Congratulations to 2023 LCHS grad Ryan Purdy, named a UIL OUTSTANDING PERFORMER for his marimba solo at the 2023 Texas State Solo and Ensemble Contest! Only 2-3% of performers (of the 100,000 regional UIL participants) earn this incredible honor, recognized with a UIL GOLD MEDAL!
Several members of our very own LCP family are taking audiences 🐟 Under the Sea 🐠 as part of the Moonlight Musicals production of Disney's The Little Mermaid Jr. this weekend!
Our stars include:
Adelynn Barrett (LCMS)
Skylar Benson (North)
Noelle Mitchell (LCHS)
Brynlee Plumlee (North)
Lane Ray (LCMS)
Daniel Schank (North)
Lia Schank (North)
Julie Ray (Stage Manager and East educator)
Visit https://moonlightmusicals.com/shows/ for details and tickets!
Lubbock-Cooper FFA has been busy collecting banners this summer! Congratulations to our 17 members who competed in the agriscience fair contest at the Texas FFA State Convention!
First Place
Evelynn McCormick, Division 1, Plant Systems
Avery Pitts and Ellie Fitzhugh, Division 2, Plant Systems
Bragen Neill-White, Division 3, Animal Systems
Rileigh Buttle, Division 3, Plant Systems
(First-place projects qualify for national judging. If selected, these competitors will have the opportunity to participate in the National FFA Convention!)
Second Place
Macye West, Division 1, Social Systems
Xanthius Abaring, Division 1, Power, Structural, & Technical Systems
Jackson Zerbe and Gavin Webb, Division 2, Environmental Systems/Natural Resources
Laiken Beerwinkle and Katelyn Bednarz, Division 4, Plant Systems
Tatum Westbrook, Division 3, Food Products & Processing Systems
Third Place
Sawyer Gentry and Peyton Wilkerson, Division 4, Plant Systems
Abriana Leija and Madelyn Brewster, Division 4, Social Systems
Fifth Place
Kynlee Curtsinger, Division 3, Environmental Systems/Natural Resources
We are so proud of the incredible success of these students, and the way they represented LCISD among over 200 competition entries! WELL DONE!
It may be mid-summer, but preparations are well underway for a fantastic 2023-24 school year! New Hope Academy administrators attended the Texas Association for Alternative Education conference in Austin, and can't wait to greet their students in August!
Congratulations to LCHS Assistant Softball Coach and Assistant Football Coach Brenon Rhodes, named TGCA SUB-VARSITY SOFTBALL COACH OF THE YEAR! In his fourth year of coaching, Coach Rhodes' favorite thing about coaching softball is the fast pace of the game, and how hard his players work and play for one another!
Congratulations to the LCHS students who represented our school so well at the FCCLA NATIONAL competition in Denver! Both teams competed in the Digital Stories for Change category. Miya Francis, Kendal Hodges, and Karli Petmecky received third place overall in the NATION, and Sonya Garcia and Cambrie Cline were Top Ten Finalists! Well done, Pirates!
Congratulations to LCHS Baseball Coach Brad Wuensche, named Lone Star Varsity COACH OF THE YEAR!
This is Coach Wuensche's 17th year coaching baseball, and sixth year as head coach. While he loves any time spent on the field and the excitement that accompanies competitive athletics, his favorite part of coaching baseball is the relationships he has been able to develop with his players, some of which have become lifelong friendships as they move past high school!
Congratulations to LCHS Track Coach Devin Ramby, named THSCA Track & Field Region I COACH OF THE YEAR!
This is Coach Ramby's tenth year coaching track, and sixth year as head coach. His favorite part of coaching track is witnessing the joy on athletes' faces when they reach the goals they have worked so hard to meet. He also enjoys the supportive community of track and field, particularly the way competitors celebrate one another's successes and help each other however possible!
LCISD students in incoming grades PK-5 can adopt a football, volleyball, cheer, or pom Pirate for the 2023 Varsity season! The cost is $50, which includes the cost of the Adopt-a-Pirate t-shirt and child's admission into home games! For more information and to print a registration form, visit https://www.lcisd.net/article/1157293.
