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IHS Knight News

The student news site of Independence High School in Frisco, Texas

IHS Knight News

The student news site of Independence High School in Frisco, Texas

IHS Knight News

Recap: December school board meeting

Recap: December school board meeting

Suhas Konijeti, Reporter December 22, 2022

Board Report FISD held its annual Senior Best Tour (SBT) and a holiday luncheon. Debbie Gillespie, Vice President Board of Trustees, spoke on the Board Report. “It was fun, we appreciate...

IHS band performed “Birds of Paradise” at the Plano East Marching Invitational on Oct. 1 2022 at Plano East. (Youtube/@Shannon Kilburn)

FISD awarded “Best Community for Music Education” title for sixth time

Riya Vatti, Editor-in-Chief December 13, 2022

FISD was named the “Best Community for Music Education (BCME) for the sixth time in a row on Dec. 7, 2022.  The BCME Award is given to districts by the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM)...

IHS hosts Multicultural Night

Suhas Konijeti, Reporter November 18, 2022

IHS Student Ambassadors hosted their yearly Multicultural Night on November 16, 2022. Students were able to host booths representing a variety of cultures or attend and explore other cultures.  For...

Gov. Greg Abbott gives his mid-term election speech to voters, on Nov. 8, 2022, at McAllen, Texas.
Photo Credit: David J. Phillip

Gov. Greg Abbott wins 2022 gubernatorial election

Riya Vatti, Editor-in-Chief November 10, 2022

Gov. Greg Abbott will serve a third term in office.  The race to win the gubernatorial election resulted in Abbott winning 11 percent more of the overall vote than the Democratic candidate, Robert...

Supreme Court considers Affirmative Action in college admissions

Supreme Court considers Affirmative Action in college admissions

Ibrahim Ali, Reporter November 9, 2022

Futures are being formed as the high school class of 2023 approaches the end of the college admissions season.  However, a single Supreme Court case may determine the future of the admissions process. Affirmative...

Gov. Greg Abbott (left) and Robert O’Rourke (right) speak about gun laws at the lone Texas gubernatorial debate on Sept. 30, 2022. 
Photo Credits: CNN

Texas gubernatorial campaign broken down

Riya Vatti, Editor-in-Chief November 3, 2022

Midterm elections are here.  In an extremely contentious race, gubernatorial candidates Greg Abbot and Robert O’ Rourke are nearly neck-and-neck in the polls.  On Nov. 8, 2022, voting closes...

Biden's loan forgiveness plan gets blocked by federal appeals court

Biden’s loan forgiveness plan gets blocked by federal appeals court

Hansi Komanapalli October 26, 2022

A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked President Joe Biden’s student debt relief policy while the court reviews a challenge to it. The order from the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals comes...

A snapshot of the “Trending Topics” homepage captured
Courtesy of Frisco ISD / Facebook

FISD adds “Trending Topics” section to district site

Saisha Agarwal, Reporter October 26, 2022

Frisco Independent School District’s (FISD) newly implemented web page “Trending Topics” addresses hot-button topics which are popular among parents and students.  "Hot-button topics" are issues...

FISD changes grading policy

FISD changes grading policy

Srihansika Komanapalli October 14, 2022

FISD’s grading policy has been changed to only allow reassessments up to a 90.  Since 2020, FISD has made at least one change to the grading policy every year.  However, this new policy will...

Mr. Cox was photographed with his date to prom in 1988.

Throwback: IHS goes 80s themed

Riya Vatti, Editor-in-Chief October 7, 2022

From baggy balloon pants to shaggy mullets, the 1980s was a decade of culture, media, and music that people regarded as revolutionary.  Student council is making this year’s homecoming theme surrounding...

IHS band performs for finals at "Classic on the Lake" contest in Little Elm on Sept. 24.

Band wins big at recent competitions

Ibrahim Ali, Reporter October 7, 2022

IHS band won second place at the Plano East Marching Invitational and third place at the “Classic on the Lake” contest in Little Elm. These recent accomplishments spotlight the band’s ongoing...

Abijith Vijayan, Siddhartha Yerra, and Nidhi Kayshap, juniors at IHS, try the new school lunch menu on Sept 26, 2022, at the Service Center.

FISD introduces new cafeteria menu options

Riya Vatti, Editor-in-Chief October 4, 2022

Hot fluffy waffles, tangy butter chicken, and fresh vegetables; this is the future that FISD envisions for its school cafeteria menus.  On Sept. 26, 2022, FISD hosted an open house at the Frisco ISD...

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