Trail Blazer Bulletin Oct 21-25

Great news for the Class of 2026! The deadline for ordering your student’s custom class ring has been extended by one additional week—until OCT. 23rd! Don’t miss out on this opportunity to commemorate YOUR student’s high school achievements! Click here to be taken directly to our school’s homepage at Jostens. Celebrate the moments that matter!

We invite you to join us in honoring our nation’s heroes at our annual Veterans Day Appreciation Luncheon. This event is a heartfelt expression of gratitude for the sacrifices made by our veterans.

We will be serving a light lunch for our veterans and their guests as well as having some entertainment. We look forward to seeing you there. Please RSVP here by November 1, 2024.

Early voting begins today, Monday, Oct. 21, in the November election, and Frisco ISD voters will have the chance to have their voices heard at the polls. Below are early voting options and locations.

Students, please check out the Lost & Found table in the cafeteria. All left over items will be donated to Frisco Threads on Friday.

PSAT/NMSQT results for 10th and 11th graders who took the exam on October 2, 2024, will be available online beginning Thursday, October 24th at 5pm. Testers will receive a detailed email from our campus CTF on the morning of October 24, with directions on how to view PSAT/NMSQT scores through the student’s College Board account.

Questions about PSAT Scores? Contact Lauren Phillips at PhillipsL@friscoisd.org

All FISD students classified as 11th grade are automatically registered to take the official SAT during the school day on Wednesday, March 5, 2025. There is no exam fee and students do NOT register for this exam through the College Board website. Students will receive exam details via email closer to the exam date. There is no make-up date for this exam.

How to Prepare: SAT Digital Prep

Questions about the SAT on March 5, 2025 Contact Lauren Phillips at PhillipsL@friscoisd.org

AP exam payment for full year and fall semester AP courses is now open and the deadline to pay is October 31. (This date is prior to the date given by the College Board, but due to the volume of testing and processing time, this date is the final deadline for all FISD students.)

Payment can be made online through Online School Fees. Payment finalizes the student’s AP exam registration.

Students who apply and qualify for free/reduced lunch benefits will be charged $15 per exam - discount is automatically applied in Online School Fees.

Registration and payment for Spring semester AP courses will be available starting January 21, 2025. Payment Deadline for Spring courses is February 7, 2025.

For more information about AP Exams, go to FISD Advanced Academics.

For questions about AP Exam payment, please contact Campus Testing Facilitator, Lauren Phillips @ phillipsl@friscoisd.org.

We will administer the Digital Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) to interested 10th, 11th, and 12th grade students on Thursday, November 7, 2024.

Students can register by clicking the link below. Registration ends on Sunday, October 27, 2024.

Registration Link: https://bit.ly/LTHSASVAB24

Test Date: Thursday, November 7, 2024 (B Day)

Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

ASVAB Parent Flyer

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact our Campus Testing Facilitator, Lauren Phillips, at phillipsl@friscoisd.org.

All pre-sale tickets will be online beginning Monday @ 10:00 am

• Pre-sale ticket prices will be $4.00/students, and $6.00 for adults (plus additional convenience fees)

• 3:00 pm the day of the game, ticket sales will increase to $10.00 (plus additional convenience fees)

• Tickets can be purchased on the Frisco ISD website (tickets.friscoisd.org) or by credit card at the gate.

• THERE WILL BE NO CASH SALES

Click here to access the Frisco ISD website to purchase ticketing online

Fans can additionally download the free Home Town Fan App on their mobile phone for redeeming tickets and entry into the venue. The app is available in both Apple App Store and Google Play.

Frisco ISD Facility Guidelines

• No outside food/drink allowed

• Concessions will be available

• Bag policy will be in place

Congratulations to our first Rail graduate of the year. We are so very proud of you!

Congratulations to the 20 LT Choir members selected for TMEA Region Choir and to the four members advancing to Pre-Area.

On Friday and Saturday Oct 18,19 the Lebanon Trail Speech and Debate team competed in the Plano West NIETOC Qualifying TFA Tournament. There were over 500 entries and 40 schools competing.

Seven of our Talking Trail Blazers came away with some impressive hardware and points to qualify them for state and national competitions. Equally impressive, our Novice Team members really shined in some of their first ever tournament events! Way to go TRAILBLAZERS!!

Mrudula Ponduru won 4th best speaker in Novice Policy CX Debate

Sanju Marimaganti won 7th place best speaker in Novice Policy CX Debate

Both Sanju and Murdula also made it to quarter finals and placed 4th overall in Novice Policy CX Policy Debate

Thanisshka Loganathan placed 7th overall best speaker in Novice LD Debate

Ryea Mahansaria won 6th place in US extemporaneous speaking

Dev Danghvi placed 6th in Congressional Debate

Serenity Banks, placed 6th in Novice extemporaneous speaking

Aylin Muratli semifinal qualified in Informative speaking

Darsh Chauhan semifinal qualified in Congressional Debate

Lalitha Chirala semifinal qualified in Congressional Debate

Jasleen Kaur semifinal qualified in International Extemporaneous speaking

We love how our student groups continue to live up to the Trail Blazer mission to inspire thoughtful, successful and socially responsible leaders. Our students are inspiring, role models for the future Trail Blazers at Smith elementary.

Join TREaT - a District-wide event that celebrates reading, community connections, and FISD libraries. There will be food trucks, crafts, read-alouds, giveaways, and more!

Please view this week’s Counselor Corner for CTEC Interactive Open House information, and upcoming College Visits at LT for students during Mega Lunch.

It’s Official! Graduation for the Class of 2025 will be Friday May 23, 2025 at 5:30 PM at the STAR in Frisco

• All graduates will be required to ride the bus to their graduation ceremony to assist with parking/ingress/egress traffic.

• Each student will receive 12 graduation tickets.

• As we get closer to the date, more information will be shared.

The latest PTSA Blog is now available!

We encourage you to use this form to nominate a teacher or staff member who you believe deserves special recognition for their contributions. I look forward to sharing your “Staff Shout Outs” with the LT staff.

Introducing this year's FISD Council of PTAs Inclusion T-shirt. bit.ly/24-25Inclusion

Inclusion empowers our diverse, atypical and typical learners to grow and contribute to their world. Inclusivity means ALL students in Frisco ISD. Please join us in supporting the inclusion of ALL students by proudly sharing the message, "In a world where you can be anything, be KIND".