Parents and Guardians,
I hope you and your student had a chance to enjoy a little warmer weather yesterday. After the arctic temperatures from the past few weeks, I find myself thankful that those frigid temperatures are usually few and far between in Texas!
Don’t forget that this is the final week in the 3rd Quarter Grading Period. Please encourage your student to finish the grading period strong and to reach out to their teachers, counselors, or principal for any questions or concerns they may have with their progress.
Lastly, LHS will be closed Monday through Friday of next week (March 7th - 11th) for Spring Break. If your student needs any paperwork, like a VOE for a driver's license or a transcript sent to a university, please let us know as early as possible this week so we can make sure and take care of that for you.
Please take a few minutes to review the information and events listed below. Have a great week!
Sincerely,
Chris Mayfield
Principal
Lovejoy High School
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TEA COVID-19 Public Health Guidance:
Parents must ensure they do not send a child to school on campus if the child has COVID-19 symptoms or is test-confirmed with COVID-19, until the conditions for re-entry are met.
Please monitor your child for the following symptoms BEFORE sending them to school.
· Feeling feverish or temperature greater than or equal to 100.0 degrees
· Loss of taste or smell
· Cough
· Difficulty breathing
· Shortness of breath
· Headache
· Chills
· Sore throat
· Shaking or exaggerated shivering
· Significant muscle pain or ache
· Diarrhea/Abdominal pain
· Nausea/Vomiting
· Fatigue
· Congestion or runny nose or sneezing
If your student is not feeling well, please keep them at home and email your child’s assistant principal. Please also keep them home, contact the nurse, and their assistant principal if your student receives a lab positive COVID test.
If there is a positive case of COVID in your child's classroom, we will send an email to let you know. Lovejoy ISD will maintain our current COVID-19 dashboard by each campus on the website. Numbers will be updated at the end of each day. We are also required to notify the Health Department and the TEA of positive cases in our schools.
Lovejoy ISD's 2021-2022 Health and Safety Measures, COVID-19 Daily Parent Checklist, Things Parents Should Know and FAQs can be found HERE.
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Spring 2021-2022 Semester Calendar of Events
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Senior Project Presentations - Tuesday, March 1st
Assigned seniors will be presenting their projects in the last round of presentations from 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm.
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Basketball Playoff Game - Tuesday, March 1st at 7:30pm
The Lovejoy Leopard boys basketball team plays in the Regional Quarter-Finals against Frisco Memorial High School tomorrow night!
Lovejoy is 32-4 overall and ranked #10 in state. Frisco Memorial is 31-3 and #3 in state.
We would love for you to come out and watch as the team travels to Hebron HS in Carrollton on Tuesday at 7:30 PM. Tickets sold at the door - cash only.
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Seniors: Cap & Gown Distribution Wednesday, March 2nd
Class of 2022: Jostens will be here Wednesday, March 2nd during lunches to deliver cap & gowns, announcements and other graduation items. Please look for the Josten's table during lunch and stop by to pick up your order.
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Rising Senior Parent Meeting - Wednesday, March 2nd at 7:00pm
Current 11th grade parents: the rising senior parent meeting that was canceled last week due to weather has been rescheduled to this Wednesday, March 2nd at 7:00pm in the LHS Auditorium. The counselors will discuss course requests for the 2022-2023 school year from 7:00-7:30pm and then Collin College will have a presentation immediately following at 7:30pm for students interested in Dual Credit courses.
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American Red Cross - Wednesday, March 2nd
The American Red Cross Donor Coach will be visiting Lovejoy High School on Wednesday, March 2nd from 9 am - 3 pm. If you're 16 years or older and would like to help replenish the dangerously low reserves, sign up for a time slot during all lunches until Tuesday, March 1 or b y clicking on this link. Students who are 16 need to have the parent permission form completed before signing up. Parent Permission form can be found here. |
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End of 3rd Nine Weeks - Friday, March 4th
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Spring Break - March 7th -11th
LHS will be closed for Spring Break. Please remember to pick up your VOEs and request transcripts by Friday the 4th.
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Student Holiday - Wednesday, March 16th
Lovejoy High School students will have a student holiday on Wednesday, March 16th while teachers & staff have professional development. The student holiday is for the High School campus only.
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Junior/Senior Prom - Saturday, April 2nd
Juniors, seniors and their parents will receive separate communication with additional details for this event.
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SAT Test Day for LHS Juniors - March 23rd
Lovejoy ISD has designated March 23rd as a schoolwide testing day for all 11th grade students to take the SAT college entrance exam at no cost and no registration required.
Online Courses or Credit by Exam
Please remember students cannot take online courses or credit by exam without prior approval. Please see your counselor for more information.
FAFSA for Seniors
In accordance with Texas Education Code (TEC), §28.0256, beginning with students enrolled in 12th grade during the 2021-2022 school year, each student must do one of the following as a requirement for graduation.
