LUELLA HIGH SCHOOL Pride News #29: March 19 – 23

There are 50 school days before Graduation – 45 class days before senior grades are finalized and 10 class days before Spring Break.

3RD NINE WEEKS ENDING: The 3rd Nine Weeks of the school year closed on Friday, March 16. Teachers will finalize grades this week, and grades will be posted for the 3rd Nine Week grading period on Monday, March 26 in the parent/student IC portal.

WOMEN AND YOUTH MARCH – STUDENT WALKOUT: On Wednesday, March 14 our students participated in the national Women and Youth March Walk Out. Our event was student organized. Approximately 75% of our students participated at the event on the baseball field. Here is how the students framed the event for their peers:

“We are remembering the 17 lives lost in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School (Parkland, FL) shooting on February 14, 2018. The walk out will be held at 10:00 a.m. on March 14, 2018 on the Luella High School baseball field. During the time of the walk out, there will be a banner participants can sign and students of Luella High School will be reading the names and short biographies of the students and teachers who died during the February shooting. This is NOT a mandatory event, nor is it an opportunity to skip or advocate a certain political agenda. The purpose of this event is for commemorating the lives lost due to senseless violence.”

It was so rewarding to watch this event. I think this event would rank as one of the very best days that I have experienced at Luella. Our students were amazing. Please join me in congratulating them - - this event was one of the best examples of Pride of the Pride.

PRIDE OF THE PRIDE: National History Day: In the recent Henry County Schools’ National History Day competition, many of our Lions did very well – almost dominating certain categories in the senior division. Here are our winners:  History Paper – Kathleen McCrae  Individual Documentary – John Walter Holzman and Lily Avonote  Individual Website – Destiny Shaw  Exhibit Group – o Tasi Levao; Angelica Rodriquez o Emely Estevez-Hernandez; Shaina Jupiter  Group Performance – o Jzi Taylor; Alex Mackey; Ryan Cortes o Akimah Scott; Isatu Bah; Zoe Delbride

Track and Field:  The Luella Track and Field Lions competed in the 6th Annual Atlanta Games Invitational on Saturday, March 10 at Lakewood Stadium. Thirty-two teams from around the state

competed in the invitational, and our athletes held their own. Highlights of our Lions’ success are posted on our website. Go Lions!

Golf:  Our golfers opened their season Tuesday against and defeated Whitewater High School by 13 strokes. o The girls were led by Senior Savannah Wappler who was the low medalist of the day. Sydney Keller and Makalah Hardy were top scorers for the Lady Lions. o The boys were led by Jackson Lentz both days.

 On Wednesday the girls faced Alcovy and again were victorious, winning by 32 strokes with Savannah Wappler leading the team as low medalist for the day. Sydney Keller and Makalah Hardy rounded out the top three for the ladies. The boys defeated Alcovy by 13 strokes. Jackson Lentz was low medalist. Senior: John Zoellner and Juniors: Channing Gray and Jacob Carter rounded out the top four.

Girls’ Basketball: Congratulations to the following Lion Girls’ Basketball players who have been named to ALL State team:  Kamya Hollingshed – 2nd Team  Zaira Bankston; Keely Brown – Honorable Mention.

RISING 9TH GRADE MEETING: We will host a meeting for the students and families of our rising 9th grade class (Class of 2022) on Thursday, March 22 from 6:00 – 7:30.

JUNIOR – SENIOR PROM: The 2018 Junior-Senior Prom will occur on Saturday, March 31 at the Delta Flight Museum from 8:00 PM to 11:00 PM. Full Prom information is posted on our website.

With the Prom being on Saturday, students will be expected to complete a full school day on Friday, March 30.

SENIOR AND GRADUATION INFORMATION: Senior and Graduation information is posted on our website. Please review it in order to understand the details and fee structure. Fees can be paid in cash or money order in the front office or through PayPal (debit or credit cards) using the link on our website.

Just a reminder: Senior/Graduation fees increase after March 30.

Seniors did receive notifications last week through Advisory of any fines/fees/equipment or uniform obligations that are outstanding. The letter explained that any obligations from another HCS school must be settled with that school and removed by that school. We’ll distribute updated notification letters before Spring Break. Please remember that there is an incentive of 2 additional graduation tickets if all obligations are satisfied by Friday, May 4.

Thank you for your support of our work, our students and staff members. Let’s continue to work together to make the best possible school year.

Let us know if you have questions or need additional information. And, as always, GO Lions! Jerry Smith, Jr.