The LCHS Administration wishes you all a wonderful Thanksgiving Break. We hope that you’re surrounded with the love of your dear ones this festive season. Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours. We will be hosting several athletic events over the break. We look forward to seeing you. Finals will be December 14th - 17th. Please mark your calendars now. Here is a copy of the schedule and exemption requirements. Teachers will tell students if they are eligible for exemption prior to testing. Students absent due to COVID are marked “admin” in the portal. These days do not count against your attendance or exemption. Please look at information in the document for additional information. Calculating the semester average: Each 9-weeks average accounts for 40% and the final exam counts the remaining 20% of the overall semester average. Finish strong these last few weeks. As we get closer to the end of the semester, remember that the expectation is to pass all classes. If you receive less than a 70 in a class required for graduation, you will need to attend summer school or night school to recover that credit. Seniors we are almost at the halfway point, finish strong and see your counselor if you need anything.

LCHS Grad Rate Increases Again Last week, the Georgia Department of Education released the following information:

“Georgia’s high-school graduation rate did not change significantly from 2020 to 2021 – the 2021 rate is 83.7 percent, compared to 83.8 percent in 2020.”

However, we were excited to learn that the graduation rate for Lee County High School increased again to 94.2%and this number is up from the 93% last year and 90% in 2019. We are so thankful for the students, staff and faculty who worked tirelessly last spring to support this academic achievement. We are truly grateful to the many community members and parents who continue to support our efforts.

Parents, please visit our Virtual LCHS Title I Parent Resource Room

and our LCHS Title I page

The Trojan Times A publication of Lee County High School

November 3, 2021

The Lee County School System fosters relationships through diverse,

challenging, and quality educational experiences that cultivate successful citizens.

Registration information: We are currently hard at work making final decisions on course offerings for LCHS during the 22-23 school year. The counselors will do classroom guidance with all students in the next couple of weeks. We will also offer multiple opportunities to meet virtually during December to answer your questions about registration. Please look for more info the first part of December regarding the dates and times. If you have registration questions, contact Mr. Knight at knightjo@lee.k12.ga.us. Dual enrollment: All students that are interested in taking Dual Enrollment classes for the first time during Fall 2022-2023 school year must watch a mandatory video with their parents and answer the questions at the end by completing the form. This video takes the place of the mandatory meeting. To get access to the video, use your email account and click this link: Mandatory Dual Enrollment Parent/Student Informational Session

After you have completed the video and questions, Mrs. Ashley Brown will schedule you for a Dual Enrollment registration appointment when the registration period begins. You will be notified of your registration appointment in January. The deadline to watch this video is January 4th. New Dual enrollment students will need to take the SAT/ACT by January 4th to be eligible for Dual enrollment Fall 2022-2023.

ACT SAT Testing Dates 2021-2022

Congratulations to the following students

who were nominated by their teachers and

selected by the LCHS PBIS committee to

be our students of the month:

August:

Addy Barden - 10th; Isaiah Dozier - 10th;

Deniah Young - 11th; Brody Morris - 11th;

Layla Kinion - 12th; Kyle Harcrow - 12th

September:

Myesa Poole- 10th; Dakota Nash-10th;

Camryn Mullins-11th; Ty Cook-11th;

Mike Edmondson-12th

October:

LaCourtlyn Page-10th; William Alcorn-10th; Elizabeth Kennedy -11th; Jadon Abner-11th; Harrison Pafford-12th; Grace Cox-12th

School Council: Thank you so much to the members of our school council. These representatives meet to get updates about the school and help guide our building towards success.

Testing Dates: EOC Testing: American Lit Dec. 6-7, Algebra I Dec. 8, Biology Dec. 9, US History Dec 10

(Students enrolled in second semester classes for these courses will test in April/May) Finals: See next page

Saturday School: We have three more Saturday Schools: Nov. 6th, Dec. 4th and Dec. 11th from 9 -12. Please attend if you need extra help in assignments. See your teacher for more information.

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12/14 - Regular 7 pd Schedule

CTAE, Fine Arts, and Electives -

Final exams during class.

12/15 – Block Schedule

1st block: All English courses

2nd block: All Social Studies courses

1st lunch

3rd block: review Science

4th block - remediation/quarantined students

12/16– Block Schedule

1st block: All Science courses

2nd block: All Math courses

1st lunch

3rd block - review FL

4th block - remediation/quarantined students

12/17 – Block Schedule

1st block: All Foreign Language courses

2nd block: Makeup or multiple

assessments in one area

(ex: 2 science classes)

1st lunch- Bus will run after lunch

(Approximately 12:15).

1st block 8:15 - 9:48

2nd block 9:53-11:28

1st Lunch 11:28-12:03

3rd block 12:03-1:36

4th block 1:41-3:15

Due to testing irregularities, assessments will not

be released prior to the date listed above.

Guidelines/rules. If you have two courses in the same department (2 sciences), you

will take one on the scheduled day and one on the makeup day.

2. All courses will have a final exam. The exam is cumulative and counts for 20%

of the student’s final average for the current semester.

3. Only students meeting the exemption policy are eligible to be exempt (PBiS

initiative). Our exemption policy is in place to reward the students who meet

the criteria outlined in the student handbook.

a. Exemption Policy: Students may exempt semester exams for sub-

jects in which exemption criteria are met. The criteria for exemption

eligibility are as follows:

Class Average Absences

Passing 5 or fewer

Students assigned in-school suspension or out-of-school suspension

are not eligible for exemption. For the purpose of exemptions only,

two unexcused tardies equal one absence. Absences that are ex-

cused by the Co-Curricular, Military, Non-Instructional days or Ad-

ministrative days do not count against the student for exemption

purposes. All other absences count for exemption purposes

(Medical, Legal, Excused & Unexcused). Students exempting exams

will receive the average of their two nine weeks for the semester

exam grade. Your attendance is in the portal

b. EOC , EOPA, AP courses are not eligible for exemption.

c. Only the classroom teacher can confirm if a student meets the crite-

ria outlined.

d. Students do not have to be present during the exam they are ex-

empting, UNLESS they are already in the building and have no way

home during the exam period. Teachers will mark students absent

during the exam if they were required to take the assessment and

were absent. An exemption will not be revoked due to a marking of

“absent” during the final exam time. We will not count/take

attendance during the review session times. However, if a student

is on the campus, they will need to be in the appropriate locations.

4. Students must be on time for each exam. Tardy students may receive a zero

for the exam. Students may arrive early and wait in the cafeteria.

5. The dress code will be enforced.

6. Bus transportation will be provided as normal - before and after school.

7. Students will not be required to check-in/out during the exam days. If stu-

dents have their parents’ permission to leave campus, they will need to com-

municate alternate transportation times prior to arrival. The front office will

not be allowed to contact classrooms during the day due to various testing

situations. Students will not be allowed to leave a testing room until the end

of the scheduled class time.

Lee County High School (grades 10-12) Fall Semester Exam Schedule