Levelland ISD's

Hello Levelland Lobos.

This week we get to celebrate and honor our coaches. Coaches make such an amazing difference in their students' lives. Levelland ISD is blessed to have the best coaches on staff. Thank you for all that you do.

Fall break begins on Friday. I hope you all enjoy your four day weekend. You definitely deserve some time to rest and rejuvenate.

Go Lobos!

Becky McCutchen

Levelland ISD Superintendent of Schools

Expect Excellence

Friday was National Coaches Day, and all of our Coaches are stars. Of course, there are all kinds of coaches, but Friday was set aside for athletic coaches. These coaches are our "Stars" and are significant in guiding and inspiring our students to excel in their daily athletic events. We want to take today to show our appreciation!

https://files.gabbart.com/456/coachesdayoct6.mp4

Are you hungry? LISD is celebrating National School Lunch Week this week. Our LISD cafeterias #expectexcellence & know the importance of a healthy school lunch in a child's life. A healthy meal impacts learning inside and outside the classroom. Thank you to Steve Croyle and all our Cafeteria heroes for making lunch great every day! We appreciate you!

Mrs. Bednarz's class was spotted at United purchasing items to make Trail Mix. Students learned where to find items in the store. They learned that they had to stick to their list and budget. They learned to take turns too! They were headed back to South Elementary to use their measuring skills to make the Trail Mix for all 3 classes, that also go to visit the store. What a great lesson on so many levels!

The LHS BBQ Team prepared and competed in the Career Academy High School BBQ Team CookOff in Amarillo over the weekend. They practiced several times on campus and even fed the faculty! Under the direction of Culinary teacher Khris Oaks and Assistant Principal David Burton, these Pit Masters took this project-based learning to another level, learned non-traditionally, gained some great life experiences and work ethics that will enable them to have a career after high school, and had fun with friends. Keep on cooking, kids!

Fourth-graders from South & Capitol experienced Ag Awareness Day again this year! Each year, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension in Hockley County hosts Ag Day, where students see many stations covering subjects from water and soil, cotton and farm animals, electricity, keeping Texas beautiful, and everything else between the dirt and the sky. Their focus is teaching agricultural production and environmental stewardship,#ExpectExcellence foods you eat. Thank you for the free lunch from the Agriculture Awareness Committee too! We appreciate you!

ABC Kindergarten students in Mrs. Saenz's class were caught on a scavenger hunt for letter sounds to make words. Mrs. Saenz #expectsexcellence and challenged groups to find letters, blend sounds to form words, make the words, and present their words to the class. There are so many good things about this lesson! Don't you wish you were there to hear these Littles give their presentations?

ABC hosted their Family Fun Foam Run last week! It was a blast...and wet! Thanks to Adam Oliva for the foam machine and Zack Hernandez for the extra work that made this evening successful! A good time was had by all and everyone got in a little exercise too!

LHS Freshmen learned about Suicide Prevention today. LHS Counselors Stacey Waddill & Susan Smith brought Robby & Sheridan Brooks to visit with LHS Freshmen about suicide & how one final decision should not be the only story you leave behind. Their moving message was that there is always someone who cares and is willing to help you when you are down. They provided a detailed look into the family that is left behind after a suicide and explained that it's OK to not be OK, to stay because your life matters, and choose to keep going. If you need to talk to someone, reach out to a teacher, counselor, friend, or parent.

LHS Choir Director Amy Bayer #expectsexcellence and took 16 students to the TMEA Small School All-Region Choir Auditions at Lubbock-Cooper High School. This is the first audition in the All-State Choir process. She states, "I am so excited to announce that 11 of those 16 students were selected as members of the All-Region Choir." To make the All-Region choir, students have to be one the top 14 singers in their section. We are so excited to say that this is the largest number of LHS students to make the All-Region choir since 2019. These students will perform with the All-Region Choir on November 4, at Monterrey HS. They will also compete at the Pre-Area Auditions on November 14. Mrs. Bayer says, "I am so proud of the effort the students put into learning this music and performing at a high level." Way to go kiddos! Keep on singing! We are proud of you!

The results are as follows:

Soprano Section

Emily Perez - 5th Chair

Araseliy Solano - 13th Chair (not pictured)

Shiloh Rios - 14th Chair

Alto Section

Meekness Childers - 3rd Chair

Michelle Blair - 11th Chair

Tenor Section

Israel Gutierrez- 9th Chair

Alan Martinez - 11th Chair

Andy Kim - 12th Chair

Devin Griffith-Russell 13th Chair

Bass Section

Kevin Wright - 11th Chair

Devin Folger - 12th Chair

Some LHS students were caught at Studio K helping prepare for the Progressive Women's Club meeting. PWC members were treated to a fun craft of making Fall Succulent decor. These students enabled the PWC Members to have a successful class by doing the prep work before. We love it when our students are out in the community to make connections! Thanks guys!

It was a great day for LHS seniors! They attended SPC's Annual College Fair! LHS sends out a huge thank you to South Plains College for hosting the annual event! SPC plans this event every year to offer our Seniors ideas about what they want to do after high school. There were universities, colleges and technical schools available at the fair so that every student could find an interest. We appreciate you, SPC!

FFA Ag Teachers Cody Spies and Riley Gray send out a huge congratulations to Jackson Gibbs for winning third place with his Dark Cross Barrow at the State Fair. Jackson won the Texas Bred Champion at the State of Texas Fair (barrow bred by Methvin Hog Farm)! Congratulations to you, Jackson!

LHS has the most amazing CTE classes and teachers. They are always engage in learning and this week students share digital graphics and photos they completed. Mr. Lawson's Career Prep student Damian Garcia did this Cross Country digital poster, and Luis Castaneda completed the Lobo poster. Joleen Caballero made this graphic in Mrs. Buckner's yearbook class. We are so proud of all that our students are learning in class!

ABC #expectsexcellence and loves it when the community comes to see the things happening in class! ABC Librarian Abi Swain is inviting community members and LISD employees to come read to her littles. It's a learning experience on both sides as the littles like to meet new people and for the adults, to see just how smart & loving our students are. If you'd like to read, just email Abi at aswain@levellandisd.net

The LHS students in Mr. Lawson's Career Prep Class present another episode of Lobos on Air! Oh, the things these kids are learning! They will have great skills that they carry with them after high school!

https://youtu.be/bAE3ca7Vb0A

Lobo Band Director Michael Cason & Assistant Director Matthew Tolentino send out congratulations to their Lobo Band for placing 2nd in 4A at the Westerner Marching Festival! Mr. Cason says, " I am super proud of how far we have come this week!" Way to go kids!

Thank you to our people that helped with the Levelland Clean Up on Saturday! You make a difference! One hundred people volunteered and 14 Levelland organizations were represented including NHS, YELL, HOSA, 4-H, NJHS and Student Council.

What's scarier than Friday, the 13th? A haunted house of course! The LHS Art Club invites you to their spooky Haunted House at LHS on Friday, the 13th. It is free, and it's from 4 to 6 pm. Park in the north parking lot and enter door 14 at your own risk!

Our Fall Break starts on Friday! Remember that the PINK OUT pep rally is on Thursday and the game is still here on Friday! Have a great Fall Break!