The use of cell phones and other personal communication devices by students during the school day is now prohibited at all Texas public and charter school students, grades K through 12. All Texas public and charter school students, grades K through 12, are now...
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Adults who want to make a difference in students’ lives now have an opportunity to do so. Wylie ISD’s MENTOR program is seeking volunteers from now through the end of April. These people will spend half an hour each week with a WISD student. “Mentors are essentially...
Sachse was well represented at the GISD spelling bee last week, thanks to the efforts of two fifth grade girls. Keziah Thomas of Armstrong Elementary and Lexie Mumphrey of Sewell Elementary each won their campus’ spelling bee earlier this month, which sent them to the...
Next week will mark the kickoff of a month-long art exhibit celebrating the environment. Collin College’s Spring Creek campus in Plano will host the “Land: Awe and Raw” exhibit from Thursday, Jan. 16 until Wednesday, Feb. 12. A reception is scheduled for 4 p.m....
SHS step team members open for Blue Man Group In just a few days, a group of Garland ISD teens will open a show for award-winning performers on one of the biggest stages in North Texas. Five Sachse High School students will be onstage at the AT&T Performing Arts...
Next school year’s Choice of School selection window is about halfway over. Families of first through 12th graders have until Monday, Jan. 27 to choose which campuses they want their children to attend in the fall. Only new students, anyone wishing to change schools,...
The holidays may be over, but chances are good that many local families (plus their loved ones) still have local artwork featured on their walls, tables or fridges. Alexandria Bono is one of just three fifth graders to have her design selected for the district’s...
Collin College trustees last week awarded a Guaranteed Maximum Price contract to J.E. Dunn Construction Company for the construction of the IT Center at the Frisco Campus (Preston Ridge) using the construction-manager-at-risk delivery method. The contract was...
