Volleyball

Congratulations to the following Lady Leopard Volleyball students!

Kendall Johnson - 17-4A Blocker of the Year, Academic All District, Academic All State, Super Centex First Team Blocker; Academic All - State, TGCA All Star Alternate

Kourtney Johnson - First team All District, Academic All District, Academic All State, TGCA All Star Alternate

Kelsie Murie - Academic All District, 17-4A 

Morgan Adams - Academic All District

Callan Holmes - 17-4A Hitter of the Year, Academic All District, TGCA All State, 2nd Team Super Centex

Tracy Jander - 17-4A Honorable Mention, Academic All District

Ashlynn Sorrells - 17-4A 2nd Team All District, Academic All District

Jenna Thompson - 17-4A 2nd Team All District and 2nd team Academic All District

Maddie Miller - 17-4A Defensive Player of the Year, 2nd team Super Centex

Bailey Allison - 17-4A Honorable Mention, Academic All District

History Fair

Lorena High School History Fair Results:

Individual Exhibits:

1st-Haylee Jacobsen-”Brigham Young:Western Colonizer”

2nd-Gage Warren-”Fast Food:No Family Time”

3rd-Kayla Garner-”Nelson Mandela:The Fight Against Apartheid” Group Exhibits:

1st-Carter and Claire Conradt-”The Many Faces of Benjamin Franklin”

2nd-Bradyn Braziel, McKenzie Maldonado, Grace Davis-”Jesus Christ and the Christianity Movement”| Individual Website:

1st-Joel Horton-”Samuel Palmer Brooks:Leading the Baylor Community from 1902-1931” Group Website:

1st-Carter Scherr and Isaac Romer-”Ulysses S. Grant:All-American President and Hero”

2nd-Emily Jander and Sloane Baker-”Theodore Roosevelt: A Leader and His Legacy”

3rd-Jacey Moore, Madi Tatum, and Alana Armstrong-”Winston Churchill”

***All of these students and their projects qualify for the Baylor Heart of Texas History Fair in February.

Volleyball Regional Quarterfinal Champs

Congratulations to the Lady Leopard VB team on their Regional Quarterfinal Championship win over Groesbeck. The VB team has made the Regional Tournament and will be playing Bellville at Bryan High School on Friday at 6 PM. Go Lady Leopards!  

Football Playoffs

The Lorena Leopard football team will play Coldspring on Friday at 7:30 PM. The game will be played at the Merrill Green Stadium in Bryan, Texas. Tickets will only be sold at the gate. Ticket prices are $6 for adults and $4 for students. Go Big Red!

Volleyball Area Champs

Congratulations to the Lady Leopards for winning the Area Championship last night. The girls are playing very well and look forward to their next game. Their next game is the Regional Quarterfinals against Groesbeck at Midway High School on Tuesday at 7 p.m.  We hope to see you at the game.  Go Lady Leopards!

Volleyball Bi-District Champs

Congratulations to the Lady Leopard Volleyball for winning Bi-District with their win over Mexia!  Their next playoff game is on Thursday against Tatum.  Go Lady Leopards!

Volleyball District Champs

Congratulations to the Lady Leopard Volleyball District 17-3A Champions! The Varsity, Junior Varsity and Freshmen teams all won district. Varsity finished with a 9-1 district record. The first playoff game is on Monday, November 3rd at 6:30 p.m. The Lady Leopards will play Mexia in Hubbard. Go Lady Leopards!

Red Ribbon Week

Monday - Give Drugs a Rest; Theme: Wear Your Pajamas

Tuesday - Too Classy for Drugs; Theme: Wear Your Fanciest Clothes

Wednesday - Drug and Alcohol Abuse Affects All Generations; Theme:
Freshmen - Babies
Sophomores - Teenagers
Juniors - Parents
Seniors - Senior Citizens

Thursday - Scare Away Drugs; Theme: Halloween Costumes

Friday - Light Up the Cadets not Cigarettes; Theme - Neon Day

Lorena High School invites you to participate in the State Farm Celebrate My Drive campaign. Log on to celebratemydrive.com daily between October 15-24, 2014 and make a safe driving commitment on behalf of LHS. Each commitment gives us a better chance of winning one of several great prizes. You can find out more about the campaign and prizes available by clicking here or by visiting celebratemydrive.com.

