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THANK YOU TO OUR LOVEJOY COUNSELORS FOR ALL YOU DO FOR OUR KIDS, STAFF AND COMMUNITY!!

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Please see below for the early release Bell Schedule on Thursday, February 16, 2023.

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Attention Senior Class of 2023!

Seniors who did not submit thier project in December will need to submit thier Senior Project presentation on or before March 1st. Parents may access additional information about the senior project here. Seniors will be receiving periodic reminders of the deadline through Google Classroom. Our 2022-2023 LHS Seniors will submit a video presentation for their senior project this year.

We look forward to seeing the amazing things our seniors have been working on as a capstone to their senior year!

Thank you,

Lovejoy HS

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Sloan Creek Intermediate, Willow Springs Middle School, and Lovejoy High School will host 4th, 6th, and 8th graders on Friday, February 20, 2023, for Lovejoy ISD’s Annual Bump Up Day. Bump Up Day was created to assist students with transitioning to a new campus and to help generate excitement for the new experiences they will have. Students will travel to the campus they will be attending for the 2023-2024 school year and have the opportunity to tour the campus, ask questions, and eat lunch. Students will be able to charge lunch and any a la carte/snacks purchases to their lunch account during their visit to their Bump Up school. Please make sure funds are available in your student's lunch account. Lunch prices for students visiting Sloan Creek Intermediate School or Willow Springs Middle School will be $4.00 for a regular meal or $4.75 for a premium meal. Lunch prices for students visiting Lovejoy High School will be $4.50 for a regular meal or $5.25 for a premium meal. A la carte/snack prices vary. Please refer to this document for specific pricing.

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Carter Blood Care and StuCo are hosting a blood drive on February 16th, a half day. Students, staff and community members can sign up via the QR code. We ask that community members choose times after 12 pm. If you have questions, you can email BillieJean Kelsey, billie_kelsey@lovejoyisd.net.

For more information click on the link below.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=13lsoAIAeXMSy6fDkaSWs3sRHhPj3zlM5

PTSO is recruiting adult volunteers to assist students by making sure they eat before and after they donate blood, and ensuring they don't leave too soon. The blood drive is Thursday, February 16th, and the sign-up is for 2-hour shifts between 9am and 3pm. Please sign up here: https://ptolhs.membershiptoolkit.com/volunteer/104249

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Attendance continues to be a top priority for Lovejoy ISD. It should come as no surprise that attendance has a direct relationship with student learning. Additionally, public school funding is provided by the State of Texas based on each district's average daily attendance (ADA).

Lovejoy has developed an Attendance Task Force consisting of staff, parents, and students to formulate ideas about how to positively impact ADA in our district. One suggestion is to update the community via weekly principal communication on the number of absences each campus has accrued YTD along with the budgetary impact of those absences. This information can be found below:

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If you are K - 8th graders and are interested in dancing with the Majestics, please click on the link below for more information regarding the Majestics Dance Clinic.

Dance Clinic

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Check out the Special Education Parent Connect Newletter by clicking the link below!

https://www.smore.com/nqmr9

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Lovejoy ISD G/T services is hosting a Depth and Complexity session for parents. All Lovejoy families are welcome.

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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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Dear Lovejoy High School Families,

We are working hard to support our families this school year with additional resources. Revolution Prep is offering our students the opportunity to take a free online SAT and ACT practice exam, see below to register:

SAT Practice Exam
Saturday February 25, 2023
8:00 am to 12 :00 pm
Live Online

ACT Practice Exam
Saturday April 1, 2023
8:00 am to 12 :00 pm
Live Online

Register here: https://www.revolutionprep.com/partners/5962/

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Students,

If you are interested in athletic training at LHS, please click the link below to see more information.

Athletic Training Program

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Lovejoy Softball Bat Girls!

Is your daughter interested in softball? Does she play softball? Have her come and join our JV or Varsity teams as a Lovejoy Bat Girl for a game! Please sign up for our softball season using the QR code or signup genius link below! Girls need to be dressed in softball attire and have a batting helmet to wear. Each girl will receive a t-shirt as a thank you for their participation! Please sign up by March 7th! Come and support your Lady Leopards! Play Ball!

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It's never too early to start thinking about the 2023-2024 school year! If you are interested in trying out for the 23-24 Leopard Golf Team, register or sign up to receive information for tryouts in MAY 1-4 by completing the google form.

23-24 Leopard Golf Tryouts

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Seniors who are attempting to earn the Green Service Cord, must have all 400 hours of community service submitted to Mrs. Vaughn in room B112 no later than May 5.

Please click on the link below to view the Senior Exemptions for Exams in the spring.

