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Longhorns,

On Tuesday, November 11th, schools will be closed for the observance of Veterans Day. Our Lennard Longhorn family is grateful for all of the men and women who have served in our armed forces. Thank you for your service!

For the next two weeks, as we approach Fall Break, our Longhorns will be very busy. We are approaching the half-way point of Quarter 2, and parents will have the opportunity to meet with teachers at our Parent & Teacher Conference Night, on Monday, November 17th, from 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm.  Mark your calendars now, so you don't miss this important opportunity to speak to teachers about your student's academic progress.

Juniors of the Class of 2027 and seniors of the Class of 2026, Herff Jones will be on campus during lunches and during the evening on Monday, November 10th to take orders for class rings, caps & gowns and all senior year accessories you may need to order.  Please refer to the flyers in the newsletter below for all the details.

We are excited to announce that our Longhorn Loot PBIS store will be opening during all lunches on Friday, November 14th. Students should download the Focus app and check on their available badges. Badges are the points they have been awarded which can be "cashed in" for loot in the store. Directions for students can be found in this newsletter.

The weather for the upcoming week will be unseasonably cold. Please dress appropriately so that you are warm.

Rise Up Longhorns,

Your Administration Team

Monday 11/17 Quarter 2 Conference Night – 4:00 PM–6:00 PM

Monday 11/17 Collegiate Academy Info Night – Auditorium

Thursday 11/20 Great American Teach-In - various speakers through various classes

Thursday 11/20 Financial Aid Night - 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM - Media Center

Monday 11/24–Friday 11/28 - Thanksgiving Break – No School

Monday 12/1 - Students Return to Campus

Wednesday 12/3 - Women In the Workforce - 11:30-1:00- SCOPE Room

Monday 12/15 - Friday 12/19 - Semester 1 Exams 

Friday 12/19 - End of Quarter 2

📣 🎶 Celebrating Our All-State Musicians! 🎶

We are thrilled to announce that four of our musical Longhorns have been been selected for the Florida Music Educator's Associate All-State Ensembles!

Their talent, dedication, and countless hours of practice, have earned them a place among Florida’s finest young musicians. 🎷🎻🎺

Please join us in congratulating these rising stars — they’re not just making music, they’re making history!

Vivian Abston — All-State Womens Choir 

Madison Moncrief — Honors Orchestra

Ryan Tardy — Honors Band 

Tamara Yasin — Honors Band and Popular Music Collective

👏 Bravo to all our All-State performers! 👏

📣 On Friday, November 7th we celebrated over 350 Longhorns who earned straight A's on their Quarter 1 Report Card earning Principal's Honor Roll!

📣 Our Men on the Move Luncheon was a huge success!

Students had the opportunity to explore exciting career pathways in HVAC, golf cart technology, welding, and engineering. Our guest speakers shared their expertise and offered valuable guidance on the steps our Longhorns can take to pursue these rewarding careers.

Stay connected to your child’s academic journey with Canvas and Focus!

How is my child doing in their classes?

Does my child arrive to school on time?

Does my child go to all of their assigned classes?

Get answers to these questions and more with the Focus app!

Focus provides access to report cards, attendance, schedules, and other student records.

https://www.hillsboroughschools.org/o/hcps/page/focus

Canvas is the daily hub for instruction, where parents can view grades, assignments, teacher feedback, and even communicate directly with teachers.

Parent accounts sync from Focus to Canvas within 24 hours—just use the same email and set your password via the Canvas Reset Password page.

Download BOTH apps today and take an active role in your child’s success!

More Information on Canvas and Focus

Need to submit an absence?

Parents/guardians are expected to notify the school the day of the absence.

All absence documentation must be submitted within 72 hours of the student’s return to school.

Schools may require additional verification for frequent absences, including medical documentation after any excused absences within a grading period.

Please scan the QR code to submit your child's absence.

Click Here to Submit an Absence

Guiding Parent Success (GPS) is a Family and Community Engagement (FACE) initiative designed to educate and empower Hillsborough County families by equipping them with practical tools and resources to support their child’s education. Dates are November 6th, 13th and 20th, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm.

