FamiLEE Focus

The Weekly Newsletter of Lee High School…

Where Great Things Are Happening!

Website: https://www.schools.huntsvillecityschools.org/lee-high-school
Phone: 256-428-8150
Facebook: facebook.com/leehighhsv
Twitter: @leehighhsv

Hello FamiLEE,

We had an exciting week. Thank you for sending your scholars ready for success daily.

Next week is College and Career Week. Please support each day by dressing up. The flyer is below.

One more week until FALL BREAK, October 2-6, 2023. Please make sure you are checking PowerSchool to view your child's grades and help them stay on top of her/his assignments. Next week is the last week of the nine weeks.

If you have questions, concerns, or need to discuss something with me, please email me or call the school and speak with Ms. Smartt, administrative assistant.

If you need to send in absence excuses, please email lee.attendance@hsv-k12.org.

I appreciate you all,

Kitrise Torain

LHS Principal

#GreatThingsHappeningAtLee

Monday, 9/25

• Tennis Tryouts on the Tennis Courts, 4:30-6:00
• JV Volleyball vs. Austin @ Lee: 4:30pm
• Varsity Volleyball vs. Austin @ Lee: 5:30pm

Tuesday, 9/26

• Tennis Tryouts on the Tennis Courts, 4:30-6:00
• Girls Flag Football vs. Grissom @ Grissom: 5:00
• Girls Flag Football vs. Huntsville @ Grissom: 5:00

Wednesday, 9/27

• Tennis Tryouts on the Tennis Courts, 4:30-6:00

Thursday, 9/28

• Tennis Tryouts on the Tennis Courts, 4:30-6:00
• Volleyball vs. Columbia @ Randolph: 5:30pm
• Varsity Volleyball vs. Columbia @ Randolph: 5:30pm
• JV Volleyball vs. Randolph @ Randolph: 6:30pm
• Varsity Volleyball vs. Randolph @ Randolph: 6:30pm

Friday, 9/29

• E-Learning Day For Students

Two Weeks Ahead

October 2-6

• Fall Break, No School

Happy Birthday to the following students who have birthdays this week!

• Monday, 9/25 - Edwar Lopez and Piper Scacca

• Tuesday, 9/26 - Jeremiah Matthews, Saniya Darby, and Samantha Perkins

• Wednesday, 9/27 - Shyterrica Boykin, Tyler Gale, Darius Antonio, and Kyle Davis

• Thursday, 9/28 - Aiyana Edwards and Kasey Little

• Friday, 9/29 - Josiah Lanier
• Saturday, 9/30 - Amara Okoro and Knakya Snodgrass

*Tennis tryouts will be September 25-28. See Coach Griffin in room 235 with any questions!

*Picture Day for 9-11 graders will be October 17th. The make-up date will be November 29th.

*Attention Seniors! Senior Portraits need to be taken at Prestige if you have not already had them done. Please call 855-918-2930 to make an appointment or click this link.

*Yearbooks are on sale now! Now - January 10th the price is $40 for standard and $45 for Personalized. January 11th -March 30th the cost is $45 for standard and $50 for personalized

The deadline to order is March 30th. Order online only on MySchoolFees.

*Check student fees online! LHS student fees can be viewed and paid online anytime by visiting https://secure3.myschoolfees.com select AL-HUNTSVILLE CITY-LEE HIGH, and register as a New User. You will need your student’s PowerSchool ID Number. You may also pay by cash or check at the school. Remember to check fees periodically for any changes that may occur. If you need help or have any questions, please contact our Bookkeeper at 256-428-8150 or by email at tamala.swopes@hsv-k12.org.

