La Joya Independent School District

Student voices are leading the way! 🎤✨
Each month, students from across La Joya ISD meet with Superintendent Dr. Marcey Sorensen to share ideas, discuss their experiences, and help shape the future of our district. 💬📚

Rooted in Achieving Excellence Together: 2030, our Student Advisory Committees give students a true seat at the table — strengthening leadership, elevating student voice, and ensuring every decision keeps our kids at the heart of the work. ❤️💎

Together, we’re building a district where every student is heard, valued, and empowered. 🙌🏼🌟 

⭐ Big opportunities are happening this month — don’t miss out!

La Joya ISD invites students and families to join us on December 6 and 13 for Saturday Enrichment Camps and Parent Sessions hosted by the Student, Family & Community Engagement Department.

📚 Students PK–12 can participate in hands-on enrichment sessions, with breakfast and lunch provided.

👨‍👩‍👧 Parents are also welcome for “Partnering for Success: A Family Guide to College & Career Readiness.”

📍 Sessions will take place at Saenz MS, De Zavala MS, JD Salinas MS, Garza Elementary, and Escandon Elementary.

Let’s keep students learning, growing, and thriving! 💙✨
#LJISDLegacyOfExcellence

❄️🧣💙 This season, we’re wrapping our district in kindness!
As temperatures drop, La Joya ISD is coming together to spread warmth across our community.

From December 4–12, we’re collecting new or gently used jackets, sweaters, scarves, blankets, gloves, and hats to support families who need a little extra warmth this winter. 🤝💖

Drop-off locations include any one of our campuses or the LJISD Central Administration Building.
Let’s show what community love looks like — one donation at a time. 💙✨

💫💎 This National Special Education Day, La Joya ISD celebrates the brilliance, strength and joy of our students and staff within the district's Special Education Department.

That is why, earlier this school year, the district leadership approved a new set of stipends designed to ensure students with disabilities receive the individualized support they deserve. 💰📚🌟

At La Joya ISD, every learner matters - and every milestone is worth celebrating! 🚀🎓

✨🎄 The magic is already in the making at La Joya ISD.
Our team is hard at work getting ready to welcome our community for this year’s Tree Lighting Ceremony on Thursday, December 4! 💫
We can’t wait to kick off the season with our community and celebrate the joy, warmth, and togetherness that make this tradition so special. ❄️🎅🏼❤️

📅: Thursday, December 4
🕡: 6:30PM
📍: Central Office Administration Building

#LaJoyaISD #LJISD #TreeLighting #HolidayTradition

📌 Reminder: La Joya ISD’s Gifted & Talented Awareness Meeting is tomorrow, December 2, 2025, at the LJISD Planetarium. We invite families to join us to learn about nominations, testing, services, and program opportunities for GT students.
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📌 Recordatorio: La Junta de Información de Dotados y Talentosos de La Joya ISD es mañana, 2 de diciembre de 2025, en el Planetario de LJISD. Invitamos a las familias a acompañarnos para conocer información sobre nominaciones, exámenes, servicios y oportunidades del programa.

From real-world learning to dual credit and industry certifications, when students are empowered with knowledge, skills, and opportunity, they are ready to thrive anywhere the future takes them! 🚀

That is why, at La Joya ISD, college and career readiness are at the center of our strategic plan! 👨‍🎓👩‍🎓

Priority number two within that plan focuses on empowered graduates, because ensuring our students are ready for their future is how we are achieving excellence together! 🤝
#LJISDEmpoweredGraduates #AchievingExcellence2030

🎄✨ Hello, December!
La Joya ISD is excited to welcome everyone to a month full of community spirit, learning, and holiday celebrations.

📅 View our December Activities Calendar for important dates and upcoming events.

