In this Lewisville Connect issue…
🏈 Patriots Pro Bowl cornerback Christian Gonzalez came home to The Colony and drew 1,500 people for a community day
📚 Lewisville Public Library Destination Summer ends August 1 — free reading challenge for all ages
🏫 LISD approves $321K salary boost targeting hard-to-fill teaching and specialist positions
📅 Your weekend guide — Marilyn Henrion exhibit opens today, Service Saturday tomorrow, Songs Without Words Sunday


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First day dates, school hours, and break schedules for every school serving Lewisville families, public districts, charter, and private, all in one place.
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Friday, July 18th — Today
Marilyn Henrion: The Ninth Decade — Opens Today — Lewisville Grand Theater Art Gallery, 100 N. Charles St. Free admission. Runs through August 15.
Acoustic Friday Jams — Visual Art League — 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM, Lewisville Grand Theater. Free weekly jam session. Open to musicians and listeners.
Saturday, July 19th
Service Saturday — Lake Park Disc Golf Cleanup — 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM, Lake Park. Volunteer event open to all ages. All supplies provided.
Elementary Explorations: Pop-Up Books — 3:30 PM, Lewisville Public Library. Free. For kids of all ages.
Sunday, July 20th
Third Sunday Nature Talk at LLELA — 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM, 201 E. Jones St. Free.
Songs Without Words — Opening Reception and Performance — 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, LLELA. Free outdoor arts event.
FIFA World Cup Final — 3:00 PM ET, MetLife Stadium. Watch locally at sports bars across Lewisville.
Monday, July 21st
City Council Meeting — 6:15 PM, Lewisville City Hall.
Monday Power Hour in the Plaza — 6:15 PM, Wayne Ferguson Plaza. Free outdoor fitness class.
Friday, July 25th
Bird Banding from the Experts at LLELA — 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM, LLELA. Free.
Friday, August 1st
Library Destination Summer Reading Challenge Ends — Last day to turn in your reading log and claim your free book. Visit library.cityoflewisville.com.
Wednesday, August 12th
LISD First Day of School 2026-27 — All campuses. Elementary 7:40 AM, Middle 8:15 AM, High School 8:50 AM. New student enrollment open now at lisd.net/enroll.
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Patriots Pro Bowl Cornerback Christian Gonzalez Came Home to The Colony and Drew 1,500 People
Video from the DFW Inside High School Sports You Tube Channel
When New England Patriots cornerback Christian Gonzalez comes home to The Colony, the whole community shows up. Last Saturday, the LISD alum and Pro Bowl defensive back hosted a community fun day at his high school alma mater, Tommy Briggs Stadium at The Colony High School, drawing more than 1,500 attendees for a day packed with free services, entertainment, and giving back.
Gonzalez grew up in The Colony and played football and wide receiver for The Colony High School under head coach Rudy Rangel. He went on to play at the University of Colorado and Oregon before the New England Patriots selected him with the 17th overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft. In the 2025-26 season, he earned his first Pro Bowl selection and played in Super Bowl LX in February 2026 against the Seattle Seahawks, cementing his status as one of the top young cornerbacks in the league.
For a player at his level to come back to his high school neighborhood and do something this substantial for the community is exactly the kind of story that makes North Texas sports worth following. The event included a major food drive with donations going directly to families in need throughout the northern DFW area. Inside the stadium, Gonzalez organized free services for attendees including inflatables for kids, therapy dogs, dental screenings, and other family resources. The evening closed with a celebrity basketball game.
Coach Rangel, who coached Gonzalez during his junior and senior seasons, has watched his former player grow from a quiet but gifted teenager into one of the NFL's most complete corners. What stands out to him, and to everyone who has followed Gonzalez's career, is that the talent and the character have always gone hand in hand. The Colony community produced this one, and he has never stopped showing it.
More photos and coverage of the event are available at starlocalmedia.com, where the Star Local Media team covered the day in full.
Source: Star Local Media
Lewisville Public Library Summer Reading Ends August 1. Here Is How to Join Before the Deadline

