Winter Concerts

The Lorena ISD Music Department will be hosting several concerts this holiday season. Community members are welcome to attend all concerts. Admission is free, and all events will be held in the Lorena ISD Performing Arts Center. 

December 8 @ 6pm   - Middle School Band Winter Concert

December 12 @ 7pm - Middle School Choir Presents "A Christmas Celebration"

December 13 @ 7pm - High School Band Winter Concert

December 15 @ 7pm - High School Choir Presents "Sounds of Christmas"

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Winter Athletics Schedules

Lorena High School and Lorena Middle School

Winter Athletics Schedules

• HS Basketball (Women / Men)
• MS Basketball (Girls / Boys)
• Soccer 

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Football Area Playoff Info

The Leopards defeated Gonzales 48-3 to win the Bi-District Championship Friday night. 

They will now play Liberty for the Area Championship this Friday, November 18th at 7:30 pm. The game will be played in College Station at A&M Consolidated High School. 

Pre-sale tickets will be available at the high school office starting Wednesday morning until Friday at 1pm ($5 for students / $7 for adults). All tickets at the gate will be $8. 

Lorena will be the home team. 

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Volleyball & Football Playoff Information

The varsity football team finished an undefeated run in district to clinch the 9-AAAA district championship! Their Bi-District game will be against Gonzales, this Friday November 11th. They will play at Dragon Stadium in Round Rock at 7:30 pm.

Presale tickets will be available in the high school office Wednesday - Friday at 1 pm. ($5 for students / $7 for adults). All tickets at the gate Friday will be $8.

Picture from @LHS_Leopards on Twitter

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Congratulations to our Regional Quarterfinal Champion Lady Leopard Volleyball team! They came from behind to defeat Caldwell in 5 sets to claim the title (22-25, 25-22, 23-25, 25-23, 15-9)!

The next stop in the playoffs is the Regional Tournament. The Lady Leopards will play Hargrave Friday, November 11th at 8 pm at Bryan High School. Tickets are $8 for adults and $4 for students. Parking is available in multiple lots around the school, but there is a playoff football game as well so the lots will be busy. Fans should NOT park in the Wal-Mart lot.

Picture from @LHS_Leopards on Twitter

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Veterans Day at Lorena ISD

Each year, Lorena ISD campuses pause on November 11 to honor the veterans in our community for their service to our country. All local veterans and communnity members are welcome to attend any of our programs.

Lorena High School

• Place: Performing Arts Center
• Time: 9:45 am
• If you would like to honor a veteran in your family in the HS Program slideshow, email his/her name, service branch, and picture to lhsvetsday@lorenaisd.net. 

Lorena Middle School

• Place: Lorena Middle School Gym
• Time: 11:15 am

Lorena Elementary

• Place: Performing Arts Center
• Time: 8:00 am

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Area Volleyball Playoffs!

Congratulations to the Lady Leopard Volleyball team! They won the Bi-District Championship Monday night by defeating the Athens Lady Hornets in three sets.

Next they will play LaGrange for the Area Championship. The game will be Thursday, November 3 at 7 pm at Bryan High School.

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LHS Teacher Selected for Exclusive Program

LHS teacher Jennifer Camplair has been selected to participate in the National History Day 2017 Understanding Sacrifice program.

As part of the program, Camplair will travel to Virginia, San Francisco, Honolulu, and Manilla to honor a fallen World War II hero and work with the other 18 selected participants to "develop lesson plans designed to reinvigorate the teaching and learning of WWII in classrooms around the world." 

To learn more about the program, National History Day, and Ms. Camplair's upcoming journey, read the full press release here.

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Homecoming 2016

If your organization would like to participate in the parade, please fill out the parade entry form by clicking here. 

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Important Back to School Dates and Information

The first day of school is fast approaching! Here are a few dates and times you will want to put on your calendar as we approach the big day!

You can find school supply lists here.

District Events:

First Day of School - August 22

Primary Campus:

Kindergarten Introduction - Choose from the Dates & Times listed here
Meet the Teacher - August 18 from 5 to 6 pm
Kindergarten/Senior Walk - August 19 at 7 pm (Back to School Bash)  Rescheduled Sept 21

Elementary Campus: 

Meet the Teacher - August 18 from 5:30 to 6:30 pm
Parent Orientation Night - August 30 at 5:30 (Performing Arts Center)

Middle School Campus:

Registration, Schedule pick up, and Yearbook Photos - August 19 (Drop in from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm)
Equipment pick up for 7th & 8th grade Girls & Boys Athletics - August 19

High School Campus:

Fish Camp (for incoming 9th graders) - August 19 from 10 am to 12 pm
Open House - September 12 from 6 to 8 pm
(Schedules will be delivered on the first day of school this year.)

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LHS Student & Teacher Selected for Prestigious Program

Isaac Romer & Dr. Greg Borchardt

Congratulations to LHS student Isaac Romer! He along with LHS history teacher Dr. Greg Borchardt have been selected as one of only 15 student/teacher pairs in the country to participate in the Normandy: Sacrifice for Freedom Albert H. Small Student and Teacher Institute. After participating in the year long program, Isaac and Dr. Borchardt are traveling to France to the Normandy American Cemetery to honor a fallen American hero. For more information about this prestigious honor, please read the full press release here.

