Lovejoy Community,
We have a deep commitment to partnering with our stakeholders to promote continuous improvement. Our LOVEJOY 2030 Strategic Planning Process and Financial Sustainability Committee are two of the ways we are living this commitment. On Tuesday night, our Financial Sustainability Committee had their third meeting. Yesterday, our LOVEJOY 2030 Strategic Planning Committee came together for the first time.
Grounded in the Lovejoy ISD Mission, Core Values, and Graduate Profile, LOVEJOY 2030 is our community-based strategic planning initiative aimed at taking Lovejoy ISD to the next level. The LOVEJOY 2030 Strategic Planning Committee is focusing their efforts on championing Lovejoy ISD’s legacy of excellence, developing future ready students, and achieving financial sustainability. This committee consists of students, staff, parents, and community members.
The LOVEJOY 2030 Strategic Planning kick-off included a business, industry, and education leader panel discussion on the topic of future readiness. Specifically, this panel of professionals with diverse backgrounds and experiences shared how work is being reshaped and what skills are essential for success. A powerful dialogue followed that will support us in collaboratively building upon our legacy of excellence with a strategic focus on developing future ready students.
We also had the opportunity to learn from a panel of Lovejoy High School students. The six students that served on the panel impressed us with their poise, insight, and thoughtful communication. Each student panelist truly exemplified our graduate profile.
I am extremely proud of the commitment of the LOVEJOY 2030 committee to honoring our past, celebrating our present, and prioritizing a continuing legacy for our future. A special thank you to our student and business, industry, and education leader panelists.
There is only ONE LOVEJOY and we are ALL LEOPARDS!
Lovejoy Proud,
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Katie Kordel
Superintendent
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Semi Fidel Places 3rd in the First Annual McKinney Black History Month Exhibition
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Lovejoy ISD is incredibly proud to announce that LJVA Junior Simi Fadel placed 3rd in the First Annual McKinney Black History Month Exhibition this month! Simi's two works in the show were carefully hand made and illustrated books narrating the relationships and responsibilities that she carries as an individual and a member of her family. Her teacher, Brice McCasland said, "Her work is a gorgeous representation of the care and detail that she puts into all of the work she creates in AP Studio 2D Design and as one of our LJVA Gallery Managers. There is not a better representation of who we are as a program and community of creators and learners than Simi, and we are beyond proud of her for this well deserved award and recognition from our community!" |
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The Lovejoy Girls Basketball game will be held Monday, February 14 at 7:00 PM at Plano West High School! Congratulations to our girls for making the playoffs! Come out and support our Lovejoy Leopards! |
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CELEBRATING SENIOR NIGHT! |
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Majestics Contest Success |
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On Sunday, February 6 the Majestics Dance Officers, Imperials, and Soloists attended the Showtime International Metroplex Dance Showcase Competition hosted at McKinney Boyd High School. The girls represented Lovejoy in the highest regard earning many top honors and awards.
All groups received a Sweepstakes and Judges Recognition by earning a score of 90 or higher from all judges on all routines. The Majestics Dance Officers placed 1st in Lyrical, 2nd in Contemporary, and 3rd in Jazz in the Medium Public High School Officer Division. They also received 1 of only 3 “Applause” awards given for choreography in Officer Jazz and the Officer Supreme High Point award for having the highest scoring Officer Lyrical of the day. Our Dance Officers walked away with 1st runner up “Champions Circle” in the Medium Public High School Officer Division and were named the 1st runner up “Best of the Best” officer squad of the day across ALL divisions!
Additionally, our Imperials received 1st place in the Large Ensemble category and a Division 1 rating for receiving an average score of 97 out of 100. Finally, we had 3 students, Makenzie Aubel (senior), Kayla Vigen (senior), and Avery Hammett (sophomore) all final for their solos. Only 7 finalists were selected out of 35 Public High School soloists. Kayla Vigen placed 6th, Avery Hammett placed 5th, and Makenzie Aubel placed 4th overall.
We are so proud of our Majestics Dance Officers, Imperials, and Soloists!
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National School Counseling Week |
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Not pictured, but greatly appreciated: Carrie Robbins |
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We would like to extend our deepest gratitude to our counselors for their unwavering, selfless dedication to our students' well being. The enormous impact our counselors make throughout our students' education and in our schools simply cannot be expressed in words.
