December 3, 2021
Dear Lovejoy Families,

I hope you and your family had a wonderful Thanksgiving break. We are so glad to have our students and staff back at school!

The break started off with a great celebration of our Lovejoy Leopards Football team securing the Area Championship and our Lady Leopards Volleyball team securing the UIL - 5A State Volleyball Championship!
Toward the end of break our Lovejoy Leopards Football Team beat Timberview 24-20 and will play in the Regional finals tomorrow against South Oak Cliff. Kick-off is at 2:30 PM at the Star in Frisco. You may purchase tickets here. We hope you will join us as we cheer for our Leopards!

We have enjoyed numerous celebrations this week as we honored our AP Teachers, and Heart of Teacher and Heart of Support recipients.

We were so pleased our Board of Trustees approved Chris Koder as our new Principal of Willow Springs Middle School and Courtney Halpin as our new Principal of Sloan Creek Intermediate School. We are excited to share the first official day for Mr. Koder and Ms. Halpin will be January 3, 2022. Please join me in welcoming Mr. Koder and Ms. Halpin to the Lovejoy Family. 

I had the opportunity to sit down with Mr. Koder and Ms. Halpin this morning and am excited to share the following video with you.
Last night we kicked of our annual Fine Arts Festival with the SCIS 6th Grade and WSMS Choirs and the Lovejoy High School Choirs. It was an amazing evening. We hope you and your family will consider joining us as often as possible for the many Fine Arts activities we have planned through December 10.
Wishing you and your family a great weekend with those you love.

Lovejoy Proud,

Katie Kordel
Superintendent of Schools
STUDENT RECOGNITIONS
The first week of Thanksgiving Break the LHS and WSMS robotics teams participated in a tournament in Cumby. Congratulations to Team 1082K on winning the Award of Excellence, the Skills Champion, and qualified for State. Team 1082E won Tournament Champions and qualified for State. 10820B was ranked 9th in qualifiers and made it to the finals.
Congratulations to LHS Robotics Team 1082C for bringing home another Tournament Champion award (147-86), as well as the Judges "Amaze" award from the Greenville Competition yesterday. We are #LovejoyProud of our robotics teams!
Congratulations to Lovejoy High School Senior Averi Carlson on being named as The Dallas Morning News 2021 Volleyball Player of the Year.
The Dallas Morning News also recognized Rosemary Archer as Setter of the Year, and Ava Camacho and Hannah Gonzalez as Second Team in their 2021 Awards.

The 2021 Awards also included LHS Head Volleyball Coach Natalie Puckett as the Coach of the Year.
Congratulations to these talented athletes and Coach Puckett!
District Updates
Resignations at the District leadership level have afforded us the opportunity to restructure the Superintendent’s Cabinet. These changes will increase alignment, communication, and effectiveness.
 
  • Dr. Laurie Tinsley, Assistant Superintendent of Student Services will become the Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction.

  • Kevin Parker, Executive Director of HR and Communications, will become the Executive Director of Student Services.
 
We will be working to fill the vacant Executive Director of HR and Communications position. The changes to the Cabinet level this fall have had a financial savings impact on the budget. The updated organizational chart may be found here.
 
Stacey Dillon, Assistant to the Superintendent, has shared her resignation with the district to spend more time with her family. Stacey is known for her love of all things Lovejoy and servant heart. The opportunity for Stacey to focus on her family is richly deserved, but we will miss her greatly. Like many of you, I have personally treasured my time working with Stacey and wish her the very best.
 
Please join us in expressing heartfelt gratitude for Stacey and her significant contributions to Lovejoy ISD. Stacey is leaving Lovejoy far better than she found it and has left an indelible mark on our hearts. Her last day will be on January 28.
2021-2022 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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