Next Week at MISD

Mon, Nov 16

Tue, Nov 17 Thanksgiving Lunch/ Girls BB @Kerens 6p

Wed, Nov 18 Floral Design Field Trip

Thur, Nov 19 Board Meeting 6:30p

Fri, Nov 20 Girls BB @Home 6pm

The Gates Scholarship (TGS) is a highly selective, last-dollar scholarship for outstanding high school seniors from low-income households. Each year, the scholarship is awarded to exceptional student leaders, with the intent of helping them realize their maximum potential.

https://www.thegatesscholarship.org/

2026-27 H-E-B Scholarship Program for Texas high school seniors who participate in UIL competitions and are involved in community service.

Five scholarships of $2,000 will be awarded in each of the following categories: athletics (including cheer), music and academics.

To be eligible, applicants must be current Texas high school seniors graduating in 2027, have a minimum 3.3 GPA, have participated in a UIL competition as a high school student and have been active in community service programs or events.

Applicants must complete the online application and submit the following materials by January 29, 2027:

• Current GPA
• Number of community service hours completed within the last 12 months
• Community service verification letters documenting the hours submitted
• One letter of recommendation
• A short essay (500 words or less) responding to the prompt: “What does Community mean to you?”

Scholarship recipients will be announced in March 2027.

Please call this number for anything related to 6-12th grade and District Administration

972-493-2921

• Research shows that missing 10 percent of the school, or about 18 days in most school districts, negatively affects a student’s academic performance. That’s just two days a month and that’s known as chronic absence.
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