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Lake Havasu High School NewsletterLake Havasu High School2675 Palo Verde S. verride voter information pamphletLake Havasu City, AZ 86403Phone: 928-854-5001 Fax: 928-854-5499www.havasu.k12.az.us/high-schoolSeptember 2011Calendar of Upcoming EventsSeptember 8September 8September 10September 15September 15September 16September 21September 29Early Release (12:25pm)Jostens Senior Class Presentation (PAC)ACT TestJostens Senior Class Grad Orders & SeniorClass Rings - (Lunches) ConcourseJostens Family Order Night, Caps & Gowns,Grad Announcements, Senior Class RingsJostens Senior Class Grad Orders & SeniorClass Rings - (Lunches) ConcoursePhoto RetakesEarly Release (12:25pm)Inside this issue:Calendar 1From the Principal 2Athletic Department 3Club News 4Bookstore 5Library 5Counselor’s Corner 6Career Center 7SAT-ACT-PSAT 8Important Reminders 9Senior Portrait Info 105K Cross Country Fun Run 12Athletic Schedule 13-16September 29Jostens Junior Class Presentation (PAC)October 1SAT TestOctober 6Early Release (12:25pm)October 7October 10-14NO School – Parent ConferencesFall BreakLake Havasu HighSchool KnightsOctober 14Golden Shovel GameNovember 23-25Thanksgiving BreakOctober 15PSAT TestNovember 28-Dec 2Senior Portraits (PAC)October 18October 18October 19Jostens Junior Class Rings & SeniorGrad Orders – (Lunches) ConcourseJostens Junior Class RingsFamily Order Night (5pm-7:30pm) ConcourseJostens Junior Class Rings & Senior GradOrders – (Lunches) ConcourseDecember 3December 6December 7December 7SAT TestWinter Choir Concert (PAC)Lake Havasu Jostens High Final Senior Grad OrdersSchool KnightsJostens Final Senior Grad OrdersFamily Order NightOctober 20Early Release (12:25pm)December 8Early Release (12:25pm)October 22ACT TestDecember 16Band Concert (PAC)October 25-27AIMs Testing / Early ReleaseDecember 20-22Semester Exams (12:05pm) ERNovember 2ASVAB TESTDecember 23No SchoolNovember 3Fall Play 7-9PM Little TheaterDec26-Jan 6Winter BreakNovember 4Fall Play 7-9PM Little TheaterJanuary 9School ResumesNovember 5Fall Play 7-9PM Little TheaterJanuary 12Early Release (12:25pm)November 5SAT Test / PLAN TestJanuary 16MLK Day - No SchoolNovember 10Early Release (12:25pm)January 26Early Release (12:25pm)November 11Veterans Day (Observed) No SchoolJanuary 28Winter Formal

Page 2Lake Havasu High School NewsletterFrom the PrincipalDenise MinerWelcome to the 2011 -2012 school year! I hope that each of you had a relaxing and rejuvenatingsummer and your students have returned to LHHS ready to start a fresh, new year! We are happyto welcome 20 new teachers to Lake Havasu High School, 5 of which have transferred in-district.Ms. Tracy Pressley will be joining us as our new counselor and for those of you who have beenwith the high school for awhile, you will remember Ms. Sarah Skemp, who will also be returningRoger as a counselor! Burger, Athletic Finally Director we would also like to welcome 7 new classified staff to LHHS includingMs. Terry Trinko and Ms. Fran Dropinski who will be in the Media Center as our new mediaassistants. Ms. Julie Burkholder will be located in the Career Center.I would like to share with each of you briefly a few of our LHHS goals for this year. The first is toimprove our graduation rate. Our graduation rate for 2011 increased 6% since 2009 and with theintroduction of our A+ Credit Recovery program this year I believe we will continue to outdo thecounty and the state in 2012. Ms. Amy Koch will be running this program and she has been hardat work all summer preparing for the 1 st semester. This program will allow students who havebeen unsuccessful in the past and have failed a class to pre-test based on state standards. Theywill be able to move beyond those standards that they have