TrailBlazer Bulletin April 29-May 3

Despite the challenges we have faced last week and this week, we are in good spirits here on the trail as we wrap up the end of the year.

Parents, particularly those of senior students, please be aware that attendance will be taken up until 5/18. As always, parents will be allowed to submit up to 4 parents notes and doctor’s notes as applicable. Students under the 90 percent rule need to be extra mindful of their attendance and should reach out to their assistant principal if they have further questions.

Out of an abundance of caution, to limit student shenanigans and to help accommodate testing logistics we will be switching to Traditional lunch from April 29. Please be sure to plan accordingly, and please encourage your students to continue to make good choices as we wrap up the remainder of the year.

AP Students,

Exams are right around the corner! Please review the exam schedule above for the date and time of your AP exams.

• Morning testers must arrive by 7:25am; transportation will NOT be provided, and students who arrive late will NOT be allowed to test.

• Afternoon testers must bring lunch to eat at 11:15, as the cafeteria lines will NOT be open at that time.

• If you have an afternoon exam and 2nd period at CTEC on the same day, contact Ms. Phillips immediately.

• If you are taking AP Seminar and/or AP English Literature, you will be testing on your Chromebook...bring it fully charged, and be ready to enter to your College Board login information!

• You can practice for your exams, here.

• If you have changed your mind about testing, please not that there are NO exam refunds or cancellations, at this time. You will simply follow your regular class schedule, for the day, in order not to be counted absent.

You will receive an email with details on your testing location 1-2 days prior to each exam.

Please contact Lauren Phillips at PhillipsL@friscoisd.org with questions.

Frisco ISD is proud to offer current students in grades 6-12 access to summer learning options. This online program will offer students access to personalized instruction in English, Math, Science, and Social Studies, as well as STAAR, SAT, ACT, and TSIA2 tutorials. You and your student can use these tutorials to identify and address learning gaps, to ensure students are ready for grade-level instruction in the upcoming school year, and/or to prepare for upcoming STAAR or college readiness exams. And all offerings are at no cost to you! These asynchronous virtual learning opportunities will be open for students to self-enroll between May 13 - August 30, 2024.

Students will access their Apex Tutorials through the Frisco ISD Student Portal. Your student will have access to self-enroll in all courses (High School, Middle School, and College Readiness) and can then select which Tutorials they want to use. Refer to the How To Self-Enroll and Campus ecodes below.

Please encourage your student to work frequently in Tutorials to retain the content they learned. Students should also complete the Pretest at the start of a unit. Supporting topics may be assigned to your student if they need more practice on that topic. It will benefit students to complete supporting topics before completing modules.

Please review the links below:

FISD is holding a 2024-25 school supply drive for FISD students in need. We hope to get 6,000 school supplies and backpacks for the more than 14% of FISD students who come from low socioeconomic status families. Donate now.

Two candidates are running for each of the two open seats on the Frisco ISD Board of Trustees. Election day is May 4. Watch candidate forums and learn more.

This past weekend, Lebanon Trail High School won 4th place overall sweepstakes at Regional UIL competition held at the University of Texas At Arlington. Congratulations to all the students who participated. Special congratulations to Ryea Mahansaria, Ellison Zhou, Adam Zhou, Sahasrad Chippa & Kedar Vernekar for punching their tickets to the State Academic UIL competition.

Congratulations to the athletes who represented LT at the Regionals Track Meet last week. Caden Kelly finished 5th in the high jump. Neeraj Kulkarni had a 3rd place finish in the 3200M and a 7th place finish in the 1600M. Special congratulations to Taylor Brown & Lauren Foxworth for qualifying for the STATE competition.

We are so proud of you both and cannot wait to cheer you all on!

Boys State is among the most respected and selective educational programs of Government instruction for high school students. Sponsored by the American Legion, Frisco’s Post 178 selects only 20-25 11th grade boys from across the city to attend the Boys State program in Austin. Selection for this program is highly competitive and the population of students attending represents the top talent from across the state. We are so proud of our three students who were chosen to be part of this elite program! Congratulations to Samuel Brunson, Christopher Horak, and Shawn Sebastian.

Congratulations to Fathima Farha. Her artwork was chosen as one of 8 artworks that will represent FISD at the TASA/TASB Conference in Sept! Way to go Fathima.

FISD Summer School

For more details about Secondary Summer School, please register for the Secondary Summer School webinar on May 8, 2024 at 6 p.m - Register (Credit Recovery or Advancement Informational Webinar)

For more information on FISD Summer School click here.

Seniors - Small World Scholarship

Are you a senior that will attend Collin College in Fall 2024. There is a scholarship just for you, Small World. To see if you qualify and to find more information, click here. Application Deadline: May 1st

Are you a Senior looking for Scholarships? Remember there are many scholarships located in Xello. Login from your Student Portal.

Student Job Opportunities

Do you have a student looking for job opportunities? Click here for more information.

Are you a student-athlete dreaming of playing your sport at the NCAA level? Invest in your future and spend an hour on Wednesday, May 8, from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Eastern time, understanding the requirements and how to prepare for NCAA certification. Join NCAA Eligibility Center staff, who will walk you through what you need to do to compete at the NCAA Division I, II or III level. Staff will be answering questions live during the presentation, so come prepared to learn how to take your game to the next level! Click here to register.

Jostens was on campus in February to deliver orders that were placed before the February 18th deadline. We still have several orders that have not been picked up in the front office.

If you have not ordered your graduation announcements and or cap and gown, please click here to place your order. All orders after Senior Event Delivery will incur an individual shipping charge and will be sent directly to your home address. Individual reminders have been delivered to those who have not ordered. Email reminders will also be sent home.

The only items required for graduation are a gown, cap, stole, and tassel. While it is possible to borrow a cap & gown, please remember both the stole and tassel have the year on them. Also, gowns are fitted by height and weight. Items can be ordered individually on the Jostens website.

If you have any questions, please call the Jostens office at 214-383-9502.

Due to the Friday traffic, all graduates of Lebanon Trail & Wakeland HS will be required to ride the bus to graduation (Not from). More details will follow as we come closer to the big day!

Graduation plans are underway with the Ford Center. Seating availability for this year's setup will allow us to provide 12 tickets per graduate.

Graduation Tickets and Cords will be passed out to students at graduation rehearsal on May 15th.

Important: To be guaranteed to receive your student’s schedule on the schedule-release date in late July, you must be fully registered by May 30, 2024. Students and parents will receive a weekly Registration reminder email until the registration process is completed.

To be fully registered for the 2024-2025 school year, the following must be completed:

1. Submit Powerschool Returning Student Online registration linked in the invitation email

2. Proof of Residency is submitted AND approved (Please use this link to submit your POR)

3. No holds- We will be placing holds on students accounts by April 25th.

*This could be for outstanding library books, textbooks, devices(Chromebooks, chargers), uniforms, etc.

Important: Returning FISD Student Registration for 2024-2025 school year

• Who: All Current FISD students (Registered before April 2, 2024)

• What: Invitations for Annual Online Registration 2024-2025

• When: Emails were sent between April 2- April 12, 2024

• Registration should be submitted once email is received. Check your spam folder for Annual Registration if you haven’t received it.

• Why: All Current FISD students need to submit registration even if you are leaving the district next year.