Lovejoy ISD

Lovejoy ISD is proud to announce Sean McMurry as the new Head Volleyball Coach! Read Coach McMurry's full press release here: https://tinyurl.com/whxh2shw Lovejoy Leopards, please join us in welcoming Coach McMurry #TeamLovejoy #LovejoyProud #OneHeartOneLovejoy #BestTodayBetterTomorrow

District Season Kickoff! Join us for the Lovejoy Leopards' home opener on March 12th vs. Anna High School! ✨ It’s Teacher Appreciation Night, where players will honor teachers who’ve made a difference. Plus, Principal Mr. Justin Wieller will throw out the first pitch! BLACK OUT the stands and show your Leopard pride! Let’s pack the place and cheer on our team! 🐾 #LeopardPride #TeacherAppreciation #BlackOut #LovejoyLeopards

Lovejoy Robotics at Region 5 Championship! 🤖 We had 7 teams competing, the most from any organization, and 5 of them are World Qualified! 🌍 Huge thanks to all our teams and volunteers, especially Trish Cook, who earned the Volunteer of the Year Award! 🎉 🏆 Team Highlights: -1082R: Excellence Award, Tournament Champion, Worlds Qualifier -1082E: Finalists, Skills Champions, Worlds Qualifiers (James Bognot ranked top 9 globally!) -1082M: Design Award, Worlds Qualifier -1082S: Innovate Award, Worlds Qualifier -1082J: Create Award, Worlds Qualifier -1082T & 1082G: Great performance, with 1082G missing Worlds by just 5 points! Proud of all the teams! Let’s keep going! 🌟 #LovejoyRobotics #VEXRobotics #WorldQualifiers #STEM

Happy Maintenance & Ground Worker Appreciation Day! Thank you James Nix, Larry Ehart, Jose Arce, Juan Gonzalez, Gary Hightower, Darcy Harris and Rigo Valdivia for making sure our buildings and grounds are functional, safe spaces for our students and staff to learn, teach and thrive! #TeamLovejoy #OneHeartOneLovejoy #LovejoyCulture

📚 Lovejoy ISD is challenging readers to design a bookmark celebrating reading and the theme of "spots" – whether it’s your favorite reading spot, Leopard spots, or anything "spot"-related! 🐾✨ Two winners from each grade level (PreK-12) will have their designs printed and available at all Lovejoy ISD schools, admin buildings, and libraries! We can't wait to see your creative designs. Get started here: t.ly/GR1Wo 📑 #LovejoyReads #LegacyofExcellence

The Puster PTO recently brought a unique STEM experience to our students with the Perot Museum of Nature and Science! 🧪✨ Thanks to our amazing staff and the Blackland Prairie Raptor Center, students got to explore science and nature up close. Huge thanks to all who made it possible! #PusterPTO #STEM #LegacyofExcellence

Lovejoy High School celebrated over 400 students at our Advanced Academic Awards Celebration! 🎓 The event, held on campus this year, was full of delicious food, lively conversations, and meaningful connections. A huge thank you to our amazing parents, educators, and the team that made this event possible: Principal Justin Wieller & the Admin Team, Dr. Tinsley & the Curriculum Team: Crystal Gaddie, Mary Mullen, Angela Bridges, and Tiffany Murdock. Here’s to continued excellence! #LegacyofExcellence #LHS #AcademicAchievement

📚 Parent Presentation 🌟 Tonight at 6:00 PM | Lovejoy Child Development Center Library Join Colin Guare, author of Smart but Scattered, for a 90-minute session on supporting your child’s executive skill development!

Connect with Katie, News and Information from the Superintendent, is now available! https://issuu.com/lovejoyisd/docs/connect_with_katie.02.28.2025.issue28 #KidsComeFirst #OneHeartOneLovejoy #BestTodayBetterTomorrow

Congratulations to Loreene Romano, Jenn Slenk, Jose Perez, Remy Tholen, Natalia Lee & Kari Sharpe on being selected as February's Heart of Support recipients! Join us in celebrating their incredible contributions to our students' success! Each of them is a highly valued member of #TeamLovejoy! #LovejoyCulture #LovejoyProud #KidsComeFirst #OneHeartOneLovejoy Thank you The Walker Group - CB Apex, Realtors for your generous sponsorship of this monthly celebration!

Congratulations to Courtney Reid, Lynn Shambaugh, Shelley Lander, Gabe Ramon, Faith Guzman & Jose Madrid on being selected as February's Heart of a Teacher recipients! Join us in celebrating the incredible contributions they make throughout our students' educational journeys! #TeamLovejoy #LovejoyCulture #LovejoyProud #KidsComeFirst #OneHeartOneLovejoy Thank you The Walker Group - CB Apex, Realtors for your generous sponsorship of this monthly celebration!

