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The Linn-Mar High School
LION UPDATE February-March 2017
Parent Conferences will be held on Thursday, February 16
February-March Calendar
Week 23 Schedule
1/30 Regular Schedule
1/31 Regular Schedule
2/1 Regular Schedule 2/2 Regular Schedule
2/3 Regular Schedule
Week 24 Schedule
2/6 Regular Schedule
2/7 Regular Schedule 2/8 Regular Schedule
2/9 Regular Schedule
2/10 Regular Schedule
Week 25 Schedule
2/13 Regular Schedule 2/14 Regular Schedule
2/15 Regular Schedule
2/16 Regular Schedule 2/17 Regular Schedule
Week 26 Schedule
2/20 No Classes/Professional Development
2/21 Regular Schedule 2/22 Regular Schedule
2/23 Regular Schedule
2/24 Regular Schedule
Week 27 Schedule
2/27 Regular Schedule 2/28 Regular Schedule
3/1 Regular Schedule
3/2 Regular Schedule 3/3 Regular Schedule
Week 28 Schedule
3/6 Regular Schedule
3/7 Regular Schedule
3/8 Regular Schedule 3/9 Regular Schedule
3/10 Regular Schedule
March 13 - March 17 Spring Break No Classes
Week 29 Schedule
3/20 Regular Schedule
3/21 Regular Schedule 3/22 Regular Schedule
3/23 Regular Schedule
3/24 Regular Schedule
Week 30 Schedule
3/27 Regular Schedule 3/28 Regular Schedule
3/29 Regular Schedule
3/30 Regular Schedule 3/31 No Classes/Teacher Workday
Parent Conferences Sign-up LMHS Parent Conferences will
be held on Thursday, February 16,
from 4:00-7:30 p.m.
Sign-up for Parent Conferences
will begin on Monday, February 6,
either online at: http://myschoolsystems.com/LinnMar/
high_school/conferences.php?
where_from=student&language=english
or by phone at 447-3040. The link
for Parent Conference sign-up is also
on the LMHS webpage.
Conferences are held in the
individual teacher’s classroom with a
couple of exceptions. Fitness class
conferences are held in the Learning
Center. Conferences are ten minutes
in length.
We encourage everyone to take
advantage of this time to meet with
teachers on February 16.
Registration Timelines
Online registration for current
Grades 9, 10 and 11 began on
January 26. Online registration ends
on Friday, February 10, at 3:30
p.m. Current 8th grade students can
begin online registration on Friday,
February 3. Online registration for
current 8th grade students also ends
on Friday, February 10, at 3:30
p.m.
Please see a school counselor
for any questions regarding online
course registration.
Late Winter -
Early Spring
EDITION
8th Grade Parent
Course Registration Night
On Monday, February 6 The 8th Grade Parent Course
Registration Night meeting will be
held on Monday, February 6. The
meeting is open to all 8th Grade
parents. Students are welcome to
attend. The main session will be
held in the LMHS Auditorium
beginning at 7:00 p.m. The
session will take about forty-five
minutes. Beginning at 5:30 p.m.,
parents and students may tour
renovated classrooms and visit with
teachers in the Design/Engineering/
Materials, Agri-Aqua-Science, Art,
and Family and Consumer Science
departments. Beginning at 6:00
p.m., in the Learning Center,
parents and students may meet with
teachers to discuss course choices.
Informational Breakout sessions
will also be held at 5:45, 6:15 and
6:45 p.m.
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ACADEMIC TIMELINES AND DATES
2/3 8th Grade Online Course Registration Begins
2/6 8th Grade Parent Course Registration Night
2/10 Deadline to Drop Classes for 3rd Quarter
2/11 ACT @ Marion HS
2/16 LMHS Parent Conferences
2/24 Deadline to Declare Credit-Fail for 3rd Qtr. Classes
3/11 SAT date
3/24 Deadline to Drop Classes for 2nd Semester
3/30 End of 3rd Quarter
Linn-Mar ACT Code
162763
COLLEGE AND CAREER CENTER
The following events are scheduled in the College and
Career Center during February and March:
Lunch & Learn Sessions:
Feburary 7: Choosing a College Major(A&B lunches)
February 8: Choosing a College Major (C&D
lunches)
February 21: ACT Test Prep (A&B lunches)
February 22: ACT Test Prep (C&D lunches)
Other Sessions:
February 2: Focus Your Future: Project Lead The
Way Night
February 16: 10th Grade College/Career Planning
Meeting (5:30 and 6:30 p.m.) in the Presentation/Lecture
Hall.
February 24: 11th Grade Kirkwood Comm. College
Visit (sign-up in College and Career Center).
February TBD: Career Speaker in Building Trades
(watch LMTV for date).
March 10: ASVAB Testing (8:30 a.m. in College and
Career Center)
March TBD: Career Speaker
All students are welcome to visit the College and Career
Center (CCC) during school hours.
