News and Updates
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2024-25 Backpack Bash
The school year is right around the corner, and this year’s Backpack Bash is coming to a campus near you the first week of August.
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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.
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Art Students Succeed in Texas Competition
Students among top 7% of high school artists in Texas.
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Congratulations Class of 2024!
More than 2,600 members of the Class of 2024 walked across the stage last weekend at Wildcat-Ram stadium.
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Summer Resources
RISD will offer summer meals in June at seven different campuses across the district, and the Network mobile food pantry will stop at five other campuses.
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Summer Mobile Market Stops
Please see the schedule for the Summer Mobile Market. June 5 – Aug 11
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Summer Meals Program
RISD will offer summer meals at seven different campuses across the district.
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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.
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Teacher Incentive Allotment
RISD recognized more than 20 highly effective teachers with monetary stipends as part of the state’s effort to reward and retain skilled educators.
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Seniors Sign Athletic Letters of Intent
Congratulations to all these student-athletes, their coaches and families! #RISDWeAreOne
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Class of 2024 Valedictorians and Salutatorians
These seniors complete their K-12 journeys this weekend, fulfilling the promise of the RISD Graduate Profile.
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Join The RISD Work Family
RISD is now interviewing positions for the 2024-25 school year.
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Multilingual Poetry Contest Winners
Congratulations to the winners of RISD’s Multilingual Poetry Contest.
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143 Seniors Earn Associate Degrees
The PTECH program provides students an opportunity to earn a high school diploma and an associate degree simultaneously.
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2024 Teachers of the Year
The Richardson ISD Foundation spotlights and rewards the work of teachers who represent Superior Teaching Achievement in RISD Schools.