Can you believe it is almost October? Fall is a wonderful time of year and my favorite season. Fall is a season that brings cooler weather and is a colorful time of year. Fall Carnival is almost here and Fall Break! I hope you use the time to relax and spend time together as a family. Slow down and start planning for the end of the year!

Enjoy!

Mrs. Bowden

Secondary Principal

Picture Day is coming up. There are two different dates for pictures.

10/4 - Is Underclassmen (Grades 5th - 11th) Students are required to be in uniform.

10/5 - Senior Pictures. Students are required to be in uniform. The photographer will have the tuxes and shawls for our seniors.

A message from the Athletic Director

IMPORTANT TRYOUT DATES PLEASE SAVE

As we are flying past the midway point of our fall season we have the next round of sports getting geared up for tryouts. There is a lot of information in this email so please read through it carefully. Please email the coaches assigned to each tryout for details related to the tryouts.

Another note as the Athletic Director I want to make as tryouts for the next sport are happening during fall season sports still going on. The current fall season teams take priority over tryouts. If a student has a conflict they need to let the coach of the next sport know that they wish to tryout but are still in their fall season. If a player misses an important game or practice for a tryout without communication to both fall season coach and future coach there will be the possibility of that player being ineligible.

October 4-5

6th - 12th grade girls basketball tryouts 7:00 - 8:30 pm in the gym. Email Coach D - CoachMitchell@lpsfrisco.net with questions

October 11, 12, + (1 more day)

6th - 8th grade boys soccer tryouts. All tryouts dates and times will be at The PIT in Frisco. More information will come as soon as we get it. We are waiting to hear back on some logistical questions. Email Coach Clint - CoachSchroeder@lpsfrisco.net with questions.

October 16-17

6th - 8th grade boys basketball tryouts 6 - 7:30 am in the gym. Email Coach A - jalexander@lpsfrisco.com with questions.

October 17

9th - 12th grade boys basketball tryouts 6:30 - 8:30 pm in the gym. Email both Coach Green - CoachGreen@lpsfrisco.net and Coach Alviso - CoachAlviso@lpsfrisco.net with questions.

October 24-26

9th - 12th grade boys soccer tryouts 4:45 - 6:15 pm at Pearson Acres (7550 Teel Pkwy, Frisco, TX 75034). Email Coach Booe - CoachBooe@lpsfrisco.net with questions.

October 25-26

6th - 12th grade girls soccer tryouts 4:45 - 6:15 pm at Pearson Acres (7550 Teel Pkwy, Frisco, TX 75034). Email Coach B - tblankenship@lpsfrisco.com with questions.

RESENDING THIS GENERAL INFORMATION

Rank One – This is where all documents need to be turned in or signed online. (i.e. physical form, athletic handbook, etc.) Do not turn in paper copies. If your athlete is not in Rank One or you are having issues with Rank One please email me as much detail as possible with your issues so we can get it resolved ASAP. One troubleshooting note is if you are having issues getting the app to work try going through a web browser instead. Online Forms (rankone.com)

Athletic Fee - $100 per sport the student plays. Do not pay the fee until your student has made the team. We do not use MySchoolBucks for athletic fees.

Each year, we partner with TeamConnor to raise money to support children in our area suffering with cancer. All of the money raised goes directly to TeamConnor; none of it is for LPS. Giving is all done online so you don't have to send any money to school.

The giving window will be Thursday September 21st - Monday October 1st, see below how to donate to Team Connor:

Good afternoon Leadership Prep staff and teachers,

We are thrilled to welcome back your amazing school, Leadership Prep for the 2023 campaign for Coins for Kids with Cancer program to benefit TeamConnor Childhood Cancer Foundation. We are so honored to have such a deep relationship with such a wonderful school, students, staff, and families who have generously participated with this important program to fund pediatric cancer research. September is an important month for us as it is childhood cancer awareness month and so it is timely that your amazing school is participating in this awesome fundraising event.

The fundraising goal for your grade is $500 - $1,000. This is a goal and if you all surpass it, that is AMAZING! Your team name is Help Us Make a Big Change 2023. All giving is online this year on one platform. We ensure this seamless, simple, turnkey, donor friendly approach for the staff, teachers, students and families of Leadership Prep.

Donation for the 2023 campaign is NOW OPEN! Please click this LINK to make your online donation today for childhood cancer. In the IN HONOR box please list LPS and the grade level. If you have multiple students please list LPS and the grade levels. For example, LPS grade 7 and grade 3 or LPS - 11th and 2nd.

This is a wonderful opportunity for our staff, teachers, students and families to give in a BIG way for childhood cancer. September is childhood cancer and we are honored to play a meaningful role in the impact that TeamConnor has within this space in our community with our local children's hospitals, Children's and Cook Children's.

We look forward to a successful campaign as we fund pediatric cancer research. To date, the TeamConnor Childhood Cancer Foundation has funded almost $6M for pediatric cancer research. We know that through research a cure will come and it is our hope that no child or family has to go through the childhood cancer journey.

Please let us know if you have any questions and or need any additional information. We are here for you! Help us beat childhood cancer!

Helper Helper Q&A

Below are some recent questions that have come in about recording and validation of community service hours.

Q: I saw that there is a September 30th deadline for summer community service hours. What does this mean?

A: Community service is not required of LPS students. However, if your student provided community service during the summer (between 6/1/23 and 8/13/23) then they may enter that into Helper Helper to use those hours to count towards their required amount for the year! This deadline has now been extended to October 6th.

Q: The Parent-Student Handbook guidelines for Helper Helper show that for approval of hours the coordinator listed for my student's community service needs to be associated with the organization. How does my student show that in the commitment?

A: Ideally, when a student volunteers for an organization, their coordinator should provide an email address that contains the organization's domain, rather than providing an email coming from a non-organizational domain (such as one with a hotmail, yahoo, aol, gmail, etc. domain) which is not valid on its own for verification. Using an appropriate email for the coordinator greatly streamlines accurate validation of community service. However, if the student has another way to ensure proof that the coordinator listed is associated with the organization, then they may add a link for that in the "message to coordinator" field or send it directly to helperhelper@lpsfrisco.net. Please be aware that delays of verification may occur with the latter method.

Q: Is it a good idea to take a photo of my student at the community service event?

A: Yes, it is an excellent idea to make it a habit to take a picture. Some opportunities may require a picture as proof, such as with our LPS clothing drive that your student will find in their Helper Helper platform under "Ongoing Opportunities."

Do you have a question about using Helper Helper or about this year's guidelines? If so, please email them to helperhelper@lpsfrisco.net