Spring Break is March 13-17
Classes for 3rd quarter
will resume on
Monday, March 20
ZAPS ACT Prep
A ZAPS ACT Prep Seminar will be held on
Saturday, February 25, from 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. at
Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids. Another session
will be held on both Wednesday, March 29, and
Thursday, March 30, from 6:30–9:00 p.m. at Solon High
School. Interested students can sign up for a seminar at
zaps.com. Students can visit this website periodically to
find other scheduled ACT prep sessions.
3rd Quarter ends on Thursday, March 30
Friday, March 31, is a teacher workday
with no LMHS classes scheduled.
4th Quarter begins on Monday, April 3
GRADE TRANSCRIPTS
Transcripts will no longer be mailed at the end of each
semester. If you would like a copy of an official, signed
transcript, contact the 9th-10th Grades Office (447-3043)
or the 11th-12th Grades Office (447-3070) to make the
request. Unofficial transcripts are also available at any
time via PowerSchool.
Students can send transcripts to prospective colleges or
other post-secondary institutions at any time using Family
Connection. Students needing help in setting up their
Family Connection accounts should see their counselor or
stop by either the 9th-10th Grades Office or the 11th-12th
Grades Office.
Unofficial transcripts for 1st or 2nd semester are only
mailed to parents upon request. Parents wishing to have an
unofficial transcript for a current LMHS student should call
the Main Office at 447-3040.
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COURSE REGISTRATION FOR 2017-18
Students will begin the process of selecting courses for the 2017-18 school year in late
January–early February. All course selections made during the registration process are made
via PowerSchool. Students in grades 9, 10 and 11, will receive course registration information
during Homeroom on Thursday, January 26. Online registration for these grade-levels will
take place from Thursday, January 26, through Friday, February 10. 8th grade students
will receive course registration materials at Oak Ridge or Excelsior middle schools. Students
not currently enrolled at Linn-Mar should contact the Linn-Mar High School Main Office
(447-3040) in order to meet with a counselor and get registered for courses. Once online
registration is completed, the master schedule of courses is developed for the 2017-18 school
year. This schedule is primarily based upon student course requests during registration. Every
effort is made to fulfill student course requests. It is anticipated that student schedules will be
distributed to current grades 9, 10 and 11 in early May. Schedule changes can be made with
school counselors during the remainder of May.
Parents are encouraged to work closely with students during the course selection process.
An 8th Grade Parent Course Registration Planning Night will be held on Monday, February 6,
at 7:00 p.m. in the LMHS Auditorium. The meeting will conclude about 7:45 p.m. Information
presented at the meeting will include making appropriate course selections, scheduling, and
the four year planning process. Teachers from each department will also be available for
questions prior to the meeting beginning at 6:00 p.m. in the LMHS Learning Center. 8th
Grade online course registration will begin on Friday, February 3, and end on Friday,
February 10. 9th-10th Grades counselors will be visiting and available at both middle
schools prior to and during the online registration window for 8th Grade students.
The 2017-18 LMHS Program of Studies is available on the Linn-Mar High School Website.
Hard copies may be accessed in the 9th-10th Grades Office, 11th-12th Grades Office, Upper
Commons/Library, and Learning Center. Please see your counselor for any questions you
may have about online registration of courses.
Iowa BIG
For the 2017-18 school year, Linn-Mar
is officially partnering with the Cedar
Rapids and College Community school
districts in the Iowa BIG program. A second Iowa BIG
site will be developed on the north side of the metro
area, and Linn-Mar will have two teachers directly
involved in the program at that location.
Iowa BIG provides opportunities for students
to work on authentic community projects and receive
academic credit. Students in the program attend LMHS
for half of the school day, and Iowa BIG for the other
half of the school day. The program is currently
available for juniors and seniors. See your school
counselor for more information regarding Iowa BIG.
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STUDENT TUTORING REQUESTS
Request forms for receiving a student peer or adult
tutor may be found in the 9th-10th Grades Office, the
11th-12th Grades Office, or online. As many requests
as possible are matched with a tutor. Tutoring takes
place in forty-five minute sessions between 7:30 a.m.
and 4:20 p.m. in the Learning Center the Upper
Commons/Library, or in the Main Office.
PEER TUTORS and ADULT TUTORS
Applications to be a Student Peer Tutor (either
volunteer or for credit) may be picked up in the 9th-
10th Grades Office, 11th-12th Grades Office, or online.
A brief orientation meeting is required of all tutors
prior to a tutoring assignment. See your counselor for
questions. We work to have tutors for all core
academic areas during each period of the day.
Adult Tutors sign up with Community Services
as a LM Volunteer. Applications are available at the
LRC, LMHS or online. Contact Karla Terry,
Community Services Coordinator, for questions.
STUDENT ASSISTANCE
For any family, personal, social, academic, mental
health, or other issues, please contact one of the student
assistance counselors:
Janessa Walters, Student Assistance Counselor
(Drop Out Prevention) 892-4884
Kevin McCauley, Student Assistance
Counselor (Prevention Specialist) 447-3047
Lisa Mooney, Student Assistance Counselor,
(Family Specialist) 447-3129
Todd Goodell, Academic Assistance
Counselor 447-3073
A listing of faculty/staff on the
LMHS Student Assistance Team
is posted throughout the building. Students may
contact any member of this team for assistance.