already mastered and focus on thosethey need to learn. Successful completion of the class will permit students to earn credits at aquicker pace so that they may get back on track with their peers and graduate on time.Secondly we are spotlighting anti-bullying and all staff members were trained during an inserviceat the beginning of the year. Students and staff will watch informational videos eachmonth depicting various bullying scenarios and have a question and answer period duringChannel 1. Contact your student’s counselor for further resources or to report bullying.Please discuss with your student the AZ SAFE definition of Bullying:Repeated acts over time that involves a real or perceived imbalance of power with themore powerful child or group attacking those who are less powerful. Bullying can be physicalin form (e.g., pushing, hitting, kicking, spitting, stealing); verbal (e.g., making threats,taunting, teasing, name-calling); or psychological (e.g., social exclusion, spreading rumors,manipulation social relationships).Thank you for your continued support of Lake Havasu High School! I urge you to stay in touchwith your student’s teachers and observe grades and attendance each week on PowerSchool. Ifyou have misplaced your login or password information you may contact the guidance office forassistance at 854-5327.GO KNIGHTS!Denise Miner, PrincipalLHHS

Lake Havasu High School NewsletterBOOKSTORECLASS FEESIf you have not paid your 1st semester class fees yetyou need to pay a.s.a.p.!! Your outstanding class feehas turned into an obligation on your bookstoreaccount. A student with outstanding financialobligations cannot go to dances, receive his/herschedule, report card, or transcripts until theobligations are taken care of. If you are havingtrouble paying your fees, you need to stop by theBookstore to sign a payment contract.WEBSTORECheck out the new WebStore at lhhsbookstore.com.You can purchase school shirts, pay for class fees andoutstanding obligations, all securely via the internet!If you’ve already created an account, THANK YOU!Don’t forget to change your password upon initial login.Buy Online Day, or Knight at lhhsbookstore.comFREE book covers available courtesy ofGet your books covered to save you from havingbook damage fees!!Limited supply of free book covers available or you canuse brown paper grocery bags.Stretchy book covers are not allowed.HOW TO COVER YOUR TEXTBOOKLIBRARYPage 5To better serve the students and staff of LHHS, theLibrary will be open 6:30am to 4:00pm on regularschedule days. On Early Release Days we will closeearly if meetings are scheduled to use the Libraryfacilities.Good to know…Students must show their current Student ID and signinto use the Library and its resources. Students arewelcome to use the Library before school, at lunchtime, after school or during class with their teacher’spermission and a signed pass book.There are 8 student use computers in the Library andare to be used for school work only.We have printed “how to – from home” instructions tohelp students access the LHHS Student F-Drive whereschool work can be saved. We also have instructionson how to access the LHHS Library and the MohaveCounty Library on-line catalogs to search for booksand their availability.Parents are invited to use the LHHS Library. Sign-inat the Front Office as a campus visitor and you canvisit the Library, check-out books and use thecomputers to access Power School to check yourstudent’s grades and/or attendance.Come on in and check-out the Career Path bookdisplays. The display will change monthly and willfeature books of interest in a number of differentcareers.If you have any questions; feel free to contact theLibrary at: 854-5416 or email Mrs. Trinko atttrinko@havasu.k12.az.us

