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.

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.

Hello and Happy Friday!

I can't believe we are approaching Spring break, the year is flying by and we have a lot to accomplish before May!

Save the date: March 26th for our interactive Community Connections Family night at McMillen. Meet our local businesses, network and fun giveaways! Sign up your business for this fun evening.

March 30th: PTSA General Membership Meeting and ELECTIONS! Wanna join the board? Board positions details and sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScB6swAKWIVR1lC2HAkZDTjkOnAHBCpIa5PI03Kg7yNFYE49g/viewform

April 18th: Murphy Middle School Fun run! See details and register below.

Plano ISD is in the process of implementing High Reliability Schools (HRS), a framework developed by Marzano Research. We would like to receive one parent survey for each student in the district. The survey should take about 15 minutes to complete.

Parent survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Y2XJLT9

Results of the survey will help us advance our work on continuous improvement in order to provide the best educational experience for your child.

Please reach out with any questions and have a great weekend!

Your McMillen PTSA President,

Jamie Heise

Mom of Carter Heise (9th)

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.

Varsity Boys played Thursday in Grand Prairie and shot their lowest team round of the year a 295!

Carter Cox- 73 (T-1st place, winning in a scorecard playoff)

Jake Li- 73 (T-1st)

Kristian Leask- 74 (3rd place)

Rayden Lee- 75 (4th place)

Grant Rae- 80

The boys next tournament is next Friday and Saturday in Waco.

Varsity Girls played Wednesday in Willow Park.

The course was tough and the scores were high, but we still pulled off 1st place.

Michelle Phan- shot a 90 (4th place)

Saydee Vo-shot a 91 (5th place)

The girls next tournament is Monday in McKinney.

AVID College Spirit Week is Feb 23 - 27!

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.

The Dazzlers attended their last competition this past weekend. They earned Academic Champions with the best overall GPA out of all team competing on Saturday! Thank you again for all you do to support them at school. The other award we are super proud of is 3rd Place Best of the Best. Out of all the teams competing on Saturday, varsity teams included, the Dazzlers came in 3rd place! The girls have worked very hard this year, and it's always great to see their hard work pay off. In drill team land we don't really ever take a break, so we are now moving right into preparing for our Spring Show! Mark your calendars for May 1st and 2nd, you won't want to miss it!

A full list of awards is below:

ADTS Texas Dance Spectacular Awards

•3rd Place Best of the Best Team- out of ALL teams competing!
•1st Runner Up Best in Class JV Team
•1st Runner Up Best in Class JV Officers
•Academic Champions
•Gold Best Overall Team (Awards in Technique, Precision, and Choreography)
•Silver Best Overall Officers (Awards in Precision and Choreography)
•Judges Awards- Officer Jazz, Officer Novelty, Team Jazz, Team Novelty, and Team Pom (scores of 94 or above from all judges)
•Gussie Nell Davis and Sweepstakes Awards- Officers and Team (scores of 93 or above on all 3 Team dances)
•3rd Runner Up JV Solo- Captain Madison Murtaugh
•Outstanding Director- Ms. Cothrun

The McMillen Theatre Department is pleased to present its 2026 spring musical: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum!

Broadway's greatest farce is light, fast-paced, witty, irreverent and one of the funniest musicals ever written. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum is a nonstop laugh-fest set in Ancient Rome, in which Pseudolus, a crafty servant, struggles to win the hand of a beautiful courtesan named Philia for his young master, Hero, in exchange for freedom. The plot twists and turns with cases of mistaken identity, slamming doors and a showgirl or two. This unforgettable, hysterical musical comedy will have you laughing all the way to the Forum with "something for everyone, a comedy tonight!"

Please join us in the cafeteria on Thursday, March 12th and Friday, March 13th at 7:00pm for a show that is sure to leave you in stitches! Tickets can be purchased online at https://finearts.pisd.edu/fine-arts-tickets.

We’ll see YOU at the show!