Traffic Alert! Some Exits Closed for Travel to LHS Graduation

Lorena High School Graduation is in the Ferrell Center on Friday, June 3rd.  The northbound off-ramps to the 4th & 5th Street (Exit 335A) and University Parks (Exit 335B) crossings, along with the on-ramp from 4th Street will be closed until late August to accommodate the bridge repairs. Traffic can exit to the access road at 18th St., 8th St., or at MLK Blvd from the access-road bridge. Please be prepared to take an alternate exit for University Parks or enter the Ferrell Center via La Salle.

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Leopard Trail

Show your Leopard Spirit by sponsoring a personalized paw print that will be painted on the roads around each of the Lorena Campuses. All sponsorships will benefit Project Graduation.

The paw prints will be about 4 foot by 4 foot near your preferred campus. The paw prints will be painted before the 2016-2017 school year and will persist for the entire school year.

We have a limited quantity, and they will be sold on a first come first serve basis. Get yours today by returning the order form to any campus office.

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Teacher Retirees to be Honored at Reception

Lorena ISD cordially invites you to join us to honor these special staff members who have given many years of dedicated service to our students, schools and community.

Greg Blanchard

Kim Browne

Randy Fewell

Debbie Haigood

Kathy Lina

Kathy Westerfield

Keri Williams

Please join us for a retirement reception in their honor on

Tuesday May 24, 2016

4:00 PM to 6:30 PM

in the Lorena High School Commons.

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Bluebonnet Girls State

Congratulations to the following Lorena High School students who based on their scholarship, leadership, and character have been honored with the opportunity to participate in Bluebonnet Girls State - a program of the American Legion Auxiliary.

Rebekah Small
Savana Jones
Katie King
Bailey Allison
Ashlynn Sorrells

For more information about this program, visit the Bluebonnet Girls State website.

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Lorena Education Foundation Awards Grants for 2016

The Lorena Education Foundation presented their annual grants on April 27th to teachers across the district. The foundation awarded grants to 9 applicants in a total amount of $18,443.14. The grants will fund creative projects and initiatives that will impact hundreds of Lorena ISD students.

Congratulations to the following grant winners:

Sunnye Forrest—$470.00

LPS—Technology & School Counseling:

Moving into the 21st Century

Jan Bradford—$2,940.00

LPS—Chromebook Composing

Ella Snodgrass—$5,427.80

LPS—Creative Collaboration through Chromebooks

Sharon Tucker, Nancy Carter, Dayna Patzke,

 Chris Jeffrey, Jennifer Johnson

Joan Sykora—$3,928.00

LPS—#thefuturebeginshere

Karen Channon, Susan Kilpatrick, Amanda Niemeyer, Jennifer Sykora, and Brooke Taylor

Jen Johnson—$2,111.34

LES—A Kinesthetic Environment:

Fidgeting Our Way to Learning

Christy Freeman

Rachal Roessler—$1,170.00

LHS—SSDC—NASA Houston

Sam Bartlett—$1,050.00

LHS—Lorena Best Robotics Team

Rachal Roessler—$732.00

LHS—Vernier Probes

Kerrie Swepston

Heather Scherr—$614.00

LHS—Spanish Cameron Park Zoo Trip

Karen Jeffrey

Congratulations to all these teachers, and thank you to the Lorena Education Foundation for supporting our students and teachers!

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