At 10:00 p.m. local time Tuesday in Syria, the five-day ceasefire arranged in part by U.S. Vice President Mike Pence between Turkey and Kurdish forces in Syria is set to expire. Although there were reports of small skirmishes between the two sides, it...

Trees were breaking, roof shingles were falling, families were hiding, and yet most people on campus ever expected a single thing Sunday night.  “It was very sudden,” yearbook adviser Kimberly Breen said. “I don’t think anybody saw it...

As students finish up programs at their own pace, the SOC has two celebrations a year for graduating students rather than a traditional ceremony. “Our students are allowed to go through graduation with their home campus if they want to, but since...

13.5 miles was all that came in between President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Beto O’Rourke on Thursday night as both spent time attempting to rally their sides in North Texas. For Trump, that meant an estimated 20,000 supporters at American...

The disciplinary program was designed to be broken up into two placements: mandatory and discretionary. “There’s what’s called mandatory, and this is where like if a student is caught on drugs or if they’re in possession of drugs on campus,...

In April 2019, 148 students were enrolled in the Academic Academy, all working to get caught up on credits. “Under that program, we take 9 through 12 grades students,” former SOC principal Sue Kirk said. “We first, of course, make sure we get...

In 1939, a single story mission style school was built on Maple Street serving all grade levels, replacing Frisco’s single three-story school. The Depression era public works project continues to serve all grade levels to this day.  Students...

The PSAT (Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test) an exam created to prepare students for the SAT and determines whether one is eligible to earn a National Merit Scholarship, is Wednesday during 1st, 2nd, and Advisory periods for sophomores and juniors,...

Columbus Day will be observed on Monday as a federal holiday commemorating the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the Americas in 1492.  But the ocean wasn’t so blue for Indigenous peoples, as after Columbus’ arrival their population plummeted...

Thursday is the new Friday, at least for this week, as Friday is a staff development day in Frisco ISD, giving students a four day weekend with Monday a district holiday.  “A lot of us will be meeting with our different teams, I'm on the AP Human...

Frisco ISD high school number 11 isn’t set to open until 2021, but on Monday night, the Board of Trustees officially named it Emerson High School, after the original name of the city of Frisco. “It was a cool process, we met our first time late...