FamiLEE Focus

The Weekly Newsletter of Lee High School…

Where Great Things Are Happening!

Website: https://www.huntsvillecityschools.org/o/lhs
Phone: 256-428-8150
Facebook: facebook.com/leehighhsv
Twitter: @leehighhsv

Progress Reports went home today during 3rd block. Please make sure you see it. If you have questions, please email your child's teacher. Encourage your child to focus because the end of the semester will come sooner than they think.

This week, we focused on learning the necessary skills to be ready for the ACT. 11th grade will take the ACT on April 9, 2024 for our school accountability. The rest of the grade levels are focused on academics to be ready for their next steps.

We will have a Half Day on Friday, February 16, 2024. School will end at 12:20p.m. The buses will run.

Have a good weekend!

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

Have a great weekend!!!

Sincerely,

Kitrise Torain

LHS Principal

#GreatThingsHappeningAtLee

Monday, 2/12

• Registration Advisory Lesson - All Grades
• Auxiliary (Dance, Flag, & Majorettes) Pre-Audition Clinic in the Band Room: 4:00-7:00
• Varsity Girls Soccer vs. West Limestone @ Lee: 5:00pm
• Varsity Boys Soccer vs. West Limestone @ Lee: 7:00pm

Tuesday, 2/13

• Mardi Gras Masquerade Event
• Magnet Registration During Your Magnet Class in the Theatre
• Current Juniors Registration Meeting in Theatre: 11:30am
• Auxiliary (Dance, Flag, & Majorettes) Pre-Audition Clinic in the Band Room: 4:00-7:00pm
  

Wednesday, 2/14

• Valentines Day

Thursday, 2/15

• National School Resource Officer Day
• Current Freshmen Registration Meeting in the Theatre: 11:30am
• Varsity Girls Soccer vs. Ardmore @ Lee: 5:00pm
• Varsity Boys Soccer vs. Ardmore @ Lee: 7:00pm

Friday, 2/16

• Half Day for Students (12:20pm Dismissal)

• 1st Block- 8:30am-9:25am

• 2nd Block- 9:30am-10:25am
• 3rd Block-10:30am-11:20am
• 4th Block- 11:25am-12:20pm

Saturday, 2/17

• HCS Curriculum Showcase @ the VBC East Hall: 9:00am-12:00pm

• Varsity Baseball vs. St. John Paul II @ St. John Paul II HS: 4:30pm

Two Weeks Ahead

Monday, 2/19

• President’s Day, No School

• Varsity Girls Soccer vs. West Limestone @ West Limestone: 5:00pm

• Varsity Boys Soccer vs. West Limestone @ West Limestone: 7:00pm

Tuesday, 2/20

• Senior Panoramic Picture in the Gym: 10:00am
  

• Varsity Baseball vs. St. John Paul II @ Lee HS: 4:30pm

• Varsity Girls Soccer vs. Hazel Green @ Hazel Green: 5:00pm

• Varsity Boys Soccer vs. Hazel Green @ Hazel Green: 7:00pm

Wednesday, 2/21

Thursday, 2/22

• LHS Theatre Presents Antigone Now in the Black Box Theatre: 6:00pm

• Varsity Baseball vs. Columbia @ Lee HS: 4:30pm

Friday, 2/23

• Varsity Girls Soccer vs. West Point @ Lee: 5:00pm

• LHS Theatre Presents Antigone Now in the Black Box Theatre: 6:00pm

• Varsity Boys Soccer vs. West Point @ Lee: 7:00pm

Saturday, 2/24

• LHS Theatre Presents Antigone Now in the Black Box Theatre: 1:00pm

• LHS Theatre Presents Antigone Now in the Black Box Theatre: 6:00pm

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

• February 12 - Jayla Turner and Kam’ron Smith
• February 13 - Hayward Brizendine, Torey Rice and William Davidson
• February 14 - Brandon Johnson, Brendaliz Lopez, Skylar Porter, Demerious Robinson, Jayla Brown, Ms. Smith, and Mrs. Torain
• February 15 - Namon Hobson and Christopher Sales-Cruz
• February 16 - Lamont Smothers, Nathaniel Shelt, Kelsea Barnhurst, and Christine Holloway
• February 17 - Khiala Spears, Zarion Payne, and Yolanda Readus

Attention FamiLEE! One of our 2023-24 goals is to keep our overall attendance rate at 95% or higher for the entire school year. We were at 92.29% last week are currently at 94.07% for the year. We need your help to continue to improve and reach our goal! Attendance is one of the most important factors that influences how students do in school, and we need each student with us at school every day!!!

