Parents and Guardians,
Last week was a busy week at LHS as almost all of our 9th and 10th grade students took the End of Course (EOC) Exams for English I and English II. LHS staff administered almost 800 tests on Tuesday and Thursday, and your students did a great job of being flexible with the testing schedule and the changes to their normal school routine. We have a break for a couple of weeks, but will continue EOC and AP Exams in early May.
Don't forget that this Friday, April 15th is a school holiday for staff and students. LHS offices will be closed but will reopen on Monday, April 18th. As a reminder, April 18th will be a regular school day to make up for missing school in February due to bad weather. April 18th will also be Bump Up Day across the district. LHS will be welcoming current 8th graders to take a tour of the high school and learn about some of the elective opportunities they can choose next year.
As we finish the last two months of school I want to continue to ask you to help us with your student’s attendance. We want them to have a strong finish to the semester and having them here as often as possible will be important.
Please take a few moments to review the information 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
For planning purposes, click HERE for a list of important Spring Semester dates. |
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NCAA Signing Day - Wednesday, April 13th
NCAA Signing Day is Wednesday, April 13 and Lovejoy High School is fortunate to have five student-athletes sign a collegiate letter of intent. Our signing ceremony will be held at 3:30 pm in the Main Gym of Lovejoy High School. We would like to invite friends and family to attend this special event. Please sign in at the front office of the school before heading to the gym.
The following athletes will be signing their letter of intent:
Emmerson Dingwerth - Swimming - William & Mary
Hailey Malik - XC/Track - University of Arkansas-Ft. Smith
Rachel Malik - XC/Track - University of Arkansas-Ft. Smith
Lauren Richards - Volleyball - Texas Wesleyan
McKinley Van Benthuysen - Lacrosse - Anderson College
Congratulations to these five amazing student-athletes.
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Student and Teacher Holiday - Friday, April 15th
Regular School Day - Monday, April 18th
Lovejoy ISD will be closed for students and staff on Friday, April 15th for a holiday. Students will return to school for a regular school day on Monday, April 18th.
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STEM Festival - April 30th |
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Important Upcoming Dates
The Spring Exam Testing Calendar can be found HERE. Spring 2022 AP Exam schedule can be found HERE.
May 17th at 9:00am: 9th Grade Awards Ceremony
May 18th at 9:00am: 10th Grade Awards Ceremony
May 19th at 9:00am: 11th Grade Awards Ceremony
May 26th at 9:00am: 12th Grade Awards Ceremony
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Registration for Dual Credit Courses for 2022-2023 School Year
2022-2023 Dual Credit Permission Forms are due to the counseling office by Monday, May 2nd. The powerpoint is attached here to walk you through the process.
April 12, 2022- Collin College Registration will open.
June 1, 2022 - Registration and Payment must be completed. This is a firm deadline. No late registrations are payments will be accepted after June 1st.
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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AP Exam Volunteers Still Needed
We still need your help! The first two weeks of May are very busy for Lovejoy High School, as students take their AP exams. The College Board requires a specific number of proctors based on the number of students taking each exam. Can you help? You must be able to commit to a full time slot (listed in the sign up genius), be over the age of 18 (not a high school student), approved as a volunteer, and agree to only proctor exams that your student(s) or family members are not signed up to take at LHS this year.
Training is provided in the Lecture Hall at LHS- April 20 @ 10:00am or 4:30 pm. If you are unable to attend in person, a Zoom session will be held Friday, April 22 @ 4:30 pm.
Please complete the Sign Up Genius for any dates you are able to help. You will receive additional email communication and reminders regarding training and your volunteer dates from Brie Smith.
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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 due by April 15th.
For questions regarding exam fees, please contact maria_arnold@lovejoyisd.net.
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VOE (Verification of Enrollment)
If your student needs a VOE for driver's permit or license, please send requests to Marisa_Davis@lovejoyisd.net and pick up at the front desk. |
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LHS School Store
Last day to order Letter Jacket patches for this year is May 6th.
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Please see the link below for information on news from our schools, programs, booster clubs, student organizations, Foundation for Lovejoy Schools, community, and more!
