Frisco ISD Focus Magazine August 2017 | Page 16

Top 2016-2017 Achievements

Bill Wang of Liberty High School won the state championship in science and Hannah Lee of Wakeland High School won the state championship in social studies at the State Academic UIL Competition
Heritage High School Global Marketing Team brought home gold medals from the Business Professionals of America ( BPA ) National Leadership Conference
FISD teams took seven of the top ten places in Lone Star Challenge , a statewide academic competition for elementary students , with the team from Borchardt Elementary placing second overall
The number of students earning the highest possible scores on the ACT and SAT continues to increase
Lebanon Trail High School students won the grand prize in the national Lexus Eco Challenge for their efforts to reduce landfill waste and spread their love for music around the globe
Riddle Elementary team won first place at the Destination Imagination Global Finals in Knoxville , Tennessee
2016-17 Frisco ISD

ACADEMIC

Accomplishments & Achievements
high school seniors named National Merit Finalists , almost double the number as last year
FISD high schools qualified to compete in the Texas Academic Decathlon State Tournament , with Wakeland , Centennial , Lone Star and Lebanon Trail high schools earning top-10 finishes
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