Hedgcoxe Elementary School

Achievements

Ms. Graham, our principal, was 1 of 5 finalists for Texas for the National Distinguished Principal award in 2011; National Association of Elementary Principals Excellence award for Student Council (2011-18); National School of Excellence Blue Ribbon school; Texas Successful School award; Environmental Club - Keep Plano Beautiful award for Blackland Prairie; Chess Club-National Ranking; Gold Performance Acknowledgements for Attendance; Multiple Commended Performance Acknowledgments in reading, writing, math and science; Multiple Exemplary School Ratings; Plano ISD Education Foundation Grants to Educators recipient campus (2017); Margot Anderson- District Level Excellence in Teaching Award (1994), Linda Arbolino- District Level Excellence in Teaching Award and Plano ISD Teacher of the Year (1995), Kelly Bentley - District Level Excellence in Teaching Award (2007), Shannon Wallace - District Level Excellence in Teaching Awards (2012), Linda Arbolino -Who’s Who Among American Teachers (2002, 2005, 2018), Stephanie Losoya -Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers (2007); Honorary Current Staff Employee PTA Life Memberships Awarded: Linda Arbolino, Myra Morales, Shelley Antoniou, Joy Roberts, Kristi Graham, Christine Sanchez , Margot Anderson, Karen Berry, Renee Javornik, Amy Robbins, Kaylee Fortney.

Campus Programs

Campus Monitoring & Intervention Team; special education; speech therapy; accelerated instruction in reading and math (Tier 2 and Tier 3); after-school art program; after-school science program; after-school chess program; after-school environmental program; English for Speakers of other Languages (ESL); Plano Academic Creative Education (PACE) for identified gifted and talented students; Special and Gifted Education (SAGE); Student Council; Student Council School Store; Reflections Art contest; Safety Patrol; Science Fair; History Fair; Young Inventors; tutorials (kindergarten - fifth grade); Collin County Adventure Camp (fifth-grade); fifth-grade graduation ceremony; Colonial Day; Pioneer Day; Multicultural Night; Family Art Night; Science and Technology night; Experience the Awareness Day; Family Picnic; Talent Show; Field Day; Memorial Day Parade; Fine Arts Day; Mentoring Program; School-Based Improvement Committee (SBIC); Parent Education Workshops; PASAR (after school child care); Kindergarten Rodeo; Red Ribbon Week; College Week,  Bicycle Rodeo; Book Hounds Book Club (library); 2x2 Readers (library- kindergarten, 1st, & 2nd grades); Bluebonnet Readers (library- 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade); Dad’s Club; Watch D.O.G.S (Dads of Great Students); Hedgcoxe Maker Space (K-5); 5th Grade Choir, Spelling Bee; Kindergarten Kickoff for incoming kindergartners; televised morning announcements; First LEGO League (4th and 5th grade).

Parent Involvement Opportunities 

After-School (art, robotics, science, environmental and chess program); Reflections Art contest; Special and Gifted Education (SAGE); Collin County Adventure camp (fifth-grade); Multicultural Night; Family Art Night; Experience the Awareness Day; Family Skate Night; Family Picnic; Talent Show; Field Day; Fine Arts Day; mentoring program; School-Based Improvement Committee (SBIC); parent education workshops; Kindergarten Rodeo; yearbook; Apple Day; Pumpkin Math; Key Communicators; Red Ribbon Week; Bicycle Rodeo; Dad’s Club; Watch Watch D.O.G.S (Dads of Great Students); YOO Folders; Family Picnic; Fall Festival/Carnival; Annual PTA Golf Tournament; Chez Snoopy- 3rd grade restaurant; library; Book Fair; office and classroom volunteers; Makerspace donations and maintenance; and classroom parties.  

Community/Business Partnerships

Campbell’s; Cartridges for Kids; Central Market; Mooyah; Coca-Cola; Kim Peichel Photography; Kroger; Plano Police Department; Target; Tom Thumb; Tyson’s; Palio’s Pizza; City of Plano Mayor; Terracon; Bright Future Pediatrics; Frisco Dentistry for Kids; Raising Cane’s; Dan Durham; XO Coffee Company Complete Family Eyecare; Goldrich Orthodontics; Preferred Imaging, Legacy Realty - Binnings, Thompson Diagnostics,LLC, Legacy Vet, Rossertech

History of Hedgcoxe

Hedgcoxe Elementary was named for English-born Henry Oliver Hedgcoxe, 1800-60, a land agent for the Peters Colony. His highhanded attempts in 1852 to establish land titles led to the colonists' uprising, in what has been called the Hedgcoxe War.

The school was completed in 1990 at the cost of nearly $8 million.