Lawrence High School

Good Afternoon LHS Music Department Families, Please use the link below to access a letter regarding tickets for the LHS Winter Concert on Thursday, January 20th. Please note, you must use your child's lawrence.org account to access the Google Form to reserve tickets. file:///C:/Users/jlagnado/Downloads/HS%20Winter%20Concert%202021-22%20(2).pdf Thank you, Dr. Lagnado-Papp

Good Afternoon LHS Music Department Families, Please use the link below for a letter regarding tickets for our High School Winter Concert scheduled for Thursday, January 20th. file:///C:/Users/jlagnado/Downloads/HS%20Winter%20Concert%202021-22.pdf Thank you, Dr. Lagnado-Papp

Dear Lawrence Union Free School District Community, I hope this finds you and your loved ones well. We are experiencing a COVID-19 surge in NY and are monitoring the numbers carefully to ensure that we can continue to provide a safe environment for our students and staff. I know that parents have questions as to whether schools will reopen in person on Monday, January 3. At this time, our plan is for all schools to reopen for in-person instruction on January 3. As per guidelines from the NYS Department of Health and the CDC, masks will continue to be required in all buildings for students, staff, and visitors. You may have read that the State has provided testing kits for students to school districts in the State. These kits arrived to Nassau BOCEs yesterday., December 30th and have not been distributed to schools of yet. Once they are in Lawrence we can begin a distribution process with parent pick-up basis. At this time, it appears the distribution process will not occur until after January 3rd. We will not be sending kits home in backpacks. We will be following protocols from the Nassau County Department of Health (NCDOH) related to Test to Stay (TTS). Please see the following about TTS: - The protocol applies to only school-based exposures to COVID-19 - The protocol applies only to participation in classroom instructions and it does not permit participation in extracurricular activities. Our effort to keep our schools open for in-person learning is dependent on everyone making safe choices to mitigate the spread of COVID.  If your child has any symptoms you are reminded NOT to send your child to the school. Again, we are planning on a normal in-person return on January 3rd. As always, if there are any changes to this plan, we will keep you posted.  Until we see you on the 3rd, stay well and Happy New Year!     Sincerely, Dr. Ann Pedersen Superintendent of Schools
Lawrence Union Free School District

Thank you to the LHS Band & Chorus for delivering holiday cheer to LHS. Ms. Goldman and Mr. Stabile's students are evidently working hard in class!

Check out the link below to view our December edition of the "Mental Pab", the LHS student run newspaper! Great work by our student journalists, and their advisor, Mr. Vega! https://5il.co/13ed8

Ms. Sales and the LHS dancers delighted us all this morning. What a great way to start the day!

The most joyful time of the year is when our music department entertains us in the morning with the music of the season!

Good Morning LHS Families!! Thank you to all who attended our first monthly ENL Family Night! If you were unable to join us, you can view the presentation at the link below. https://5il.co/12xs3 If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to us! We look forward to seeing many more families at our January meeting, and will send out a text to let you know the exact date when we return from break. Happy Holidays!

Thank you to the culinary class for sharing delicious treats!

Parents and Guardians of English as a New Language Learners You are invited to ENL PARENT NIGHT an informative session for you to meet our ENL teachers, administrators and other parents to discuss our ENL programs and our children's academic success! Date: Tuesday, December 7, 2021 Time: 5:00 -7:00 pm Place: Lawrence High School Cafeteria Topics: NYSESLAT and NYSITELL Overview: School Routines and the Pandemic Technology Use - Overview: Open Discussion: Questions and Answers Presenter: Dr. Kim Yochai, ENL Educator w/ with translation by Judith Jerez and LHS Host, Mr. John Ballyntyne, Assistant Principal *Refreshments will be served Padres y tutores del inglés como nuevo idioma Estudiantes que están invitados a NOCHE DE PADRES ENL una sesión informativa para que conozcas a nuestros Maestros de ENL, administradores y otros padres para discutir nuestros programas de ENL y nuestro ¡éxito académico! Fecha: martes 7 de diciembre de 2021 Hora: 5:00 -7: 00 pm Lugar: Cafetería de Lawrence High School Temas: Descripción general de NYSESLAT y NYSITELL: Rutinas escolares y la pandemia Uso de la tecnología - Descripción general: Discusión abierta: preguntas y respuestas Presentador: Dr. Kim Yochai, Educador de ENL con traducción de Judith Jerez y el anfitrión de LHS, Sr. John Ballyntyne, subdirector * Se servirán refrescos https://5il.co/12qnw

Check out the December HS Smore https://www.smore.com/1k2p0 Wishing everyone the best of all things good this holiday season.

Check out the link below to view our latest edition of the "Mental Pab", the LHS student run newspaper! Great work by all and a touching tribute to the dearly beloved Mr. Woods. https://5il.co/12fs8

Good Afternoon LHS Families, On Tuesday, December 7th, we will be holding an information session for our ENL families from 5-7pm in the LHS cafeteria. Topics to be discussed are: *NYSESLAT and NYSITELL Overview **Student scores and placement **ENL program and its Bilingual component *School Routines and the Pandemic *Technology Use - Overview **Spanish translation provided We look forward to seeing all of our ENL families next week. Thank you, Dr. Lagnado-Papp

LHS Guidance hosted a presentation from Nassau Boces Adult Education . Brad Slepian introduced the students to a plethora of opportunities available after graduation. Students should see their guidance counselor for more information.

Check out the second edition of the November SMORE. Packed with all kinds of great information for everyone. Wishing you warm and bright November holidays. High School SMORE - https://www.smore.com/xdfh1

This is a reminder that Lawrence High School Winter season is starting on Monday, November 15th, 2021. More information can be found by clicking the link below: https://docs.google.com/document/d/15l9a2yyxC3wzC_2He5z4tkbxMfSCY6CMl9zuajre2js/edit?usp=sharing * Please make sure to check with the LHS nurse that your child has an updated physical on file.

We understand that Wednesday will be a challenging day for our school community, with the funeral services for our beloved Mr. Woods. The Woods family is aware of the impact he had on our community and have welcomed you to attend in person services, or view the livestream (details in link). All student absences will be excused, as long as they check their google classrooms and complete any posted assignments. https://5il.co/11jxh

NOVEMBER is NATIONAL GRATITUDE MONTH and so much more. Check out the biweekly Smore for news & information. https://www.smore.com/05gb9

With great sadness we announce the passing of Mr.Cleveland Woods. , a Lawrence teacher for over twenty years who has bettered the lives of all who knew him. Mr. Woods was a champion among humans every day. Our prayers and support go to his wife and children.

On Thursday October 28th from 5-7 PM, the National Honor Society is hosting their annual “Safe Trick or Treat” at Lawrence High School. The admission is $5 per person. Please keep in mind, no child will be admitted into the school without a parent. Come out dressed in your costumes for a fun night with family and friends at Lawrence High School’s “Safe Trick or Treat”. See you there!!! Este jueves, el 28 de octubre, de las 5 hasta las 7 de la noche, la Sociedad Nacional de Honor tendrá su evento anual de Safe Trick or Treat en Lawrence High School. La entrada será $5 por persona y por favor tengan en cuenta que ningun niño tendrá accesso al edificio sin ningun pariente. Vengan disfrazados y disfruten la noche con amigos y familia. Nos vemos alli!