The excitement is in the air as we are preparing to usher in the 2007-2008 school year in just a few days! For those of you who are veteran Southern Lee High School followers and supporters, you are probably wondering what happened to the “Cavalier Call?” I’ve decided to do a blog that I can update periodically and have our wonderful webmasters to put the blog on the website so that you keep up with what we’re doing at Southern Lee. For those who are new to our school community, we are pleased to put forth this blog from the principal’s office that will summarize the highs and lows of our building and program (hopefully there will be more highs than lows). Check our webpage often (www.southernleecavs.com) to see what liberating information is coming forth from 2301 Tramway Road!
August 21, 2007 was an exciting day at Southern Lee High School! We welcomed back our staff with a breakfast and a rousing faculty and staff meeting that charted the course for our third year of operations. We also welcomed the following new Cavalier family members: Lee Allgood, English, Cintia Almonte, Spanish, Nicole Beatty, Science, Randy Berkland, Engineering Technology, Bill Bivans, Social Studies, Charity Brewer, Math, Chris Dossenbach, English, Shandra January, English as Second Language, Nicole Overton, English, Keri Pannell, Student Services, Mark Straub, Math, and Deborah Wilkes, English as Second Language Lead Teacher/Core Area Co-Teacher. Please join me in welcoming these new members of the Cavalier Nation! What’s better is that I received an encouraging report from our district today that we will gain 2 additional positions to assist us in our quest to keep core area (English, Math, Social Studies, and Science) class sizes at a manageable number (below 24) to maximize instructional opportunities for our students. We will recruit and select some good ones, and I’ll provide liberating information as soon as they are formally hired to work with us at Southern Lee!
I also have to report on a wonderful “Meet The Coaches Night” that was held by the Southern Lee High School Athletic Booster Club. We had an audience of over 250 Southern Lee student-athletes, their parents, grandparents, and friends of our school. The Booster Club cooked hot dogs, and provided membership information about how YOU can become active in our athletic programs as a supporter. Our Booster Club president is Wallie Tyler, and he was joined in the festivities by Chris Cherry, Athletic Director, Amanda Gaines, Event Coordinator, Rae Ann Womble, Membership Coordinator, and a host of members who were responsible for everything ranging from publicity, to set up, to serving, to helping to clean up! It was truly a magnificent event, and if you are interested in joining our Athletic Booster Club, please feel free to e-mail Mr. Tyler at wtyler@erico.com or call Sandy Yarborough at 919-718-2400, extension 3101. For your information, the Southern Lee fall coaches are:
Soccer: Mr. Jason Burman
JV Soccer: Mr. Kevin Rice
Volleyball: Mr. Don Richardson (JV and Varsity)
Cross Country: Mrs. Trisha Furrie
Varsity Football: Mr. Bryan Lee
JV Football: Mr. Mike Short
Women’s Tennis: Mr. Pete Conaty
Varsity Cheerleading: Mrs. Lashonda Mellette
JV Cheerleading: Mrs. Kathleen Short
Athletic Director: Mr. Chris Cherry
In line with this, I need to really emphasize the need and importance of a Parent/Teacher/Student/Organization. There are so many things that a collaborative and collective unit of all of us working together can accomplish for our school and for the educational process in general. One of the things that high school educators and parents of high school students are concerned about is the diminished level of parental involvement. At Southern Lee, it is important for each parent, grandparent, or legal guardian to know and understand that YOU ARE WELCOME TO DROP BY ANYTIME TO CHECK OUT WHAT YOUR STUDENT IS DOING! In lieu of a drop-in visit, we have planned two activities to help your students ease back into the routine of things. At both of these events, there will be information available about helping to charter a new PTSO at Southern Lee High School!
The first activity is for our freshmen scheduled for Thursday, August 23 from 8:00 a.m. until noon called the “Freshmen Orientation Day.” The purpose of this day is to allow our incoming 9th graders the opportunity to come into the building, receive their student schedules, meet their teachers, meet some veteran Cavaliers who will be called upon as student leaders to help show them around, and visit all four of their classes between 9 a.m. and noon. The incoming freshmen should come home excited about being a Cavalier and share some valuable information with you about what to expect at Southern Lee!
The Second Activity is our third annual Open House which is scheduled for Friday, August 24, 2007 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in a “Floating” type system. You and your student can drop by anytime during this time frame, receive their student schedule, visit with all of their teachers, and receive information about academic expectations, required and recommended supplies, and make valuable face-to-face contact with their teachers. If you or your student cannot make it on Friday the 24th, don’t fret. We will plan additional parental involvement initiatives during the fall and spring semesters to enable you to come in and meet with us to get any information that you need or want to know!
Well, that’s about it for this initial blog entry. Look for updates at least twice weekly, and be prepared for the next installment of the Liberator to focus squarely on ACADEMIC NEWS out of Southern Lee. As you read the blog and visit our website, please be sure to let everyone know to visit www.southernleecavs.com so the world can yell “CAV PRIDE….YOU KNOW!”
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