We will have a financial aid workshop with a representative from New River CTC on September 19, from 6 pm to 7:30 pm.
To sign up for an appointment to have someone help you complete the FAFSA, please click the link below:
https://calendly.com/ehampton-3/fafsa-completion-1
The SMILE program mobile dentist permission forms were sent home today. If you would like your student to participate, fill out the form and return to school by September 28.
TRIO Upward Bound is a pre-college program, funded through the US Dept. Of Ed., that provides academic support during the school year as well as during the summer for high school students in our county. Program participants must continue their education past high school.
SENIORS AND SENIOR PARENTS!
The Promise Scholarship is now super scoring your ACT or SAT test scores for eligibility! If you missed getting the scholarship from your junior SAT, you need to take it again to get the scores! This scholarship is good at WV schools for 4 year degrees, and is worth up to $5,000 each year for four years if you continue to meet the requirements.
See the counselors if you need help registering for either exam, or think you may qualify for a test fee waiver.
The counselors will help the seniors complete the Promise application at school once the application is available.
Raider Volleyball is hosting a fund raiser! Please visit their store and purchase apparel to support the team.
https://stores.inksoft.com/WS74290/shop/home
Please note that payment for WVU Tech Dual Credit Classes is due October 7th. If you paid WV Tech directly, the counselors will need the confirmation number for the payment.
If you have any questions or concerns, please see one of the counselors.
Seniors pictures are tomorrow, September 15! Ladies please bring strapless top or tank top. Gentlemen please bring a white clean shirt.
Congratulations to Jaden Acord who placed 15th at Big Ditch Lake Cross Country meet!
Congratulations to the Lady Raiders Volleyball team on their win against Meadow Bridge #raidernation #raidervolleyball
Class AA All-Coalfield Conference Golf
Second team
Tyler Beard, Cooper Ward, Shady Spring
Cole Brown, Nicholas County
Clay Basham, Independence
Landon Hall, Josh Lafferty (not pictured), Liberty
#wvprepgolf
Curtesy of Rusty Udy
FFA is having a back to school get together! Anyone who is enrolled in agricultural education classes (Mrs. Elam's classes) during the 2022-23 school year and would like to participate in FFA is welcome to attend. (You must be enrolled in an AG class.) The event will take place in the Ag Shop on 9/20 at 2:45p.m. and will conclude at 4:30p.m. To participate you will need to scan the QR code at school to sign up and see Mrs. Elam to get a permission slip to attend.
On September 13, LHS worked with deputies from the Raleigh County Sheriff’s Office and their K-9 Unit to conduct a routine check of our building and parking lots. This will be a routine occurrence throughout the remainder of the school year. I would like to extend a big thank you to the deputies of the RCSO for their continued support of the Raider community and thank you for helping to make our schools a safe place to learn!
If you are in 10th through 12th grade and interested in the military, you need to sign up to take the ASVAB. The exam will be on November 3rd in the morning. If you have ACT in the morning, you will stay here and be excused from ACT to take the exam. This is the only time we plan on offering the exam at school this school year. The better you score on the exam, the more jobs you will be eligible for and the better sign on bonuses that will be available to you.
Use this link to sign up for the exam: https://forms.gle/KWMqQKMFbgsQ2mRT9
This link has free practice exams: https://asvabpracticetestonline.com
Prepare to get dressed up for homecoming week! September 26-30
United Way - Healthy Grandfamilies
Homecoming dance information!
All Grade Level Students: If you want to run for class office or be a member of Student Council, you MUST have your name on the sign-up sheet in room 1. Voting ballets will list ONLY the names on the sign-up sheet. Deadline is this Friday, September 9.
Seniors and Parents!
There will be a financial aid meeting on September 19 from 6pm to 7:30pm to discuss the different forms of financial aid that is available to help your student pay to complete a certificate program, trade school program, associates degree, or a four year degree. They will be able to answer other questions you may have about financial aid and completing the FAFSA.
The FAFSA is required for students to be able to receive financial aid and to be eligible for grants and scholarships. The FAFSA will NOT be available for completion until October 1, 2022.
Let the financial aid reps help you to complete these needed steps for your child and take the hassle out of it for you!
Sign up here for a FAFSA appointment:
https://calendly.com/ehampton-3/fafsa-completion-1
Class of 2023 Parents interested in helping with Project Graduation
download the TeamReach app. This is what we used last year for all the parents since not everyone has facebook. It worked really well. We put all info on there to keep everyone updated, it also allows others to give input, etc.
The group name is:
LHS Project Graduation C/O 2023
Group code is:
Lhsraiders2023
A message from the yearbook staff to seniors:
I understand your concerns about the Senior portraits, so I have decided to add Then and Now pages to the yearbook. You can submit your baby picture along with a Senior portrait of your choice. (Please keep them appropriate for the yearbook.) You will need to submit BOTH a baby picture and a senior portrait for them to be used in the yearbook. Please be sure your picture is in portrait orientation, not landscape. If you have questions, come see me. I prefer a digital submission to my email. duwan.whitten@k12.wv.us A submission of only a baby picture OR only a senior portrait WILL NOT BE ADDED TO THE YEARBOOK. The deadline for submission is Friday October 28, 2022, no exceptions! The drape/tux pictures will still be in the yearbook as your Senior Portrait. Drape/Tux pictures will be taken at school on September 15. There will not be makeup days for these Senior pictures at the school. Please make every attempt to be present on this date! If not, you will not be included on the main Senior pages of the yearbook. ACT students, will need to have their picture taken either before you leave for votech or as soon as you get back. If you have morning votech, get your picture made as soon as you get back from votech. If you have afternoon votech, please have your picture taken before you leave for votech,