Page 6Counselor’s CornerCounselor OrientationThis month the counselors will be givingpresentations to students in Knight Time. Thepurpose of these presentations is to providestudents with information that will help them tobe successful during the school year and to helpprepare them for them for college and/or acareer after high school. Topics covered willinclude how to be successful in high school,graduation requirements, AIMS testing, careerexploration, college prep, ACT/SAT tests,college admissions and financial aid. Please askyour student to share this important informationwith you. The PowerPoint presentations forsophomores, juniors and seniors are alsoavailable on the Guidance Office website.The freshmen met with their counselors inAugust to discuss credits, success in high school,career paths and much more. In addition, thecounselors gave a “study skills” lesson and willbe helping the freshmen get stated with theirfuture plans.Seniors: Be Prepared!Senior year goes by very fast. Help your studentprepare for graduation and beyond. Thissemester your student should be working on thefollowing things:September:Check credits for graduationReview transcripts to ensure the informationis correctParticipate in AIMS tutoring if you have notyet passedRegister for ACT, SAT, and SAT subject testsas neededVisit the Career CenterStart applying for scholarshipsExplore college and career optionsCheck programs, admissions requirementsand deadlines for colleges, trade schools,etc.Begin applying to collegesAttend Financial Aid Night (Sept. 14 th , 6:30pm in the Little Theater)Lake Havasu High School NewsletterOctober:Make final decisions on which schools youare interested inRe-take SAT or ACT (Tests are recommendedspring of Junior year)Re-take AIMS if necessaryContinue applying for scholarshipsNovemberComplete and submit college applicationsApply for scholarshipsDecemberRequest MCC transcripts be sent to the highschoolWatch for early decision replies fromcollegesMake sure transcripts and official test scoresare being sent to collegesScholarships!GUIDANCE COUNSELORSBob Pauley A-D 854-5339Tracy Pressley E-L 854-5340Tonya Krueger M-R 854-5326Sarah Skemp S-Z 854-5329

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Page 12Lake Havasu High School NewsletterThe Lake Havasu High School Cross Country Team presentsThe Fighting Knights5K Cross Country Fun RunSaturday, September 24 th , 20117:00 AMat Bridgewater Links Golf Course1477 Queens Bay, Lake Havasu City, AZParking and entrance in Rotary Park1400 S. Smoketree Ave.Enjoy the experience of running in a classic cross country race. The 5K course (3.1 miles) consists of two loops on rolling golf course terrain. Allproceeds benefit the Lake Havasu High School Boys and Girls Cross Country Program.T-shirts will be awarded to the top 3 finishers in each of the following age groups for men and women:Ages 14 and under Ages 40-49Ages 15-19 Ages 50-59Ages 20-29 Ages 60-69Ages 30-39Ages 70 and upas well as the following category:Lake Havasu High School Cross Country Team AlumniParticipation is limited to the first 200 registrants. Pre-registration is encouraged. Participants must be able to complete a 5K in less than 1hour.This event precedes the 29 th Annual Mark Weston Cross Country Invitational. Participants are invited to stay and watch the meet. Schedule is asfollows:8:15 AM Boys and Girls Junior High Race9:00 AM Boys Varsity Race9:45 AM Girls Varsity Race10:30 AM Boys and Girls JV RaceEntry Fee:Registration:$15.00 – LHHS Cross Country Team Alumni (16 th Annual Alumni Run)$20.00 – All other participantsMake checks payable to: LHHSFee is non-refundable and non-transferable.Send completed form and cash or check by September 21 st to:5K Cross Country Fun Runc/o Erika Washington, Cross Country CoachLake