Parents and Guardians,

The staff of LHS is full of emotions as we enter the final week of school for the 2021-2022 school year. We are excited for our graduating seniors, and yet sad that they are moving on from LHS. On behalf of the staff here at LHS, we wish all the best to our seniors as they transition into a new phase of their lives. We also want to invite you to join us for our Class of 2022 Graduation Ceremony that will take place this Saturday, May 28th at 10 a.m. in the Credit Union of Texas Event Center. 

Tomorrow our underclassmen will begin taking their Final Exams and will continue each day through Friday. Don't forget that Tuesday through Thursday this week are early release days for LHS only. Students will be dismissed for lunch at 12:35 p.m. and can leave at that time if they have transportation. Students who ride a bus will eat lunch from 12:35 - 1:35 on Tuesday through Thursday with bus service at 1:35 p.m. Friday is a district early release day so lunch will begin and 12:00 p.m. and bus service will run at 1:00. 

This Friday, we also invite you to join us at 10:15 am for our Senior Walk in the LHS Courtyard. This is a fun event where Senior students will take a final walk through the building and will exit into the courtyard where students, parents, and our community will gather to cheer them on. It is a great celebration and we would love for you to join us if you can.

Beginning next Tuesday, LHS will begin observing our summer building hours. LHS will be open Monday through Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. We will resume a Monday through Friday schedule in August.

Have a great final week of school!

Sincerely,

Chris Mayfield

Principal

Lovejoy High School

Medication Pickup

If your child has medicine at school, please make sure your child has exactly enough medicine to finish the school year. You are responsible for picking up any extra medicine as the school district has a policy against sending medicines home with students. At the end of this school year, any remaining medicines, including inhalers, will be thrown out. The school cannot store these for you during the summer.

Lovejoy ISD's 2021-2022 Health and Safety Measures, COVID-19 Daily Parent Checklist, Things Parents Should Know and FAQs can be found HERE.

Important Upcoming Dates

Flapjacks for Finals Tuesday, May 24th

Going into finals week, the LHS staff will be serving the students a hearty breakfast of flapjacks beginning at 8:00am.

May 24th-May 27th Early Release and Final Exam Days

Buses will pick up LHS students at 1:35 on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday

Buses will pick up LHS students at 1:00 on Friday

Thursday, May 26th: 12th Grade Awards Ceremony

Will take place at 9:00 am in the LHS Auditorium

Parents will receive communication if their student is receiving an award

Friday, May 27th: Class of 2022 Graduation Practice and Senior Walk

Practice at 8:45 am in the Gym and Senior Walk will begin around 10:15 am in the LHS Courtyard.

Saturday, May 28th: Class of 2022 Graduation

10:00 am at the Credit Union of Texas Event Center fka Allen Event Center

No tickets necessary. 

Students who turned in a dual credit permission form for 2022-2023:

At this time we ask that you log into Cougar Web and pay for your dual credit classes. Registration and Payment deadline for Lovejoy ISD is June 1st. Attached is a helpful guide on how to make a payment through Cougar Web. If you would like to enroll in the payment plan option, please use the attached link and further instructions will be provided at a later date. We ask that you provide an email address that you will check to ensure you will receive the instructions on how to set up the payment plan. Failure to sign up for the payment plan will result in the student being dropped from dual credit for non-payment. Additionally, we would like you to view your dual credit classes in the system to make sure you are signed up for the correct classes. For now, please ignore the times on the courses as those will be adjusted in July once Collin receives the rosters from Lovejoy ISD.  Please continue to check your email you used to apply to Collin College. You may still have holds to complete before Collin College can register you in your courses.

How to view your class schedule:

Log into CougarWeb

Lower right side, under Student Quick Links

Click My Class Schedule 

Term drop down, select Credit Fall 2022

Link for payment plan: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=MTQGxfLX20isYurqouC__ElG7gVIjtNKoJse0weI6ExUQjVGNlZKQ1RVSVRMVkNaOTNVOUU1SFFHQSQlQCN0PWcu

Class of 2023: In order for the counseling department to send your transcript to colleges, a FERPA form must be completed. Please print, sign and return the completed form to the counseling office. 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1L0xQEYljld7rO6z2n2FsEb-acyXsEvLdTKE0MM0EeX0/edit?usp=sharing. When ordering transcripts, the first two transcripts are free. Additional transcripts are $3.00 each. Please do not order transcripts for college applications at this time. 

Free College Credit: https://www.collin.edu/express/gradsrts.html

9th-11th Graders 2022-2023 Course Request Change Form: 

All students are required to verify their course requests for the 2022-2023 school year in PowerSchool. Please use this form to request any changes to the 2022-2023 course requests in PowerSchool.  The form will be open from May 23-June 21, 2022. The form will close on June 21, 2022 at 4:30pm. Please do not email your counselor with course request changes. AFTER JUNE 21 at 4:30pm, STUDENTS WILL NO LONGER BE ABLE TO MAKE CHANGES TO THEIR COURSE REQUESTS AND THERE WILL NOT BE ANY SCHEDULE CHANGES WHEN SCHOOL STARTS. It is imperative you check your course requests to make sure they are accurate. 

