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April, 2013

Can you believe it??? As of April 1 , there are only 42 days of school left this year!!! Time sure flies when youre having fun! There are still plenty of important things happening in those 42 days students seem to lose focus at the end of the year so parents, we need your help!! Remind students that passing the last nine weeks and final exams are important. Those student teetering between passing and failing for the year need all of the points they can earn in the last nine weeks!! ABSENCES!!! Too many absences could result in FAILURE of a class. Check your childs report th card on April 4 to make sure they are within the 10 day limit. If you have any questions about attendance, please contact the attendance office (Miss Lynn).

Professional Development Corner Tools and information for Parents of High School Students
Are you helping your teen become a problem solver? You can never anticipate all the problems your teen will face in his life. But you can help him learn how to solve problems as they arise. Answer yes or no to the questions below to find out if you are helping your teen become a problem solver: ____1. Do you help your teen define exactly what the problem is? ____2. Do you brainstorm possible solutions? At this stage, the more solutions, the better. ____3. Do you discuss the good and bad points of each of the strategies? Also think about the consequences of each possible choice. ____4. Do you remind your teen about your family rules and values when he is choosing which solution to try? ____5. Do you help your teen come up with a plan B if the first solution is not successful?
(From www.parent-institute.com; The Parent Institute, 2010)

Important Dates:
April 4 : Report Cards go home th April 5 : Signed schedule cards are due. th April 11 : 2:30pm 6:00pm Grad Shoppe meeting to pick up supplies th th April 24 April 26 : End of Course testing Biology, US History th rd April 29 May 3 : End of Course testing Applied Algebra, Algebra & Geometry th th May 6 10 : End of Course testing English 2 & English 3 AP Exams th th May 13 May 17 : End of Course Make-up Tests th May 13 6:30pm: Junior Ring Ceremony, Robicheaux Center th May 14 6:30pm: Undergraduate Awards Program, cafeteria th May 15 : th Senior Exams, 7 hour Senior Awards Program, 7pm Robicheaux Ctr th May 16 : th th Senior Exams, 5 & 6 hours th May 17 : rd th Senior Exams, 3 & 4 hours th May 20 : st nd Senior Exams, 1 & 2 hours rd May 23 : Graduation Practice, 7:30am 9:30am, Cajundome th May 25 : Graduation, 8:30am th th May 24 May 29 : Undergrad Final Exams
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2013 2014 Scheduling:

The week of April 2nd students will be given their schedule cards for selecting courses for next school year.
Counselors have been meeting with students to help them determine which courses are appropriate for the graduation path each student has selected. Students will bring the cards home and parents must sign the card giving approval for the courses selected. th th Students in the 10 and 11 grades have the option to switch from the Core 4 graduation path to the Basic Core graduation path parents must contact the guidance counselor to do so and complete the necessary paperwork. Core 4 is intended to prepare students with courses necessary for college admission while Basic Core prepare students for alternate options after high school. The switch to Basic Core must occur prior to the start of the 2013 2014 school year.

Please make sure to ask to see your childs schedule card and sign off on the courses selected.
Students who do not return a schedule card will have courses selected for them by the counselor. Seniors wishing to take less than 7 courses must return a signed parent permission form with their schedule card. 1

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2 Ten vs Sam Houston BsB vs Comeaux SB @ Barbe Explore/Plan makeup testing 4 Report Card Day Girls JV Track District BsB @ Barbe SB vs Sam Houston Speech Trny of Champ 5 Girls Tk @ Southern Schedule Cards Due 6 Bsb vs LHS AHS Prom

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1 Easter Break Bowling Bi-regionals

8 4H mtg AoBF mtg Renaissance mtg Ten @ LHS SB @ Sulphur EOC Mtgs each hour

9 Hearing & Vision Golv @ Squirrel Run BsB vs Sam Houston SB vs HL Bourgeois

3 Nat Honor Society FCCLA JV & Fr District Meet Gold @ Spanish Trail PBIS mtg Schedule Homeroom Schedule Homeroom 10 Hearing & Vision French Club Ten @ Comeaux SB vs Zachary 11 Hearing & Vision 2:30 6pm Grad Shoppe supply mtg BsB @ Carencro 12 AoBF Paintball

13 ACT given here Band Mattress Sale BsB vs Sulphur

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15 Ten @ Carencro SB BiDistrict

16 PD Meetings 17 PD Meetings AFJROTC Obst. Course Art Club 6:45 am G Tk District Meet FFA mtg Ten @ Laf Schls Trny

18 PD Meetings AFJROTC Obst Course Jr Optimist Club mtg BETA mtg BsB @ Comeaux

19 State Rally Study Day Sr Crawfish Boil Fr ROTC Crawfish Boil SB Regionals

20 State Rally BsB vs Barbe

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22 AIMSWEB Ten Regional Trny

23 ACT MakeUp Testing BsB @ LHS

24 EOC Bio & US History Girls Tk Regionals Academic Signing ULL NHS Banquet, 6pm

25 EOC Bio & US History SPECTRUM mtg

26 EOC Bio & US History SB State Trny

27 SB State Trny

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BB = Baseball; SB = Softball, Tk G = Girls Track; Tk B = Boys track; Ten = Tennis; G = Golf

30 EOC Math AoBF Awards Banquet

29 Ten State Trny EOC Math

April, 2013