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All-Region Jazz

Congratulations to Uriel Garcia for making it into the Region 8 All-Region Jazz Band. Uriel finished as 2nd chair in the trumpet section and will now compete for a position in the All-State Jazz Band. Way to go Uriel!!!!

Welcome

Dear Leopard Nation,

It’s about time to start a brand new year with ongoing construction that includes additional classrooms, new media center, new cafeteria and commons, new agriculture classrooms and shop, and several athletic facility upgrades. As we reflect and celebrate the great accomplishments of the Lorena High School 2013-14 school year, we can clearly show that our school’s academic performance continues to rise. The academic successes of our students with the support of our teachers have put the school on a path toward extraordinary. Our students did a phenomenal job on our EOC assessments by having some of the highest scores in the area and among the state.  The year was filled with great accomplishments by many of our student groups. 

We are excited about the new opportunities that 2014-15 will bring for LHS and all of its students.  Please make plans to attend our two orientation times on August 27.  We will be passing out class schedules and discussing important issues in regards to the start of school and construction.  "Fish Camp" for the incoming 9th graders will be on August 29 from 10-12.  The first day of school will be on Tuesday, September 2.

We look forward to another great year and remember - It's a Great Day to be a Leopard!!!!

Changes on Upcoming Athletic Events

Volleyball

Due to the construction we will be playing our home opener vs Grandview in the middle school gym starting with freshmen game at 4, followed by the jv and finally the varsity. Hope to see you all there and can't wait to play our first game of the season!! 

Football

Changes have been made to the schedule for our two football scrimmages. The scrimmage scheduled for this coming Saturday, August 16th with Cameron, has been moved to La Vega. The Varsity will begin at 9:00 AM, the JV and Freshmen will play at 10:30 AM.

The McGregor scrimmage scheduled for Thursday, August 21st will be played at McGregor. Tentative start time is 5:30 PM for the JV and Freshmen, 7:00 PM for the Varsity.

Go Leopards!

USMA Appointment

Congressman Bill Flores presented senior Lovett Ledger with his appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point.  This appointment is a great accomplishment for Lovett, and an honor for Lorena ISD.

Band Concert

The Lorena High School Band

Proudly Presents

Music

for a Darkened Theatre

Program
selected from

Overture from dancer in the dark……Bjork

Frippery no. 4……Shaw

A light JAZZY selection

PERFORMED BY – Three girls and him

paper cut……Shapiro

Things look different when you shed (or shred) a little light on them

High"lights" from Beauty and the beast….arr. by moss

feel free to sing along

Voodoo……bukvich

There are things out there that go bump in the night

CONCERT STARTS AT 7PM in the PAC

FREE ADMISSION

8th Grade Parent and Student Meetings

On January 31, 2014, the State Board of Education approved House Bill 5 adopting new rules regarding Texas high school curriculum and graduation requirements. In response to these new requirements, Lorena High School will hold mandatory eighth grade parent and student meetings on April 21 and April 24.  Both meetings will be held in the Lorena High School Commons at 6 PM. All current eighth grade parents and students are highly encouraged to attend one of these meetings. Information concerning House Bill 5 curriculum and graduation requirements will be presented, and parents will have an opportunity to ask questions. This information will allow parents and students to make informed decisions regarding freshmen requirements and electives.

At the end of each meeting, parents and students will be asked to complete a 2014-2015 Freshmen Choice Sheet and to select an endorsement. Information regarding endorsements will be presented, and advisers will be available to assist with this process. Choice sheets must be signed and turned in before students can register for their freshmen classes. For more information prior to the meetings, students and parents may reference LHS House Bill 5 graduation requirements and possible endorsements which are located on the Lorena High School website.

You can click here to find all the Info for Incoming Freshmen on the High School's Guidance and Counseling page. Please make plans to attend one of the two important meetings on either April 21 or April 24. For more information, call the high school office at 254-857-4604.

UIL Academics

Our students represented LHS very well in the UIL District Competition.

FINAL UIL ACADEMIC DISTRICT RESULTS:

LD Debate: Brent Norcross got to the 3rd round.

Ready Writing: Emily Holt placed 5th

Number Sense: Jacob Adams placed 5th, Nicholas Harris placed 3rd.  Nicholas advances to region!

The team of Jacob Adams, Nicholas Harris, Jenette McQuerry and Travis Wilfong placed 2nd overall

Computer Applications: Ashlyn Marshall placed 5th.

