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The Red Ledger

The online student news source of Lovejoy High School

The Red Ledger

The online student news source of Lovejoy High School

The Red Ledger

Due to the campus computers being down, employees and students like Rhonda Lloyd had to find other ways to go about their jobs.

School starts slowly for some

Michelle Stoddart, Managing Editor September 15, 2014

The school day came to a slow start for students and teachers needing to use the computers. Due to a server malfunction, the school phone lines, computer logins and Wi-Fi didn’t work. This caused problems...

The community rallies around the Leopard football teams and clubs by coming to the courtyard before football's game against Lake Dallas.

Community wide event set to kick off

Izzy Valenzuela, Staff Reporter September 12, 2014

Students, staff, and community members will pull out their spirit wear for the annual Leopard Friday’s events. After an early release at 12:15 p.m. the free community event will run 5:00 to 7:00 p.m....

Due to budget cuts, acquiring a math lab has become extremely difficult if a student has a record of doing well in math.

Math labs help struggling students

Dom Mazero, Staff Reporter September 11, 2014

Math labs: once an option that required some approval, now requires the approval of not only a counselor, but also an assistant principal. In the 2013-2014 school year, it began to get more difficult for...

Students enrolled in dual credit through Collin College have an off period a few times a week.

Easing the burden of the dual credit load

Katie Brucher, Staff Reporter September 10, 2014

Off periods are one of the most coveted “classes” that a student could get in their schedule. Virtually every student wants one, but very few actually get one and the only way it happens is when a...

Class of 2018 marks the largest freshman class in Lovejoy ISD history.

The biggest class in school history

Annabelle Archer, Staff Reporter September 9, 2014

When the little red school house opened in 1917 with it’s 4 classrooms, local community members probably couldn’t imagine that tiny building becoming foundation of the 5A school district it is today....

No English allowed

No English allowed

Savannah Whitmer, News Editor September 8, 2014

The start of the school year has brought important changes to the language department. Now, all students learning foreign languages will be hearing little or no English in the classroom, a major change...

School switches to Google Drive

Hannah Ortega, Lead Reporter September 5, 2014

As the server wheel of death spins endlessly on the computer screen, SchoolTown struggling to load, the student’s heart rate begins to increase at the thought, “I’ll never get my homework finished...

Student council members show what not to wear at Freshmen Founder's Day.

Dress code sparks new changes and debate

Sydney Grissom, Staff Reporter September 4, 2014

Students sitting in class during first and third periods are noticing a new announcement by administration reminding all teachers to check for any students breaking the dress code. Although the dress code...

Advance Placement World History did not have textbooks for the beginning of the school year, and will not until later this week.

WHAP classes start year without textbooks

Jordan Toomey, Staff Reporter September 3, 2014

Few students look forward to carrying their textbooks home the first week of school. However, some students had an unexpectedly lighter load. “The people who left the district previous to the school...

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