Laytonville Unified School District

Last week our middle and high school students were visited by Sandra Gonzalez Hernandez from Academic Talent Search (ATS). The U.S. Department of Education TRIO Talent Search project serves young people in grades 6 through 12. The purpose is to motivate, inform, and assist low-income, first-generation college-bound students to access and succeed in college. In addition to counseling, participants receive information about college admissions requirements, scholarships and various student financial aid programs. If admitted to the program some of the services are: Individual & Group Advising Financial Aid Workshops SAT/ACT Workshops / Waivers College Application Fee Waivers College Application Assistance Campus Tours & Field Trips Summer Programs Family Workshops If you are interested in having your student apply to the program please ask students for their physical copy, or find one online here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wwOGnwaaEVq2gHbfK_YpIvKjOSWpZrDM/view?usp=sharing If you would like to view slides from the presentation for more information, you can do that here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/13cJ2xvKpGmbtRp8KNH6YHgO2vMYSOHHY/view?usp=sharing Once applications are completed they need to be turned into the high school academic counselor, Emily Baize, by dropping them off in the either elementary or high school office and asking applications to be given to Emily. You can also email completed applications to her email address: emilybaize@lhms.us Emily will need to attach their grade report and send them off to Sandra. If you have any further questions please feel free to contact Emily or Sandra! Sandra is also fluent in Spanish for anyone who needs information in Spanish. You can reach her at (707) 664-3873 or her email gonzalezhs@sonoma.edu.

Last Chance: Day 2 of Laytonville High School Parent Teacher Conferences Day 2 of Parent Teacher Conferences will be held today, Wednesday, November 6th from 4-6pm. Conferences will be held in the LHS library and snacks will be provided by the LHS culinary arts classes. Instructors present today, Wednesday 4-6pm: Math, English, Science, History/Social Science, Culinary Arts, Independent Studies/Credit Recovery, and at 5:30; PE/Health, and Welding.

Laytonville Elementary had its annual Halloween ghost walk. The students brought so much joy, laughter and a little bit of spooky fun to our campus.

A friendly reminder to Laytonville Families, there is no school tomorrow, November 1st. Have a happy and safe Halloween! Un recordatorio amistoso para las familias de Laytonville: manana, 1 de noviembre, no habra clases. Que tengas un feliz y seguro Halloween!

LUSD Families! Our LHS Varsity Volleyball team has qualified for the NCS Playoffs! We will be hosting a game in the LHS gym on Wednesday, October 30th at 7 PM. Tickets must be purchased through the GoFan website. The link to tickets is available here: https://gofan.co/event/2116377?schoolId=CA22952 Come support our Warriors!

Hello LUSD Families. Unfortunately we are still without internet at both schools today. We have been told that the problem could be solved soon, but currently we are unable to take calls in our offices. Thank you for your understanding.

Today the Laytonville High School Title 6 students and the Native American Club visited a Native Art Exhibit in the town of Mendocino. There was native art, music, and presenters. Students were able to listen to the runner up for Miss Indian World, Arella Rose. There was a Missing Murdered Indigenous Women exhibit among others. Afterwards students stopped at MacKerricher Park and ate lunch, it was a beautiful day.

Last week the Laytonville Middle School Native American Club took a field trip to Spy Rock School and the Spy Rock Petroglyphs. The students had a great time visiting the one room school house, and enjoyed a game of pond monster amongst the cattails. The students were also able to visit and examine the amazing petroglyphs and hypothesized about what they meant and what could be done to save them from the slow destruction that has been occurring.

We would like to give a big shout out to our amazing Volunteer Fire Department along with the Laytonville High School fire class and our Transportation Department! Today they teamed up with our elementary school to help teach bus evacuation safety. Our students learned important skills to stay safe in case of an emergency!

Don't forget to mention Laytonville Unified when you shop at Ukiah Natural Foods Co-Op this week for Give Back to Schools Week!

