Parents and Guardians,
I hope you and your student enjoyed the Thanksgiving Break last week and had the opportunity to spend some time together. Christy and I were fortunate to have three of our five kids home (our oldest son and his wife stayed in Phoenix) for the holiday and enjoyed every minute of it. We also got to spend some time with Christy’s side of our extended family and were reminded of the many things we have to be thankful for.
Below you will find information about upcoming events and activities. I want to specifically highlight our annual Fine Arts Festival which will take place this Friday and Saturday at LHS and showcases our students K-12. I hope to see you there!
Also, I am excited to announce that all Juniors at Lovejoy High School will be taking the SAT test during the school day on Wednesday March 4, 2020. This test is only for Juniors and will be paid for using College, Career, and Military Readiness (CCMR) funding provided in House Bill 3. I will send out more information in the coming weeks, but wanted to share the news and make sure you
had the date to put on your calendar. If you or your student is interested, you can also find free SAT practice opportunities that are available through the College Board-
https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat/practice
. We hope state funding for this will continue and it will be an annual event for Juniors.
Last of all, a huge congratulations to our 2019 State Championship Lovejoy Lady Leopards Volleyball Team! Students that attended the game will need to turn in their ticket stub (with their name written on it) to the front desk by the end of the day Friday, Dec 6 to receive an approved absence. The adjustments for attendance in PowerSchool will be made next week.
Have a great week!
Sincerely,
Chris Mayfield
Principal
Lovejoy High School
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Senior Project Presentations - Mon, 12/2/19
Assigned seniors will be presenting their projects in the second round of presentations from 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm.
Dual Credit Registration Deadline - Wed, 12/4/19
Please know that dual credit payments are due December 4th by 8pm!!! This is a hard deadline set from Collin. If your student submitted a permission form, they will still need to register electronically through Cougar Web. Please see Timberly Lewis if you have questions. She is on campus Tuesday all day if you have any questions.
AP Pep Rally - Thurs, 12/5/19
Parents of our AP and National Merit students are invited to attend the Pep Rally where the AP and National Merit students will be recognized. The Pep Rally will begin at 9:15 AM.
Fine Arts Festival - Fri, 12/6/19 and Sat, 12/7/19
The Lovejoy ISD K - 12 Fine Arts Festival will be held December 6th and December 7th at Lovejoy High School! Our performing arts programs have created winter concerts and performances with a mix of your holiday favorites, while our Visual Arts teams are designing pieces that will awe you with their talents! Please support the arts in Lovejoy ISD by stopping by and enjoying the sights and sounds of the holidays while celebrating the work our students and staff engage in for this amazing Festival. The LHS Fine Arts Booster clubs will sponsor a delicious chili luncheon, a bake sale full of yummy treats, as well as hot and cold beverages. In addition, the children's craft area and a visit from Santa Claus will round out a merry and bright weekend at Lovejoy High School.
The Festival is requesting your assistance with volunteering (parents from any campus are welcome to volunteer) and donations of both chili and baked goods. Please visit the
Lovejoy ISD Fine Arts Website
for additional information to include schedules, volunteer sign-ups, and more. For additional information, please contact Fela Mathy at
fela_mathy@lovejoyisd.net
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Stress Buster's Week - Mon, 12/9/19 - Fri, 12/13/19
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The Parent, Teacher & Student Association is supporting the Lovejoy High Student Council by reaching out to our members and community on items needed for a successful Stress Busters Week, 12/9 thru 12/13.
The week will consist of making available life size games, Just Dance projector in the common area, providing bubble wrap / coloring butcher paper on lunch tables, paint ball outside of the school & a hot cocoa bar provided by PTSA (Thanks for to our members donations).
We do need help with a few items. Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up.
Thank you!
Maria Ritchie
2019/2020 Lovejoy High Programs
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STAAR Re-testing - Mon, 12/9/19 - Thurs, 12/12/19
Activity Timeline
Click
here for a an extended timeline of important dates
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ATTENTION!
Upcoming Events for Choir - CAROL-O-GRAMS!!
Carol-O-Grams are singing telegrams provided by the LHS Choir. Lovejoy residents absolutely LOVE and look forward to this fundraiser. We hear AMAZING compliments and comments about this event. All proceeds go to the Booster Club general fund, which is used to help fund
voice lesson scholarships, senior scholarships, spring pop show, to purchase music and other supplies needed by our directors, and to assist with the end-of-year banquet.