Isaac and Dr. Borchardt are blogging about their trip. Click here to read about their experience.

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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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LHS Student to Perform with Baylor Symphonic Band

Felicity Fulton, LHS band student and winner of the John Philip Sousa Foundation National Young Artists Solo Competition, will be performing a solo concerto with the Baylor University Symphonic Band. 

The concert will be Tuesday, March 1st, at 7:30 pm, in Jones Concert Hall on the Baylor campus. The concert is free and open to the public.

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Season Honors for Volleyball & Football

After tremendous seasons for both Volleyball (Regional Finalist) and Football (Area Champions), the following student athletes have been awarded honors. Congratulations to these young men and women for their outstanding accomplishments this year!

Volleyball 

All State Team
Callan Holmes & Maddie Miller

District 17AAAA

Hitter of the Year - Callan Holmes

Defensive Player of the Year - Maddie Miller

Setter of the Year - Ashlynn Sorrells

1st Team - Jenna Thompson & Tracy Jander

2nd Team - Kenzie Tuyo & Kelsie Murie

Honorable Mention - Bailey Allison

Academic All District - Kenzie Tuyo, Mallory Ross, Bailey Allison, Jenna Thompson, Claire Conradt, Ashlynn Sorrells, Ashley Guyton, Kelsie Murie, Tracy Jander, Callan Holmes, & Morgan Adams

Football 

Academic All State Team
Elite: Zach Grimm
1st Team: Jacob Adams, Mitchell Donahue
2nd Team: Jakob Abel, Blake Mitchell

District 7AAAA
MVP: Jacob Spivey

Offensive Newcomer: Thor Hoffmann

1st Team Offense: Brandon Williams, Preston Damuth, Elliot Pennington, & Payton Howard

1st Team Defense: Blake Mitchell, John Harper, Lane Michna, & Zach Grimm

2nd Team Offense: Ben Johnston, Kendall Ledger, & Ryan Siler

2nd Team Defense: Cooper Haigood, Matt Moseley, Mitchell Donahue, & Colby Reed

Honorable Mention: Chance King, Robert Horton, Hunter Isham, Jake Abel, Colby Reed, Cole Baker, Bryce Boarman, & Steven Hightower

Academic All District - Zach Grimm, Mitchell Donahue, Kendall Ledger, Zach Pierce, Jake Abel, Jacob Adams, Blake Mitchell, Thor Hoffmann, Hunter Isham, Colton Bauer, Cole Baker, Ben Johnston, Colin Highfill, Brandon Williams, Steven Hightower, Kevin Barker, Colby Reed, Lane Michna, Preston Trevino, & Payton Howard

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Upcoming Events

Leopard Nation is busy during December! Here are some of the many events and programs student groups are hosting this month:

• December 2nd - LHS Christmas Dinner Theatre Presentation of Santaland Diaries (6 pm at the High School)
• December 3rd through 5th - Mitchell-Timmons Memorial Basketball Tournament
• December 7th - LHS Band & Choir Winter Concert (7pm at the Performing Arts Center)
• December 10th - LMS Band & Choir Winter Concert (6pm at the Performing Arts Center)
• December 17th - Primary Class Christmas Parties 
• December 18th - Elementary Class Christmas Parties

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LHS Yearbooks are on Sale Now

High School students can now order their 2015-16 yearbook.  Select the image below and choose Buy a Yearbook, Yearbook Packages.  Seniors can also purchase a Senior Ad by selecting the Buy a Yearbook Ad option.

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LHS Band Member Wins National Award

Congratulations to LHS Band Member, Felicity Fulton! She has won the 2015 John Philip Sousa Foundation National Young Artists Solo Competition.

This honor comes with a $1,000 scholarship and the opportunity to be a featured soloist with a college or military band to be determined soon. In the meantime, you can hear Felicity's featured solo performance in this year's LHS Band Marching Show. Congrats Felicity!!!

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Playoff Friday!

This Friday night is Playoff Night for Lorena ISD. Both the volleyball and football teams will be playing at Bryan High School


First up at 6pm, our LHS Lady Leopard Volleyball team will take on Bellville in the first round of the Regional Tournament. Tickets are $8 for adults and $4 for students.

Then at 7:30, the Leopard Football team will kickoff postseason play vs Coldspring. Tickets for that game are $6 for adults and $4 for students.

Come support our teams!

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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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2014 Homecoming Highlights Video !!!

Click here to view on YouTube.

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New Leopard Stadium Procedures

We appreciate your patience with the construction on all of our campuses over the last year. We face another challenge this Friday night as we open the newly renovated Leopard Stadium for the first home game against the Robinson Rockets. 

We ask if you plan to attend, that you note the following:

• The new stadium has plenty of seats for students, so they will be required to sit in the stands. Younger students must be seated with a parent or other adult.
• The seating with red chair backs is reserved for season ticket-holders. General admission seating is in Sections A and E.
• Items such as footballs and Frisbees will not be allowed.
• Of course, no alcohol, tobacco or firearms are allowed in the stadium.
• We ask that you please stay off the new grass at this time.

Kickoff is 7:30 Friday evening. Parking will be a challenge, so we encourage you to arrive early for the game if possible. We are planning some tailgating opportunities in the near future, so be on the lookout for more information coming soon.

Thank you for being a part of Lorena ISD!

Sandra Talbert

Lorena ISD Superintendent

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