Volume 5 Issue 10 | April 2022
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE APRIL 2022 HSC MEETING
Minutes from past meetings and dates of upcoming meetings can be found here.

The next HSC meeting is Monday, May 16th, at 7pm -- currently we are planning to meet in person in the LHS library, subject to change. An email will be sent prior to that meeting with more details. Email us any time with questions or suggestions: president@leighhsc.org. 
Highlights from Principal Kara Butler

Highlights from Teacher Representative Ms. Smiley
Click here to read Ms. Smiley's Teacher Report to learn more about what's happening in our classrooms!

  • The teachers want to thank Home & School Club volunteers for serving a delicious lunch to the teachers on Minimum Day.


  • At the teacher in-service week, teachers took part in continuing education training specifically in teaching students who are English language learners.

  • We all enjoyed having Noddin kindergarteners visit us for a field trip to LHS.
Highlights from Student Representative/ASB
  • Friday, April 22, is Earth Day. Leadership students will provide a breakfast (donuts, coffee) during tutorial and there will be an Earth Day activity at lunchtime. Students are encouraged to wear thrifted or recycled clothes for this Spirit Day.

  • Relay for Life is taking place at Leigh on April 29-30, and the leadership students are working very hard on this event. More information is available at www.RelayForLife.org/CambrianCA.

  • The outreach commission is working on plans for Teacher Appreciation Week (May 2-6).


  • Students can submit a “promposal” video to the FamLeigh Instagram account and compete to win a free prom ticket (if the winner has already purchased their prom ticket, the cost will be refunded).

  • The Spring semester blood donation drive is May 16. There will be a bone marrow donor drive in conjunction with this.

Highlights from College & Career Specialist, Nathalie Goricanec
  • The Career Fair was a huge success, with about 75 adults representing various careers, and more than 450 students attending. Thank you to Holli Roever, CCC parent volunteer, who organized the event with Ms. Goricanec, and to all the volunteers who supported the day. A special thank you to all the parents who participated and shared information on their career or contacted businesses to participate.
  • Thank you to everyone who has reached out to Ms. Goricanec about the Adulting 101 workshops that Leigh will offer for seniors. Ms. G. is in the process of reaching out to all those who have volunteered so far.

  • Also, if you volunteered to be an AP Exam Proctor, Ms.G. will be reaching out to you shortly to give you more details.

CCC Spring Newsletter

  • View the CCC Spring Newsletter to learn about upcoming workshops, summer opportunities, SAT/ACT practice tests and more.
HOME AND SCHOOL CLUB FUNDING

Staff Grants
The following staff grants were approved at the April HSC meeting:

  • $500 to Ms. Lynn for the AP Environmental Science field trip to Natural Bridges State Beach. Ms. Lynn will request donations from her students' families for the field trip first, and the HSC will make up the difference.

  • $500 to Ms. Goricanec to cover the pizza and cupcakes that were served to students who attended the Career Fair.
NOMINATIONS FOR VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR!

Message from our Principal, Mrs. Butler:
Leigh is so fortunate to have such an amazing array of volunteers and we are looking to acknowledge one that you think has made an impact on our community.

CLICK HERE and nominate as many parents and guardians as you would like. We know we have many amazing volunteers who deserve to be recognized!

Deadline: May 5, 2022
NOMINATIONS FOR TEACHER OF THE YEAR!

Message from our HSC Teacher Representative, Ms. Smiley:
Do you know a teacher who has had a strong positive impact on the culture and atmosphere at Leigh? Someone who has gone above and beyond to assist their students and their colleagues?

CLICK HERE and nominate a special teacher for Teacher of the Year!

Deadline: April 22, 2022
STAFF APPRECIATION

Staff Appreciation Week is coming up, May 2-6
Take a moment to send an email, write a card, or send a gift card to your students' teachers! There's even a Google Spreadsheet with staff preferences (for staff that have chosen to participate).

Staff Spring Luncheon
The staff appreciation committee embraced the opportunity of minimum days last week to serve up a scrumptious lunch of quiches and salads, inviting the teachers and administrative staff to linger for just a little longer than they usually can.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES - YOUR SUPPORT IS NEEDED

LEIGH CAMPUS CLEAN-UP DAY - APRIL 23, 9AM-1PM
  • Please join us for a campus clean-up day this Saturday, April 23. We will be weeding, planting, and cleaning up campus. Join us for an hour or the whole time! Show your longhorn pride and help make campus beautiful! Grab your garden tools from home and bring them with you. A task like will be available that day and you can choose what chores you would like to do. Students can earn volunteer time. RSVP is not mandatory but is appreciated. Sign up here.

