Dear Lehigh Lightning Family,

We are already heading into Quarter Two! We have had an exciting start to the 2019-2020 school year! You will find this newsletter full of the many events that have been taking place on

and off campus. I would like to thank the students and faculty for planning a very memorable and exciting Homecoming Week that was “OUTTA THIS WORLD! “

As we work through Quarter 2 and head towards Quarter 3, we need to stay focused. Academics are TOP PRIORITY at Lehigh Senior High School. Students and parents have electronic access to grades, please make sure you are reviewing grades regularly with your son/daughter. In addition, we are providing academic tutoring in all core academic areas on Tuesday’s and Thursday’s after school FREE. If you notice a decline in a specific area or you know that your son or daughter needs additional assistance, please make sure they attend. Please also feel free to call our guidance office to schedule a conference to meet with your son or daughters teachers

and guidance counselor to develop an action plan for progress if needed. It is very important that we work together to keep students on track for success!

Parents please understand that getting your students to school on time daily and keeping them there is critical to their success. Please avoid late or early sign-outs. Try to schedule appointments after 1:35. Every minute counts, as we are trying to help your student achieve academic success and meet the target of graduation! We have “Minutes to WIN it” and we need you to help us protect academic seat time. Attendance is our NUMBER ONE focus this year.

Parents, as you read through this newsletter you will see that our students are very involved in their academics, but also in many after school activities. It makes a HUGE difference when they look behind them and see their parents there supporting them. I hope that you will mark your calendars for the many exciting upcoming athletic events, performances and activities that your son or daughter may be involved in. They need your support!

I look forward to the remainder of this semester being one full of learning moments and memories. On behalf of the staff at Lehigh Senior High School, I would like to wish all of you a very safe and happy holiday season. If any member of the LSHS staff or I can assist you or your student, please do not hesitate to call upon us.

Sincerely,Jackie CoreyPrincipal

2019-2020 Lehigh Senior Staff

LEHIGH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL When Lightning Strikes....... Thunder Rolls!

LEHIGH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

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Lehigh Senior High School901 Gunnery Road

Lehigh Acres, FL 33971https://lsh.leeschools.net/

The School Board of Lee County

Gwynetta S. Gittens, District 5 (Chairman) Chris N. Patricca, District 3 (Vice Chairman)

Mary Fischer, District 1 Melisa W. Giovannelli, District 2

Debbie Jordan, District 4 Betsy Vaughn, District 6

Cathleen O'Daniel Morgan District 7 Gregory K. Adkins, Ed. D. Superintendent

www.leeschools.net

Principal Jackie Corey

AdministrationCyndi Chiorello

Liam FarrellTim KrevinkoAmy Szafran

Veronica Young

Activities/Athletic DirectorNick Dysert

Principal Jackie Corey

AdministrationCyndi Chiorello

Liam FarrellTim KrevinkoAmy Szafran

Veronica Young

Activities/Athletic DirectorNick Dysert

School Phone239-693-5353

School Websitehttp://lsh.leeschools.net

VisionTo be a world-class

high school.Mission

Increase achievement Improve teaching.

Title I School

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

2-Guidance

3-Parent Involvement

4-AVID/BETA

5- Cambridge

6/7-Homecoming Week

8-Clubs & Organizations

9-Sports

10- Lehigh Information

11-Center for the Arts

Volume 15, Issue 2 • October 20, 2019

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Guidance

Jaclyn PluckerAlpha A-Ca

Saneik Buchanan Alpha Ce-F

Claire ForesterDir-Guidance Alpha Jo-Me

Chelsea FunderburgAlpha Mi-Q

Leslie NaylorAlpha So-Z

Sara KomosinskiAlpha G-Ji

Bonnie MazzaAlpha R-Sn

www.expan.comwww.freescholarships.comwww.studentscholarshipsorg/www.findtherightscholarship.comwww.scholarships.classesusa.com www.studentawardsearch.com/www.scholarshipeducationconnection.com

www.fastweb.com www.finaid.comwww.cashe.com www.mach25.comscholarships.htm www.scholaraid.com

Who is your School Counselor?

Who's Who in Guidance? Students are assigned to a guidance counselor by the letter of the last name. They will have the same counselor for all four years they attend Lehigh Senior. Students, please look above and find out who your guidance counselor is for this school year. This is the person you will contact for any assistance you may have throughout the year. Contact them through Castle’s counselor request or email.

