EMERSON PTSA NEWSLETTER
Week of August 26, 2024
We need you!
We're looking for parent volunteers to fill the following roles on our board:
- Parliamentarian
- Fundraising
- Hospitality
- Scholarships
If interested please email president@emersonptsa.org
FISD Community Resource Guide
FISD has created a Community Resource Guide to help serve and support our families.
Organizations have been categorized to assist families in the following areas:
- Food
- Clothing
- Medical Services
- Housing
- Utilities
- Counseling
- Mental Health
- GED and ESL Services
- Financial and Legal Services
Lovepacs - Frisco
Lovepacs-Frisco provides food assistance for the long holiday breaks - Thanksgiving, Winter and Spring Break. Each Lovepacs box contains canned and pantry items that provides one child breakfast, lunch, and a snack for each day for the extended break.
Click HERE for more details about Lovepacs.
Frisco Fastpacs
Frisco Fastpacs provides weekend meal packs that contain two breakfasts, two lunches, three dinners, snacks, and desserts. Meal packs are delivered to your child's campus each week and discreetly distributed to them on Fridays to take home and enjoy over the weekend.
Click HERE for more details about Frisco Fastpacs.
Refresh
Refresh provides full-size hygiene products on a quarterly basis. Packs are tailored to your child's age, gender preference and specific hair care needs and include items such as shampoo, conditioner, lotion, toothpaste, soap, deodorant and menstruation products.
Click REFRESH for more details.
Frisco Threads
Frisco Threads provides clothing assistance to students. They can receive gently used tops, bottoms, dress wear, hoodies, new underwear and socks (once per semester), a pair of shoes and coat (once per school year).
Click THREADS for more details.
Free/Reduced Meal Benefits
Frisco ISD urges families who may qualify for meal benefits due to low family income to apply. Students can receive additional benefits when a family qualifies for the free and reduced meal program. There are additional benefits for those who qualify including: district discounts for FISD courses and activities, technology, community services, college resources (including reduced AP test fees), and at-risk support.
TRAFFIC: HOW TO GET AROUND EMERSON
- View this video to see how drop-off and pick-up at the front of the campus works! Even though the video states "2023-2024" the information is still correct.
- Use this map to know where drop-off and pick-up happens as well as other traffic.
RECOGNIZE A MAVERICK
Has a Maverick staff member or student gone above & beyond? Recognize them here as a Magnificent Maverick!
Graduation Ceremony Information
Emerson High School Graduation Ceremony
Thursday, May 22nd, 2025 at 4:30PM
Comerica Center
More information will be released later including the number of tickets each student will receive. The number of tickets each student receives will be the same regardless of graduation location.
Graduation Rehearsal
Date to be determined
Required for all Seniors!
Cap & Gown Info
Josten's is our official supplier for graduation caps & gowns.
Caps and gowns must be ordered through Jostens to ensure we all match.
Graduation caps may NOT be decorated for the graduation ceremony. Non-school approved cords or stoles may be worn.
Graduation announcements may be ordered through Josten's or any other place you prefer.
Josten's Dates:
- Wednesday, 10/16/24: Senior Graduation Presentation
- Students will have all info needed to order their cap & gown & info will be emailed to parents that afternoon.
- Monday, 4/7/25: Cap & Gown Pickup during Mav Time
Senior Yard Signs
EHS will have senior yard signs in a few weeks!
If you would like your sport or club calendar posted here, please email it to communications@emersonptsa.org
Emerson High School PTSA
Email: president@emersonptsa.org
Website: https://www.emersonptsa.org/
Location: 6300 Collin McKinney Parkway, McKinney, TX, USA