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Hard work, friendship pay off for top two grads

Hard work, friendship pay off for top two grads

Class of 2025 salutatorian Brycen Williams, left, and valedictorian Cooper Chambers will address their fellow classmates at the Farmersville High School graduation ceremony Tuesday, May 20. An academic year filled with challenges— and a shared commitment to “passing...

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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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TEA outlines school start guidelines

TEA outlines school start guidelines

Texas Education Agency last week released a list of comprehensive guidelines for opening public schools for fall semester classes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Most of the TEA guidance deals with protecting the health of students and staff as schools open, such as...

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Graduation location changed to Farmersville Stadium

Graduation location changed to Farmersville Stadium

FHS seniors and their loved ones won’t have to travel far for graduation next week. On Wednesday, July 1, Su­perintendent Micheal French announced that the ceremo­ny’s location was switched to Farmersville Stadium, 1198 Hwy. 78. It will still take place at 8:30 p.m....

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