College & Career CenterRemember that the counselors are in the college and career center every day during lunch shifts to answer any student questions, help with college applications, ACT/SAT registration, and any other academic advising that may be needed. FAFSAFAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) 2019-20 FAFSA Application opens October 1st. FAFSA Classroom Pre- presentations will take place Oct. 28th thru Nov.1 in the Senior History classes.FAFSA Labs will be open to both students and parents on the following dates from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm in our College and Career Center: Oct 21, Nov.18, Dec.16, Jan 13, Feb.3, Mar 9.

Please contact Ms. Naylor, your school counselor or the FAFSA website( FAFSA.ed.gov ) for more information

ScholarshipsNow is the time for juniors and seniors to start looking at what scholarships and financial aid is available. Scholarships are listed in your google classroom. They are added daily. Below are listed some general sites for you to explore. Many more are listed on Lehigh Senior High School’s web-site under Our Students/Academic Resources.

Financial Aid NightsTues. Oct. 15, 2019 Cape Coral High School 6:00pm-8:00pm Thurs.Oct.17, 2019 South Ft. Myers High 6:00pm- 8:00pmTues. Oct. 22, 2019 Lehigh Senior High 6:00pm-8:00pm Thurs. Oct. 24, 2019 Dunbar High School 6:00pm-8:00pm

AP Testing If you are currently enrolled in an AP class and need accommodations, please see Ms. Komosinski or Mrs. Mazza by the end of November.

Dual EnrollmentStudents currently enrolled in the Dual Enrollment Program spring

classes will start January 6. Registration for new Dual Enrollment applications will ends at the end of October. You should check your google classroom for more information. Freshmen and sophomore students need a 3.5 GPA. Juniors and seniors need a 3.0 GPA. You will need to take the PERT at FSW. You need to ask your counselor for a PERT permission slip. If you have any questions in regards to dual enrollment, you can email Mrs. Plucker at JaclynEP@leeschools.net.

Credit RetrievalE2020 is designed for students to regain credit for classes they failed. The on-line program offers an array of courses to receive/ regain credits. Students may also take e2020 for a “D” in a class to improve their GPA. Work may be completed at home on the students’ chrome books but quizzes/test must be completed in the e2020 lab. E2020 advances the students through courses when mastery is obtained in the different modules within the courses.Lee County Virtual School (www.flvs.net) is also available for credit recovery. This on-line program needs to be done from home at a computer with internet access, Chrome book or at the public library. Students will register and then contact their counselor so they can approve their course selection.

AP TestingIf you are currently enrolled in an AP class and need accommodations, please see Ms. Komosinski or Mrs. Mazza by the end of November.

SAT/ACT Test Dates and Registration Deadlines

Fall Class To Do'sFall - Seniors

• Plan for college admissions-application, essay, recommendation letters

• Review and schedule application dead line for schools where you want to apply

• Create your FAFSA ID• Complete your FAFSA as soon as possible after October 1. Lab

sessions listed above.• Research if your college requires additional financial aid

applications and check for deadlinesFall – Juniors

• Meet with your school counselor to talk about academic history and after high school plans

ACT Test Dates

Registration Deadlines

Late Fee Registration

Score Releases

Oct. 26, 2019 Sept. 27, 2019 Oct. 13, 2019 Nov. 12; Nov. 26, 2019

Dec. 14, 2019 Nov. 8, 2019 Nov. 25, 2019 Dec.24; Jan. 7, 2020

Feb. 8, 2020 Jan.10, 2020 Jan. 17, 2020 Feb. 19; Mar. 5, 2020

April 4, 2020 Feb. 29, 2020 Mar. 16, 2020 Apr. 14; Apr. 28, 2020

June 13, 2020 May 8, 2020 May 25, 2020 June 23; July 7, 2020

July 18, 2020 June 19, 2020 June 29, 2020 July 28; Aug. 11, 2020

SAT Test Dates

Registration Deadlines

Late Registration

Score Releases

Nov. 2, 2019 Oct. 3, 2019 Oct. 22, 2019 Nov. 15, 2019

Dec. 7, 2019 Nov. 8, 2019 Nov. 26, 2019 Dec. 20, 2019

Mar. 14, 2020 Feb. 14, 2019 Mar. 3, 2020 Mar. 27, 2020

May 2, 2020 April 3, 2020 Apr. 24, 2020 May 15, 2020

June 6, 2020 May 8, 2020 May 22,2020 June 18, 2020

Did you know that our BETA/AVID students host the Community Cooperative Mobile Food Pantry each month? The Pantry is usually the 3rd Thursday of each month and is open from 3:00-5:00pm on the Bus Ramp. The Pantry is open to everyone who comes with a valid picture ID. Our students are always so excited for the opportunity to serve others and give back to our community.

