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Principal's Weekly Message -1/3/2022

Greetings,

 

This is Ian Solomon, Principal of Leesville Road High School sharing the latest news and upcoming events as we prepare for tomorrow’s return in 2022.

 

 

 

Updated Isolation and Quarantine Requirements from WCPSS

As of Dec. 31, 2021, per revised guidance from CDC and the StrongSchoolsNC Toolkit, the following changes have been made to the district’s COVID-19 health guidance related to quarantine and isolation requirements. Note that there are no changes to district face covering guidance at this time. 

Testing
Staff and students who have symptoms, regardless of vaccination status should get tested and isolate from others while waiting for a result. (If testing is not possible, follow the guidance below as if you are positive.)

Isolation requirements
Staff and students who test positive, regardless of vaccination status, and: 

  • Do not have symptoms – should isolate yourself from others for 5 days.
  • Have symptoms – should isolate from others until fever-free and symptoms are improving. You should isolate yourself for at least 5 days since your symptoms began.

Quarantine requirements
Staff and students who are exposed to someone with COVID-19, and: 

  • Not vaccinated – stay away from others for 5 days, get tested on day 5 after exposure, and if you test negative, you may return to school or work.
  • Vaccinated and eligible for a booster, but not yet boosted – stay away from others for 5 days, get tested on day 5 after exposure, and if you test negative, you may return to school or work.
  • Vaccinated, and have either received a booster or are not yet eligible for a booster – you do not need to stay away from others.

Exceptions
Per the StrongSchoolsNC Toolkit guidance, individuals who are not fully vaccinated after close contact in a classroom or other school setting if masks were being worn appropriately and consistently by both the person with COVID-19 and the potentially exposed person do NOT need to quarantine.

 

 

 

Driver’s Education Contact

Danette Swann is the new contact for Driver’s Education based at Leesville Road High School. The new contact email address is leesvilledrivered@gmail.com .

 

 

 

 

Business Alliance at LRHS (repeat)

If you own or represent a business (no matter how big or small) that would like to participate in our Business Alliance, we would love to partner with you and your company! Attending the Leesville Career/Job Fair in March would provide a great opportunity for you to network with our students and the Leesville Community. The Leesville Business Alliance supports workplace experiences that aid our students in becoming career focused and globally competitive. Listed below are business alliance activities: 

 

                Career/College Fairs                    

                Internships (we need internship sites for 2022-2023) 

                Field Trips/On-site Tours            

                Job Shadowing

                Guest Speaking                             

                Job Interviews

If interested in partnering with our school and supporting our students, please fill out this brief membership survey. If you have any questions, please feel free to email me, Gwen Canada - gcanada@wcpss.net. Thank you for your time!     

 

 

 

Final Exam Schedule Update (repeat)

Permission has been granted by the district to allow us once again to run buses early for exams. Please see the original exam schedule located in the first link under the Pride News section of our homepage. School issued laptops and Chromebooks are required for all state EOC and CTE exams. Any student who needs a school issued device will need to call the WCPSS Help Desk at 919-664-5700 to request one.

 

 

 

LRHS Health & Safety Manual 2021-2022 (repeat)

 The following link provides you with information and answers to questions you may have regarding daily operations that account for COVID-19 concerns we all have. https://tinyurl.com/lrhssafetymanual21-22

 

 

 

Thank you for your continued support of Leesville Road High School, where we take PRIDE in everything we do.