LHS Mission Statement: The mission of Lafayette High School is to promote high academic achievement through respect, responsibility, wellness, and equal opportunity for all students!

Lafayette School Code: 181430

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Parents - if you are having trouble accessing your student's grades, please email the Parent Portal help desk: mailto:parent.portal@fayette.kyschools.us

Advanced Placement Testing:  Students wishing to take College Board’s AP testing in May 2010 will register for these online again this year.  The registration website is: www.lafayettehs.TotalRegistration.net and will open on Feb. 1^st.  Payment must be completed at LHS during the registration period!  Bring in a copy of the registration form.  $36 non-refundable deposit per exam is required.  Total cost for each AP exam is $86 and may be paid in full during registration or the balance must be paid by March 4^th.  Any questions, please contact Mrs. Lilly in the Counseling Office.   

Culinary Camp at Sullivan:  June 13 - 18, 2010

• Upcoming College Visits:

The following college representatives will be visiting our school in February.  If you are a junior or senior and are interested in talking with one of these colleges, please sign up in the guidance office!

The Counseling Office has started taking attendance for the college visits.  Students will be marked absent if they sign up, leave the classroom, and do not attend.  If you have any questions please contact Mrs. Duffy at extension 1320.

The University of Louisville is offering a PEPP Pre-college Summer Workshop for your 2010 graduates interested in Medicine or Dentistry.  PEPP is the Professional Education Preparation Program.  This 4-week residential program will be held June 18^th-July 16^th, 2010 at the U of L Belknap Campus.  The application deadline is March 31, 2010.  Applications are located in the Counseling Office.

 ** Morehead State University is proud to announce it’s Spring 2010 Diversity   Day Program. Diversity Day will take place on Saturday, March 27th from 1:00 pm to 3:00 p.m., following Open House. Attending Open House and Diversity Day gives students the opportunity to see the university first hand, experience what it would be like to be a MSU Eagle, and discover why MSU has been recognized for the sixth consecutive year as one of the foremost public universities in the South in the 2010 edition of "America's Best Colleges" by U.S. News & World Report.  We have a very informative and rewarding day planned for your students and their guests! Students and their guests will receive a tour of our beautiful campus, speak with faculty in their academic area of interest, discuss campus life with current minority student leaders, and learn about our multicultural student organizations at the campus involvement fair. University staff will also be available throughout the day to answer questions regarding housing, multicultural resources, admissions, financial aid, and much more.  Students may register for MSU’s Spring 2010 Diversity Day by visiting www.moreheadstate.edu/diversityday and register for Open House at www.moreheadstate.edu/openhouse. If your students are unable to attend, but would like to receive information about the university feel free to forward their contact information to t.rucker@moreheadstate.edu or have the student contact me via telephone at 606.207.7756.

• Each year, the Gatton Academy admits 60 Kentucky students who apply during their sophomore year and are awarded admission based on ACT/SAT scores, grades, responses to essay questions, recommendations and personal interviews.  Instead of spending the junior and senior years in traditional high school, students are dually-enrolled at the Gatton Academy and live in a uniquely dedicated residence hall.  Taking courses offered by WKU, students earn at least 60 college credit hours in addition to completing high school.  A full list of session dates and times is available at: www.wku.edu/academy

 

• ACT Spring Testing Dates:

• AP EXAM Schedule

The AP Coordinator notifies AP Students of where and when the exams they are taking will be given.  Students should allow about 3-4 hours for each testing administration.  The cost  for each exam is $86.

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 The Commonweatlh Honors Academy at Murray State University is pleased to announce that next summer's Commonwealth Honors Academy will be held June 5 through June 26, 2010.  Upon the successful completion of the Academy, students will:

• Receive six (6) hours of university studies credit
• Have the opportunity to take six additional hours of tuition-free university courses at Murray State University during their senior year
• Be awarded a four-year, $2000 per year renewable housing/leadership scholarship to attend Murray State University.

The Academy works hard to provide a life-changing and enriching experience.  We seek to give students a stronger sense of their own potential and a sense of responsibility within their communities.  CHA really is a unique experience.  For more info and for an application visit the website: http://www.murraystate.edu/cha.

Explore engineering with other young women your age from across the country at the Women in Engineering Summer Camp at the University of Dayton in Ohio.  Get a taste of college life and make new friends by staying in a residence hall for six days.  You'll conduct experiments, spend a day at a job site, take things apart and put them back together again.  Deadline for application is June 1, 2010.  Need more info - visit our website at http://engineering2.udayton.edu/wie.

2010 Summer Enrichment Program - a six-week health careers residential camp hosted by the University of Kentucky Health Education Center that allows current sophomores to apply and participate in educational and clinical activities.  It provides an opportunity for the serious student to explore health careers and to prepare him or herself for transition to a university setting.  For more information please visit: http://www.mc.uky.edu/ahec.   

 VolunTeen Program at Central Baptist Hospital - The information for the summer teen volunteer program can be found by visiting: www.cbhvolunteers.com/volunteens.html.