Principal's Message 

Greetings and welcome to a new school year! We have been busy working hard to prepare our students for school year 2024-25! 

This year you will find changes in key positions at Lansdowne High as well as procedures and protocols. I strongly encourage you to read through the Welcome Back edition of the Viking Voice as many of those changes will be outlined in this newsletter.

One of the biggest changes is that Lansdowne High is now a COMMUNITY SCHOOL! We are excited by this designation as it will allow us to find resources aligned to the needs of our students, our caregivers, and our community members. We are going to need your help, especially when we begin our needs assessment and hold our listening sessions. Please watch for communications from the school and Dr. Joy Carey, our Community School Facilitator!

This year we look forward to our continued improvement in academic outcomes for all of our students.   We will be piloting new curriculum for our English courses as well as for our English Language Development (formerly ESOL) courses.   We continue our implementation of the Illustrative Math curriculum in our Algebra 1, Geometry and Algebra 2 courses.  

We thank families for embracing the move towards using FOCUS on a more regular basis to access your child’s schedule, report cards, transcripts, transportation information, and cafeteria in numbers.  FOCUS is also being used for registration for athletics and will allow us to do a much better job of monitoring academic eligibility throughout the school year.   If you have yet to set up your account, please see the “Important Information for Parents” page on this website for directions.  

It continues to be an honor to be the principal of Lansdowne High School and getting to know your child and the community. I look forward to the continued opportunities for us to work together in supporting our students throughout the year.  Please do not hesitate to reach out to me with questions, concerns or accolades at any time throughout the year.  

With gratitude, 

Allison Seymour

Principal

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Virtual Learning Day Schedule

In the event of a 4^th or subsequent closure due to inclement weather, classes will meet virtually on a 2-hour delay following the schedule below.

Students and staff are encouraged to bring home their devices every day in the event that we need to transition to virtual learning.  

IMPORTANT INFO
for Parents

Donate to LHS!

There are a number of ways you can support programs at Lansdowne High School.  Consider making a direct donation to any of the following groups or programs:

Athletics

Bookbag Program

Class of 2025 

Class of 2026

Class of 2027

Community of Care Program

Food Pantry

SUCCESS Time

School Counseling

School Counselors - (443) 809-1417

• Joshua Grubka, Chair, AVID and BARR ([email protected])
• Megan Blue, Last Names A - D ([email protected])
• Jennifer Stefanoski, Last Names E - K ([email protected])
• Daniel Bramer, Last Names L - P ([email protected])
• Julie Cabaniss, Last Names Q - Z ([email protected])

School Social Worker - (443) 809-1415

• Angela Donn ([email protected])
• Jonathan Rosenblum ([email protected])

School Psychologist - (443) 809-1415

• Krystal Neal ([email protected])

Pupil Personnel Worker - (443) 809-6869

• Venisha Simmons ([email protected])

School Administration

Allison Seymour - Principal
Nehal Ghodasara - Assistant Principal - Grade 12 students, Grade 9 students F-M
Alonzo Ellison- Assistant Principal - Grade 11 students, Grade 9 students N-Z
Tiffany Saylor - Assistant Principal - Grade 10, Grade 9 students A-E, BARR students
Liani Adair - Dean of Students
Shaun Murphy - Athletic Director
Kevin Balsbaugh - Staff Development Teacher
Joy Carey - Community School Facilitator