There’s no place like foam—especially on a hot, summer day as local youth showed up to celebrate the Back-to-School season with foam, bounce houses, yard games and more Wednesday, July 30 at Caldwell Park. Tina Lopez/The Princeton Herald Last-minute preparations are...
Princeton nursing students will now have the opportunity to earn college credit for their Certified Nursing Assistant class, thanks to a partnership with Collin College. Princeton High School Career and Technology Center (CATE) Director Brett Hackman said that when...
Although Princeton students don’t return to the classroom until August 12, they will have the chance to get the supplies they need at the annual Back to School Bash. The event, hosted by the Princeton Chamber of Commerce, is scheduled for 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday,...
After no STAAR tests were administered in 2020, the Texas Education Agency indicated that schools’ performance this year would reveal declines compared to the 2019 results. Scores have been seemingly affected statewide by the complications produced by the pandemic,...
After overcoming a series of challenges presented during the pandemic, the Princeton ISD’s proposed budget was up for discussion at the regular school board meeting Tuesday, June 15. With the 2021-22 school year on the horizon, Jona Boitmann, assistant...
With a trustee position open after Ricky Gillespie’s resignation last month, the Princeton ISD school board appointed his replacement during the regular meeting Tuesday, June 15. Filling Gillespie’s spot on the board is Starla Sharpe, who has lived in Princeton since...
Princeton ISD awarded funding to eight innovative projects that teachers will implement in their classrooms next fall. Teachers were surprised with the grant announcements during the final school luncheon and presented with an oversized check to celebrate the...
Princeton Independent School District celebrated the end of the 2020-21 school year by recognizing teachers and their service to PISD during a special luncheon Thursday, May 27. In addition to recognizing long-term employees, Superintendent Donald McIntyre first...
As the 2020-21 school year draws to a close, a foreign exchange student is fighting for something really important to her – the right to walk the stage at graduation. In a school year defined by tough challenges, including the pandemic and the February winter storm,...
