The Panther Pride

McMillen High School takes pride in preparing our diverse community of students in a safe and supportive environment to inspire them to be successful lifelong learners.

Relationships. Relevance. Rigor.

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🛡️ RESPECT CREATES SAFE SPACES FOR EVERYONE. In Plano ISD, respect isn’t just a word—it’s how we treat each other every single day.
Respect means honoring differences, listening to understand and treating everyone with dignity. When we respect each other, we create schools where every student can thrive.
Respectful citizens don't just follow rules—they create cultures where everyone is welcome.
How are you building respectful spaces in your classrooms, your hallways, your community?
#PlanoISDUpstander #BullyingPreventionMonth #DedicatedToCaring

Parents, please remember after school pick up is in the back parking lot only, NOT the bus lane. We appreciate your attention to our students' safety.

Who is your counselor?

Sarah Davidson Last names A – F sarah.davidson@pisd.edu

Brandon Rogers Last names G – K brandon.rogers@pisd.edu

Allison Youderian Lat names L – Q Allison.youderian@pisd.edu

Lissa Testa Last names R – Z lissa.testa@pisd.edu

Are you interested in one of the five Academy Programs for next school year? The application will close on November 10th at 5 pm. Visit their website for more information. Academy Programs include:

1. The Academy High School

2. Health Science Academy

3. IB World School at Plano East

4. Wildcat Academy at Vines

5. New: PISD Electrical Engineering Academy at Plano West

Check the website for Virtual Information Sessions and Open Houses.

Parents have the ability to review instructional plans for their child’s classes. Visit https://www.pisd.edu/students-families-a6/instructionalplans to view the instructional plans and learn more about your child’s learning experience.

• At all sporting events, we encourage students and parents to yell and cheer for our team as they compete. We do ask that you direct all that cheering and yelling in a positive manner towards our team. Please refrain from singling out or yelling negative comments towards the other team, players, coaches, or referees. In our gym, students are expected to keep both feet in the bleachers at all times and follow the dress code like a normal school day. We ask all participants to refrain from running towards the court during exciting action. Students and parents who do not comply with these expectations will be asked to leave by either the referee or the administrator on duty. It is our goal to create a fun, safe environment for our students, parents, and community to come enjoy the event.
• All students attending the varsity games are expected to be picked up within 30 minutes of the conclusion of the game. Most varsity games conclude around 10 pm. With this in mind, parents should plan on being at the stadium by 10:30. It is encouraged that all students call their parents at the beginning of the fourth quarter so parents can come earlier if the game is running faster than expected. This rule would also be in place for sub-varsity games. Students should call their parents at the end of the fourth quarter of the last game being played that night to ensure timely pickup. Students who are there past this time will run the risk of not being allowed to attend future varsity games.
• PISD has a stadium bag policy and stadium rules that each person attending must follow. Please click this link to view these.

Hello McMillen Families,

I hope you have had a restful and enjoyable week off for fall break. A few reminders from our PTSA:

• October is recognized as National School Principal Appreciation Month: you may want to send Dr. Tedford a nice note

• Community Partners Program is a perfect way for businesses to get exposure to the local community while helping to support the education of the children at McMillen High School. Here is a link if you would like to sign up to be one of our community partners. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfcqXdtEjIrRpFZ_j8qsmOKwKiqVjnxDfnJW96_YjIErNGpMg/viewform?usp=sf_link

Have a great rest of the week,

Jamie Heise

McMillen PTSA President

McMillen parents! We need your help filling the cauldron with Halloween break room treats! Your donations will help make our teachers' day spooktacularly fun and delicious!

Sign up here

Please drop off by Friday 10/31 8:30am.

Thank you from your frightfully amazing Hospitality Team

McMillen HS PTSA benefits as a result of the placement of a shoes and clothing donation bin at our school in the parking lot. We are paid by the pound for each pound of shoes, clothing, belts, purses, wallets, hats, caps, backpacks, hard toys and stuffed animals placed in our bin. Please help our PTSA raise funds for school projects, teacher training, new technology and to generally support the children who attend our school.

Learn more how you can make a difference and clean out your closets.

Happy Thursday Eastside!!

Your Plano East volleyball team is headed to the playoffs for the third year in a row! If you have any of the girls in class or see them in the hallway, please congratulate them on a great season!

If you are interested in purchasing a playoff shirt, I have attached a picture of what it will look like, and you can use this link: https://www.peshvolleyball.com/spiritwearstore. Once you click the link, scroll down to find "2025 Playoff shirt".

Orders will close this afternoon so we can have them ready in time for our round 1 match! Please reach out if you have any questions!

Thanks for all the ways you have supported our team this season!

These are the results from the tournament at Trails of Frisco:

We placed 5th out of 17 teams shooting a 316 (top 4 scores for our team)

75, 78, 78, 85, 86

Junior, Grant Rae placed 8th individually shooting a 75.

Rayden Lee and Kristian Leask shot 78.

Jake Li and Carter Cox rounded out our team with an 85 and 86.

Congratulate them when you see them!

Our next tournament is in 2 weeks at Indian Creek.

Every year in AVID one of our most impacting components of the program is having guest speakers share about their profession. McMillen AVID students are always thinking about college majors, and they love exposure to as many as possible. That's where guest speakers help the most. Whether you own a business, are in the medical profession, the world of transportation, hospitality, engineering, law, human relations, trade professions…we would love to schedule you to speak to our students. They are always interested and have an abundance of questions. If you would be willing to come share your profession with us, or if you know someone who would like to come be a guest speaker in our AVID classes, please contact Sherika Gaines, our AVID Coordinator, at sherika.gaines@pisd.edu with questions. You may click the Google Form or scan the QR code on the flyer. Please consider sharing what you do with our students! We look forward to hearing from you.

NEW DATE!! JOIN OUR FUNDRAISER Raising Cane's November 6, 2025 4:00pm - 9:00pm 120 W. FM544, Murphy, TX

Mention the fundraiser at the Restaurant or apply code RCFUND96 to online or app orders at checkout and Cane's will donate 15% of Net Sales to McMillen HS Band Spirit Night.

Saturday, October 11, YOUR McMillen High School Marching Band competed in the UIL Region 25 Marching Band Contest and Received First Divisions from ALL JUDGES!! We appreciate your support and want you to know the good news. Please congratulate these student musicians when the opportunity arises. Thank you for your support of the band program as well as all of our fine arts programs.

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