Accounting: Tanner Dawson placed 2nd, Charles Quass placed 3rd  Tanner and Charles both advance to region!  The team of Kelsey Balli, Tanner Dawson, Austin Gough and Charles Quass placed 1st!!  Lorena's entire team advances to region!

Literary Criticism:  Lauren Wilfong placed 5th

The team of Chloe Conally, Lovett Ledger, Jessie Patterson and Lauren Wilfong placed 2nd.  Lorena's Lit Crit team is alternate for region!

Spelling and Vocabulary:  Jacob Mathis placed 3rd.  Jacob advances to region!

Computer Science:  Jackson Krall placed 5th, Sergio Guzman placed 6th.

The team of Jackson Krall, Sergio Guzman, Eric Busch and Mason Elliot placed 2nd and is alternate for region!

Mathematics: Austin Allsup placed 2nd, Jenette McQuerry placed 6th.  Austin advances to region!

Social Studies: Charles Quaas placed 4th, Joseph Quaas placed 5th.  Charles is alternate for region!

Headline Writing:  Jessie Patterson placed 3rd, Alex Boswell placed 4th.  Jessie advances to region!  Alex is alternate for region!

LHS Band UIL

The LHS Band competed at UIL Concert and Sightreading Contest and received the highest scores in concert and in sightreading!  The Lorena Band was one of only two bands in our region that received the highest scores in marching, concert and sightreading!  Congratulations to the LHS Band!   

Band Contest

Congratulations to the LHS Band for performing extremely well at a pre-UIL contest. They received the highest score from all of the judges!!!!  It was an outstanding performance!

2012-2013 LHS School Report Card

The 2012-2013 LHS School Report Card results can be found at http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/src/2013/static/district/c161907.pdf

LHS Construction Update

The plans for Lorena High School are in a work in progress at this point. We are finalizing the plans for a new entrance, additional science labs and career and technology classroom, new cafeteria space, new gym, library media center expansion,classroom renovations, relocation of programs/spaces (including offices, FCS and ag classes), and athletic stadium renovations and upgrades. The work trailer has been put in place, and we will begin construction Summer 2014.

Men's Basketball Playoff Game

Congrats to the LHS Men's Basketball team! Their first playoff game is Tuesday, February 18th. Here are the details:

Date:  Tuesday, February 18

Time:  8:00pm

Site:  Leon High School (Jewett, TX)

Home Team:  Navasota

Visitor Team: Lorena

Adults:  $5

Students:  $3

Physics Bowl Results

LHS participated in Baylor's first Physics Bowl Competiton Saturday, February 15th.  Our team consisted of:

Jacob Mathis

Lauren Wilfong

Beth Vonasek

Jenette McQuerry

Congratulations to these students on their awards! 

Individual Award:  Jacob Mathis, written test, 3rd place!!

Team Award: Experimental Design, 1st Place!!!

We also took first place in one of the two "Jeopardy" style matches!

Football Signing

Congratulations to Adrian Rodriguez for signing to play football at Howard Payne University! 

Swim Team

Congratulations to Blayne Jackson and Hunter Herbelin!  Both swimmers qualified for Regionals this past weekend.

Band UIL Solo and Ensemble

Congratulations to Haley Wicks, Kimmarie Counts, Keaton Marek, Felicity Fulton, Trent Curry, Janelle King, Uriel Garcia, Isaac Gallegos, Sarah Derrick, McKenna Strauch, Anna Mathis, and Corbin Voges.  These LHS Band members participated in the Region 8 UIL Solo and Ensemble contest this past Saturday.  All of the students received the highest rating a participant can receive. They are now eligible to compete at the Texas State Solo and Ensemble Contest in May.  

Ladies' Basketball Playoffs

Congrats to the Lady Leopard basketball team on making it to the playoffs! Their first game will be Tuesday night, February 11th at 6:30 in Leon. They take on Madisonville.

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Softball Signing

Congratulations to Cheyenne Bell for signing to play softball at MCC!  We are proud of your accomplishment!  

Baseball Signings

Congratulations to Bobby Strahan for signing to play baseball at Hill College!  Also congratulations to Collin Sharp for signing to play baseball at MCC!  We are proud of both athletes!  

Lovett Ledger - U.S. Military Academy Nominee

Congratulations to senior Lovett Ledger!  He has been nominated by Senator Ted Cruz for the U.S. Military Academy.  Senator Cruz posted an article about this tremendous honor.  For more details visit U.S. Service Academy Nominees.