APRIL 2018 HOUNDhighlights Administration A Message from the Principal Greyhound Families, Principal Wow, this year has flown by! While the year is almost complete, I am encouraged daily by the progress Mr. Michael Rice that our students and our staff have made toward bringing to life our ongoing motto, Everyone Matters. In addition, just as our Mission Statement says, I can tell you that our teachers are working incredibly hard to ensure that our students receive the educational opportunities that will prepare and empower Office Hours them for an ever-changing global society. Through our focus on a Student Centered Learning Environment, 7:00 am - 3:00 pm our teachers are creating classroom experiences where students are participating in rigorous activities that empower them to engage in the learning process, while they discover the content necessary for Monday - Friday obtaining mastery. My Leadership Team and I visit multiple classrooms each day and have witnessed, both quantitatively and qualitatively, a positive shift in the achievement of our students as a result of this effort! I can assure you that your child is important to us and we will do everything it takes, through constant reflection and refinement, to meet the needs of each child on a daily basis. Thank you for your Lyman High School continued support. is committed As you are aware, the past few months have brought about numerous concerns with the safety and security of students in schools across the nation. Our students deserve to come to school each day feeling safe and secure, and I can assure you that we have been reevaluating our procedures and protocols and to providing have made several changes. Some changes that you may have noticed include increased presence by law enforcement, the monitoring of the exterior of our campus, and the closing and locking of a few educational additional gates. Additional planning behind the scenes has also taken place. In the coming months, several additional facility updates will done that will lead to a more secure environment for all while opportunities that ensuring that we maintain a positive, enthusiastic high school setting. The safety and security of your child is important to me and I will do whatever it takes to make the necessary updates. will prepare and As we approach the end of the academic year, it is our goal to keep everyone in the loop with the ongoing activities of our campus. There is a tremendous amount of information that will be shared, so I encourage empower students everyone to stay connected with Skyward Family Access, social media feeds, and of course, our website. Whether it be Graduation or Summer School, Back-to-School Orientations, Parking Decal Sales, or Athletic for an ever changing Events, we want you to have the latest and greatest information. Here are a few methods that we use global society. regularly that will allow you to get connected and stay connected: • Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/LymanHighSchool • Twitter: http://twitter.com/LymanHighSchool • SchoolMessenger: (Phone & Text Messages), Text “Subscribe” to 67587. Be sure that your name, email, & phone are all up to date in Skyward. ...continues on next page Lyman High School • lyman.scps.k12.fl.us 865 S. Ronald Reagan Boulevard • Longwood, FL 32750 • 407-746-2050 Everyone Matters Principal’s Message continues... • Skyward Family Access: If you are not registered, forms are available in the Student Services Office. It is my honor to announce that one of our very own students has earned the 2018-2019 PARKING DECALS status of a National Merit Finalist! Congratulations to Erica Hetrick for earning this most prestigious honor! By earning this status, Erica is now in competition ATTENTION ALL for some of the highest-level scholarships that are only available to the best of ELIGIBLE DRIVERS the best in our nation. This recognition has come with many years of hard work All Seniors and Juniors planning to drive and park on campus and dedication to her studies and we were excited to learn that it has paid off. during the 2018-2019 school year must purchase a parking Great job and congratulations Erica! decal and place it on the driver’s side of the windshield. In February, our students completed the initial phase of the 2018-2019 Course • Seniors can purchase decals from Mr. Sanchez in the Registration process. In the next phase, which began in March, our counselors discipline office beginning July 09, 2018 and beginning will review each students’ schedule to ensure that every child has a full course July 30, 2018 from Mrs. Bennett, one of our book load. In May, the final phase of registration will take place. Students will receive a keepers, in the administration office in building 1. printout of the courses they selected and will have the opportunity to make final • Juniors can purchase decals beginning August 1 2018. adjustments to their course selections. The deadline for students to return their course change form will be May 11th. If you would like to view their selections • Eligible students will be issued a parking space on a first prior to May, you can log into Skyward Family Access to review their proposed come first served basis. 2018-19 schedule at any time. • Parking decals may be purchased during the following Senior parents, May 25th, Graduation Day, is quickly approaching! This is an dates: exciting time for you and your child, and our hope is that we can do everything • Beginning on July 09, 2018 - 9:00 A.M - 12:00 P.M., possible to make this a memorable event that will be cherished forever. If you Monday-Thursday only. have not had the chance to pay your Graduation Fee, it is due at this time. The fee can be paid online at www.herfforlando.com, or in person at the Herff • During Orientations, August 01, 2018. Jones office in Winter Park. Please visit the graduation page of our website for • The first day of school, August 10, 2018, during more information. break, first lunch, and after school until 2:45 P.M. For those students who need to make up credit, Summer School 2018 will be Decals are $70.00, for the entire school year and students offered once again on our campus. Summer School Session 1 will run from May must be debt free in order to purchase a parking decal for 31st - June 13th and Session 2 will take place June 14th - June 28th. Summer the new school year. School hours will be from 7:20am-2:30pm. This is a slightly different schedule Students must have the following with them in order to than we have had in the past, but it will be nice for students to be done with purchase a decal: Summer School before July begins. Summer School registration forms are available on the Lyman High School Website and in the Student Services Office, 1. A completed parking application, signed by the student and are due by April 20th. and the parent. (Available online or in both the Student Services and the Administration Office.) I appreciate the support and trust that you give us each and every day. It is important that we (the parent, the student, and our staff), continue to work 2. A copy of your driver’s license and registration. together as a unified team in order to support your child through the academic 3. A check, made payable to “Lyman High School” in the process that will lead to student achievement. The future is bright and I look amount of $70.00. forward to working with you and your child along the way. Together, we can Students wishing to drive to campus after January 1, 2019 make this world a better place. can purchase their sticker for $35.00. Remember, you matter, we matter, Everyone Matters at Lyman High School. Any questions about parking can be directed to Mr. Sanchez Please let us know if there is anything we can do to help your child succeed! in the discipline office. Sincerely, Michael J. Rice Principal Facebook: Lyman High School Seminole County Florida http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lyman-High-School-Seminole- County-Florida/120501421398275 Twitter: @LymanHighSchool http://Twitter.com/ Engineering ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY (ES): The 3rd quarter has brought many hands on Students have been working all nine weeks on DNA structure, protein synthesis, polymerase chain experiences for the Level 1 Teaching Academy reaction (PCR) and gel electrophoresis. This work culminated in a lab that had students try to identify students! Besides having the opportunity if a specific food item had a gene for a GMO (genetically modified organism) embedded in the to travel to Milwee Middle School for a day, chromosome of the plant. We tested different items from Doritos to pet food. Students set up a PCR to the students received a visit from a support make copies of the GMO DNA segments and then they ran an electrophoresis gel to obtain the results. facilitator on Lyman’s campus, and they were We did find that the Doritos did have a GMO gene present. It was a great end to several weeks of work. able to attend a Best Buddies lunch alongside our Psi High students on campus to interact with INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING DESIGN (IED): students with special needs. In the classroom, Students are continuing to develop their CAD modelling skills in Autodesk Inventor. They are learning the Level 1 students have been learning how how to use new tools and methods to design 3D parts. They will continue using 3D modeling to plan and write differentiated lesson plans, throughout the rest of the year through the Autodesk Inventor software.