Senior Exam Exemption Policy

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We are Lovejoy Proud of teams 1082E [ Carbonated Potato ] and 1082X [ Infinity's End ] for their accomplishments at the Battle For Las Vegas Signature Event where teams from around the world and the nation gathered to compete! We also got to watch BattleBots while there- it was a blast! At the Signature Event, 1082E fought hard and ended as Quarterfinalists and won the Inspire Award while team 1082X ended as Semifinalists and won the Design Award! These teams traveled far to compete against the best and better prepare themselves for the State and World Championship and we are so excited for what is up ahead for these two excellent teams. Way to go students! We are Best Today, Better Tomorrow

Mock Trial Courtroom Artist, Sophomore Hannah Gapp, won 3rd at our competition and qualified for the State Mock Trial Competition!

On Saturday, February 4th the Majestics Dance Officers, Imperials, and Soloists attended the American Dance and Drill Team North Texas Regional Competition hosted at Rockwall Heath High School. The girls represented Lovejoy in the highest regard earning many top honors and awards.

All groups received Sweepstakes and Gussie Nell Davis Recognition by earning a score of 93 or higher from all judges on all routines. The Majestics Dance Officers received Judges Awards in both Prop and Contemporary for receiving scores of 94 and above. They also received a Division 1 - Silver Ranking for earning a PERFECT SCORE for choreography and presentation. Our Dance Officers walked away with 1st runner up “Best in Class” in the Medium Public High School Officer Division.

Additionally, our Imperials received 1st place in the Medium Ensemble category and a Division 1 – Silver Ranking for also earning a PERFECT SCORE for choreography and presentation.

Finally, we had 7 students complete a solo and all earned a Division 1 Ranking. 3 students, Hannah Wyrick (senior), Genevieve Jones (sophomore), and Robin Crigger (sophomore) were finalists in the Medium Public High School Division. Genevieve Jones placed 4th, Robin Crigger placed 3rd, and Hannah Wyrick placed 2nd overall.

We are so proud of our Majestics Dance Officers, Imperials, and Soloists. Please help me in congratulating these students for their huge success!!!

The Computer Science Team attended the Plano East programming competition on Saturday, January 28, 2023. The 6A contests are always very competitive but Lovejoy came out on top to win 1st place in the Advanced Division with the team of Hannah Mao, Joshua James, and Cameron Coleman. Josh James also took first place on the written exam in the Advanced category. They also pulled off 2nd place in the Novice Division with the team of Shilohk Navaneethakrishnan, Auburnae Williams, and Nolan Finnigan. Shilohk also placed 5th in the written exam in the Novice category. The teams were as follows:

Advanced Team (1st place): Hannah Mao, Joshua James, Cameron Coleman

Advanced Team: Edward Sutton, Lauren Dumin

Advanced Team: Edina Odza, Emily Noack

Novice Team (2nd place): Shilohk Navaneethakrishnan, Auburnae Williams, and Nolan Finnigan

The next contest will be this Saturday where the CS team will enter 5 teams in the all-girls "Digital Divas" competition at UNT as well as Prosper's UIL Invitational.

On February 3, sophomore and juniors with a weighted GPA of at least a 3.8 were invited to apply to Lovejoy High School Chapter of NHS. Students received a notification via their Lovejoy email account. Application materials are available in the NHS Application Google Classroom. Students should read the invitation letter for instructions on how to join the Google Classroom. Applications are due on February 13 at 9:00 p.m. This is a very firm deadline. Late applications will not be accepted. Any questions should come from the student using their Lovejoy email address and be sent to Tania_Vaughn@lovejoyisd.net.

Our varsity men and women competed in the District 9-5A tournament this past weekend. We

had 14 men & 4 women compete.

Our men’s team was named DISTRICT CHAMPIONS!! (winning by 104 points ahead of 2nd place).

292.5 total points.

Please click on the link below to see their great accomplishments!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DGZEZhZTyaljzysthDqQndHIA7Pl8-Sb/view?usp=sharing

Every year our visual art students submit work to compete in Scholastic Art and Writing; one of the country's oldest and most highly regarded high school art competitions. Students from around the US submit work to have it adjudicated and honored regionally (we are part of a 7 state region), before selected "Gold Key" works move on to the national level to be judged again for scholarship, awards, exhibition, and publication.

We are proud to announce that 51 artworks and 27 students from LJVA were awarded at this 7-state regional level!

Of the 51 regional award winners, 11 pieces received Gold Keys and will compete for recognition, scholarship, and award on the national level. Students who win a Gold Key at the national level will be invited to travel to Carnegie Hall in NYC for an awards ceremony and celebration. LJVA is beyond proud of all of our students and the planning, intention, and work that led to this esteemed honor! If you know any of these artists, please congratulate them on this prestigious award and recognition!

