Jonna Williams’ Hyde Park first graders are over-the-moon excited about reading, thanks to the school’s student-centered Accelerated Reader (AR) program that lets them choose great books that interest and engage them -- then rewards them for progress and comprehension mastery through fun events and celebrations. According to Dr. Henry Scott, Denison ISD Superintendent, the district’s AR program has been incredibly successful for many years because it interactively fosters a l

For the first time in more than three decades, Denison ISD has a Grayson County Spelling Bee Champion. Eighth grader Austin Crawley, one of Scott Middle School’s best and brightest, earned the highest score on an online test that included 25 spelling words and 25 vocabulary words to win at the county level and advance to the prestigious Dallas Regional Spelling Bee on March 19th. The 2021 Grayson County Bee, hosted in a computer lab at the Van Alstyne Grayson College Campus o