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Last night, I had the opportunity to watch our Fine Arts department's continued dedication in action. The LHS production of Beehive: The 60s Musical was outstanding, and it was exciting to see our students performing in front of a live audience!
More importantly, the connection and dedication to living out the graduate profile and the overwhelming sense of community among all of our Leopards continue to be evident in our classrooms and extra-curricular activities.
If you have not had a chance to see this production, tickets are still available for purchase for tonight and Saturday's performance. Click here to purchase tickets. |
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TMEA All-STAR
TMEA sponsors the Texas All-State audition process to promote students’ dedication to their musical knowledge and skill and to encourage educators to support their students in this development.
Beginning each fall, over 70,000 high school students across the state audition in their TMEA Region. Individuals perform selected music for a panel of judges who rank each instrument or voice part. A select group of musicians advances to compete against musicians from other Regions in their TMEA Area. The highest-ranking musicians judged at the TMEA Area competitions qualify to perform in one of 18 Texas All-State ensembles sponsored by the Band, Orchestra, and Vocal Divisions.
This year, the Lovejoy Band program is pleased to announce the following students earned placement in the TMEA All-State 5A Ensemble.
Emma Ball Oboe 1st Chair, Area
Brynne Davies Flute 2nd Chair, Area
Chris Dechant Clarinet 1st Chair, Area
Jonah Hicks Tenor Saxophone 1st Chair, Area
Neelash Iyer Euphonium 1st Chair, Area
Andrew James Percussion 2nd Chair, Area
Sam Lamping French Horn 1st Chair, Area
Greyson Monroe Bass Clarinet 1st Chair, Area
Catherine O’Brien Piccolo 1st Chair, Area
Regan Wagner Trumpet 1st Chair, Area
TMEA All-State Alternates:
Kylee Tyra
John Hanchey
Michael Harris
In the Lovejoy Choir, junior Aidan Abramson was selected to the TMEA All-State Large School Mixed Choir, Tenor 1.
Congratulations to all of the students who participated in the TMEA All-State process this year.
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Lovejoy Boys and Girls Swim
Lovejoy Swimming did it again! For the second year in a row and for the third time in program history, the Leopards swept the team district titles. Both teams battled back from more than 20 point deficits after the District 10-5A diving portion of the meet was held Wednesday.
The Lady Leopards had lifetime best performances in 22 of the 27 individual swims on the day, taking second place in all three relays. Juniors Emmerson Dingwerth and Meghan Karras led the Lady Leopards, each grabbing a district title (200 Free and 500 Free respectively).
The following Lady Leopards Advanced the following individuals to the Region 3-5A Championships:
Emmerson Dingwerth - 200 Free / 100 Free
Isabella Iannarelli 50 Free / 100 Free
Amanda Karras - 500 Free
Devon Karras - 100 Fly / 500 Free
Meghan Karras - 200 Free / 500 Free
Camryn Sperling - 50 Free / 100 Back
Julia Stall - 200 IM / 100 Breast
Heidi Porter - 100 Breast / 200 IM
Amelia Poulton - 100 Free
Girls Overall Team Scores:
Lovejoy - 182
Prosper Rock Hill - 172
McKinney North - 65
Sherman - 57
Melissa - 4
Denison - 1
After a stellar girls team performance just 24 hours earlier, the Boys team did not disappoint. They cruised to their 3rd team title in convincing style. The Boys advanced all 3 relays, winning the 400 Free relay, taking 2nd in the 200 Medley relay, and 3rd in the 200 Free relay.
The Leopards were led by Freshman phenom Grant Hu, who captured district titles in both the 200 IM and 100 Breastroke and took down the first school record of the season with the win in the 100 Breastroke. District titles were also earned by senior Max Mueth (100 Free), junior Evan Shriner (100 Butterfly), and sophomore Chris Pages (500 Free) to help assure the team's third consecutive district title.
The following Leopards earned a spot in the Region 3-5A Championships:
Bennett Dingwerth - 100 Back
Grant Hu - 200 IM / 100 Breast*
Max Mueth - 200 Free / 100 Free
Chris Pages - 200 Free / 500 Free
Jacob Pierce - 50 Free / 100 Fly
Alex Rowe - 500 Free
Evan Shriner - 200 Free / 100 Fly
Joel Walenciak - 100 Back
John Wallaert - 100 Fly
Jackson Willard - 50 Free / 100 Breast
Boys Overall Team Scores:
Lovejoy - 188
Prosper Rock Hill - 130
McKinney North - 127
Sherman - 35
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Tennis
Congratulations Madeline Smith (Freshman) and Kelly Zhang (Senior) for a 2nd place Girls Doubles win in the Frisco Polar Vortex competition.
