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Chromebooks for seniors must be returned by Tuesday. If students are leaving Liberty but staying in FISD, they can keep their Chromebooks for their new school.

Chromebooks must be returned soon

Rachel Kim, Staff Reporter May 10, 2022

With the exception of freshmen and sophomores who are part of Frisco ISD's 1 for All touchscreen Chromebooks, students who have checked out devices from the school must return the equipment starting Monday.  For seniors, Chromebooks must be returned...

Board of Trustees election results come out

Kirthi Gummadi, WTV Executive Producer May 9, 2022

The votes are in after Saturday’s Frisco ISD Board of Trustees election. Three places were on the ballot with two incumbents running for re-election. All three places saw fairly close results with incumbent Gopal Ponangi winning Place 1 over Angela...

Frisco ISD has opened applications for the district committees. The applications consist of roles for the District Advisory Council, Legislative Leadership Council, Library Reconsideration Committee, Safety and Security Committee, School Health Advisory Committee, Special Education Parent Committee, and Student Advisory Committee.

Board of Trustees hosts the monthly board meeting Monday

Trisha Dasgupta, Editor In Chief May 9, 2022

The Frisco ISD school board will be meeting at the Frisco ISD administration building for the monthly board meeting Monday at 6:30 p.m. The board will be recognizing students who placed at the UIL State VASE competition for art as well as those who...

Early voting for midterm elections has been open for nearly two weeks. Polling places for early voting will remain open until 7 p.m. on Friday.

Election Day coming up for Board of Trustees

Aarya Oswal, Staff Reporter May 6, 2022

Election Day is Saturday with three places on the Frisco ISD Board of Trustees on the ballot. “School Board elections are incredibly important, especially for students and families because the school board is one of the mechanisms in which people...

Tracing its start to 1903, Frisco ISD has transformed from a one school district, to one of the biggest in the state with 42 elementary schools, 17 middle schools, and 11 high schools. During the course of its growth, the district has formed partnerships with several different entities including the Dallas Cowboys, the city of Frisco, and Collin College. In this special report, Wingspan takes a look at these partnerships at what they mean to the district and its students.

Partnering with the pros

Maya Silberman, Staff Reporter May 5, 2022

Frisco ISD and the city of Frisco have grown up together. In 1990, the city of Frisco had 6,100 residents. In 1993, Frisco ISD had approximately 1,933 students attending four schools. In 2000, the city of Frisco had 33,000 residents while Frisco...

Over the summer, many students are interested in summer school and the district is hosting a webinar for more information.

Summer school webinar set for students

Shreya Jagan, Assistant Editor In Chief May 4, 2022

Frisco ISD is hosting a summer school webinar on Wednesday at 6 p.m. for students and parents wanting more information about the process. Students will be able to take courses for remediation and advancement as necessary with the summer school program...

The House Bill 4545 is seeing its first STAAR season

New changes to EOC policy

Aarya Oswal, Staff Reporter May 3, 2022

STAAR testing season is here, but things will be different for students who do not meet the requirements of an exam. Now if a student doesn’t pass a STAAR exam, schools must provide 30 hours of any form of school intervention. The change is a result...

AP U.S. History students have the opportunity to learn about immigration through a migration research project. Students have creative freedom in how they present their project over one of various different ethnic groups to the United States.

PTSA kicks off Teacher Appreciation Week

Hannah Beeler, Staff Reporter May 2, 2022

Teacher Appreciation Week kicks off on Monday with the school’s chapter of the PTSA helping celebrate teachers with small gifts.  “We asked parents and students to donate five dollar gift cards for teachers,” PTSA hospitality chair Kim Reynolds...

Recently, Elon Musk brought Twitter for 44 million dollars, switching the company private. “Free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy, and Twitter is the digital town square where matters vital to the future of humanity are debated,” Musk said in a press release.

Twitter’s takeover: Musk buys social media site

Athena Tseng, Managing Editor May 2, 2022

After being an avid user of Twitter for 13 years and gaining almost 90 million followers, Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and Space X and the wealthiest person in the world, took the social networking platform private by purchasing it for $44 billion. "The...

Science teacher, Kenric Davies, was recently named the next President Elect of the Science Teachers of Texas Association after being a member for several years.

Teacher on campus named President Elect of Science Teacher of Texas Association

Aarya Oswal, Staff Reporter April 29, 2022

Physics teacher Kenric Davies has been named the new President Elect of the Science Teachers of Texas Association and will begin serving his term on June 1.  “I recently was nominated and slated to be the President Elect which means that I will...

Recently, Frisco company, InspectIR, made first FDA approved COVID-19 breath test, making testing for COVID-19 even easier.

Frisco company develops first COVID breath test

Rachel Kim April 28, 2022

Frisco’s InspectIR has developed the first breath test for COVID-19, which has been issued emergency use authorization by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.  For months before authorized use, the company had been working with the FDA to refine...

The Board of Trustees held their monthly meeting on Monday, discussing a variety of topics. Future-ready skills were highlighted at the meeting, the FISD Visual and Performing Arts Center was discussed, including the guaranteed maximum price and guiding visions for the facility, and revisions to the Dual-Credit Program were discussed.

Board of Trustees hosts Community Input Meeting Wednesday

Athena Tseng, Managing Editor April 27, 2022

The monthly Community Input Meeting is taking place on Wednesday at 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the district administration building.  The meeting will allow attendees to ask questions and give feedback to the board of trustees about the district. “Our...

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