JUNE 2019 Principal’s Message Administration Greyhound Families, Principal The 2018-2019 School Year – Complete! The Class of 2019 Graduation – Memorable! The 2019-2020 School Year – Mr. Michael Rice Ready or not, here we come!! What a year it has been! Each and every day, I drive into the front entrance of the school, thinking about our school, knowing that what lies ahead will bring about nothing but pride and joy! This is especially the case here at the end of the year where our faculty, staff, and community highlight the incredible accomplishments of our Office Hours students through various scholarship banquets, awards nights, and end-of-year celebrations. Our students have 7:00 am - 3:00 pm worked hard and I am so proud of each one of them for the efforts they have put forth, and the achievements Monday - Friday they have earned. In late May, we celebrated the Graduation of the Class of 2019! It was a beautiful ceremony that featured 531 students who took their next, right step. Our celebration included recognition of the accomplishments of this great class, including the fact that nearly two-thirds of the students finished with a 3.0 GPA or higher. Another 80 students Lyman High School earned a 4.0 or higher, and the average GPA of our top ten Seniors soared at an unbelievable 4.64! Students from the Class of 2019 have been accepted into the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford, is committed Yale, Georgia Tech, The University of Florida, University of Central Florida, Florida State, Florida A & M, Bethune Cookman, Rollins, Seminole State and many others! During their time in high school, their club and organization to providing footprint increased from 67 groups to an astonishing 96 groups, due to many individuals taking the time to share their passion with others. This class also represented groups in our top notch Fine and Performing Arts groups educational who have consistently earned a Superior rating in District and State Assessments. Career and Technical Education is thriving with hundreds of our graduates earning Industry Certifications. And, our Academy of Engineering is full of innovation with 109 students proudly completing the intensive four-year program. Athletically, the Class opportunities that of 2019 had 13 athletes sign letters of intent with NCAA institutions, along with many others who received First and Second-Team All-Conference honors. Additionally, one of our Valedictorians was named the Seminole will prepare and County Scholar Athlete of the Year, and selected to the FHSAA Dairy Farmer Academic All-State Team. Well Done, Class of 2019! empower students As we move into the summer, here are a few important dates that will be helpful for all Greyhounds: for an ever changing • Summer Hours - Lyman High School will be closed on Friday’s from June 7th - July 19th. Our office hours for the summer will be 7:00 AM - 4:30 PM. • Summer School 2019 - Session I will run from May 31st - June 12th (7:20 AM - 2:50 PM) and Session II will be global society. from June 13th - June 27th (7:20 AM - 2:00 PM). • Campus Closed July 4th Week - Please note that the Lyman campus will be closed July 1st - July 5th. • Summer Graduation – For students who meet their graduation requirements over the summer, Graduation will take place on July 16th, 3:00 PM at Lake Brantley High School. ...continues on next page Lyman High School • lyman.scps.k12.fl.us 865 S. Ronald Reagan Boulevard • Longwood, FL 32750 • 407-746-2050 Principal’s Message continues... • Orientations 2019-2020 – August 1, 2019: look forward to meeting you on August 1st during Skills USA ○ 9th Grade/New Students our Orientation Sessions and then again on the first I am happy to report that SkillsUSA • A – J, 8:00 AM -9:30 AM (8:00 AM start in day of school. We have so many opportunities for Lyman did very well at SkillsUSA the Auditorium) you, which we will share with you on August 1st! Florida State Leadership and Skills • K – Z, 10:00 AM -11:30 AM (10:00 AM start Welcome to Lyman! Conference in Pensacola, FL last week. in the Auditorium) Finally, at Lyman High School, we believe that Gayle Goodridge (Lyman TV Goddess) ○ 10th – 12th Grade Students the education of a child involves three critical • A – J, 12:00 PM -1:00 PM and Michael Blizzard (Lyman components; the student, the school, and the parent. Engineering POE Instructor) joined me • K – Z, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM If all three are engaged in the learning process, then • Parking Decals 2019-2020 - $70 for the year – in chaperoning this trip. Lyman's TV the child is more likely to succeed. Parents, we have Production and Automotive Programs Reserved Parking (First Come-First Served) many resources that have been designed to assist ○ Students purchasing a parking decal must be did well and gained lots of experience you in this process. Please take a few minutes to be for next year's competition. debt/obligation free. connected with these valuable resources. ○ August 2nd The Digital Design Program led by Ms. • 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM – Seniors Only Twitter: http://twitter.com/LymanHighSchool Alley Hassen did very well! • 10:00 AM -12:00 PM – Juniors & Seniors Twitter is utilized as a platform to share awards, Senior Ian Aldrich and Junior Alex • Please see the website for the parking recognitions, and critical reminders. Specht competed in the Web Design application and more details. Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ Competition and finished Second. ○ August 17th – Senior Parking Spot Painting LymanHighSchool Day Junior Nicholas Wharton competed in • Design must be approved by Lyman Facebook is utilized as a platform to share Advertising Design Competition and Administration. awards, recognitions, and critical reminders. also finished Second. • Application and design approval Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ The Engineering/Project Lead the document will be available on the website. lymanhs/?hl=en Way Classes put together a team to • Students will be able to pay for painting compete in a Quiz Bowl Competition. Instagram is utilized as a platform to share their senior parking space on August 2nd The Team was led by Seniors Kaitlyn awards, recognitions, and critical reminders. when they purchase their parking decal. Bowman and Jared Diaz. They were Designs should be submitted when the Skyward Family Access: To register, please visit the joined by Seniors Dylan Ryan, Srajan payment is made. Lyman Student Services Office or during Orientation, Dube and Isaac Cheney. They out • First Day of School 2019-2020 – August 12, or see us at the table in the Student Union to register. scored all other teams significantly 2019 Skyward is utilized for parents to check grades, and finished first in the state. They did • Open House 2019 – August 27, 2019 attendance, discipline, and other school based receive an invitation to proceed onto Class of 2020, it is our pleasure to officially call you the information. NOTE: If you already have access, your the SkillsUSA National Leadership Senior Class of Lyman High School! With this comes access will remain in service from year to year, even and Skills Conference but declined many additional responsibilities as you prepare for if your child is new to Lyman. due to preparations for college. your Graduation in May of 2020. Please keep your The bright point is that a "Junior" I look forward to working with all Greyhounds in the eye on the website for information regarding Senior Team was put together to compete fall. If there is every anything we can do to help you Pictures, Senior/Graduation Fees, Prom Dates, etc. against the "Senior" Team for practice and your child to succeed, please do not hesitate to Your gradation date will be announced sometime purposes. The Juniors pushed the ask. Remember, you matter, we matter, “Everyone in the fall, after the School Board negotiates and Seniors pretty hard during practices Matters” at Lyman High School. approves contracts for all SCPS high schools who and are prepared to step up next year utilize Addition Arena at UCF. I look forward to a Sincerely, to compete. fantastic year of working together with you to make In addition, Skylar Rearick took her this a year that you will never forget! Michael J. Rice, Principal Lyman High School next step in her goal to become a I would also like to welcome the students and families SkillsUSA National High School Officer of our incoming 9th graders, the Class of 2023! We and will campaign for a position at National Conference in June. The Hound Highlights June 2019 Published Four Times Per Year Lyman High School Math Department 865 S. Ronald Reagan Boulevard Algebra I students finished a rigorous year with units on Statistics Longwood, FL 32750 and Function Analysis, while Geometry students concluded Issue #3 with Circles and Spatial Reasoning. Both courses ended strong with a comprehensive review for the EOC. Algebra II students concluded the year with a Statistics / Probability unit that included students designing and conduction their own survey of students at Lyman and analyzing the data collected to support suggested changes to Lyman's policies and practices. Then we took a quick peek into Trigonometric concepts with a Unit Circle and Trig Functions, before wrapping up the year with a comprehensive Function Analysis project. As we wind down the year, please be aware that there are summer assignments for Algebra 2 Honors, PreCalculus, and AP Calculus. The details for the assignments are on the Lyman HS website. These assignments are designed to be worked on for approximately 5-10 minutes each week and are due within the first few weeks of school.