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FREE DRESS FOR AMETHYST!

As a reward for earning the most house points and securing the title of House Winner for 2024-2025, all students in the House of Amethyst will have one Free Dress Day per quarter starting tomorrow, Friday, October 3! Future free dress days are 12/12, 3/20, and 5/15.  Note: Students must abide by the Free Dress guidelines listed in the Dress Code.

SCOLIOSIS SCREENING CONSENT FORMS DUE!

Please submit the Scoliosis Screening Consent Form to your child’s teacher or the front desk by TOMORROW. Screenings are required for Grade 5 and Grade 7 girls, Grade 8 boys, and all new L/R students. This screening is a mandatory requirement by the State of Texas. If a permission slip is not submitted, you are responsible for providing documentation from your child’s doctor confirming that a screening has been completed. 

HOME FOOTBALL GAME & GRAMMAR PINK OUT | FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10

Congratulations to Maven Hee for being promoted to “Dean for the Day” of the Grammar School next Friday, October 10, thanks to her family’s winning bid in last spring’s Jubilee Auction! In keeping with the theme for the varsity home football game, Dean Hee has declared a PINK OUT for the entire Grammar School! Students may wear pink to school (making sure to also abide by the Free Dress guidelines in the Dress Code).  Make sure to keep your pink on and come out to Falcon Field for the Varsity Football Game @ 7:00 PM, too. We will have Vitek’s Barbecue and Pokey O’s cookies and ice cream at the game! Support our food vendors and then stick around after the game for 5th quarter on the field with the players and families! 

MOTHER-SON NERF WAR & PIZZA | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11, 4:00-6:00 PM

Did you miss Parent Council’s inaugural event last spring? Great news! We’re moving this fun and fierce event to the fall – so come one, come all Grammar mothers and sons! All proceeds support Parent Council’s efforts to provide teacher appreciation and community-wide events for our families! Moms, click the button to get tickets and scan your license at the Grammar Office by this date to finalize their registration!

Registration closes on Thursday 10/9, so get your tickets and scan your license ASAP!

Click HERE for the full Academic Calendar

PARENT COUNCIL MEETING | MONDAY, OCTOBER 13, 8:05 AM

Parents, please stop by the Grammar Front Desk to get a nametag and then join us in for a school wide Parent Council Meeting – all are welcome!  We will discuss upcoming community events, teacher appreciation initiatives, the exciting and NEWLY reimagined Homecoming Tailgate (formerly Fall Festival), and more! Earn your family service hours by volunteering with these events!  We look forward to seeing everyone – thank you for helping love our school community!

INVITE YOUR FRIENDS & NEIGHBORS TO PREVIEW DAY! 

Do you know a family that would be perfect future Falcons? Invite them to attend our admissions Preview Day event on Tuesday, October 28! Prospective families will hear from Live Oak leadership, parents, and students. They can also take a tour and let their older children shadow class for a day. Flyers went home with students today – please share them with your friends and neighbors. Your word of mouth is our best recruitment tool!

HELP US GROW OUR FINE ARTS & ELECTIVE OFFERINGS! 

We are looking to grow our fine arts and elective offerings at the Junior High and High School levels. If you have a musical talent, drumline experience, expertise in robotics, or another special skill, please reach out to Natalie Eberlein to discuss next steps. We are thankful for the talents you contribute to our community!

SAVE THE DATE FOR UPCOMING THEATER PRODUCTIONS!

Junior High and High School thespians have been hard at work preparing for performances of Romeo and Juliet and Lafayette No. 1.  Please save the dates:
High School One Act Play – November 6 @ 7:00 PM
Junior High Romeo and Juliet – December 9 @ 7:00 PM

Both performances will be at Founders Hall. Ticket sales information to come!

As the yellow fever epidemic ravages the streets of 1816 New Orleans, no one thinks of the orphans known as the Forgotten—except for Lizzie Landry. Lizzie brings bread from her mother’s kind employer to the band of homeless youths she’s befriended, even though local police and politicians consider them nothing but a nuisance. But when the epidemic entangles Lizzie’s fate with those of the Forgotten, they all must band together to hold the city accountable for their most vulnerable citizens. A haunting and immediate historical drama.

ENROLLMENT INFORMATION FOR 2026-2027 COMING SOON!

At the end of October, enrollment information, tuition rates, and financial aid opportunities for the 2026-2027 school year will be sent to families. Reminder that Live Oak uses a continuous reenrollment system, meaning that your children are automatically enrolled in the next school year on February 1, 2026 unless you opt out before that date. Please be on the lookout for full enrollment information coming soon!

UPDATES TO THE STANDARD

Click to view an updated version of The Standard, reflecting policy clarifications and additions now codified in the document to reflect current practices. Updates include: 

NEW MULTI-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION *REQUIREMENT* FOR FACTS

At the end of September, FACTS will require multi-factor authentication (MFA) for all non-student users. FACTS recommends using a free authenticator app such as Authy, Microsoft Authenticator, or Google Authenticator. Alternatively, users may choose to receive an authentication email with a unique code. For questions, please contact FACTS at 866-441-4637.

FACULTY SPOTLIGHT | LAUREN MEBANE

Hello Live Oak family! I am beyond grateful to be here teaching science in the Rhetoric School. Originally from Dallas, I attended Baylor University where I got my degree in Biomedical Engineering and a minor in Math. I met my husband in Waco at St. Peter’s Catholic Church, married, and then moved back to Dallas for four years. We have a toddler named Michael, and we have loved living so close to all our family.

This is my fifth year in classical education. Previously, I was at Great Hearts North Texas teaching Pre-algebra, Algebra I, and Physical Sciences to middle schoolers. I am excited to bring my knowledge of engineering to our Physics and Engineering classes at Live Oak, and I pray that your children will find the beauty that God has written into our world through discovery in physics. The more I learn about the way the world works, the more I see the divine engineer who made it all. Thank you for welcoming me, and I can’t wait to see what the year will bring!