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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

The drumline and front ensemble warm up on a parking lot before performing. The drumline later received a placement of sixth in their division of eight bands.

Drumline places sixth in Plano competition

Parker Post, Staff Writer September 24, 2019

On Saturday, Sept. 21, students in the drumline competed at Clark Stadium in the Plano Drumline Competition. The percussionists placed sixth in their division and moved up to a higher division than last...

Budget for the STEM wing was taken from the 2014 bond election which granted 75 million dollars to Lovejoy ISD for growth and development. The project is projected to begin during 2020.

Willow Springs withholds construction on new STEM wing

Mathias Alling, Staff Writer September 23, 2019

The middle school will be constructing a STEM wing in 2020. Currently the school is on the pre planning stage of construction. “As we evaluated our needs as a campus, and the board priority of growing...

Students park their cars in their assigned and purchased spaces each day. During lunch, the parking attendants monitor the parking lot to make sure students do not leave campus because it is closed campus lunch.

Parking attendant to resume after indefinite extended absences

Audrey McCaffity, Staff Writer September 20, 2019

In order to better enforce rules relating to the student parking lot, a new parking attendant has joined the school staff. While the parking attendant was originally supposed to patrol the parking lot...

The choir will host their annual Coffeehouse event for the community. It will be held in the commons where coffee will be available.

Choir to host annual Coffeehouse community event Sept. 21

James Mapes, Staff Writer September 18, 2019

The choir will be hosting their annual event, CoffeeHouse on Saturday, Sept. 21 in the commons. There is no admission fee for the event. Coffee will be served, for which the proceeds will go toward the...

In addition to medical kits, teachers and staff undergo basic first aid training in case of emergency during the school year.

District equips staff with three new security features

Arushi Gupta, Section Editor September 18, 2019

The district has implemented three main new safety measures this year: medical bags, window perfs, and barricade door locks. All three features have been added to each classroom in the district. “When...

The pole of the gate punctured the passenger side of Garrett's truck.

Campus parking lot gates puncture student’s truck

Benjamin Nopper, Section Editor September 18, 2019

Minutes before the dismissal of school last Wednesday, the parking gate at the school’s east entrance blew open in the wind and collided with senior Garrett Larson’s truck. Garrett came out of...

Senior Quinn McDermott raises his hands in excitement and is one of the first to walk out during the senior walk.

Photo gallery: The last first day

Olivia Lauter, Photographer August 21, 2019

On August 20, the seniors had their last first day of school. To celebrate their achievements, a senior breakfast and walk through campus was held during first period.

The medals and Gold Star won at the beginning of May by newspaper staffers are on display in the journalism room. The newspaper and broadcast staffs have won more than 200 individual awards this year and qualified eight students for the UIL All-State staff.

Journalism staffers win plethora of awards

Lauren Gardner, Staff Writer May 31, 2019

Eight students have qualified for the UIL All-State journalism staff in a year when The Red Ledger and the Lovejoy News Network earned more than 200 combined awards. Senior Alexis Russell and juniors...

Because of state funding cuts to the district, 30 positions have been impacted as a reduction in force.

Getting the facts on district budget changes

Suvwe Kokoricha, Staff Writer May 30, 2019

Editor's note: This interview was conducted via email a few days prior to the Texas House and Senate passing bills on school finance and property tax reform last week. Full details of those bills are still...

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