July 2023,

 

Dear Cardinal Community,

 

With immense pride, I welcome you to the 2023-2024 School Year. I am excited about the start of another school year. Our staff is looking forward to continuing to make great things possible for our students and community. I am eager to work with you as an education partner to support your child’s success. This year, LCHS is working toward the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) and International Baccalaureate Programmes (MYP & DP) evaluation visit in November. The WASC and IB evaluation process is a multi-year processes and provides schools an opportunity to enhance educational experiences for kids. Although the formal visit is this November, we began the process in Summer of 2022 and are well positioned for success in November.

 

Student Handbook: Our current student handbook is located on our website. The handbook includes essential school information and an acknowledgment page that should be signed and returned to your student’s advocacy teacher.

 

Student Schedules Pick Up

We are hosting our annual Back to the Nest events on August 8 (Sophomores & Seniors) and August 9 (Freshman & Juniors). Back to the Nest is a drop-in event where students can pick up their schedules, take campus tours, and purchase items from our student store. A Back to the Nest flyer with a price list is included in this packet.

 

Breakfast with Benson

To help facilitate community dialogue, you are invited to “Breakfast with Benson” on the first Thursday of each month between 9-10 am. During these meetings, I present information on important educational topics and provide time for parent feedback and conversation. These meetings will continue to be held virtually. A Microsoft Teams link will be sent each month to connect to the meeting.

 

School Activities - Keep Informed All major school events are posted regularly on our school’s calendar which is accessible on our website, http://lchs.egusd.net/. I will send the Cardinal Connection weekly newsletters via email to inform you about events and the great things Laguna Creek students accomplish and provide school updates. Reading the weekly newsletters, school website, Facebook, and Synergy emails are the best ways to stay up-to-date on all that is happening at Laguna Creek High School. It is essential for you to provide us with a working email to keep you informed. You can log into your Synergy ParentVUE portal and update your information. An event listing is included in this packet to help with your planning. Any event changes will be communicated to our community.

 

Facility Enhancements:

Our wonderful 43 acres have been going through facility improvements the past few summers. Additional work is schedule for this school year and we are working closely with our facilties team to mitigate any disruption. We are excited for the modernization work and look forward to the improvements.

 

Thank you for the privilege of partnering with you in educating your children. I am looking forward to working with you this school year.

 

In partnership,

 

 

Mark Benson

Principal Laguna Creek H.S.