Email Express
Thanksgiving Edition
November 25, 2009
Good Morning, Lovejoy. It is a beautiful Wednesday morning and tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day. We are hosting most of our tribe at our house tomorrow which means that I have a wife with a very giving heart. As many of you know, we live in a house built around 1885 and it was the home of my grandparents. As such, we get the pleasure of hosting most family events as our home feels like “coming home” to my brothers, sister, and their families.
I am also reminded of those things for which I am thankful in my professional life. I feel blessed to serve as the superintendent for a school community that values quality and excellence. I appreciate that many of you take the opportunity to dialogue with me and the rest of our leadership team about what you want for the school experience for your sons and daughters. There are many programs that make up a public school district and I often get asked what I see as the most important thing we do as educators. I have given the same answer for most of my 30+ year career—I value kids and excellence. To that end, I believe that every thing we do from academics to extracurricular activities is the most important thing. Indeed, we can never know which student experience will be the one that will ignite the passion of an individual child to excel beyond everyone’s brightest hope. Therefore, a school system that is focused on each child must build excellence throughout the system. Our development is a continuum and we are closer to the summit in some areas than others, but on this Thanksgiving eve, I renew my promise to you that we will leave no stone unturned as we focus on continuous improvement for each and everything we do for each child in this school district. Thanks for your continued partnership in this endeavor.
Leopard Express Continues to Roll
Ready for some football? The Lovejoy Leopards will play for the Regional title on Saturday night in Plano at John Clark Stadium. We are pitted against the 2008 defending 3A State Champions—Prosper Eagles. I hope you can join me on Saturday night in Plano as we support our football team who is only one of 8 Class 3A teams still standing in Division I. Last Friday’s game, a 42-41 win in overtime will become a part of Leopard history for many years to come. Below is recap of playoff picture:
PLAYOFFS - VARSITY FOOTBALL - WEEK 3
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Opponent: Prosper Eagles
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: Clark Stadium, 429 Spring Creek Pkwy, Plano, Texas 75023
Tickets available at gate on Saturday night: $6.00 each for student and adult.
PLAYOFFS - VARSITY FOOTBALL - WEEK 2
Friday, November 20, 2009
Lovejoy Leopards 42
Texarkana Libery-Eylau Leopards 41
PLAYOFFS - VARSITY FOOTBALL - WEEK 1
Friday, November 13, 2009
Lovejoy Leopards 52
Wills Point Tigers 35
Lovejoy High School Success
Last week was a big one for the Leopards. On Saturday, November 14, both boys’ and girls’ cross country teams earned second place in the State 3A Cross Country Meet. Then, on Saturday, November 21, the Leopard Volleyball Team won their second consecutive State 3A Volleyball Championship. I have a story to share about both and will do so next week.
Ready for Some Basketball……
If you are in town this weekend, our Boys’ Basketball team is hosting a powerful tournament at LHS called the Avery Air Thanksgiving Tournament. In addition to your Lovejoy Leopards, the tourney features talented 4A and 5A teams including the Plano Wildcats, Coppell Cowboys, The Colony Cougars, and the J.J. Pearce Mustangs, to name a few. The Leopards will play at 12:20 on Friday.
Sponsored by 103.3 ESPN Radio and with Saturday games being replayed on Time Warner Cable's Metro Sports Channel 185 this is one of the premier basketball tournaments in the State of Texas.
We would like to invite you to all the games that will be played on November 27 and November 28:
Early ticket prices:
$20 for 2 day adult pass
$10 for 2 day kid pass
Individual Day Passes:
$15 for 1 day adult pass
$6 for 1 day kid pass
For more tournament details go to: http://www.averyairinvitational.com/
Thanks for allowing me to share the update on athletics that are occurring during the next several days. Most importantly, please accept my warmest wish for a joyful Thanksgiving and the hope that we can all take time to appreciate the many wonderful things in our life.
With Respect,
Ted Moore
Superintendent
Lovejoy ISD