This week, Board President Barrett Owens, Vice President Jeff Wood, and Legislative Subcommittee Chair Jason Jaynes, Rodricka Taylor, and Superintendent Katie Kordel dedicated time at the State Capitol to meet with legislators to discuss the Board’s legislative priorities, the needs of our District and the challenges we are facing. We are grateful to have dedicated board members who sacrifice their personal time to advocate for Lovejoy ISD. We want to thank the elected officials and legislative staff that took the time to visit with us. #KidsComeFirst #OneHeartOne Lovejoy #BestTodayBetterTomorrow

The Lovejoy High School Student-Superintendent Connection Council took an educational trip to the George W. Bush Presidential Museum in Dallas! 🚌 🇺🇸This experience was part of the Council’s continued focus on leadership. Students had the opportunity to explore the themes of leadership and decision-making. Through interactive displays and historical artifacts, students were able to delve into the complexities of leadership during times of national and international crisis. Aligned with LOVEJOY 2030 Strategic Target 2.1.1, this trip supported our commitment to provide learning experiences that foster a growth mindset and develop future leaders. A special thank you to Superintendent Kordel and Principal Wieller for making this incredible opportunity possible! #LovejoyISD #Leadership

🏀 Lovejoy Leopards Boys Basketball Season Recap 🏀 What an incredible season for the Lovejoy Leopards, finishing with a 28-6 record! After a tough one-point loss to Walnut Grove, the team bounced back with 13 straight district wins, clinching the district title. They extended their streak to 15 games before a hard-fought 44-41 loss to Hallsville in the Bi-District playoffs. Huge congratulations to our players for their all-district honors: -Tate Ziemkiewicz – Offensive Player of the Year 🏅 -Luke Modersohn & Maddox Johnson – 1st Team All-District -Pierce Patel & Alex Cheatham – 2nd Team All-District -Luke Lytle – All-Defensive Team A special shoutout to Coach Wes Watson and his staff for being named District 9-5A Coaching Staff of the Year! 🎉

We are #LovejoyProud to celebrate Ms. Anjie Lindblom during National School Social Worker Week, March 3-8th! School Social Workers are trained mental health professionals with a degree in social work who provide services related to a person's social, emotional and life adjustment to school. School Social Workers are the link between the home, school and community in providing direct as well as indirect services to students, families and school personnel to promote and support students' academic and social success. We are incredibly grateful for the resources Ms. Lindblom provides to our students, their families, and our teachers. #TeamLovejoy #OneHeartOneLovejoy

Lovejoy ISD is fortunate to have outstanding educational diagnosticians that serve students across our district. Please join us in celebrating: Jaime Willman, Crystal Lusk, Shannon Wyrick, Diane Walters, Cheri Allen. Educational diagnosticians undergo specialized training to use academic and psychological tests to assess students suspected of disabilities, isolate factors that could enhance students' performance in the classroom, and prepare formal evaluation reports. Diagnosticians provide information to ARD Committee meetings and assist special and general education teachers by developing and recommending strategies and materials.

Our students earned top honors at the HOSA Area 3 Leadership Conference in Tyler, competing against schools from across North Texas! 🏅 1st Place Research Poster: Saankya Jagarlapudi 🥈 2nd Place Health Education: Layne Dechant, Mila Kamali, Shri Baidya, Noah Kamali, Kate Peabody Both teams are headed to the HOSA State Competition in April! 🏆 #LovejoyProud #HOSA #StateBound

Lovejoy Swim & Dive at State! All five relays qualified for finals, earning major points for the team! 🌟 Ava Easley placed 4th in both the 100 backstroke and 100 freestyle. 🌟 Maria Faoro claimed her THIRD State Championship title and GOLD in Diving! 🥇 🌟 Kennedie Hummel finished 15th overall in the finals. 🏅 Team Standings: Men’s: 26th Women’s: 16th Congrats to all the athletes! #LovejoySwimAndDive #GoLeopards

This week, the Majestics teamed up with Feed My Starving Children to pack meals for kids in Peru! 🌍 They packed 109 boxes, providing 23,544 servings—enough to feed 64 children for a year. The Majestics are proud to make a meaningful impact and give back to those in need. #Majestics #OneHeartOneLovejoy

Caleb Born, Megan Lyons, and Max Rattleff had an amazing week at the Texas Music Educators Association conference, performing in the All-State Bands! 🎶👏 #TexasMusicEducators #AllStateBands #LovejoyProud