The Panther Pride
September 5, 2025
Mission Statement
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.
Vision Statement
Relationships. Relevance. Rigor.
School Website Link
Website is still being renovated. Thank you for your patience!
Plano ISD Tip Line
Please use this tip line to report anything concerning. Help us keep our students safe.
Special Reminders for Parents
Do Not Use the Bus Lane for Pickup After School
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.
Counselor Information
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
The counseling department would greatly appreciate your feedback on our Comprehensive Programs and how we can improve our services to you and your students. Please take a few minutes to complete this Parent Survey. We appreciate your time and input.
Bell Schedule
Testing Information
Personal Communication Guidelines
Instructional Plans
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.
Homecoming Information
Get your tickets!
- The dance will be held in the cafeteria at McMillen and will feature a DJ, dancing, photo booth, desserts, snacks, and drinks. These are included with admission.
- Formal dress is encouraged.
- Rio is the theme and decor this year. Not required to dress "in theme".
- Everyone must purchase a ticket. Students may bring no more than one guest and may purchase one guest ticket per transaction.
- Students, PLEASE ENTER YOUR NAME (student name), EMAIL (can be parent or student email), AND STUDENT ID BEFORE CHECKING OUT.
- If Guest attends McMillen, purchase a quantity of 2 Student tickets.
- For non-McMillen Guests, purchase a qty of 1 Guest ticket. PLEASE ENTER THEIR NAME, EMAIL, AND SCHOOL THEY ATTEND. Any guest that does not attend McMillen MUST bring in a signed Guest Form. Guest must be high school aged. This form must be signed by his or her school administrator. The forms are available in the front office.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN THE HOMETOWN APP WHEN YOU GO TO PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS.
If you have any questions, please email homecoming@mcmillenptsa.org.
Get Your Mums and Garters
Announcements Regarding Game Nights
Parents and Students,
As we start Friday night lights, we have some important announcements for everyone.
- 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.
- One Kimbrough Stadium rule we are enforcing for everyone's safety is that all students at a varsity game must remain in the stands during play.
Students will not be allowed to loiter in the concourse of the stadium, except for between quarters and halftime.
Students are allowed to come down and purchase food and drink and use the restroom but then are expected to return to the stands and watch the game.
We will have administrators and security personnel direct students into the stands.
Any student who does not comply with the request will be escorted out of the stadium.
As always, Murphy PD will also be a presence in all areas of the stadium.
- To make your entry into the game quicker, we strongly encourage you to pre-purchase tickets to the games. You will also save money doing so and tickets can be purchased here. Ticket prices for all events except varsity football are $5 for adults and $3 for students. For varsity games, the prices are:
Pre-purchased prices are as follows:
Reserved-$10General Admission-$8
Student-$4
At the gate prices, are as follows:
Reserved-$12General Admission including students-$10
- Please be aware that all patrons attending the game will be required to pass through a metal detector. We share this for your awareness so you can plan accordingly and give yourself plenty of time to get into the game. We will have plenty of assistance getting everyone in, but if everyone arrives right before the game, it will cause a backup and delay in your entry. Please read this document carefully for more details about the implementation of Metal detectors at varsity football games only!
Our goal as the East Cluster Administrative staff is to create the safest environment possible for all those attending the game and have fun supporting the Panthers on to victory!!.
AVID News
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.
Yearbook News
Get your yearbook now for $55! On September 7 the price will go up to $60.
PTSA News
A Letter from Our PTSA President
Hello McMillen Families,
We are back in the full swing of school and I am pleased to let you know our PTSA has 220 members! We've already surpassed our membership #'s from last year; let's keep up the great work; sign up now www.mcmillenptsa.org and join the fun.
Our PTSA has a lot going on and here are some important event reminders for September:
September 15th: First general membership meeting 6:30 PM cafeteria; come hear (and vote) on the latest PTSA activities
Spirit Nights Sept 11th & 25th: Torchy's Tacos Murphy; grab dinner before the football game, tell them you are supporting McMillen and a portion of the proceeds will go towards our school
September 20th: Homecoming dance; buy tickets here: homecomingticketsales get ready for lots of fun at our Rio themed night out
- Signup genius for donations signupgenius
- Want to volunteer and help with HOCO? email: homecoming@mcmillenptsa.org
- Volunteers need to register: https://plano.voly.org/
Spirit wear order: slay wearing the new 25-26 EAST styles: spiritwearpurchase
Community Partners: become a Community Partner and gain exposure to >750 families in the community. Local and national businesses help fund instructional support, staff support, learning materials, and new technology. Even the smallest businesses can get involved! communitypartnersignup
Please reach out with any questions and I hope to see you on the 15th.
Your McMillen PTSA President,
Jamie Heise
World Wear Bins
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.