Our attendance board is up and active! Every month is an opportunity for a class to get the highest attendance percentage and earn a reward! Lets give a big shout out to our attendance superstars! For the LES we have Ms. KB's 1st grade class with a 95.58% attendance rate for the months of August-September. They will celebrate with an ice cream party this week. For the LMS we have Ms. Joni's 6th grade class with a 94.11% attendance rate for the months of August-September. This class will get chocolate milk with their lunch! Their dedication sets a fantastic example for the rest of the school community. Let's continue striving for stellar attendance across all grades. Remember every day in school is an opportunity to learn, grow, and succeed!

Please come support our Warriors at our Laytonville High School Homecoming events next week!

Thank you to all the presenters and organizers who made this year's California Native American Day a success. Elementary students came over to Laytonville High School for the opening ceremony by Aimie Lucas with Dewey and Running Elk. Students visited different booths like games, beading, soap root brushes, basket weaving, Native foods, and educational/health related topics. There was also a Fry Bread Competition that led to a wonderful lunch. Winners of the Fry Bread Competition were #1 Jason (Jay) Christianson, #2 Frankie Esquival, and #3 Maria Anderson.

Laytonville High School is excited to host this year's district-wide California Native American Day Celebration on Friday, September 13th starting at 9:30 AM. If anyone is interested in participating in the Fry Bread Contest, please contact our coordinator Kelsey Kaser, whose contact information is listed on this year's flier.

Warrior fans! Please use the following links to view the current schedules for our Fall sports. 💙 💛 High School Football Schedule: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13BE6E_XIAKsFiscNzUhH84bPFDVNiWm9IBncn57NomE/edit?gid=0#gid=0 High School Volleyball Schedule: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jg2LEDJaaGoa-PbKjz_hgQfRPWbU8V5zcAyZBV67lKM/edit Middle School Volleyball Schedule: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FILullRr9bcR8astxlxx9nGpoEQMkTxXaO5MJbH1s3Q/edit

In 2017 students in Carolyn Carpenter's Graphic Arts class designed, sewed, and manufactured beautiful blue and gold custom flags to hang up on the light posts around Laytonville High School. After seven years of wear, the elements had taken their toll on the flags. Today, Family Tree Services volunteered to use their boom truck to come and take down the old worn flags around the school. Thank you so much to Family Tree for all you do in our community, we appreciate it. Special thanks to Melinda, Jeremy, Rudy and his crew for making this happen. We will now start looking for new flags to hang up in those old spots sometime soon.

Greetings LES Students! Please follow the link for the August/September newsletter from our Principal Mrs. Ford. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1E6HQTogC_z_yfVkXrZEEunaKA8DTa7_U6Wx3-MGuFCo/edit?usp=sharing

Good afternoon LUSD: Please follow the link for our updated bus routes for this school year. Please allow 5-10 minutes for the bus to arrive at your scheduled stop. https://www.lusd.us/documents/transportation/415776

Dear Laytonville High School Families, We are excited for the start of school next week and wanted to inform you that class schedules should be available on the AERIES system. If you are having problems accessing your schedule please feel free to come by the LHS office between 8am to 4pm to pick up a copy. Class schedules will also be handed out on the first day of class. Our first day of school Wednesday, August 21st and will be a minimum day. Classes begin at 8:25 AM sharp with the first bell ringing at 8:20 am. We will all start the day in the quad. School is out at 1:45 pm. The normal school day schedule after that will be from 8:25 am to 3:37 pm. Thank you and enjoy these last days of summer.

Thank you to everyone who helped make the 2024 Freshman Academy a big success. We had over 70% of the incoming class participate in this program that gives a solid orientation and understanding of high school while meeting many of their teachers and having a lot of fun. We finished the week with a tour of Sonoma State and Santa Rosa JC and then enjoyed lunch and some fun activities courtesy of LUSD. The staff at Laytonville High School is getting ready for the beginning of school on August 21st, and we look forward to welcoming all our students to the start of a successful school year.