Topics will vary and cover content related to academics, well-being and other relative areas that support our families in becoming stronger advocates, advisors and decision makers within our children’s schools.

Parents, guardians, mentors, teachers, and staff are invited to learn, connect, and grow with us. Sign up using the QR code found on the flyer below. 

The Longhorn 3!

Respectful, Responsible and Safe!

Our Longhorn Loot Store (PBIS Rewards Store) is opening for students, and we need your help to stock it with exciting items to make this a huge success!

Click here to donate via our Amazon Wishlist:

PBIS Store Wishlist

Your donations help us keep the store fresh, motivating, and meaningful for our students. Every contribution makes a difference—thank you for your continued support!

💛💜 Thank you to the following Longhorn Families for their generous donations to our Longhorn Loot Store!  We appreciate you! 💜💛

The Mayhall Family

The Cunha Family

The Trimpe Family

The Carver Family

The Ressel Family

Longhorn Students! Let's celebrate the positive!

You earn points by exhibiting behaviors that fit into our school-wide positive behavior plan: respectful, responsible and safe.  

Point (Badge) totals can be found in your STUDENT FOCUS APP.  You must download the app to see how much Longhorn Loot you have.

The Longhorn Loot Store will open on Friday, November 14th during all lunches.  

Please support our Lennard High School JROTC SY 2025-26 FUNDRAISER!

Your contribution directly sustains our Cadets’ training, discipline, and furthers their opportunities for leadership development. With your help, we can continue to build tomorrow’s leaders of character and service. Donations will directly support our Annual Military Ball and the upcoming Salute to Service Wall!

Our Salute to Service Wall is a NEW endeavor here at Lennard. It is our Senior Cadet project and will be a dedicated wall/static display inside the Lennard auditorium that captures and honors the service and sacrifice of all Lennard graduates who choose to serve in the Armed Forces.

This display will carry the framed pictures of the sons and daughters of Lennard graduates, both former and future Longhorns who take (or have taken) the oath of enlistment or have been admitted to a ROTC/Service Academy Institution. 

Click to donate: https://givebutter.com/t8nsSw

As you prepare for your next steps after graduation, please be aware of the upcoming application deadlines for Florida's State University System. Many universities offer Early Action options with priority scholarship consideration, and deadlines begin as early as October 15, 2025.  

Here are a few key dates to keep in mind:

October 15 – November 15, 2025: Early Action deadlines for several universities (e.g., UCF, FAU, FIU, UF)

December 1, 2025: Priority scholarship consideration for many institutions

January 15 – March 1, 2026: Regular decision deadlines

May 1 – June 30, 2026: Final deadlines and rolling admissions

The 2026–27 FAFSA® Form Now Available post-secondary education funding alert!

The FAFSA is open—apply now for free federal student aid and scholarships! Most students are eligible to receive financial aid from the federal government to help pay for college, career school, or trade school.

While income is considered, it isn’t the only factor schools look at when awarding aid.

Apply now: fafsa.ed.gov Don’t wait—deadlines are coming!

Submit yours today: fafsa.gov

Tips to edit and submit your form: https://youtu.be/-vzAh2KEsdE

#FAFSA #CollegeMoney #FinancialAid #FutureReady

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Attend the 14th Annual Summit - Hope Scholars

HOPE Scholars is a program designed to promote and improve recruitment and subsequent retention and successful graduation rates for African American and Hispanic male students, both at HCC and at four-year institutions.

Since its inception seven years ago, HOPE Scholars has graduated 262 students with a 100% transfer rate. Up to thirty (30) HCC faculty participate as mentors.

Benefits to students include individual tutoring, faculty mentoring, success seminars, university tours, attendance at the nationally renowned HCC Black, Brown & College Bound Summit, and other community engagement activities.

If your student is interested in playing any sport at Lennard, they must complete the athletic paperwork. More information along with the required paperwork is located on our website.