Community Cooperative Mobile Food Pantry

UPCOMING CENTER PERFORMANCES

December 5th and 7th District 7-Thespian CompetitionDecember 10th- All Center Holiday Show FREE ADMISSIONApril 2nd- Emerging Choreographers’ of SWFL- An evening of student work from around Lee County- 7:00pm/ $5May 15th- Spring Dance Concert- “On the Radio- Legends of Pop Music”- 7:00pm/ $5

LIGHTNING THEATRENovember 14-16 - Fall Musical, Into the Woods, Lehigh Auditorium January 30-31- Children’s Show, Madagascar, Lehigh AuditoriumMarch 5-7-Spring Play, Midsummer/Jersey, Lehigh Senior’s Blackbox TheaterMarch 18-21 -State Thespian CompetitionApril 23-25 -Spring Musical, Legally Blonde, Lehigh Auditorium

The theatre department is very busy preparing for “Into the Woods”!

Don’t miss the show November 14-16!

Presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI (mtishows.com).

Lehigh Senior High School Lightning Theatre

November 14th – 7pmNovember 15th – 7pmNovember 16th – 7pm

Ticket Prices:Students - $5Adults - $10

Lehigh Senior High School Auditorium901 Gunnery Rd. N. Lehigh Acres, FL. 33971

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Parent Involvement

LSHS Leadership Team

Jackie CoreyPrincipal

Cyndi ChiorelloAssistant Principal ofCurriculum/Guidance

Amy SzafranAssistant Principal ofCurriculum/Testing

Tim KrevinkoAssistant Principal of

Building Administration

Veronica YoungAssistant Principal ofStudentAffairs9th-10th

Liam FarrellAssistant Principal ofStudentAffairs11th-12th

• Explore scholarships possibilities.• Consider opportunities that will help position yourself for scholarships.

This includes not only getting good grades or performing well in extracurricular activities but also community involvement.

• Take challenging courses to prepare yourself for the college rigor.Fall - Sophomores

• Make sure you make good grades. Remember your GPA is cumulative.• Increase your commitment to extracurricular activities so you will stand

out on your college applications.• Create a college calendar to keep track of important dates and deadlines• Get familiar with college planning and the admissions process so you'll

know what to expect before college. Fall - Freshmen

• Make sure you make good grades. Remember your GPA is cumulative.• Meet with your guidance counselor to discuss what you can do today to

plan for college.• Get a jump on college prep by choosing a challenging class schedule

with honors and AP classes.• Show colleges you're a well-rounded student by getting involved in

extracurricular activities.

Out of Field TeachersFlorida State Statute 1012.42 recognizes that teachers at times must be assigned duties in a class outside the field in which the teacher is certified. The teachers below are certified, but may be assigned one or more classes outside their areas of certification and are required to take the appropriate steps to comply with statutory regulation, or are engaged in training to add English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) to their Florida Educators Certificate.

School Advisory CouncilJOIN THE SAC TEAM !

As a parent or guardian, you are an important part of the LSHS community and we want to know your opinions about our school and its plans for the future. We hope you will consider becoming a member of our School Advisory Council (SAC).The following are dates for school year 2019- 2020:

November 21, January 30, February 27, March 26, April 30. All meetings begin at 6:00 in Room 1152. For any questions, please

contact Amy Szafran 239-693-5353. We hope to see you there!