Wishing our families and staff a joyful start to the month! ❤️✨
#LJISD #CommunityTrustUnityPartnership

📌 Mark your calendars!
La Joya ISD will host its Gifted & Talented Awareness Meeting on December 2, 2025, at the LJISD Planetarium. This session will cover nominations, testing, services, and program opportunities for GT students.
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📌 ¡Aparten la fecha!
La Joya ISD llevará a cabo su Junta de Información de Dotados y Talentosos el 2 de diciembre de 2025 en el Planetario de LJISD. La sesión compartirá información sobre nominaciones, exámenes, servicios y oportunidades del programa.

🍁 We hope everyone enjoyed a well-deserved and restful Thanksgiving break! Classes resume tomorrow, Monday, December 1.

We can’t wait to welcome our students back, ready to learn, reconnect, and finish the semester strong. 📚✨

#LegacyOfExcellence

🚭 Anti-Vaping Awareness Month continues!

💪 You’re Stronger Than the Vape!
Choose confidence. Choose health. Choose to say NO — and help friends stay vape-free. 🚭
#LegacyOfExcellence #HealthyChoices

📣✨ Meet this month’s Profile of Leadership Excellence: Coach Reuben Farias!

A leader who inspires with purpose, builds unity, and guides his athletes to grow on and off the field. 🏈❤️

Proud to spotlight a coach whose humility, heart, and commitment truly embody Excellence in Leadership. 🌟
#LaJoyaISD #LeadershipExcellence #AchievingExcellenceTogether2030 #ExcellenceInLeadership

📚💛 This National Family Literacy Month, Superintendent Dr. Marcey Sorensen joined students for a special read-aloud to share stories, inspire imaginations, and celebrate the power of reading.

Family literacy plays a vital role in building strong readers, strengthening connections at home, and shaping bright futures. Here’s to the stories that bring us together! 🌟📖
#NationalFamilyLiteracyMonth #CommunityTrustUnityPartnership #LJISDAchievingExcellence2030

🧡🍁 Happy Thanksgiving, La Joya ISD family!
We are grateful for our students, staff, families, and community who make our district shine every day.
Wishing you a day filled with warmth, gratitude, and togetherness. 🦃✨

📣 La Joya ISD families, we want to hear from you!

Thank you for being an essential part of our school community. As we move forward, we want to remind our families that these School Action items are recommendations and not final decisions.

We invite you to join us for your campus’s upcoming meeting to learn more, ask questions, and share your thoughts.

❤️ Your voice matters, and we appreciate your partnership every step of the way.
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📣 ¡Familias de La Joya ISD, queremos escucharlos!

Gracias por ser una parte esencial de nuestra comunidad escolar. A medida que avanzamos, queremos recordarles que estas acciones escolares son recomendaciones y no decisiones finales.

Les invitamos a unirse a la próxima reunión de su plantel para conocer más, hacer preguntas y compartir sus ideas.

❤️ Su voz es importante, y valoramos su colaboración en cada paso del camino.

La Joya ISD is celebrating a milestone moment! 🌟
Our very own Laura Aguilera has made history as the first UTRGV graduate student to receive the 2025 Stacie McGee Student Scholar Award. 🎉🏆

Her advocacy🗣️, heart ❤️, and commitment to our students ✨ reflect the best of our district and our community.
Congratulations, Laura — thank you for continuing to inspire La Joya ISD. ❤️

⭐📚 Success begins with showing up.

Daily attendance helps students stay on track, stay involved, and reach their full potential.
#LJISDAchievingExcellence2030

📣 La Joya ISD continues its district-wide initiative to support student wellness through Parent Informational Sessions presented by La Joya ISD Student Services and the La Joya ISD Police Department. 💬

These sessions help parents support youth mental health and understand the dangers of vaping.

🗓️ Upcoming Session Dates and Locations:
📍 Juarez-Lincoln High School
December 5 | 9:00–10:00 a.m.

📍 Jimmy Carter High School
December 9 | 5:00–6:00 p.m.

📍 La Joya High School
December 12 | 9:00–10:00 a.m.

For more information, please contact Student Services at 956-323-2175.