The Princeton Independent School District plans to spend $144.6 million for the 2024-2025 school year after trustees adopted a new budget increasing expenditures by 15.36%. Jona Boitmann, assistant superintendent of finance, said 63.6% of the expenditures would be for...
Back to School Bash is July 27
Dakota Chapman got back-to-school ready with his new haircut provided by Supercuts at the Back-to-School event. File Art Two thousand backpacks filled with school supplies will be provided free to Princeton ISD students during the annual Princeton-Lowry Crossing...
Cheerleaders collect recognitions
Princeton and Lovelady High School’s junior varsity and varsity squads earn honors at National Cheerleaders Association camp. Courtesy Photo High school and middle school cheerleaders have returned from National Cheerleaders Association camp with an array of honors....
School board limits phone use
Middle school students in the Princeton ISD will soon have to lock up their cell phones during the school day. The PISD Board of Trustees voted at their Monday, July 15, regular meeting to consider magnetically sealed security pouches made since 2014 by Yondr of San...
PISD plans budget
While the Princeton Independent School District continues to experience growth, Jona Boitmann, assistant superintendent of finance, said the increase has slowed compared to previous years. Boitmann commented in presenting the preliminary 2024-2025 budget to a...
Trustees deny grievances from ACLU of Texas
Two nonprofits supporting Princeton’s LGBTQIA+ community remain banned from holding or attending events on school property. In a marathon special meeting lasting nearly five hours, the Princeton Independent School District Board of Trustees denied grievances filed by...
PISD trustees send Title IX resolution to Washington
Choir teacher Morgan Dellow, left, with students who earned medals at the UIL State Choir and Ensemble contest: Nahomy Castro, Zoe Pattin, Kaira Neorka and Zahira Rivera. Not pictured are Ella Blann, Carma Hulse, Kaden Lewis, Brielle Sifuentes, Robinson Ngang’a,...
Little wins GOP nomination
Pam Little has won the nomination for SBOE District 12 after a runoff election. With nearly all ballots counted, State Board of Education (SBOE) Member Pam Little apparently won the Republican nomination to continue representing District 12. Little will meet Democrat...
PHS graduates 511 members of Class of 2024
Graduates of Princeton High School Class of 2024 toss their caps celebrating the end of their high school careers Thursday, May 24 at the event center in Allen. More than 500 Panther seniors are now Princeton High School graduates. Commencement for the PHS Class of...