The Leopard Link

Our Leopard Spotlight Award Winner for 5-17-24 is Marshall Williams. Since stepping on campus this spring, Coach Williams has naturally exemplified LISD’s standard of excellence, and is the ultimate team player. He did a great job during spring ball and was an important piece in helping some of our academic classes finish the year strong. We appreciate his work ethic and please join us in congratulating him!

May 21st-24th: Underclassman Final Exams, Early Release Days for Students - Schedule

May 23rd: 12th grade award ceremony @ 9:00am

May 25th: Graduation at 10:00am @ Credit Union of Texas Event Center

• Final exam schedule (May 21-24)- For our 9th-11th grade students, we will follow this Schedule.

The Senior Booster club will be hosting the Senior Tailgate for the 12th grade class on Monday, May 20th in the back parking lot. We will have a section blocked off for the event, which includes parking spots 63-133 and 332-362. If you did not purchase a senior tailgate spot and are assigned one of these spots, please park in the front parking lot on Monday.

Please see the map below for the afternoon dismissal traffic pattern for 9-11th grade students on Monday. Thank you for your partnership.

9:00 a.m. Doors Open to the Public

10:00 a.m. Graduation begins and lasts approximately 90 minutes.

Livestream link:

Livestream | Credit Union of Texas Event Center - Official Website (cutxeventcenter.com)

Bag Policy:

• Bag Policy

Parking: The venue recommends parking in the South Garage.

• Directions & Parking

• Prohibited Items

Parents, we are sending this form to gauge interest levels in zero-hour courses for AP Lang and AP Lit for the 24-25 school year. This would take place from 7:45-8:35 AM before school and would potentially allow for your student to take an additional elective course during the regular school day. Please fill out your interest below and we appreciate your feedback.​ Please note, these may not be the only zero hour course offerings we consider for next year, but they will serve as a good data point regarding future decisions.

Link to Form

If your student has medicine in the school clinic, please make sure they have enough to finish the school year. Any extra medicine should be picked up by parents by the last week of school. We are unable to store medication, including inhalers, over the summer. Thank you for your partnership!

The Lovejoy Visual Art program is excited to announce the opening of the 16th annual LJVA AP Studio Art Exhibition on May 18th from 5 - 9! We cannot wait to share this wonderfully diverse and thoughtful collection of work with our community. The range of approaches, processes, and creativity behind these 16 artists' work is a beautiful testament to the legacy of Lovejoy Visual Arts. Please join us Saturday, May 18th from 5 - 9 pm to honor these artists and their work while gaining insight into their personal investigation and ideation. At the exhibition, you have the opportunity to meet the artists, hear about their work and process, and purchase available artwork. We are also excited to invite you to participate in our yearly charity auction of original work. This year our auction will be benefiting the Vogel Alcove, a non-profit organization on a mission to help young children overcome the lasting and devastating effects of homelessness. The Lovejoy Visual Art program strongly believes in using our gifts to give back to our larger community and would love for you to join us in this yearly tradition.

16th Annual LJVA AP Studio Art Exhibition

Saturday, May 18th from 5 - 9 pm

183 Town Place, Fairview TX 75069

*Light refreshments will be served

Admin

Principal – Dr. Travis Zambiasi, Ed.D. – Travis_Zambiasi@lovejoyisd.net

Associate Principal – Michael Montague (A-Gr) – Michael_Montague@lovejoyisd.net

Assistant Principal – Fernando Ocampo (Gu-O) Fernando_Ocampo@lovejoyisd.net

Assistant Principal – Elyse Pollard (P-Z) – Elyse_Pollard@lovejoyisd.net

Counselors/Testing/504

Carrie Robbins – Lead Counselor – Carrie_Robbins@lovejoyisd.net

Curtis McCarthy (A-D) & Carrie Robbins (E-Gr) – Curtis_McCarthy@lovejoyisd.net

Melissa Fletcher – (Gu-O) – Melissa_Fletcher@lovejoyisd.net

Natalie Coonrod – (P-Z) – Natalie_Coonrod@lovejoyisd.net

Sarah Thrash – CCMR/AP Testing – Sarah_Thrash@lovejoyisd.net

Chasity Lynch - 504/State Testing Contact - Chasity_Lynch@lovejoyisd.net

Don't forget to order student yearbook photos! The link to order from B&E for 9-11th grade is here.

Senior Photos can be ordered here.

The online code is your student id number. Questions: B&E Photography

Students should begin carrying their student IDs with them while on campus. Whether it is on a lanyard or in a wallet, backpack, etc, the expectation will be that a student will be able to produce their Lovejoy student ID card upon request. See the front office or library for a replacement card. Thank you for your partnership.

