Announcements
Schedule change procedures for second semester:
Ninth graders received the full year's schedule at the beginning of the year. If a change needs to be made, contact the counselor via student request form, on-line through DocuShare or by email prior to Wednesday, NOVEMBER 21st please.
On Wednesday, October 31, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth grade stuents will receive copies of their second- semester schedules. On the back, the procedure for schedules changes will be described. Students have 2 options: paper request or online request. Deadline for requesting schedule changes is 3:00 PM on Wednesday, November 21, 2007.
NEW STUDENT REGISTRATION
Please contact our Registrar, Jodi Vanek at
436- 1305, option 1 or jvanek@lps.org for enrollment information/procedures. If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Vanek or
Ms. Ideus, Secretary in the Counseling Center,
at 436-1305, option 3 or cideus@lps.org.
CHANGE IN RELEASE OF ACT and SAT SCORES ON TRANSCRIPTS
The district no longer prints the testing scores on transcripts for any student. We do have record of the scores in our computer system which allows us to write it on certain application and scholarship forms but it is not printed on our transcripts as of November 2006. To send a copy of your scores you may copy and mail your print out of results from ACT or College Board or contact them to pay to send a score directly to the school or scholarship sponsor. If you included the code number for a school on your registration form your scores will have been sent directly and no further action is needed. Contact ACT at 319/337-1313 or College Board at (866) 756-7346 directly to send additional score reports.
ATTENANCE APPEAL PROCESS
Students who may exceed the limit of absences for any given class should check with Mrs. Wieskamp in the attendance office or their counselor about the process for appeal. If a student has a valid reason for missing class, credit may still be granted for the class if the student is earning a passing grade. When a student reaches 8 absences in a quarter class or 15 in a semester class, credit is lost unless an appeal is completed. Absences coded SA for school activities, AD for administrative actions or AP for alternative placement do not count towards those limits. TR truancies, PA parent acknowledged and IL illness absences all contribute toward the total count. Attendance appeals for semester 1 are due on January 12th.
UPCOMING EVENTS or MEETINGS
UPCOMING COLLEGE REPRESENTATIVES VISITING THE COUNSELING CENTER
*Students must sign up in the counseling center no later than 3:15pm the
day before the visit. They make out their pass at that time and are
responsible for remembering to come to the sessions. Students
are responsible for making up work from the missed class. Sessions are held in the Counseling Center conference room unless otherwise noted.
March
7th K-State 9:00
10th Wayne State 10:45
10th Clarkson College 1:15
17th Nebraska Wesleyan 1:15
LEARN TO DREAM SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE
The Learn to Dream Scholarship program isdesigned to make college possible for low-income students attending a high school in Lincoln by paying tuition and fees up to 45 credit hours, or approximately one academic year, of classes at Southeast Community College.
Eligible students for the Learn to Dream Scholarship program are graduating seniors attending a high school in Lincoln who participated in or qualify for the free or reduced-price lunches under the United States Department of Agriculture program, during his or her senior year.
Applications are now available in the Counseling Center. See Mr Boyle or your own acadmey counselor for more information.
ANNOUNCEMENTS OF STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES
See the daily bulletin for complete listings.
EducationQuest is sponsoring two spring college fairs this year. These events are a great way for juniors and sophomores to jump-start the college selection process through meeting with admissions representatives.
Omaha College Affaire Lincoln College Affaire
Thursday, March 27 Thursday, April 3
6:00-8:00 pm 7:00- 9:00 pm
Millard North High School Lincoln Southwest High School
EducationQuest will conduct financial aid sessions at both events.
Contact EducationQuest for more information: 402. 475.5222
UPCOMING OUT OF SCHOOL OPPORTUNITIES:
Please find listed below the upcoming career explorer meetings. Students are welcome to show up and attend without prior registration, unless specified.
2007-2008
CAREER EXPLORING GROUPS
Please read below to see the upcoming career exploring meetings. This is a wonderful way for students to learn first hand from community business people what careers entail. They meet students from other schools and begin networking with business people with whom to network and use for references. Students who participate in these groups are eligible to apply for scholarships available only to Explorers.
UPCOMING CAREER EXPLORER MEETINGS
We will be holding our first College of Journalism and Mass Communication post meeting on Tuesday, February 19th at 4pm. It will be held at the College building on the corner of 16th and ‘Q’. It is called the Anderson Building.
Learning for Life Exploring
Cornhusker Council, BSA
600 South 120th Street
Lincoln, NE 68461
We continue to have community businesses offering to begin career exploring in the other areas. Your help to find some interested students is appreciated.
Questions? Contact Barb or Tim @ 488-6020, ext 255
Schedule changes are available only
under the following conditions.
1) You are missing a period of class or the other half of a year long course
2) You are in a class for which you have not passed the prerequisite course (or not passed at an adequate level)
3) You have a class that you have passed before
4) You are missing a required course for your grade level
5) You are a senior missing a graduation requirement.
6) You want to be a student assistant , have a study hall period or
have a pass period at the end of the day or the beginning of the day (seniors only).
**Please be aware that taking less than 7 full classes per semester will have a negative impact on class rank. Class Rank is determined by both weighted Grade Point Average and total credits earned.
The Daily Student Bulletin is available for viewing on the LNS main web site which you can return to via the buttons in the left hand column. Student activities, opportunities and special events are posted in the announcements. Questions regarding special student opportunity announcements can be directed to Mr. Rick Boyle in the counseling center.
National Honor Society
Invitations to apply to join NHS will be distributed to Seniors who meet
the GPA qualifications in October for the November Induction. Eligible
Juniors and Seniors will receive invitations in late February for Spring Induction.
Students choosing to apply attend an informational meeting to receive the
packet. They must submit completed application packets by the deadline.
Contact the faculty sponsors Ms. Cassata or Ms. Allder for more information. Eligibility requirements include maintaining a minimum 3.5 weighted Cumulative GPA,
being enrolled in at least 5 graded classes, being involved in at least 2 school sponsored student activities, completing at least 5 hours of community
service per semester individually, and being of respectable character.
Additional Sites of interest for
Post-Secondary Planning
the sites listed below are a small sample of what is available on the internet
listing the site here is not an endorsement of any site by the counseling staff
please report any problems with links to Ms. Luthi to have the link removed
College Savings Plan of Nebraska