Melissa Independent School District Announcements & Upcoming Events

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Calling All Cardinals: 3rd Grade Needs Your Vote Today!

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:13 CST

The students in Ms. Rose's third grade class recently entered a nation-wide video contest and have advanced to the final five. That means they are only one step away from winning $30,000 worth of cutting edge technology for the classrooms. Here's the catch. They are competing against schools from larger communities with a larger base of people to vote. As a result Ms. Rose's kids need (Continued...)

Register to Receive the Cardinal Communique

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:26 CST

Did you know that Melissa ISD publishes an electronic newsletter? The Cardinal Communique is your number one source for district news and information. To sign up to receive the Cardinal Communique directly to your inbox, simply click  here.

Cardinals Advance to Area Football Playoffs

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:17 CST

The Cardinal football team will compete against Callisburg in the second round of the playoffs on Saturday, November 21st. The team will leave Melissa High School at about 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. As a result, everyone is encouraged to line Cardinal Drive beginning at 3:45 for community-wide send off. Kickoff will be at 7:30 p.m. at the Little Elm Athletic complex.Click (Continued...)

Cardinal Basketball at the American Airlines Center

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:16 CST

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:

Melissa Lady Cardinals vs. Aubrey Chapparals

Tipoff at 1:00 p.m.

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MISD to Begin Screening Visitors with RaptorWare System

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:10 CST

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 (Continued...)

Melissa ISD Mission Statement

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:21 CDT

Melissa ISD will be good stewards of taxpayer money and maintain a secure environment where all students can realize their full potential.

Melissa ISD Meets Federal No Child Left Behind Annual Yearly Progress Criteria

Melissa ISD Vision Statement

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:19 CDT

Melissa ISD will be the district that all others in Texas and beyond will emulate.

Novel H1N1 Flu Update

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:17 CDT

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 (Continued...)

First Graders to Help Donate One Million Books

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:11 CDT

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 (Continued...)