· Submit a signed opt-out form to your campus counselor.
The FAFSA is available for current seniors and families beginning October 1, 2021. The priority deadline for most Texas institutions of higher education is January 15, 2022. Please check with the financial aid office of the institutions for which an application for admission is submitted.
Upon completion of the FAFSA, students may be eligible for scholarships, grants, work-study, or student loans. In addition to determining eligibility for federal Pell grants, the FAFSA/TASFA is required by many colleges/universities in order to accept a scholarship.
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Campus and District Information |
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Student Sign-Out Reminder
Please be aware that all students, including DRIVERS and NON DRIVERS, must sign in and out at the front desk when coming or going from campus during school hours. This is the official sign out process:
1. Parents fill out the STUDENT SIGNOUT FORM -- This form gives Drivers permission to sign themselves out of school at the front desk, and non-drivers to be signed out by the receptionist and sent out to their parents.
2. Students MUST go to the front desk to sign out, or be signed out by the receptionist before leaving the school.
Upon returning, all students must sign in at the front desk before returning to class. Thank you!
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SAT Prep Classes
Lovejoy ISD is proud to offer comprehensive SAT preparation classes.
Click here to learn more or enroll your student. Registration is now open for the March class.
Class sizes are limited to 12. Don't Delay... Enroll today!
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VOE (Verification of Enrollment)
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Tickets for Lovejoy Athletic Events
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Tickets for all Lovejoy Athletic Events will be available one week prior to the event, and sold online only at the following link:
A QR code will be posted at all games, as well as at the School Store for ease in ordering tickets. No cash sales will take place at the games.
Please note that Lovejoy students will get in free with a school ID, EXCEPT for Varsity Football games and any playoff games.
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Please see the link below for information on LHS senior projects, news from our schools, programs, booster clubs, student organizations, Foundation for Lovejoy Schools, community, and more!
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TICKETS ON SALE NOW! Men's Tailgate and Cornhole Tournament- Thursday, March 31, 2022. Click here to purchase: https://bit.ly/3sNqZCv
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Tickets go on Sale March 14, 2022
Early bird ticket- $135
Early bird VIP ticket- $225
Watch your inbox for more information!
We are accepting donations for our Silent Auction. All proceeds from the auction go directly back into the classroom to enhance education. If you're interested in making a donation you can visit our website or email info@foundationforlovejoyschools.org
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Lovejoy Legacy Bricks are now on sale! A legacy brick is the perfect way to honor your Senior. Orders made before March 15, will be in place by graduation. More information can be found on the Foundation website: https://bit.ly/3a41q6J
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Gifted and Talented Referrals and Testing
The referral window for gifted and talented services opens March 1, 2022 for students in grades 1-11. Referrals must be completed in the PowerSchool Parent Portal by 5:00 pm April 1, 2022.
A parent webinar is scheduled for March 2nd at 6:00 pm. The webinar will be recorded and linked to the Gifted and Talented portion of the LISD website.
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Orchestra
Two LHS Orchestras performed at UIL Concert and Sight Reading assessment last Wednesday. Non-Varsity (Philharmonic) Orchestra received all Superior ratings and was awarded the Sweepstakes award. Sub Non-Varsity (Concert) Orchestra received Excellent ratings from all judges. Congrats to all these students on their hard work.
Lovejoy's top Varsity Orchestra will be performing as a Full Symphony Orchestra for the first time in school history tomorrow at UIL. They perform at 5:05 on the Allen HS PAC stage. They would love to have your support!
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Speech & Debate
LHS Speech and Debate competed at the LBJ District Tournament this past weekend. This tournament functions as the one competition throughout the year where our students can qualify to the NSDA National Tournament - the national championship for speech and debate. Our students did a fantastic job representing LHS. We set a new school record for qualifiers to NSDA Nationals by qualifying a staggering 14 students. Here are the qualifiers listed by their events:
Duo Interpretation: Romi Kahana and Alina Srambickal
Dramatic Interpretation: Abigail Rodriguez
Informative Speaking: Shruti Subramaniyan
Lincoln-Douglas Debate: Jannat Verma
Policy Debate: Sebastian Ramirez and Jonathan Zanzuri
Policy Debate: Paari Palani and David Wise
Programmed Oral Interpretation: Sydney Stout
Programmed Oral Interpretation: Jude Wheatley
Public Forum Debate: Kendall Carll and Tommy Pottinger
US Extemp: Chisom Okorafor
In addition to the individual awards, the LHS Speech and Debate team was awarded the Debate Sweepstakes, Speech Sweepstakes, and Overall Tournament Sweepstakes awards. It was also announced at the tournament that LHS received this year’s Leading Chapter Award for Excellence in Speech and Debate for the LBJ District of the NSDA.
NSDA Nationals will be held in Louisville, KY on June 12-17.
