2014-2015 LHS Cheerleaders

2014 – 2015 Varsity Cheerleaders

Kaley McGee

Scout Clendenin

Carly Campbell

Tarryn Glenn

Madelynn Miller

Naleigh Alexander

Hannah Loomis

Abbie Gee

Haleigh Walker

Kolby Kayworth

Chelsey Kincaid

Reise Deleon

Madison Uptmor

Paige Johnston

Sarah Derrick

Mascot : Grace Radke

2014 – 2015 JV Cheerleaders

Becca Virnau

Mackenzie Attebery

Sloane Baker

Kenli Petty

Lauren Austin

Bridgit Rodgers

Makalynn Sanders

Congratulations to all of these ladies!!!!

LHS Finals Schedule - Fall 2013

Wednesday (12/18/13):
1st Period - Exam
2nd Period - Regular class
3rd Period - Exam
4th Period - Regular class
5th Period - Exam
6th Period - Regular class
7th Period - Exam
8th Period - Tutorials

Thursday (12/19/13):
1st Period - Regular class
2nd Period - Exam
3rd Period - Regular class
4th Period - Exam
5th Period - Regular class
6th Period - Exam
7th Period - Regular class
8th Period - Tutorials

Coach of the Year

Congratulations to Coach Ray Biles for winning the My Plates Coach of the Year!!!  Along with this award, the school will receive $25,000 to use for our students. Coach Biles is very deserving of this award and we thank each and everyone of you who helped in the voting!

KWTX wrote a terrific article about Coach Biles winning this award.  For more details visit KWTX Coach Biles.  

Vote for Coach Biles

Voting for the Coach of the Year contest ends on Sunday.  Please vote for Coach Biles each day through Sunday!

Visit myplates.com/Coach/Region/voting to cast your vote.  If Coach Biles wins, he plans to use the money to purchase new equipment for the weight room!

We Voted for Coach Biles!!!

Exceeding Expectations Nominations

Lorena High School achieves greatness through high expectations, respect for ourselves and others, integrity, and excellence in all that we say and do.

Has someone on our campus exceeded your expectations for greatness?  If so, please take a minute to tell us your story.  Nomination cards can be found in the high school office.  Nominations can be any LHS employee.

Twitter

Follow us on Twitter @LHS_Leopards for updates and reminders.

QR Code for LHS Twitter account.

Congratulations Harris Coleman

Congratulations to Harris Coleman for being selected to the Texas High School Built Ford Tough Player of the Week for his performance against Salado.

Follow this link for the entire article.
http://www.playeroftheweek.com/

Best Youth Coach in Texas

Think your coach is the best in Texas?  Then enter you coach in the My Plates Coach of the Year contest to win $25,000 for your team or organization.

For details visit www.myplates.com/Coach 

Principal's Welcome

Dear Leopard Nation,

As I begin my first school year as principal of Lorena High School, I am excited about serving our great students while making a lasting and positive difference in each of their lives.  Having the opportunity to work with the dedicated staff and parents of this wonderful community is truly a golden opportunity for me.  LHS has over 520 of the best and brightest students in the state as well as an amazing faculty and staff.  Our students are extremely fortunate to have such an outstanding, dedicated, and passionate staff that loves and cares for each of them. 

We are a student-centered campus with high expectations for all students and staff.  We continually strive to meet the needs of each and every student on our campus by delivering high-quality instruction and maintaining high standards, both in the classroom and in our extra-curricular activities.  Our shared vision will assure excellence and readiness for a changing world…every one, every way, every day.  In order to fulfill our vision, LHS will facilitate greatness in our students by promoting: academic excellence through high expectations and comprehensive, relevant curriculum; personal integrity by modeling appropriate behavior in all situations; and high self-esteem through student recognition and positive relationships.

Be E.P.I.C. is this year’s motto.  We will challenge each student and staff member to be Extraordinary, Positive, Inspiring, and Courageous each and every day.  By definition, extraordinary people are those that are highly exceptional or remarkable and rise above that which is ordinary or usual.

