Mission: Positively impact and advance each student every day.
Vision: Foster one's greatest potential.
Monday, April 8th (8 Period Day)
College Day - Wear your favorite college shirt with jeans!
Assignment Cut Off (3 Week IPR)
Advisory @ 1:14 p.m. - 2:19 p.m.
eclipse viewing
no school check-outs from 1 p.m. - 2:20 p.m. - please plan accordingly
Chromebook Drop Off @ 3:30 p.m. (testing room)
all grade levels
Musical Rehearsal @ 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. (café)
Soccer VMS vs. Clark MS @ Liberty HS
7th grade girls @ 5:30 p.m.
7th grade boys @ 6:45 p.m.
Tuesday, April 9th (8 Period Day)
STAAR Reading (8th grade)
Viking Time @ 1:31 p.m. (ILA priority)
Chromebook Drop Off @ 3:30 p.m. (testing room)
students who were absent on 4/8
MS Baseball Night @ Liberty HS
Wednesday, April 10th (8 Period Day)
STAAR Reading (6th & 7th grades)
Viking Time @ 1:31 p.m. (science priority)
Thursday, April 11th (8 Period Day)
Autism Acceptance Month - Wear blue!
Viking Time @ 1:31 p.m. (math priority)
TNS/TNR @ 3:50 p.m. - 5:50 p.m. (E112)
CIT Committee Meeting @ 4 p.m. - 5 p.m. (library)
Musical Rehearsal @ 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. (café)
Soccer Clark MS vs. VMS @ Lebanon Trail HS
8th grade girls @ 5:30 p.m.
8th grade boys @ 6:45 p.m.
Friday, April 12th (8 Period Day)
Spirit Day - Wear VMS or LHS spirit wear!
Q4 IPR Grades Posted HAC
Soccer Pictures via Athletics (1,2,7,8)
Pride of Texas Choral Festival @ 12 p.m.
Musical Rehearsal @ 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. (café)
Roughriders Scholarship Night @ 7 p.m.
Keeping students safe on their journey to and from school takes all members of the community working together. Please watch this video with your students and talk about the important role of both the driver and the pedestrian in ensuring all students travel through the community safely.
The last day of the 2023-2024 school year is Friday, May 17th. Students leaving school prior to the last day of school without adequate parent notes are at risk for retention. For more information click HERE.
April
15 UIL Eligibility
15 Band Field Trip (Pinstack)
15 Musical Rehearsal
15 8th Grade Music Camp @ LHS
15 Soccer Fowler vs. VMS
16 STAAR - Science 8
17 STAAR - Social Studies 8
17 STEAM Night (6th Grade)
17 Musical Rehearsal
18 Musical Rehearsal
18 Soccer VMS vs. Fowler
19 Musical Rehearsal
19 Percussion Ensemble Concert
20 FISD Solo & Ensemble Competition
20 Mandatory Adv. Tennis Tryouts
22 Musical Rehearsal
22 Soccer VMS vs. Wester
23 STAAR Math 8/Algebra EOC
23 Rising 5th Grade GT Night
24 STAAR Math 6/7
24 Musical Rehearsal
24 Soccer Wester vs. VMS
25 Musical Rehearsal
26 Bad Weather Day
27 Region Choir Clinic & Concert
April is Autism Acceptance Month. Autism spectrum disorder is a neurological and developmental disorder that develops in early childhood but progresses throughout a person’s lifetime. Autism presents itself with a wide range of symptoms, which is why it is considered a spectrum and widely varies from one person to another, according to National Today.
Administrative Information
Campus Plan:
Viewing outside during advisory period (modified bell schedule here)
Students and staff will receive certified solar viewing glasses
campus closed for public viewing
parent volunteers are NOT needed
Absences:
excused, with a parent note
if you plan to keep your student home on April 8th, please ensure they bring their charge Chromebook to school on April 9th for STAAR testing
campus will be closed for check-out from 1 p.m. to 2:20 p.m.
Athletic Information
Physicals MUST be dated after May 1, 2024 for the 24-25 school year.
Character Lesson
2Words is a video-based, character development curriculum. It's designed for coaches and written for secondary athletes across all sports. Boys and Girls athletics will provide character lessons once a week during the athletic class period.
This Week's Focus: "I'm thankful for my struggle because without it I wouldn't have stumbled across my strength." Unknown
Eligibility
Click here for the 23-24 eligibilty calendar.
Ticketing
Visit tickets.friscoisd.org to purchase season passes and individual tickets.
Students MUST have their physical ID badge or a picture of their ID in their cellphone to get into athletic events for free. Using HAC for entrance into athletic events for free is not permissible. If a student does not have their ID badge, they will be required to purchase a ticket.
Counseling Updates
Families moving to Frisco ISD, registering incoming kindergartners or re-enrolling former students can start enrolling for the 2024-25 school year now on the 2024-25 New Enrollment webpage. (flyer in Spanish)
Parents of current students will receive an email invitation to indicate enrollment intentions for the 2024-25 school year beginning April 2, 2024. Complete the 2024-25 annual student registration form if your family is returning to the same campus or moving to another campus or out of Frisco ISD. More info.
Also starting in April, Frisco ISD will begin registering qualifying 4-year-olds for pre-K.
