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December 4, 2009
 
UPCOMING EVENTS
DECEMBER
12/15-12/18

Semester Exams (Grades 6-12)

Middle schools will follow regular schedule with early release at 12:40 p.m. on Friday.

High schools and senior high schools will dismiss at 1:00 p.m. during exam week. School buses will run at 1:15 p.m.

Exam Schedules:
High Schools
Senior High Schools

12/15

School Board Meeting at Sockwell Center

12/18

Last Day for Students

Elementary Early Release - 12:00 p.m.,
(No ECS P.M. sessions)

End of 2nd Nine Weeks End of 3rd Six Weeks

Report Cards myPISD.net Parent Portal

12/19 Teacher Work Day
12/21-1/1 Winter Break (Student / Teacher Holiday)
JANUARY
1/4 Teacher Work Day (Student Holiday)
1/5 Classes Resume for Students
1/18 Martin L. King, Jr. Birthday Observance (Student/Teacher Holiday)
1/19 School Board Meeting
1/21 Plano ISD's Annual MLK Tribute Event
1/30 Plano ISD Education Foundation Ski Plano Fundraiser
   

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Top Story

Student Holiday Art Featured in Photo Gallery
Greeting Cards Available for Purchase Through Foundation

Click here to visit the holiday art photo gallery.Tanya Trisna, Jasper High School freshman, won the 2009 Holiday Greeting Card Art Contest, sponsored by Plano ISD, the Plano ISD Education Foundation and the law firm Webb & Webb. The contest attracted more than 1,000 entries from students in grades PreK-12. Contest judges' top 40 selections are featured in our online Holiday Art Photo Gallery. Greeting cards may be purchased through the Plano ISD Education Foundation website. Follow this link directly to the order form.

Student Holiday Concerts -- School bands, choirs and orchestras will present several holiday concerts in December, including a senior high school choir unity concert. For a full list of student performances, please visit our student events calendar.

School Winter/Holiday Party Reminders -- Plano ISD receives many questions regarding seasonal celebrations. To accommodate these inquiries, the district has posted on its website reminders regarding holiday commemorations.

Other News
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Grad Girl spacer Trustees to Decide on Feeder School Alignment at December 15 Meeting

The Plano ISD Board of Trustees' decision regarding the school district's feeder alignment is scheduled for Tuesday, December 15, at the regularly scheduled board meeting. Please view the resources on our feeder school alignment website for related links and to learn more about the feeder alignment process.

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Toby Haferman   Plano East Student Flourishes in 'School-to-Work' Vocational Education Program

Toby Haferman is completing his final year in the Community Based Vocational Education program at Plano East Senior High School, juggling part-time volunteer jobs with the launch of his own accessibility evaluation service, "Is it Really Accessible?" READ

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Thought for the Week:
“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.
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~Gandhi

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