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The Lady Cardinals will face Pottsboro in the Regional Quarterfinal round of playoff volleyball action on Monday, November 9, 2009, at Celina High School. The match will begin at 7:30 p.m. Students and community members are encouraged to pack the gym in support of the 2009-2010, Cardinal volleyball team.
Thanks in large part to the support of the Melissa Booster Club, both Cardinal Basketball teams will headline for the Dallas Mavericks and play preason games at the American Airlines Center in Dallas on Monday, November 30th. Details are as follow:
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Melissa Lady Cardinals vs. Aubrey Chapparals
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Tipoff at 1:00 p.m.
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Melissa Cardinals vs. Wichita Falls Hirschi Huskies
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Tipoff at 2:30 p.m.
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Tickets cost $31 each and will provide courtside entry to both Melissa ISD games and 300 section seating to the Dallas Mavericks vs. Philadelphia 76ers game that evening at 7:30. To purchase tickets for the games, contact Lee Hill at leeahill@hotmail.com or at 903-814-1024.
For community planning purposes, please be advised that office staff at Melissa ISD campuses will utilize the months of November and December 2009, to begin implementing a new visitor check in and check out system designed to add another layer of security at the campus level. During the first two months of initiation, office staff will work closely with campus visitors to answer questions and train them on how the system will be utilized to guard entrance to the campus facility past the point of the school office. Basically, a visitor will use a sytem called RaptorWare® to scan his/her driver's license or state issued i.d., match the information against registered sex offender databases, and then print a photo identificiation badge. If the person is cleared for entry, the badge must be worn at all times while on campus and then returned to the school office upon checkout.
Beginning in January 2010, full implementation will be in place and all visitors and volunteers will need to check in through the RaptorWare® system before being granted access past the point of the school office. In the meantime, please be encouraged to visit with campus office staff about the new system. Additional information may also be reviewed at the RaptorWare® website by clicking here.
Seasonal flu and novel H1N1 flu remain a prevalent topic of attention and discussion both locally and nationally. Melissa ISD students and faculty are no exception and some students and staff have already been affected by these seasonal illnesses. However, the impact of seasonal illness has been minimal in Melissa schools to this point. Precautionary cleaning efforts remain in place and it is requested that parents whose children exhibit flu like symptons keep the student home from school until he or she is fever free for 48 hours or more. Preventive cleaning efforts remain in place and health services staff continue to monitor the impact of seasonal illness on a daily basis. To view related information from a recent edition of the Cardinal Communique, simply click here.
Last Updated 10-16-09
First graders at McKillop Elementary are joining Super Bowl MVPs Peyton and Eli Manning and Scholastic Book Clubs to help donate one million books to disadvantaged children across the nation. Each first grade class has pledged to read 100 books as a part of the Scholastic Book Clubs' Classrooms Care program. As each class meets the reading goal, the Mannings, Scholastic, and several charity partners will distribute books to children who otherwise may not have access to quality reading resources.
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