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.

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.

It is a great day to be a Panther! The Varsity Tennis Team played well at The Rockwall Heath Invitational and brought home some trophies!

Please congratulate the following students:

Clementine Allouard-Carny and Liem Prassl - 2nd Place Mixed Doubles B Draw

Aakash Arulkumaran - 1st Place Boys' Singles A Draw

Athreya Chokhani and Daniel Li - 2nd Place Boys' Doubles B Draw

Federer Chan and Andy Luo - 1st Place Boys' Doubles A Draw

Not Pictured: Collin Nguyen and Ella Perry - 3rd Place Mixed Doubles A Draw

Let's Go Panthers!

The Varsity Boys Golf team has been to two tournaments, a 2-day tournament over the weekend and a tournament this week.

We went down to Waco to play in a 2-day tournament at Cottonwood Creek. It was set up a little different than most tournaments. The first day we played 18 holes (normal round). From the results of the first day we would play 9 holes against a team match play style (1 v. 1) whichever team won 3 out of the 5 pairings went to the championship match play.

We placed 4th after the first day, so we were in the GOLD division (top 4 teams). Carter Cox shot a 79, Kristian Leask 78, Grant Rae 80, Rayden Lee 82, and Blake Work 77.

Since we were 4th seed, we played the 1st seed, China Springs the first 9 holes the second day, and we pulled out the win over them, so we regrouped and played Covenant Christian for the Championship in the Gold Division. Unfortunately, we couldn't get anything together the second 9 holes, but we placed 2nd out of 22 teams!

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 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!