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Basketball
Congratulations to your Area Champion Lovejoy Leopards. They took down a talented Woodrow Wilson team 49-42 Friday night at Newman Smith High School.
Lovejoy is now 32-4 on the season and will take on #5 Frisco Memorial in the Regional Quarter Finals this Tuesday. A huge thanks to our incredible crowd!
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Choir
LHS hosted the UIL Region 25 Solo & Ensemble Contest on Saturday, February 26. In addition to our amazing student and parent volunteers who received numerous compliments about their kindness and helpfulness, we had 9 students compete. ALL 9 students received a 1, the highest rating possible, on their vocal solo performances. Students who received a 1 on a Class 1 solo - the most difficult category - also qualified for State!
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Majestics
This past Friday and Saturday the Majestics Dance Team attended the Crowd Pleasers Frisco Showcase dance competition hosted at Independence High School. 7 team routines, 8 solos, and 14 hours later...the girls won many top awards, representing Lovejoy with high honors!
Team Awards
High Platinum
Outstanding Academic Achievement
*1st place – Team Lyrical
1st runner up - Team Jazz
1st runner up - Team Hip Hop
Outstanding Choreography Award in Jazz, Hip Hop, and Lyrical
Outstanding Technique Award in Hip Hop
Outstanding Performance Quality in Jazz and Lyrical
1st runner up for Grand Champion Team (in the select large team category)
Officer Awards
High Platinum
1st runner up - Officer Lyrical
1st runner up - Officer Contemporary
2nd runner up - Officer Jazz
Outstanding Choreography Award in Lyrical, Jazz, and Contemporary
Outstanding Technique Award in Lyrical and Contemporary
Outstanding Execution in Contemporary
Outstanding Performance Quality in Contemporary
1st runner up for Grand Champion Officer Group (in the high school - select large team category)
Imperials (Elite Team)
High Platinum
Outstanding Choreography, Technique, and Performance Quality
*1st Place - Elite Lyrical
Solos
All Soloists received a High Platinum rating or higher
Senior, Makenzie Aubel, received a Diamond rating and placed 2nd overall in the public high school senior solo division.
Please help us congratulate these outstanding girls on a successful contest season! Be sure to save the date for our Spring Show April 21-23! You won't want to miss it!
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Color Guard
A North Texas ColorGuard Association (NTCA) competition was hosted by Lovejoy HS this weekend with 30 Winterguard Unit competitors from across the Metroplex.
- LHS JV Guard Unit - earned 5th place in the Regional AA category
- LHS Varsity WinterGuard - earned 4th place in the National A category.
NTCA Competition at Pine Tree HS - Saturday
- The LHS JV Guard competed and earned a 2nd place finish in the Regional AA category
*NTCA Guard scores are cumulative over the entire season, setting new rankings in classes each week. Currently, the Lovejoy JV Guard is ranked 2nd in Region AA out of over 90 Guard units across the state of Texas.
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Lovejoy Junior World Affairs Council
The World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth held their annual WorldQuest competition Wednesday, February 23rd. Lovejoy Junior World Affairs Council (JWAC) had 3 teams register, but with last minute updates due to the bad weather, only 2 teams attended the virtual event. Teams made quick adjustments to work together via conference calls and Zoom in order to take the 100 question multiple choice test that covered "Where Climate and Migration Meet," "Afghanistan: End of the 20-Year U.S.-Led Intervention," "Human-Centered Agenda to the Future of Work," "CDC and the Global Health Agenda," "Technology and Democracy: Threat or Promise?," "Global Supply Chains and U.S. National Security," "The Future of Persian Gulf Security," "Brexit: Taking Stock and Looking Ahead," "The Coldest War: Toward a Return to Great Power Competition in the Arctic?," "China and Africa," "The Two Koreas," "The World Health Organization's Response to Covid-19," "The End of Globalization?," "21st Century Money: Dollars to Digital Currencies," "Working for Peace Through Legacies of War: The Case of Vietnam," "Insecurity in China's Neighborhood," and "Current Events."
Team 1 consisted of seniors Carlee George and Jonathan Zanzuri who tied for 10th place out of 74 teams (answered 73/100 questions correctly).
Team 2 consisted of juniors Natalia Duran de la Vega, Eleanor Koehn, Anthony Morgello, and Ally Harris who tied for 44th place out of 74 teams (answered 55/100 questions correctly).
We are so proud of our 6 members who overcame the elements and last minute changes to make the competition!
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Equestrian
LHS students Clementine Brown and Sarah Muckelroy were pictured along with their Equestrian Drill Team/Coach, April Evans (Lovejoy Mom) in Texas Lifestyle Magazine for their success in making it into Nationals Equestrian Drill Team Competition in the summer of 2021. See article below:
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Academic Calendars for 2021-2022
To access the 2021-22 Academic Calendar, please click here.
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