Monday, August 31, 2015

Campus Tours Available


Come see all of the new changes & updates to the Lorena ISD campuses!!


Primary, Elementary & Middle School:
•      Monday, September 28th 5:45pm-6:45pm

Campus tours will be given on the following dates:
High School:
•      Tuesday, September 8th 6:00pm-7:00pm
•      Wednesday, September 16th 5:30pm-6:30pm
•      Monday, September 21st 6:30pm-7:30pm




Friday, August 28, 2015

Listen to Leopard Football, Follow our Lady Leopard Volleyball

Tonight (August 28th) is the first football game of the 2015 season!  Our Lorena Leopards will play China Spring at 7:30 pm at Leopard Stadium.  If you can't make it to the game, you can listen live on TheOldCoach Network.  Games will be streamed on the network all season long.


You can follow the Lady Leopard Volleyball team for live game updates on Volleyball Live.  They will be traveling to West on Friday, Aug. 28th.

We are also hosting the inaugural game to open the new HS gym on Tuesday, Sept. 1st.  The Lady Leopards will be taking on Leon.  Come on out and support the team!

Tuesday, August 25, 2015

New Online Cafeteria Programs



MySchoolBucks

Lorena ISD is glad to announce that we have a new lunch system in our cafeterias, NutriKids.With this program, you now have the capability to pay for your student’s lunch with debit, credit, or electronic check using MySchoolBucks.
Enrollment is easy!
1. Go to MySchoolBucks and register for a free account.
2. You will receive a confirmation email with a link to activate your account.
3. Add your students using their school name and birthday.
4. Make a payment to your account with your credit/debit card or electronic check.
(A processing fee of $1.95 will be applied to each transaction.)

Using MySchoolBucks, you can:
- Set balance alerts, view balance and account activity
- Make secure online payments (Money shows up in student account after 10 minutes)
- Set recurring/automatic payments (optional)
- Download an app for iPhone, Android, or Windows phones



Free and Reduced Meal Benefits

NutriKids has an online application for free/reduced lunch benefits. You can click on the link below to apply. 

Notice of Adopted 2015 Tax Rate



LORENA ISD ADOPTED A TAX RATE THAT WILL RAISE MORE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS THAN LAST YEAR'S TAX RATE.


LHS NASA Contest Winners Featured in Waco Trib

Photo by Rod Aydelotte of Waco Trib

Our LHS students who were part of the champion international team that won the NASA Ames Space Settlement Contest, were featured this week in a Waco Tribune article.

The district recognized this group at the annual Back to School Bash and is very proud of their distinguished accomplishment. 

You can find the article here.