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On Saturday, November 9, YOUR Maverick Swim and Dive Teams will travel to the Aggieland Invitational at the Texas A&M Natatorium in College Station, Texas. GOOD LUCK MAVS!

YOUR Freshman Tennis team will travel to Georgetown High School on Tuesday, November 5 to compete in the Freshman Eagle Invitational Tennis Tournament and then YOUR JV Tennis MAVS will compete in JV Eagle Invitational Tennis Tournament on Thursday, November 7!

Good luck MAV TENNIS!

CONGRATULATIONS to the Maverick Lady Mav Basketball on victories in scrimmages last week (highlights linked here). This week, YOUR Lady Mavs Basketball team will play their first games of the season. YOUR MAVS host Bowie HS in the Maverick Gym at McNeil on Tuesday, November 5. Game times are Freshmen - 5:15pm, JV - 5:30pm, and Varsity - 7pm. Then on Thursday, November 7, YOUR Freshman and JV Mavs will compete in the Leander Glenn Tournament before YOUR MAVS host Hendrickson at McNeil on Friday, November 8. Game times are Freshmen - 5:15pm, JV - 5:30pm, and Varsity - 7pm.

Let’s GO MAVS!

YOUR McNeil Boys Varsity Basketball teams will be on the road this week to play in two scrimmages. First YOUR Mavs will travel to Pflugerville on Wednesday, November 6 and then to Killeen HS on Friday, November 8. Scrimmage times are 9th A - 5:30, JV - 5:30, 9th B - 7:00 and Varsity - 7:00.

YOUR Maverick Girls Golf White Team will play in the Anderson Invitational on Wednesday, November 6 at Morris Williams Golf Club. Then, on Friday, November 8 and Saturday November 9, YOUR Girls Golf Varsity Team will travel to The Bandit Golf Club (in New Braunfels) for the Clark Invitational Tournament. GOOD LUCK MAV GOLFERS!

YOUR Maverick Sub Varsity Football Teams will play their final games of the season this week against the Hutto Hippos. First, on Thursday, November 7, YOUR Maverick Football Freshman Blue Team will host the Hippos at 5:00 PM in Maverick Stadium followed by your Freshman Green Team at 6:30 PM in Maverick Stadium. Also on Thursday, November 7, YOUR JV MAVS will play at 6:00 PM at Hutto High School. GO MAVS!

Then, on Friday, November 8, YOUR McNeil Varsity Football team will play Hutto at Dragon Stadium (on the Round Rock High School campus) 201 Deep Wood Dr, Round Rock, TX 78681.

Kickoff is scheduled for 7 PM. We encourage you to arrive early to avoid long lines at the entrance.

The gates will open at 6 PM.

It is Mav Football Senior Night! The Senior Night recognitions will take place at approximately 6:30 PM.

Click HERE for more information about this week’s game. Click HERE to purchase your football tickets. Click HERE for an aerial view of Dragon Stadium parking, and the location of the Home and Visitor Gates.

WHEN YOUR MAVS win WE will be in the Playoffs!

COME OUT and SUPPORT YOUR MAVS!!

GO MAVS!

The McNeil High School Boys Golf Blue Team won the Temple Fall Invitational Tournament on October 28. The Mavs edged 2nd place Georgetown by 3 shots to claim the team title in a field of 15 teams. Junior Daniel Trevino led the way with a 3rd place individual finish, while senior Minjae Kim, junior Evan Herridge, and sophomore Eduardo Gomez-Horton also had good rounds to help the Mavs win the tournament.

Saturday started the first of our "Big 3" Fall meets. Your Mighty Maverick Swim & Dive team represented you all so very well.

Here are just a few of the highlights from Saturday's competition:

• We added three new divers to our team who were in attendance on Saturday. Welcome to William Curp, Abigail Chun, and Charissa Suprapto!!!

• We had 41 new high school personal best performances!!!

• Kristen Burke finished 3rd in the 200 Freestyle!

• Parker Childs finished 3rd in the 200 Freestyle!

• George Hudson finished 2nd in the 200 IM and 3rd in the 100 Freestyle!

• Fiona Ridhpath finished 2nd in 1-meter Springboard Diving!

• William Curp finished 2nd in 1-meter Springboard Diving!

• Jasper Czysz finished 3rd in 1-meter Springboard Diving!

• Addison Crail finished 2nd in the 100 Backstroke and 3rd in the 100 Butterfly!

• Thaisa Friedman finished 3rd in the 100 Freestyle!

• Boys 400 Freestyle Relay (Parker, George, Nash, and Wynne) finished 3rd!

• Out of 10 schools attending the meet...

• Our Girls finished in 3rd Place!

• Our Boys finished in 4th Place!

On Tuesday night McNeil Volleyball celebrated two MAVtastic Seniors! These remarkable athletes dedicated their time, effort, and passion to YOUR McNeil volleyball program. Thank you, Kira Dagenhart and Anne Henke! Congratulations on your High School career! Click HERE for more highlights from the match. Thank you, @McNeilPublications for ALWAYS being there for OUR MAVS!

