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The present

Area school tests students
December 16, 2020

Lovejoy High School has been randomly drug testing extracurricular UIL students and athletes for four years. Fine Arts Director Dr. Fela Mathy said that the Lovejoy staff implemented drug testing to...

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The past

LISD revisits drug testing history
December 16, 2020

The idea of drug testing in LISD schools isn’t new. In April 2008, LISD implemented a plan to collect urine samples from students who were involved in extracurricular activities at school or parked...

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Board of Trustees Vice President Tracy Scott Miller announced his idea to randomly drug test students in late October to help reduce drug abuse in schools. However, it is unclear if his plan will gain enough support to be voted upon or approved by the school board.

The future

Board member suggests drug testing
December 16, 2020

Board of Trustees Vice President Tracy Scott Miller sparked the discussion of drug testing on campus when he shared his goal of implementing the tests over the announcements in late October. “People...

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Books

November 9, 2020

“The Boy in the Striped Pajamas” by John Boyne Summary We’ve all been taught about the Holocaust, and we’ve all been told that it was horrific, but in “The Boy in the Striped Pajamas,”...

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Movies

November 9, 2020

“Ruby Bridges” PG | 1998 Content warning  This movie contains racial slurs and scenes of threatened assault towards a child. Summary I initially thought this movie would follow the...

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Senior Yasmeen Siddiqi has been working on getting cheer scholarships throughout the pandemic.

Yasmeen Siddiqi

November 3, 2020

Senior Yasmeen Siddiqi has been seeking out cheer scholarships. However, due to the coronavirus, the recruiting process looks different this year. “Given the circumstances with COVID, everything got...

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Senior Boris Fosso is applying to some of the nations top colleges. However, he has not been able to visit them in person due to COVID-19 safety regulations.

Boris Fosso

November 3, 2020

Senior Boris Fosso is applying to Harvard, Princeton and Rice among other top colleges. He plans to study the pre-med track. Fosso says that besides academics, the school’s environment is important...

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Although senior Liv Hendrick had difficulties getting a testing date for the SAT, she was able to visit the Louisiana State University campus in person.

Liv Hendrick

November 3, 2020

Senior Liv Hendrick visited Louisiana State University during Memorial Day weekend. According to Hendrick, who will study film, her group wore masks and had social distancing measures in place. Hendrick...

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40th anniversary

November 2, 2020

Other plans have been affected by COVID-19. In addition to the mural, Skelton had hoped to bring back charter staff members as part of celebrations, but instead has had to adapt to the current situation. “We’re...

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Mural details

November 2, 2020

The mural’s design will depict the original campus in 1981 and show where the school began. Being the school’s first year, every club, program and sports team had just been formed. It was a new experience...

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Behind the design

November 2, 2020

LISD has its own team of people from the communications department working on the mural. Lee Ann Brandy is in charge of the graphic design. “During my research I learned that the town of Flower Mound...

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Joshua Ratnayeke, 10

Joshua Ratnayeke, 10

October 30, 2020

"Definitely Trump because he is a more structured leader in my opinion."

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