principal letter 2011ye

							Dear Larkin Family,

I enthusiastically welcome everyone back to Larkin this year!       students, community people and police officers all had their
Many students have been off working, vacationing, resting,          hand in working with the administration to develop strategies
and even preparing for this year. Some of you have been as          that will benefit students.
busy as ever, and others have been chillin’. In either case, I am
excited you are here.                                               We are fortunate to have the people we have connected to
                                                                    Larkin. There are community members, parents, students and
Students are not the only people anticipating this year. Faculty    teachers who are fully committed to Larking becoming the
members have been involved in various kinds of professional         great school it needs to be so that everyone is reaching their
development and training to get ready for this year. Whether is     goals. I feel blessed to be a part of the team and look forward
was a Project Lead the Way Workshop, a Springboard training         to the growth we will experience this year on many levels.
or simply reading a book that would grow them
professionally, your teachers have been getting ready.              Have a great year!

Some people thought there were a lot of changes last year, but      Sincerely,
this year could feel even more different. Although most of the
faces will look familiar, there were some significant changes
made to how we will do business. The most notable was the           Dr. Jon Tuin
change in entrances to school. It will be important that all        Larkin High School Principal
students enter the building through doors #1 and #4 in the
front of the building before school. That means that all other
entrances will be locked. Once school starts, then door #4 will     Important Dates to Remember: Please
become the way to enter the building. (That is the entrance
near the dean’s office.)                                            mark your calendars!
Another big change made was the elimination of the “Senior          September
Lunchroom”. We have decided to use that space for students
who need more focus. Therefore, it will be referred to as the       6         Labor Day / No Classes
“focus room”. Students will be expected to follow some basic
                                                                    8         Larkin Parent Association’s “Back to School”
rules and procedures related to class, study hall and around the
                                                                              Parent Night 7:00 p.m.
building. For those students who need some encouragement
with these, we will assign students to the focus room during        8&9       Underclass pictures 7:40 a.m. to 2:55 p.m.
lunch for a three week period. Students who perform to
expectations will be removed from the focus room and join the       October
rest of the students in the lunch room.
                                                                    8         SIP Day – No Classes
These are just a few of the many changes. (Please check our
website for a complete list of expectations for this year.) The     15        Larkin’s Homecoming Assembly, Parade and
emphasis will be on doing the important work that needs to be                 Football game
done so that students can achieve their goals and feel safe
along the way. Many students expressed concerns last year in        16        Homecoming Dance 7:00 p.m.
surveys and face to face conversation. There were some
students who met this summer with Detective Hood, called the
LIDIR Group. They offered their ideas for Larkin and
developed plans for accomplishing some significant goals. It is
important to remember that the changes made this year were
the result of a lot of work on the part of many. Teachers,
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