Student Sign-out Email: lhssignout@lovejoyisd.net

*Please use this email to sign your student out of school. We will be using the pass system again this year to release students from the classroom for appointments. Sending the request in early will ensure the student is released on time and with less interruption to classroom instruction.

*When sending us an email, please specify how your student will be picked up and who will be picking them up.

If your student needs a VOE for driver's permit or license, please send requests to marisa_davis@lovejoyisd.net and your student can pick up at the front reception desk.

*VOEs dated the last week of school will be valid until the first day or next school year

To access the 2023-24 Academic Calendar, please click HERE.

ACT, 6/10 - https://www.revolutionprep.com/courses/75193/
SAT, 6/11 - https://www.revolutionprep.com/courses/75194/
PSAT, 6/12 -https://www.revolutionprep.com/courses/77535/

ACT, 7/8 - https://www.revolutionprep.com/courses/75195/
SAT, 7/9 - https://www.revolutionprep.com/courses/75196/
PSAT, 7/10 - https://www.revolutionprep.com/courses/77536/

Deadline to register is May 28, 2024

Lovejoy High School will be offering the following online courses for original credit in summer school through the virtual Imagine Edgenuity platform. Original credit means the student has never sat through the course. The cost is $350 per semester.

-Geometry (student must take semesters A and B) (1 full credit)

-Personal Financial Literacy (.5 credit)

-Health (.5 credit)

-Lifetime Fitness and Wellness Pursuits A or B (each semester is worth .5 credit)

Once the student has registered and paid for summer school, the student will be provided their Imagine Edgenuity login information via their LHS email. Students may work from home; however, all tests/exams must be taken at LHS. When a student is locked out of the program due to a test, he/she must come to the LHS summer school computer lab to take the test/exam before being able to proceed. The student is also welcome to work in the summer school computer lab during the week. Feel free to bring lunch or snacks.

Dates:

Session 1: June 3-21

Session 2: July 8-26

Computer lab will be open from 9:00am-3:00pm Monday-Thursday.

The course must be finished within the summer session the student registered for.

No Refunds

link: https://lovejoy.revtrak.net/hs/lhs-summer-courses-/

For the latest information on upcoming events, click here.

On Monday, May 20th, we will have the Senior Celebration at the high school during school hours. This event is a combination of events that are traditionally called “senior signing day” and “senior tailgate” in years past. Seniors can wear a shirt or jersey to showcase their future plans and should arrive at 11:45am. Seniors will group with their peers in the main gym at 12:45pm for a school-wide event to announce their post graduation plans. At 2:15pm, seniors and their families will enjoy a courtyard/parking lot celebration with food trucks including a taco truck and a shaved ice truck, yard games, and a photo booth! The event is free to seniors and they can pick up tickets to the food trucks at the photo booth in the courtyard. If parents wish to enjoy food truck items, they will be available for purchase. The senior celebration will conclude around 4pm.

**For those students who have purchased an optional tailgate parking spot, please be on the lookout for an email from the Senior Booster Club with your tailgate parking spot information and decorating details. Parents should park in the front parking lot and sign in as usual.**

Jostens orders are located in the LHS school store and are ready for pick up. Orders placed after the 4/14 deadline, will incur an individual shipping charge and will be sent directly to your home address. If you have any questions, please call Jostens at 214-383-9502. More information.

Click here to be taken directly to our school’s homepage at Jostens. If you have any questions or cannot find what you are looking for, please call the Jostens' office BEFORE placing your order.

If you missed the opportunity to purchase the panoramic photos, you can order from their website: https://goldbeckcompany.com/

Message from the Booster Club here .

Senior Booster Club website can be found here.

Congratulations to our students who participated in the Academic UIL State Competition this week!

• Joshua James earned 1st place on the Computer Science Written Test
• Lovejoy's Computer Science (Joshua James, Hannah Mao, Brady Kofahl) team placed 5th in State
• Katherine Smith placed 17th in State for Current Events

We are #LovejoyProud of these students and their coaches Pam Ford, Computer Science, and Cheryl Anderson, Current Events!

The following students received awards at the Collin College Health Sciences Dual Credit Students of Excellence Awards Ceremony:

Academic Excellence - The students who receive this award scored the highest grade in their cohort.

Award Winners: Clare Christenson (Certified Nursing Assistant), Ainsley Johnson (Emergency Medical Technician)*not pictured, Olivia Lee (Certified Nursing Assistant)

Clinical Excellence - The students who receive this award scored the highest score on their competency exam in their cohort.