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Senior Cap & Gown / Announcement Orders
The LHS School Store has quite a few Cap & Gowns that have not been picked up. If you ordered a Cap/Gown and/or Announcements, please stop by the LHS School Store to pick up your order.
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Senior Booster Club
First, the Senior Booster Club wants to send a big THANK YOU to all the Seniors and their parents for working so hard to get all your Senior Surveys and Ads in for our deadline. We are going to press! They will receive their free Senior Memory book at a Senior event TBD at the end of the year.
We still have some Seniors pictures missing for the Senior Slideshow. Please go to lovejoyseniors.net to submit your Seniors 4 pics ASAP so you don't miss out!
Next, the 1st Annual Senior Tailgate is Saturday, May 21st from 11:30am-1:30pm (Gates open at 10:30am). RSVP and purchase a ticket for your Senior spot at lovejoyseniors.net
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PTO Scholarship Opportunity |
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Tennis
The Lovejoy Tennis Team had 3 doubles teams advance to the UIL Regional Tournament. Our boys doubles team - Seth Henegar/Sean Huddleston won all 4 of their matches and captured the District Championship. Our girls doubles team - Madeline Smith/Sara Omobogie won their playback match against Rock Hill in straight sets to advance. In addition, our mixed doubles team - Matthew Trythall/Nicole Wright defeated Sherman in straight sets in their playback match to advance as well. Overall, our girls team brought home the 1st place team trophy and our boys brought home the 2nd place trophy. The UIL Regional tournament will take place in Melissa on Tuesday/Wednesday, April 12th & 13th.
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Soccer
The Lovejoy Girls Soccer Team's season came to an end in the second round of the playoffs. The team finished the season 18-3-2 (12-2), a program record for wins. They won their first playoff game in eight years, finished 2nd place in district (1 point off the title), and beat an undefeated team on the seniors last home game.
District 10-5A Offensive MVP: Mia Reaugh
District 10-5A Newcomer of the Year: Emma Nelson
District 10-5A Co-Coach of the Year: Ian Keeble
1st Team All-District 10-5A: Emma Smith, Mary Mueth, Emmy Wood, Callan Snider, Tatum Chester
2nd Team All-District 10-5A: Kate Carlson, Avery Templin, Maggie Manders, Amiya Callicutt, Nicole Young
Honorable Mention All-District 10-5A: Ainsley Johnson, Natalia Duran De La Vega, Paige Young
Academic All-District 10-5A: Nicole Young, Maggie Manders, Ainsley Johnson, Katie Manders, Callan Snider, Emma Smith, Tatum Chester, Maya Hignite, Cambry Patrick, Margo Chester, Natalia Duran De La Vega, Taylor Person, Emmy Wood, Conley Miller, Paige Young, Kailey McDonald, Emma Nelson, Kate Carlson, Mary Mueth, Avery Templin, Mia Reaugh, Natalie Lenart
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Fishing
Congratulations to the Leopard Fishing Team. LHS Students Connor Dunn and Ian Nash won 3rd place at Regionals out of 327 other teams. Four Lovejoy teams qualified for the State tournament that will be held on April 14th and 15th.
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Texas High School Rodeo Association
Kaitlin Anderson had another successful year in rodeo and will be competing at the Texas High School Rodeo Association State Finals Rodeo in Abilene June 5th-11th. Congratulations to this LHS senior.
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Story Shares Contest
LHS freshman Kugo Soykan recently competed in a writing contest for Story Shares, an international nonprofit literacy organization to provide books and literature for children across the globe who don’t have access to books and for teens who are illiterate, and wrote a book under the diversity category. Her book is about two girls from both sides of Cyprus and how they organize a bi-communal concert for peace after the war in 1974. She was recently notified that her book was picked as one of the twelve books from over 1,500 entries to be published both digitally and in paperback. Some of the people who judged her book were David Goddy, former publisher for Scholastic and Columbia University Alumni, Nick Lum, MIT and UN award winner and founder of many startups in Silicon Valley, and Lawton Smith, Harvard University Alumni and founder of Literal (a modern reading platform that is accessible to everyone around the world).
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Academic Calendars for 2021-2022
To access the 2021-22 Academic Calendar, please click here.
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