Athletic paperwork information

Use the following link to purchase tickets to our athletic events: Lennard Athletic Events Tickets

Please support our athletic teams by purchasing from our teams' stores: Team Sports Merchandise

Longhorns!

Use the following links to access tickets for sporting events as well as to join our Athletic Booster Club!

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Athletic Booster Club Membership Form

After-School Events Student Expectations

Please remember to follow the rules when attending.

No bags allowed, including backpacks and large purses.

Student IDs must be visible at all times. No entry without student IDs!

Middle school students must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

No re - entry; entry closed after the 3rd quarter.

School expectations and dress code are strictly enforced.

No noise makers.

Lennard Football Game Expectations | Lennard High School

Tardy Policy

Being on time to class is a key part of every Longhorn's academic success. Students are given 5 minutes between classes, with a 1-minute warning bell to help them stay on track. It’s important that students do not wait for the warning bell to begin heading to class—doing so may result in tardiness.

Students who linger after the warning bell may be escorted to In-School Suspension (ISS) for not following expectations. Arriving to class promptly ensures students don’t miss valuable instructional time and helps maintain a focused learning environment. Students are not allowed to leave class during the first and last ten minutes of each class.

Families, we encourage you to talk with your student about the importance of time management and being present in class. These habits not only support academic achievement but also build responsibility and respect for the school community.

Dress Code Policy

Please review the dress code verbiage from the HCPS Student Code of Conduct on Page 28.

Student Code of Conduct & Resource Guide

Some of the most common violations we are seeing are girls wearing tops that expose the shoulders or midriff/torso area and boys wearing ski masks, which are not allowed.

Disciplinary consequences are being applied for students not complying.

Student ID Policy

All students must wear their school ID visibly at ALL times. The IDs must be physically on their bodies, preferably on a lanyard (not attached to backpacks or purses).

All students have received their IDs at this time.

Any replacement ID is now $10 and can be ordered in the Media Center during the day (2nd and 3rd periods in Student Affairs).

IDs are required at all school events and must be visible at all times.

ID Policy is in the Student Assemblies Presentation.

Longhorn Student Expectations!

Please continue to review Lennard's policies and expectations with your student(s) — especially dress code, mandatory ID, and the State of Florida law wireless device policies as well as all behavior expectations.

Consequences will be applied for students that are not following the school's policies. The policies and expectations apply at all extra-curricular activities.

Click below to review this information with your student.

Students that are assigned In-School Suspension (ISS) or Out-of-School Suspension (OSS) are not allowed to attend or participate in any extra-curricular activities, including athletic events during the suspension.

Student Affairs Assembly Information | Lennard High School

Arrival and Dismissal

The hours for Early Release Mondays are 8:40 AM to 2:40 PM. Student hours Tuesday through Friday are 8:40 AM to 3:40 PM. All school gates will remain locked until 8:10 am.  At 8:10 AM, the buses will release students on the bus ramp, and the Student Affairs gate located off the Student Parking Lot will be opened.

Any student who arrives tardy to school before 8:50 AM needs to go directly to their First Period class through the black gate next to the main office in the front of the school. 

Students who arrive after 8:50 AM need to sign in at the main office before going to the First Period class. 

Please remember it is the expectation that every student is in his/her First Period class by the 8:40 tardy bell.

Carline Safety Reminder

Parents, to ensure the safety of all students, do not park on the car loop and turn around without completing the entire loop. This is extremely dangerous and cannot continue.

All students must cross at the crosswalk when crossing the street. Any student that does not cross at the crosswalk, at the corner, can be cited by the Sheriff’s Office for $75.00 fine. It is extremely dangerous to cross in the middle of the road when crossing the street.

We appreciate everyone's cooperation.

Breakfast & Lunch Information

We want to remind you that both breakfast and lunch are free for all students this year. In the cafeteria there are different options available for lunch, and there are additional A La Carte snack items that students can purchase separately.

Please ensure that students arrive to school on time to be able to enjoy a hearty breakfast to start their day. Also, students are not allowed to order food delivery or leave campus to get food.

Breakfast and Lunch Menus