Brianna Bacher

Silver Key

Sculpture

11

AP2D/Mac

Brianna Bacher

Silver Key

Drawing & Illustration

11

AP2D/Mac

Lane Beller

Honorable Mention

Mixed Media

11

AP2D/Mac

Kaylee Christiansen

Gold Key

Photography

11

AP2D/Mac

Kaylee Christiansen

Honorable Mention

Design

11

AP2D/Mac

Dana Colston

Honorable Mention

Drawing & Illustration

10

Advanced Drawing and Painting 2/Mac

Dana Colston

Silver Key

Drawing & Illustration

10

Advanced Drawing and Painting 2/Mac

Simi Fadel

Honorable Mention

Art Portfolio

12

AP Drawing/Mac

Simi Fadel

Honorable Mention

Drawing & Illustration

12

AP Drawing/Mac

Simi Fadel

Honorable Mention

Drawing & Illustration

12

AP Drawing/Mac

Simi Fadel

Silver Key

Drawing & Illustration

12

AP Drawing/Mac

Simi Fadel

Honorable Mention

Drawing & Illustration

12

AP Drawing/Mac

Simi Fadel

Silver Key

Drawing & Illustration

12

AP Drawing/Mac

Lyla Fairchild

Silver Key

Drawing & Illustration

9

Advanced Art 1/Mac

Lyla Fairchild

Silver Key

Drawing & Illustration

9

Advanced Art 1/Mac

Makenna Ford

Silver Key

Drawing & Illustration

11

AP2D/Mac

Makenna Ford

Silver Key

Drawing & Illustration

11

AP2D/Mac

Hannah Gapp

Honorable Mention

Drawing & Illustration

10

Advanced Drawing and Painting 2/Mac

Hannah Gapp

Honorable Mention

Drawing & Illustration

10

Advanced Drawing and Painting 2/Mac

Hannah Gapp

Honorable Mention

Drawing & Illustration

10

Advanced Drawing and Painting 2/Mac

Molly Huang

Honorable Mention

Drawing & Illustration

10

Advanced Drawing and Painting 2/Mac

Molly Huang

Gold Key

Drawing & Illustration

10

Advanced Drawing and Painting 2/Mac (Work created out of class)

Dillon Hughes

Gold Key

Drawing & Illustration

12

AP2D/Mac

Dillon Hughes

Gold Key

Mixed Media

12

AP2D/Mac

Libby Johnson

Honorable Mention

Drawing & Illustration

10

Advanced Drawing and Painting 2/Mac

Libby Johnson

Gold Key

Drawing & Illustration

10

Advanced Drawing and Painting 2/Mac

Isabelle Kaufman

Honorable Mention

Drawing & Illustration

9

Art 1 / Seidel

Anna Leininger

Gold Key

Mixed Media

12

AP2D/Mac

Anna Leininger

Silver Key

Painting

12

AP2D/Mac

Caroline Matthews

Silver Key

Drawing & Illustration

10

Advanced Drawing and Painting 2/Mac

Eva Meldrum

Honorable

Drawing & Illustration

10

Advanced Drawing and Painting 2/Mac

Elizabeth Moon

Silver Key

Digital Art

11

AP2D/Mac

Grace Motsney

Silver Key

Mixed Media

11

AP2D/Mac

Jenna Paulus

Honorable Mention

Drawing & Illustration

11

AP2D/Mac

Emma Pierce

Honorable Mention

Digital Art

10

Drawing and Painting 2 / Beller

Petra Pipinich

Honorable Mention

Drawing & Illustration

9

Advanced Art 1/Mac

Brooke Pittana

Honorable Mention

Painting

11

AP2D/Mac

Brooke Pittana

Silver Key

Printmaking

11

AP2D/Mac

Mary Sheridan

Honorable Mention

Drawing & Illustration

9

Advanced Art 1/Mac

Keshav Subash

Honorable Mention

Drawing & Illustration

9

Advanced Art 1/Mac

Marissa Waldrop

Honorable Mention

Drawing & Illustration

10

Advanced Drawing and Painting 2/Mac

Marissa Waldrop

Honorable Mention

Drawing & Illustration

10

Advanced Drawing and Painting 2/Mac

Marissa Waldrop

Silver Key

Drawing & Illustration

10

Advanced Drawing and Painting 2/Mac

Angie Wang

Silver Key

Comic Art

10

Congratulations to the following Regional Qualifiers and the events they qualified in.