Havasu High School2675 S. Palo Verde Blvd.Lake Havasu City, AZ 86403Race Day Registration starts at 6:00 AMFor more information, call (928)854-5001 ext. 4108 or email ewashington@havasu.k12.az.usName: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Date of Birth: ________/________/________ Age on Race Day: __________ Gender (circle one): M FAddress: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________City: __________________________________________________ State: _________________________ Zip: ______________________________Phone: ________________________________________ Email: ___________________________________________________________________Check if applicable: LHHS Cross Country Team Alumni _______ Year graduated: _______________Please read the following statement and sign before submitting entry. In consideration of your acceptance of this entry, I herein, for myself, my heirs, my executors andadministrators, waive any and all rights and claims for damages I may have against the sponsors, coordinating groups, and any individuals associated with the event, theirrepresentatives, successors and assigns, and will hold them harmless for any and all injuries suffered in connection with said event. Also, none of the above is responsible forthe loss of personal items or any other form of aggravation in connection with said event. I have been warned I must be in good health to participate in this event. In fillingout this form, I acknowledge that I am an amateur in such events. I also give permission for the free use of my name and picture in any broadcast, telecast, print media, oronline account of this event. In filling out this form, I acknowledge I have read and fully understand my own liability and do accept the restrictions.______________________________________________________________________Entrant’s Signature (Parent/Guardian if under 18 years of age)________/________/________Date

Lake Havasu High School NewsletterPage 13ATHLETIC SCHEDULEVARSITY FOOTBALLDATE DAY OPPONENT H/A SITE TIME RELEASE DEPART9/16/2011 FRI COCONINO A COCONINO 7:00PM 11:30AM NOON9/23/2011 FRI TOLLESON A TOLLESON 7:00PM 11:30AM NOON9/30/2011 FRI YOUNGKER A YOUNGKER 7:00PM 11:30AM NOON10/7/2011 FRI KOFA CANCER AWARENESS H HAVASU 7:00PM10/14/2011 FRI MOHAVE"GOLDEN SHOVEL" H HAVASU 7:00PM10/21/2011 FRI YUMA A YUMA 7:00PM 11:30AM NOON10/28/2011 FRI GILA RIDGE SENIOR NIGHT H HAVASU 7:00PMJV FOOTBALLDATE DAY OPPONENT H/A SITE TIME RELEASE DEPART9/9/2011 FRI LAUGHLIN A LAUGHLIN 7:00PM 3:30PM9/15/2011 THUR GILA RIDGE H HAVASU 6:00PM9/22/2011 THUR CIBOLA H HAVASU 6:00PM9/29/2011 THUR YOUNGKER H HAVASU 5:00PM10/6/2011 THUR KOFA A KOFA 6:00PM 11:30AM NOON10/13/2011 THUR MOHAVE A MOHAVE 6:00PM 2:15PM 2:30PM10/20/2011 THUR YUMA CANCER AWARENESS H HAVASU 6:00PMFRESHMAN FOOTBALLDATE DAY OPPONENT H/A SITE TIME RELEASE DEPART9/9/2011 FRI LAUGHLIN A LAUGHLIN 4:00PM 12:30PM 1:00PM9/14/2011 WED GILA RIDGE A GILA RIDGE 6:00PM 11:30AM NOON9/21/2011 WED LAUGHLIN H HAVASU 6:00PM9/28/2011 WED YOUNGKER A YOUNGKER 5:00PM 10:30AM 11:00AM10/5/2011 WED KOFA H HAVASU 6:00PM10/12/2011 WEDMOHAVE CANCERAWARENESS H HAVASU 6:00PM10/19/2011 WED YUMA A YUMA 6:00PM 11:30AM NOON

Page 14VOLLEYBALLLake Havasu High School NewsletterDATE DAY OPPONENT H/A SITE TIME LEVEL RELEASE DEPART9/6/2011 TUES KINGMAN A KINGMAN 4, 5 & 6PM FR,JV,V 1:15PM 1:30PM9/7/2011 WED CIBOLA H HAVASU 4 & 5PM FR,JV,V9/8/2011 THUR YUMA A YUMA 4 & 5PM FR,JV,V 9:45AM 10:00AMMARY JO GOLDEY9/10/2011 SAT TOURNAMENT H HAVASU TBA V TBA9/13/2011 TUES RIVER VALLEY H HAVASU 4, 5 & 6PM FR,JV,VYUMA9/14/2011 WED YUMA CATHOLIC HS A CATHOLIC 4 & 5PM JV,V 9:45AM 10:00AM9/15/2011 THUR MOHAVE H HAVASU 4, 5 & 6PM FR,JV,V9/20/2011 TUES YUMA H HAVASU 4 & 5PM FR,JV,VGILA9/21/2011 WED GILA RIDGE A RIDGE 4 & 5PM FR,JV,V 9:45AM 10:00AM9/24/2011 SAT YUMA TOURNAMENT A YUMA TBA V TBA9/29/2011 THUR KOFA A KOFA 4, 5 & 6PM FR,JV,V 9:45AM10/3/2011 MON MOHAVE A MOHAVE 4, 5 & 6PM FR,JV,V 1:15PM 10:00AM10/5/2011 WED GILA RIDGE H HAVASU 4 & 5PM FR,JV,V 1:30PMRIVER10/6/2011 THUR RIVER VALLEY A VALLEY 4, 5 & 6PM FR,JV,V 1:15PM10/18/2011 TUES CIBOLA A CIBOLA 4 & 5PM FR,JV,V 9:45AM 1:30PM10/20/2011 THUR PARKER A PARKER 4, 5 & 6PM FR,JV,V 1:15pm 10:00AM10/24/2011 MON SAN LUIS H HAVASU 4 & 5PM FR,JV,V 1:30PM10/28/2011 FRI STATE TBA TBA TBA V TBA TBA

