Parents and Guardians,
It’s Prom Week and students are excited about our upcoming Junior/Senior Prom. The dance will be held Saturday, April 2nd from 8:00 to 11:00 p.m. at Southfork Ranch. More details about the event are listed below including student parking information as well as the "dress up days" schedule for this week.
This past week saw several significant successes by LHS students. Please take some time to scroll through the items below for details about these, as well as lots of other information 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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Spring 2021-2022 Semester Calendar of Events
For planning purposes, click HERE for a list of important Spring Semester dates. The Spring Testing Calendar can be found HERE. |
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Junior/Senior Prom - Saturday, April 2nd
As a reminder, students who leave the Prom venue after being admitted will not be allowed to re-enter. Tickets sold at the door will be for LHS students only and will be verified by their PowerSchool account. The Southfork parking & property map can be found here. |
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English I & II STAAR Exams April 5th & April 7th
The English I STAAR exam will take on Tuesday, April 5th and the English II STAAR exam will take place on Thursday, April 7th.
For planning purposes, the Spring Semester Exam schedule can be found here. |
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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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Following the bad weather that closed schools on February 3 & 4, the district added minutes to the K-8 school day to make up one of those days and will make up the other day on April 18. Lovejoy High School will make up one day on April 18 but did not need to add minutes to their school day because they had additional minutes accumulated due to their longer school days.
After the February 24 bad weather that closed all campuses, Lovejoy High School is currently 105 minutes short of the 75,600 required instructional minutes by the State. The State requires campuses to make two adjustments to their calendar before applying for a bad weather day waiver. Since Lovejoy High School has not added minutes to the calendar to make up for these lost minutes, we are not eligible to apply for the bad weather waiver day for LHS. Therefore, we need to add additional minutes to the Lovejoy High School calendar. Lovejoy High School will add 35 minutes to the end of the early release days on May 24, 25, and 26th. Instead of dismissing at 1:00 PM, dismissal will be at 1:35 PM.
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Registration for Dual Credit Courses for 2022-2023 School Year
Students who requested to take dual credit courses next year but have not completed the Collin College application, need to complete the application by Friday, April 1st. The powerpoint is attached here to walk you through the process. An additional help session for students will be held in the library on Wednesday, April 6th to clear holds on Collin College accounts.
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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Lost & Found
Please check the lost & found for any missing items. All items not claimed by Friday, April 8th will be donated.
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AP Exam Volunteers Needed
We 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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Federal Report Card
The Texas Education Agency 2020-2021 Federal Report Card for Texas Public Schools is now available and posted on the district website here.
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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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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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Sewing Camp 2022
Join the fun at the 15th annual Summer Sewing Camps to be held at Lovejoy High School. Sewing Basics 101 teaches machine and
tool basics while making a pillowcase and PJs. Sewing Skills Builder 201
continues to develop your skills with your choice of an individualized project.
Choose 1, 2 or all 3 sessions, which will take place in June. To reserve your
spot; scan the QR code on the flyer below and fill it out. Your
registration will be confirmed by return email.
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Senior Cap & Gown / Announcement Orders
Cap/Gown & Announcement orders have arrived and can be picked up at the LHS School Store.
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Senior Booster Club
What an exciting time for our seniors! We need your help completing your senior's to-do list.
1. Submit Senior photos
2. Fill out Senior Survey (needs to be completed by Senior)
3. RSVP/Buy Senior Tailgate ticket
4. RSVP Baccalaureate
5. Purchase Senior ad (optional)
The DEADLINE is APRIL 8th.
While the senior spotlight ad is an optional "to-do" this is a great way to honor your senior. All funds raised through the spotlight ads help pay for the Senior Memory Book, a gift each senior will receive, as well as other senior events held by the Senior Booster Club.
Thank you for your continued support and we look forward to celebrating the Class of 2022 with you!
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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.
The parent webinar will be recorded and linked to the Gifted and Talented portion of the LISD website.
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Girls Soccer
Lovejoy High School Girls Varsity Soccer moves on to the 2nd round of playoffs for the 1st time since 2014!
Junior Mary Mueth scored the first goal in the 2nd half and Freshman Mia Reaugh scored the tying goal with two minutes left in the 2nd extra time after an assist from Senior Tatum Chester. Congratulations to Lovejoy High School Girls Soccer on this hard won victory!
Below is the 2nd round info with a ticket link:
Venue: Kuykendall Stadium - formerly Frisco ISD Memorial Stadium (6950 Stadium Ln. Frisco, TX 75033)
Date: Tuesday 3/29/22
Time: 7:30 PM
Home Team: Lovejoy
Away Team: WT White
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Spring Break was an incredible time of adventure for Lovejoy Visual Art students, parents, and teachers as they toured Italy and Greece together. The first hand learning experience that was shared by this group of Lovejoy artists and art historians was absolutely incredible. From sitting and reflecting on the veranda of the Uffizi gallery in Florence, the birthplace of the Renaissance, to hiking up Mt. Parnassus to the Temple of Apollo and sketching the Greek ruins; our students and parents had the adventure of a lifetime. From exploring the Colosseum and Roman Forum in Rome, to experiencing the vastness of St. Peter’s Basilica and the endless collection of the Vatican Museum, to walking in Michelangelo’s footsteps in Florence, to having our breath taken away by the mountains and monasteries of Greece covered in snow or climbing the paths to the Parthenon…experiencing these things together was truly irreplaceable and a perfect picture of the passionate and adventurous learning spirit LJVA hopes to instill in all of our students. If you would like to see more images from this year’s LJVA’s Adriatic adventure check out @ljvaoutsidethestudio! |
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Leopard Fishing has wrapped up the regular season winning Team of the Year. Ben Burns & Aidan Abramson earned Anglers of the Year. Two more Leopard teams finished in the top 10 of Angler of the Year points, Connor Dunn & Ian Nash (2nd) and Max Nwanebu (10th). Next up is the Regional Tournament on April 9 at Lake Texoma. The following teams qualified for Regionals: Burns & Aidan Abramson, Connor Dunn & Ian Nash, Max Nwanebu, Mason Muller & Avery Conn, Grant Pursifull & Kade Stubbs |
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Our LHS UIL One Act Play performed a beautiful show at Bi-District competition last Tuesday at Lebanon Trail High School. While they did not advance in competition, they received several individual accolades. Congratulations to Director, Jessica Brewster, the cast and crew on an awesome One Act Play season!
Outstanding Technician:
Blake Gatlin
Honorable Mention Cast:
Zoe Nolan
All Star Cast:
Chloe "Kore" Russell
Silent Sky is an absolutely moving show full of great emotion, laughter, and a few tears. There will be a home production scheduled later this Spring for our community to enjoy.
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Orchestra
Several orchestra students competed at UIL Solo and Ensemble this past Saturday. The following students received a 1 (Superior) on class 1 solos and have qualified for State! Alissa Chang, Aarathi Devakumar, Emily Perry, and Alex Simpkins. Congrats to the following students who also received a 1 (Superior) on their performances: Sophia Dong, Neola Edwin, Simi Fadel, David Fagner, Ally Harris, Helena Heinrich-Barna, Avery Jordan, Olivia Long, Sofia Rodas, Emeryson Runions, Savannah Spors, Tanisha Sutaria, and Sofia Zinn.
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Staff Recognition
LHS Teacher Jared Glaze had his cheek swabbed for the Be the Match organization 10 years ago. On February 27, Mr. Glaze traveled to Seattle to donate his stem cells after receiving a call that the organization found a match.
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Academic Calendars for 2021-2022
To access the 2021-22 Academic Calendar, please click here.
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