LEARNING CENTER
The Learning Center is a program for all Linn-
Mar students and serves as an extension of the
classroom. The Learning Center gives students
the opportunity to work on core instruction, and
provides enrichment opportunities or time for
individual study and group collaboration. All
9th and 10th grade students are assigned to the
Learning Center during non-class periods.
Listed below are some of the supports offered
within the Learning Center. If you have any
questions concerning the Learning Center or
supports offered within please contact your
student’s counselor for further information or visit
the Learning Center link in the LMHS website.
Guided Studies
Focus Lab
Tutoring Lab
Afterschool Guided Study Program
Academic Assistance Counseling
Three Classroom Computer Labs
Writing Center
Student Testing Rooms
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Planning for 2017-18 and Beyond
Along with Course Registration, many other preparations are taking place for 2017-18. During the past two
years, LMHS has used nine classrooms located at the LRC. In 2017-18, only the Child Development and Parenting
classroom will remain at the LRC. All other classrooms will relocate to the LMHS building. Parking for 2017-18
will remain the same with grades 11 and 12 having designated parking areas in the East and Stadium/Aquatic
Center parking lots. The parking lottery will again be held to determine who gets parking tags and lot preference.
Those eligible for a parking tag may purchase one following the August parking lottery for $25.00. Grade 9 has a
designated parking area on the gravel lot at Armstrong Field. Approximately twenty-five parking tags are issued
at no fee.
The LM School Board has voted to realign grade levels in the future. The realignment will create seven PK-4
elementary schools, two 5-7 middle schools, an 8-9 center, and a 10-12 LMHS. A bond referendum is currently
being planned for September to facilitate the realignment including significant upgrades to Bowman Woods,
Indian Creek and Wilkins Elementaries, the building of a 5-7 building, and the renovation of Excelsior to become
an 8-9 center. An exact timeline will not be established until the bond issue passes. A rough estimate on when the
realignment would take place would be approximately three years after the bond referendum passes.
The ‘Commons’ Concept
Beginning in 2016-17, LMHS has seven ‘commons’ learning spaces for students . Each of these spaces
have varied learning and media resources for students for individual and group study. These ‘commons’
spaces provide the infrastructure to better meet the needs of 21st Century learners in collaborative, resourceful,
purposeful, and engaging learning environments for online and college coursework, as well as for ‘blended’
learning opportunities. University library environments was a major inspiration in the design of the ‘commons’
areas. Each location is an academic environment during the school day, and students are expected to use each
of these areas in this manner. The areas are also versatile and can be used for a variety of other functions for
events and other activities outside of the school day.
The ‘commons’ learning space locations are: Pride Rock Commons, West/Theater Commons, South
Commons, Main Office/Study Commons, Upper Commons/Library, and The Commons at the Four Corners.
The Outdoor Commons and Vestibule, Lower Commons/Cafeteria, Food Court are also ‘commons’ learning
spaces with lunch served during Block 3/Periods 5-6.
LMHS Renovation Update
We have reached the end of the final
phase of the renovation. While punch list
items will continue to be completed for a
couple of months, the Presentation/Lecture
Hall, classroom, and door #16 area should
be finished on or before February 10. A
door lock/card swipe system has also been
installed and should be operable in early
February as well. Most construction trailers
and equipment have been removed.
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STUDENT ABSENCES
For any student absence, please contact the school
by phone. Written notes are not accepted. Effort to
contact parents will be made for students not in
attendance and with no notification of the absence.
ATTENDANCE for grades 9/10 447-3050
Assistant Principal:
Joe Nietert (447-3022)
ATTENDANCE for grades 11/12 447-3046
11th-12th Student Dean:
Chris Robertson (447-3051)
WEATHER ALERTS
All delays, cancellations, and early dismissals will
be communicated on:
District website banner
(www.linnmar.k12.ia.us
District Facebook page as status update
District Twitter for emergency notifications
Local TV: KCRG, KGAN, KFXA, KWWL
Radio: KCCK, KHAK, KKRQ, KMRY,
KZIA, and WMT
If two-hour late start, then...all LMHS,
COMPASS, and SUCCESS morning activities
Cancelled.
MVC ATHLETICS WEBSITE All Linn-Mar High School athletics schedules are on the MVC Athletics website. Anyone may sign-up to
receive text and email notifications regarding game changes, postponements or cancellations. This will be the
primary site for athletic notices used by the Linn-Mar High School Athletics Department.
www.mississippivalleyiowa.org
SPORTSMANSHIP
Linn-Mar High School students, parents, and spectators are all expected to exemplify the
highest level of sportsmanship at athletic events. Chanting or taunting opponents, doing
anything to incite opponents, or that does not display appropriate sportsmanship, is
unacceptable at a high school athletic contest. Your efforts toward sportsmanship are greatly
appreciated.
DO YOUR PART TO SUPPORT LINN-MAR TEAMS LOUDLY, ENTHUSIASTICALLY,
AND WITH THE HIGHEST DEGREE OF SPORTSMANSHIP!