In closing, I would like to take this opportunity to welcome two new members of our administrative team.  Mr. Marcus Wilson will be our new assistant principal and Mrs. Bobbie Lyles will be our new counselor.  Both Mr. Wilson and Mrs. Lyles bring plenty of experience and enthusiasm and will be assets to our campus.  We are excited that they are part of the Leopard Nation and expect great things from both of them.

We look forward to an extraordinary year.  It’s a Great Day to be a Leopard!!!

With Leopard Pride,
Kevin Johnson

Regional UIL Results & State Qualifier

The UIL Regional Academic Qualifiers competed in Brenham, TX at Blinn College.

In Accounting, Michael Franklin took 10^th place; Calculator Applications, James Crepelle took 30^th; Number Sense, Dustin George took 13^th; and Ready Writing, Andee Fonseca took 7^th place.

In Science, Dustin George came in 2^nd with a score of 96 and qualified for the UIL State Meet in Austin on May 22^nd.   Dustin has been working hard for the last four years and his work paid off. Dustin is also be eligible for UIL TILF Scholarship.  Special thanks to UIL Academic Coaches: Rachel Roessler and Kathy Westerfield for helping out on the trip to Brenham and coaching the Science and Accounting students. And a big  “thank you,” goes  to UIL Academic Coaches: Debbie Crum (Math), Robin Holt (Ready Writing, Spelling and Vocabulary, Lit. Crit.), Kathy Rolan (Current Issues and Events), and Janice Vonasek (Social Studies) for their work and preparation of the students. 

Post by Mark Wilson

State Bound Leopard Tennis

Congratulations to Drew Keeney and Miles Milliorn for advancing to the State Tennis Tournament on Monday, 4/29 and Tuesday, 4/30 in College Station, TX.

3A Boys Doubles Bracket 
Information for Participants

Spectator Information

Directions to the George P. Mitchell Tennis Center

Parent Survey

Your Opinion Matters!

 The survey link available below is designed to gather parent feedback in an effort toward continuous school improvement. Thank you for your time.

2012-2013 Parent Survey - High School  

Hailey Cockerham Creative Writing Contest

Hailey Cockerham
1994-2012

The Lorena High School Library Media Center is hosting the 1st Annual Hailey Cockerham Creative Writing Contest. 

 

All LHS students are eligible to enter.  Entries will be accepted electronically from April 8th through May 1st.  A panel of judges will choose 5 finalists which will be announced and published on the LHS Library Media Center website May 10th. Readers will be able to vote online for their favorite entries through May 17th.  The results of the online voting will be combined with the judges’ scores to determine the grand prize winner who will receive a $250 scholarship from the LHS Library Media Center.

The grand prize will be announced and awarded at the LHS Awards program on May 20th.

DOWNLOAD YOUR ENTRY FORM & FIND CONTEST RULES HERE

***Click here to find out more about Hailey***

2013 Leopard Football Schedule Released

The 2013 Leopard Football Schedule has been released!  The season kicks off with a scrimmage at Troy on August 16th.  District 17AAA games begin October 11th @ Connally.

View the full schedule here.

Shattered Dreams Video

 

On March 25th & 26th, Lorena High School participated in the Shattered Dreams program.  This program is meant to discourage students from drinking and driving by showing them the possibly deadly consequences of that decision.  The following video was made as part of this program.  The students in the film are serving as actors in a hypothetical situation.  You can view the video here.

FFA Performs Well at Invitational CDE's.

It was a great week last week in the Invitational CDE’s for Lorena FFA. Here are some of the highlights:

The Milk Quality and Products Team consisting of Chantel Clabaugh, Ashlee Handley, Brittany Jones, Hailey Ford, and Lane Michna was 1st out of 88 schools at MCC on Wednesday. Chantel was the 1st high individual, Brittany Jones was 8th overall, and Ashlee Handley was 10th. 319 individuals participated in the contest. On Thursday at Tarleton the team placed 3rd overall out of 132 schools. Ashlee Handley was 22nd high individual, Brittany Jones was 25th and Chantel Clabaugh was 32nd out of 475 individuals.

