2023-24 Week 15 - November 9, 2023
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
Upcoming Events
- Girls Flag Football Playoffs Round 3: Lee vs. Hewitt Trussville @ Milton Frank: 5:30pm
Tuesday, 11/14
- Progress Reports Go Home
- Parent Advisory Committee Meeting in the Lecture Hall: 2:00pm
- Bowling vs. Sparkman @ Madison Bowling: 3:30pm
- Tennis Tryouts on the Tennis Courts: 4:30-6:00pm
Wednesday, 11/15
- Club Day During Zero Period
Parent and Family Engagement Workshop On “Activities Parents and Teenagers can Enjoy Together” in the Lecture Hall: 10:00am
- Bowling vs. Hartselle @ River City Lanes Decatur: 4:00pm
- Tennis Tryouts on the Tennis Courts: 4:30-6:00pm
Thursday, 11/16
- Dance Magnet Fall Show "Ignite The Fire" in the Theatre: 7:00pm
- Varsity Boys Basketball Sacramento Classic Tournament in Sacramento, CA
Friday, 11/17
- Club Day During Zero Period
- Dance Magnet Fall Show "Ignite The Fire" in the Theatre: 7:00pm
- Varsity Boys Basketball Sacramento Classic Tournament in Sacramento, CA
- Varsity Boys Basketball Sacramento Classic Tournament in Sacramento, CA
- Varsity Boys Basketball Sacramento Classic Tournament in Sacramento, CA
Two Weeks Ahead
Monday, November 20-Friday, November 24
- Thanksgiving Break, No School
Birthdays
Happy Birthday to the following students who have birthdays this week!
Monday, 11/13 - Xylenn Palm, La’Nae Farrior, Kason Baker
Tuesday, 11/14 - Kameron Riley, Dontrell Robinson, De’Amour Bailey, Xavier Teague
Wednesday, 11/15 - Jannieh Bassett, Sophie Nance, Angelisa Sierra, Anaiya Toney
Thursday, 11/16 - Demetrius Poe, Nathaniel Carter-McAnally, Elashia Keys, Jacob Ramos, Caleb Shultz, Giselle Gambles
Friday, 11/17 - Jai’Den Rice
Saturday, 11/18 - Mary Beckham, Blanca Pahua-Pio, Jaydrien Simmions
- Sunday, 11/19 - Zion Thomas
Weekly Announcements & Updates
*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.
Magnet Creative Corner
Upcoming Events
State Trumbauer Nov 30th- Dec. 2nd @UNA
DME Presents Ignite the Fire 2023- Nov 16th & 17th
State Trumbauer Field Trip Letter and Guidelines will be given to students and parents this week
Creative Writing Magnet Readers’ Theatre December 6th and 7th at 6PM.
Parent Volunteer Opportunities
Concession and ushers for DME Ignite the Fire 2023
Chaperones (especially Male) needed overnight for State Trumbauer
From the Desk of the Magnet Directors
Vocal Magnet Director- Ms. Daniel
This has been a wonderful week for our students! We enjoyed our weekend of musical theatre at the Trumbauer Festival. Many of our students are advancing to State Trumbauer! We are so proud of all of our performers! Our students completed the All State Audition on Wednesday! 21 Students! Results will come out early December.
These next few weeks we are preparing for our Winter Concerts & Performances
12-5 & 12-7 Music Department School Tour
12-7 Trash Panda Winter Light Show
12-8 Caroling at Women’s Shelter
12-8 Carol of Bells
12-13 Winter Concert
Theatre Performance Director- Ms. Rock and Technical Director of Theatre- Ms. Campolongo
Hello!! Last week our students went to District Trumbauer and many were able to move forward to the State Trumbauer Festival to help represent our district! This week we are focusing on getting our theatre and shops cleaned up and ready for the Dance Magnet Dance concert. We will also be focusing on rehearsing and improving upon our IEs that will be moving forward to state Trumbauer.
Dance Magnet Director- Mrs. Hunkapillar
Hey Everyone! This week the dancers are putting finishing touches on their student choreography projects and learning to cut their music. The music deadline is this Thursday (11/9). Next week begins our tech week for Ignite the Fire dance concert. I have placed a detailed information sheet in the DME schoology groups for Major and Minor classes. I will post a picture of this sheet in the DME Parent GroupMe as well.
Monday, November 13 begins our after school rehearsal week. We will be on stage along with our technical theater students. They will be working on lighting our pieces and running our sound! Let’s Go LEE Magnet!!! Rehearsal is Monday and Tuesday from 4:00-8:30. If we finish early, I will release students as soon as I see we will be finished.
