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Longhorns,

We have had an awesome last week of October here at Lennard and we are looking forward to many more successes in November and December.

Thank you to our SGA for planning carnival style games at lunches on Friday! Our Longhorns enjoyed these lunchtime fun activities. Congratulations to our students who earned Perfect Attendance, Honor Roll, Principal's Honor Roll, we are so proud of you and your efforts. Congratulations to our Varsity Football Team and Coaches for their big win on Friday night. Our Varsity Team is on their way to the playoffs!

All students should have received your Quarter 1 Report Card in their first period class on Monday, October 27th. Your report card is always available through the Focus app. All students, parents or guardians should download the Focus app. Directions to download the app and how to log in can be found in this newsletter below.

Hillsborough County Public Schools has partnered with Feeding Tampa Bay and other community organizations to provide families with information to support their food needs. Please refer to the flyers in this newsletter for more information.

We have some important safety reminders for all Longhorns, parents and guardians, please review these with your student.  When students arrive to school and enter campus, they are not permitted to leave our campus unless they are being signed out, by a parent or guardian; through the main office. Students who choose to leave campus without permission can face disciplinary action.

At dismissal, all students must exit the campus promptly unless they are under direct supervision of a teacher, club sponsor or coach.

All students arriving, or at dismissal, are reminded that they must use the cross walk at the corner to remain safe. Safety is a priority on our campus at all times. 

Rise Up Longhorns,

Your Administration Team

Monday 11/10 - Herff Jones Order Taking – All Lunches & 4:00 PM–6:00 PM

Tuesday 11/11 - Veteran’s Day – HCPS Closed

Thursday 11/13 - Principal Student Council Meeting - 8:00 AM GCR

Monday 11/17

• Quarter 2 Conference Night – 4:00 PM–6:00 PM
• Collegiate Academy Info Night – Auditorium

Thursday 11/20 - Great American Teach-In

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

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

This store plays a key role in recognizing and rewarding students for following the Longhorn 3 Expectations: Respectful, Responsible and Safe.

Students earn Badges (PBIS points) for positive behavior and can redeem those points (Longhorn Loot) for fun and useful items on Fridays when the store is open. Students can check their Longhorn Loot balance in their Focus app.

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!

Your teachers and all staff on campus can reward you with "Badges" for your good behavior and doing the right thing! Badges are points. We named our program Longhorn Loot!

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

Each classroom teacher has taught and explained how you can show you are respectful, responsible and safe in class and on campus. Ask your teachers, Ms. Spino-Stahl, Mrs. Santacruz or Mrs. Windheuser today for all the info!

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.  

Parents & guardians please help us stock the store using our Amazon Wishlist. Please share our list with family and friends. Thank you in advance for your generosity in helping make this program a success for our students.

📣 Congratulations to our Longhorns who qualified for Golf Regionals! Aidan Whetzel for Boys Golf and Amyshell Forbes for girls Golf. They will be representing Lennard HS this coming week at the regional Golf Tournament. 

📣 Kaylyn Prieto earned recognition by being named onto the Western Conference Volleyball 2nd Team for the Federal Division!

📣 Longhorns! 96% of our students had 1 or 0 referrals for Quarter 1!

📣 Longhorns! 79% of our students met the HCPS district 90% attendance benchmark for Quarter 1! Every day matters Longhorns let's beat that percentage for Quarter 2.

📣 Congratulations to our Varsity Football Team with their final regular season win on Friday night versus Chamberlain HS! Our Varsity team is off to the district playoffs! 

📣 Our Marching Longhorns received an Excellent rating at their District Music Performance Assessment (MPA) on Saturday November 1st. Thank you to all of the parents and volunteers who were ther to support our Longhorn musicians.

📣 Raider of the Week (ROTW) - Those selected must display grit, hard work, lead from the front and hold a never-quit mentality. This week at Hudson, the Female ROTW was Cadet Charlie Truta and the Male ROTW was Cadet Isaiah Yarde-Cephus. Receiving this award allows you to don some personalized hardware we had made up for the Cadet Corps. 

On Friday, October 31st we celebrated the following Longhorns who had perfect attendance for Quarter 1. This means that the student did not miss any class periods during the first quarter. Way to go Longhorns!

We can't wait to celebrate our Quarter 2 Perfect Attendance students.

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

🗣️ Make an Impact One Classroom at a Time!

The Great American Teach-In is your chance to inspire students across more than 230 Hillsborough County Public Schools. Share your story, your career, or your passion—and help motivate the next generation of leaders.

📞 Call us and ask for the Teach-In Coordinator, Leslie Windheuser,leslie.windheuser@hcps.net.

📧 Or emailpartnerengagement@hcps.netto be paired with a nearby school with openings

👉 Sign up today and make a difference!

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

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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