• Shout-out to our Freshmen Students of the Week! Bella Smith comes to us from Williams Middle School. Here at Lee, she is a member of the Creative Writing Magnet and the Creation & Music Club. In her free time, she enjoys playing soccer, writing stories/ songs and likes to sing. She has a twin brother who goes to New Century and an older brother who goes to UAH. After graduating, she wants to go to college to become a published author or go into sales for a big corporation. Her favorite teacher here at Lee is Ms. Smith because she makes sure they learn things and she is fun to work with. Tylan Fugate comes to us from Buckhorn Middle School. Here at Lee, he plays football and wants to play basketball. In his free time, he enjoys playing videogames and working out. After graduating, he wants to go to college and play football and aspires to be a part of the NFL one day. His favorite teacher here at Lee is Coach McGuire because he makes them disciplined. Shout-out to both of them for living out our #FamiLEE values so well!

• We enjoyed celebrating our Volleyball Seniors at Thursday's Senior Night! Congratulations to Zakiya, Khaleyah, Aleah, and Emma!!!
  

• Shout-out to the Girls Flag Football team for defeating Westminster 19-7 on Thursday!

• Shout-out to the Lee High School Band! They played across the field from the Alabama A&M University Marching Maroon & White band at Thursday’s AAMU game vs. the University of Arkansas Pine Bluff!!! We are so excited out students got the opportunity to play at a real college game!!!

• Congrats to our very own Librarian Nicole Fields for receiving a 2023 Herman Moore LAMP award! Awarded annually by the Alabama Library Expo, recipients are Librarians or Library Specialists who have rendered outstanding and exceptional service to their patrons, schools, and communities over an extended period of time. The famiLee is grateful daily for Mrs. Fields’ years of service and dedication to our students. Give her a shoutout!
  

• Congratulations to the newest members of the All-City Choir from Lee High! Their names are listed below.
  

• Shout out to the Varsity Girls Volleyball team for their win over Columbia on Tuesday!
  

• Shout-out to the Lee Girls Flag Football Team for two great wins onTuesday! They defeated Huntsville High 33-0 and Jemison 31-0.
  

• Shout-out to the Lee JV Football team for a great win on Monday! They defeated Brewer 20-14.
  

Updates

• This has been a busy week in the magnet department! Our Film and Video students have been out around the building filming for their new projects. Our Visual Arts students have been working on their AP portfolio pieces. Our Theatre and Tech students are moving full steam ahead with their Trumbauer competition pieces. We are so looking forward to seeing the product of our dancers choreographing their pieces for the fall recital.

Upcoming Events

• We can’t wait to see all our families at our Fall Arts Festival on October 14 at Lee High School 11-2.

• October 16-17, 2023 - All City Choral Festival

This week, we want to celebrate Mr. Curtis Jordan and Ms. Emily Bacik.

Thank you for being dedicated positive leaders for our students. Below are lists of what the students said in their nominations.

Curtis Jordan

He is always reminding us that we choose how to feel, whether to be embarrassed or not to be.
He reminds us to stay positive and that the days outcome is up to us.
He makes sure students understand what we are learning.
He reminds us to stay positive.
He knows how to teach and how to get along well with students.

Emily Bacik

She is sweet & helpful and kind.
She’s caring and she lets students try new things.
She’s always nice to students.
She’s always in a good mood.
She makes learning fun.

• Ms. Lacey Guthrie is the HCS College Counselor assigned to LHS! To get in touch with her, please e-mail her at lacey.guthrie@hsv-k12.org.
• Ms. Jade Chappell is the HCS Career Coach assigned to LHS! To get in touch with her, email jade.chappell@hsv-k12.org.
• Connect with the District College Counselors online! We’re sharing information about college, scholarships, FAFSA, and more! Facebook: HCS District College Counselors. Website: https://sites.google.com/hsv-k12.org/hcscollegecounselors

We are available to receive medications and meet with parents to complete individualized health care plans (IHPs). Please remember, all medications require a parent prescriber authorization form (PPA). For any questions, please Contact Nurse Autumn or Nurse Wiggins at 256-428-8150.

Friday, September 29: E-Learning Day For Students

Monday, October 2-Friday, October 6: Fall Break, No School

Thursday, October 12: 1st Quarter Report Cards Go Home

Tuesday, April 9: ACT Plus Writing Test for Juniors, 8:30am

You can email our PTSA President Mrs. Mary Scott Hunter at maryscotthunter@gmail.com if you want to get involved in PTSA!