*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.

Upcoming Events

• 2/1-2/2/24 - Creative Writing Magnet authors are attending the Alabama Scholastic Press Association’s state convention at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa.

• 2/9/24 - Creative Writing Magnet Poetry Out Loud poets are attending the Regional POL Competition at The Alabama Center for the Arts in Decatur.

• 2/10/24- Vocal Performance Magnet, Dance Magnet performing at the 22nd Annual Black History Enrichment and Enlightenment Festival.

• Antigone Now build: Fri 2/9 4:00-5:00

• Antigone Now Build: Sat 2/10 10:00-4:00

• Loose design check in at 1:00

• Mandatory for Antigone crew

• Come as you can

• Antigone and Little Mermaid build: Tues 2/13 - Thu 2/15

• Antigone and Little Mermaid build: Fri 2/16 TBD

• Antigone Tech + Performance week upcoming Mon 2/19- Sat 2/24

• 2/22: Film & Video on location filming for Math Nation at Forced Inductions in Hazel Green, AL.

Parent Volunteer Opportunities

• Music Library Reorganization - We are seeking parental support to assist students in organizing the Vocal Magnet/Choir Music Library. The music library is housed in the choir room. If you’re able, please email ashley.daniel@hsv-k12.org.

From the Desk of the Magnet Directors

Vocal Magnet Director- Ms. Daniel

This year is continuing to get more exciting!

• Congratulations to our Vocal Ensemble that performed at the Sandra Moon Performing Space Ribbon Cutting .

• Euphonic Voices had the honor of performing at UAB Honor Choir this past Monday. Our students really enjoyed our guest clinician Dr. Murdock from University of Arkansas!

• Music Composition Class are working on our own various arrangements of Lift Every Voice and Sing/Black National Anthem.

• We are excited about our new classes with Maitland Conservatory for our composition class.

• We are preparing for All - State Festival. Congratulations to Di’Arie Reynolds, Matthew Snodgrass, Sophie Nance, & Torey Rice

• Show Choir/Musical Theatre are working hard on their upcoming Black History Performances. Theme: Motown We are getting ready to start on a new musical theater lesson with our new theater teacher Mr. Kisor!

• Vocal Magnet students are working towards our Solo & Ensemble Adjudication coming up in March.

• There are several events this month!

• 2-10 Black History Enrichment Program- Trinity United Methodist Church 607 Airport Rd 1:00 p.m. Saturday

• 2-18- Evening of Spirituals St. John A.M.E. Church 5:00 p.m. 229 Church Huntsville, AL 35801

• 2-23- Chaffee Elementary Program Black History Program

• 2-25 St. Rebecca Church Black History Program

• 2-29 - 3-1 All State Festival

Instrumental Director- Mr. Pearson

• Congratulations to tuba section leader, Evan Brooks would made the District 1 Honor Band

• We are excited that our new iMac computers are up and running!

Director of Theatre- Mr. Kisor

We are well underway with rehearsals for our Spring Productions! In our Black Box we have Antigone Now that opens the weekend of February 22nd, 23rd & 24th. We also are in the middle of rehearsals for our Spring musical, The Little Mermaid, that opens April 4th-6th.

On top of performances we also have students participating in the Alabama Thespian Festival February 16th & 17th where they will have the opportunity to attend workshops, interview with college programs and connect with other thespians and companies across the state.

Director of Technical Theatre- Ms. Campolongo

Hello!! We finished up our project and our working on building for Little Mermaid and Antigone now. This will be the focus for the next two weeks. Students are expected to bring appropriate clothes to class for building and paint. Work calls are the following:

• Antigone Now build: Fri 2/9 4:00-5:00

• Antigone Now Build: Sat 2/10 10:00-4:00

• Loose design check in at 1:00

• Mandatory for Antigone crew

• Come as you can

• Antigone and Little Mermaid build: Tues 2/13 - Thu 2/15

• Antigone and Little Mermaid build: Fri 2/16 TBD

• Antigone Tech + Performance week upcoming Mon 2/19- Sat 2/24

Dance Magnet Director- Mrs. Hunkapillar

We are continuing our work in class on technique and choreography. Both Major and Minor Companies have been working very hard on finishing up company pieces. Majors is working on Senior group dance and Underclassmen have started working on the senior tribute piece. Major Company will be performing this Saturday, February 10 at the 22nd Annual Black History Enrichment and Enlightenment Festival at Trinity Methodist Church on Airport Road. The dancers need to be there by 2:30.

