Parents and Guardians,
I hope your students are enjoying their long weekend! Today and tomorrow our staff are participating in professional development. These days are truly valuable for our teachers' growth to improve our practices and better teach and support our students. We look forward to seeing your students when they return on Wednesday.
Even though this is a short week for students, we have lots of things going on. Please review the information below about upcoming dates and events.
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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Fall 2021-2022 Semester Calendar of Events
For planning purposes, click HERE for a list of important Fall Semester dates. |
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Student Holiday - November 1st & 2nd
LHS will be closed for Teacher/Staff Professional Development.
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LHS Campus Visual Arts Show - November 3rd 4:30 -7:30 pm |
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Senior Pep Rally - Thursday, November 4th at 9:30 am |
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Varsity Football vs. Frisco Liberty - Thursday, November 4th |
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ESPN is coming to Leopard Stadium on November 4! The 2021 GEICO ESPN High School Football Showcase airs top matchups in high school football with some of the nation’s most elite talent. ESPN is televising 18 high school football games this season and our game on Thursday, November 4 at 7:00 pm vs. Frisco Liberty is one of them. |
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Campus and District Information |
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Counselor Corner
For the remainder of the first semester, a webinar will be held every Wednesday at 2:00 pm to answer questions. Our goal is to offer parents and students an opportunity to ask questions about the college application process, academic planning, or counseling processes. The webinar will be recorded and posted on the counseling website.
Here are the links:
The link to join the webinar is here.
The link for submitting your question(s) is here.
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The Heart of a Teacher and Heart of Support Awards are presented to an educator and support staff member who exemplify our core values. Please join us in congratulating our October award winners Suma Joseph and Karen Dishman!
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WHY ATTENDANCE MATTERS
How important is it for kids to be in school?
School attendance is a baseline factor in determining school success.
A missed school day is a missed opportunity for students to learn.
Regular attendance fosters a classroom connection between teachers and students.
Attending school also provides time for social interactions with peers.
Did you know that?
- Attendance is the most significant driver in the funding Lovejoy ISD receives from the state each year?
- A 3% reduction in the yearly average daily attendance (ADA) can cause the district to lose $800,000 in funding.
- An increase of 1% in the yearly ADA can fund 3 teachers’ salaries.
- Although it may seem insignificant that the district loses $50 a day when a student is absent, consider the impact when 250 students are absent across the district and the district loses $12,500. Multiply that by 15 days and it is a loss of $187,500. The impact is significant.
- Attendance taken at 10 AM determines the ADA funding that Lovejoy ISD receives for that date. If the student is on campus at that time, LISD receives approximately $50.00 per student. If a student is absent, ADA is lost.
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Senior Projects
The Senior Project is a culminating high school experience that allows students to demonstrate their abilities to write, speak, acquire and apply knowledge, solve problems, and apply a variety of skills, including time management and task analysis. It is intended to demonstrate what students know and can do as they prepare to graduate. The Senior Project prepares students for college and/or the workplace, and it can help them transform the senior year into one that is uniquely challenging and stimulating. The Senior Project is performance based and adaptable to most topics of interest.
We would love to have Junior and Senior parents judging projects this year.
Senior Project Presentations will take place during the 2021-2022 school year at Lovejoy High School on the following dates:
November 17, 2021
December 2, 2021
January 11, 2022
February 10, 2022
If you are interested in supporting/judging senior projects this year, please use the Google Form to sign up for any date(s) that you are available: Senior Project Judge Sign-Up
Please have students check the Class of 2022 Google Classroom for Senior Project information. Students can also access templates for each portfolio document under the Classwork tab. If parents have any additional questions, they may visit the Senior Project pages on the school’s website.
Please note that seniors are required to complete a project unless they are currently enrolled in or have completed Engineering Design and Development (EDD) or AP Seminar and Research.
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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 spring classes.
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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Notecards needed for Letter Writing Campaign
Lovejoy Family!! The 8th annual Lovejoy Letter Campaign for teachers and staff members has begun! Many of you are familiar with this beloved tradition, but for those of you who are not, it is the time of year when we write appreciation letters for each of our teachers and staff members across the district.
