Parents and Guardians,
This Friday will be our first Early Release day of the school year. On each of our early release days, students will go to class periods 1-4 and all students will begin lunch at 12:00 pm. Buses will run at 1:00, but students who have alternate transportation will be allowed to leave at 12:00 when lunch begins.
Friday is also our Leopard Friday community event. Festivities will begin at 4:00 in the LHS Courtyard, and there will be something for everyone. Our student organizations, clubs, and community groups provide a fun and carnival-type atmosphere for both kids and adults. We will end the event with a community pep rally at 6:00 in the LHS Courtyard. (In the event of inclement weather, the booths will be moved to the auxiliary gym.)
Please read below for information about other events and activities. 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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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.
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Student Holiday - November 1st & 2nd
LHS will be closed for Teacher Professional Development.
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Campus and District Information |
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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.
Please clearly label the envelope with the staff/teacher’s name and LLC (Lovejoy Letter Campaign) and return the letter to the box located at specified location of each campus 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
Join us Wednesday, October 27th at 11:30-12:30 for a parent workshop (Via Zoom) on how to navigate the top 10 social media apps that your students are using. Click here for more information.
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New to Lovejoy? First year in Lovejoy ISD? We invite you to join us for a check in coffee/brunch at Elke’s café on Thursday 10/21/2021 at 10:30am. Please pay for your own coffee/brunch at the counter then join us at our reserved table. We will provide the people resources for you to answer any questions or just to meet someone new - all you have to do is let us know you are coming and join us for some fun conversation. Please RSVP to casimpkinspta@gmail.com so we know how many to expect or please feel free to call or text Camille Simpkins at 214-558-9921 with any questions or concerns. We look forward to seeing you soon!
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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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This past weekend Varsity Girls and Boys competed in the 5A Invitational. Both boys and girls won the overall meet scoring almost twice as many points as the second place team. Congratulations to the following winners:
Girls 200 Medley Relay - Camryn Sperling, Julia Stall, Emmerson Dingwerth, Ava Easley
Boys 200 Medley Relay - Austin Stone, Grant Hu, Jacob Pierce, Chris Pages
200 Free - Emmerson Dingwerth and Joel Walenciak
100 Fly - Grant Hu
100 Free - Emmerson Dingwerth
Girls 200 Free Relay - Julia Stall, Isabella Iannarelli, Emmerson Dingwerth, Camryn Sperling
Boys 200 Free Relay - Chris Wang, Bennett Dingwerth, Jacob Pierce, Joel Walenciak
100 Back - Ava Easley and Joel Walenciak
100 Breast - Julia Stall and Grant Hu
Boys 400 Free Relay - Grant Hu, Beau Rice, Chris Pages, Joel Walenciak
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Congratulations to Junior Calla Patino for winning Best of SNO, an award based on the best stories being published on the SNO sites network.
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The Lovejoy Band competed in the Region 25 UIL Marching contest at Kimbrough Stadium this past Saturday. The band scored a "Superior" rating from all judges and have been moved forward in the process towards the State Marching Contest, now qualifying for Area. The band will perform again at Area B competition in Prelims and Finals this Saturday at Children's Health, Prosper ISD Stadium starting at 2:30 PM. |
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The Lovejoy Computer Science Team competed virtually at the Seven Lake's Programming contest on Saturday. Teams of three students had two hours to complete as many problems as possible from the 18 problem packet. Lovejoy entered 5 teams - 3 advanced teams and 2 novice teams. Lovejoy came in 5th place in the Advanced category (53 teams competing) and 5th place in the Novice category (30 teams competed).
Advanced Teams
Team 1: Kevin Xu, Marissa Liebl, Hannah Mao (5th place)
Team 2: Jordan Day, Amber Liu
Team 3: Paige Young, Lucas Ramirez
Novice Teams
Team 1: Katelyn Helfand, David Fagner, Hunter Stark (5th place)
Team 2: Declan Finnigan, Kugu Soykan, Samuel Chen (10th place)
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The LHS Cross Country team won all 4 divisions at the District Meet! In addition to winning all team title, they secured 4 individual titles with Ava Easley & Andrew Poulton winning the JV division and Amy Morefield & Tate Barr winning the District 10-5A individual championships.
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Academic Calendars for 2021-2022
To access the 2021-22 Academic Calendar, please click here.
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