 The Farm Business Management Team consisting of Tino Palmer, Thomas Spiher, Blake George and Garrison Jamison was 11th overall at MCC led by Blake George who was the 16th high individual. At Tarleton the team placed 6th overall out of 45 schools with Garrison Jamison leading the team at 34th high individual.

The Equine Judging Team consisting of Blake Boiles, Shirley Stewart, Sarah Bohannon, Brooke Boiles, and John Botello was 22nd overall out of 151 schools at MCC, with Blake Boiles getting 19th high individual out of 574. On Thursday at Tarleton the team placed 11th out of 244 schools led by Shirley Stewart who was the 25th high individual out of 895 participants.

The Meats Evaluation Team consisting of Jacob Mathis, Jeremy Bauer, Alex Scarborough, Cody George, and Connor Rossow was 9th overall at MCC. Jacob Mathis was the 21st high individual at that contest. At Tarleton they were 14th top team. Jacob Mathis was the 5th high individual out of 263 participants. At Texas State the team placed 11th, and Jacob led the team there as well by getting 15th high individual.

Please congratulate these students as well as all of the kiddos that participated. We should be in great shape for our Area contest on Apr. 10th!!!

Post by LHS FFA Sponsor Henry Goff

PG13: Leopard Spot Run

Project Graduation is the all-night party for graduating seniors from Lorena High School. It is a drug-free, alcohol-free party. It will be held at the Student Life Center at Baylor on Friday, May 31 from 10pm-5am. Please, help us make this party a huge success by supporting our Leopard Spot Run. The PG13 committee appreciates your help and support. Thank you!
 

PG 13: Leopard Spot Run

1 mile/5K  

 

Saturday, April 13th 4:00pm @ Lorena High School

Download the Paper Registration or complete Online Registration at Active.com

 

 

Lorena Senior announced as a National Merit Scholarship Finalist

Dustin George has been designated as a Finalist in the National Merit Scholarship competition.  There are 15,000 Finalists and from those 8,300 Merit Scholars winners will be selected.  That selection is now in progress and those winners will be announced in March.  Dustin’s achievement is based on his performance on the P-SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test taken in October of his Junior year. Dustin plans to attend college upon graduation.  He is still considering his college options.  Soon, he will decide between MIT, Baylor and Rose Hulman. Dustin plans to major in mechanical engineering.  He is actively involved in LHS.  His extracurricular activities include band, one act play, robotics, UIL academics, football and computerized game design.  He also holds leadership positions at his church in the youth and children's ministry.  In his spare time he works at Chick-Fil-A.

Congratulations Dustin on being a Finalist!  We are so proud of you!

Getting Ready for Prom

It's that time of year again!  LHS will host the Junior- Senior Prom on Saturday, April 6th 2013.  There have been several inquiries regarding appropriate attire.  Please review the LHS Prom Dress Code information listed below.

LHS Prom Dress Code

Swim Meet Results

The LHS Swim team competed at its last local meet this past Saturday morning - the Midway Winter Classic Swim Meet.  The team placed 6th overall and earned 4 medals.  Full results are below: 3 more messages Hunter Herbelin: 2nd place 200 Individual Medley / 2nd place 100 breaststroke  Blayne Jackson: 1st place 200 Freestyle / 1st place 100 Butterfly  Andrew King: 50 Freestyle -16th / 100 Breast- 12th  Congratulations to these students!

All-State Band Members

After many long hours of practice and two rounds of auditioning, seniors Joshua King and Levi Golding will be performing as members of the ATSSB All-State Band.

This is Josh's fourth year to make it into the band and Levi's first. This is a huge accomplishment for Levi and Josh.

If you see theses all-staters, please congratulate these two gentlemen on a job well done!

Post Courtesy of Mr. Bryant, LISD Music Director