Rich Balling, Associate Principal
Mr. Balling joined Frisco ISD in 2007 and has served as both a teacher and an assistant principal at Wakeland High School and Lone Star High School. In addition to high school teacher and administrator, his roles in FISD have included curriculum writer, professional development facilitator, and instructional coach, and he has experience teaching at the elementary, middle school, and university levels.
Mr. Balling moved to Frisco from California in 2006. He is married with two daughters who attend Frisco ISD schools. In his spare time, he enjoys supporting his daughters in their activities, writing and recording music, watching movies, and reading.
Katie Granado, Assistant Principal
Mrs. Granado started in Frisco ISD in 2012 serving as an English teacher and later as an assistant principal at Roach Middle School. She has also served as an administrator at Vandeventer Middle School and Frisco High School. She is thrilled to join the administrative team to open Emerson High School and serve the students, staff, and community. Mrs. Granado is married with two dogs. She loves working out, true crime shows & podcasts, reading, and spending time with her family.
Christiana Hawkes, Assistant Principal
Mrs. Hawkes is a Frisco ISD graduate and is serving in her 11th year as a Frisco ISD educator. She is currently an assistant principal at Lebanon Trail High School. When she is not at school, Mrs. Hawkes enjoys traveling, reading, and spending time with her husband and two pups!
Paris Rodriguez, Assistant Principal
Ms. Rodriguez is originally from Oklahoma, but she is a Texan at heart! She has served as a teacher, instructional coach, and assistant principal at Liberty, Wakeland, and Centennial High School. She loves reading, shopping, trying new foods, and watching crime shows. She also loves animals and has two rescue cats, Suzy and Q.
Scott Young, Assistant Principal
Mr. Young is very excited to be moving from California to Frisco this year! He has served as an assistant principal at both John H. Pitman High School and Julien Elementary School in Turlock, Ca. He is married with three sons who will attend Frisco ISD schools. In his free time, he enjoys playing golf and basketball. Mr. Young also enjoys hanging out with his family, watching football and movies.
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR/HEAD FOOTBALL COACH KENDALL MILLER
Coach Miller was born in Dallas, Tx and graduated from Skyline H.S. where he was a 3-sport athlete. He is the son of Ocell and Annie Miller. Miller’s father was a Texas High School coach for 34 years before retiring in 1997. Miller earned his bachelor’s degree in mathematics and played baseball at Tarleton State.
Coach’s 22-year coaching career began in Arlington as a math teacher and assistant coach at Sam Houston H.S. After 10 years as an assistant, Miller received his first head coaching position at South Oak Cliff H.S. in Dallas where he spent 3 seasons. After winning two district championships and two “Coach of the Year” honors, Miller began his tenure at Lakeview Centennial. At Lakeview Centennial, Miller won the school’s first district title in 25 years and also won the school’s first playoff game in over 30 years. Coach Miller just finished his 9th season as Head Football Coach at Lakeview Centennial H.S.
Coach Miller is a Director for Region 3 on the THSCA Board. He is married to the former Samanda Stewart of Myrtle Point, OR., and they are the parents of two daughters, Sydney (11) and Kara (9).
BAND DIRECTOR, BRYN ROBERTS
INTERESTED IN BECOMING A PART OF THE EMERSON HIGH SCHOOL BAND?
If you are not currently signed up for band next year, it’s not too late to change your mind!! We would love to have you!! Email Ms. Roberts at robertsra@friscoisd.org if you would like more information. Also, check out the EHS Band Newsletter right here!
The Counseling Corner - Course Requests
There may be multiple changes reflected in your course requests for next year for a number of reasons. Please wait until April to let Mrs. Smith know if you see what you think is an error. Keep in mind the following possible reasons your requests in HAC do not mirror your original choices:
1. You do not have the prerequisite for a course. Check the course catalog for prerequisites – Academic Guide and Course Catalog
2. You were not accepted into a program (lists are coming in all the time of those who have been accepted and those who have not).
3. There was not enough interest to form a class.
4. You did not have enough classes requested, so courses were added to make up a full course load. You’ll have the opportunity to change them in April with a Google Form sent to you in an email.
Don't worry! We know many students have courses that you are thinking may not be offered at Emerson. If there are not enough students who request a required course we will work with the district to ensure your student has access to the course they need. We will not have any specific information on that until we begin working on our schedule. We will communicate with any students this impacts. We will take care of your student!
Emerson High School
Opening August 2021
Kristen Sommers, Principal
Email: sommersk@friscoisd.org
Website: friscoisd.org
Location: 6300 Collin McKinney Parkway, McKinney, TX, USA
Phone: 0000000000
Facebook: facebook.com/EHSFrisco
Twitter: @ehsfrisco
