Generally Speaking

The Weekly Newsletter of Lee High School…

Where Great Things Are Happening!

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

Monday, 1/23

Tuesday, 1/24

Wednesday, 1/25

• Junior Class Assembly In The Theatre During Zero Period
• Faculty Meeting in the Library: 3:50pm

Thursday, 1/26

• Teacher PST Meetings in Room 219: During Planning

Friday, 1/27

• Club Day During Zero Period
• Deadline to apply for the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority annual Honors Convocation

Saturday, 1/28

• AP Social Studies Classes Saturday Study Sessions @ Lee HS: 8:30am-12:30pm

Next Week

Monday, 1/30

• Softball Tryouts on the Softball Field: 4:00pm

Tuesday, 1/31

• Softball Tryouts on the Softball Field: 4:00pm
• Cheerleading Clinic/Open Gym in the Cafeteria: 4:00-7:00pm

Wednesday, 2/1

• HBCU College Fair for 11th & 12th Grade in the Gym: 9:00am-11:00am
  
• Cheerleading Clinic/Open Gym in the Cafeteria: 4:00-7:00pm

Thursday, 2/2

• Teacher PLC Meetings in Room 219: During Planning
• Cheerleading Clinic/Open Gym in the Cafeteria: 4:00-7:00pm

Friday, 2/3

• Club Day During Zero Period

Saturday, 2/4

• AP English Classes Saturday Study Sessions @ Lee HS: 8:30am-12:30pm

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

• Tuesday, 1/24 - Daniel Fink, Jordan Fink, Conner Orr, and Taylor Pietrzak
• Wednesday, 1/25 - Davin Taylor and Cordasha Watkins
  
• Thursday, 1/26 - Cameron Ford
• Friday, 1/27 - Timothy Perkins
• Saturday, 1/28 - Raven Douglas

*If you made honor roll for the 1st semester, this is for you. Each year, the Huntsville Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. hosts an annual Honors Convocation to recognize the accomplishments of local high school students who made honor roll the first semester of the school year. Applications are now being accepted. All applications must be postmarked no later than January 27, 2023. Applications can be accessed by scanning the QR code found on the bottom of the flyer. If you need help with the application, Mrs. Fields can help or you can email any inquiries or concerns to dsthsvhonors@gmail.com.

*Softball Tryouts will be Monday, January 30 and Tuesday, January 31st at 4pm both days on the softball field. Bring a glove, long pants, and cleats. See Coach Harris for more information!

*Cheerleading Tryouts will be February 7th & 8th from 4pm-7pm in the cafeteria. The tryout fee will be $15 until February 4th. This is a non-refundable fee that must be paid in order to participate in tryouts. There will be a clinic/open gym between January 31st and February 2nd, also from 4pm-7pm in the cafeteria. These days aren't required for tryouts, but attendance is strongly recommended if you plan on tryout out. You must have a current physical and good attitude/work ethic to tryout. Please wear a white shirt, black bottoms, and tennis shoes. Email clarice.pippin@hsv-k12.org with any questions.

*Attention Lee High School Students! Auditions for the Silver Stars Dance Team, Lady Silks Flag Team, and the Blue Diamonds Majorette Team are coming up! The audition clinic will be Monday, March 6th through Thursday, March 9th in the band room from 4pm-6pm each day. Audition Day will be Friday, March 10 in the band room at 4pm. No prior experience is needed to audition for the flag team or the majorettes- we will teach you! The audition cost is $20 per student. Register to audition by March 6th using the QR code on the poster for the team you want to audition for.

*If you are interested in ordering a Lee High Sweatshirt, please email Mrs. Fields at Nicole.Fields@hsv-k12.org. Price is $25. Please indicate what size(s) you need in your email. Payment will be due is 2 weeks.

*Yearbooks are on sale now! The current price is $40 for standard and a $45 for engraved. You can pay online at MySchoolFees or in person to Ms. King during zero period ONLY in room 124.

• Shout-out to our Freshmen of the Week from last week! Ariana White comes to us from the Academy for Academics and Arts Middle School. Here at Lee, she is a part of the Visual Arts Magnet. In her free time, she enjoys working at Publix and watching True Crime. After graduating from Lee, she wants to go to college and pursue a degree in psychology so that she can become a therapist. Her favorite teacher so far is Ms. Renaud because she was really helpful and her class was fun. She plans to take African American studies next year so she can have her again. Rocky Lovell comes to us from Chapman Middle School. He loves art and plans to be in the Visual Arts Magnet next year. In his free time, he enjoys watching YouTube. After graduating from Lee, he wants to become a manga or comic book artist or animator. His favorite teachers so far are Ms. Thompson because she was nice and laid back and let him read what he wanted and Ms. Renaud because she was kind. Congratulations to both of them for living out our #FamiLEE values so well!
  

• Congratulations to our Theatre Teacher Mr. Carter for being chosen as the 2022-2023 Lee High School Teacher of the Year!!!!!

• Shout-out to the JV Boys and Varsity Girls Basketball Teams for defeating Mae Jemison last week!

• Shout-out to the Auxiliary Dance Team, Flag Team, Majorettes, and Cheerleaders for awesome halftime performances during last week's basketball game!

Celebrations

• Congratulations to the 5 Lee High School students who were finalists in the District Superintendent's Art Show on Tuesday! Only 10 students were selected from the Secondary Category to move to state and 5 of those students are currently in Lee's Visual Arts or Photography Magnet! Congratulations to Maia Bennett (10th grade, Visual Arts), Lucky Keutemeyer (12th grade, Photography), Sheryfat Osinboyejo (11th grade, Visual Arts), Nadia Smith (11th grade, Photography), and Maddie Turner (12th grade, Visual Arts). Their work is going to the State Superintendent's Art Show at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival in Montgomery to compete against other art students across the state and they will get to attend a reception in Montgomery with the State Superintendent in the Spring. We are so proud of you all!
• Shout out to the Creative Writing Magnet authors for finishing up the senior authors' last workshops! It has been bittersweet but absolutely beautiful to see how the underclassmen look up to the seniors. The seniors' legacies will be well taken care of, and we can't wait to see their independent literary magazines!
  

• 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
  
• 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
• Please click here for the 2022-2023 college info chart!

• If your child is exhibiting any symptoms of the flu or COVID-19 or tests positive, please contact Nurse Brooke at 256-428-8150 ext 277 or lauren.parsons@hsv-k12.org. Thank you.
  
• Notes From The Nurse

Monday, February 20: Presidents' Day, No School

Friday, March 10: E-Learning Day

Monday, March 13-Friday, March 17: Spring Break, No School

Friday, April 7: Weather Day, No School (as of now)

Tuesday, April 11: ACT Plus Writing Test For All Juniors: 8:30am

Wednesday, April 19: ACT WorkKeys Online Retest For Selected Seniors: 8:30am

Tuesday, April 25: Makeup ACT WorkKeys Online Retest For Selected Seniors: 8:30am

Saturday, April 29: Lee High School Prom @ the Huntsville Country Club, 7-11pm

Wednesday, May 24: Last Day of School

• HEALS Medical Clinics
  
• ALL Kids Insurance for Children
• Huntsville City Schools Homeless Assistance
• National Children's Advocacy Center Free Local Services
• Department of Human Resources Childcare Assistance Application
  
• Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Rental Assistance Information