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Contact Info For Support

Student Services team members are available Monday through Friday to meet any needs that may arise.  If you need assistance, please contact your grade level counselor between the hours of 8AM-4PM. 

Below is our contact information:  

If you need immediate assistance after 4PM, our student services team members are on call Monday through Friday until 8PM.

Monday: Jillian Baker, Cameron Moody (Backup: Jen Gobeli)
Tuesday: Jen Gobeli, Kristin Mahoney (Backup: Cameron Moody)
Wednesday: Amy Pinsky, Jen Gobeli (Backup: Jillian Baker)
Thursday: Kristin Mahoney, Val Abram (Backup: Amy Pinsky)
Friday: Cameron Moody, Val Abram (Backup: Jillian Baker)

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Resources for Successful Distance Learning

  • Distance Learning begins 3/31 for all students. View video by Ms. Glenn describing the asynchronous learning model.
  • State testing including 10th FSA ELA has been suspended.
  • AP exams will take place at home — daily AP reviews posted on Youtube.com/advancedplacement by College Board to prepare for exams
  • DE classes are now entirely online — see SmartThinking for online tutoring
  • Coenrolled Adult Ed will continue for students in credit recovery
  • Managing Your Time: Creating a plan isn’t always easy, this worksheet helps students learn the tips and tricks of time management.
  • Note Taking Skills: Taking notes is critical, especially during a time of learning challenges. This worksheet provides students with all the details needed to be an effective note taker. 
  • Developing Study Skills: There are eight key components to studying. This worksheet walks students through each step and allow them to develop those skills.
School-wide

Resources for Parents and Teens during quarantine

Being a teenager during this time of social and physical distancing is developmentally difficult.

Also, if you are not on my Remind: you’ve missed a significant number of postings about exams (AP, FSA ELA, and EOCs) as well as the district’s rollout of distance learning, which starts for students on March 31st, with electronics distribution at school on 3/30 for students with no other access to online learning. To join my Remind, text the message @LOLHS2022 to the number 81010

Resources for Parents and Students

Parents: We know this time will be difficult for you as well, so we want to provide you with some resources to use while your students are at home:

Pasco-Youth-Initiative-Community-Resource-GuideDownload

Ideas for students while at home:

  • Journal!
  • Write a Letter to a Friend or Family Member!
  • Make a List of Things You’re Grateful For!
  • Read a Book or Magazine…for fun!
  • Have a Dance Party with Friends via FaceTime!
  • Disconnect from Social Media…even if it’s just for 30 minutes!
  • Center Yourself When Things Get Overwhelming By Practicing Mindfulness Techniques
  • Virtually Tour Museums: Google Arts and Culture
  • Virtually Visit the Zoo: Cincinnati Zoo Home Safari Each day at Noon on Facebook

ABOVE ALL ELSE, TAKE CARE OF YOURSELVES. WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER — REACH OUT FOR HELP WHEN NEEDED.

Celebration

Spring Break 2020

Pasco County Schools will be closed for Spring Break from March 16-March 20. Monday March 23rd is a Teacher Planning Day. Classes are slated to resume for students Tuesday March 24th. More information will be shared if school is closed due to coronavirus. 3/25/2020 UPDATE: Schools closed due to coronavirus. Distance learning starts 3/31.

Articulation

Junior Yr CLASS Requests

Hello!  I have typed in course requests for junior year 2020-2021.  

Please go now on to myStudent to review these entries and let me know right away if errors.

Be sure to change the year in the dropdown menu at the top right. Then look in the left menu: My Information>Class Requests.  Please email if there are any changes to be made (e.g.: drop__/add__ or a priority change).

**DUAL ENROLLMENT INFO:

  • Dual Enrollment courses will not show as main course requests until EVERY step and sub-step of the DE process is entirely complete.  
  • In the weeks after Spring Break, more DE information is available for students and families:
    • LOLHS Counselors meet with their grade’s students to review the options available. 
    • PHSC is hosting an Open House on their campus. Date/Time TBD
    • LOLHS hosts a Dual Enrollment Info Night at LOLHS. The PHSC Advisor presents information and is available after to answer your questions and guide you through next steps. I’ll send the date out asap. 
    • Ms. Garcia has a Remind  for Dual Enrollment.
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Work-based Classes OJT&BCE

Are you interested in On-the-Job Training or being a BCE student? Did you request OJT on your course card?
Your next step is to complete the application process and hiring process. Your course card is NOT an application. See for more information:

1. How students apply for BCE and OJT:
https://www.pasco.k12.fl.us/cte/page/how-to-apply-for-the-bce-student-program

2. The hiring process and program guidelines:
https://www.pasco.k12.fl.us/cte/page/2020-2021-bce-student-employees

Assessment

AP Exam & Review Day

3/25/2020 UPDATE: AP Exam Review is cancelled. Today starts online AP Reviews by College Board on their Youtube channel. AP Exams will be taken at home. More info to follow.

As of 3/5/2020, AP Exams begin in 60 days. Students in AP classes will want to begin preparing for their AP exams now, if they haven’t already.

  • On Saturday, 3/28 at 8:00AM, Pasco Schools is offering their annual AP Review Day with sessions focused on many of the AP exam areas.
  • FIRST-COME FIRST-SERVED limited availability — don’t wait to sign up or it may be closed. STEP 1: go to https://apreviewday2020.sched.com and login/create account. STEP2: select your sessions.

AP exams begin Monday May 4th 2020. See above image for schedule

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Course Request Info

Change your mind on a course?
  • CHANGING your selections for junior year’s course card? That’s great! You SHOULD absolutely review your course selections with your family and with your current teachers for their advice. Do not submit multiple changes — just email your FINAL choices to me at apinsky@pasco.k12.fl.us and I’ll attach the email to your course card.
  • ABSENT during your class presentation?  On Monday 3/2, I finish seeing all students who haven’t yet completed course card – passes are already written for 1st 5th and 6th – please don’t just show up.
  • If you have not been seen by me for course card selection by the end of Monday 3/2, please let me know (via email, Remind, or in person via Ms. Canter, the Student Services secretary and she’ll let me know).

QUESTIONS about your selections?  If you have a question, the easiest and fastest way to get an answer is to email me at apinsky@pasco.k12.fl.us – if it’s something you must discuss or must see me about in person, complete an appointment request https://lolhs.pasco.k12.fl.us/mform/view.php?id=47877  — I do want to let you know that I have 4,000+ course request entries to review individually and enter in — and must meet a deadline, so I will have extremely limited availability.