Just So You Know

Join us for another Cardinal Celebration: National School Principal Day! Listen in as our Melissa ISD students and staff share their admiration for our phenomenal principals on National School Principal Day on May 1! Don't forget to spread the love by giving your campus principal a big high-five on Wednesday! Let's show them just how much we value everything they do for our Cardinals and Melissa ISD.

4/26 - 4/27 - MMS Black Box Company Presents Snow White | 7:00 p.m. | Melissa Middle School

4/26 - Varsity Baseball vs McKinney North | 7:30 p.m.

4/27 - Regional One-Act Play Contest | Arlington Center for Visual and Performing Arts

4/30 - Melissa High School Theatre Cardinal Cabaret | Melissa Arts Center

5/3 - Track & Field State Meet | Mike A. Myers Track & Soccer Stadium

*Check our ticketing page for updates on MHS Softball Playoffs

April Awareness:

Autism Awareness Month

Child Safety Month

Sexual Assault Awareness Month

Two Melissa High School Track & Field Athletes are heading to State! Congratulations to Logan Tauch and Lincoln Dunn, who have secured three spots in the 2024 Conference 5A Track & Field State Meet in Austin on Friday, May 3. Both athletes earned the Regional Championship title in their respective events. Tauch will represent the Cardinals in the 3200m and the 1600m, while Dunn will compete in the 100m for MHS. Let's extend our best wishes to these athletes as they prepare for State. To learn more about these exceptional student-athletes, please visit www.melissaisd.org/article/1564527.

Three Melissa High School tennis players are headed to Regionals! The athletes competed at the UIL District Tennis Meet on April 24-25. Cade Gentry and Eddie Zeng placed 1st in boys doubles, earning the title of District Champion and advancing to Regionals along with Rylee Reddick who placed 2nd in girls singles. Ayan Bhardwaj placed 3rd in boys singles and is an alternate for the Regional Meet. Congratulations to the MHS Tennis Team for their hard work and dedication. Join us as we wish them good luck at the Regional Meet at the Melissa Z-Plex on May 9-10, 2024.

Last Saturday, our Cardinals had a unforgettable night of dancing and fun at the Enchanted Evening Special Needs Prom. Over 40 special guests and their families were in attendance. Melissa ISD students celebrated the evening alongside students from neighboring districts from Anna, Blue Ridge, McKinney, and Van Alstyne ISD. The event was hosted by the Melissa High School Girls Basketball and Softball teams in the MHS Student Union. A heartfelt thank you goes out to these programs and their volunteers for their dedicated efforts in making this event truly magical for our special needs students. Photo creds: Jennifer Ramos

Congratulations to two Melissa ISD teachers who were honored by Mathews Auto Group (Honda and Nissan in Paris, TX) for their dedicated service to our Cardinals! On Wednesday, April 24, Jenna Carr, a first-grade teacher at Willow Wood Elementary, and Kisha Maurer, a sixth-grade science teacher at Melissa Sixth Grade Center, were recognized through the "Pay it Forward" program initiated by Tim and Julie Anderson, former Melissa Cardinal family members and dealership owners. To learn more, please visit www.melissaisd.org/article/1568188.

The Melissa Middle School Theatre's Mainstage Co. will be performing their spring musical, Newsies, on May 7, 9, and 11 at Melissa Middle School. The performances on May 7 and 9 will begin at 7:00 p.m. and the performance on May 11 will begin at 2:00 p.m. Newsies is a high-energy, delightful musical based on the historical news strike of 1899 in New York City. The show is under the direction of Louise Hickey, and choreographer Serena Hickey. Tickets can be purchased at the door for $8 a ticket. Make sure to come out to support your Melissa Cardinals!

Registration for our Summer 2024 Cardinal Camps is still open! Additionally, Dance Camps have been added. Be sure to check out all the offerings online at www.melissaisd.org/camps.

Reminder: Let's prioritize the safety of our children by remembering to slow down and obey traffic laws and signs, especially in school zones. Be advised that the Melissa ISD Police Department will be helping to keep our campuses safe by enforcing traffic laws. Additionally, please remind the high school drivers in your household to prioritize safety by following traffic laws and exercising caution on their way to and from school.

Sit With Us is a monthly discussion group to address concerns, ask questions and determine ways to collectively work toward solutions with your child’s campus administration. The philosophy of Sit With Us is that Melissa parents are Cardinal Champions who see the best for not only their students but for all students. If it matters to one Cardinal, it matters to all Cardinals. Head to the Sit With Us page to find upcoming dates and join the conversations!

To learn more about "Sit With Us", click HERE and you can view the Parent Profile developed by Sit With Us participants and modeled after the District Profile.