The letters do not have to be elaborate or lengthy. The goal is just for people to write a note of thanks to show appreciation to their teachers, the staff and administration in our district. It is the opportunity for us to take the time to let each person who makes a difference for us throughout the school day know how much we value them. Blank cards are now available in the front foyer of the High School.
Please clearly label the envelope with the staff/teacher’s name and LLC (Lovejoy Letter Campaign) and return the letter to the box located in the foyer of the High School no later than Friday November 12th. Please feel free to share this message as we spread the word about the campaign. We do not want to add any extra burden to our kids and parents, but we do want to share how much we appreciate our teachers and staff - especially this year!
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Parent Workshop
Missed the "Your Digital Footprint" Parent Workshop last week?
While you’re there please consider becoming a member. Your PTSO membership helps us provide more programs like this for our students and families.
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November Training Offerings - Keeping our Students Safe
Lovejoy High School Security, Casey Littlefield and the PTSO are hosting Keeping our Students Safe: Active Shooter Training Session for parents and students. CRASE Training (Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events), click here for more information.
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Arts in Lovejoy ISD
The Lovejoy High School PTSO works to enrich our student’s experience through the arts by promoting and supporting arts events in our schools and community. Our students and community members are creating art every day, and would love to share with you the results of their work! Check out our Lovejoy Fine Arts Events Calendar.
Mark your calendar for our biggest event, the Lovejoy Fine Arts Festival. It is a celebration of the performing and visual arts in Lovejoy ISD. From visual artwork to dance, concerts and theatrical productions, and so much more. We hope you will make plans to attend our in-person event December 3rd and 4th! Stay tuned for more information!
Lovejoy ISD District Fine Arts Website
Lovejoy Arts Facebook site
Community Juried Art Contest
Allen Art Alliance Home Page
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We’re excited to kick off our Annual Appeal campaign!
Our goal is to raise $300,000 and have 35% community involvement. The students of Lovejoy ISD are touched by Foundation dollars in every school and grade throughout the district. Now, more than ever, they need our support to ensure no interruption to the Lovejoy standard of exceptional learning. Visit our website today to learn more and donate! https://www.foundationforlovejoyschools.org
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The Boys and Girls Cross Country teams have had another SWEEP! Both teams were able to capture the 5A Region II Championship Titles last week! They have worked very hard for this. These kids will compete at the State Championship on Friday, November 5th in Round Rock!
Girls team:
Kailey Littlefield - So.
Amy Morefield - Jr.
Sara Morefield - So.
Peyton Benson - So.
Kate Carlson - So.
Katie Armstrong - Sr.
Hailey Malik - Sr.
Boys team:
Tate Barr - Sr.
Nick Yarad - So.
Rohan Sharma - Sr.
Riley McGowen - Sr.
Matt Murray - Sr.
Will Carlson - Fr.
Joe Bluestein - So.
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This weekend Lovejoy High School hosted their second annual For The Love of Bots (Halloween Edition) VEX Robotics Competition and hosted nearly 60 teams! Big shout out to all the parent volunteers! After hours of battling it out on the fields, one of Lovejoy's very own teams 1082C won the Tournament Championship with alliance partner 580X and has become the first LHS Robotics team to qualify for State in this season! We are #LovejoyProud of their accomplishments and continue to be impressed with their tenacity and drive to win.
1082C is composed of: Danny Khalil, Daniel Hanna, Joel Walenciak, Hannah Schnurr, Alyssa Vaughn, and Luke Whitfill
To add to the excitement, one of the top awards in the VEX Robotics Competitions involving the judging of the team's engineering notebook, a thorough team interview, and more... led our LHS team 1082X to win the Design Award! This shows that this team had one of the highest quality engineering processes amongst all the teams there on Saturday and we're beyond proud of their efforts!
1082X is composed of: Declan Cunningham, Isaac Joseph, Brielle Taylor, Chakrearsey Prom, Emily Perry, Megha Siripurapu and Liam Palazzolo
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Academic Calendars for 2021-2022
To access the 2021-22 Academic Calendar, please click here.
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