![Students in the Class of 2021 participate in the Senior Walk](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/melissa_independent_school_district_ar/article/image/large_ae15b478-fb37-4793-bb19-8d8e3da5f513.jpg)
May 25, 2021
Students in the Melissa High School Class of 2021 participated in the annual Senior Walk on May 25, 2021, walking the halls of Harry McKillop Elementary and North Creek Elementary...
![Students receive scholarship awards through the Melissa Education Foundation](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/melissa_independent_school_district_ar/article/image/large_0d35b92c-23a4-4afb-8e82-88031b7baa94.jpg)
May 24, 2021
The Melissa Education Foundation awarded more than $160,000 in scholarships to 72 graduating seniors from the Melissa High School Class of 2021 earlier this month. The students...
![a yellow graphic with the Melissa Schools logo, a sun, and the text 'Summer Hours'](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/melissa_independent_school_district_ar/article/image/large_d2820b14-7949-4794-9a3d-7497ff6063cb.jpg)
May 21, 2021
Summer office hours at Melissa Schools take effect on Tuesday, June 1, 2021.
Through Aug. 6, all Melissa ISD offices will be open Monday through Thursday from 8:00 a.m....
![Incoming Kindergarten student poses in the Class of 2034 photobooth](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/melissa_independent_school_district_ar/article/image/large_0b2126e2-8c0b-4077-b11d-9dd734fe3263.jpg)
May 19, 2021
The last opportunity to attend Kindergarten Round-Up for the 2021-2022 school year is Wednesday, May 19, from 12:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the Melissa Schools Home Office, 1904 Cooper...
![a graphic advertising the 2021-2022 school day hours of Melissa Schools](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/melissa_independent_school_district_ar/article/image/large_e57f266b-f211-4e0e-a5ca-4d67c3f9836b.jpg)
May 14, 2021
Melissa ISD has determined the projected school day start and end times, early dropoff times, and early release times for the 2021-2022 school year.
In determining the s...
![a graphic advertising Melissa ISD's preliminary plans for virtual online school for grades 6-12](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/melissa_independent_school_district_ar/article/image/large_467db729-f880-4b0c-af11-bdc4261d5b68.jpg)
May 13, 2021
With the information the district currently has, Melissa ISD is planning to offer a new virtual online school option for grades 6-12 beginning with the 2021-2022 school year. V...
![a graphic advertising the new attendance boundaries for Melissa ISD elementary schools](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/melissa_independent_school_district_ar/article/image/large_38e31cb3-abfb-4969-b13e-87b01868fe89.jpg)
May 13, 2021
Melissa ISD has released the new attendance boundary lines for Harry McKillop Elementary, North Creek Elementary, and Willow Wood Elementary, which will take effect beginning w...
![May 2021 Cardinal Commendation recipients from North Creek Elementary](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/melissa_independent_school_district_ar/article/image/large_b6b79ea0-69d3-421c-b02d-bf4855481619.jpg)
May 12, 2021
Cardinal Commendations were awarded to standout students and staff at the Melissa Schools Board of Trustees meeting on May 10, 2021. Photos of the honorees are featured here on ...
![Tyler Mathieson](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/melissa_independent_school_district_ar/article/image/large_89534a15-7fe0-481b-8524-5b2ae1fd9d8d.jpg)
May 11, 2021
Melissa High School freshman, Tyler Mathieson, placed second at the 2021 UIL Academics 4A State Meet in the Computer Applications contest on May 1, after placing in the top thr...
![Screenshot of the new Melissa ISD website](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/melissa_independent_school_district_ar/article/image/large_dadeef43-09b9-4582-8d3c-22e67e1aa034.jpg)
May 7, 2021
Melissa ISD has launched a new district website and dedicated mobile app designed specifically for Melissa Schools.
The new district website features a more modern and a...
![Melissa High School seniors Landry Burwell and Luke Nichols](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/melissa_independent_school_district_ar/article/image/large_72b4dd43-6c63-454f-a2a2-6f277236fbc2.jpg)
May 7, 2021
Melissa High School seniors, Landry Burwell and Luke Nichols, have secured employment as service technicians at El Dorado Chevrolet in McKinney, while also completing their fin...
![Cardinal Stadium](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/melissa_independent_school_district_ar/article/image/large_47cba453-a6ea-42e2-8ee6-f9e8ce16aab8.jpg)
May 7, 2021
Melissa ISD is pleased to announce that the track at Cardinal Stadium has reopened for use by the public for walking and running. In addition, Cardinal Stadium can once again b...
![Cast and crew of "Curtains" musical](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/melissa_independent_school_district_ar/article/image/large_360ab736-9699-4447-8dc2-d98cd475c5eb.jpg)
May 5, 2021
Dallas Summer Musicals (DSM) announced Monday that the cast and crew of Curtains , presented by the Melissa High School theatre program, received 12 nominations for the...
![Melissa Schools Logo](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/melissa_independent_school_district_ar/article/image/large_359d6c8f-0fe6-4ffd-b3d4-e424298ab70c.jpg)
May 3, 2021
Collin County Elections reported Saturday evening that based on preliminary accumulated vote totals, the Melissa ISD 2021 bond proposition passed with 79.8 percent votes i...
![a graphic with reminders for parents regarding STAAR testing](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/melissa_independent_school_district_ar/article/image/large_e197f7f6-deb8-4bf6-b2d6-7a2c643d8ef0.jpg)
April 29, 2021
Students at Melissa Schools will participate in STAAR testing during the month of May. Outlined below are important testing dates for in-person students. Families with virtual ...
![a graphic advertising Melissa ISD parent surveys for the 2020-2021 school year](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/melissa_independent_school_district_ar/article/image/large_9555c7c8-383e-44c0-8eae-ea263fd55276.jpg)
April 29, 2021
Melissa ISD is seeking feedback from parents and guardians regarding the 2020-2021 school year through an anonymous survey. Follow the link below to open the survey for your st...
![Keith Murphy and Kadyn King](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/melissa_independent_school_district_ar/article/image/large_516f68b7-64eb-47f0-9a5d-ac562f98cba7.jpg)
April 20, 2021
Melissa High School senior and Student Council President, Kadyn King, sits down with Superintendent Keith Murphy for Cardinal Conversations. Mr. Murphy reflects on some of the col...
![Judson Greer running at Cardinal Stadium](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/melissa_independent_school_district_ar/article/image/large_fc069d83-9ab9-46f7-86a0-d102459a60c5.jpg)
April 20, 2021
Melissa High School senior Judson Greer has been named the 2020-2021 Gatorade Texas Boys Cross Country Player of the Year by The Gatorade Company. Greer is the first student-athl...
![a young student smiles of their shoulder in the classroom](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/melissa_independent_school_district_ar/article/image/large_ef1a0fa7-e41c-4175-bfaf-5edfac0bfaeb.jpg)
April 19, 2021
Melissa ISD is growing. Reflecting on where we’ve been, where we are now, and where we’re going, one common thread is that Melissa ISD is someplace special, where kids come first ...
![a graphic with the Melissa ISD 2021 Bond Election logo and website URL](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/melissa_independent_school_district_ar/article/image/large_60b332d8-fd4a-45ec-bbda-9d86bb193f52.jpg)
April 19, 2021
On May 1, 2021, the Melissa ISD community will vote on the district’s $400 million bond package. Melissa ISD plans to keep its debt service tax rate at the current $0.50/per $100 ...