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Today is National School Nurse Day and the final day of School Nurse Appreciation Week! Our school nurses serve with compassion and dedication as they support and prioritize the well-being of our students and staff. Thank you for all that you do, every day, at Melissa Schools!
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Melissa ISD Kindergarten Round-Up for the 2021-2022 school year will take place on May 18-19, 2021 from 12:00 to 6:00 p.m. This come-and-go registration event serves all incoming Kindergarten students. Prior to attending, please ensure that you have completed the online enrollment process and the paper packet for your incoming Kindergarten student. For more information, please visit www.melissaisd.org/kinder2021. As a reminder, Melissa ISD will share the updated elementary attendance boundary lines within the next week, prior to Kindergarten Round-Up. Once available, this information will be published on the Melissa ISD website and social media.
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The Melissa Education Foundation will present scholarship awards to students in the Melissa High School Senior Class of 2021 on Tuesday, May 11, 2021. The community is invited to watch a livestream of the ceremony beginning at 6:30 p.m. on the Melissa ISD YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJGzG2aCGOY.
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Superintendent Keith Murphy's weekly update for May 7, 2021 is now available. For highlights from the last week at Melissa Schools, visit https://5il.co/sek4.
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May 3-7 is Teacher Appreciation Week! We love any opportunity to express our gratitude for the world-class educators serving at Melissa Schools. Thank you to our teachers and support staff for all that you do for the students and families of Melissa! We're so glad you're part of our team. ❤
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Cardinal Collaboration: Students in Mrs. Schneider's third grade class at North Creek Elementary drew "tooth fairy" pillow designs on paper, which were then replicated as hand-sewn pillows by students in Mrs. Tyner's Fashion Design class at Melissa High School. Today, the high schoolers were able to watch via Google Meet as the third graders received their pillows at school.
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Superintendent Keith Murphy's weekly update for April 30, 2021 is now available. For highlights from the last week at Melissa Schools, visit https://5il.co/s5l0.
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Registration is now open for our Summer 2021 Cardinal Camps! To learn more about this year’s summer camp offerings and to register a camper, visit http://www.melissaisd.org/camps.
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Cardinal Joy = Lunch with your teacher and a friend. ❤️
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Superintendent Keith Murphy's weekly update for April 16, 2021 is now available. For highlights from the last week at Melissa Schools, visit https://5il.co/ro73.
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Melissa High School senior Kadyn King sat down for an interview with Superintendent Keith Murphy on Thursday to talk about our collective experiences, challenges, and opportunities over the last year, as well as the future of Melissa ISD. Look out for a video of their Cardinal Conversation to be posted soon.
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Melissa High School is hosting a blood drive in partnership with the American Red Cross on Wednesday, April 14. To learn more and make an appointment to donate, visit https://thebannernews.net/6823/2020-2021/news/blood-drive-coming-next-week/.
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Superintendent Keith Murphy's weekly update for April 9, 2021 is now available. For highlights from the last week at Melissa Schools, visit https://5il.co/rerm.
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Melissa ISD is closely monitoring updates from the Texas Education Agency (TEA) regarding connectivity issues with the STAAR Online Testing Platform (SOTP). In the event that the student testing schedule is impacted, parents and guardians will receive a notification from their student’s school.
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Superintendent Keith Murphy's weekly update for April 1, 2021 is now available. For highlights from the last week at Melissa Schools, visit https://5il.co/r613.
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Reminder: Melissa ISD schools and offices will be closed for Good Friday on April 2, 2021.
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Superintendent Keith Murphy's weekly update for March 26, 2021 is now available. For highlights from the last week at Melissa Schools, visit https://5il.co/qze7. As a reminder, Melissa ISD students will have school on Monday, March 29, as one of our two Bad Weather Makeup Days for this year. The district will be closed for Good Friday on April 2.
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Jerry Whorton has been promoted to serve as the Director of Fine Arts at Melissa Schools, in addition to serving as Director of Bands for the Melissa ISD band program. Visit the News Feed to read the full announcement.
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Melissa Schools will be closed districtwide for Spring Break from March 8-12. Students will have a two-hour delayed arrival when they return to school on Monday, March 15, in order to allow Melissa ISD to offer COVID-19 vaccines to district employees that morning.
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Monday, March 29 and Thursday, May 27 are Melissa ISD’s two Bad Weather Makeup Days for the 2020-2021 school year. Melissa ISD students will have school on both days to make up for the unexpected weather-related school closures that took place in February.
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