Award Winners: Dana Colston (Certified Nursing Assistant), Addison George (Certified Nursing Assistant)

Leadership Excellence - Each health science cohort voted on 1 peer for this award.

Award Winners: Ella Ashley (Certified Nursing Assistant)*not pictured, Claire Christenson (Certified Nursing Assistant), Samara Cummings (Rehabilitation Aide)*individual picture above

Heart of Healthcare - The health science instructors nominated 1 student from all courses they taught amongst the 16 school districts and 600+ students enrolled. A committee narrowed down those nominees to the final 15 award winners who demonstrated a true 'heart' for the healthcare profession.

Award Winner: Avery Taylor (Certified Nursing Assistant)

Also, please congratulate the following students who are officially licensed as Certified Nursing Assistants in the State of Texas.

Front row: Addison Aguilar, Akshaya Rajaiyan, Madison Starr, Dana Colston, Brooklyn Bruner, Caroline Topchik, Olivia Lee, Clare Christenson

Back row: Ella Ashley, Olivia Long, Alexa Sims, Liliannae Blevins, Addison George, Instructor: Andrea Fields, Avery Taylor, McKinley Seib, Brooke Starr

Not pictured: Lucas Liu

The Leopards were successful during Round 2 of the playoffs last week vs. Porter HS. Game 1 started but had to be postponed due to lightning/rain. The next day Game 1 resumed and the Leopards were victorious (3-2). Game 2 was played 30 min after Game 2 and the Leopards took care of business in Game 2 (4-1) leading to capturing the title of Area Champs!

The Leopards will continue Round 3 of playoffs this week vs. Hallsville. All games will be played at Forney HS. Come hit the road with us as we travel to a neutral site to play Hallsville HS and look to become Regional Champions.

Game 1: Thursday, May 16 at 7:00 pm (Forney HS). Game 2: Friday, May 17 at 7:00 pm (Forney HS). Game 3 (if needed) Saturday, May 18 at 1:00 pm (Forney HS)

Thank you to all of our fans who have hit the road this year to help support Leopard Baseball.

The Leopard football team finished its first spring football practice game under new head coach Todd Dodge. It has been a great spring with coaches teaching players a new offensive and defensive system and having some of our new coaches build relationships with our players. Our rising freshman have been watching a lot of our practices so they can get to know the coaches and players as well. We are excited for football season!

Lovejoy Softball ended their season this past Saturday after a tough battle with the Forney Jackrabbits. We finished the season with a record of 23-12-1, beating two #1 teams in Texas, accomplishing co-district champions (something that has not been done in ten years), and finishing as Regional Quarter-Finalists. We are SO proud of not only their accomplishments, but the heart and soul they poured into each other this season. These sixteen girls battled until the very end together. To our two seniors - we are SO proud of you and cannot wait to see you be successful in your future college careers. Congratulations on a wonderful season girls! We are Lovejoy proud of you!

Lovejoy ISD is excited to announce that 2024 Summer Camp Registration is no open! A complete Summer Activity Guide can be found here: https://issuu.com/.../lovejoy_isd_2024_summer_activities

District Student Nutrition:

The topic this month is 10 Summertime Snacks for the Whole Family.

May Newsletter

Attendance Report

Jennifer Vanhook

Lovejoy High School Honoree

Jennifer Vanhook consistently goes above and beyond to make the Lovejoy Orchestra program exceptional and to create the best experience for all orchestra students across three schools. She is an exceptional teacher and deserves great recognition for her dedication, excellence and for providing a once in a lifetime learning experience for our students.

Holly Dominguez

Lovejoy High School Honoree

Holly is recognized for her exceptional dedication and service as the Hospitality Chair at the high school. With love and kindness, she has organized monthly hospitality events for the LHS teachers and staff and kept the lounges and refrigerators fully stocked with snacks and drinks throughout the school year. We are profoundly grateful for her service and proudly honor her contributions.

If you missed a parent presentation from the fall semester, don’t worry, we have you covered. All parent presentations and helpful tools are posted at the link below. We have had some difficulty recording the presentations and we are looking into other recording options. Topics for the spring semester will be shared in January.

Parent Presentations – Counselors – Lovejoy Independent School District (lovejoyisd.net)

To contribute to the LHS Leopard Drive, please go to: https://ptolhs.membershiptoolkit.com/form/m/243306

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

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Community News Webpage: https://www.lovejoyisd.net/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1601749&type=d&pREC_ID=1729844