There are two weeks left to participate in the Lewisville Public Library's Destination Summer reading program, and the deadline to turn in your reading log is August 1. If your kids have not signed up yet, there is still time and the rewards are genuinely worth it.
The program is free and open to all ages, from young children through adults. The challenge is simple: choose to read 25 books, 25 hours, or 25 days over the summer. Complete the challenge, turn in your reading log at the library by August 1, and earn a free book plus an entry into prize drawings. Kids, teens, and adults each have their own prize pool.
Beyond the reading challenge, the library has been running free weekly programs all summer that are worth knowing about. Elementary Explorations, a hands-on themed program for kids, meets Thursdays at 3:30 PM and this Saturday July 19th the theme is Pop-Up Books. Teen programs include art events, gaming afternoons, and skills workshops running through August. Adult programs run through The Hive makerspace, the library's creative technology space, with classes in various skills and crafts. There are also monthly book clubs for readers of all preferences.
The Lewisville Public Library is located at 1197 W. Main Street and is open Monday through Thursday 9 AM to 8 PM and Friday and Saturday 9 AM to 5 PM. Reading logs, full program schedules, and registration information for programs that require it are all available at library.cityoflewisville.com.
Source: Lewisville Public Library
LISD Approves $321K Salary Package to Attract Hard-to-Fill Teaching Positions

Lewisville ISD
Lewisville ISD is investing in one of the most persistent challenges facing Texas school districts: filling specialized teaching and support roles that are genuinely hard to staff. The LISD Board of Trustees has approved a $321,000 package of market-based salary adjustments for the 2026-27 school year, targeting positions where the district has had difficulty competing with other employers.
The adjustments are specifically designed to bring LISD salaries in line with what peer districts and the broader market are paying for roles that have consistently been difficult to fill or retain. These are positions where Lewisville has had to work harder to recruit, and where losing experienced employees is costly because of the specialized training and certifications involved. Bilingual teachers, special education specialists, and counselors tend to fall into these categories across most Texas districts.
This salary action follows the much larger $11 million investment in teacher and staff compensation that the board approved for the 2026-27 year, which we covered in Issue #004. While that earlier action included across-the-board raises for all employees, the $321,000 package announced this week is targeted specifically at roles where the district is losing ground competitively. Together they represent LISD's most significant investment in workforce compensation in several years.
For parents, having fully staffed classrooms with qualified, experienced teachers in every specialized role directly affects the quality of education their children receive starting August 12. More details are available at lisd.net.
Source: Lewisville Leader
Your Weekend Guide. Three Great Free Events Happening Right Now in Lewisville

This is a packed weekend in Lewisville and every main event on it is free. Here is your guide.
Today — Marilyn Henrion: The Ninth Decade opens at the Lewisville Grand Theater Art Gallery. New York-based textile artist Marilyn Henrion brings her internationally exhibited solo show to 100 N. Charles Street. The exhibit runs through August 15 and admission is free. Gallery hours are available at lewisvillegrand.com. Stop by while you are in Old Town today or any day through mid-August.
Saturday — Service Saturday volunteer cleanup at Lake Park. The City of Lewisville Parks and Recreation Department hosts a volunteer cleanup of the disc golf course area at Lake Park from 8 to 10 AM. All ages welcome, all supplies provided. Visit cityoflewisville.com to confirm the meeting point and sign up.
Sunday — Songs Without Words at LLELA. The Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area hosts an opening reception and performance from 6 to 8 PM at 201 E. Jones Street. This free outdoor arts event uses one of Lewisville's most beautiful natural settings as the backdrop for a live performance. No ticket required. Third Sunday Nature Talk also runs the same morning from 9 to 11 AM for those who want a full day at LLELA.
Also Sunday — the World Cup Final at 3 PM ET. The 2026 FIFA World Cup wraps up at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. Watch locally at sports bars across Lewisville.
Source: City of Lewisville / Lewisville Grand Theater / LLELA
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