Adopt-a-Pirate assignments will be made in the order registration form AND payment are received. (Please complete and turn in a paper form to the correct contact listed for each sport. Online payment is now available - see the second page of each registration form.) The deadline is MONDAY, AUGUST 7. If you have questions about the Adopt-a-Pirate program, email hhendrix@lcisd.net!
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The Skyward Family Access portal will be closed for maintenance beginning at 6:00 p.m. Friday, June 23 through 6:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 5. You will not be able to log in to Family Access during this maintenance period. (Online registration will open Wednesday, July 19.)
LCP FANS, get game-ready with an Athletics Pass for the 2023-24 school year! Passes are $40 each, and grant the holder admission to ALL LCISD high school/middle school home athletic events (EXCLUDING Varsity Football and tournaments)! Sales open July 17 at the LCISD Admin Office!
*Students are admitted to athletic events using their school-issued ID badges.
Lubbock-Cooper ISD is hiring secondary math teachers! Read more about the position and apply online at https://lubbockcooper.tedk12.com/hire/ViewJob.aspx?JobID=1152.
Join the LCP family - apply today!
Thanks to the hundreds of educators who joined us for Confluence 2023! It was a 🌟totally awesome🌟 day of learning, innovation, and fun!
https://youtu.be/X9oQXLP4juY
Thanks for a fantastic season, Pirates! ⚾️⚾️⚾️
Game 3 starts at 1:00pm! Listen live at www.YouTube.com/lcisdathletics or 100.7 The Score! #allaboard
The livestream of the Pirate Varsity Baseball Regional Final Game 1 is now up and running at YouTube.com/lcisdathletics
Individual and season tickets are available NOW for the 2023 Pirate Varsity Football season!
Tickets are sold per game for all five home varsity games (purchase all five home game tickets at once to hold the seat for the season). Reserved seating is available in sections CC, DD, and EE ($10 per game). General admission seating is available in sections AA and BB ($8 per game for adults; $3 per game for students).
Student section tickets (FF) will be made available the week of each home game.
Visit https://www.vancoevents.com/31139 to view the season schedule and purchase tickets!
Due to road closures, the LCISD broadcast team will be late to Game 1 of the Baseball Regional Final. As a result, the livestream will be delayed. Tune in to 100.7 FM to listen live while awaiting the stream (special thanks to our friend and last-minute broadcaster, Andy Penney)!
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If you are traveling to Abilene for Game 1 of the Regional Finals, be aware that there are MULTIPLE ROAD CLOSURES impacting routes from Lubbock to Abilene! Check https://drivetexas.org/ for up-to-date road conditions, and please drive carefully!
At the end of each school year, Superintendent Bryant honors one district employee with the Pulling for Kids Award. This great honor is reserved for a person who provides exemplary service to students, takes great pride in their work, and, through their dedication, has made our schools better.
The 2023 Pulling for Kids Award recipient is LCISD Custodial Supervisor Ed Roberts. Ed was recognized during our End of Year Convocation, where his family was on-hand to surprise him!
Superintendent Bryant shared the following:
"Ed Roberts ensures that our learning environment sparkles. He and his team keep our facilities in tip-top shape.
Two and a half years ago, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was through Ed's commitment that we were able to safely bring students and staff back into our school buildings, minimizing learning loss and once again providing the many resources our students rely upon while at school.
Ed began working at LCISD at 2:00 p.m. on August 21, 1995. (Our record isn't quite so specific, but this district is so important to him that he knows the time he was hired.) He began as a custodian, and was later promoted to the evening custodial supervisor. Now, he is our District Custodial Supervisor. Ed deals with the parts of school life that most others will not or can not, and he does it with helpfulness, thoughtfulness, and joy in his heart.
As a leader, he enjoys helping others learn and succeed. He takes great pride in his work, and also in the employees in his department. His knowledge and wisdom are unsurpassed, and I don't know that I've ever met a person so committed to ensuring students, staff, and visitors enter clean, shining school buildings. He is deeply committed to his own family and his LCP family.
EVERY person at LCISD has benefited greatly from the outstanding job he does. Ed serves our district with great respect, compassion, and the heart of a servant."
