the bus, your bus driver will be in contact with you regarding transportation updates and times because of the road closure. The timing schedule that is posted on our website will not be correct until the road work is completed.

If your student drives to school, or you transport your student(s), I would encourage you to leave earlier than normal, and anticipate traffic delays."

• The parking lot in front of LHS has been reconfigured and resurfaced..
• Please note a parent drop off lane has been included. Vehicles dropping off in the morning, or picking up studets in the afternoon should use this lane. Please do not use bus lane.
• The new entrance to the student parking lot has also been completed. Student drivers should use this entrance to park their vehicles. No students should park in the front lot.

Upon review of student schedules, changes must be done according to the Schedule Change Policy.

All schedule change requests must be done by August 25 by 11:00 pm. A request does not guarantee that a change will be made. Please use the link below to request a schedule change. Requests will be adressed by your students counselor in the order they are received.

Schedule Change Request Link

GCI begins on August 25th.

1st session:

• 7:00-8:45am
• Bus leaves LHS @6:05am
• Bus returns to LHS @ 9:15am

2nd session:

• 8:50-10:35am
• Bus leaves LHS @8:03am
• Bus returns to LHS @ 11:15am

3rd session:

• 12:05-1:05pm
• Bus leaves LHS @11:18am
• Bus returns to LHS @ 2:10pm

4th session:

• Welding/Electrical; 2:15-4:00pm;
• JROTC - 3:00-4:15pm

No bus transportation for 4th session GCI

2022-2023 brings the introduction of "EAGLE Time" to Linden High School students. The concept of Eagle Time was born out of an idea to provide students, and teachers with an opportunity to hit a variety of metrics without losing entire class periods, or chuncks of class time for required non-curricular activities. In eccesence, to provide students and teachers more time in their classrooms. EAGLE Time will begin the week of August 29th. Below are a few concepts and activities that will be a part of EAGLE Time:

• Approximately 20 students will be paired with one teacher for their 4 years of high school. For example. incoming 9th grade students will have the same EAGLE Time teacher through 12th grade.
• SOAR initiatives and videos
• Grade level EDP Updates
• State Testing preparation
• Safety/Security Updates (ALICE)
• StudentVue Checks

There will be some instances where we may have all school assemblies, and EAGLE Time activities will be communicated to teachers in advance.

Homecoming Week will be September 6-September 10.

• Thurs. Sept 1 - Kick off to Homecoming - SPIRIT DAY Black Out wear all Black
• Tues., Sept. 6 - SPIRIT DAY - Hypnos Day(PJ Day)
• Wed., Sept. 7 - Sr./Jr. Powderpuff Game at 7:00 pm. Homecoming King will be crowned at halftime. No athletic passes will be accepted as this is a fundraiser for the Junior Class. All tickets are $5.00, students 5th grade and under will be admitted for free. SPIRIT DAY - God/Goddess Day
• Thurs., Sept. 8 - SPIRIT DAY - Mediterranean Day(Beach Day)
• Fri., Sept. 9 - Parade will begin at 4:45 pm. Homecoming football game against Flint Kearsley begins at 7:00 pm. The crowning of the Homecoming Queen will take place at halftime. SPIRIT DAY - Clash of the Titans(Class Colors: Seniors-black Juniors-red Sophomores-grey Freshman-white)
• Sat., Sept. 10 - Homecoming Dance at Claude Cranston Field (weather permitting) 7:00 pm-10:00 pm. Tickets will be sold at lunch during school hours. Any student interested in briniging a guest must have a "Guest Form" completed prior to purchasing their tickets.

The Theme for this year's Homecoming is Mythology.

• Seniors-Egyptian
• Juniors-Greek
• Sophomores-Norse
• Freshmen-Roman

Class T-shirts will be on sale until September 1st. I will be sending a form out next week if your student did not pick up an order form during Orientation.

LVS and online students should follow the due dates established in their online classes. The schedule identified below, provides additional guidance as to where student's progress should be throughout the semester:

• 8/22/2022 (First Day of School) 0%
• 9/23/2022 (¼ through the semester) 25%
• 10/21/2022 (½ through the semester) 50%
• 11/22/2022 (Thanksgiving Break) 66%
• 12/9/2022 (¾ through the semester) 75%
• 12/22/2022 (Christmas Break) 92%
• 1/13/2023 (End of Semester) 100%

Linden High School will be offering the PSAT/NMSQT to interested 11th grade students. The PSAT/NMSQT is a standardized test that provides students an additional opportunity to practice for the SAT and serves as a qualifying test for the highly competitive National Merit Scholarship program. The test will be offered at Linden High School on Wednesday, October 12th. The cost to register is $18. The deadline to register for the test is Wednesday, September 7, 2022. Please contact your student's counselor if you have further questions:

A-L, Mrs. Armour, tarmour@lindenschools.org

M-Z, Ms. Mason, cmason@lindenschools.org

Link to registration form:

https://forms.gle/e6RJJfrQKxcSuH478