Connor Agnew - 200 Free, 100 Back

Violet Almazan - 50 Free, 100 Free, 400 Free Relay

Bruno Caretti - 50 Free, 100 Fly

Pable Duran De La Vega - 200 IM, 500 Free, 400 Free Relay

Ava Easley - 200 Medley Relay, 100 Free, 200 Free Relay, 100 Back

Sean Easley - 200 Free, 500 Free, 400 Free Relay

Maria Faoro - Diving

Sarah Gable - 500 Free, 100 Breast, 400 Free Relay

Jasmine Gasser - 200 IM, 100 Breast

Ben Hansen - 200 IM, 100 Fly

Grace Hu - 200 Medley Relay, 50 Free, 100 Fly, 200 Free Relay

Grant Hu - 200 Medley Relay, 200 Free, 500 Free, 200 Free Relay

Austin Hummel - 100 Back

Isabella Iannarelli - 50 Free, 100 Free, 400 Free Relay

Devon Karras - 100 Fly, 500 Free

Helen Miller - 200 Free

Ashton Moon - 50 Free, 100 Breast

Elizabeth Moon - 100 Fly

Chris Pages - 200 Medley Relay, 50 Free, 100 Free, 200 Free Relay

Emma Pierce - 200 Free, 100 Fly

Heidi Porter - 200 IM, 100 Breast, 400 Free Relay

Frank Portera - 500 Free, 100 Breast

Sam Reagan - 100 Fly, 400 Free Relay

Beau Rice - 200 Free, 100 Back, 400 Free Relay

Camryn Sperling - 200 Medley Relay, 50 Free, 200 Free Relay, 100 Back

Julia Stall - 200 Medley Relay, 200 IM, 200 Free Relay, 100 Breast

Austin, Sone - 200 Medley Relay, 100 Free, 200 Free Relay, 100 Back

Chris Wang - 200 Medley Relay, 50 Free, 200 Free Relay, 100 Breast

Maddox Willard - 200 IM, 100 Breast

Tyler Wilson - 200 IM, 100 Free

Natalie Yarad - 200 Free, 100 Back

The Lovejoy Swim and Dive Team will be traveling to New Caney on February 3-4 for the Regional competition. Best of luck at Regionals!!!!

The Swim and Dive team competed in New Caney for the Regional Meet earlier this week with both Girls and Boys Teams earning 2nd place overall. Congratulations to the following athletes who are on their way to the State Meet in Austin next week.

200 Medley Relay - Camryn Sperling, Grace Hu, Julia Stall, Ava Easley

200 Medley Relay - Austin Stone, Grant Hu, Chris Wang, Chris Pages

200 Free - Grant Hu

Diving - Maria Faoro

100 Free - Ava Easley

200 Free Relay - Camryn Sperling, Julia Stall, Grace Hu, Ava Easley

200 Free Relay - Grant Hu, Austin Stone, Chris Wang, Chris Pages

100 Back - Ava Easley

100 Breast - Julia Stall

Regional Champions include

200 Medley Relay - Austin Stone, Grant Hu, Chris Wang, Chris Pages

200 Free - Grant Hu

Diving - Maria Faoro

100 Free - Ava Easley

100 Breast - Julia Stall

The computer science team competed at Plano Senior High School on Saturday, Jan 21. Lovejoy entered three advanced teams and one novice team in the contest. The programming portion was a 2 hour programming contest. Each team of three students was given a packet of problems and two hours to solve as many as possible. Ties were broken by time. See results and team members below.

Advanced Team -- 1st place

1) Hannah Mao

2) Joshua James

3) Lauren Dumin

Advanced Team -- 6th place

1) Hunter Stark

2) Brady Kofahl

3) Sharon Chen

Advanced Team -- 8th place

1) Jonah Vuong

2) Edward Sutton

Novice Team -- 4th place

1) Auburnae Williams

2) Shilohk Navaneethakrishnan -- Shilohk won 5th place on the written test for Novices

3) Neola Edwin

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Our entire school will be joining in on the largest learning event in history. The Hour of Code! Please click on the link below for more information.

Parent Communication

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Dr. Matt Zakreski, PsyD will be at Lovejoy High School at 10:00 am to discuss The Performance Cliff. Please click on the link below for more information.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EXxQAK97oLtO_eYE95ZAZcHTAw-P-AFw/view?usp=sharing

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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

Parent College and Career Feedback

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Consider joining LHS PTSO this year. Our goal is to ENRICH, CONNECT and SERVE the staff, parents and students of Lovejoy high school. As a PTSO, we try to show the staff of LHS our appreciation and gratitude for their hard work everyday. Your membership dues and leopard donations go directly to to helping our teachers know they are appreciated. It's an easy way to show the staff THANK YOU. Scan the QR code on the graphic or click on this link: http://www.ptolhs.membershiptoolkit.com

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Click HERE to view the 2022-2023 Spring Semester Events