Wednesday is our FULL dress rehearsal. We will begin at 4:30 and run the show from beginning to end. I hope to finish with the run around 6:30-6:45. Call time for DME is Thursday, November 16 and Friday, November 17 at 5:00pm-Company warm up begins at 5:15 and is mandatory. Our Theater Boosters will be helping with concessions and programs to give our dance parents the ability to see their kids perform!! Thank you Theater Boosters!! Lee Magnet is the place to be!!!!!!! If you have any questions, please reach out through email, text, or DM!
Creative Writing Magnet Director- Ms. Sisson
Hello, Magnet Familee! The authors have been working hard on their personal literary magazines. On 11/8, we had a class competition for spreads. Our co-editors-in-chief, Louise Block and Sam Copeland, judged. It was a junior sweep: Aliyah Potter - First Place, Darianne Ewing - Second Place, and Callie Pitsinos - Third Place.
Some of the juniors attended The Journalism Education Association’s National Convention in Boston, MA. They attended workshops and seminars during the day and visited museums and colleges in the evenings. Our very own author, Colby Meeks (CWM ℅ 21) showed them around the Harvard campus and shared the offices of The Harvard Advocate where he is the editor of poetry.
Visual Arts Magnet Directors- Mrs. Johnson and Ms. Radowski
Vis Art I- Finished Britto Paintings and Lino Blocks. Monday will start self portraits in the style of Tim Burton. We will go over cartooning as an art form. The importance of shape to create those pieces and how to characterize oneself.
Vis Art II - Finished Britto Sculptures. Monday will start mixed media projects done in a surrealist manner with a nightmare and/or other world theme. We will discuss surrealism, nightmares/dreams, other worlds and how to capture those ideas and put them on canvas. We will reference famous surrealist artists.
AP studio art: Congrats to Mrs. Johnson and family on their new addition!
Photography Magnet Director- Mr. Willmarth
Magnet I students are learning how to talk about Art and Photography through Art History lessons looking at photographs from established photographers. Also exploring how to use juxtaposition in their photography either through content creation with careful framing of images or by additive drawn elements layered onto darkroom prints. Magnet II students have been creating layered color prints using the historical process Gum Bichromate, with several successful duotone images, and are now creating CMYK negatives and layering them using Photoshop to create the negatives and being able to register the images properly on top of each other. Students are mixing their own emulsions to create their own photography papers, and are allowing time for experimentation and unexpected results throughout the multi-day process. Magnet III students are creating images using Juxtaposition and soon will be using portrait lighting techniques as we get closer to Christmas, making use of new background stands in the photography studio. Magnet IV students are working on using Romantic imagery in their work to include in their digital portfolio, Behance.
Film and Video Director- Mr. Lee
Last week, Senior Magnet Students Limaya Batimba, Olivia Costley, and Gillian Holcomb visited Chapman Middle and McNair Middle school to talk about the Lee Magnet programs and their experience not only in film and video but also other magnet and extracurricular opportunities (See pic below). Film and video students were pleased to receive a visit from Tami Speth, our Teen PSA Competition liaison. She visited our Level I Magnet students in October to explain the program and our long history with the organization. In November, students will begin selecting topics for their PSA videos. We have also been working closely with our Dance Magnet Ensemble to document the work done with their guest artist from Giordano Dance Co from Chicago, IL. On top of filming classroom rehearsals and workshops using multiple cameras and GOPros, select Magnet students will assist with digital media integration in DME Presents Ignite the Fire as well as providing edited video for our Spring Dance showcase in 2024. Collaboration with all magnets continues to be a unique highlight for our Film and Video Program.
College Counselor / Career Coach Updates
- 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. Seniors, please click here or scan the QR code below to let us know about your scholarship offers!
- 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
Notes From The Nurse
Planning Ahead
Tuesday, November 14: 2nd Quarter Progress Reports Go Home
Monday, November 20-Friday, November 24: Thanksgiving Break, No School
Friday, December 15: End of the First Semester, Half Day
Monday, December 18-Tuesday, January 2: Winter Break, No School
Wednesday, January 3: First Day of the 2nd Semester
Friday, January 5: 1st Semester Report Cards Go Home
Monday, January 15: MLK Day, No School / MLK Challenge Day of Service
Friday, February 9: 3rd Quarter Progress Reports Go Home
Monday, February 19: Presidents' Day, No School
Friday, March 8: E-Learning Day for Students
Monday, March 11-Friday, March 15: Spring Break, No School
Friday, March 22: 3rd Quarter Report Cards Go Home
Tuesday, April 9: ACT Plus Writing Test for Juniors, 8:30am
Thursday, April 25: 4th Quarter Progress Reports Go Home
Friday, April 26: Weather Day, No School (Possibly)
Thursday, May 23: Last Day of School, Half Day
Friday, May 24: Class of 2024 Graduation Ceremony @ the VBC, 3:00pm
Monday, May 27: 2nd Semester Report Cards Mailed Home
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