\u00a0featured on the Bullock Museum’s website.<\/a><\/p>\n56 Plano ISD students made it to the top 2% of musicians in the state that qualified\u00a0for the Texas Music Education Association, out of about 72,000 students who began the audition process. In the last four years, a total of 223 students have been named TMEA All-State qualifiers.<\/p>\n
Orchestra<\/p>\n
\tEvelyn Pang, 9th Grade, Clark High School
\n\tMako Nishimura, 9th Grade, Vines High School
\n\tShaarda Krishna, 10th Grade, Jasper High School
\n\tDiya Nair, 9th Grade, Jasper High School
\n\tRyan Nam, 10th Grade, Jasper High School
\n\tChristina Tang, 10th Grade, Jasper High School
\n\tMadeline Wang, 9th Grade, Jasper High School
\n\tXi Yu Yang, 10th Grade, Jasper High School
\n\tMatthew Franks, 11th Grade, Plano East Senior High School
\n\tCatherine Huynh, 12th Grade, Plano East Senior High School
\n\tBryan Tran, 11th Grade, Plano East Senior High School
\n\tHarry Ye, 12th Grade, Plano East Senior High School
\n\tChloe Zacek, 12th Grade, Plano East Senior High School
\n\tSam Zhu, 12th Grade Plano East Senior High School
\n\tJason Wu, 11th Grade, Plano Senior High School
\n\tCollin Choi, 11th Grade, Plano West Senior High School
\n\tSean Kim, 11th Grade, Plano West Senior High School
\n\tRyan Lai, 11th Grade, Plano West Senior High School
\n\tAndy Lee, 11th Grade, Plano West Senior High School
\n\tAlvin Luo, 11th Grade, Plano West Senior High School
\n\tDai Nakagawa, 12th Grade, Plano West Senior High School
\n\tKyle Park, 12th Grade, Plano West Senior High School
\n\tDaniel Wang, 11th Grade, Plano West Senior High School
\n\tEric Wang, 12th Grade, Plano West Senior High School
\n\tAmanda Yi, 12th Grade, Plano West Senior High School
\n\tAlexander Yu, 12th Grade, Plano West Senior High School<\/p>\n
Band<\/p>\n
\tPrakrithi Karthik, 10th Grade, Jasper High School
\n\tSamuel Li, 10th Grade, Jasper High School
\n\tAlice Cheremukhina, 9th Grade, Plano East Senior High School
\n\tMicah Drake, 12th Grade, Plano Senior High School
\n\tEthan Kondrat, 12th Grade, Plano Senior High School
\n\tLiam Pate, 11th Grade, Plano Senior High School
\n\tMicah Bybee, 12th Grade, Plano West Senior High School
\n\tCara Cross, 11th Grade, Plano West Senior High School
\n\tJoshua Gan, 11th Grade, Plano West Senior High School
\n\tSaanuve Katdare, 12th Grade, Plano West Senior High School
\n\tOri Krakowski, 12th Grade, Plano West Senior High School
\n\tShria Sajjan, 12th Grade, Plano West Senior High School<\/p>\n
Choir<\/p>\n
\tRiva Gandhi, 10th Grade, Jasper High School
\n\tEthan Pi, 9th Grade, Jasper High School
\n\tKaylee Xie, 10th Grade, Jasper High School
\n\tJulian Malone, 11th Grade, Plano East Senior High School
\n\tPhoebe Smith, 11th Grade, Plano East Senior High School
\n\tFarida Abdelbar, 11th Grade, Plano West Senior High School
\n\tIsabella Bejoy, 12th Grade, Plano West Senior High School
\n\tEmma Coleman, 12th Grade, Plano West Senior High School
\n\tCaroline Grane, 12th Grade, Plano West Senior High School
\n\tJake Kerstine, 11th Grade, Plano West Senior High School
\n\tBryan Lan, 12th Grade, Plano West Senior High School
\n\tEric Qian, 12th Grade, Plano West Senior High School
\n\tLucia Rojas Nova, 12th Grade, Plano West Senior High School<\/p>\n
In honor of National Arts in Our Schools month in March, the City of Plano shared a proclamation dedicating March as Arts in Our Schools Month in the city of Plano by Mayor John Muns, encouraging residents to recognize, support and celebrate the district’s Fine Arts Department, its educators and students for their ongoing contributions to the excellence and vibrancy of our schools.<\/p>\n
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Only 4 percent of educators in the country and less than 1 percent of Texas teachers have reached the distinction of being nationally board-certified. During the meeting, five Plano ISD teachers joined the 276 Texas teachers who achieved the certification in December 2025.<\/p>\n
This group has been a part of Professional Learning\u2019s National Board Cohort\u2013the first group we have supported without assistance from an outside agency. They spent 2 years meeting monthly and diligently working on 4 components The work involved scrutinizing their own practice as educators and proving their impact on student learning through effective assessment, differentiating for a variety of student needs, advocating for students, pursuing their own professional learning, being masters of both content and pedagogy, and delivering engaging, responsive instruction that produces results!\u00a0In December, they received the good news that they had achieved the points necessary to be named National Board Certified Teachers. They truly are the best of the best.<\/p>\n
Congratulations to:<\/p>\n
\tMeerna Ayoubi, Plano West Senior High School, certified in Match, Adolescent and Young Adult
\n\tJessica Grubb, Boggess Elementary School, certified as a Middle Childhood Generalist
\n\tLatrice McIntyre, Aldridge Elementary, certified in Literacy, Early and Middle Childhood
\n\tDr. Joseph Russell, Plano East Senior High School, certified in History, Adolescent and Young Adult
\n\tBridgett Wolstencroft, Plano East Senior High School, certified in Career and Technical Education, Early Adolescence through Young Adult<\/p>\n
Plano ISD now has 16 National Board Certified teachers.<\/p>\n
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Facility Services employees were recognized for their incredible work during the month of January, which included freezing temperatures and extended school closures due to icy conditions and treacherous roadways.<\/p>\n
While\u00a0students stayed safe at home, these dedicated individuals braved the elements, working around the clock to keep our schools safe and operational. They responded to water outages, pipe breaks, HVAC failures, power interruptions and countless other issues that arose during the extreme weather. Their expertise, perseverance and commitment ensured that our facilities remained in good working order and ready to welcome the safe return of our students and staff. Their work often happens behind the scenes, but its impact is felt across every campus and by every member of our district and community. Their dedication makes us all Plano ISD Proud.<\/p>\n
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