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Reminder: Melissa Schools will be closed districtwide for Thanksgiving Break from Monday, Nov. 22 through Friday, Nov. 26, 2021. Normal operations will resume on Monday, Nov. 29. We hope you have a safe and restful holiday! 🍂🍃
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Melissa ISD parents and guardians are invited to attend one of our upcoming informational meetings for an introduction to the prestigious International Baccalaureate (IB) program at Melissa Schools. For more details, including an overview of upcoming IB meeting opportunities, read our full announcement by visiting https://www.melissaisd.org/article/590794.
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Employment Opportunity: Melissa ISD has posted a new job opening for multiple custodians. 🧹🧼 For more information and to apply for this position, visit the following link: https://melissaisd.org/page/job-postings-bulletin.
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Superintendent Keith Murphy's weekly update for Nov. 12, 2021 is now available. For the latest news, upcoming events, and highlights from the last week at Melissa Schools, visit https://5il.co/11s0f.
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Congratulations to the Melissa robotics team on qualifying for state! To read more about the team's performance at regionals and for details regarding the state tournament, visit https://www.melissaisd.org/article/582397.
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Superintendent Keith Murphy's weekly update for Nov. 5, 2021 is now available. For the latest news, upcoming events, and highlights from the last week at Melissa Schools, visit https://5il.co/11hes.
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The Melissa High School Mighty Cardinal Band is state-bound! On Monday, Nov. 8, the community is invited to attend the Melissa Band Showcase and State Sendoff at Cardinal Stadium, where the band will perform a full run of this year's competition show, "Flight 2-0-2-1". For more details, visit https://www.melissaisd.org/article/578723.
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Melissa ISD has been selected to host the Cardinals' bi-district football playoff game against North Dallas High School on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021 at Cardinal Stadium. Tickets go on sale at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 8. For additional details, visit https://www.melissaisd.org/article/578328.
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Road to State: The Lady Cardinals face Midlothian Heritage in the area round of the volleyball playoffs this Thursday, Nov. 4 at 7:00 p.m. at Highland Park High School. Purchase tickets online at https://www.melissaisd.org/tickets.
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Cardinals Fighting Hunger: Students are invited to participate in the Fall 2021 Food Drive from Nov. 8-18 at Melissa Schools, benefiting the First Melissa Christmas Angel Program and the Melissa Community Outreach Food Pantry. View the flyer for all the details, including a list of suggested donation items: https://5il.co/11eja
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Road to State: The Lady Cardinals face Ranchview in the bi-district round of the volleyball playoffs TONIGHT, Tuesday, Nov. 2 at 6:45 p.m. at Lone Star High School in Frisco. Purchase tickets online at https://www.melissaisd.org/tickets. No tickets will be sold at the gate.
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Superintendent Keith Murphy's weekly update for Oct. 29, 2021 is now available. For the latest news, upcoming events, and highlights from the last week at Melissa Schools, visit https://5il.co/1187q.
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Congratulations to Victoria Vargas, Logan Lowery, Gabi Jones, Kaycee Fender, John Goers, Hannah Luke, and Paris Church, all of whom were selected for this year's All-Region Choir. To read more about their achievement, visit https://www.melissaisd.org/article/573048.
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Superintendent Keith Murphy's weekly update for Oct. 22, 2021 is now available. For the latest news, upcoming events, and highlights from the last week at Melissa Schools, visit https://5il.co/10uvp.
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Reminder: Melissa ISD students do not have school on Monday, Oct. 25, 2021 due to a scheduled Staff Development Day.
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The Melissa Homecoming Celebration is tonight, Wednesday, Oct. 20! During the celebration, there will be restricted public parking and road access in the area. Plan ahead and read our parking advisory: https://www.melissaisd.org/article/565464.
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Superintendent Keith Murphy's weekly update for Oct. 15, 2021 is now available. For the latest news, upcoming events, and highlights from the last week at Melissa Schools, visit https://5il.co/10jhr.
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The Melissa High School and Melissa Middle School Fall Choir Concert, originally scheduled for the evening of Oct. 14, 2021, has been postponed due to extenuating circumstances and will be rescheduled for a later date. We apologize for any inconvenience caused by this last minute change; however, the concert will be rescheduled and the new concert date will be announced as soon as it is determined.
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Are you subscribed to the Melissa ISD YouTube channel? Tune in to watch all varsity Cardinal football games live, and set up live alerts so that you never miss a game. Our football live streams are produced by Melissa High School A/V students and the Melissa Cardinals Network. To subscribe, visit https://youtube.com/c/MelissaISD or search Melissa ISD on YouTube.
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Reminder: Melissa Schools will be closed districtwide for Fair Day on Monday, Oct. 11, 2021. To learn more about the State Fair of Texas, visit https://bigtex.com/.
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