From Principal Doll:
I strongly encourage you to attend our Safety and Drug Education Information Night next week. We, as parents, try to do our best to keep up with what our children are doing. They have access to so much, are influenced by their peers and need to feel as sense of vulnerability, not invincibility. We have professionals bringing you the latest information that will help you keep your children safe from the negative influences that are an all-too-common part of their daily lives.
Linganore High School’s Safety and Drug Education for Parents – What Every Parent Should Know
What do we teach our children about Avoid, Deny, and Defend? When we see something, should we say something? What is a TikTok Challenge? Do you know what vapes and vape chargers look like?
Please join LHS Administration, the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office, and the Frederick County Health Department to learn more about School Safety & Reporting Concerns, Dangers of Vaping, Social Media, Drug Use & Effects, and Mental Health Awareness & Resources.
Where: Linganore High School When: February 27th @ 6:30 pm
The night will consist of four sessions. Participants may attend four of the five sessions offered. You may attend any session in any order. Room locations will be provided that night.
Session 1: 6:30 – 6:50 pm Session 2: 6:55 – 7:15 pm Session 3: 7:20 – 7:40 pm Session 4: 7:45 – 8:05 pm
We encourage parents & guardians of NMMS, WKMS, and LHS to attend. Students must be accompanied by their parent and/or guardian. The Social Media session is for parents & guardians only; students are not permitted. Refreshments will be provided by the LHS PTSA.
We look forward to seeing you!
Academic Tournament: Tonight (2/21) is the Academic Tournament Finals so it is your last chance to come out and support your LHS Academic Team. We finished the regular season tied for third. Tonight, the first round matches us against Brunswick, the team we are tied with, and either Catoctin or Tuscarora (still to be determined). That match will start around 6 pm and will last about 30 minutes. If we win, we will compete again later in the evening against the winners of the second and third matches. The announced category round will feature 10 questions on the 1920's (feel free to break out your Flapper fashion).
Art In The Dark: Design your own Glow in the Dark Shirt on Friday, March 20, from 6 - 8 pm in room A211. We'll provide a black shirt, glow in the dark paint and snacks. The cost is $20 per person. Please RSVP to Ms. Geisser at Georgia.Geisser@fcps.org with your shirt size.
Chipotle: Need a Quick, Easy and Delicious Meal? Come to Chipotle in Mount Airy, on Monday, February 24 between 5 pm and 9 pm. No Flyer needed, just mention Linganore Fashion Club at the register and our program will receive proceeds from each sale. Thank you in advance for your support.
Pasquale's Fundraisers: Join us at Pasquale's Pizza and Restorante fundraiser on Thursday, February 27 from 10:30 am to 10:00 pm. 15% of sales will go toward the band - must show Flyer or mention the LHS Band.
Mr. Linganore 2020 Our annual contest is Saturday night, March 7th. Mr. Linganore, Men of Vision, will begin at 7:00 PM in the LHS theater. This year we have 7 contestants in competition for the crown: Jacob Blue, Luke Goundry, Jeremy Hilton, David Kominars, Jack Maerten, Max Ross, and Braden Weinel. Be there to support your favorite or just come for a night of fun entertainment. All proceeds go to fund our Academic Award program at LHS. Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 at the door. You can purchase tickets from any contestant up until March 5th.
Please plan to also join us for our second Dough Rai$er, Thursday, February 27, at the Uno Chicago Grill in Frederick. Come out meet the contestants before the show and help raise fund for the awards program. Give the attached flyer to your server for take-out or dining in to get a donation made to LHS and stop at the voting table to cast your vote.
Class of 2020 - Senior Picnic
The senior picnic is scheduled for after graduation practice on Friday, May 29.
We need some senior parents to volunteer to coordinate and run this event or it will be cancelled.
The picnic is a chance for seniors to gather one last time as a group and celebrate their time together.
This event will coordinated and run by parents. If you are interested in leading this activity or would like more information, please contact Mr. Brown at jeremy.brown@fcps.org.
