News and Updates

90+ RISD Students Nationally Recognized by College Board
More than 90 RISD high school students are being celebrated for earning academic honors through College Board’s National Recognition Programs.

RISD Sweeps District in Volleyball
Congratulations to all four RISD Volleyball teams for finishing in the top four spots in District 7-6A and advancing to the UIL Volleyball State Playoffs.

Three RISD High Schools Earn National AP Honor Roll Status
Lake Highlands, Pearce, and Richardson high schools earned the national recognition for Advanced Placement class success.

GoGuardian Parent App Available for Secondary Parents
GoGuardian mobile app is designed to provide parents and guardians with insight and control over their student’s online activity when using school-managed devices and accounts.

Class of 2025 National Merit Semifinalists
These seniors are competing for some 6,870 National Merit Scholarships worth nearly $26 million that will be awarded in the spring.

Campus Teacher of The Year
Lieutenant Colonel Robert Gerald, the JROTC director

Reminder – RISD Code of Civility Being Implemented for 2024-25
The district is implementing a new Richardson ISD Code of Civility this school year to set expectations for how students, parents, employees, and visitors treat and interact with each other while at school or communicating about school-related activities.

Back To School & First Day Safety Reminders
All parents and guardians are strongly encouraged to become familiar with how RISD schools approach safety and security.

How to Sign-up for RISD Bus Transportation
RISD provides bus service for students who live more than two miles away from their home campus.

Insurance Available for RISD-Issued Devices
RISD provides students and parents or guardians the opportunity to purchase insurance for any device owned by the school district and assigned to a student for use at school and home.

RISD Changing 2025 Spring Break on 2024-25 Calendar
RISD is changing the dates of spring break on the 2024-25 student academic calendar. The new dates for spring break will be March 10-14, 2025 – moved up one week from the previous dates of March 17-21.

Art Students Succeed in Texas Competition
Students among top 7% of high school artists in Texas.

Lake Highlands High School 2024 Graduation
Lake Highlands seniors walked across the stage Memorial Day weekend to receive their diplomas.

Congratulations Class of 2024!
More than 2,600 members of the Class of 2024 walked across the stage last weekend at Wildcat-Ram stadium.

RISD Counselors Advance Far in State Competition
Katie Sanders of Arapaho Classical Magnet made it to the semifinals, and Melanie Theissen of LHHS was named a finalist.