El viernes hubo un almuerzo especial del cinco de mayo para nuestros estudiantes, preparado por nuestras maravillosas familias latinas. Mil gracias a Marcos y Érica Santacruz por donar y preparar unas carnitas deliciosas, y gracias a Emilia Alcazar, Haide Sanchez, Patricia Torres, Angela Saldaña, Teresa Guillen, Bessy Portillo, y Sara García por proveer arroz, frijoles, salsa, coca colas y agua frescas. ¡Todos dijeron que se divirtieron con buena comida, amigos y cultura!
On Friday, LHS hosted a special cinco de mayo lunch celebration for our students prepared by our wonderful Latino families and served by their kids. Special thanks goes to Marcos and Erica Santacruz for donating and preparing the mouthwatering carnitas, and to Emilia Alcazar, Haide Sanchez, Patricia Torres, Angela Saldaña, Teresa Guillen, Bessy Portillo, and Sara García for providing rice, beans, salsa, cokes and aguas frescas. Everyone agreed it was a great event filled with food, friends, culture and fun!
Dear LUSD Teachers,
Thank you for all that you do for our students and our staff. We really appreciate you and your hard work!
Today Laytonville High School hosted our very first career fair. It was a great opportunity for our students and the 8th grade class to talk to career representatives from all around our county. After the event students and presenters were provided a free BBQ lunch with a side pasta salad made by our culinary arts department. We would like to give a special thank you to our staff and parent volunteers who made this day possible. We are very grateful to the 23 businesses and organizations who gave up part of their work day to speak to our youth. Your time was greatly appreciated, thank you so much to:
Law Office of Elina Agnoli
Sherwood Valley Casino
COPE Health Solutions
CAL Fire
Mendocino Forest Products LLC
Mendocino College
Eel River Recovery Project
Consolidated Tribal Health Project Inc.
City of Willits
Air Force
Mendocino County Office of Education
Sticker Farmer Mendocino
Mendocino College Physical Therapy Assistant Program
Pacific Gas and Electric
US Army
Long Valley Health Center
Tribal Solutions Group, Inc / Grade Results
Redwood Credit Union
Adventist Health
Standard Tech Plumbing
Fort Bragg Electric
California Human Development
Safeway of Willits
There is a District Advisory Committee (DAC) meeting today at 4:00 p.m. in the District Office Board Room. Here is the meeting agenda: https://5il.co/1s66d
Hello LUSD Families: Due to rainy conditions this afternoon (4/17/23), the softball games scheduled for both LHS and LMS have been cancelled. LHS will move today's games against Potter Valley to Wednesday, May 10th. The LMS game versus Fort Bragg has not yet been rescheduled.
Laytonville High School will get out at 1:45 on Wednesday and Thursday, April 5th and 6th for Parent Teacher Conferences. Parent Conferences will go from 2-4pm on Wednesday and from 4-6 on Thursday. Conferences will be located in the LHS library and snacks will be provided from the Culinary Arts Class. Third Quarter report cards will be available at the door.
On Thursday, March 23rd, Brett Hayes came to work with Native American students from Laytonville Elementary and High School. Brett came over from Round Valley to teach students how to make drums and drum sticks from deer hide. The smell of the hide was powerful, but the students all had a great time.
The LHS Sophomore class will have to reschedule their chili cook-off. It is canceled on Friday, 4/7/2023.
Good Afternoon Families and Staff of Laytonville Unified,
Today, the Ukiah Police Department received a call on their business line regarding an active shooter situation at Ukiah High School. Ukiah Police Department investigated this call and deemed it to be not credible. Ft. Bragg Unified and Willits Unified also received such calls. The FBI has issued a country-wide advisory warning of this national trend. The safety and well-being of students and staff is always our highest priority, and we take all necessary measures to ensure our campus was safe. LUSD will continue to monitor this case, and we will update you with any new information.
Please talk with your children about reporting any situation that causes discomfort so it can be fully investigated. Thank you to our county law enforcement officers, who did a fantastic job responding to this situation. Please contact the school should you or your student have any concerns or questions. Here is a link to an article by the Associated Press describing the national trend for your review:
https://apnews.com/article/hoax-school-shootings-explainer-swatting-439046152b9c3db45bfbfd8c10321c28
Take care,
Bruce Peters
LUSD Superintendent
LUSD has miscellaneous classroom furniture and chairs sitting by the music room at the old high school (next to the bus barn) that are free to anyone. Come by today, 3/31/2023, between 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. to pick up any of the items you would like. Please don’t pick up items outside of these times. If you have any questions, please call the District Office at (707)984-6414.
The LHS Sophomore class will be having a chili cook-off fundraiser on April 7th at Room C1 in the high school. Anyone can enter chili for a $25 entry fee. There are prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place. Come support the Sophomore class as they fundraise for prom and their senior trip!
This week Laytonville High's Culinary 2 class went to the Benbow Inn. We took a tour of the historic inn, and learned about catering, event managing and the hospitality industry. We had lunch, toured the kitchens and learned more about working in the restaurant industry. Our day ended with a walk to the KOA and golf course with some conversation about tourism and recreation.
LUSD BUS UPDATE (3/29): Our North 101 bus will not be picking up at Spy Rock this morning due to weather conditions. All other stops will be made at usual times. Routes for both buses will be completed as usual this afternoon.
The middle school softball game today against Baechtel Grove will be a home game at 4:00 p.m. Come support our Warriors!
LES Site Council will be held this Thursday, 3/16, at 4:00 p.m. It was rescheduled due to the DAC meeting on Wednesday.
Good morning. Please remember this Monday, March 13th, is a regular school day for both schools. Have a great weekend!
Good morning LUSD Families & Staff: Both our Laytonville schools will open at their regularly scheduled times today (3/9). Our buses will be running their usual routes. Have a great day.
LUSD Families: We are going to only have one bus running this morning. The bus will first head south on Highway 101 before it goes north to Woodruff and turn around. The bus will then go around the lake and to the reservation stops. There will be no bus to Branscomb or Spy Rock this morning.
Good Morning LUSD Families & Staff: Due to very icy road conditions this morning (3/8), both of our Laytonville schools will start ONE HOUR LATER than usual. Our buses will run their normal routes but will reach scheduled stops an hour later as well. We anticipate the rain and snow to clear up soon which will allow students and staff to travel to school safely. Dismissal times at each site will be on the normal schedule. Bus routes will run as usual this afternoon. Thank you for your understanding as we navigate this challenging weather. Take care.