Principal's Weekly Message - 8/9/2021
Greetings,
This is Ian Solomon, Principal of Leesville Road High School sharing the latest news and upcoming events.
COVID-19 Protocol Update
The wearing of masks inside all campus buildings is required of all staff, students, and visitors at this time. For specific details, please refer to the Leesville Road High School COVID -19 Guidance found at the bottom of this correspondence.
Camp Pride - 9th grade freshmen orientation
Tuesday, 8/10 (Last names A-La) & Thursday, 8/12 (Last names Le-Z)
- Thank you to the families that have already signed up for this event. Please make sure you are checking email for more information including choosing afternoon sessions and sign-up for lunch. Laptops will be used throughout the day. Students are encouraged to bring their own device. Devices will be available for students unable to bring one. The school devices used in the classrooms will be cleaned and disinfected during transitions.
- For anyone who has not signed up and wishes to attend, please sign-up here. Students need to register for this event to attend. The deadline to sign-up is Sunday, 8/8 at 11:59 p.m. Any questions, please email Ms. Morey at smorey@wcpss.net.
LRHS Community Day
Wednesday, August 11th is the Leesville HS Community Day. The festivities begin at 4 PM at the football stadium and there will be fun for all ages! Come out and enjoy games, prizes, face painting, silent auction, food trucks and more. Stick around for the first football scrimmages of the season against Hillside HS. JV kicks off at 6:30 and Varsity at 7:30pm. Please help spread the word! GO PRIDE! 💚🏈💙
Yearbook Announcement
The yearbook staff is aware of the misprint situation, and we are working with Jostens to reprint the yearbook and redistribute at no cost to buyers. Reprinted books will be mailed to students who have already graduated, and current students will pick up their new copy on campus when they arrive. Thank you so much for your patience and understanding and thank you for supporting the yearbook.
Student Schedules Update (repeat)
Student schedules have been posted but are still under review. Changes may occur to student schedules up until the 1st day of school due to classes being cancelled or moved, teacher changes, corrections due to failures, summer school credit recovery, etc.
1st semester schedules should be complete but if a there is a hole in a student schedule that we have missed, please send an email to lrhsscheduling@wcpss.net.
2nd semester schedules with holes, will be corrected at a later date.
Powerschool Information Pick-up (repeat)
Parents or Legal guardians that are new to the Wake County Public School System and Leesville Road High School may pick up the PowerSchool Access information for your student with your photo ID from the school beginning July 26.
Lunch and Parking Pass Applications (repeat)
The Lunch and Parking Pass Application links to access required forms are on our website as of yesterday in the announcement section at the top of our homepage. Payments can be made with links in the applications. Pass distribution will be held from 10 am to 12:30 pm August 12, 13 and 16 in the front entrance circle. Please note that there is a minimum of 24 hours needed from completion of your application to have your pass ready to distribute. All signatures are required for these passes to be valid, as well as all fines and fees cleared.
Summer Hours (repeat)
Summer office hours are from 7 am to 3pm Monday through Friday.
Meningococcal Vaccine Requirement (repeat)
Juniors (Rising Seniors): As of 2020, state law requires all seniors to have a Meningitis Vaccination booster dose after the age of 16 before they begin their senior year. If you have not already, please submitted a copy of your immunization via email to leesvillerdhsenroll@wcpss.net or via fax at 919-670-4408. This proof needs to be received before the first day of the 2021-22 school year.
flyer: http://leesvillestudentservices.weebly.com/uploads/1/3/2/6/13266900/parentsofseniors_handout2020.pdf
Leesville Road High School COVID-19 Guidance (repeat)
With the return to daily in-person instruction, the following guidance provides us a framework to ensure that we remain in school. Guidance is also provided on how students will continue to engage in learning in the event they are required to quarantine due to a confirmed case or exposure to a confirmed case of COVID-19.
- Practice the 3w’s
- Always wear your masks when inside the building and not eating during lunch. (Students can talk during lunch but must have their masks on.)
- Wash and sanitize hands as often as possible.
- Wait and allow adequate social distancing as you pass through the hallways.
- When to stay home
Students should not be in school if they are diagnosed with COVID-19, exposed to someone with COVID-19, instructed to quarantine, or if they are sick and experiencing any of these symptoms:
- 4 fever or higher
- Sore throat
- New Cough
- New shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
- New loss of taste or smell
- Diarrhea or vomiting
- New severe headache
- Student access to instructional activities when under quarantine
If you are notified by WCPSS Health Services of the need to have your student quarantine, please reach out to your student’s teachers who will provide you guidance on how to stay on track academically. All teachers are expected to maintain their Google Classroom sites that provide assignments and upcoming due dates. Also, when teachers are notified of your student’s status, they will provide you and your student Google Link information to access live instruction. Please be aware that this live instruction will likely be provided by someone other than your child’s teacher. However, they are covering the same general content and your student will still have the ability to communicate with their own teacher via email, agreed upon office hours, etc. to maintain as much continuity as possible.
Thank you for your continued support of Leesville Road High School, where we take PRIDE in everything we do.