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Governor signs school voucher bill

Governor signs school voucher bill

Gov. Greg Abbott displays Senate Bill 2, signed Saturday, May 3, creating educational savings accounts – a school voucher system – in Texas. Courtesy Governor's Office Effective with the 2026-27 school year, Texas families will be able to apply for a trust fund...

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Farmersville ISD hosts Homecoming Bonfire

Farmersville ISD hosts Homecoming Bonfire

Farmersville High School will host their own Pep Rally/Bonfire to celebrate the students, alumni and the community this year. The event will be held behind the FHS tennis courts Wednesday, Oct. 7. At the Bonfire/Pep rally, the High School will celebrate their fall...

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Remote learning plan approved

Remote learning plan approved

The Farmersville Indepen­dent School District Board of Trustees, blazing through a meeting Monday night in 20 minutes, voted unanimously to submit a report to the Texas Education Agency outlining the district’s asynchronous learn­ing plan, which is another way of...

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Renovated schools celebrated

Renovated schools celebrated

After four months and countless hours of manpow­er, Farmersville Independent School District cut the ribbon on the newly renovated Tatum Elementary and Farmersville Junior High schools. The ceremony, held Sat­urday, Aug. 29, began with remarks from FISD...

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FISD approves $21.3M budget

FISD approves $21.3M budget

 The Farmersville Inde­pendent School District Board of Trustees approved a school district tax rate that reflects continuing growth within the district and gives residents a bit of a reduction on the amount of money they will pay to operate the public school...

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District hires director of communications

District hires director of communications

Farmersville ISD has a new addition to the administrative team. Corey Krick has taken over the newly-created position of Director of Communications. She grew up in Plano, studied criminal justice at Texas Christian University, and then switched paths to work for an...

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Collin College opening Wylie campus for fall

Collin College opening Wylie campus for fall

A dream of almost two decades to operate a Collin College campus in the south­eastern part of the county be­comes reality Aug. 24 when the recently completed Wylie campus opens for classes. The 340,000 square foot campus was built from the ground up on a Country Club...

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First day of school set for Sept. 8

First day of school set for Sept. 8

Farmersville ISD students will have four extra weeks of summer vacation. The Board of Trustees met Monday, July 27 – social dis­tanced throughout the FHS caf­eteria – to revise the 2020-21 calendar. Classes will start Tuesday, Sept. 8 for students, and teach­ers will...

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FHS graduates 112 seniors

FHS graduates 112 seniors

 After a tempestuous spring semester, 112 Farmersville High School seniors received their long-awaited diplomas. The district held graduation at Farmer Stadium Tuesday, July 14 to allow for social distancing. For the full story, see July 23 issue...

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