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Visit our Back-to-School page for important information related to the upcoming 2021-2022 school year at Melissa Middle School and the Sixth Grade Center: https://www.melissaisd.org/o/mms/page/back-to-school-information.
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During her graduation speech, Melissa High School Class of 2021 Valedictorian, Paityn Garlington, defined how the five core values of Melissa ISD impacted her experience at Melissa Schools and will continue to support her and her peers for a lifetime. Watch the video: https://youtu.be/yo28yM1SL3U.
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Superintendent Keith Murphy's weekly update for May 27, 2021 is now available at https://5il.co/tc4n. This is the final weekly update of the 2020-2021 school year. We hope our Cardinals have a wonderful summer break! Stay safe, stay well, and stay tuned for announcements throughout the summer regarding our return to school in the fall.
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If your Melissa ISD student participated in the spring STAAR EOC or 8th/5th Grade Math/Reading assessments, their primary guardian will be receiving an email with their passing status. If the student has a “1” in the Approaches, Meets, and/or Masters column, they met that performance level. If they have a “0”, they did not meet that performance level. Detailed results will be available online in June - learn more at www.melissaisd.org/staar. For high school students who didn’t earn Approaches, or declined testing, the next testing opportunity is June 22-24; details will be emailed next week.
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Registration is still open for our Summer 2021 Cardinal Camps! This year's camps include: baseball, basketball, cheerleading, colorguard, football, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track/field, volleyball, and wrestling. To learn more and register your child for a camp, visit https://melissaisd.org/camps.
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Superintendent Keith Murphy's weekly update for May 21, 2021 is now available. For highlights from the week, as well as a list of important reminders as we begin our last week of the 2020-2021 school year at Melissa Schools, read the update at https://5il.co/t1cr.
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Superintendent Keith Murphy's weekly update for May 14, 2021 is now available. For highlights from the last week at Melissa Schools, visit https://5il.co/spuk.
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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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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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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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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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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/ro73.
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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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