WOLF WEEKLY
November 12, 2023
Good evening Lake Ridge Middle School Parents/Guardians-
MLK ORATORICAL COMPETITION
Martin Luther King Jr. is considered one of the greatest speakers in world history. Now it's your turn to start your speaking journey. Find out how you can earn prizes, represent Lake Ridge, learn important life skills, and honor MLK at the same time by attending the 2024 MLK Oratorical Competition interest meeting on Wednesday, Nov 15th after school, until 4:00pm in Mr. Herod's room, 1706. You will need your own ride home.
FALL DANCE
We will be hosting our Fall Dance on Friday, November 17 from 3-5pm. Permission slips will be available to the students on Wednesday and ticket sales will be Thursday and Friday during lunches. A signed permission slip and $3 is required to purchase a ticket. Tickets will not be sold after the conclusion of the last lunch on Friday which ends at 1:34pm. Students will not be permitted to leave school and come back for the dance.
REPORT CARDS
Report cards for the first marking period will be mailed home on Wednesday, November 15.
ACTIVITY BUSES
Due to low ridership, this week will be the last week of activity buses. Any student staying after school for clubs or athletics will need to arrange for transportation home after their club or practice is over.
LRMS ARTS NEWSLETTER
Please take a moment to read our Fall edition of the LRMS Performing Arts Newsletter. It is attached to this message.
PICTURE Makeups
Victor O’Neill Studios will be returning to Lake Ridge MS on November 30 for picture makeups.
ABSENCE NOTIFICATIONS
Absence Notifications for middle and high school students will be sent to parents twice daily beginning November 13.
Notifications of student absences are automated and sent as texts to parents/guardians through SchoolStatus. Elementary School absence notifications are sent between 10:20 and 10:30 a.m. each school day. Middle and High School notifications have historically been sent once a day at 7 p.m.
Effective Monday, November 13, a text notifying parents/students of their middle and high school student’s absence will go out between 10:20 and 10:30 a.m. The 7 p.m. notification will continue and include specific missed periods. This mid-morning notification will notify parents/guardians early enough to intervene if their child has missed the first block/period of the day.
HIGH SCHOOL SPECIALY PROGRAM INFORMATION NIGHTS
Specialty program information nights are held in the fall and offer an overview of each program and the application process. Program specific information nights are held at each high school. The link below is for families interested in learning about the High School Specialty Programs throughout Prince William County. Please see the attached flyer for information about upcoming school-based information sessions.
High School Specialty Program General Information Session
November 16, 2023, 11 a.m. on Zoom (Register) (Interpretation Request Form). To request American Sign Language or language interpretation services please the Interpretation Request Form.
ATHLETICS
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Boy's Basketball |
11/13/23 |
11/14/23 |
11/15/23 |
11/16/23 |
11/17/23 |
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Tryouts 3:15 pm to 5:15 pm |
Tryouts 8th - 3:15 pm to 4:30 pm |
Tryouts - 3:15 pm to 5:15 pm |
Practice 3:15 pm to 5:15 pm |
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Remember that you need to complete an updated Athletic Physical and complete the Online - Concussion Training. If you were involved in a Fall 2023 Tryout, you DO NOT need to resubmit any paperwork if you plan on trying out for anything else this school year. Please do not wait until the last minute to get your paperwork in!
Monday will be an “A” day.
Jim Dutrow
Principal
Lake Ridge Middle School
703-494-5154