Kasey Coggin Named Principal of Waggoner Creek Elementary

During their May 24, 2023 regular meeting, the Texarkana ISD Board of Trustees appointed Dr. Kasey Coggin as the new Principal of Waggoner Creek Elementary School. She currently serves as Assistant Principal of Martha and Josh Morriss Mathematics & Engineering Elementary School...

TISD Board of Trustees Appoint Ben Renner as Principal of Texas High School

During a called meeting, the Texarkana ISD Board of Trustees appointed Ben Renner as the new Principal of Texas High School. He currently serves as Principal of Cleburne High School...

Texas Retired Teachers Give the Gift of Reading

More than 180 Texarkana ISD students at Highland Park Elementary and Theron Jones Early Literacy Center will receive free books this year, thanks to local retired public school employees. The Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA) recently announced this year's Children's Book Project...

Texas High Student Council Earns Top Awards at the State Student Council Conference

Delegates from Texas High School joined over 3,000 student council members and advisors from across Texas and advisors who converged at the Irving Convention Center April 21 - 23, 2023, for the 87th annual Texas Association of Student Councils (TASC) Annual Conference...

TISD Director of Child Nutrition Elected to TASN Board of Directors

Christie Lammers, Texarkana ISD's Director of Child Nutrition, has been elected to serve on the Texas Association for School Nutrition (TASN) 2023 - 2024 Executive Committee/Board of Directors as Secretary/Treasurer...

TISD Hosts First #DiscoverTISD Event

On Monday, April 11, Texarkana Independent School District held its first #DiscoverTISD event. The event at the Texas High School Multipurpose Building brought together families and prospective students from across the district...

Texas High School Student Council Earns Top National Award for 15th Consecutive Year

The National of Student Council (NatStuCo) has recognized the Texas High School student council as a 2023 National Gold Council of Excellence recipient. THS student council has received this prestigious award for 15 consecutive years...

Westlawn Principal Chosen as Region 8 TESPAN of the Year

Texarkana ISD Principal Elodia Witterstaetter was one of 20 Texas school leaders named by the Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association to be recognized in June...

Texarkana ISD Student Research Project Selected for Microgravity Experiment at the International Space Station

A microgravity experiment developed by a group of Texarkana ISD seventh graders is heading to the International Space Station in late Spring/Summer 2023, following a rigorous selection process through the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP)...