Additionally, we would like to give a BIG shout out to our community for the thoughtful notes and generous treats that you showered our counselors with this week. We are so grateful that our Lovejoy Community values our counselors, teachers, and staff.
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Celebrating our Bus Drivers |
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Don Hedges and Brandon Abrams both recently passed their Commercial Driver's License (CDL) exam! We are so grateful for our WONDERFUL Bus Drivers who start and end each day by providing a positive environment and safe transportation for our kiddos. Please help us congratulate these gentlemen on this HUGE accomplishment! |
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Please take note the upcoming changes in our school calendar:
- Thursday, February 17 was previously an early release day for students, it will now be a full day of school.
- Friday, February 18 is still a student holiday.
- Monday, February 21 is still a school holiday for students and staff.
- All LISD campuses except Lovejoy High School will add three minutes to the beginning of the instructional school day starting on Monday, February 14 for the rest of the school year.
- Monday, April 18 was scheduled as a Bad Weather makeup day. Students will have a full day of school on April 18 to makeup the second ice day.
Why was the additional time added to the start of the school day rather than the end of the school day?
Adding three minutes to the start of the school day will have the least impact on transportation. Additionally, the large majority of our students are already at school by the adjusted start time.
Does my child still have to attend school on the April 18, 2022 bad weather day?
Yes. Students will attend school on Monday, April 18, 2022.
Why didn’t Lovejoy ISD utilize virtual learning during the school closure due to inclement weather?
The Texas Education Agency does not currently provide an option for school districts to count virtual learning as an instructional day. The funded virtual learning options available to public school districts have very specific criteria that limits this option to a small number of students.
I have heard that another school district is not having to use any of their bad weather days to make up missed school days. Why isn’t this an option for Lovejoy ISD?
School districts are required to ensure students attend school for a minimum of 75,600 minutes. Some school districts have built additional time into their school calendar and therefore do not have to utilize make-up days to achieve the minimum minute requirement.
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Lovejoy Visual Arts Portrait Show |
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Lovejoy Visual Arts would like to invite you to the 7th Annual Portrait Show; on February 16 from 5-7 p.m. This collection of work is an investigation of the concepts of identity and self through the eyes and hands of students of all ages and stages of exploration in LJVA. Whether dealing with honest representation or the languages of abstraction and symbolism, the work chosen for this exhibition speaks to the ever-evolving idea of how we see ourselves and the world around us. This carefully selected exhibition is a celebration of the diversity and personal experience that is found within our student body and the Lovejoy community. Please join us to celebrate these selected artists at the Lovejoy High School Gallery, Wednesday, February 16 from 5-7 p.m. for the opening reception and light refreshments. If you are unable to attend the night of the opening, the exhibition will be up for viewing until March 3. We hope to see you there! |
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Lovejoy Gifted Association Parent Webinar |
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Lovejoy High School Musical |
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The LHS musical, Disney High School Musical On Stage performances are scheduled for February 17, 18, and 19 at 7:00 p.m. We hope that you can join us and see the incredibly talented students in our district.
Tickets are on sale for the new performances via the online fine arts box office. We appreciate your continued support of this incredible group of students and staff.
We look forward to seeing our incredibly talented students perform. See you there!
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Lovejoy ISD is committed to providing consistent, transparent communication with our community and employees. One avenue of communication is a timely presentation of Board Meeting minutes to our community. Follow the link below to view a summary of our most recent Regular Meeting notes.
In an effort to consolidate communications coming from the District, we will be including Board Meeting Invitations, as well as Board Briefs in Lovejoy's weekly Connect with Katie. We anticipate this streamlined communication will benefit families on multiple campuses, who receive a numerous campus/district communications.
*It is important to note that these are unofficial Board Minutes that have not been reviewed/approved by the Lovejoy ISD Board of Trustees.
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You may find the full agenda with supporting documentation on our district's BoardBook Premier website HERE.
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May 7, 2022 School Board Election |
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The following positions will be on the May 7, 2022 ballot:
Position 1 currently held by Chad Collins
Position 2 currently held by Amy Smith
Position 3 currently held by Jeff Wood
As of February 11th, the following people have submitted applications to file for a place on the General Election Ballot.
Position 1: Julie McLaughlin
Position 2: Amy Smith
Position 3: Jeff Wood
For additional information regarding the Board of Trustees Election please visit our website HERE.
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Health and Safety Measures. For the most up-to-date information please visit Lovejoy ISD's 2021-2022 Health and Safety Measures website which may be found here.
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