After 19 months of court challenges by several districts, the Texas Education Agency has released school accountability ratings for the 2022-23 school year. The 2023-24 rankings are still blocked pending the resolution of a second lawsuit. No scores were released for...
Friendly competition drove two students and friends to earn Princeton High School’s top academic honors. Princeton High School academic rankings place Rayna Samples as valedictorian and Vivian Long as salutatorian of the 341-member Class of 2021. Rayna posted a...
The Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) Huddle at Princeton High School is hosting its first-ever Fields of Faith at 4 p.m. this Sunday, April 25, at Jackie Hendricks Stadium. The free event will feature a dynamic speaker, as well as music, pizza and students and...
As Princeton sees noticeable growth over the next decade, the school district focused on preparing for that expansion during the regular school board meeting Monday, April 19. Expected to grow by 900 students just this year alone, the school board has...
Art 1 students became the Princeton High School equivalent of Michelangelo as they created their own mini versions of the Sistine Chapel. Commissioned by teachers, the novice painters created a ceiling tile that will hang in their selected teacher’s classroom....
In what has become a unique PHS baseball tradition, Coach Leroy Mansanales and his players invited the life skills students to join them for an Easter egg hunt on the baseball field. “We wanted to do something nice for the kids,” Coach Mansanales said. “When I was at...
In an effort to keep the students safe following the annual formal spring dance, PHS will host another after-prom bash, and El Dorado Mazda and Chevrolet will give away another car. This is the sixth consecutive year El Dorado in McKinney has donated a vehicle to...
In response to Gov. Greg Abbott’s lifting of the mask mandate, the Princeton Independent School District board examined the issue of updating its COVID-19 safety protocols during the regular school board meeting Monday, March 22 and decided to discontinue previous...
With 29 years of experience under her belt, it’s safe to say Shannon Hughes knows a thing or two about University Interscholastic League (UIL). She put those skills to use last week as she coordinates the annual districtwide elementary academic contest. Students in...
