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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

In lieu of a winter dance, student council is sponsoring TWIRP week, where "The Woman Is Required to Pay."

Got TWIRP?

Michelle Leddon, Staff Reporter January 29, 2014

Instead of watching a guy plan out an elaborate event to remember, it is the girls turn. As opposed to Winter Formal, student council has a replacement called T.W.I.R.P. (The Woman Is Required to Pay)....

Poetry is a major focus of AP Literature classes, as one of their three essays on the AP exam will be a poetry analysis.

Forty-five minutes of fame

Jayme Allen, Staff Reporter January 28, 2014

I don’t think I’ve ever been quite as nervous walking into an English class as I was the day we did a close read on Lisa Taylor’s poem Little Bird. As I stepped into the AP/GT Literature classroom,...

To be, or not to be: a teacher's love of all things Hamlet

To be, or not to be: a teacher’s love of all things Hamlet

Hallie Fischer, Staff Reporter/Print Editor January 27, 2014

Ghosts, murders, and kings have one English teacher drawn to a piece of writing more than 400 years old. AP Literature and Composition teacher and Shakespeare fan,  Amanda Glorioso has read William Shakespeare's...

Apps may be an immense distraction, however if the proper apps are elected, they may aid a students' success academically.

Student seek study aids beyond school

Katie Curry, Staff Reporter January 24, 2014

School is more than merely going to class for a day. It’s a mix of homework, tutoring, extracurriculars, and more. With many students having a lot of stuff going on, there are some things that are making...

Bullying on notice

Bullying on notice

Claire Peralta, Staff Reporter January 22, 2014

Every 7 minutes, a child is bullied at school. One in three kids report being bullied, and one in ten report being bullied several times a week. 57 percent of students would not report an incident even...

In order to stay in shape maintain flexibility, many students have begun to take yoga at the Allen Yoga Center.

Teens stretch their way into yoga

Catherine Hathaway, A&E Editor January 21, 2014

Finding a way to exercise is tough for many high school students. Being at school all day, having late nights studying, and the added stress of extracurriculars can take its toll. Many students have found...

Students from band have advanced to regional competition, which is part of the path to All-State.

Band students advance toward All-State

Jordan Toomey, Staff Reporter January 20, 2014

The final notes have long since faded away, but the honor of being named to the All-State Band is a recognition that will endure for the school’s four students who were selected after a rigorous and...

Tweet to eat

Tweet to eat

Nathalie Kroll, Staff Reporter January 17, 2014

The Red Ledger is sponsoring its first Twitter promotion: “Tweet to Eat”.  Beginning Monday, Jan. 20 through Friday, Jan. 24, people can stop by The Red Ledger’s table in the commons to enter. Anybody...

UIL academic season cranks up

UIL academic season cranks up

Noah Corbitt, Staff Reporter January 16, 2014

As part of the massive influx of second-semester events, the UIL academic competitions are beginning to heat up and prepare for spring competitions. “UIL academics is kind of the academic world’s...

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