10/19/2026
Help us celebrate our very own Ms. Stone! She was inducted to the LHS Hall of Fame Friday night!
As a fifth-generation Lewisville resident whose family roots trace back to 1890, Ms. Stone’s deep connection to LHS and the surrounding community spans over a century of service, advocacy, innovation, and leadership.
Ms. Stone’s connection to Lewisville High School is deeply personal. Her parents, Bill Young (Class of 1952, inducted into the LHS Hall of Fame in the 1990's) and Jeanice Young (Class of 1953), were both proud LHS graduates taught by Mr. and Mrs. DeLay. Her grandfather, Charlie Russell, served as an evening janitor at DeLay Middle School in the 1970s and worked the land with Dr. Downing where Milliken Middle, now DeLay Middle School, was eventually built. Her great grandfather, Oscar Robertson was a Trustee of the Bethel School in 1915-1916, which the Bethel School later consolidated to form Lewisville ISD.
Ms. Stone spent four years in the LHS Marching Band before graduating in 1982 and earning her degree from the University of North Texas in 1987.
Ms. Stone began her career in Special Education in 1994 at LISD’s College Street Elementary—the very elementary school she attended as a child. Throughout her teaching career, which includes positions at College Street, Peters Colony, and JK DeLay Middle School (where she attended in 1976-1978 and returned post-retirement to serve as a Special Education Teacher).
In 2014, Ms. Stone’s passion for special education led her to develop Easy Sped Tracker, an innovative software program designed to help special education teachers track student progress efficiently. She auditioned for Shark Tank in 2016 and was granted U.S. Patent No. 5,260,130 in 2017, this tool has benefited educators across 70 Texas school districts.
Ms. Stone’s dedication to Lewisville extends well beyond the classroom. In 1993, she led the grassroots campaign to "Save Big John," taking the cause to City Hall and raising the funds necessary to restore the iconic mascot, "Big John", to the I-35 water tower. In 1996, she campaigned to add the State Championship banner to the tower, and in 2022, she was appointed to the City of Lewisville Water Tower Committee. This committee worked with the Highway Department to have the LHS and Lewisville Historical icons added to the concrete liners under the I35/ Main St. bridge.
Since 2022, Ms. Stone has served as a key volunteer for the City of Lewisville Oral History Project, helping archive the city’s heritage. In 2025, she helped produce the award-winning documentary Lewisville: 100 Years of Change, which won 10 prestigious national honors, including multiple Telly and Communicator Awards.