LHJNA

We had our annual end of the year picnic on May 25th. Some of the activities included a potato gun launch contest, jump roping, tug of war, flag football, watermelon seed spitting contest and a dance off.

The High School Fine Arts Class is putting on a play, The Romantics. The Cast includes 5 seniors and one staff member.

There are several different community programs that we encourage you to participate in that help out our school. I have listed them below. If you have any questions, please call the school at 301-475-8029. Thanks in advance for your support!!

Ø Food Lion Shop and Share Program: Please register your gold Food Lion card at www.foodlion.com, and select our school.

Ø McKay’s Community Reward Program: Please register your gold McKay’s card at the store itself, and select our school.

Ø Giant Bonus Bucks: please register your Giant card at www.giant.com, or designate our school at the store itself.

Ø We also collect General Mills’s box tops, and Campbell’s soup labels. Containers for each are in the mess hall; your student may bring them in and place them in the appropriate container.

Ø B.J.’s-Fuel your fundraiser program. Leonard Hall will receive a portion of membership fees when new members sign up. Please visit the website at http://www.bjs.com/join/fuel_your_fundraiser.shtml

Ø Safeway-with the Escrip Program, we can earn 3% of whatever you spend grocery shopping. Please sign up at www.escrip.com

Ø Nestle products-For those that purchase Nestle Pure Life regular and Fruit flavored water, please save your labels and send them into the school. We can earn free gym and other fitness equipment.

Ø Magazine fundraiser-we will earn 40% of all magazines purchased. Please tell all your family and friends! Please visit the site at www.magfundraising.com

Ø Ink cartridge recycle program-we have a long list of ink cartridges that we recycle for cash back. Please have your workplace save them for us! You may contact Mrs. Thomas for a complete list of what we save.

LHJNA's Christmas Dance was a true success. Santa made a brief appearance and the participants danced the night away.

Volunteers,

The dealer dinner is set for 1730 (5:30 p.m.) Friday, 10 November. We are expecting approximately 80 dealers to take advantage of this meal. This year's dinner is being catered by Janet Clark, a grandparent of a LHJNA student. The following volunteer opportunities are available. Your support is required to make this dinner a success and show our support for the dealers who will be participating in the antique sale.

Set Up
Begin at 2:30. Need 3-4 parents and maybe 3-4 High School Students to help unload. These parents will be able to leave Before the dinner starts at 5:30.

Serve Dinner- served at 5:30.
Arrive at 5:00. Need 4 parents. They will be serving the guests from the buffet line.

Clean Up
Arrive at 7:00. Need 8-10 parents. Help with clearing the tables, sweeping, getting the Mess Hall back to its original configuration.

We also need 12 "southern" pies to be donated for the dessert. Southern" pies include apple, cherry, chocolate, pumpkin, and pecan.

Volunteers should response to this email as soon as possible with desired volunteer periods/donations in order to develop a schedule.

This is being sent to you because you have indicated a willingness to assist with the most important of LHJNA's fundraising planned for this year. This is an opportunity to earn volunteer hours and to help keep tuition costs as low as possible.

Thanks very much,
Denise Blackkette

We will be selling crewneck sweatshirts and nylon pullover jackets during the next three weeks. We have had many people, esp. parents, requesting this. Please view the attached forms and this is also coming home with your child tomorrow. What a great gift and/or way to promote LHJNA!

November 8, 2006 picture day, full dress uniform will be worn. Dress jacket, tie, long sleeve shirt, and combo cover. The pictures taken will also be used for the year book.

November 11, 2006 the veterans day parade in Leonardtown. I will be receiving the staging time and location by the end of this week. Looking for as many midshipmen that are available. This is an important event I would like to have a good showing.

The invoices for outstanding ship's store accounts went out a few weeks ago. Any one with an outstanding balance will not receive! the report cards until the account is paid in full. Any questions or concerns please contact Mr. Guy.

Calendar Change - Please mark and make note...