2020-2021 School Assignment DeadlinesCambridge Application/ Audition Dates:December 3 rd Information Sessions: 6:00pm AuditoriumJanuary 31st Application Due to LSHS Main Office/Google ClassroomFebruary 14th Acceptance or Non Acceptance Letters MailedFebruary 24th Intent Letter MUST be returned to Lehigh Senior

Center for the Arts Application/ Audition Dates:December 10th Center Information Open House 6:00pm /Holiday Show 7:00pmJanuary 31st Application Due to Lehigh Senior Main Office/Google ClassroomFebruary 12th Make-up Auditions in Cafeteria 6:00-8:00 P.M.February 14th Acceptance or Non Acceptance Letters MailedFebruary 24th Intent Letter MUST be returned to Lehigh Senior

AVID Application/Interview Dates:April 3rd Application DueApril 6th-9th Applications Reviewed– Invitation only to InterviewWeek of April 14th Interviews in the Lightning Lab 5:00pm.-7:30pm.April 24th Acceptance Letters or Non Acceptance Letters Mailed

ESOL EndorsementBrendon AllenBruce AllenKimberleigh AlvarezHeather BilodeauLucy BradshawParker Gauntt

Conor HaganDemi HollingsworthJessica McElroyJames NelsonBethany O’SheaJonathan OlgeirsonKatherine Remmy

Retiya Woods

Subject AreaRetiya Woods-ReadingSylvia Angstenberger-FrenchRob Sanders-ESE

Center for the ArtsVocalFour students have been selected for the Florida American Choral Director’s Association Honor Choir. The concert will be held in Orlando on Saturday, October 26th. Congratulations to Stephanie O’Neill, Stephanie Hamros, Christian Strait, & William Nelson!The All-County Honor’s Choir will be performing Thursday, November 21st at 7 p.m. at Cape Coral High School. The following students will be representing the Vocal Department: Stephanie O’Neill, Chloe Griffith, Stephanie Hamros, Erasly Isalgue, Armando Rodriguez, Ryan Short, Kaleb Krohn, & Syrr Gray

DanceCongratulations to the LSHS Dance Department’s National Honors Society for Dance Arts chapter 1068 officers for 2019-2020!President: Deion Walker, Vice President: Ashanti Elie, Secretary: Patricia-Jo Smith, Treasurer: William Nelson, Historian: Jessika Freeman

Good luck to the dance majors traveling to the University of South Florida to participate in their annual “Day of Dance.” These students will live the life of a college dance major for a day and have the opportunity to audition for placement within their department. Go Bulls!You are invited! The annual All Center Holiday Show is on Tuesday, December 10th 2019 in the LSHS Performing Arts Auditorium at 7:00. Admission is FREE! Come see all arts genres in collaboration for an evening of holiday celebration. Just prior to the show will be the Center for the

Arts 8th grade open house at 6:00.

BandThe Golden Lightning Band competed in the Triton Invitational Marching Band Competition on October 5th. The competition is part of the Florida Marching Band Coalition, where bands can qualify for State Competition, 12 Bands from all over South Florida participated in this event. We received, Best Visual Effect, Best General Effect, Best Color Guard, 1st Place in the Silver Division and 4th place overall.

The Tournament of Bands was held on Saturday October 12th, bands from as far away as the Kes traveled to Lehigh Senior to compete in this annual compitition. The top winning bands were Palmetto Ridge High School-Grand Champions, North Ft. Myers High School-1st runner up, and Naples

High School- 2nd Runner up.

Lehigh Senior Golden Lightning Band performed there space age theme "Out of This World" in their new NASA inspired uniforms.

VisualNational Art Honors Society is collaborating with the theatre department this year. The 1st project is Into the Woods.NAHS students created large trees with chicken wire, newspaper, and paper mache.They are also collaborated with the Band painting the Moon on a large 40 FT. by 40 FT. tarp! The band will use this painted tarp of the moon during their competitions and half time show.

Art Show in the GalleryThe Cultural Art show will be showing in the Gallery from October 17th until Novemeber 1st. Stop by and see all of the beautiful art created by our talented students.

Academy of Digital Media ArtsCongratulations to Digital Design student Cariya Flournoy for winning the Character Education wallpaper design competition for the month of September. Her design was chosen from entries submitted by middle

and high school students in the district. Cariya was recognized by representatives from the Districts offices and school board member Chris Patriccia. She was also honored with a donut party for the entire class!

Did you know…

Attendance is one of the highest indicators of performance and

ability.

A student that is 10 minutes late every day will lose 30 hours of instruction during the school year, which equals a week of school.

A student that is absent just 2 x a month will miss 20 school days, which equals 4 weeks of school.

