History of Frisco Schools 1876-2003 (Frisco, Tex.) Page: 4 of 52
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Forward Into the Future...
With formal education in Frisco launched
into its second century, it is apparent one
thing has remained constant - the need to
build more and more school facilities.
It is apparent that trend is going to contin-
ue, and continue at an even faster pace than
ever.
From its meager beginnings more than 120
years ago, Frisco’s constant need for more
schools has been met with a willingness to
keep pace with those needs.
If history is an indication of how Frisco
will choose to meet that challenge, the future
of education in Frisco should continue to pass
the test - as did Miss Miranda Bass and her
classes of 1876.
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When the new building was completed in
1972, the 1938 building was employed as a
middle school for grades six, seven and eight.
The school was upgraded in 1986 when a
new auditeria and music facilities were added
as well as Frisco’s current athletic field house
and Memorial Stadium.
I.S. Rogers Frisco’s
Second Elementary
Frisco ISD also added a second elementary
school in 1986, north of Memorial Stadium
and approximately 1.5 miles west of Preston
Road on Rogers Road.
I.S. Rogers Elementary, named for Frisco’s
first doctor, Isaac Stewart Rogers, originally
housed grades three, four and five, while
Acker was home to kindergarten, first and
second grades.
However, second grade was added to the
Rogers campus in 1992 to relieve overcrowd-
ing at Acker.
As Frisco’s population continued to esca-
late in the early 1990’s so did the need for
new school facilities.
FISD taxpayers approved an $18 million
bond package in 1993 that prompted expan-
sion that has continued at a fast and furious
rate.
Construction began in the summer of 1994
on yet another elementary school, Claude
Curtsinger, which opened in the fall of 1995.
The school is named for a prominent Frisco
pharmacist and is located at Jereme and Coit
in the Plantation Resort development.
At the same time construction at Curtsinger
began, FISD also began work on a new high
school, also part of the $18 million package.
The new high school opened in January of
1996 at 6401 Parkwood and houses grades 9-
12.
The $118 million package also included
extensive renovations and conversion of the
old high school into a new middle school as
well as maintenance facility improvements
and land purchases.
However, construction bids for both the
new elementary school and new high school
came in much higher than was expected,
leaving none of the $18 million remaining.
School board members returned to the tax-
payers in the fall of 1995 with another bond
package, this time for $48 million.
The package was approved by 88 percent
of voters and as soon as the old high school
was vacated in mid-December ‘95 for the
move in January ‘96, construction of Staley
Middle School began and was complete in
time for school to open in August 1996.
Frisco’s reputation as the fastest growing
community in a 16-county region considered
one of the fastest growing in the nation has
continued.
The school district continues to plan, fund
and build new campuses at a rate unprece-
dented for a city under 100,000 in population
Dedication ceremonies were held in late
2003 for schools named for Mary Boals and
Jessie Marie Riddle, veteran Frisco teachers
and the district’s second high school
Centennial.
(This special section on Frisco schools
includes stories and photos of each campus in |
the district.
Page 4A •The History of Frisco Schools
Schools create memories...
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Retired Frisco teachers Ruth Borchardt and Jessie Marie Riddle both taught at the
Hackberry School in the small community west of Frisco in their early teaching days.
This painting of the three-room schoolhouse is on Mrs. Borchardt’s living room wall.
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History of Frisco Schools 1876-2003 (Frisco, Tex.), newspaper, 2003?; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1234382/m1/4/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Heritage Association of Frisco.