Week beginning January 14, 2008
Yes, dear friends and readers, the Liberator is BACK! I took a little break from writing prior to Christmas to do some work of my own toward completion of my graduate degree, and now I will have a little extra time on my hands this semester, so I can get back to writing, working out, and hanging out after school to catch some of our extracurricular activities that we have going on at Southern Lee!
This is a rather big week for thousands of students in high schools across North Carolina-It’s EXAM WEEK!
Southern Lee High School students will begin their exams on Monday, January 14 with their non-EOC and non-VOCAT exams. Examples of classes that fall into this category are Health and Physical Education, World History, foreign language classes, Earth Science, and English for sophomores through seniors.
Beginning Tuesday, January 15, Southern Lee students who are enrolled in end-of-course and career and technical education classes will take their final exams, called EOC’s or VOCATS. The exam schedule is as follows:
Tuesday, January 15: First period exams beginning at 8:00 a.m. with dismissal from school at 12:15 p.m.
Wednesday, January 16: Second period exams beginning at 8:00 a.m. with dismissal from school at 12:15 p.m.
Thursday, January 17: Third period exams beginning at 8:00 a.m. with dismissal from school at 12:15 p.m.
Friday, January 18: Fourth period exams beginning at 8:00 a.m. with dismissal from school at 12:15 p.m.
It is our sincere desire to see your student perform well on their exams, so I would like to present a few things to you:
• Please be sure that your student has a very quiet environment in which he/she can review their notes/study guides for optimal preparation.
• Please be sure that your student allocates at least one hour per subject this week toward studying for their exam. Ask if you can quiz them using their study guide, and encourage them to take their exams very seriously and for them to do their absolute best, taking their time and selecting the most appropriate answer.
• Please be sure that your student gets ample rest on the night prior to their exam.
• Please insist that your student eats a hearty breakfast on the morning of their exam. Southern Lee High School will provide breakfast for its students who wish to eat in our Dining Hall each morning beginning at 7:30 a.m.
After the last exam is collected on Friday, January 18, it will signal the end of our first semester, and we will reconvene in school on Thursday, January 24 for our Spring Semester! For the first five (5) days of the semester, we will meet in advisory (homeroom) to cover logistics, ensure student schedules are accurate and in keeping with the students’ diploma pathways and/or requirements for graduation/promotion, and the provision of drop/add slips for those students who require schedule changes.
It’s going to be a great week, and as always, we will keep you current and up to date on what we’re doing each week through another installment of Lassiter’s Liberator found at www.southernleecavs.com!
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