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📅🍂 Get ready for an exciting month at La Joya ISD! November is packed with activities, special events, and opportunities to celebrate learning and community! 🎉 From Professional Learning Day and STEM/STEAM Day to honoring Veterans Day and participating in American Education Week, there’s something for everyone. Plus, don’t forget to vote on Election Day, and enjoy a well-deserved Thanksgiving Break at the end of the month! 🦃✨ Check out the calendar and mark your dates!
🏀 Celebrating Zavala 8th Grade Girls Basketball 🏀
Congratulations to our Lady Coyotes for an outstanding start to the season with today’s first regular season game victory over RYMS! Both teams played incredibly, bringing us to a strong 2-0 record:
• Dark Team: 20-3
• Light Team: 21-2
We are proud of our Lady Coyotes’ effort and look forward to their continued success this season!
A big round of applause goes out to all the students who participated in our October Library Contest and contributed their beautiful pumpkins to the library pumpkin patch! They were all BOOOOtiful! We’re incredibly proud of your creativity and artistic talents!
Congratulations to the following students, our contest winners!
1st place: Jackie Garcia
2nd place: Aliyana Gonzalez
3rd place: Jose Rafael Trevino
🎉✨ Exciting News at La Joya ISD! We’re proud to announce the formation of our Superintendent’s Advisory Committees! 🙌🎓👨👩👧👦🍎
These four powerful committees are made up of dedicated students, engaged parents, passionate educators, and our committed principals—all coming together to collaborate and shape the bright future of our district! 🌟💙
Together, they’ll work on exciting initiatives to ensure every voice is heard and that La Joya ISD continues to thrive for our entire community! 🚀💫
#LegacyOfExcellence
🌟 Huge Congratulations to Gary Montelongo! 🌟
Proudly representing La Joya ISD and the Rio Grande Valley on the national stage in Washington, D.C., Gary has won the Coding with Commitment Award and a $10,000 prize at the Junior Innovators Challenge! As his teacher and mentor, I couldn’t be prouder of his hard work, dedication, and passion for innovation.
This achievement highlights the incredible talent in our community—La Joya pride at the national level! Way to go, Gary! 🎉👏
#LaJoyaPride #RGV #JuniorInnovatorsChallenge #FutureLeader
#LDZpride
🏀 Congratulations to the Zavala 8th Grade Girls Basketball Team! 🏀
What an incredible start to the season with today’s scrimmage win over JD Salinas Middle School! Both teams played outstandingly:
• Dark Team: 21-4
• Light Team: 16-2
Way to go, Lady Coyotes! Keep up the hard work and determination—this is just the beginning!
🏈 Congratulations to the Zavala 7th Grade Light Football Team! 🏈
A fantastic win today against Cathey Middle School—a perfect way to close out the season! Recognition to our Dark Team for a hard-fought game.
Thank you to all our players for your commitment and effort this season. We’re proud of each and every one of you!
Yesterday we welcomed The DEA to speak to our 8th-grade students about drug awareness and our continued support for Red Ribbon Week.
📣 ATTENTION LA JOYA ISD STAFF 📣
📅 Save the Date! 📅 La Joya ISD invites you to participate in Empowered: Learn. Elevate. Engage
Dynamic, hands-on professional learning sessions designed to inspire and elevate your skills! 🌟💡
Join us on:
November 1, 2024
January 6, 2025
March 7, 2025
💰 Compensation is available for eligible participants! 👉
For a full list of professional development sessions and to sign up,
click the link below: https://apps.esc1.net/professionaldevelopment/LJISD
Today we welcomed Agent Reyes from the Alcohol, Tabacco, and Firearm Agency to speak to our 7th-grade students about drug awareness. Our students wore neon colors to show their support for Red Ribbon Week.
Today we welcomed Officer Garcia and his canine Tara to speak to our 6th grade students about drug awareness and our continue support for Red Ribbon week.
Congratulations to our UIL academics teams that placed last Saturday at their first UIL meet of the year at Domingo Trevino Middle School. This was a great first step in our competition year. A big thank you to the students and coaches that made this possible. Let’s go LDZ Coyotes!!
Shoutout to our 8th grade B team for an amazing win against Irene Garcia MS! After dropping the first set, they rallied back to take the next two, closing out the season with a bang! 🏐💪 Proud of their determination and teamwork!
🎃🕸️ Get ready for a spooktacular night at La Joya ISD’s Halloween Centennial Night! 👻✨ Bring your ghosts, goblins, witches, and wizards to enjoy a night filled with chills and thrills. Don’t miss out on the fang-tastic fun! 🧙♀️🎃
📅 October 29, 2024
🕕 6:00 PM
📍 Nellie Schunior Courtyard, 200 W. Expy 83, La Joya, TX 78560
Costumes are encouraged! See you there... if you dare! 🦇👀 #LegacyOfExcellence
Huge shoutout to our incredible Lorenzo de Zavala MS students! 🎉 Your commitment to perfect attendance is truly inspiring, and we can’t wait to reward your efforts with exciting raffle prizes! 🎁 Let's keep building the #LegacyOfExcellence at La Joya ISD!
Congratulations to Luisa Martinez on being the LDZ folklorico dancer of the week 🎉
Congratulations 🎉 to Deborah Zarate 7th grader for being LDZs Jr Jewelette of the week.
Today we celebrated learning, attendance, and behavior goals in 7th grade because they deserved it. They enjoyed "Every Last Crumb"!
🎉✨ We had our first Centennial Celebration Committee meeting and it was a blast! 🎊🎈 Together, we’re planning incredible celebrations to honor the rich history and legacy of La Joya ISD! 💎📚 Get ready, amazing centennial events are in the works, and we can’t wait to share them with our community! 🌟👏 #LegacyOfExcellence
🎉👏 We had our first Parental Advisory Committee Meeting at La Joya ISD, and it was a huge success! 🎓💬 Parents, thank you for your valuable input and for being part of this exciting journey to strengthen our schools and support our students! 🏫✨ Together, we’re building a brighter future! 🌟
#LegacyOfExcellence