Each family is asked to sell ONE (no more than two) Carol-O-Grams as a holiday gift for someone WITHIN the LOVEJOY ISD boundary. Purchase one for your neighbor, or have your neighbor purchase one for a neighbor…Share a random act of kindness, and send a Carol-O-Gram to your barista at Starbucks (in LISD)…You know they deserve it! SHARE the LOVE! Each Carol-O-Gram is $26 (payment is online). As a reminder, we limit this fundraiser to two nights because we don’t want to over-commit our students during this time of year.
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New! A Note from the Nurse
'Tis the season that joy and germs spread. We are currently seeing a 24 hour stomach bug, a virus with cold like symptoms, a few cases of the flu and pink eye. Please consider donating kleenex, disinfectant wipes and hand sanitizer to help keep our students and staff healthy.
Also, please remember to keep your student home if they have a fever greater than 100, vomiting, diarrhea or an infection. Students must be symptom free for 24 hours before returning to school. Antibiotics must be taken for a minimum of 24 hours before returning. This is required by the Texas Administrative Code.
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Inclement Weather
School closures will be determined based on safety. In the event of a school closure, notifications will be announced on the district’s website, Facebook, and Twitter pages. We will also announce any closure through the media and through a special edition of Message from Mike. Links to our social media accounts are listed at the end of this communication.
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Senior Projects
The Senior Project is a culminating high school initiative that demonstrates a student’s ability to write, speak, acquire and apply knowledge, solve problems, and apply a variety of skills, including time management and task analysis. It is intended to demonstrate what students know and can do as they prepare to graduate. It prepares them for college and/or the workplace and can help them transform their senior year into one that is uniquely challenging and stimulating. The Senior Project is performance based and adaptable to most topics of interest. We would love to have Junior and Senior parents judging projects this year.
Senior Project Presentations will take place during the 2019-2020 school year at Lovejoy High School on the following dates:
- January 14th
- February 12th
- March 5th
If you are interested in supporting/judging senior projects this year, please use the Google Form to sign up for any date(s) that you are available:
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VOE (Verification of Enrollment)
Students needing a VOE for their DL or permit can pick them up in the counselor's office during school hours.
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Community News
Lovejoy ISD Webpage will share news from our schools, programs, booster clubs, student organizations, Foundation for Lovejoy Schools, community, and more on the
Lovejoy ISD Community News Page
. Check back often for up-to-date news on events and activities.
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New! LHS Heart of the Teacher Award
Congratulations to Jasen Eairheart, Lovejoy High School AP English Language and Pre-AP English II Teacher!
Jasen was the recipient of Lovejoy High School's November Heart of the Teacher Award! This award is presented to an educator who displays great evidence of exemplifying our core value of One Heart One Lovejoy and the pillars of our Educator/Graduate Profile in an educator role:
Intellectually Equipped
Open to the Challenges of Learning
Well-Rounded
Engaged in a Healthy Lifestyle
Fair and Respectful of Others
Works for Justice in the Community
Serving our students, parents and community is truly one of the greatest callings of a lifetime. Congratulations Jasen!
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New! Lady Leopards Volleyball Team
Congratulations to our 2019 UIL 5A State Championship Leopards Volleyball Team! We are so proud of these incredible athletes and their coaches!
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Congratulations to Cecily Bramschreiber - State of Texas UIL 5A MVP!
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New! LHS Choir
Congratulations to this year’s Choir Area candidates! After a grueling audition on November 19th at Pre-Area, they have one more audition on the road to the Texas All-State Choir - an honor that only 1% of Texas music students achieve - and we wish them the very best!
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(from left to right)
Andrew Mao - Bass 1
Marissa Liebl - Alto 1
Colette Brooks - Alto 2
Claire McLaren - Soprano 2
Luke Wild - Bass 2
Nathan York - Tenor 2
Aidan Abramson - Tenor 2
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New! JEA National Convention Awards
The Red Ledger and LNN staff members attended the national convention for the Journalism Education Association last week. Over 5,000 students attended the convention and our staff and students came out with some incredible awards. We are so proud of them!