LONGHORN STAMPEDE 5K - SATURDAY, MAY 21, 6:30AM-12:30PM (various shifts)
  • We need 130+ volunteers to help make the Longhorn Stampede happen. To date, we have 15 people signed up. Please consider volunteering at this fun event that brings our entire community together. We need volunteers to staff the water station, direct runners on the course, help with registration, hand out medals, help with set-up and clean-up, and more. Parents, students, staff, alumni, incoming families, and community members are all invited to volunteer. Students will receive community service hours. This will be a really fun morning as we come together to celebrate our community! Sign up here.

GRAD NIGHT CHAPERONES - JUNE 2, 9PM-3AM
  • Parents of 9th/10th/11th Graders are needed to accompany the Seniors on the buses to the Santa Cruz Boardwalk and be available to provide support if needed at the boardwalk. This is a fun evening evening for everyone and a great way to see what Grad Night will entail when your student is a Senior. If you can help, please email gradnight@leighhsc.org.

HOME & SCHOOL CLUB BOARD & COMMITTEES
  • The Leigh Home & School Club invites you to join our Board and Committees for the 2022-23 school year. Most Home & School Club tasks are done from home and do not require you to be at school. All skills and interests are needed, and you can put in as much or as little time as you have available. This is a wonderful way to support our school and also get to know other parents in our community! If you have a skill you’d like to share or you are someone who just likes to get stuff done, please contact our HSC president, Susan Smith, at president@leighhsc.org.
WELLNESS CENTER
A painting project called “Notes of Hope” is tentatively planned for April 27, 2022 for students and staff after school. When you participate you can create one note for yourself and one for a collage on the Wellness Center wall.


  • Visit the Wellness Center website to learn more about Mental Health and Wellness resources at Leigh and in our community.

  • Talk to your student about the Wellness Center - Ask them if they have stopped by.

  • Buy books for our Lending Library using the wishlist on the Hicklebee's website. No need to pay for shipping - the bookstore will deliver them directly to Leigh.
GET YOUR TICKETS for the LHS SPRING MUSICAL:
Drowsy Chaperone
Nominated for multiple Broadway and West End theatre awards, and winning five Tony Awards and seven Drama Desk Awards, Drowsy Chaperone is a hilarious parody of 1920s musicals.

Tickets are available now!

Show dates are April 22, 23, 28, 29, 30 @ 7:00 pm, and April 30 @ 1:00 pm.
Understudy night is April 28th.
STAMPEDE 5K: REGISTER / VOLUNTEER / SPONSOR

Have you registered yet? If not, sign up now! Special family rate available. Come enjoy this wonderful community celebration!

Have you signed up to volunteer? We are in need of a lot of help on the day of the event. This event cannot happen without the support of our volunteers. Parents, students, alumni, community members ... all are welcome!

All proceeds are divided equally between our four boosters: Home & School Club, Sports, Spirit, and PAPA.
PURCHASE GRAD LAWN SIGNS

Can you believe it? Do you hear that calendar page turning? Is your lawn feeling bare? Incredibly, graduation will be here before we know it and that means it’s time to buy your “Leigh Grad” lawn sign to show how proud you are of your Leigh graduate!

Order your yard sign online now! We will have pick up times at Leigh and will send out the dates and times via the email address you list when you place your order as the year progresses. Congrats to our seniors and their families on making it through these last crazy school years! Any questions, please contact Alexis Hoekstra at alexishoekstra@comcast.net.

Thank you for supporting Leigh! (PS--These signs are used as a fundraiser for the Leigh Grad night celebration, the Herff Jones signs DO NOT funnel any portion of their profits to our school.)
PURCHASE GRAD NIGHT TICKETS FOR SENIORS!
Grad Night at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk promises to be an unforgettable night for our seniors as they spend one last time together as a class. Chartered luxury buses will collect students from Leigh at 9:00 pm and return by 3:00 am the next morning. Our new Graduates will spend the night of June 2 and morning of June 3 celebrating their time together. This ultimate Graduation Party brings together the class of 2022 for a celebration of their four years together.

HOME & SCHOOL CLUB MAY MEETING
Monday, May 16 @ 7pm

We invite you to join us for our next Home & School Club meeting. Currently we are planning to meet in person in the LHS library, subject to change. An email will be sent prior to that meeting with more details.

ALL ARE WELCOME!  
THANK YOU TO OUR STAMPEDE SPONSORS!
The Longhorn Stampede would not be possible without the generous support of our sponsors. A special thank you to our presenting sponsor, Compass. All proceeds from the Stampede directly benefit all of the students at Leigh High School. To learn more about our sponsorship opportunities or in-kind donations, please view our Sponsorship Packet.
Are you shopping on Amazon? Yes? Great! Use Amazon Smile and a % of your purchase automatically comes back to Leigh HSC. Shop at smile.amazon.com/ch/77-0199809 or with AmazonSmile ON in the app. This is free money for Leigh HSC - to date we have received $974 through this program. Thank you for your support!
Leigh High School Home and School Club is an all volunteer 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
Tax ID # is 77-0199809. All donations are tax-deductible.