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2022-23 Week 23 - January 29, 2023

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

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Upcoming Events

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 (12th Graders 9:00am - 9:55am, 10th & 11th Graders 10:05am - 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
Girls Basketball vs. Jasper @ Jasper HS: 5:45pm

Friday, 2/3

Club Day During Zero Period

Saturday, 2/4

AP English Classes Saturday Study Sessions @ Lee HS: 8:30am-12:30pm
HCS Curriculum Showcase @ the Von Braun Center East Hall, 9:00am -12:00pm

Next Week

Monday, 2/6

Tuesday, 2/7

Parent and Family Engagement Workshop in the Lecture Hall: 11:00am
Cheerleading Tryouts in the Cafeteria, 4:00pm-7:00pm
Girls Soccer vs. Sparkman @ Sparkman HS: 5:00pm
Boys Soccer vs. Sparkman @ Sparkman HSL 7:00pm

Wednesday, 2/8

Cheerleading Tryouts in the Cafeteria, 4:00pm-7:00pm

Thursday, 2/9

Friday, 2/10

Club Day During Zero Period

Saturday, 2/11

ACT Test @ Lee HS: 8:00am
AP Math Classes Saturday Study Sessions @ HHS Freshman Academy: 8:30am-12:30pm
North Huntsville Honor Band Concert in the Theatre: 1:00pm
Vocal Performance Magnet presents "Motown Live" at Bridge Street Town Centre: 12:00pm-1:30pm

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Birthdays

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

Monday, 1/30 - Keontar Hobbs and Emily McKee
Tuesday, 1/31 - Ash Ross and Chance Toney
Wednesday, 2/1 - Robert Hubscher, Lucky Kuetemeyer, Travey Scott, and David Horton
Thursday, 2/2 - Chase Baker, Kenneth Rabadan-Roman, and Bayli Wilson
Friday, 2/3 - Abigail Bradford, Diamond Blue, Willie Cartwright, and Ms. Trayvick
Saturday, 2/4 - Kharley Kyser, Kanyla Long, Amare White, Ariana White,
Sunday, 2/5 - Darius Burgess

Weekly Announcements & Updates

*Attention Lee High Students! Click here to vote for the final 2023 Prom Theme!

*Want to be part of a GIANT group post-it note art show? All Lee and New Century Students, Teachers, and Faculty are invited to participate. To participate, please use a post-it-note as your canvas. You can draw or paint anything you want, in any style you like, with any creative material you find. Remember creativity is not limited to fancy art materials or technical ability. A prize will be awarded to the best of show. Turn in your work to Ms. Johnson in room 302 by Tuesday, February 28th.

*Softball Tryouts will be THIS 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!

*The HCS annual registration event, the Curriculum Showcase, will be THIS Saturday, Feb. 4 from 9:00am -12:00pm at the Von Braun Center East Hall. As we are preparing for course registration for the 2023-24 school year, this is a great opportunity for students to explore academic and extracurricular opportunities. Students will have a chance to view career tech offerings, attend breakout sessions, and visit booths. This event is for grades 5-11. City parking garage P-4, across from the main VBC entrance, is free but you must mention you are attending the Huntsville City Schools registration event. For 2023-24 course catalog or more information, go to huntsvillecityschools.org

*Cheerleading Tryouts will be NEXT WEEK 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.

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Shout-Outs

Shout-out to our Freshmen of the Week from last week! Mya Broadnax comes to us from the Academy for Academics and Arts Middle School. Here at Lee, she is a part of the Dance Magnet and is in the ensemble of our spring musical The Wiz. She also wants to join the band next year. In her free time, she enjoys reading and hanging out with her sister. She loves science, reading, singing, and dancing. After graduating from Lee, she wants to go to college and pursue a degree in engineering and wants to work on architecture and designing buildings. Her favorite teacher so far is Ms. Cooper because she got her more interested in reading. She plans to take African American studies next year so she can have her again. Gavin Holden comes to us from Morris Middle School. Here at Lee, he is a part of the football team. In his free time, he enjoys cooking, playing the ocarina, and hanging out with his brothers. After graduating from Lee, he wants to go to school for culinary or welding, His favorite teachers so far are Ms. Cooper, Ms. Renaud, and Ms. Jiang. Congratulations to both of them for living out our #FamiLEE values so well!

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Magnet Corner

Shout-Outs

Shout-out to Creative Writing Magnet Senior Skye Anderson who has completed a published poetry collection called "A Corner Piece." It is available for purchase at this link!

Upcoming Events

The Vocal Performance Magnet will perform "Motown Live" on Saturday, February 11th from 12:00-1:30pm in the Bridge Street Town Centre. Come out and enjoy selections of Motown music performed by our magnet students!
Lee High Theatre presents their spring play "Blithe Spirit" February 23-25 the Black Box Theatre.
Lee High Theatre presents their spring musical "The Wiz" March 30-April 1 in the Theatre.

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College Counselor 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
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!

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Notes From The Nurse

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