LHHS Essential Skills for Success

  1. I will come to class prepared and willing to learn to the best of my ability

  2. I will make efficient use of available class time

  3. I will strive to increase my positive interactions in social situations

  4. I will be able to express ideas clearly and with confidence while presenting/performing or discussing a project

  5. I will practice appropriate conversational skills in all areas

  6. I will follow safety protocols while engaging in ALL class activities, including entry, participation, and dismissal.

  7. I will stay actively engaged, communicate questions and understanding in ALL learning environments.

Essential Skill #1 - I will come to class prepared and willing to learn

“Before anything else, preparation is the key to success.”

-Alexander Graham Bell

Alarm clock, pencils and a stack of books. Back to school. Still life with books.

Essential Skill #2- I will make efficient & effective use of available class time

"Time is free, but it’s priceless. You can’t own it, but you can use it. Once you’ve lost it you can never get it back."

-Harvey Mackay


Effective (adj.): Adequate to accomplish a purpose; producing the intended or expected result.

Efficient (adj.) Performing or functioning in the best possible manner with the least waste of time and effort.

Essential Skill #3-I will strive to increase my positive interactions in social situations

"POLITENESS IS A SIGN OF DIGNITY, NOT SUBSERVIENCE."

-Theodore Roosevelt

Positive Interactions :

Exchanges that take place between the students in the learning environment and are successful for the students involved. As they watch, imitate, model and interact with each other, the students are learning to share, solve problems and work together.

Essential Skill #4- I will be able to express ideas clearly and with confidence while presenting/performing or discussing a project

“Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that reveals the human spirit.”

- E.E. Cummings

Give a Confident Presentation


  1. Keep your arms open and your back straight

  • This position will help you breathe better and will help you relax


  1. Smile at your audience

  • This will help them relax and be more open to your ideas

  1. Make natural gestures

  • Hand and arm movements will engage people in conversation

  1. Look your audience in the eye

  • People tend to pay more attention to someone that is looking them in the eye


  1. Stay calm

  • Calmness demonstrates authority over your subject matter

Essential Skill #5 - I will practice appropriate conversational skills in all areas

"THE MOST BASIC OF ALL HUMAN NEEDS IS TO UNDERSTAND AND BE UNDERSTOOD. THE BEST WAY TO UNDERSTAND PEOPLE IS TO LISTEN TO THEM."

-Ralph G. Nichols

Conversational Skills

Essential Skill # 6- I will follow Safety protocols while engaging in All class activites, including entry, participation and dismissal.

“You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.”

-Jane Goodall

Engage: carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in

1.“Individual commitment to a group effort – that’s what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.’ – Vince Lombardi


2. " CDC - Safety video" - https://youtu.be/kEhNyxKopsg


3. LHHS Video- Classroom Cleaning procedures


4. LHHS video- Transitions and Common Areas

Essential Skill #7 I will stay actively engaged, communicate questions and understanding in ALL learning environments.

"We retain approximately 10 percent of what we see; 30 to 40 percent of what we see and hear; and 90 percent of what we see, hear, and do."

- Robert Glaser