Thank you to students and parents: The registration process for next year went well with using the online and hard copy forms. The school counselors appreciate how accurately information was entered into the online form. If a student still has their completed hard copy form, please turn it Student Services ASAP. This information is very helpful as the schedule process moves forward.
Girls State: Junior girls interested in attending the Maryland American Legion Auxiliary Girls State program should see Ms. Emery no later than 2/28/20. Only juniors can be considered for Girls State which is the premier program for teaching students how government works. Developing leadership skills and an appreciation for your rights as a citizen are key in this exciting and fun summer program which runs June 21 – 26, 2020 at Salisbury University. Applicants must be available for an interview on 3/7/20. If you would like to apply for this all expenses paid camp, see or email Ms. Emery in Student Services no later than, Friday, February 28, 2020, at renata.emery@fcps.org.
Boys State: Applications are being accepted for the Maryland American Legion Boys State program. Only juniors can be considered for Boys State which is the premier program for teaching students how government works. Developing leadership skills and an appreciation for your rights as a citizen are key in this exciting and fun summer program which runs June 21 – 27, 2020, at McDaniel College. If you would like to attend this all expenses paid camp go to http://mdlegion.org/boysstate/. Online applications are due no later than April 15, 2020.
Below is information about various programs offered at colleges with links for more information with application process and deadlines:
GEMS Program at Hood College – Gains in the Education of Math and Science: https://fcps.ezcommunicator.net/edu/frederick/upload/82/12770.pdf
Catholic University Mathematics Summer Program: https://sites.google.com/cardinalmail.cua.edu/cua-summer-math/home
University of Maryland Terp Young Scholars - July 12 to 31: https://oes.umd.edu/middle-high-school-students/terp-young-scholars
Virginia Tech Black College Institute: https://vt.edu/admissions/black-college-institute.html
Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD): https://www.scad.edu/academics/pre-college-summer-programs/scad-rising-star
University of Virginia Cornerstone Summer Program – Application Deadline April 1: https://slavery.virginia.edu/cornerstone-summer-institute/
W. E. B. DuBois Scholar Institute at Princeton University: https://duboisscholars.org/
Carnegie Mellon University Summer Programs – Deadline to apply is March 1: https://www.cmu.edu/pre-college/
University of Pennsylvania – Penn Summer Programs: https://www.sas.upenn.edu/summer/programs/high-school?utm_source=fred&utm_campaign=summer_hs_counselor_connect&cmp=1&utm_medium=email
Johns Hopkins University Engineering Innovations: https://ei.jhu.edu/
Boston University – Academy of Media Production: https://combeyond.bu.edu/workshop/academy-of-media-production/
Cornell University – Summer College: https://sce.cornell.edu/precollege
LIM College- Summer Fashion Lab in New York City: https://www.limcollege.edu/admissions/high-school-special-programs/summer-fashion-lab
University of Delaware Edge Summer Program: https://www.udel.edu/apply/undergraduate-admissions/precollege-programs/edge/
Montclair State University (New Jersey) Hispanic Student College Institute: https://www.udel.edu/apply/undergraduate-admissions/precollege-programs/edge/
Lehigh University – Pre-College Programs: https://lehighsummeracademy.org/
Counselor Contact Information: School Counselors encourage parents and students to communicate regular with teachers and staff about questions and concerns. While it is always best to contact a teacher directly about a grade or assignment, please feel free to contact your student’s school counselor. We are assigned by last name.
Last Names A to C: Ms. Kathy Becker (katherine.becker@fcps.org)
Last Names D to I: Mr. Chris O’Brien (christopher.obrien@fcps.org)
Last Names J to Q: Ms. Paula Larson (paula.larson@fcps.org)
Last Names R to Z: Ms. Renata Emery (renata.emery@fcps.org)
Schoology Groups: Counselors have made a group for each grade level in Schoology. This one of the ways that we will be communicating with students about upcoming events and deadlines. Parents can join these groups by using the following codes, you must first establish a Schoology account using the information sent home with students the first week of school:
Class of 2020: SWSZ5-K6XBK Class of 2021: MS8GM-5RX3W Class of 2022: 6M334-GVXVW Class of 2023: JFN6-DN2Z-MJ9HZ