Message from Mike
May 15, 2020
Dear Wonderful Lovejoy Community:
Sometimes the wrong turn or a "detour" in life allows us to see beautiful new places and meet amazing new people! As we continue to navigate this time together, I hope you find that this detour has led us all to places that were better than we had anticipated!

Know that you are loved and appreciated!
Congratulations District Teachers of the Year
Congratulations to Sarah Moody and Ray Cooper for being named as the Lovejoy ISD Teachers of the Year!

Mrs. Moody and Mr. Cooper will both go on to represent Lovejoy ISD in the Teacher of the Year competition at the regional level this June!
Thank you to Audi McKinney for providing our District Teachers of the Year an Audi to drive this summer and a celebratory dinner for two at Rick's in downtown McKinney!

We appreciate your continued support of Lovejoy ISD.
Instructional Day Reminder
Leopard on the Rise
Once a month, Lovejoy ISD will highlight a student in the district who "Lives Lovejoy" and exemplifies the graduate profile in action.

This upcoming week, we share the story of Brendan Bruner, a Lovejoy High School Sophomore that helped start a clean water well project while he was a student at Hart Elementary. Six years later, the well program is still going strong. To date, Hart Elementary families along with matching funds from Weathermatic have sponsored over 7 clean water wells.

We look forward to sharing Brendan's story with you!

Virtual Field Day - May 22nd
Our amazing Lovejoy ISD PE Coaches have planned a day of fun for the entire family!

Virtual Field Day information will be sent out via Seesaw / Google Classrooms as well as placed on the district website so all can join!

Gather the following list of supplies from around the house and join us on the 22nd for some field day fun:
6 bowls
10 Pairs of Socks 
8-9 sheets of paper
Empty water bottle
Laundry Basket
4-5 Pairs of Shoes
Spot Markers- paper plates, cups
Spoon
Small ball
Stopwatch (or phone with stopwatch functionality)
Tupperware Container
4 Plastic Cups
Bucket
Two Gallon Milk Jugs
3 Balloons
2-3 Paper Plates
Ping Pong Ball
Coin
Ladder (with parent supervision & help)
One Night Under the Stars
Virtual Campout
May 22nd - 5:30 pm - 9:30 pm
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We are only a week away from our One Night Under the Stars virtual campout event!

Please make sure to join us on Friday, May 22nd from 5:30 pm to 9:30 pm for a night of fun, student showcases, surprise guests and much, much, more!

Watch for information to be shared all next week via social media and make sure you don't miss out on this campout fun!
Campus Supply Pick-up / Drop-off
Information - Week of May 25th
Students and families will have an opportunity during the week of May 25th to pick-up student supplies, medicines, etc as well as drop-off / return any textbooks, technology devices and library books.

Please visit the link provided to review campus information regarding drop-off and pick-up times!

Honoring our Graduates!

Updated Graduation Celebration Information -

We will be honoring our seniors at a Graduation Celebration on Saturday, May 30th, at 9:00 AM. Each senior has been invited to dress in their Cap and Gown, decorate their car, and report to the LHS student parking that morning. Parents and siblings are encouraged to ride in the car with their graduate and each graduate will have the opportunity to drive past or walk across the stage! After seniors receive their diploma, the Class of 2020 will embark on a parade route that runs through a few LISD neighborhoods. We encourage our community to join our teachers by parking along the parade route, decorate their vehicles, and make signage to support our graduates. 

For more information, please click here to view Principal Mayfield's update!

We will share additional graduation information soon!

Letters to Senior Class -  ** Letters are Due by May 21st **

We want to keep the tradition alive of sending personal letters to our graduating Seniors! This year, we have provided a way for you to submit your letters digitally!

Please  click here  to access the  Letters to the Lovejoy Class of 2020  Google Form. This form will allow you to type a letter into the form directly, or you have the option to email letters to the address provided within the form. All information entered into the form, as well as messages sent via email will be printed and provided to Seniors in their graduation packets.

Please  click here  to access a list of Senior names.

Adopt a 2020 Lovejoy Senior

We need the entire Lovejoy community to get involved!
Please consider joining the Adopt a 2020 Lovejoy Senior FaceBook group.
Family and Friends of our seniors post a small bio and some pictures, and the Lovejoy community has an opportunity to adopt one of the Seniors and bless them with goodies!  

If you or your senior are not on FaceBook, please contact  brumley_ella@lovejoyisd.com or have a friend post for you. This is a small way to encourage our seniors as they cope with the disappointment of missing out on some important milestones.
Community Connections
Make sure to download your Bingo card and post each time you complete a square as well as when you have completed the blackout challenge!
One Heart. One Lovejoy.

Proud Lovejoy Leopard,
Michael Goddard, Ed.D. 
Superintendent of Schools
Lovejoy Independent School District


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