Studies show that when students miss more than 10 days for 5% of the school year, their likely hood of them being on track for graduation drops almost 40%.

We need your student HERE and ON TIME each and every day, so that we can have EVERY opportunity to help them succeed. Please schedule appointments after 1:35 and make sure your student comes

to school. We have “Minutes to WIN IT!”.

Cross Country2nd Annual Lehigh Invitational

Season opener attracting 30 teams from Lee, Hendry, Collier, and Desoto County. This year the course was dry and fast. New course records were set by Naples Alexander Rodriguez on the boys side with a time of 16:44 and on the girls side 17:15.00 by Carly McNatt. Carly set a #1 National leading time that held throughout the first month of the 2019 season and currently holds the 2019 Florida's #1 fastest time set on your very own Lehigh Lightning cross country course.

The Boys Lehigh Lightning placed 16th out of 20 teams for their first time starting the season in a varsity race. The teams are growing in numbers as momentum builds for a chance to be competitive in the FHSAA State Series. Boys Placed 5th in LCAC with Evan Meyer placing 7th making the ALL CONFERENCE LCAC TEAM

Girls VolleyballThis season the Lady Lightning Volleyball program

made tremendous strides as a team. The ladies learned to work together as a whole unit, improving both collectively and individually. The Lady Lightning program will be losing two seniors Kamyia Stewart and Leira Baute. We are sad to say goodbye to them, but are very proud of the players they have become over the years. Our season ended with five wins, which is an improvement from last season’s record. We look forward for what is to come next season and aspire to always improve both on and off the court.

The Lady Lightning Volleyball girls will be continuing to improve their skills in the off season by playing other LSHS sports as well as playing for club volleyball teams. Thank you to all our dedicated fans and teachers who came to cheer on the Lady Lightning Volleyball Team at every match this year. Be sure to come out and support us next season as we take on new teams and old rivals.

Swim TeamOn October 12th, the Lightning Swim Team competed in the Lee County

Athletic Conference Championship at FGCU. It was a great day with tough competition from the other high schools in the county.

Here are the highlights:• The boys team finished in the top 10 in the county. • The girls team finished 11th out 12 • Spencer Williams placed 8th overall and Riley Phillips placed 12th

overall in the 100 backstroke. Riley Phillips placed 16th overall in the 100 freestyle.

• The boys 200 medley relay placed 7th overall. Our boys 400 freestyle relay placed 7th overall!

The team will compete in the District Championships on Saturday, November 2nd.

FootballThe Battle of the Bell - Our Lehigh Lightning vs Riverdale Raiders

In their most critical game of the season with their postseason hopes on the line, Young delivered the goods against Lehigh's biggest rival with 190 yards and two touchdowns in the Lightning's 21-6 win over Riverdale in the Battle of the Bell.

The importance of the rivalry match-up being a district game lifted the victory into a different level as an Oct. 25 battle with Gulf Coast on Lehigh's home turf now creates the opportunity to still make the playoffs despite the tough start.

In their most critical game of the season with their postseason hopes on the line, Young delivered the goods against Lehigh's biggest rival with 190 yards and two touchdowns in the Lightning's 21-6 win over Riverdale in the Battle of the Bell.

The Freshman football team has had an extraordinary year of growth and success. As a team consisting of relatively new athletes they have matured and given their best efforts as exemplary scholar athletes.

The highlights of their season has been wins against Fort Myers High, and East Lee County with a four touchdown performance from the quarterback-receiver duo of Byron Harris and Tristen Smith. The Freshman football players are poised to continue their success as they close the season against Gulf Coast on October 24th. We are ONE TEAM! BOLT UP

Bowling Team

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AVID

Tutorials:Students work together on a specific chosen topic that they have a hard time understanding. They work in small groups to collaboratively work together to find out the question using their inquiry skills.

Collaboration is built in every lesson where students learn to discuss topics, work together, and formulate outcomes.

One of our very own AVID alumni returned to talk about college life! Coach Dixon is an intricate piece, he is a mentor to many students.

Team building and Collaboration the Lehigh Way!

Team building is an important piece to the AVID family where we are more than just a class, we build into a family!

