The PHS Lady Panthers basketball team receives certificates of achievement from the PISD Board of Trustees. Courtesy PISD Princeton’s public school student population continues to grow, according to Superintendent Donald McIntyre, but the district is beginning to...
PHS principal becomes Leon ISD superintendent
Princeton High School Principal Clint Sadler is taking another job in charge of big cats. Sadler, a PHS Panther alumnus, is the new superintendent of the Class 2A Leon Independent School District in East Texas between Dallas and Houston. “It has been such a pleasure...
School board elects officers
Second grader Bradlee Hamming, who designed the PISD’s 2023 Christmas card, is congratulated by Rachel Nicks, director of elementary education, left, and School Board President Cyndi Darland. Bob Wieland/The Princeton Herald In what could portend future disagreements,...
Darland, Sharpe win school board seats
Princeton ISD School Board President Cyndi Darland has been re-elected, but Vice President Chad Jones placed third in a four-candidate race. According to complete, unofficial returns from Collin County Elections, former PISD Trustee Starla Sharpe placed first with...
District-wide food drive underway
The annual district-wide holiday food drive is underway on every Princeton ISD campus as students, staff and the community help ensure less fortunate families can enjoy meals during the Christmas break. The food drive is a critical part of the Princeton Lions Club...
Forum focuses on school board candidates
The four candidates for two seats on the Princeton ISD Board of Trustees, two incumbents and two challengers, met in an online forum hosted by the Princeton-Lowry Crossing Chamber of Commerce. Voters will cast ballots for two candidates and the two with the highest...
School board OKs funds to livestream meetings
Meetings of the Princeton ISD Board of Trustees will soon be streamed live and the video archived for future reference. School board members agreed at their Monday, Oct. 16, regular meeting to spend $10,000 for a camera similar to those in use at Princeton High...
Principal challenges student readers
Superheroes aren’t just in comic books. At Mayfield Elementary School they’re reading library books -- 1 million pages worth. “I decided to do a superhero reading contest at Mayfield because I love superheroes, especially Batman, and reading is the cornerstone of...
Need for space includes more than schools
Now that voters in the Princeton ISD have approved plans to build eight new schools over the next decade, the district needs more space for faculty, staff, administrators and programs. A $797 million bond proposal passed easily in the May 6 election, allowing focus on...