Lakeland Highlands

Middle School

2016-2017 Newsletter

Edition 3

The Pre-Med HOSA students compet-ed in the Tri-County Regional HOSA Competition on January 21st at Win-ter Haven High School. The students did a fantastic job representing Lakeland Highlands we are so proud!

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April 14th

Fine Arts Festival @ Munn Park

April 22nd

Interim Reports

May 1st

Spring Band Concert

May 16th @ GJHS 7:0pm

Early Release

May 17th

Incoming

6th Grade

Parent Night

May 16th—6:30—8:00 pm

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May 29th

Students’ Last Day

June 2nd

Pre-Medical HOSA

On the State Reading assessment, there is a

listening portion included in both sessions.

Students are encouraged to

bring their own head-

phones/earbuds to use dur-

ing the assessment. Head-

phones will be provided,

but students who prefer to

use earbuds, are encour-

aged to use their own in

order to be the most comfortable while tak-

In order to allow students and parents to prepare

for next year, we will be posting the updated

School Dress Code policy and the school-wise poli-

cies and procedures. You will also find the school

supply list, Frequently Asked Questions, and the

link for the School Advisory Counsel Interest Sur-

vey. All of these items will be posted on the school

website as of May 1st. Be sure to check them out

as you begin to prepare for the new school year.

Parents of 6th grade students

will also want to begin updating

their children’s shot records, as

proof of the Tdap vaccination is

required prior to 7th grade stu-

dents receiving their schedules

for the 17-18 school year. For

more information, please contact your child’s

guidance counselor.

Preparation for the

2017-2018 School Year

Listening Portion of FSA

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2016-2017 Newsletter

Edition 3

FSA is on it’s way!

As the school year progresses, the LHMS students and faculty find ourselves starting to prepare for Spring State

Testing. Students will participate in several state assessments, based on their course schedule. All students will take

the FSA Writing, Reading, and Math Assessments. In addition, eighth grade students will participate in one day of

the Statewide Science Assessment (SSA) and seventh grade students will participate in one day of the Civics End of

Course (EOC) Exam.

Our first Reading assessment took place on Monday, April 10th. For more information about the FSA testing dates,

please visit our school website to view the LHMS Tentative Testing Schedule.

Students were given their specific test locations on a label for their agendas, locations for every student will be post-

ed throughout the school. It’s imperative that all students know when and where they are testing, please be sure to

ask your child what day they will be taking their assessments, and what room they will be in.

It’s important that on the morning of their tests students come ready, by getting good night’s rest and having a

healthy breakfast. We appreciate your help in ensuring your student is on time and

prepared for their assessment on their assigned testing dates. Thank you for part-

nering with us as we work together to ensure all of our students are ready to

achieve success on their assessments!

In preparation for the assessments all students will participate in a Reading and

Math Practice Test during their Language Arts and Math classes. These practice

tests were created to help students become comfortable with how to navigate

the testing platform, so that they know what to expect on the day of their assess-

ment.

The Practice Tests are also a great way to see what types of questions the test might have, and provides a great

resource for any parent wanting to help prepare their child for the State Assessments. Should you wish to work

through the practice tests with your students, or simply get a look at what the FSA testing platform looks like you

can visit the link located under “Practice Tests” in the Students Tab of our school website.

Computer Based Practice Tests

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Middle School

2016-2017 Newsletter

Edition 3

FCA Fellowship of Christian Athletes is once again a club at Lakeland Highlands. We had our first meetings in December and were amazed at the turn out! FCA is open to anyone looking for a positive and upbeat environment. We meet in the Media Center on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of every month.

National Junior Honors

Our band students have been working hard all year. Join us at some of the following events and see what a won-derful job Ms. Hansen and the students have been do-ing this year.

April 22—Fine Arts Festival @Munn Park

May 16—Spring Concert @ GJHS Auditorium 7:00 pm

Important Band Dates!

LHMS Track Meets!

Just a reminder for all NJHS students that your first 20 hours of community service are due by January 25th! Also, be sure to keep in mind the up coming important dates: April 26—Meeting May 31—Last 20 hours due

Please join me in congratulating our 2017 TSA State Conference attendees. We had a very successful con-ference and were well represented by our team. They were great ambassadors for Lakeland Highlands Middle and we were very proud of them. 2nd Place, Video Game Design Victor Audette, Gavin Love, Chris Adcock, Ian Villa, Mark McDermott, Nathan Irwin Finalist, Jr. Solar Sprint Henry Shelnut, Neil Patel Finalist, Technol-ogy Bowl Kian Viegas, Aden Smith, Neil Patel Finalist, Digital Photography Karis Springer Finalist, Website Design Sebastian Love, Chris Aycock, Gavin Love, Nathan Irwin, Karis Springer

TSA State Conference

Be sure to schedule in time to come cheer on our LHMS Cougars as they demon-strate their skill and agility during their track meets. Dates and times are below: Tuesday, April 18th Dennison Middle School @ 6:30 pm Tuesday, April 25th Bartow High School @ 6:30 pm Thursday, April 27th Kathleen High School @ 6:30 pm Tuesday, May 8th Denison Middle School @ 6:30 pm County Track Meet Saturday, May 20th Denison Middle School @ 6:30 pm

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2016-2017 Newsletter

Edition 3

ESE Parent Survey

The 2016-17 Exceptional Student Education (ESE) Parent Sur-vey window is now open until May 31, 2017. This year, in an effort to increase parent participation, we have provided indi-vidual paper surveys for parents of all children receiving spe-cial education services in our district area. Your survey has been sent home with your student. There is also an online version of the survey available to all parents at www.esesurvey.com. Should you have questions, concerns or are in need of computer access, please contact the school and ask for Mrs. Gayner or Mrs. Jenkins at (863) 648-3500. Your feedback is important in helping the state and local school systems continue improving educational programs for children with special needs.

Ridge Art Association

Young Artist Show

Eighth Grader Kaianna Wintter takes first place in the Middle School Division of the Ridge Art Associ-ation Young Artist Show!

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1st Kaianna Wintter, Lakeland Highlands

2nd Cloe Rodgers, Stambaugh

3rd Makayla Stubbs, WH Christian

Award of Excellence

Ashley Latze, All Saints Academy

Jacob Memmoli, Lakeland Highlands

Nick Burgess, Lakeland Highlands

Rachel Dunn, Stambaugh

Honorable Mention

Korryn Erickson, Jewett SOTA

Emiatej Udang, Rochelle SOTA

Muhamed Jaber, Lakeland Highlands MS

Tionna McGee, Union Academy

LHMS Students

Kianna Wintter

Jacob Memmoli

Nick Burgess (2)

Muhamed Jaber

Elizabeth Perlado

Jacob Cullison

Adriana Ryerson

Angela Martinez

Misty Orick

Symphonic Band MPA

Chorus MPA

We are also pleased to report that our LHMS Chorus III received straight Superior ratings from all four judges! (3 judges for stage performance, 1 for sight reading). This is a rare and remarkable ac-complishment. Please congratu-late these students when you see them. They are yet another shin-ing example of the talent we have across campus!

Everywhere we look, LHMS student are showing examples of how exemplary our students are. The LHMS Symphonic Band is no different. Congratulations, to the students who performed in their MPA and received straight Excellent scores across the board from the MPA judges, and to Gage Battles who earned a Superior rating on his conducting skills. We couldn’t be more proud.