Sports

Teaching Academy Culinary Academy

2019 BETA Induction Ceremony

Ms. J. Cintron's Education Academy students followed class expectations to a T! Reading passages,writing and developing a prompt, marking the text, and filling out a graphic organizer before writing an essay. Students also watched a video on the topic "Is Media affecting Mental Health?" a virtual classroom observation activity, taking Cornell notes on the presentation. Students also participated in the "Minutes to Win It" challenge; teaching the future educators the skills needed to be successful in the classroom.

The Culinary Academy in the newest addition to the Career and Tech Ed courses offered at LSHS. Chef Wakeman is preparing his students for careers in culinary arts and as an added bonus students will earn their Serve Safe certification. This certification will enable them to enter the work force with the knowledge and skills needed to land a good job in the food service industry. Students practice their skills by preparing and serving lunch to the staff.

BATTLE OF THE BELL...WE BROUGHT IT HOME!

On October 15th the Beta Chi Lambda enjoyed a wonderful evening of food and fellowship as we celebrated our 3rd annual induction ceremony. This year the Brotherhood of College Ready Leaders inducted 38 new members across all grade levels. Beta Chi Lambda is an all-male initiative established by Principle Jackie Corey to honor the memory of fallen student Stefan Strawder. Our mission is to build a brotherhood of college-ready leaders who are committed to each other, committed to serving their community, and prepared for success in career and life.

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CambridgeCambridge Students who Earned their AICE Diplomas at the end of their Junior year.

Congratulations!!!

FRESHMEN CAMBRIDGE INDUCTIONWelcome to our Cambridge Class of 2023 who were formally inducted into our prestigious academic program on August 20, 2019

Ronny Acosta RomanAnthony AlcazarKatherine Alfaro-GomezAshley AlmonteDanna AlvaradoJeremiah ArnoldSamara BatesAlyssa BerriosGabriella BromfieldBrian CardenasKeilin CastroLovensky ChariotMarlon ChavarriaSouselie CiriseSydney CoffeyNathan CoffinNatalie CohenGordon Jacob CoreyValentina Correa OspinaKadence CosbyAndrew DestacamentoMia DiazSamantha Dobert

Lauren Dumus Jeremiah EricksonGizelle EspinozaTamesha EtienneAlex FloresPierre FrancoisGeorgia FriesJoseph FurryEdward Garcia-De Los AnRosario Garcia-PopocaIvy GlasserWilson GomezDenise Gomez-RamirezAlexander GonzalezKevin GonzalezNatalie GonzalezRoselyn GonzalezAriani GotayJonathan HernandezIsmael Hernandez MartineKaliah HerreraRheannon HillEdwich Hive

Trashaunda HoustonJonathan HrahaPaula IglesiasVanessa JeanAlexis JilaniJenna JonesLougena JourdanRowan KainAiden KimbroAglaia KoltoukisAnnastasia KunbergerKiana KyleJames LacyEmely LagoJose LedezmaJustin LewisKamren LittleDavid LobosTorii LyrekCelia MaksimAngel MaldonadoAlejandro MartinezYesenia Martinez

Jayden MatosJasmine MaxGloria MayoJene'a McDonaldJennifer MedinaGabriel MedranoNina MelvilleAlexander MichelMedgine MichelJulia MillerDeborah MooneyhamMatthew NehlShauna-Kay NewmanElijah PaduaniYanzel PaganGenesis Patino-PimentelJonathanPerez-GarciaJalenPerryEmily RamosAshley RenardAbigail RicciardiAngel RiosAlondra Rivas-Jimenez

Savion RobinsonAnnabelle SalzmanChristian SanchezTatiana SassariniAnastasia SeredaRyan SirjueSchelsea StephenKalyn Rose StetinaAllan StumbaughMelanie SuarezCrystal Tamayo-GarayJenny TangAriana TorresJade TorresXitlaly Torres-PadillaArthur TurrubiartezKatherine VazquezKevin Vides AndradeNatalia VillaAyannaWhitfieldJason Wolfe

Clubs and OrganizationsJROTC Lehigh High School Lightning Regiment

The Lightning Regiment welcomes their new Regimental Commander. Cadet Colonel, Suzett Brito. Cadet COL Brito commands the largest JROTC program in the United States. She is excited about commanding the Lightning Regiment and is humbled by the honor. She knows it’s a huge challenge with having over 1200 cadets, but believes that with all the great leadership spread over six companies that the Lightning Regiment will continue to excel. In addition to responsibilities as the Regimental Commander,

Cadet Colonel Brito also commands the Lehigh Exhibition Drill Team, and a member of the Female Color Guard Team. She attended Girls State this past summer and is an outstanding student. She would like to inform the regiment that there is a multitude of teams open to all cadets. She hopes to add more community service projects for the regiment and see an overall growth in cadet participation. The Lightning Regiment has been very busy to start the school year and below are just a few of the great things they are doing to help support their community.

