Principal's Update 6/12/26
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LHS Families’ Help Cheat Sheet on the school website: https://www.leominsterps.org/schools/leominster-high-school/index
Boys and Girls Club Bus
The last day that our buses will be going to the Boys and Girls Club is June 18.
No School June 19th
There will be no school on June 19th for Juneteenth.
Final Exams and Dismissals
Finals are June 15 to June 22, with a make-up final day on June 23. The schedule is here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Rs3nmzQouHvKV5zr9wDt-E2midIdpHfsWKQHaaej4uM/edit?usp=sharing
You can dismiss your student from school after their exams are over for the day, but please send them to the office with a note to dismiss them in the morning. Do not email Julie Deyo or myself, as we will not be here to see it. If you forget to send the note you can still come in person to do the dismissal. We do not do dismissals over the phone.
Chromebooks and Vacation
Students may keep their chrome book over summer vacation. If you would prefer that they not bring it home they can turn it in to Ms. Winters in the Media Center by June 23.
I will be out
Folks, I will be gone for the rest of the school year to do some Army training. Ms. Kostka and the assistant principals are all still here to help with anything you need. I appreciate that you send us your awesome kids and hope you have a great summer.
Advanced Placement Summer Prep Classes
LHS is running week-long prep courses for students taking some of our Advanced Placement classes. These prep classes will review the content and skills that students need to be successful with AP classes. They are free and students can take as many as they want for the AP classes they are taking. Have your student fill out this form to sign up. https://forms.gle/L2uqoW9aanLsJQiR9
We are offering them for these courses:
· AP Language and Composition (grade 11)
· AP Literature and Composition (grade 12)
· AP Biology
· AP Chemistry
· AP World History
· AP Government
· AP Statistics
· AP Calculus
· AP Psychology
Early College Summer Course
There is still room in an in-person Early College summer class hosted at LHS:SOC 150- Cultural Awareness. This is open to ALL rising juniors and seniors (Class of 2027 and 2028). Please see information below about the course schedule and steps to enroll.
Course Information
Location: Leominster High School (classroom TBD)
Dates: June 30-August 6th Tuesdays and Thursdays
Time: 8:30-11:30AM
Steps to Enroll
1. Please complete this interest survey: https://forms.gle/FwULC8QDQkZBXMY1A
2. Complete the MWCC Early College application. If you are already in Early College, you do NOT need to fill out the application again. If you have not applied to Early College before, you must complete this application. See below for application steps.
MWCC Early College Application
Early College Academy: Online application through Mount Wachusett Community College
1. Go to https://mwcc.edu/admissions/applications/
2. Select "Online Application" and on the next page, click "Sign Up"
3. Enter your name and an e-mail address, and check your e-mail for a Create Password link.
4. Sign in using your email address as your username, and the password you just set.
5. Select "Start New Application" and then select to complete the "Early College/Dual Enrollment" application
6. For Application Type, select "Early College Academy", and for Term select "Fall 2026"
7. Complete the full application and answer all questions that have a red dot next to them. If a question does not have a red dot, you can skip it. For the personal statement questions, you can type your responses directly into the textbox.
LPS Family Survey
We value our family connections and truly appreciate your voice. We invite you to take a few minutes to complete this short survey and share your thoughts with us. Your feedback will help us improve how we communicate and work together to support your child’s success.
English Survey https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeM8gQgSQJBEP4h2Fqw6KrISx6UotT2Drsu1R3tZsy-1M0LCg/viewform
Português: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdybpVfTHrejbUM-afv9aiMfrh7Xnoqsbh9sW_1TRxG5c57YA/viewform
Español:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScP0Khc4bJttHcGdEcoN0K2QVafagMvFSORGxOFdX4q1q_kUA/viewform
MART Buses
A dedicated MART shuttle service runs from Monument Square directly to the High School. The shuttle will operate Monday through Friday with the following schedule:
· Morning Trips: 6:50 AM and 7:15 AM
· Afternoon Trips: 2:30 PM and 3:15 PM (specifically for students attending after-school tutoring)
Next Week’s Schedule
Shop Week A
Monday: Day 2
Tuesday: Final Exams
Wednesday: Final Exams
Thursday: Final Exams
Friday: No School
Students Bringing in Personal Devices and iPads
LHS has banned all cell phones this year, which has been a great way to raise engagement and get students to learn without distractions, drama, and disruption.