Summer School for Advancement
High School
Asynchronous learning with synchronous tutorials held in the morning and evening hours
Starting with the class of 2024, all summer school course will be factored in to the students' GPA
Summer School Session
May 21 - 1st Day of summer school
June 18th - Last Day of summer school
Secondary Summer School Information Webinars
For more details about Secondary Summer School, please register for one of the Secondary Summer School webinars below:
High School Summer School - Credit Recovery or Advancement Informational Webinar
April 9, 2024 at 6 p.m. - Register
May 8, 2024 at 6 p.m. - Register
Click HERE for the summer school webpage.
Library Updates
STAAR Information
We will follow an 8 period day schedule during the 3-weeks of STAAR testing. There will be no block scheduling on April 10-11, April 17-18, and April 24-25. We will resume our regular schedule the week of April 29.
There are several things you can do to help your child have a positive testing experience:
Please do not schedule appointments on testing days.
Make certain your child gets plenty of rest, eats a good breakfast, and arrives at school on time.
Students are required to be in their testing room promptly by 8:15 AM. We will begin releasing students from their designated morning location shortly after 8 a.m.
Students will eat lunch in the cafeteria following their STAAR assessments. Lunch deliveries or other drop offs will NOT be permitted on STAAR testing days.
Students will need to bring their FISD issued Chromebook, fully charged and their charger the day before testing. Students will leave their Chromebook and charger in their testing room each Monday of testing week to ensure technology is ready and available for testing. Grade levels not testing will not have access to their Chromebook. If you plan to keep your student home on April 8th for the eclipse, please ensure they bring their charge Chromebook to school on April 9th for STAAR testing.
Students who receive oral administration will receive wired headphones for use. AirPods or other wireless headphones are not allowed during state testing.
Students may bring pencils, a lunch, a clear water bottle and a book to read after testing. Students may also bring a dry snack in a sandwich-sized plastic bag (Individual items must be unwrapped; no messy foods are allowed, like Cheetos).
The campus will be closed to visitors on testing days.
Technology Information
If a student has lost or broken their Chromebook charger, per the Chromebook Take Home Handbook they will need to replace it before STAAR testing begins April 9th and before returning their Chromebook during the week of May 13th. There are two options for replacing a Chromebook charger:
Option 1 – A parent can purchase a charger through Online School Fees. Please let the Administration know before the student returns their Chromebook.
Option 2 – A parent can purchase an approved charger through Amazon and return the replacement charger with their Chromebook.
If a student has lost their Chromebook, per the Chromebook Take Home Handbook they will be responsible for paying the replacement cost for the device. For lost device replacement fees, please refer to the estimated replacement costs.
Students must have their Chromebook and charger before STAAR testing begins on Tuesday, April 9th.
Steps B4 STAAR
Dheekshitha Reddy Konda
Ritthin Ramesh
Tanushree Kumar
Ryan Cheng
Cecelia McCully
Leah Narendran
Sankalp Gautham
Ahaana Thakur
Dhanvitha Karumanchi
Nandini Garg
Vibhodh Nangunuri
Jahnavi Muppala
Aadhavan Arun
Matthew Quach
Zynah Budhwani
Subhadra Rakesh
Izhan Ahmad
Ryo Amemiya
Krishna Velvaluri
Dhanyasri Chowdary Narisetty
Prateesh Kakumani
Akshara Rajesh
Abe Ilo
Akshitha Aravind
Grant Paulsen
Grace Garrison
Ryan Nguyen
Eric Pratt
Gokul Suriyan Jagadish Chandrabose
Tejas Nath
Evan Santoso
Congratulations to the following students for placing 1st or 2nd in our Environmental Contest! Way to go, Vikings!
6th Grade
1st place - Manya Sharma
2nd Place - Ashwath Allampally
7th Grade
1st Place - Sanjana Santhosh
2nd Place - Yukti Katti
8th Grade
1st Place - Arnav Mittal
Ms. Taylor began her career in education in 1997 with Irving ISD after receiving her bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas at Dallas. After several years as a teacher and coach, she obtained her master’s degree in Educational Administration from the University of North Texas and continued in Irving as a middle school assistant principal. In 2006, she transitioned to Dallas ISD where she worked in various leadership roles until moving to the Frisco area. The 2023-2024 school-year marks Ms. Taylor's fifth year as the Vandeventer Middle School principal.
taylorste@friscoisd.org
469-633-4350
Marla Smith, Assistant Principal
smithmarl@friscoisd.org
469-633-4354
6th Grade Alpha A-L | 7th Grade
Nikki Summers, Counselor
summersn@friscoisd.org
469-633-4350
6th Grade Alpha A-L | 7th Grade
Beth Murray, Assistant Principal
murrayel@friscoisd.org
469-633-4354
6th Grade Alpha M-Z | 8th Grade
Dennis Thorpe, Counselor
thorped@friscoisd.org
469-633-4350
6th Grade Alpha M-Z | 8th Grade
Emily Shelton, School Secretary
sheltone@friscoisd.org
469-633-4356
Kristi Garcia, AP Secretary garciak@friscoisd.org
469-633-4354
Cynthia Hildinger, Data Clerk hildingerc@friscoisd.org
469-633-4357
Nancy Ponius, Receptionist pontiusn@friscoisd.org
469-633-4350