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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 Best Buddies Chapter is hosting a chili cook off this Saturday. Best Buddies is a volunteer organization that helps people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Best Buddies holding chili cook-off

Campbell Lester, Staff Writer March 28, 2022

The Best Buddies Club is hosting its first chili cook-off on Saturday, April 9. The event will be held in the high school courtyard, and everyone is welcome to compete for the best chili in the areas of...

The Take 2 series features brief weekly updates on the state or nation’s relevant news for the community.

Take 2: Eastern war stalemate, tornado blows through South

Campbell Lester, Staff Writer March 25, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war to slow down: The nearly month-long Russian war in Ukraine is on the verge of entering a stalemate, a senior NATO intelligence official said on March 21. Neither side is nearing victory...

The Take 2 series features brief weekly updates on the state or nation's relevant news for the community.

Take 2: Senate passes daylight saving legislation, new abortion ban

Campbell Lester, Staff Writer March 18, 2022

Daylight saving time to be made permanent: On March 15, the Senate unanimously passed legislation to do away with the biannual springing forward and falling back in favor of making daylight saving time...

West Point students and Lovejoy alumni Jonah Barton and Mason Hutchins talk to students about the experience of West Point. Aside from the experiences, the two also talked about the expectations of the school.

Alumni speak on West Point

Mathias Alling, Section Editor March 16, 2022

In the library, two alumni and cadets at West Point Army Military Academy, Jonah Barton and Mason Hutchens spoke to students on Tuesday about the application process and life at West Point. “[The...

The Nationals Qualifiers stand with the plaques. The debate team will be competing in Louisville, Kentucky.

Debate breaks school record on national qualifications

Calla Patino, Section Editor March 4, 2022

The speech and debate team surpassed their school record with 14 people qualifying for NSDA Nationals on Feb. 25- 26. Nationals will take place in Louisville, KY on June 12-17.  At NSDA Nationals,...

The Take 2 series features brief weekly updates on the state or nation's relevant news for the community.

Take 2: Primary elections, 2022 Screen Actors Guild Awards

Campbell Lester, Staff Writer March 4, 2022

Primary elections begin: On March 1, Texas voters picked their nominees for the 2022 primary elections. During the primary elections, voters choose Republican (R) or Democratic (D) candidates before the...

The cello section of full orchestra plays during UIL. Full orchestra played  “Finlandia,” “Nabucco” and “O Waly, Waly."

First-ever full orchestra performs at UIL

Sarah Hibberd, Staff Writer March 3, 2022

For the first time in high school history, the chamber orchestra combined with select band members to form the first official full orchestra. At Allen High School Feb. 23 and March 1, orchestra took the...

Senior Joeley Hedgcoxe poses in varsity's performance “Something More." The varsity team placed fourth and JV placed fifth.

Color guard competes for NTCA

Marisa Green, Staff Writer March 1, 2022

The color guard team competed in the North Texas Colorguard Association (NTCA) contest in the high school gym on Feb. 25. The JV team had a love-themed performance titled, “Love is One Candle Away,”...

The Take 2 series features brief weekly updates on the state or nation's relevant news for the community.

Take 2: Crisis in Ukraine, Hot lips Houlihan

Mathias Alling, Section Editor February 25, 2022

Russia invades Ukraine: Amid a buildup of troops last week on the Ukraine-Russia and Ukraine-Belarus border, the Russian Republic launched an assault into eastern Ukraine on Thursday morning. Preceding...

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