Lewisville ISD
Lewisville Independent School District
2025-26 School Year
SEPTEMBER 2025
TEPSA Student Leadership Award
Congratulations to Donald, Forest Vista, Hicks, Peters Colony and Memorial elementary schools. They received the 2025 Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association’s Student Leadership Award. Each campus was recognized thanks to their outstanding student leadership teams and their contributions to improving their school and community. All award recipients were recognized at the TEPSA Conference Awards Reception this summer.
Regeneron International Science & Engineering Fair
Five students won big at the 2025 Regeneron International Science & Engineering Fair, the world’s top STEM competition for high schoolers. Marcus High School students Samuel Skotnikov, Eeshaan Dev Prash-anth, and Chan-young Kim won 1st place in Biomedical Engineering and took home a top $50,000 award for their brain-controlled prosthetic leg. Marcus High School graduate Elliott Slaughter, an MIT student, won second place in Chemistry for her CO2 capture project. And Erin Nam Choi from Flower Mound High School earned a special award in Environmental Engineering for her work on reducing harmful PFAS chemicals.
OCTOBER 2025
Educators Rising National Conference
During the summer, students from Flower Mound and Marcus High Schools represented LISD at the Educators Rising National Conference and Competition and brought home some incredible honors! From Flower Mound High School: Kaelyn Brekrus and Zoey Mundt took first place in Bulletin Board Elementary; Lily Glaser and Ava Steinbach earned second place in Bulletin Board Middle and High School. From Marcus High School: Emily Kincaid earned second place in Exploring Support Service Careers; and Jackie McCarthy and Grace Terrell took second place in Interactive Bulletin Board.
CoSN Trusted Learning Environment Seal
Lewisville ISD places the highest priority on protecting student and staff data. The district is proud to be one of just 10 in Texas, and only 31 nationwide, to earn the Trusted Learning Environment Seal from the Consortium for School Networking, the national organization for school system technology leaders. This distinction recognizes LISD’s strong commitment to privacy and data protection. LISD earned the TLE Seal by demonstrating transparent leadership in managing student data, secure and compliant technology practices, regular data protection audits, staff training in privacy and security, and classroom practices that protect privacy while supporting learning. Earning the TLE Seal is a major milestone, and LISD will continue strengthening its privacy efforts, reapplying for the Seal every two years.
NOVEMBER 2025
Texas Secondary Teacher of the Year
Flower Mound Ninth Grade Campus geography teacher Tim Fails was recently named the Texas Association of School Administrators’ 2026 Texas Secondary Teacher of the Year. This honor comes after a year-long journey of thoughtful essays and in-depth interviews that highlighted Mr. Fails’ teaching philosophy, purpose, and passion for education. After being named the Lewisville ISD Secondary Teacher of the Year, he advanced to the Region 11 Teacher of the Year program, representing LISD among 76 districts across a 10-county area. He was then named Region 11 Secondary Teacher of the Year, placing him among the top 40 educators in the state.From that group, just three secondary finalists were selected and interviewed by a panel of judges made up of education, business, and community leaders from across Texas.
Cross Country
Flower Mound High School Girls Cross Country team concluded an impressive season at the UIL 6-A State Championship Meet earning the team a silver medal with a combined score of 41 points.
Water Polo - Girls
The Marcus High School Girls Water Polo team captured the state championship in their very first appearance at the UIL 6-A Water Polo Tournament, edging out Brazoswood 14 to 13. Senior Courtney Smith was named MVP of the match, scoring four goals, with four shots and one steal. Leading up to the state championship, Marcus secured a 12-10 victory over Foster in the semifinals. The team finished the season with an impressive 25-1 record and is ranked first in Texas and second nationally by MaxPreps.
Water Polo - Boys
The Hebron High School Boys Water Polo team capped an impressive season by earning the silver medal at the UIL 6-A State Water Polo Tournament. Ranked second in Texas and ninth nationally by MaxPreps, the Hawks finished the season with a remarkable 31 wins.
DECEMBER 2025
Lillie J. Jackson Model PLC School
Lillie J. Jackson Early Childhood Center was recently reclassified by Solution Tree for their success in raising student achievement through the Professional Learning Communities at Work process. Professional Learning Communities at Work focus on one key idea: when educators continuously learn and grow together, students achieve more; schools receive this recognition by meeting strict criterial; they must show a strong commitment to the PLC at Work model, and they must provide clear evidence of improved student learning over three years.
UIL 6A Marching Band Contest
Lewisville ISD marching bands continue to shine at the state level. At the 2025 6A UIL State Marching Contest, three LISD bands placed in the top half of the state finalist round of competition. The Hebron High School Marching Band earned second place and the silver medal with their program entitled 'Field Trip'. The Flower Mound High School Marching Band earned the 6A State championship and was awarded the gold medal for their program entitled ‘Multifaceted'. This marks the 13th consecutive UIL State Marching Band Contest in which LISD bands have been represented as state finalists and medalists.
Do you know of a student or staff member who received an award or accomplishment? If so, please contact LISD's Communications Department at congrats@lisd.net.
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