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The Leopard Spotlight for 2/17/23 is Casey Littlefield and Regan Aguirre. We are very lucky to have such great marshals at LHS and they are a big part of our school. They always work proactively and tirelessly to ensure a safe environment. With that said, they are also some of the best at building relationships with our kids. Thank you to both of you and congrats!!!

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Attention Senior Class of 2023!

Our 2022-2023 LHS Seniors will submit a video presentation for their senior project this year.

Seniors who did not submit their project in December will need to submit thier Senior Project presentation on or before March 3rd. Parents may access additional information about the senior project here. Seniors have been receiving periodic reminders of the deadline through Google Classroom.

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

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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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URGENT YEARBOOK NOTICE
While the final yearbook ordering deadline was Friday Jan 27, Jostens is allowing one final opportunity to purchase by Feb 17.
You can purchase online at jostensyearbooks.com or via the below link:
https://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A01104667

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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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The LHS Boys Basketball Team would like to invite you to come out and show your support as they play Crandall at Rockwall Heath High School this Monday at 7pm.

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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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SENIOR parents, we need your help with the SENIOR VIDEO

The Senior Booster Club creates a slideshow of submitted senior pictures which is played at graduation and baccalaureate. Please submit FOUR pictures of your senior as soon as possible. DEADLINE: MARCH 24, 2023. (NO EXCEPTIONS). SUBMIT SENIOR PHOTOS, CLICK HERE

SENIOR WEBSITE & BOOSTER CLUB CONTACTS - CLICK HERE

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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Many thanks to PALS and Acapella Choir students along with Kelly Martin and Kyle Herrema.

On Tuesday, they spread Love & Joy to the Allen Area Senior Citizen group at their monthly luncheon. The students were wonderful in helping to set up, greet, visit, entertain, and clean. THANK YOU for sharing these amazing students so they could share and serve in a fun day for the special guests.

We had some awesome students who volunteered to serve at the recent Tim Tebow Night to Shine event. Again, sharing Love & Joy to make such a special night absolutely spectacular!

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The Lovejoy Boys Soccer team is currently 6-0 in district and currently in first place. We would love for you to come out and support our players. https://www.lovejoyleopards.net/sport/soccer/boys/

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1hc7LmkvMuS34YLJQV8lzTw9vfo-fcLnR

Congratulations to the 5A Robotics State Championship Semifinalists 1082C [ Le Fishee ] and 1082R [ Robot Go Vroom Vroom ] who had an incredible day full of tough matches and a ton of work. They fought hard each and every match and worked in between their matches to fix issues as they popped up. On these teams we have some of our very best engineering students and we are so proud of all their hard work and accomplishments! These teams, along with other LHS robotics teams, will be at the Region 2 State Championship coming soon on March 4th in Southlake. We hope to see you there!

Our Leopard Fishing Team competed in a tournament over the weekend on Lake Ray Hubbard. It was a cold morning, but they pushed through and several teams came out weighing fish. Three of our teams placed in the top 30 (awarded) teams out of 214 boats, with a 4th place finish overall. The following teams placed as outlined below:

11th place - Izak Lenart & Grant Pursifull

12th place - Grayson Cox & Carsten Dunn

18th place - Carson Brownlow & Kade Stubbs

Our UIL teams competed in Prosper's UIL Invitational against 4A, 5A, and 6A schools from around North Texas. Our successes include:

2nd place team for Current Issues & Events (Eric Oesterling, Katherine Smith, Helen Miller, and Nathaniel Bognot), including 3rd place for Eric Oesterling and 5th place for Katherine Smith.

Evelyn Tsai earned 1st place in Ready Writing with Maddie Hays earning 3rd place and Maryn Thompson earning 5th place.

Calla Patino earned 5th place and Sarah Hibberd won 6th place in Feature Writing.

Hannah Mao won 4th place in Computer Science with the team (consisting of Hannah Mao, Joshua James, Hunter Stark, Cameron Coleman, and Shilohk Navaneethakrishnan) earning a 3rd place win!

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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