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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
Reminder: Melissa ISD students do not have school on Monday, Oct. 25, 2021 due to a scheduled Staff Development Day.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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/.
Superintendent Keith Murphy's weekly update for Oct. 8, 2021 is now available. For the latest news, upcoming events, and highlights from the last week at Melissa Schools, visit https://5il.co/108fp.
Becki Girouard has been hired by the Melissa Education Foundation (MEF) to serve as the Executive Director, bringing more than 20 years of development experience to the foundation which offers support to Melissa ISD students and staff by providing scholarships and grants. To learn more about Mrs. Girouard and MEF, visit https://www.melissaisd.org/article/556447.
The Melissa Schools Board of Trustees held a special meeting on Wednesday, approving an increase in the pay rates for substitute teachers who serve at Melissa ISD. The new rates, effective Oct. 4, offer competitive wages compared to school districts across North Texas. To learn more and apply to serve as a substitute teacher, visit https://www.melissaisd.org/article/555111.
Reminder: Last week, we sent home two paper forms for parents/guardians to review, complete, and return to the school by Oct. 6: the Student Directory Information Release and the Internet Safety Policy & Acknowledgment Form. If for some reason you did not receive the forms, visit this link to print them from home: https://www.melissaisd.org/article/553212.
Superintendent Keith Murphy's weekly update for Oct. 1, 2021 is now available. For the latest news, upcoming events, and highlights from the last week at Melissa Schools, visit https://5il.co/zu1k.
The choirs of Melissa High School and Melissa Middle School will present their fall concert on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021, performing from 7:00-8:00 p.m. at the Melissa Arts Center, located at 3030 Milrany Ln. Admission is free. We hope to see you there!
