Principal’s Desk
Dear Parents:
I would like to welcome parents, students and the community to the 2019-2020 school year. As we eagerly await the upcoming school year, we can celebrate and be proud of our accomplishments in the previous school year. The official enrollment for the 2018-2019 school year was 1416 in grades 7 through 12, up 61 students from the 2017-2018 school year.
The 2018-2019 school year was an outstanding school year for Leo Jr. Sr. High School. Academically, the Indiana Department of Education designated Leo Jr. Sr. High School as a Four-Star School. In order to achieve this designation, a school must be in the top 25th percentile of schools in two ISTPE-based categories, additionally, a qualifying school must have earned the highest designation in the state’s accountability system. In the 2018-2109 school year, Leo Jr. Sr. High School received its first back to back Four-Star School awards. Several Leo students also qualified for the National Merit Scholarship Program. The band and choir programs were recipients of the Indiana State School Music Association All Music Award. Congratulations to our Athletic Program. Seniors Isaac Steiner and Eli Herran brought Leo Jr. Sr. High School a Boys Double Tennis State Championship. In June, the Girls Softball team received a State Runner-Up championship.
There are some significant changes for the 2019-2020 school year. East Allen County Schools will have a New Visitor policy. When entering an EACS building for the first time in a school year, all visitors will be asked to provide a state issued identification so that we may check against internal EACS banned/trespassed lists and the National Sex Offender Registry. The exit to State Road 1 from the south parking lot is now completed. This change will help alleviate some of the heavy traffic, as well as back- up on Amstutz and Hosler Roads. The bus drop off and pick up locations have been relocated to the west side of the building near Amstutz Road. To ensure the safety of our students, we need all students and parents to be patient and obey all traffic signs around the school zone.
The 2018-2019 school year was a very successful year at Leo Jr. Sr. High school. We expect the 2019-2020 school year to be just as exciting and successful. We look forward to working collaboratively with students, parents and the community to continuously improve the educational process. I wish all of our students and parents a wonderful and successful school year.
Sincerely,
Dr. Neal Brown III
Principal
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