Trina Perkins, namesake of Perkins Early Childhood Center. A teacher replaced a trustee on the Princeton ISD school board in 2025 and the district added 1,388 students during the year for a total enrollment of 11,467. PISD earned an overall B rating for the 2024-25...
Princeton’s rapid and relentless growth dominated several policy discussions at the Monday, Jan. 22, meeting of the Princeton ISD Board of Trustees. It was the first school board meeting to be livestreamed and archived on YouTube via a link on princetonisd.net....
A new Texas law has brought steep punishments for students caught vaping on school campuses. Signed June 13 by Gov. Greg Abbott, House Bill 114 (HB 114) went into effect Sept. 1, just weeks after the 2023-24 school year started. With punishment previously at a...
Peyton and Cullen Jenkins show off their sheep and goat at the Collin County Junior Livestock Show in McKinney last year. File Photo After months of hard work, Collin County FFA and 4-H students will step into the show ring at the 2024 Collin County Junior Livestock...
There was a shuffle on the Princeton Independent School District Board of Trustees in 2023. Board President Cyndi Darland was re-elected and again selected by her colleagues to head the board but Vice President Chad Jones placed third in a four-candidate race and was...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