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Lovejoy News Network
Congratulations to the following advanced broadcast students for placing in the ATPI Fall Photo Contest this year. Students submit video packages to be judged by a panel of professional-level photographers and educators and compete against students across the state. We are so proud of their hard work!
Advanced Advertisement/PSA, 1st Place: AnnaBeth Smith
Advanced News Video Package, Honorable Mention: Noah Naidoo, Justin Lewis, Chaney Kelly, and Arya Raju
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Computer Science
The computer science team competed virtually in Plano East’s Programming competition. This year Lovejoy entered 4 teams. Our team of Mark Wen, Kevin Xu, and Nathan Fowler, took first place in the contest. The contest consisted of a three-hour programming competition using HackerRank.
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National School Counseling Week
February 1st - 5th, Lovejoy ISD will be recognizing National School Counseling Week and celebrating our amazing Counselors for all they do for our Lovejoy ISD students, teachers, staff, and community! Please join us this week as we thank them for their dedication and service!
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In the Spring of 2020, Lovejoy ISD embarked on the first-ever Strategic Planning process to identify goals, strategies, and action steps that will continue to lead Lovejoy towards excellence.
Known as Living Lovejoy 2025, the strategic planning process gathers input and feedback from teachers, staff, students, parents, and the One Heart. One Lovejoy community to chart the course for continued improvement over the next several years!
Based around our community developed Core Values of One Heart. One Lovejoy, Best Today. Better Tomorrow. and Kids Come First, we are excited to continue our work throughout the Spring to provide a comprehensive plan for approval by the Board of Trustees in May of 2021.
Action Teams are focusing their work around 6 pillars - Graduate Profile, Educator Profile, Continuous Improvement, Community Engagement, Safe & Positive Learning Environment, and Diversity & Inclusion. Action Teams are starting the next process of our journey in identifying specific action steps that will guide us to reach our goals!
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As we wrap up the final week of School Board Appreciation Month, we want to extend our sincere thanks to our amazing school board for their tireless service to our One Heart. One Lovejoy. community!
The board is comprised of seven elected volunteers who serve as the link between the community and the classrooms and help establish the policies that provide the framework for public schools.
Board Members Serving Lovejoy ISD:
Chad Collins, President
Amy Smith, Vice President
Anne Smith, Secretary
Al Litchenburg, Trustee
Barrett Owens, Trustee
Jeff Wood, Trustee
Marvin Bobo, Trustee
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Filings for the May 1, 2021, Lovejoy ISD Board of Trustees election opened on January 13, 2021, and end on February 12, 2021, at 5:00 PM.
The Lovejoy Independent School District Board of Trustees consists of seven trustees, serving terms of three years, with elections held annually. The terms of one-third of the Trustees, or as near to one-third as possible, expire each year.
The following positions will expire on Saturday, May 1, 2021, on which day a Trustee Election will be held:
Position 3, held by Jeff Wood*
Position 6, held by Al Litchenburg
Position 7, held by Barrett Owens
The following filings were received on January 13, 2021:
Position 3, Jeff Wood
Position 7, Barrett Owens
Persons interested in serving on the School Board may obtain a candidate packet at the Lovejoy ISD Administration Building. Please ask for Stacey Dillon.
*The Lovejoy ISD Board of Trustees appointed Jeff Wood to fill the unexpired term of Position 3 pm on August 24, 2020. As an appointed seat, this position will expire in May of 2021. Additionally, the regular term of Position 3 will expire in May of 2022.
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On Friday, February 5th, students currently in 4th, 6th, and 8th grade will get the virtual opportunity to “bump up” to the next grade level and learn more about their 2021-2022 campus.
Students will learn the ins and outs of their upcoming grade, virtually tour the campus, and learn about elective opportunities available to them next year. This is an exciting time for students!
In addition, each campus will be holding additional virtual webinars for parents aimed at providing more detailed information around course selection.
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Please continue to help keep our Leopards healthy and report any positive COVID test results or exposures to your students' campus.
The COVID Case Dashboard is accessible from the main district website, each campus website and accessed here.
For our complete 2020-2021 website with the Planning Guide and COVID procedures, click here.
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Click here to view Lovejoy ISD and campus calendars and events.
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Honored and proud to represent Lovejoy ISD, |
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Michael Goddard, Ed.D.
Superintendent of Schools
Lovejoy Independent School District
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