Thursday, August 21, 2025 - A Day
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August 21, 2025
Thursday, August 21, 2025 - A Day
LUNCH: Students must order lunch a week in advance via a Google form here: Week of 08.25.2025-08.29.2025. https://forms.gle/AJUd2MyC9woyLgpG8 - The deadline to order meals for the week is FRIDAY at 2:30pm. Funds will be deducted from the student/faculty My School Bucks account. Orders are charged even if they are not picked up. ** This will be the last week the form is open to all addresses for ordering. Next week ordering will be limited to Loyola email accounts.** Orders not picked up by the 2nd half of lunch will be made available for sale. If you will be late due a meeting, test, etc, please arrange to have your lunch picked up. Due to our vendor agreement with our Cafe provider, fast food or delivery are not allowed. Lunch should either be ordered from the Cafe, or brought from home. No exceptions.
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Please vote for Bryce Restovich as the SBC Advocate Preseason Prep Football Player of the Year. https://www.shreveportbossieradvocate.com/sports/high_schools/vote-introducing-the-2025-sbc-advocate-preseason-prep-football-player-of-the-year-ballot/article_126fedaf-fcbc-49ec-b97f-9be45cf21857.html
Please vote for Mason Drake as the Preseason Fan’s Choice Football Player of the Year.
BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT: Parents are invited to join us for an inside look at their student’s school day. The evening will begin in the gym with updates from our administration, followed by the opportunity to walk through your child’s schedule and meet their teachers.
Date: Wednesday, August 20
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Location: Gym
What to Bring: A copy of your child’s class scheduleSenior Parents: After Back to School Night, please meet in the cafeteria for a special meeting about the Style Show.
CROSS COUNTRY: There will be a parent meeting immediately following Back to School night in Coach Villalba’s classroom, 100
HOMECOMING ELECTIONS: Runoff elections for Homecoming Court will take place on Thursday, August 21. Ballots will be sent to your email. Be sure to turn in your ballot by noon on Thursday. All girls elected to homecoming court will have a mandatory meeting at 2:31 on Thursday, August 21 in Room 100.
FCA: We are excited for our first FCA meeting this Thursday! It will be at 7:15 before school in the cafeteria, and there will be Chick-fil-a for breakfast! Former professional football player, Brock Berlin will be speaking. Everyone is welcomed and encouraged to come!
VOLLEYBALL: Show your support for the Lady Flyer Volleyball Team tomorrow night! Our girls will scrimmage at Benton High School. Game times are 4:00, 5:00, and 6:00.
FOOTBALL SCRIMMAGE: The Flyers will take on the Haynesville Golden Tornados in a scrimmage this Friday at 5:30pm at Messmer Stadium. Tickets are $8 (including fees) and can be purchased in advance at https://gofan.co/event/3912144?schoolId=LA23475. Loyola students get in free with their student ID. Student MUST have their physical ID for entry to the game. Photos on phones will not be accepted.
General Admission Football Season Passes: Passes are $50 each and provide entry to all pre and regular season Home football games for Varsity and JV. Purchase season passes here.
Reserved Football Blue Seats: There are still limited Blue Seats available for purchase! Seats are $200 each and provide entry and a reserved chair back seat to all pre and regular season Home football games for Varsity and JV games. View the Seating Chart here and Purchase Blue Seats here.
LINE UP AND SIGN UP:
FCA-Fellowship of Christian Athletes
The Fellowship of Christian Athletes has been challenging coaches and athletes on the professional, college, high school, junior high and youth levels to use the powerful platform of sport with the transforming power of Jesus Christ. FCA focuses on serving local communities around the globe by engaging, equipping and empowering coaches and athletes to unite, inspire and change the world through the gospel. Be a part of that change, be a part of Loyola FCA!
Fishing Club
Do you like to fish? Join our club team and compete against the best in the nation in local and national tournaments. Each team of two MUST have a boat to fish. Every angler is responsible for selling one jersey sponsorship.
French Club
The French Club creates an outlet for students who are passionate about French. Meetings of the club include guest speakers, someone who has some background in French, or even a college student studying French, that could provide information to help students grow.
FAITH: Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors interested in applying to become a Faith Officer for the 2025-2026 school year can pick up an application in Mrs. Hymel’s office, Room 105.
FACTS Family Directory Launch - Please Review Your Settings
We are excited to share that the FACTS Family Directory feature will be enabled in the Family Portal on Monday, August 25th. This directory allows Loyola families to connect with one another, and as a parent, you have control over what information you choose to share.
By default, all information is set to share, but you can adjust your settings at any time:
Log in to your FACTS Family Portal.
Click “Family Home” on the left-hand menu.
Click the pencil icon to edit your information.
Open the Custodial Parent Form.
Scroll to the bottom to find the radio buttons where you can select “Yes” or “No” to block your name, address, and phone number from the directory.
You will also see the option to have FACTS email you a Grade Detail Report daily, weekly, or never.
These directory selections must be completed for each parent on each custodial parent form.
Please review and update your settings by Friday, August 22nd so they are ready for the directory release on Monday, August 25th.
SNOOPY RUN: The 7th annual "Run, Run, Snoopy 5K" Saturday, August 23, will be full of fun, great food from Dillas, and Italian Ice Cream!
Currently, there are over 111 runners signed up!
Service Hour opportunities are available. - All you have to do is sign up through the email link.
Here is the registration link to sign up for the run -
DROP OFF ANY DONATION IN FRONT OFFICE FRIDAY 8/22
SERVICE HOUR OPPORTUNITIES
FIRST BAPTIST BINGO NIGHT: Volunteer opportunity at First Baptist Back to School Bingo! Tuesday, August 26th 5:00pm to 7:30pm. Sign up below: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084BA5A72AABFD0-57924083-fbcs
AYDEN WADE LINGER MEMORIAL RIDE: This is a family-friendly event that includes a memorial ride, food, music, kids’ activities, and more. This will be the 1st annual ride on August 30th from 9am-4pm at Desoto Motorsport Park in Grand Cane. Volunteers are needed to help with setup, directing guests, activity booths, and cleanup. Please contact Vanessa Galvan at 318-289-3664 if you would like to volunteer.
FOOTBALL CONCESSIONS: Back again this year, the faculty, staff and students will be running the concession stands at Messmer for Football, Soccer and Lacrosse. We are excited about this opportunity for students to earn service hours and life experience. We are asking students to sign up for games to sell concessions. The attached form is for the 2025 Football season. We will add the Soccer and Lacrosse schedule closer to their season openers. We will have the full concession stand on the Home Team's side and a smaller temporary concession stand on the Visitor's side.
We are looking forward to a great year.
Football -Students will receive 5 service hours per Varsity game, if they stay the whole game.
Link to sign up:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084BABA82DA6FEC61-50684577-flyer
LIFECARE HOSPICE: Volunteer to work with hospice patients by providing direct patient care. This includes doing art, reading, singing, running errands, and providing direct companionship. Apply to get started. https://www.lifepathhospicecare.com/get-involved/volunteer/