Lake Havasu High School NewsletterPage 15BOYS GOLFDATE DAY OPPONENT H/A SITE TIME LEVELRELEASEDEPART9/13/2011 TUES CIBOLA, YUMA, SAN LUIS A DESERT HILLS GC 4:00PM V 9:15AM 9:30am9/16 &17/11FRI/SATLONDON BRIDGE GOLFTOURNAMENTHLONDON BRIDGEGOLF COURSE TBA V TBA9/20/2011 TUES KOFA, GILA RIDGE HLONDON BRIDGEGOLF COURSE 3:30PM V 2:00PM9/22/2011 THUR MOHAVE, KINGMAN AMOHAVE- NEEDLESOR EL RIO GC 3:30PM V 12:45PM 1:00PM9/27/2011 TUES CIBOLA, YUMA HLONDON BRIDGEGOLF COURSE 3:30PM V 2:00PM9/29/2011 THUR VERRADO ATHE RAVEN ATVERRADO TBA V TBA TBA9/30 &10/1/11FRI/SATSCORPION CLASSIC TOURDESERT EDGE HS A FALCON DUNES TBA V TBA TBA10/4/2011 TUES YUMA.KOFA, GILA RIDGE A LOS BARRANCAS 3:30PM V 9:15AM 9:30AM10/6/2011 THURS KINGMAN, SAN LUIS HLONDON BRIDGEGOLF COURSE 3:30PM V 2:00PM10/14/2011 FRI KINGMAN HS INVITIATIONAL ACERBATT CLIFFSGOLF COURSE 8:00AM V 5:30AM10/20/2011 THUR GILA VALLEY REGIONALS ACIBOLA- MESA DELSOL TBA V TBA TBA10/24/2011 MON STATE A TBA TBA V TBA TBAGIRLS GOLFDATE DAY OPPONENT H/A SITE TIME LEVELRELEASEDEPART9/7/2011 WED KINGMAN A CERBAT CLIFFS GC 3:30PM V 12:45PM 1:00PM9/9 & FRI/SAHAVASU ISLAND GOLF10/11 T HAVASU INVITATIONAL HCOURSE 3:30pm V TBA9/13/2011 TUES CIBOLA, YUMA, SAN LUIS A DESERT HILLS GC 4:00PM V 9:15AM 9:30am9/17/2011 SATCOYOTE INVITATIONALCENTENNIAL HS A PALM VALLEY GC 7:30AM V TBA TBA9/19/2011 MON KINGMAN A CERBAT CLIFFS GC 3:30PM V 12:45PM 1:00PM9/20/2011 TUES VS KOFA, GILA RIDGE HLONDON BRIDGEGOLF COURSE 3:30PM V 2:00PM9/22/2011 THUR EAGLE INVITATIONAL A500 CLUB GOLFCOURSE 1:30PM V 7:00AM9/27/2011 TUES CIBOLA, YUMA HLONDON BRIDGEGOLF COURSE 3:30PM V 2:00PM10/4/2011 TUES YUMA, KOFA, GILA RIDGE A LOS BARRANCES 3:30PM V 9:15AM 9:30AM10/6/2011 THUR KINGMAN, SAN LUIS HHAVASU ISLAND GOLFCOURSE 3:30PM V 2:00PM10/20/2011 THUR GILA VALLEY REGIONALS ACIBOLA- MESA DELSOL TBA V TBA10/24/2011 MON STATE A TBA TBA V TBA TBA

Page 16SWIMLake Havasu High School NewsletterDATE DAY OPPONENT H/A SITE TIME RELEASE DEPART9/8/2011 THUR KOFA, MOHAVE A KOFA 4:00PM 10:15AM 10:30AM9/15/2011 THUR GILA RIDGE A GILA RIDGE 4:00PM 10:15AM 10:30AM9/20/2011 TUES MOHAVE A MOHAVE 4:00PM 1:15PM 1:30PM9/22/2011 THUR YUMA H HAVASU 4:00PM 2:30PM9/27/2011 TUES GILA RIDGE H HAVASU 4:00PM 2:30PM10/6/2011 THUR CIBOLA A CIBOLA 4:00PM 10:15AM 10:30AM10/15/2011 SAT CRIM SWIM A YUMA 11:00AM 6:00AM10/19/2011 WEDKINGMAN GOLDENANCHOR/MOHAVE H HAVASU 4:00PM 2:30PM10/22/2011 SATGILA VALLEY REGIONCHAMPIONSHIPS A YUMA TBA TBA TBA11/4/2011 FRI STATE A TBA TBA TBA TBACROSSCOUNTRYDATE DAY OPPONENT H/A SITE TIME LEVEL RELEASE DEPARTINTRA SQUAD9/9/2011 FRI WATERMELON RUN H TBA TBA A9/14/2011 WED RIVER VALLEY INVITE A RIVER VALLEY 2:00PM A 11:45PM NOON9/17/2011 SAT CIBOLA INVITATIONAL A CIBOLA HS 8:30AM A 4:00AMMARK WESTONBRIDGE WATER LINKS9/24/2011 SAT INVITATIONAL H GOLF COURSE 9:00AM A9/28/2011 WED KINGMAN A KINGMAN 4:30PM A 2:15PM 2:30PM10/1/2011 SATLAUGHLININVITATIONAL A LAUGHLIN HS TBA A TBA10/5/2011 WEDWINDSOR BEACHMULTIHHAVASU WINDSORBEACH 4:00PM A 2:00PM10/8/2011 SATBRADSHAW MTNINVITE A BRADSHAW MOUNTAIN TBA A TBA TBA10/15/2011 SATTHUNDERBIRDINVITATIONAL A THUNDERBIRD HS TBA A TBA10/20/2011 THURYUMA PRISON BREAKINVITE A YUMA TBA V TBA TBA10/29/2011 SAT SECTIONALS A PHOENIX TBA V TBA TBA10/31/2011 MON STATE A TBA TBA V TBA TBA