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FJHS rocketry team earns recognition

FJHS rocketry team earns recognition

The Farmersville Junior High Rocketry team at NASA headquarters. The team, led by Coach Michael Daigrepont, left, included Jayla Shufeldt, Francisco Lara, Baneza Meija and Melody Newhouse. They were supported by Raphael Yanez, Ian Cadena and Ian Cruz. Courtesy photo A...

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Farmersville ISD schools start Aug. 17

Farmersville ISD schools start Aug. 17

Standing in the midday sun, Farmersville High School band director Scott Cross is not only sweating, he’s breathing a sigh of relief. Leading the Farmers through their early morning marching drills, Cross is glad that heat is their biggest obstacle. Less than a month...

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FISD meeting Thursday to issue bonds

FISD meeting Thursday to issue bonds

The Farmersville Indepen­dent School District has sched­uled a special meeting Thurs­day at the high school to issue bonds approved in May in a districtwide bond issue elec­tion that will dramatically ex­pand and improve all four cam­puses within the district. The...

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New principal at Tatum Elementary

New principal at Tatum Elementary

Farmersville ISD announced the appointment of Nicole Hicks as the new principal of Tatum Elementary. Hicks, who replaces longtime Tatum principal Ginger Ketch­er, served as the assistant princi­pal of Farmersville Intermediate School since 2017. For the full story,...

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STAAR scores trend downward for state, FISD

STAAR scores trend downward for state, FISD

The Texas Education Agency indicated that with no STAAR tests being administered in 2020, schools’ performance this year seems to have been affect­ed statewide by the complica­tions produced by the pandem­ic, including students shifting to remote learning. STAAR...

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Academic calendars approved

Academic calendars approved

It took only 11 minutes for the Farmersville Independent School District Board of Trust­ees to conduct its business Monday night, but one item the board approved is likely to put smiles on the faces of doz­ens of high school students. The FISD board approved a request...

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Show of support at FISD meeting

Show of support at FISD meeting

Farmersville Independent School District trustees on Monday received a show of support along with an en­dorsement of the condition of the school system. It came from a group of about 25 parents and teach­ers who attended a brief FISD Board of Trustees meeting in the...

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