Minor Company has started learning new choreography for their contemporary piece.

Upcoming events for DME-Major Company/Elite (New Name for next school year-DMElite Co.) Auditions will be March 6 during 2nd block class time.

I am super excited for our spring concert! Our concert this year is titled “Listen”

Creative Writing Magnet Director- Ms. Sisson

Goodness gracious, we have had an incredibly eventful past couple of weeks! The authors have represented our school beautifully in the classroom, school, region, AND state!

On February 2nd, a handful of authors went to the Alabama Scholastic Press Association’s state convention at UA in Tuscaloosa. They attended workshops and networked with other authors and journalists from around the state. They left the convention jazzed about this year’s lit mag and new ideas for our class, and I did, too! They also came home with some well-deserved awards for their writing and last year’s lit mag:

Harmoniouslee staff - ALL ALABAMA (highest award possible) for overall literary magazine

Harmoniouslee staff - FIRST PLACE for literary magazine cover design

Samantha Copeland - FIRST PLACE for literary magazine fiction, short

Louise Block - THIRD PLACE for literary magazine fiction, short

Ray Kendrick - FIRST PLACE for literary magazine essay

Elizabeth Graham - HONORABLE MENTION for literary magazine fiction, short

Tamara King - SECOND PLACE for literary magazine fiction, short

Seven of the poets are heading to the regional Poetry Out Loud competition on Friday, 2/9/24. These poets have diligently worked to perfect their delivery in reciting their poems, and we are hoping for another Lee Sweep (like last year). The brave poets are:

Samantha Copeland - anthology

Louise Block - anthology

Ray Kendrick - anthology

Max Beck - social issues

Anna McCombs - original

Aliyah Potter - original

Bella Smith - original

On top of all this excitement, the authors are sharing their own work daily, designing the school lit mag, AND working on their personal lit mags (I’ve NEVER seen underclassmen have this much talent this early on).

Stay tuned!

Photography Magnet Director- Mr. Willmarth

Students are looking at portraiture and how using personality traits can influence the portrait result. Students are also experimenting with creating non-traditional, non-objective images.

Mackenzie Tyson also won 2nd place at the State Superintendent Art Show in Montgomery for 11/12 grade digital artworks!

Film and Video Director- Mr. Lee

Keep your eye on social media for a promo video and a behind the scenes of Antigone Now! Next week, Filmmaking students will be starting a new project using in camera transitions to tell a story. These projects are designed to build the students skills in preparation for our 2nd 9 weeks short film project.

Please click here for the PowerPoint from the February Senior Parent Meeting.

It is our goal that all seniors will be enrolled, employed, and/or enlisted by the end of the summer. We are here to help!

• 12th Grade Counselor: Chris White (chris.white@hsv-k12.org)
• Graduation Coach: Patrick Holder (patrick.holder@hsv-k12.org)
• Senior Sponsor: Nicole Fields (nicole.fields@hsv-k12.org)
• HCS College Counselor: Lacey Guthrie (lacey.guthrie@hsv-k12.org) – at Lee every Monday, available for students and parents/guardians.
• HCS Career Counselor: Cary Watkins (cary.watkins@hsv-k12.org – at Lee every Thursday, available for students and parents/guardians.
• National Guard Recruiter: Wendell Williams (205-746-4155) – can help with all branches of the military.

Friday, February 16: Half Day for Students

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

Tuesday, April 9: E-Learning Day for 9th, 10th, and 12th Grade Students

Thursday, April 25: 4th Quarter Progress Reports Go Home

Thursday, May 23: Last Day of School, Half Day

Friday, May 24: Class of 2024 Graduation Ceremony @ the VBC, 3:00pm

Tuesday, May 28: 2nd Semester Report Cards Mailed Home