BUT
Many students have started to bring in personal laptops and iPads. This allows them to circumvent everything we are trying to do to get kids off their screens. iPads allow them to do everything that they could do with their phone. School-issued devices have filters that try to block students from accessing unauthorized or unsafe sites which an iPad or personal laptop will not have. Per the student handbook students must complete school-assigned writing on their issued chromebook to attempt to prevent plagiarism, which the history functions on the chromebooks would allow us to discover.
So please don’t send your student to school with an iPad or personal laptop. It undermines everything we are trying to do to keep kids focused on school and from accessing things we don’t want to have access to do.
Substitute Teachers Needed
LHS has need of a few people with a lot of patience and savviness to help us out as substitute teachers. Please fill out the application if you are interested: https://leominster.schoolspring.com?jobid=5382951
Next Week’s Athletic Schedule
https://arbiterlive.com/Teams?entityId=12673
Reminders
Damaged and Lost Chromebooks
We get a LOT of damaged and lost chromebooks and this gets to be very expensive for the district. If your student damages their chromebook through negligence or deliberate damage (it happens), we do charge for the replacement device just like we do if a student loses their textbooks. Do whatever you can to get them to be responsible for their chromebook.
Buses:
School bus routes are posted on the district website at https://www.leominsterps.org/.
You can also track the bus using the FirstView App.
Schedule and Grades:
Schedules are available in ASPEN. Your student can log in to ASPEN using their school google account username and password. You can log in at https://ma-leominster.myfollett.com/aspen-login/?deploymentId=ma-leominster
Drop-off and Pick-up Procedures
For the safety of our students, please follow these guidelines for student pickup and drop off
LHS: If you drive your student you can drop them off and pick them up at the main entrance of the school (not where the buses are). Pull up as far forward as you can. PLEASE DO NOT DROP OFF IN THE STAFF LOT THAT IS ALONG GRANITE STREET. There is a lot of pedestrian traffic through here and dropping off students here creates hazards.
CTEi: Parents are not permitted to pull into the half-circle driveway between 7:10 am and 7:30 am. The half-circle will be designated as one-way traffic only.
Parents are not allowed to drive behind our buildings for drop-off or pick-up during school hours (7:00 am – 2:30 pm).
Calling in a student absent
If your student is going to be absent call the school at 978-534-7715 as soon as possible. The absence line is option 1. If you get an auto-call that your student is marked as absent and you think they are at school, don’t panic. Sometimes they accidentally get marked absent (especially with a sub) and sometimes they cut class. Call the school and we will confirm they are not here.
School Attendance:
It is essential for you to get your student to school as much as possible. I am compelled by law to work to get your student to school as often as possible. Absences are excused by a doctor or dentist’s note, court appearance, college visit, driving license appointment. Vacations are not excused absences.
When a student gets five unexcused absences we will require a meeting with parents to make a plan to get them to school more often. Remember that students will need to make up time from unexcused absences at our Saturday Academy.
Student Dismissals
If you need to dismiss your student you can send them to school with a note to bring to the office when they get to school. Your student will receive a pass to be dismissed and can just check out at the office when it is time for them to go. You won’t need to come into the school and it’s much faster than coming in to dismiss your student.
We cannot do dismissals over the phone or by reading a text you sent to your student’s phone for safety reasons. Someone else could be impersonating you and we would not be able to verify it (this happens more often than you might think).
Joshua Romano
Principal