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Diversity Task Force aims to to promote inclusion on campuses

January 22, 2021

Frisco ISD has many committees throughout the district including the District Improvement Team and the School Health Advisory Council. There’s also a Diversity Task Force, open to anyone, which focuses...

StuCo applications open through Friday

Student Council is looking for new members for the 2021-2022 school year. Applications will be done via a Google form, and they will close Jan 22.

January 21, 2021

The window is closing fast for students interested in being part of the 2021-2022 Student Council. Positions are available for rising juniors and seniors, who must fill out a Google form and several other...

An American rite of passage marks a new political era

President Joe Biden was inaugurated by John Roberts, the Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court outside the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. At 78-years-old, Biden is the oldest person to take the Oval Office. Also sworn in on Wednesday, Kamala Harris who is the first female, and the first woman of color to be Vice President.

January 20, 2021

Washington D.C. January 20, 20201 Noon. Every four years, this moment marks the beginning of a new presidency in the United States. And after the four year term of the Trump presidency, ...

With many firsts, Harris’s inauguration impacts girls of color on campus

Kamala Harris has broken several glass ceilings in her historic career, becoming the first person of South Asian descent and second Black woman to serve in the Senate, and now the highest-ranked female official in American history.

January 20, 2021

Kamala Devi Harris, born to an Indian mother and a Jamaican father in the time of Jim Crow and segregation, was sworn in as the first woman, first Black person, and first South Asian to ever hold the office...

Wednesday’s Rising Freshman Night goes virtual

In years past, freshmen on campus have filled the hallways for one night exclusively, Rising Freshman Night. Now, this year's participants will be taking a virtual approach, as the night will be composed into a webinar.

January 20, 2021

Rising Freshman Night will occur this Wednesday from 6-7 p.m., but like many things this school year, the event is going virtual. The night usually sees hundreds of 8th graders and their parents wandering...

ISM Research Showcase cancelled due to COVID-19

Senior Annie Tian presents her studies on orthodontics at the ISM Research Showcase at The Star last school year. The event was cancelled this year for ISM students due to COVID-19.

January 19, 2021

The Frisco ISD Independent Study and Mentorship program holds its annual Research Showcase every January, which is a wide attraction for students and parents alike. However, due to COVID-19, the showcase...

HOSA hosts Area 3 game night to interact with members

January 15, 2021

Campus’ HOSA students are invited to the HOSA Area 3 Game Night on Friday from 5-7 p.m. Officers are using this event to connect and get to know members across the area before competition season starts. “Due...

Witnessing history, Bryant recalls King’s most famous speech

January 15, 2021

The year was 1963 and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was delivering his “I Have a Dream” speech in front of the Lincoln Memorial to an estimated crowd of 250,0000, including the secretary...

FISD launches new health science classes

After acquiring their state certification as nurse aides, health science classes returned to hospitals this week to assist nurses and provide patient care.

“Students were nervous because it was their first hands on experience.” Health Science 2 instructor Suzanne Altaan said via email. “We usually have the nursing home to introduce us to hands on patient care, but this year because of the pandemic we stayed in the lab. They performed many of the CNA skills but had good conversations with the patients.”

January 14, 2021

Taking vital signs, measuring heart rhythms, and now drawing blood and charting medical information. Sitting at 10 health science courses, Frisco ISD is expanding its health science program even more...

Teens and religion: a lost faith or a renewed belief

Religion has been a part of America's fabric since its beginning, but do today's teenagers still have the faith? In this special three part series, WTV Executive Producer Cooper Ragle explore the role of religion in the lives of students.

January 13, 2021

From Hanukkah to Christmas, and Rahmadan to Diwali, the year is filled with dozens of days that are religiously significant to billions of people around the world. For some people, these days aren’t...

District leaders looking to Austin as 2021 legislative session begins

The 87th Texas Legislature opens Tuesday in Austin with hundreds of bills likely to be proposed before the session ends on May 31.

Among the items Frisco ISD leaders are paying special attention to is the state budget and the future of online learning programs.

January 12, 2021

Meeting every two years, lawmakers in Austin start the 87th session of the Texas Legislature Tuesday. While there are likely hundreds of bills to be proposed, Frisco ISD leaders are paying attention...

Freshmen meet with Emerson High School principal

January 11, 2021

Soon to be Redhawks no more, freshmen zoned for Emerson High School next year met in the library during advisory Monday to talk with their new principal, former Lebanon Trail associate principal and Liberty...

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