• OVERVIEW OF THE FRIENDS OF LOWELL HIGH SCHOOL, INC.

    Supporting excellence in academics, activities and the school environment at Lowell High School

    friendsoflowellhighschool@gmail.com

     

    WHO WE ARE:

    Founded in 1978, the Friends of Lowell High School (FLHS) is a group of parents and community members' whose purpose is to support student activities and enhance school pride and spirit. FLHS also provides a forum for communication between parents and administrators of news, accomplishments and concerns about academics, clubs, athletics, events and anything else related to Lowell High.

     

    WE DO THIS BY:

    • Providing information to parents through monthly meetings with school leadership, including the Headmaster, athletic director, student activities coordinator and others;
    • Creating a forum for parent-to-parent communication, sharing knowledge or concerns about issues at school;
    • Distributing monthly newsletters to FLHS members;
    • Organizing committees to support sports, clubs and activities with special events or awards;
    • Coordinating plans among different communities to facilitate scheduling;
    • Provide scholarships to students annually;
    • Fundraising to sponsor events, awards and scholarships.

     

    GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS:

    • FLHS meetings are open to all members and guests.
    • We meet the second Monday of each month (except July, August and December) at 7:00 PM in the LHS Little Theatre (on the second floor above the cafeteria).
    • Our annual meeting, at which officers are elected, is in April.
    • Free validated parking is available in the Ayotte garage across from LHS.

     

    MEMBERSHIP DUES:

    • $20.00 for a family lifetime membership

     

    SCHOLARSHIPS:

    • FLHS presents many scholarships each year to many seniors.
    • In order to be eligible for the FLHS general scholarship fund, students or a parent must be a member of FLHS by December 1st of the students' senior year.
    • FLHS committee scholarships are available depending on fundraising success.
    • In 2008, 254 scholarships totaling more than $60,000 were awarded.

     

    Current FLHS Extra-Curricular Committees:

    • Band and Color Guard
    • Baseball
    • Basketball - Boys
    • Basketball - Girls
    • Cheerleading
    • Choral Arts
    • Crew
    • Cross Country
    • Theater / Drama
    • Field Hockey
    • Football
    • Golf
    • Gymnastics
    • Ice Hockey
    • Lacrosse - Boys
    • Lacrosse - Girls
    • Latin Lyceum
    • Skiing
    • Soccer - Boys
    • Soccer - Girls
    • Softball
    • Swimming - Boys
    • Swimming - Girls
    • Tennis - Boys
    • Tennis - Girls
    • Track & Field
    • Volleyball - Boys
    • Volleyball - Girls
    • Wrestling

     

    CURRENT ADVISORY COMMITTEES:

    • Housemaster Parent Advisory
    • Curriculum
    • Lyceum
    • Student Services
    • Technology
    • Safety and Operations
    • Culture (Latino, Cambodian, African)

     

    Help make Lowell High better - become involved with the Friends of LHS!

    Research shows that parent involvement with their children's education, at any grade level, results in:

    • Better student academic achievement
    • Better student attitude and behavior
    • Better attendance
    • Decrease use of drugs and alcohol
    • Higher graduation rates
    • Higher expectations for students and teachers
    • Improved communications between parents, children and schools
    • Better schools

                                -Center for School, Family and Community Partnerships at Johns Hopkins University

     

    To contact FLHS, please write or email:

    friendsoflowellhighschool@gmail.com