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Math Midway Exhibition 2010, Frisco, Texas

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The Math Midway Exhibition provides an interactive, hands-on tour of mathematical concepts, using a carnival style. The individual exhibits include exciting and surprising activities that relate math principles to games and events you would find at a typical carnival, fair, or circus.

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Frisco elementary teacher puts science lessons to music

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.dallasnews.com (Views: 32, Clicks: 1)
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Debra Cave has designed a curriculum that infuses music into her science classes at Frisco's Christie Elementary School, the district's lone bilingual school. She's created a CD/DVD to fit the lessons and has drawn national attention for her efforts, from Texas A&M University researchers to the National Center for Atmospheric Research.

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Frisco, other Dallas-area districts are emphasizing preschool programs

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Frisco's Early Childhood School opened this year. The building is an oversize red brick schoolhouse with knee-high windows and miniature toilets. It is Frisco ISD's first location created specifically for eligible preschoolers.

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Frisco ISD reimagines career, tech classes with state-of-the-art facility

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.dallasnews.com (Views: 77, Clicks: 5)
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Most schools have some type of career and technical program and several nearby school districts, such as Denton and Mansfield, have centralized facilities. But few have Frisco's investment capabilities or buy-in from the community and local businesses to develop a program that offers more than 10 academies and draws area professionals to teach and guest lecture.

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In digital age, interest in traditional yearbooks wanes

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The nostalgia of this decades-old relic hasn't faded completely from the Frisco school, but the students' actions represent a growing detachment with the hardbound encapsulation of geeky high school moments.

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