The Colony Courier-Leader (The Colony, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 47, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 27, 2020 Page: 1 of 8
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Virtual learning
ending for some
As the in-person learning next month.
COVID-19 pan- At the beginning of each
demic spread nine-week section students can
throughout North choose whether they want to
Texas beginning participate in in-person classes
in March virtual or virtual classes. Secondary stu-
learning became dents could choose the Virtual
an important Plus pathway where they _
resource for stu- receive instruction for
FILE PHOTO
dents and teachers.
most classes at home
But as classes resume in Jan- but go to campus for
uary following the winter break certain electives,
some of the students who had According to the
relied on remote learning will be district’s website
forced to return to the campus. a virtual learn-
Per guidelines issued by the ing student
state LISD is one of many dis- must return
tricts that will be requiring stu- to in-person g
dents who haven’t met certain classes if they
academic criteria to return to are failing
one or more courses more unexcused absences in the
with a grade of 69 or official attendance period class
below for the nine for the grading period.
Lori Ropp
weeks grading period
or if they have four or
District officials acknowledged
■ See VIRTUAL, Page 6A
National tradition continues
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HENVEY
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Some traditions have con-
tinued onward despite the
COVID-19 pandemic, including
the local iteration of Wreaths
Across America.
Cpl. Peter J. Courcy, the
son of Frisco residents Chris
and Mary Bush, was killed in
Afghanistan in 2009. When
the two visited their son at
AUDREY HENVEY STAFF PHOTO
Not all graves received a wreath this year. On Dec. 19, Duncanville resident Jackie Bradford visited
his parents’ grave to put down American flags.
the DFW National Cemetery, Chris Bush asked
about wreaths and was told that they could lay
one.
"Well, doesn’t everyone get one?” he asked.
He learned that they did not, but he was told
about a national organization, Wreaths Across
America, that worked to put wreaths on veter-
ans’ graves across the country during the holi-
day season.
“I just decided that I wanted everybody to
get a wreath,” Bush said, “and so that first year,
we raised about 250 wreaths.”
■ See WREATHS , Page 6A
Focus on funding
CHRIS ROARK
croark@starlocalmedia.com
Funding has always been a legis-
lative priority for Lewisville ISD, and
at the upcoming 87th Texas Legisla-
ture, it will be even more of a focus.
The LISD Board of Trustees ad-
opted its legislative agenda at a
meeting earlier this month for the
upcoming legislative session, which
convenes Jan. 12.
While many of the priorities are
“I am optimistic that the legislative
priorities drafted by our Board of
Trustees and district leadership
will garner much support from our
community and the individuals
who represent us in Austin during
the 87th legislative session,”
SUPERINTENDENT KEVIN ROGERS .
the passage of House Bill 3 at the
86th session doesn’t take a step
back, officials said.
HB 3 called for a variety of mea-
sures, including spending $4.5 bil-
lion statewide for transformational
education reform, providing $5 bil-
lion in property tax relief, reducing
recapture by $3.6 billion and provid-
I ing $2 billion for teacher compensa-
tion. The bill increased the state’s
1 portion of education funding from 38
similar to past sessions, this agenda of the challenges brought on by the
focuses a bit more on funding in light COVID-19 pandemic.
A key priority for LISD will be percent to 45 percent.
making sure the progress made by
■ See FUNDING, Page 6A
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The Volunteers of America
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Colony on June 28 to July
4,2021 with top LPGA
professionals competing
for a $1.5 million purse at
Old American Golf Club at
Golf Clubs at The Tribute.
Originally slated for fall
2021, the new tournament
dates reflect the LPGA’s
schedule modifications for
the 2021 calendar year. See
Page 2A.
First baccalaureate
students earn degrees
Graduation is different
this year at Collin College.
For the first time in the
college’s history students
are graduating with
baccalaureate degrees.
While Collin College
awarded more than 2,500
associate degrees and
certificates this December,
17 students earned
Bachelor of Science in
Nursing (BSN) degrees. See
Page 4A.
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The first half of 2020’s
top stories in The
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Roark, Chris. The Colony Courier-Leader (The Colony, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 47, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 27, 2020, newspaper, December 27, 2020; Plano, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1622561/m1/1/?rotate=0: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Colony Public Library.