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  • Graduation is Saturday, May 18 at 2 p.m. at the Ford Center
  • April 26 is a bad weather make-up day (if needed)
  • Senior Syndi Wilkins and junior Sofia Golladay take 1st and 2nd at Area Championship in the 3200 meter run
  • Prom tickets are on sale, and the dance is on April 13
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WINGSPAN

The student news site of Liberty High School in Frisco, Texas

WINGSPAN

The student news site of Liberty High School in Frisco, Texas

WINGSPAN

Looking more like snow than hail, the backyard of head volleyball coach Ui Womble is covered with thousands of pieces of hail after a storm on March 25, 2019.

Severe weather clouds Saturday forecast

Prachurjya Shreya, Managing Editor April 5, 2019

Less than two weeks after Collin County and surrounding areas experienced an estimated $400 million from a hailstorm, local meteorologists are forecasting a chance of more severe weather Saturday. ENHANCED risk of severe weather Saturday for areas...

Verification of Enrollment form will be returned to in person only due to a Austin regulation requiring original signatures.

Online VOE access closed

Kasey Harvey, Editor-in-chief April 4, 2019

Just three days after the front office announced that Verification of Enrollment forms can be accessed online 24/7, the school sent an email on Wednesday to students and parents informing them online VOE access will end. The sudden reversal is a result...

Another special legislative session is being Monday to discuss many important topics including political boundaries, transgender students in sports, and COVID-19 vaccines.

Texas House to vote on House Bill 3

Lucas Barr and Dea-Mallika Divi April 3, 2019

With Governor Greg Abbott and Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen making education funding a top priority this session, Frisco ISD as well as teachers and students have been calling for reform. On Wednesday, the Texas House is scheduled to vote on HB 3,...

Just two weeks after the Alliance of American Football announced it was moving its April 27 championship game from Las Vegas to the Ford Center in Frisco, the league announced on Tuesday that is was suspending all operations. In its inaugural season, the AAF featured 10 teams and was designed to act as a minor league for the NFL.

AAF suspending all operations

Kasey Harvey, Editor-in-chief April 2, 2019

Just 25 days before the Alliance of American Football championship game was set to take place at the Ford Center at The Star on April 27, the league announced on Tuesday it is suspending all operations immediately. Just six weeks after AAF owner, Dallas...

Applications are due Friday for students wanting to apply for the Spanish Honor Society. To be eligible, students must have completed their first semester of Spanish 3, be in the 10th grade or higher, and have maintained A averages in Spanish.

Final window to change 2019-20 schedules opening soon

Kanz Bitar, Guest Contributor April 2, 2019

The long process of class registration for 2019-2020 that began in January, is about to hit its endgame with student’s having one final chance to change their schedule beginning on April 15 and continuing until May 1. “Really you can change anything...

Substitute Bernard Broderick sits in on a classroom while the primary teacher is away. Wingspans Ana Toro shares her thoughts on giving substitutes respect.

Frisco ISD subs to earn more

Aliza Porter, Assignment Editor April 1, 2019

Substitute teachers across the district are getting more pay starting Monday after the Frisco ISD Board of Trustees approved incentives in an effort to retain them and reduce the shortage of subs in the district. “It is very difficult to get subs...

An award case displays the past accolades of the campus UIL Academics team including district titles and individual state awards. Redhawks placed 7th overall in this years 5A UIL Region II meet.

Academic teams ready for Saturday’s district meet

Melody Tavallaee, Managing Editor March 29, 2019

The district academic UIL meet will be taking place on campus on Saturday and will allow students to compete in academic competitions from a varying range of topics. “Saturday’s the district academic UIL meet and all 10 high schools will be coming...

The Giant Wheel, located at the Frisco Fair, stands 108 feet tall and can hold up to 144 people per cycle. The ferris wheel is fairly new, as it was manufactured in 2018 by Reuzenradbouw Lamberink B.V. Nederland.

Frisco’s first fair now open

Trisha Dasgupta, Guest Contributor March 29, 2019

A trip to the fair no longer requires a trip to Fair Park as the inaugural Frisco Fair is underway through April 7 at the Frisco Fresh Market. Featuring food, rides, and games, the 11 day fair is an attempt to bring families from all over the city...

From left to right, senior Myron Huff, senior Anthony McDonald, senior Jack Tillman, senior Charlie Knight, sophomore Cooper Crabtree, and junior Jakub Barbachowski show their gratitude after being released from a locked bathroom. Huff has experienced a locked bathroom on more than one occasion this year. It took the help of both the school administrators and the six students to finally break free.

Restroom rescue

Trisha Dasgupta, Guest Contributor March 28, 2019

Going to the bathroom took a bit longer than usual for six guys on Wednesday as they were temporarily locked in after a door handle broke in an upstairs bathroom. “I thought that [senior] Myron [Huff] was joking when he told me we were locked but...

Wingspan wins CSPA Gold Crown

Wade Glover, WTV Executive Producer March 28, 2019

Being recognized as one of the nation's top digital news sites, the Columbia Scholastic Press Association named Wingspan a 2019 Gold Crown Winner. WTV's Wade Glover has the details.        

Following allegation of fraud, the Plano and McKinney passport offices will be permanently closed. on Tuesday. Due to these closures, residents of Collin County must find new locations to apply for passports, such as the Dallas office or the Frisco Public Library.

Two Collin County passport offices shut down

Lucas Barr, Editor-in-Chief March 27, 2019

A month after the U.S. Department of State temporarily closed Plano and McKinney passport offices amid allegations of fraud, the two offices were permanently shut down on Tuesday forcing local residents in need of a new passport to go to different locations....

The W Hotel in Dallas will again be the venue for prom, set to take place on Saturday April 13 at 8 p.m. Wednesdays prom hype party aims to get seniors engaged in the event and boost turnout.

Hype party starts countdown to prom

Melody Tavallaee, Managing Editor March 26, 2019

For the first time in school history, seniors have the chance to get together for a preview of prom during Wednesday’s prom hype party during advisory in the student parking lot. “Basically, part of the package for prom, was that the DJ would be...

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