2014-03-21



The Kids’ Choice Awards Slime Booth will be at Stonebriar Centre mall in Frisco this weekend as an advance to the Nickelodeon awards show in Los Angeles. The booth will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday on the lower level near JCPenney and Dick’s Sporting Goods. Click here to learn more.

Several Frisco ISD music groups have signed up to perform at next weekend’s Arts in the Square. The annual festival will be March 29-30 in Frisco Square. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Frisco Education Foundation and Frisco Family Services. Click here for the full music lineup and here for general information about the festival.

All Frisco ISD elementary schools will hold Kindergarten Round-Up from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 7-11. Hours on April 8 are extended until 7 p.m. Parents are invited to pre-register their children to enter kindergarten for the 2014-2015 school year. They should contact the school that their child will attend in the fall. In the case of schools that open in the fall, parents should go to the school their home is currently zoned to attend. For more details, click here.

Elevate Life Church is hosting a Parent Summit on Saturday for parents, grandparents and future parents of toddlers through teens. Sessions will be run by Marilyn Morris, the founder of Aim for Success. She will address issues related to sex, tobacco, alcohol, drugs and bullying. The summit will be from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday at the church, 8500 Teel Parkway. Cost is $10 per person. Childcare is available for $7. Click here to register.

The office of state Rep. Pat Fallon (R-Frisco) is accepting applications for the House District 106 Internship Program and Legislative Leadership Council. These programs give local high school students the chance to connect with the political process and see the daily functions of a legislative office. Interns assist at Fallon’s Little Elm office, get to attend local events and help with community service initiatives. Those chosen for the leadership council meet quarterly with Fallon and other guest speakers to learn about the different roles of the levels of government. Those interested should contact Fallon’s office at District106.Fallon@house.state.tx.us or 469-362-0500 for details. Applications are due by April 18.

Tom Pryor of TMAC will talk about creating a BullsEye Strategic Plan at the next Learn @ Lunch session offered by NTEC in Frisco in conjunction with TMAC. The session is from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. April 8 at NTEC, 6170 Research Road in Frisco. General admission is $20. Registration is due by April 6. Click here for details.

The Collin County Community College District Board of Trustees will meet Tuesday at the Collin Higher Education Center, 3452 Spur 399 in McKinney. The public portion of the meeting begins at 7 p.m. Click here for the full agenda.

Author Loretta McIntosh will talk about her book, Getting the Good Out of Life, at 7 p.m. March 27 at the Frisco Public Library. Her talk is part of the library’s series of author events. Click here to learn more about the library.

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