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With approximately 409 middle and  high school students, LPMHS is a small public school with an abundance of opportunities. Eight Advanced Placement courses highlight a rigorous college preparatory curriculum, and programs in visual arts, music, and performing arts continue to thrive. Small class sizes allow for close and productive relationships between students and teachers. Eighty-five percent of graduates move on to postsecondary education. Most students participate in athletic programs, honor societies, and community service clubs. A new senior project provides a capstone experience for graduating seniors.

The PBIS Middle High  School Building Team has been meeting regularly during the summer to complete our big plans for our PBIS September "Kick-off" in the Middle High School building this September.  The team has completed the PBIS Behavior Matrix of Expectations "Be Your Bomber Best" that will be posted throughout the school.  The Matrix has also been added to the 2011-2012 Student Handbook, which is now available for viewing on the Middle High School webpage (under the Our School Locker" section).  

Additionally, the team has developed a set of "Cool Tools" lesson plans for the faculty and staff to teach the "Be Your Bomber Best" expected behaviors to all students on the first day of school in September.  If you would like to know more about PBIS and the powerful, positive impact the framework has on schools who have become PBIS schools, you can easily visit the PBIS website at pbis.org.   

 An NCCC Bridge course is a “dual

enrollment” course. A student is simultaneously enrolled in a high school course and in an NCCC course,

which will earn that student college credits. The student receives two grades. A student's high school transcript

will record the grade as a high school course to meet high school graduation requirements. NCCC maintains a

separate, official college transcript that records the grade and credits earned.

The fee to “bridge” one of our offered courses and earn college credit is $50.00 for the entire course (a fraction

of the usual cost for a college course!) The LP courses currently offered as NCCC Bridge courses are

Photography I, AP Environmental Biology (Lab), Multicultural Literature, Introduction to College Algebra,

Introduction to Geometry and Trig, French 5, and Spanish 5.

Also, if you want additional information on the courses and how to enroll, please call Mrs. Cross-Baker in the

Guidance Office.

Our school is once again participating in the Price Chopper Tools for Schools Program. There is absolutely no cost to participate. Please help us earn FREE educational equipment by enrolling in the program.  It's easy to do!  If you were previously enrolled last year, you need to RE-ENROLL for this year.

You can go to www2.pricechopper.com/toolsforschools to enroll your AdvantageEdge Card, or we will also have forms available for you at Open House this Thursday, September 22. 

Lake Placid Middle High School Code is 16420

Tell all your neigbors, family and friends. It is amazing how quickly the points add up.  Each year we have added printers, paper, paper cutters, and much more to our supplies at no cost.  And in these tough fiscal times, every penny counts!

Thank you for your continued support throughout the school year.

This school year will mark the start of a new permanent  annual Art project initiated by Mrs. Huber. At the end of each school year, Ms. Huber's 6th grade Art students will create "self-potrait" tiles that will be permanently placed in a spot of honor in the Middle High school cafeteria.  Next time you are in the Middle High school, check out the inaugural art tile display of the Class of 2017 located in the cafeteria. 

For some interesting information and links regarding current issues in Education, please visit the Principal's Office (use pulldown menu at upper left corner to access that page). You will find information/links on the new APPR teacher/principal evaluations, NYS Common Core State Standards, and the new website for educators, parents, and community members, EngageNY.