The Veteran's Day Parade will be on Saturday the 11th and not on Thursday the 9th. More details are to come - please make a note of this. Also, contact Mr. Guy with any questions.
We understand that there may be personal conflicts with this date so we are moving the parade to non-mandatory but encouraging all to attend.

Ø Food Lion Shop and Share Program: Please register your gold Food Lion card at www.foodlion.com, and select our school.

Ø McKay’s Community Reward Program: Please register your gold McKay’s card at the store itself, and select our school

Ø Giant Bonus Bucks: please register your Giant card at www.giant.com, or designate our school at the store itself

Ø We also collect General Mills’s box tops, and Campbell’s soup labels. Containers for each are in the mess hall; your student may bring them in and place them in the appropriate container.

The following is a list of needs for the dance. If you are interested in helping out please respond to this email.

1. We need approximately 5 parent chaperones - you will need to be there from 1915 - 2200.

Our upcoming field trip is to Patuxent River Naval Air Station. We will have a ceremony with our partnership in Education (PEOt) and then will tour some facilities at the Air Station. There is no cost for this trip and students can ride their normal school buses to and from school - since we are not leaving until 0830 and will be back before dismissal.

Partnership in Education Program: Seven years ago LHJNA was adopted by PEO(t), a group of NavAir) and their goal is to support LHJNA's program in many ways - military and academic support.

We are in need of assistance in putting up the signs for the upcoming 26th Annual Antique Show and Sale. Jeremy Chism is in charge of this and he has one person to help him out and could use 2 more people. Great way to earn volunteer hours and you can do it on your own as long as we have all signs up by October 31, 2006. Please contact him after 5pm on 301-994-9726. He is out of town this weekend and will be available on Monday.

The first LHJNA Social was a success - great food and great company. It was a genuine opportunity for parents and teachers to mingle in an informal manner. There will definitely be more Socials to come!! Thanks to all that participated!!

Volunteers are needed to fill the LHJNA Antique Show Bake Sale table with goodies. Donations of finger foods such as brownies, cookies, muffins, etc. as well as cakes and pies, sliced and whole are needed to sell at the Show. Volunteer hours will be given for donated items. The particulars of packaging, pricing and volunteer hours received will be provided.

We are also in need of volunteers to assist at the Bake Sale table on Nov 11th and 12th. Please see the schedule below and let me know the time you are available to work the table.

Sat Nov 11 8:30-10:30, 10:30-1230, 12:30-2:30, 2:30-5:00
Sun Nov 12 9:30-11:30, 11:30-1:30, 1:30-4:00

The trip to Baltimore on 10/13/06 was a real success. The kids had a great time. We visited Fort McHenry and the National Aquarium. At Fort McHenry our 11th grade students were our actual tour guides - they had practiced and prepared this during class. At the Aquarium we split up into smaller groups and then all met up at the Dolphin Show where one of our own, Brandon, was chosen to "help train" the dolphins. It was a great time for all!!

~ Yankee Candles-our kick-off started on Wednesday, and will end Monday, October 23. You will receive one hour for every $20 in products sold!! Also, someone is needed to assist in sorting and distributing the orders when they arrive.

~ Box tops coordinator-Our box tops jar located in the mess hall is filling up! Forty hours will be given for someone to take over sorting these and mailing them in throughout the year.

~ Antique Show- Help is still needed for our biggest fundraiser of the year!! Please contact kelly.m.smith1@navy.mil if you can donate some of your time.

~ Lunchroom volunteers- We still new folks to donate a couple of hours during the day for this worth while program. Please contact Ed at 301-769-2799 or Joanne at 240-725-0656 if you can donate some time.

~ Substitute teachers- please respond to this e-mail if you would like me to put your name on our list of possible substitutes. We will try to give you as much notice as possible. Eight hours of volunteer time will be given per day.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2006

1100 ARRIVAL

These are pics from the Parade on Saturday to celebrate the return of the Army National Guard 243rd which was held here on the grounds of LHJNA. Many people were present to welcome them home including Congressman Steny Hoyer and Lieutenant Governor Michael Steele.

