Heritage High School (Frisco, Texas)
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Heritage High School is a high school located in Frisco, Texas
, part of the Frisco Independent School District
. Heritage opened for the first time to freshmen and sophomore students in the fall of 2009.
Cross Country, Volleyball, Football, Basketball, Wrestling, Swimming, Powerlifting, Soccer, Golf, Tennis, Track, Softball, Baseball, Band, & Color Guardo R
The new year (2010–2011) was kicked off by a summer performance of Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare, where some of the theatrical students came in August during their vacation period to audition and work on the show. Currently in progress is the regional premiere of "Hairspray", and the Theatre Production shows "And the Winner Is..." and "Paganini". Heritage Theatre has entered the UIL OAP season with La Dispute as the Varsity One Act show, and Pride and Prejudice as the JV One Act.
The Heritage High School Band has had two successful years as a growing organization. During the first two school years open (2009 & 2010), the band has achieved two 1st division ratings at UIL contests for marching and concert. Its inaugural show, "State of Mind" propelled the marching band into the world of high school marching competitions. "Speed" (2010), the second year show, continued the HHS Band's success within Frisco and Little Elm. This year, the Heritage marching band will present "Windpsrints", as it aims for another 1st division and a chance to compete at the Area marching competition in October.
The Heritage Band is under the instruction of Head Director Jason Prasifka, and Assistant Director Don Kitchens. Percussion Instructors are Ronnie Ivy, and Mark Simmons. Color guard is led by Justin Johnston.
In 2011 the Heritage Orchestra received superior ratings from all six judges at the Region 24 UIL competition. The Orchestra also went to San Antonio to the Music Choice competition where they received supierior ratings from the judges and runner up for best in class. The cello and bass section received musicianship awards at this competition also.
Frisco, Texas
Frisco is an affluent city in Collin and Denton Counties in the U.S. state of Texas and a rapidly growing suburb of Dallas. As of the 2010 Census, 116,989 people were living in Frisco up from 33,714 in the previous census. Frisco was the fastest growing city in the United States in 2009, and also...
, part of the Frisco Independent School District
Frisco Independent School District
Frisco Independent School District is a public school district based in Frisco, Texas .The district covers portions of the cities of Frisco, Little Elm, McKinney, and Plano, as well as unincorporated land in Denton and Collin counties....
. Heritage opened for the first time to freshmen and sophomore students in the fall of 2009.
Athletics
The Frisco Heritage Coyotes compete in the following sports:Cross Country, Volleyball, Football, Basketball, Wrestling, Swimming, Powerlifting, Soccer, Golf, Tennis, Track, Softball, Baseball, Band, & Color Guardo R
Heritage Theatre
Starting in Fall 2009, Heritage Theatre opened with a production of "The Secret Garden" from there followed Theatre Fest where the classes put on shows such as "Pygmalion" performed by Intermediate Theatre 1, "Alice in Wonderland" performed by another Intermediate Theatre 1, and "The Miracle Worker" performed by Theatre 2. The UIL One Act Play chosen was, "The Butterfly's Evil Spell" by Federico Garcia Lorca. The Theatre took this One Act to Area, which is the highest level an opening school in FISD has reached, many awards were received during this time.The new year (2010–2011) was kicked off by a summer performance of Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare, where some of the theatrical students came in August during their vacation period to audition and work on the show. Currently in progress is the regional premiere of "Hairspray", and the Theatre Production shows "And the Winner Is..." and "Paganini". Heritage Theatre has entered the UIL OAP season with La Dispute as the Varsity One Act show, and Pride and Prejudice as the JV One Act.
Heritage High School Band
AccomplishmentsThe Heritage High School Band has had two successful years as a growing organization. During the first two school years open (2009 & 2010), the band has achieved two 1st division ratings at UIL contests for marching and concert. Its inaugural show, "State of Mind" propelled the marching band into the world of high school marching competitions. "Speed" (2010), the second year show, continued the HHS Band's success within Frisco and Little Elm. This year, the Heritage marching band will present "Windpsrints", as it aims for another 1st division and a chance to compete at the Area marching competition in October.
The Heritage Band is under the instruction of Head Director Jason Prasifka, and Assistant Director Don Kitchens. Percussion Instructors are Ronnie Ivy, and Mark Simmons. Color guard is led by Justin Johnston.
Heritage High School Orchestra
The orchestra program began in 2009 and is directed by Elizabeth Balkema. She has brought the program to numerous successes and the orchestra itself has achieved division 1 ratings at UIL since it began.In 2011 the Heritage Orchestra received superior ratings from all six judges at the Region 24 UIL competition. The Orchestra also went to San Antonio to the Music Choice competition where they received supierior ratings from the judges and runner up for best in class. The cello and bass section received musicianship awards at this competition also.