PTA Reflections
With 979 entries submitted in the PTA Reflections State Level Contest, the Lovejoy Council of PTAs is proud to announce ten Lovejoy students received awards with one student advancing to the National PTA. Congratulations to the following LHS students:
Jackie Carroll
- Film - Award of Merit
Ryan Schlimme
- Music - Award of Merit
Major Friesland
- Photography - Honorable Mention
LHS Swimming
The top 24 swims in each event throughout the swim season (TISCA meets, Districts, Regionals, State) are honored by the Texas Interscholastic Coaches Association as All-State recipients. The following individuals and relays earned All-State status:
Raime Jones (200 Free 1st Team, 500 Free 1st Team, 100 Free Honorable Mention)
Natalie Womack (100 Back 2nd Team, 100 Butterfly Honorable Mention)
Jed Jones (200 IM 1st Team, 100 Back 2nd Team, 100 Free Honorable Mention)
James Vaughn (200 IM 1st Team, 100 Butterfly 1st Team)
Girls 200 Free Relay (S. Carevic, S. Myers, N. Womack, R. Jones 2nd Team)
Girls 400 Free Relay (N. Womack, S. Myers, S. Carevic, R. Jones 1st Team)
Boys 200 Free Relay (J. Vaughn, S. Veitch, J. Feldman, J. Jones Honorable Mention)
Boys 400 Free Relay (J. Jones, J. Feldman, S. Veitch, J. Vaughn Honorable Mention)
LHS Jazz Band
The LHS Jazz Band competed at the Collin Jazz Fest this past Saturday. The band was named the Outstanding Band for the second year and came away with the following Outstanding Jazz Musician recognitions:
Micah Chapman: Piano
Annika Kjellgren: Drum set
Jack Supan: Guitar
Sam Oates: Trumpet
Kyle Easley: Trombone
Patrick O'Brien: Trumpet
Join us on May 7th for our next concert featuring Delfeayo Marsalis and the TI Jazz Band as special guests...tickets available at http://enerjazz.com/jazz/
LHS UIL Academics - 1st Place UIL District Team
Congratulations to the following students who participated and placed at the UIL Academics Competition held this weekend at Highland Park High School. Those with asterisks are advancing to regionals on April 13 & 14 at Prosper High School.
Team Awards
Computer Science Team - Pam Ford - 1st Place - Advance to Regionals
Current Issues & Events - Tami Parker & Jake Cosio - 1st Place - Advance to Regionals
Journalism Team - Corey Hale - 1st Place
Mathematics - Keith Christian - 2nd Place
Number Sense - Keith Christian - 2nd Place
Speech & Debate Team - Tami Parker & Jake Cosio - 1st Place
Spelling & Vocab - Tami Parker & Jake Cosio - 1st Place - Advance to Regionals
Calculator Applications
- Keith Christian
Sam Bell - 6th
Andrew Mao
Hassaan Shaikh
Current Issues & Events
- Tami Parker & Jake Cosio
Zachary Farrell* - 4th - Alternate to Regionals
Kanal Kapur* - 5th
Tajvir Singh* - 7th
Seth Roundtree* - 9th
1st Place Team - Advance to Regionals
Computer Applications
- Pam Ford
Sabeeh Shaikh* - 1st - Advance to Regionals
Hudson Samuels - 4th - Alternate to Regionals
Computer Science
- Pam Ford
Samuel Bell* - 1st - Advance to Regionals
Andrew Chang* - 2nd - Advance to Regionals
Kyle Sorstokke* - 3rd - Advance to Regionals
Mark Wen* - 4th - Alternate to Regionals
1st Place Team - Advance to Regionals
Editorial Writing
- Corey Hale
Kelsey Carroll* - 1st - Advance to Regionals
Lily Hager* - 3rd - Advance to Regionals
Feature Writing
- Corey Hale
Kelsey Carroll* - 1st - Advance to Regionals
Hanna Ortega* - 2nd - Advance to Regionals
Nick Smith - 4th - Alternate to Regionals
Headline Writing
- Corey Hale
Nick Smith* - 1st - Advance to Regionals
Hanna Ortega* - 2nd - Advance to Regionals
Kelsey Carroll* - 3rd - Advance to Regionals
Informative Speaking
- Tami Parker & Jake Cosio
Zachary Farrell* - 3rd - Advance to Regionals
Garrett Larson - 5th
Anna Rouse* - 1st - Advance to Regionals