An order form for high school varsity letterman jackets was sent home today. Those high school Midshipman interested should have the order form and money in by October 20, 2006. The cost of the jacket is $155.00 this includes name embroidered and the year of graduation on the jacket, and when the order is placed $77.50 will be required. The jackets should be in before Christmas and would make a nice gift. If interested or need additional information contact me.

Please remember that we have open conferences on Wednesday, October 11 from 1230 - 1500. All teachers will be available for a conference. If you wish to contact a teacher in the meantime please leave a voice message for them through

the main office or email them directly. All staff email addresses can be found on our website at http://www.lhjna.org/Email.htm.

September 30, 2006 Parade for the 243rd engineers 1000 staging time at Leonard Hall Junior Naval Academy.

October 8, 2006 Blessing of the fleet parade. Additional information will be forwarded, this a mandatory school function.November 6, 2006 switch to winter uniforms. Long sleeves and ties. Please check winter uniforms to make sure they fit properly. If not we can correct it now.

November 8, 2006 Picture day. Full dress uniform. Any Midshipman in need of the dress jacket should contact me. I have some used jackets in stock $ 55.00. A new dress jacket cost $195.00. Any questions or concerns please contact me.

Important Upcoming Dates

Progress Reports - 1st quarter midway reports will be sent home on Thursday, September 28, 2006 - these reports will be stapled in the agenda books of all students

Baltimore Field Trip Form and Monies - Due by Friday, September 29, 2006

PSAT Form and Monies - Due by Tuesday, October 3, 2006 (this is only for 8th - 11th grade students in Alg. I, Geometry or Alg. II)

Please RSVP to me via email if your family wishes to attend the Pot Luck Social on Tuesday, October 17, 2006 - this is for all staff and LHJNA families from 6:00 - 8:00 PM

Parade Info

The location of the parade Sept. 30, 2006 is Baldridge Street/Leonard Hall Drive, the staging area is in front of Leonard Hall Junior Naval Academy at 10:00 a.m. The parade route will go from Baldridge St. follow it around the St. Mary's county governmental center and end at the Maryland state police barrack.

There will also be the presentation of colors and the laying of wreaths. This is not a mandatory event. However, I would like to get as many of the midshipman as possible to participate. We will wear cammie uniforms.

Anyone that can attend just let me know by email, and I will be keeping a running list at the school. Sorry for not putting all the info in the first email.

As you are all aware, LHJNA has a “parade conflict” on Sunday, October 8, 2006. We have been invited to participate in two parades: PRAD and Blessing of the Fleet. We have decided that we will support the Blessing of the Fleet Parade since this parade is a St. Mary’s County Event. More information about times, locations and uniform will be given out by Mr. Guy as we get closer to the parade date.

This year was the 60th Anniversary of the Pageant and so some of our younger Midshipmen were there as escorts for former Queens.

In case you left early, our school took the trophy home for first place as a marching unit! They really looked great!!

THURSDAY, 9/21/06 - 7:00 pm - The Queen of Tolerance Pageant will occur in the Auditorium and Robin LeCates will represent LHJNA. Good Luck Robin!

FRIDAY, 9/22/06 - No School - St. Mary's County Fair Day for all schools.

SATURDAY, 9/23/06 - The Fair Parade will occur in the morning - students must arrive by 9:00 am and be in their complete day uniform - if a student shows up without a cover or not in the appropriate shirt and/or pants - they will not march with the group. We need to be a uniform group - it will be our first official showing for the school year! Please contact Mr. Guy if you have any questions regarding this event. We will meet in the Leonardtown High School Parking Lot prior to the parade.

Our yearly calendar has an incorrect date listed. The Blessing of the Fleet Parade is occurring on the 8^th of October and not the 1^st as originally stated. This places our school with a conflict of having two parades on the same day: Blessing of the Fleet (Colton’s Point) and PRAD (Solomons).

Mr. Guy and I will make a decision shortly on which students will attend which parade. As of right now please mark your family’s calendar with the following information: