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Lovejoy High School - Newsletter - April 21, 2023
Leopard Spotlight!
Sarah Caban is our Leopard Spotlight award winner for 4.21.23! Ms. Caban is a team player on the LHS campus. She helps out in several areas, including teaching in the English department, teaching debate, and coaching cheer. She does this all with joy and excellence. We are grateful to have her positive spirit on our staff.
Biology & US History EOC Administration
Many of our students will be taking their End of Course (EOC) Exams next week:
- The Biology EOC Exam primarily includes our 9th graders and will be administered on Wednesday, April 26th.
- The US History EOC Exam primarily includes our 11th graders and will be administered on Thursday, April 27th.
Both exams will begin promptly at 8:45 a.m. Testing room assignments will be posted in the Commons so students know where to report.
Getting plenty of sleep and eating a good breakfast will be a great way to help your student be ready for these days. Thank you
Pop Show
The Lovejoy HS Choir program presents our annual pop show. This year's theme is "Decades." Come enjoy songs from every decade from the 50's to the 2020's. Shows are April 20th & 21st at 7:00 pm. Tickets are on sale now!
https://www.lovejoyfinearts.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=2542850&type=d&pREC_ID=2365085
Junior/Senior Prom
Tickets are still on sale for the LHS Prom today for $100. Tickets will be sold at the door as well, but the cost will be $125 (card only).
If your student has not turned in a Visitor Form to the AP office, their visitor will not be permitted to enter the event. If you student is unsure about if their form was received, they can reach out to Ms. Martinez, Ms. Pollard, or Ms. Nguyen for confirmation.
We look forward to seeing you tomorrow night from 8-11pm at the Dallas Museum of Art for the 2023 LHS Prom!
AP Exams
AP Exams will take place the first two weeks of May. The exam schedule is posted here.
See payment information below:
The cost for most AP exams is $97.00 per test. Capstone courses- AP Seminar and AP Research- are $145.00 each.
To verify the payment amount, please click here and enter your student's id number. Anyone choosing to pay with a credit card through this link will incur a 4.16% service charge.
To avoid fees, you may mail a check payable to:
Lovejoy High School
attn:Leopard Store
2350 Estates Pkwy
Lucas, TX 75002
You can also have your student drop off a check or cash at the LHS School Store. Please ensure that your child’s name is in the memo line of the check followed by AP Exam.
Ex. Memo Sam Smith - AP Exams
Deadline for payment is: Monday, May 1, 2023
In the event that the cost of these AP exams is a financial hardship, please contact Michael Montague at 469-742-8712 or michael_montague@lovejoyisd.net to obtain a financial assistance application.
Lovejoy Band Spring Concert
Volleyball Spring Clinic
🔗: https://spring-volleyball-clinic.cheddarup.com
Email lojovballbooster@gmail.com for any further questions.
School Store
Also, the deadline to order patches for letter jackets is May 1st.
Lovejoy Jazz Band
Click the link for tickets and to view a full description on the performances for the evening of May 1st
Message from the Registrar
Lovejoy Families,
If you haven't already, please complete our Intent to Return to Lovejoy ISD form, this information will help plan for a successful school year and prepare for adequate staffing. The form can be found here.
We are looking for responses from all Lovejoy ISD families.
Thank you for your help and support. It’s great to be a Leopard!
Parking at Lovejoy High School
Just a reminder, if you are a student driver and have not purchased a parking pass, please make sure to stop by the school store. All student drivers must have a pass to park at LHS. There should be no students parking in the front of the school. Thank you
Special Education Parent Connect Newsletter
Save the Date - Athletic Physicals
Who may attend: All students entering 7th-12th grade who plan to be in athletics, majestics, cheer, color guard, and/or band in the 2023-2024 school year
**Parents are encouraged to attend with their child
When: May 23rd, 2023 from 3:30pm to 8pm
Where: Lovejoy High School Gymnasium
For more information click the link below:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BVyRt4qgLl8I4TvEdGjY6QDKEqEYImZq/view?usp=sharing
VOE (Verification of Enrollment)
Student Sign-Out (Driver and Parent Pick-Up)
Message from Collin College
In order to assist students in staying on track or not fall further behind academically as a result of the pandemic, Collin College is offering a summer 2023 tuition and fee credit! This tuition and fee waiver will cover up to 6 credit hours for students graduating high school this spring (May/June) within the Collin College Service Area. Let us help you get back on track and move toward your college graduation goals!
Registration and the Reversing the Slide Application must be completed by May 3, 2023 at 12 PM to qualify
For more info please visits RTS Info (collin.edu)
Positive Behavior Traits: CITIZENSHIP (4th 9 weeks)
This year, the counseling department will be focusing on the four principal Positive Behavior Traits from the Texas Education Agency TEKS. Please use the slides linked below to review what citizenship looks like in a variety of ways for our Lovejoy Leopards. We encourage you to connect this with your family's expectations as well!
Transcript Fees
Current Lovejoy High School students will receive a total of three free transcripts per school year. Once a student has requested three transcripts, the cost will be $3 per additional electronic transcript.
Please click here to pay transcript fees.
Cap & Gowns from Jostens
Don't Forget to Order Senior Photos
On homepage, click view and order images.
Scroll through the gallery until you get to Seniors 2023 Lovejoy from June 2022.
It will ask for an online code, type in your student’s school I.D.
Senior Panoramic Photos can be ordered on the Goldbeck website at www.goldbeckcompany.com
Upcoming Dates for the Class of 2023
Community Service Green Cord Deadline
Class of 2023 Senior Booster Club
SENIOR WEBSITE & BOOSTER CLUB CONTACTS - CLICK HERE
Senior Exam Exemption Information
Please click on the link below to view the Senior Exemptions for Exams in the spring.
Scholarship Information
Overwatch Award
Girls Golf
As is the case with most sports, the Region 2-5A girls golf tournament is generally one of the most competitive in the state. That was the case once again on Monday and Tuesday, where five teams rose to the top of the leaderboard in the battle to finish within the top 3 teams and advance to the State Tournament.
After day 1, Frisco Centennial and Frisco Wakeland separated from the rest of the field leaving Lovejoy alone in third, 7 strokes ahead of Frisco Liberty and leading Frisco High by just 1 stroke. But Day 2 saw Liberty and Frisco make their push. The three teams traded shots all day, Liberty scoring better than Lovejoy but, Lovejoy had entered the day with a seven-stroke edge. Battling against the heavy winds coming off Lake Sam Ray Hubbard, it was Lovejoy and Liberty who were the two left standing, tied for third place at the end of regulation play. In thrilling fashion, after a team sudden death playoff lasting just one hole, Lovejoy emerged, capturing the Third Place Title and is the first team to advance to the State Tournament in Lovejoy school history.
“So excited, so proud,” Lovejoy head coach Brooke Donovan said. “It is always hard when a program changes hands, especially on those returning players. But I’ve got such a great group of girls and they’ve totally bought into the culture and what we’re trying to do here. They probably thought I was crazy when I came in Day 1 talking about State. Since then, we have talked so much about being in a position to fight for a spot to the State Tournament but I never dreamed it would be in the most dramatic and intense of fashions, a team playoff. This is really the first time these girls have been in a high stakes, high pressure situation and I am so proud of how they handled themselves.”
The Regional Team was made up of seniors Emma Blair and Katie Haeussler, sophomores Katelyn Coleman, Sofia Denham and Emily York, and Freshman Jordan Wheelis.
The Class 5A state tournament is scheduled for May 15-16 at White Wing Golf Club in Georgetown.
Lovejoy UIL One Act Play Advances to REGIONALS
Individual award winners went to:
Outstanding Technicians: Team Award for Sound: Maeve Berner, Clare Christenson, Reece Robinson, Clay Diercks, Jillian Nuckels
Honorable Mention All Star Cast: Reece Robinson (Nimrod) & Clare Christenson (Young Annabell Lee, Mike)
All Star Cast: Jacob Smithwick (Edgar Allen Poe, Disguised Mourner) & Zoe Nolan (Lady in Green, Duchess Ulrica, Female Mourner 4)
Regionals will be at the Arlington ISD Performing Arts Center on April 22. Shows begin at 10 am and Lovejoy is up first. We wish the company of "Nevermore!" all the best and "break a leg"!
Cheer All-State Recognitions
Congratulations to the following LHS Cheerleaders for their achievements this year!
Cheer 5A All-State
- Evelyn Kwon
- Isabel Szymanski
Cheer 5A Academic All-State
- Sydney DeCarlo
- Brianna Siddall
- Isabel Szymanski
- Evelyn Kwon
National French Contest
Leopard Fishing
Moving on to State
*Grayson Cox/Carsten Dunn (22nd place - 4 fish - 11.88 lbs)
*Carson Brownlow/Kade Stubbs (80th place - 2 fish - 5.94 lbs)
Lacrosse
Congrats to the Men's Varsity Lacrosse team. They are the Class B North District Champs after their 14-4 win over Plano East last Saturday afternoon. They will be headed to Houston in a couple of weeks for the Super Regional round of the playoffs.
THSCA Assistant Coach of the Year
April Nutrition News
April Newsletter:
https://4.files.edl.io/551b/04/11/23/210252-ee5d2875-4157-4a32-ac86-9000c88a9cf4.pdf
Stem Festival
LISD needs your input!
As part of the Lovejoy 2030 Future Ready Strategic Target, Lovejoy ISD is seeking your input regarding College, Career, and other vocational/professional opportunities. Data collected is anonymous, and will be used for the specific purpose of analyzing interest/need for College, Career, and other vocational/professional opportunities. Completing the feedback form is completely voluntary.
Student College and Career Feedback
Lovejoy High School PTSO
AP Testing Donations
Over the next month, many volunteers will be helping monitor the AP exams process. The high school has asked if the PTSO could facilitate donations of water and grab and go snacks to provide for these volunteers. You can drop off your donations to the cart in the foyer or into main entrance between now and April 28th. Please mark you donations PTSO/AP Testing. Thank you for your continued support.
PTSO Social Media
The Lovejoy High School PTSO is now on Social Media. Check it out!!
https://www.instagram.com/lovejoyhighptso/
https://www.facebook.com/Lovejoy-High-School-PTSO-103696425841136/?ref=page_internal
Community News Webpage: https://www.lovejoyisd.net/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1601749&type=d&pREC_ID=1729844