Lincoln Douglas Debate
- Tami Parker & Jake Cosio
Kaya Czyz - break to quarterfinals
Collins Morgan* - 1st - Advance to Regionals
Ashley Rihani* - 2nd - Advance to Regionals
Literary Criticism
- Mason Taylor
Anastasia Kusbit - 9th
Shivani Radhakrishnan - 10th
Naomi Thadikonda - 6th
Mathematics
- Keith Christian
Samuel Bell - 5th
Andrew Mao
Hassan Shaikh
Number Sense
- Keith Christian
Samuel Bell - 5th
Andrew Mao - 6th
2nd Place Team
News Writing
- Corey Hale
Kelsey Carroll* - 1st - Advance to Regionals
Hannah Ortega* - 2nd - Advance to Regionals
Nick Smith* - 3rd - Advance to Regionals
Overall Journalism - 1st place team
Persuasive Speaking
- Tami Parker & Jake Cosio
Collins Morgan* - 1st - Advance to Regionals
Darby Price - 4th
Tajvir Singh* - 2nd - Advance to Regionals
Poetry Interpretation
- Tami Parker & Jake Cosio
Ariel Kokoricha
Clay Parker
Shivani Radhakrishnan* - 1st - Advance to Regionals
Prose Interpretation
- Tami Parker & Jake Cosio
Raheel Ahmed - 5th
Luke Wheatley* - 2nd - Advance to Regionals
Kaeli Wilburn
Ready Writing
- Cheryl Anderson
Kelsey Carroll
Hannah Ortega
Grace Purcell
Science
- Jason Taylor
Samuel Bell
Andrew Mao
Social Studies
- Amy Olsen
Brandon Bittlestone
Meredith Ehlmann
Sophia Foster
Autumn Purcell
Spelling and Vocabulary
- Tami Parker & Jake Cosio
Jack Czyz*
Ariel Kokoricha* - 1st - Advance to Regionals
Anna Rouse* - 3rd - Advance to Regionals
1st place team - Advanced to Regionals
LHS Girls' Track & Field
On Friday, the Lovejoy Varsity Girls Track and Field Team won the Russ Schuler Invitational hosted by Plano West High School. The JV Girls team placed 3rd overall. Some notable performances included the following:
Amelia Carothers - 1st in the 1600M and 3200M (PR of 11:46 in the 3200M)
Kassidy Litchenburgh - 2nd in the 400M
Carson Hockersmith - 1st in the 800M
Grace Ridgeway - 1st in the 300M Hurdles
4X100M Relay (Alaina Harker, Kassidy Litchenburg, Carsen McFadden, & Grace Ridgeway) - 2nd Overall
4X200M Relay (Alaina Harker, Carsen McFadden, Grace Bennett, & Alaina Pierce) - 1st Overall
Ally Carraway - 2nd in Discus (PR of 95'3")
Alyssa DeTorrice - 2ndin High Jump (PR of 5'0")
Alaina Pierce - 2nd in Pole Vault (PR of 10')
Complete Results for the Russ Schuler Invitational can be found
HERE
Three Lovejoy Track and Field athletes also competed in the prestigious Jesuit-Sheaner Relays on Saturday.
Grace Ridgeway placed 2nd Overall in Girls Pole Vault with a jump of 12'0"
Audrey Bensmiller placed 10th Overall in Girls Pole Vault with a jump of 10'6"
Alaina Piece placed 5th Overall in Girls High Jump with a jump of 5'2"
Complete Results for the Jesuit-Sheaner Relays can be found
HERE
LHS Boys' Track & Field
James Rainey had a great weekend setting two new school records. On Friday, he set a new mark of 160'5" in the Discus by breaking Jelani Rainey's record of 155'0". He then raised his own record in the Shot Put to 52'11" at the Jesuit-Sheaner Relays on Saturday.
Jake Chamberlin competed in two events on Friday, running the 3rd leg on the 4x100m Relay (42.55) and the 4x200m Relay (1:28.84) then ran his best 200m time of the season (21.90), qualifying for the finals and finishing 6th overall.
One of our most exciting races from this weekend was the varsity 1600m at the Russ Schuler Invitational. Whitson Bedell, Ryan Brands, and Brett Pedersen ran away from the competition from the start of the race and remained stride for stride with each other until the final 100m. Brett (4:38.65) finished just ahead of Ryan (4:39.28) and Whitson (4:40.41). It was really impressive to see them work together to stretch the lead and then compete against each other for the victory on the final lap.