Parents and Guardians,
I am sure I don’t have to tell you, but this weekend we have a four-day holiday. LISD students and teachers will not have school on Friday, October 8th and Monday October 11th. I hope you and your student get a chance to spend some time together and enjoy the short break from school. Dual Credit students will need to communicate with their individual professors to determine if those classes will be meeting.
Early Sunday morning a group of individuals forcibly removed and then took 8 recently installed speed bumps from the LHS parking lot. We have reported this to the Collin County Sheriff’s Office and they are conducting an investigation. If you have any information about this event, or the individuals that may have done this, please contact LHS at 469-742-8700 or the CCSO at 972-547-5100.
Over the past month many students across the nation have participated in TikTok challenges to vandalize or take property from their school. Some social media posts indicate that in the month of October the “challenge” is to slap a school staff member. Although I highly doubt our students would engage in this behavior, I encourage you to take the opportunity to speak with your student about making wise decisions regarding social media challenges as well as the possible negative consequences that could result.
Please take a few minutes to read the additional information below and thank you for partnering with us in growing and supporting our students.
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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End of 1st Grading Period Thursday, October 7th |
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Thursday, October 7th Pep Rally |
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On October 7th, please join us in honoring those who have fought Breast Cancer and those who are still fighting, along with their families. We are hoping to "Pink Out" the stands at both our pep rally that morning and at the football game that evening. To help raise awareness and to offer all the proceeds as a donation, the Student Council is selling Pink Out shirts for $15, at the school store. The Majestics will also be collecting cash donations at the game. See you there! Please click HERE for the Pep Rally Bell Schedule. |
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Student & Staff Holiday October 8th-11th |
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LHS will be closed on Friday, October 8th and Monday, October 11th for Fall Break. |
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PSAT/NMSQT
The PSAT/NMSQT for 9th-11th graders will take place on Wednesday, October 13th. All 9th-11th grade students should arrive at LHS at 8:30 am and report to their assigned rooms to take the PSAT which begins at 8:45 am. Seniors will have late arrival and report to LHS at 1:00 pm.
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Senior Cap and Gown Presentation October 13th
Seniors! Jostens will be coming to LHS to do a presentation to the senior class on Wednesday, October 13th from 1:00-1:30 pm in the Auditorium. Packets will be distributed during the presentation. Due to the underclassman taking the PSAT exam, Seniors do not need to report to campus until 1:00 pm. At that time Seniors will go to the Auditorium and attend the Josten's presentation.
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Leopard Friday / October 22nd Early Release Day
Friday, October 22nd will be an Early Release Day. Students will be released at 12:00 pm. Lunch will be served in the LHS Cafeteria for those riding the bus. Bus routes will begin at 1:00 pm. Students who have their own transportation can leave at 12:00 pm.
Leopard Friday is coming soon! This event is sure to be the best one ever! Click HERE for information on reserving/setting up a booth.
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Campus and District Information |
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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 September award winners Amanda Humphries and Amy Dresser! |
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We would like to share a very special thank you to Brad and Kasey Havens, owners of Lovejoy HVAC, for their sponsorship of the Heart of a Teacher and Heart of Support monthly awards. Through their generosity the monthly recipients of these awards will receive a $50 gift card. |
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Lovejoy High School Students! This is your opportunity to live like Troy, Gabriella, Sharpay, and Ryan! The LHS Performing Arts Department is holding open auditions for High School Musical on October 5 & 6, 2021 in the LHS Choir Room (E-111). You will sign up for a time to sing (audition songs are posted in the HSM Google Classroom), and you may be asked to attend callbacks on October 7. Rehearsals will begin October 11 and our performances will be January 20, 21, and 22, 2022. Join our Google Classroom using code obaxxye to access your audition application, contract, conflict calendar, and all audition materials. If you have any questions, please reach out to Ms. Brewster and Ms. Koziatek at jessica_brewster@lovejoyisd.net and
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This year, all Lovejoy ISD parents are asked to complete the LISD Socioeconomic Information Form, regardless of socioeconomic need. State and federal funds are allocated to school districts based on this information.
If you have already completed this form for 2021-2022 you do not need to complete another form. However, if you have not completed this form for the 2021-2022 school year, please click Socioeconomic Information Form to download the form, complete one form per student and return it either to the campus PEIMS personnel or to PEIMS Coordinator, 259 Country Club Rd, Allen, TX 75002 by October 8, 2021.
Please note that this form is not sent to the Texas Education Agency and that the income levels indicated for your family are not reported to the Texas Education Agency. Only the Economic Disadvantaged status of each student as determined by the information provided is reported to the Texas Education Agency.
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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.
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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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 LHS PALS student group collected 287 jars of peanut butter which was well over 300lbs of peanut butter donated to the North Texas Food Bank in Plano. Way to go!
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The Lovejoy Band Competed in the Wylie Marching Invitational this past weekend. After multiple lightning delays, the band secured a spot in the top 10 to perform again in Finals competition. At the end of finals, the band was awarded 4th place overall and placed ahead of multiple larger 6A programs and ahead of 2 State 5A finalists. Go Band!!
The band will compete next at the Region 25 UIL Marching Band Competition on October 16th and then again the following week at the Area level, working towards the State level competition in November.
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Congratulations to the Lovejoy Swim and Dive team who had their first competition, the Frisco Sprint Invitational on September 25 in Frisco. The girls finished in 6th place overall. Maria Faoro, a freshman, started the girls out by winning 1st place in the 1 meter diving setting a meet record and winning by 2 points. The boys finished 4th place overall.
Finishing in the top 8 on the girls side were
6th - 100 Medley - Camryn Sperling, Julia Stall, Devon Karras, Emmerson Dingwerth
4th - 100 Free - Emmerson Dingwerth
1st - Diving- Maria Faoro
5th - 50 Free - Emmerson Dingwerth
5th - 50 Breast - Julia Stall
7th - 200 Free Relay - Julia Stall, Isabella Iannarelli, Meghan Karras, Emmerson Dingwerth
Finishing in the top 8 on the boys side were
4th - 100 Medley - Austin Stone, Grant Hu, Jacob Pierce, Joel Walenciak
8th - 100 Free - Joel Walenciak
7th - 25 Free - Jacob Pierce
5th - 200 Free - Joel Walenciak
7th - 100 Free Relay - Bennett Dingwerth, Christopher Wang, Tristan Chesler, Christopher Pages
5th - 50 Breast - Grant Hu
3rd - 200 Free Relay - Joel Walenciak, Christopher Pages, Beau Rice, Grant Hu
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The Varsity Tennis Team is setup for a showdown with Rock Hill Tuesday the 5th. Both teams will be undefeated going into the last district match with a District Championship on the line. Last week the team defeated Denison 18-1, which makes the Tennis Team 11-1 overall. |
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Academic Calendars for 2021-2022
To access the 2021-22 Academic Calendar, please click here.
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