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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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

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 have a few updates for this week for upcoming activities:

September 20th: Homecoming dance; buy tickets here: homecoming tickets get ready for lots of fun at our Rio themed night out and please come volunteer! We still can use lots of helpers: HOCO Dance Volunteers

September 24th: Let's love on McMillen Staff with some breakroom snacks! Sign up here: Teacher Snack Donations Please bring your donations to McMillen office by 9/22

Spirit Night Sept 25th: Support McMillen at Torchy's Tacos Murphy; grab dinner before the football game, tell them you are supporting McMillen and 15% of the proceeds will go toward our school (or show the flyer).Torchy's Tacos Spirit Night

Thanks everyone and Happy HOCO week!

Jamie Heise

McMillen PTSA President

McMillen Family,

Thanks to those who have already signed up, but PTSA is in need of many more volunteers to bring to life "A Night in Rio" to make this an unforgettable core memory for our McMillen students. We need volunteers to set up, work the dance and break down. Students, if you are in need of volunteer hours, we welcome your help on Friday & Saturday morning. Check in with Mrs. Youderian and Mr. Thomason about volunteering.

Parents,

If you haven't completed your background check through plano.voly.org, please complete this ASAP.

All volunteer sign ups are through plano.voly.org by clicking the links below.

* Saturday, September 20th from 9am-2pm (20 volunteers to finish what we didn't get done the day before) Volunteers for Saturday

https://plano.voly.org/opportunity/view.html?id=109164

We are also still needing drink donations. Please sign up to bring drinks at this link!

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST AND MOST IMPORTANT!

Buy your HOCO tickets today BEFORE ticket prices go up to $30!

• 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.

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.

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.

🎶 Our Schoolfundr fundraiser has officially launched! Your generosity and support would mean the world to us! We are raising money to help meet our goals for our masterworks concert, combined end of year spring show, travel expenses, and so much more! Your donations, however big or small, will greatly help to support our love and dedication for music! 🎶

🐾Supprt MHS Choir! 🐾

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Get your yearbook now for $55! On September 7 the price will go up to $60.