Blood Drive October 2-3, 2019We are pleased to share with you that the recent blood drive resulted in 190 people donating and we collected 202 units of blood. Remember, each donation can save up to three lives so that means 606 patients could benefit from the lifesaving efforts of blood donors at Lehigh Senior High School. The blood donated at your high school drive will likely be transfused into a patient within 48 to 72 hours. The turnaround is that fast, the need is constant. The next scheduled blood drive is February 19-20, 2020 from 07:00 am to 01:30 pm at Lehigh Senior High School.

RaidersOur Raiders teams practice three days a week in order to be conditioned for the fierce competition that Lee County brings. They are Commanded by Dulce Martinez and are set to do great things this year. Please come out and support these amazing cadets on the 19th of October at the Lee County District Championships.

Lightning Raiders Male and Female Varsity Teams

Adopt a Road: Lehigh JROTC Cadets are responsible for maintaining Lee Blvd from Sunshine to the Hospital and volunteer time to ensure their community remains clean. Cadets clean this area each month.

Football Game: The Lightning Cadets conduct the Color Guard and Honor Guard for all

home football games.

Upcoming Events: Please come out and support the amazing cadets as they continue to support their community and compete against other schools in Lee County.November 6th – Color Guard and Exhibition Teams will be performing at Gateway Elementary school. This is an annual event we do with Gateway

Elementary, and this year Colonel (Retired) Paganini will be the guest speaker.November 8th – The Lightning Regiment will conduct its Veteran’s Day Celebration on the Lightning Football Field. During this event the entire Lightning Regiment will be formed on the field, guest speaker is TBD.

Life SkillsThe Life Skills/ Social Communication classes are kicking off their seasonal Pumpkin Roll sale. We have Pumpkin Rolls with nuts, Pumpkin Rolls without nuts, Minion Loafs, Oreo Loafs and Mint Christmas Tree Cakes all with our amazing cream cheese filling. Each bake good is only $10.00. All proceeds help the class go camping, fund classroom supplies and fund some community based instructional trips. Contact Michelle Smith to place an order at michellers@leeschools.net.

The Life Skills/Social Communication classes are collecting plastic caps and lids to trade for a Buddy Bench. They are working with the Lions of FMB to collect 250lbs of caps and lids such as those on laundry detergent, water bottles, coffee cans, sports and soda drinks, ketchup and mustard bottles, butter and sour cream lids and so much more. You can help by collecting these items and arranging a drop off/pick up with Michelle Smith at michellers@leeschools.net.

The Life Skills/Social Communications classes created original artwork to be auctioned off through a function organized by the SWF Masonic Center Charity. Mr. Vick and Ms. Crystal are their monthly guest artists who create art with them all year long. The auctioned art will help provide funding for others with special needs in the area to get the equipment they are needing.

Our LSHS Best Buddies club collected 155 gently used stuffed animals during their Teddy Bear Drive. They are making their donation to the Golisano Children’s Hospital to bring a smile to children being treated there. During their last meeting Buddies worked together to make our campus a cleaner place and showed respect to our environment.

Carolina Amparo

Lindsey Hall

Christian Morejon Loretti Padilla Sawyer Phillips Faith Powell Alicia Reynoso Armondo Rodrigues

Zane ZwiernikJoel Tourangeau Franklin Villalobos

Alannah Salinas Gabrielle Stallwood

Layanna Cowan Terry

Chloe Griffith

Stacey Mora

Sascha SealieMichael Moreno-Ramirez

Aron Angstenberger Santiago Carpio Sophia Chen

Abigail York Yesenia Landin Geneieve Lemus

Kevin Mendez

Eleazar TorresArdwens Surin

Lisa Dong Aisha Louis

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Game Time

Hoco 2019 "Out of this World"

Side line

Half Time

Pep rally

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