The online student news source of Lovejoy High School

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

Administration has a specific hiring process that must be attended to in order to find the best candidates to fill the empty positions that 14 former teachers have left.

The new man in charge

Hallie Fischer, Editor-in-chief August 25, 2014

The Red Ledger: How have your first months of being LHS’s principal been? Mayfield: “The first couple of months have been great. I have a great staff of fellow administrators and administrative...

Students Taylor Carty, Katie Sawyers, Natalie Kilpatrick, and Shannon Wilcox take part in Freshmen Founders Day last year.

Freshmen get sneak peek at Founder’s Day

Caroline Smith, Managing Editor August 20, 2014

For many freshman, going to a new, bigger school may be intimidating due to the lack of familiarity. In order to ease this transition, the student council will sponsor Freshman Founder’s Day, a new student...

After the first Ebola case in America, the school board immediately met to discus the disease control protocol.

State changes school evaluation reports

Savannah Whitmer, News Editor August 20, 2014

Every year, districts receive reports from the state on school progress and college readiness much like students receive report cards. As state testing finishes, school districts will be awaiting these...

Southern Methodist University is building new dorms, which is exciting to 2013 graduates attending the school in the fall.

New dorms at local university excite graduates

Nathalie Kroll, Staff Reporter August 7, 2014

College dorm life is something almost every high school graduate looks forward to. It’s part of the standard plan: spend the first year on campus in the dorms, meet some people and get an apartment the...

North Texas heads into its fourth summer of extreme drought

North Texas heads into it’s fourth summer of extreme drought

Savannah Whitmer, News Editor July 30, 2014

While dryness this summer seems to be widespread throughout the southwest, more than 50 percent of Texas has been ranked with “Exceptional” and “Extreme” drought conditions, according to the U.S....

The community will be bettering current road conditions over the summer with construction on Stacy, Exchange, And Highway 75.

Paving the way to a smoother drive

Claire Peralta, Staff Reporter June 30, 2014

Driving on cracked, two-lane roads will soon be a thing of the past for Fairview and Allen residents. With Stacy road set to be developed this year, construction currently taking place on Exchange Parkway,...

Known for its red masts and tall sails, Celebration Park is a landmark in Allen.

Celebration Park to host celebration

Lauren Payne, Staff Reporter June 23, 2014

Celebration Park is a center for recreation, fun and sports, and serves people every day. Saturday the park will see its biggest crowd of the year when it hosts Allen USA Celebration 2014. Seen from a...

The new Watters Community Park is to be built on Bray Central Drive in Allen.

Community park set to be built in Allen

Tory Heruska, Staff Reporter June 19, 2014

Allen’s newest park has been approved by city leaders with construction set to begin next year. The Watters Branch Community Park will sit on the west side of Allen, on Bray Central Drive. “Our...

The remains of the 500 year old ship, Santa Maria, that Columbus sailed to the Americas may have been found off the coast of Haiti.

The Santa Maria remains

Stephanie Thomson, Staff Reporter June 16, 2014

The 500 year old remains of Christopher Columbus’ Santa Maria may have been discovered off the coast of Haiti by experienced Massachusetts marine investigator Barry Clifford. “All the geographical,...

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