Texas school districts may now choose reading and English language lessons linked to the Bible. By an 8-7 vote Friday, Nov. 22, the State Board of Education (SBOE) approved the optional Bluebonnet Learning curriculum drafted by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) for...
The Princeton ISD Board of Trustees held its regular monthly meeting on Monday, October 21. With a lengthy agenda, the Board acted on multiple items, including cancellation of the school board election scheduled for November 5. Incumbents Carol Bodwell and Ricky...
Lacy Elementary students participated in the national “Start with Hello Week,” which is an effort by the Sandy Hook Promise Organization to make all students feel included and less isolated. The Sandy Hook Promise was created to promote connectedness and inclusion,...
Congressman Van Taylor recently announced participants in his 2019-2020 Congressional Youth Advisory Council and hosted the inaugural Congressional Youth Advisory Council meeting. This group of 45 high schoolers represents the Third Congressional District, which...
Princeton ISD dedicated its newest campus Sunday, Sept.22 during a special ceremony honoring its namesake, Dorothy Lowe. This marks four years since Smith Elementary opened in 2015 and the first year two campuses have opened in one year in Princeton. For the full...
Southard Middle School Student Council and National Jr. Honor Society have joined forces to spearhead a relief effort for hurricane victims. “Student Council was just made aware of a beautiful opportunity to help the people affected by Hurricane Dorian in the...
Residents within the Princeton ISD will see a slight drop on their property tax rate this year as a result of action by the Texas Legislature. At the August board meeting, unanimous approval was given for an approximately 5 cent tax rate cut. This year’s tax rate will...
A smooth first day of school for Princeton ISD included an additional 568 students. There were 5,235 students who reported to campuses across the district, which is an increase over the first day of 2018. The high school campus grew from 1,288 on the first day of 2018...
Sound waves have officially invaded Princeton as the high school marching band began practice and preparing for a potential journey to state competition. This year’s production is called waves and features four different movements including light waves, water waves,...