- 4th Place for 2019 Digital Story of the Year, Sports Story Package: Jackie and Kelsey Carroll
- 3rd Place for 2019 Photo Slideshow: Grace Nguyen
- Honorable Mention for 2019 Feature Story: Lily Hager
- 5th Place for 2019 Feature Story: Suvwe Kokoricha
- Honorable Mention for 2019 Editorial Story: Lily Hager
- 1st Place for Broadcast Journalist of the Year: Jackie Carroll
- Honorable Mention for Photojournalist of the Year: Grace Nguyen
- Honorable Mention for General or Spot News Photography: Shae Daugherty
- Excellent for First Year Photo: Jade Owens
- Excellent for Portfolio: Grace Nguyen
- The Red Ledger online paper placed 8th overall in the nation.
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New! ATPI Fall Photo Competition Awards
The Association of Texas Photography Instructors (ATPI) annually recognizes top photographers. The fall photo competition had entries from Texas, California, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Oklahoma, North Carolina and Saskatchewan, Canada. This year, several TRL students were award winners. We are so excited for them!
- Kelsey Carroll
- Advanced Advertising: Honorable Mention
- Advanced Formal Studio Portrait: Honorable Mention
- Advanced Sports Action: Second Place
- Advanced Time Exposure: Honorable Mention
- Jackie Carroll
- Advanced News Video Package: Honorable Mention (2)
- Jade Owens
- Beginner Sports Action Photo: Honorable Mention
- AnnaBeth Smith
- Advanced News Video Package: Honorable Mention
- Katie Dolberry
- Beginner Student Life: First Honorable Mention
- Grace Nguyen
- Advanced Formal Studio Portrait: Honorable Mentions (2)
- Advanced Sport Reaction: Honorable Mention
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New! NSPA Yearbook Award
Congratulations to the 2019 Leopard Yearbook staff as they earned 8th place in the Best of Show contest at the fall convention in Washington DC. They competed against 100 other publications at the national level.
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New! LHS Speech and Debate - Athens Tournament
Team: 1st Place Sweeps
Dramatic Interp:
Luke Wheatley - 1st Place
Humorous Interp
:
Ryan Wang - 2nd Place
Melody Quintero - 3rd Place
Dinah Thadikonda - 5th Place
Poetry Interp:
Sam Lamping - 5th Place
Ava Gurss - Semifinals
Prose Interp:
Luke Wheatley - 5th Place
Chris Abdalla - Semifinals
Aliyah Book - Semifinals
Sydney Stout - Semifinals
Ryan Wang - Semifinals
Program of Oral Interpretation:
Luke Wheatley - 2nd Place
Ryan Wang - 5th Place
Duo Interp:
Chris Abdalla and Arturo Yundt-Pacheco - 2nd Place
Sydney Stout and Ryan Wang- 4th Place
Melody Quintero and Taryn Sutherlin - 6th Place
Informative Speaking
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Taryn Sutherlin - 4th Place
Sam Lamping - 5th Place
Original Oratory:
Taryn Sutherlin - Semifinals
International Extemp:
Sanjeev Rajakumar - Semifinals
Cassandra Diaz - Semifinals
Domestic Extemp:
Tajvir Singh - 2nd Place
Chase Stevens - 3rd Place
Daniel Hannah - Semifinals
Chisom Okorafor - Semifinals
Lincoln-Douglas:
Tanay Bawa - Quarterfinals
Novice Lincoln-Douglas
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Cassandra Diaz - Semifinals
Policy:
Andrew Mao and Tajvir Singh - 1st Place
Novice Policy:
Matthew Holliman and Gage Larson - Co-Champion
Daniel Lamping and Devon Larimer - Co-Champion
Public Forum:
Garrett Larson and Brianna Kim - 1st Place
Tommy Pottinger and Sanjeev Rajakumar - 2nd
Congress:
Chase Stevens - Finals
Chisom Okorafor - Finals
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Dallas Mavericks Teacher Appreciation Night
Come join the Dallas Mavericks for Teacher Appreciation Night on Wednesday, January 8. All educators, friends, and family can enjoy a special discount on tickets by going to
www.mavsgroup.com/mavsteach1920
!
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New! Calendar Of Events
For your convenience, we have added links below to view, print or download the following events to your personal calendars.
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Academic Calendars for 2019-2020 and 2020-2021
The LISD School Board approved the academic calendars for the 2 upcoming school years. You may click
here
to access them.
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