Raptor Families Weekly Newsletter Week of September 8th

Week of September 8, 2025

Upcoming Early Release

& Parent Conference Day

Friday, September 12 will be a noon release day. There will be no school for students on Monday, September 15 as this day is reserved for parent conferences. Parent conferences are a valuable opportunity to partner with your child’s teacher, celebrate progress, and discuss goals for the year. If you have not yet been contacted for a conference, please reach out directly to your student’s teacher to schedule a time.

2025-26 Parent Engagement Series

We are excited to announce the topics being covered in this year's

Parent Engagement Meetings

Looking forward to seeing you there!

High School Students & Parents - Please Read

We’re sure you've heard by now that the state of NC has changed from Powerschool to a new program called Infinite Campus. We are all learning this program together, but here are some resources that may help you navigate this transition. https://kb.infinitecampus.com/help/parents-and-students

Save the Date! On Thursday, September 25, we plan to take 11th-12th graders to ICC for a CACRAO Regional College Fair. CACRAO partners with over 100 2-year and 4-year colleges and universities from North Carolina, South Carolina, and nationwide to provide college and career opportunities for your next steps after high school. More details to follow soon!

We will offer the PSAT in October for interested 10th-11th grade students. The cost will be $18 per student. We will send home a letter with more details and ordering information next week. https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/sat-suite-benefits-students-parents/why-take-psat

Remember, please check THIS DOCUMENT frequently for information about SAT and ACT testing, college planning events, college application and financial aid information, enrichment program opportunities, and more! The document is always linked in Mrs. Powell’s email signature.

Reminder: 8th–12th grade students attending the ICC Shakespeare trip must return signed permission slips to their homeroom teacher by Tuesday, September 9.

Raptor 5K Race

The sign-up for our Raptor 5k Race on October 18th is live! Please spread the word far and wide and encourage your runner friends to sign up. Proceeds go towards LLCA athletics and recreation equipment. https://runsignup.com/Race/NC/LakeLure/Raptor5K

Greetings Raptor Families,

This is a friendly reminder that all secondary students are expected to have a lock for their assigned locker and to use it daily to secure their belongings. While this may seem like an obvious step, we’ve noticed that many students are either not using locks or are leaving them unlocked.

Our priority is to ensure that students’ personal items remain safe. To help prevent the loss or theft of belongings, students should consistently lock their lockers. Those enrolled in PE should also have a separate lock for securing items and apparel during class.

Thank you for reminding your students of the importance of using their locks—we appreciate your partnership in helping us keep their belongings safe.

Mr. Fair

Meal Magic Information

Creating Meal Magic Account

Athletic Updates from Coach Ozzie

2025 LLCA Boys Soccer Schedule

2025 LLCA Volleyball Schedule

Technology Information

2025-2026 School Year

Please Read Carefully

Cellphone Ban

Statewide cellphone ban passed into law on July 1st

New LLCA cellphone ban - “No cell, bell to bell”

New social media training requirements as part of the new cellphone ban law

Chromebook Changes for 2025-2026

Device access, whether Chromebook or BYOD, will not be granted until all paperwork is completed and reviewed. Please allow at least one week for processing.

Required forms from all students (1) Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) (2) Consent for Digital Technology and Resource Use (due to changes in Google policies)

All Middle students and those High School students using LLCA-owned Chromebooks will be required to purchase a Securranty Chromebook insurance policy

K - 8 Chromebooks assigned to carts (Not allowed to go home)

High School students only

Two technology device options

LLCA-owned Chromebook assignment (Non-BYOD option), or

Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) option

Must complete the High School Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) Technology Form listing the make, model and MAC address of the device requesting access - No cellphones.

All of the documents mentioned above can be found and completed via the links on the appropriate form for the grade and situation. I encourage everyone to please begin filling in these forms now - this will avoid delays in making the technology available to all students.

From Nurse Redmon

SAVE the Date! September 26th the Lake Lure Lion’s Club will be here to do our annual Vision Screening for all students. Information will be going home this coming week. Please fill out this information and turn it back in as soon as possible. This is open to all student and is a great opportunity for a FREE vision screening.

The typical Back-to-School cold virus is roaming the halls of Lake Lure Classical Academy. Please encourage proper respiratory and hand hygiene with your student. These simple steps help to reduce the spread of germs. If your student has a severe headache, severe sore throat, or fever, please keep them home and consider visiting their primary care provider.

Bus Transportation Form

Please be sure to visit the LLCA website and fill out the bus registration form.

Transportation Needs

Just a reminder for all parents to please contact the office and let us know your child's transportation needs before 2pm each day to guarantee that the information gets to your student or their teacher in plenty of time.

School Drop Off & Pickup

✅ Morning Drop-Off

• Pull all the way forward before unloading.

• If parking, students must use the crosswalk.

✅ Afternoon Pick-Up

• Pull forward to speed up dismissal.

💙 Thank you for keeping our Raptors safe and on time!

Elementary Clothes Closet

Elementary Clothes Closet is accessible each week on Fridays from 8:00-9:00am in Mrs. Kristin’s Room. Donations are accepted at any time and can be dropped off at the front office or sent with your student.

Don’t forget about BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION! (No more clipping paper Box Tops - now just download the free app and scan your receipts! You can also link your Walmart accounts and get credit for our school instantly!

https://www.boxtops4education.com/s/

Please re-link your Ingles Advantage Card to LLCA for the 2025-2026 school year! Cards must be re-linked each year. When you make purchases using The Ingles Advantage™ Card, Ingles will give back to the school a portion of those sales.

https://www.ingles-markets.com/savings/sg2/education/tools-for-schools

LLCA is school #30254 with this program.

Middle School & High School After School Tutoring Schedule

Lake Lure Classical Academy’s

mission is to offer

a classical, knowledge-based education

that fosters critical thinking, civic responsibilities, and virtue for all.

LLCharter.org

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