9th-11th Graders Please Update PowerSchool:

9th-11th graders must build/update their 4 year plan in PowerSchool through the parent portal. Our goal is for all students and parents to develop a plan which helps the student reach his/her goals. Please remember this is a fluid plan and can be changed at any time. This video will walk you through the steps to build/update your plan.

Juniors! Are you interested in the economics/personal financial literacy class? We will know this summer if the State Board of Education approves the course. Please click here below for additional information. 

Summer Hours

Operation Unite - Volunteers Needed

Lovejoy ISD staff will be holding a drill to test logistics and communication planning in case of a real emergency in the district, and need student volunteers (completed grades 2 and up). The event will take place on June 7 from 8am to 11am. High school students are welcome (and volunteer hours will be confirmed upon request) but should be dropped off and picked up by their parents. WSMS students who have applied to NJHS may earn up to 3 service hours for the fall 2022 semester by volunteering at this event.

This is a great opportunity to support our administration and help them prepare for scenarios we hope will never happen. You can use the following link to view details or sign up to volunteer. Questions? Email Volunteer Coordinator Christy Forte' (christyforte44@gmail.com).

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdxc_A0nsBTrbcB0eCkrwtVmvYL8xI18tZfJIA1C0M8FmN79w/viewform?usp=sf_link

PowerSchool

Parents please take a minute to log in to PowerSchool to ensure the accuracy of your password. Over the summer, the district will push out information that will require you to access PowerSchool such as state testing results, transportation registration for 2022-2023, etc. If you need to have your password reset, please contact Laura Hobbs at laura_hobbs@lovejoyisd.net. 

Enrollment Open for LCDC

Enroll now for the 2022-23 school year for any of the 3 exemplary child care and early childhood programs housed at the Lovejoy Child Development Center. 

If you would like to be contacted with information regarding our programs, please complete the LCDC Interest Form by using the link below or scanning the QR code. You may also email us at childdevelopmentcenter@lovejoyisd.net with any questions.  

LCDC Interest Form

In addition, Lovejoy ISD is excited to share with you that we will be offering a FREE prekindergarten program for eligible students who are 4 years old by September 1, 2022, and meets at least one of the following criteria:

·        Limited use of the English language 

·        Is eligible to participate in the free or reduced-price lunch program 

·        Meets the definition of homeless 

·        The child of an active duty member of the armed forces of the United      States, including the state military forces or the reserves and/or injured or killed while serving

·        Is or ever has been in foster care 

·        The child of a recipient of the Star of Texas Award 

*Students who do not meet any of the above eligibility requirements may participate as a tuition student.  

*Lovejoy ISD employees receive discounted tuition for all programs offered at the LCDC.

News from Student Nutrition Regarding Student Meal Accounts

This is a courtesy message from Lovejoy Student Nutrition Services to inform households of an upcoming change in student meal accounts. In an effort to minimize negative balances at the end of the school year, beginning Wednesday, May 11th and for the remainder of the school year, students will no longer be able to charge meals which will result in the student incurring a negative balance to their meal account. Students may continue to use their lunch accounts as long as they have money in the account. Households with students who currently have negative balances will receive reminder emails and phone calls. Federal regulations prohibit us from rolling over negative balances to the next school year. Please make arrangements to remit payment for any negative lunch accounts your child may have incurred.

All positive balances will be rolled over to next school year. If you have a graduating senior, funds may be transferred to any sibling in the school district. To request a meal account refund, please complete a refund request form located on the Student Nutrition website. For assistance, please contact Student Nutrition at 469.742.8041. 

Lovejoy Green Team

AP Exam Payments

Student AP Exam fees are now in the Revtrak system. Payments for AP exams may be made through the following link: https://lovejoy.revtrak.net/lhs-ap-exams/#/list or payments may also be made by cash or check at the LHS School Store. The cost for regular AP tests is $96.00 per test. AP Seminar and AP Research tests are $144.00 each. Fees are now due.

For questions regarding exam fees, please contact maria_arnold@lovejoyisd.net.

Senior Timeline of Events

Class of 2022 Timeline of Events HERE.  See the timeline for information on Field Day Tuesday 24th and Pinstack on Wednesday 25th. 

Senior Panoramic Photo Order Information

The Class of 2022 Panoramic Photo order information can be found HERE.

Fishing

Congratulations to our Leopard Fishing Team on their strong state performance. Leopard fishing placed 2nd overall. Ben Burns and Aidan Abramson placed 3rd and Connor Dunn and Ian Nash placed 8th at the state tournament.

District Baseball Coach of the Year

Join us in congratulating Head Baseball Coach, Ryan Gros, who was named District 10-5A Coach of the Year! Coach Gros sets a phenomenal example of Lovejoy's Core Values both inside the classroom and on the field!