On Wednesday, YOUR MAVS hosted 8th grade students from Colegios Jesús-María, a school in Murcia, Spain (Ntra. Sra. de la Fuensanta) through a new partnership with the Austin International School. Our visitors attended classes with YOUR MAVS in Advertising, Automotive Technology, Business Principles, Computer Science, Drone Aviation, Forensic Science, Medical Terminology, IB Theory of Knowledge and Air Force JROTC and ate in the McNeil Cafeteria! The adult visitors from Colegios Jesús-Maria toured the building and visited additional classes in Art, Band, Choir, Dance, Engineering, Orchestra, Physical Education, Theatre, and Spanish. ALL of our visitors LOVED McNeil and want to come back for a longer stay next tim! A HUGE THANK YOU to ALL the Maverick Staff that made this visit possible: Dr. Baker, Dr. Ehrman, Ms. Flores, Ms. Hinegardner, Ms. Balfour, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Norwood, Ms. Seng, Mr. Tolleson, Ms. Rail, MSgt. Wilson, Mr. Valenzuela, the McNeil Cafeteria Staff, Mr. Anderson, Mr. Dinh, Ms. A. Hinojosa, Ms. G. Hinojosa, Ms. Martinez, Ms. Sadecki, Mr. Taylor, Ms. Valdez, and of course, the McNeil Admin Team! YOU ARE MAVulous!

Thank you McNeil PTSA for hosting the Annual Maverick Staff Halloween in the Lecture Hall! What a MAVtacularly SPOOKY TREAT! See below for MORE photos!

Maverick students and staff were invited to wear their favorite costumes to school on Thursday. Click HERE for student photos from YOUR McNeil Student Council. And you can click HERE to see even YOUR MAV Staff in costume. THANK YOU to the aMAVzing McNeil Climate and Culture Committee for hosting the FIRST ANNUAL McNeil Staff Halloween Costume Contest!

This past week, YOUR McNeil Testing Department worked with our local Texas National Guard Recruiter, SSG Ogbeide, to provide ASVAB testing at McNeil High School. Do you want to join the military after high school graduation? One of the requirements to join is passing the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery test (ASVAB). McNeil High School will offer the ASVAB Test again in the Spring Semester on Tuesday, January 28, 2025. If you would like to register to take the ASVAB test, fill out the form found HERE, or, come see Ms. Bowden, McNeil Testing Coordinator in the Testing Office, P109, by checking into the main office.

Monday night, McNeil High School honored OUR newest Members of the McNeil High School Chapter of the National Honor Society. CONGRATULATIONS to these aMAVzing Mavericks!

Zainab Aliasgar, Hamza Rahman, Sarah Ye, Ryan Martin, Aryan Chadha, Simrah Khan, Hiya Vyas, Emily Truong, Rishi Sankar, Woosung Ahn, Sarah Dang, Audrey Raybould, Joseph Lai, Bhavani Mayavaram, Chloe Stewart, Kaitlin Cheng, Ethan Coronado, Justin Tjoa, Luke Ebeling, Veda Rabishanker, Camille Prevost, Alejandro Hunt, Devesh Saravanabavan, Urjith Mishra,Himani Patel, Liam Stickney, Sophie Garrett, Ella Giard, Evan Kaelin, Hailey Hollyfield, George Hudson, Pradyumna Komirisetti, Jenny Thomas, Sophie Singer, Thor McBride, Lara Thiele, Evangeline Guerra, Timothy Li, Andrew Quarnaccio, Zachary Reed, Harvey Flynn, Nate Solomon, Andrew Tran, Gavin Wu, Megna Sreejith, Peyton Trost, Abhiram Bhupatiraju, Ornith Jahid, Anvita Kondi, Sienna Fell, Greyson Fell, Luke Fell, Wynne Trevino, Jin Oak, Cormac Edmond, Noel Varghese, Mehul Srinivas, Jayden Chun, Aaryan Khadka, Abhinav Devarakonda, Malar Sivakumar, Priyanka Matti, Ankitha Garga, Pranshu Brahmbhatt, Shreeyeska Shrestha, Nistha Timsina, Sanjana Devulapalli, Robert Peng, Rishabh Acharya, Julia Eun, Rishikha Kossireddi, Mohammedrihan Babu, Aarsh Shekhar, Kripa Karki, Dhruv Shenoy, Irvin Williams, Ariana Brito, Khanhlinh Vuong, Megan Denny, John Salas, Vedant Singh, Aditi Prabhu, Prithika Kalyan, Akshat Nair, Allyson Chu, Atharva Srivastava, Allison Foor, Rachel Abraham, Rushil Jacob, Sungjin Lee, Julianna Lindo, Suhani Shah, Syon Balakrishnan, Avanee Nagory, Mdmehran Bhuiyan, Anish Mahambare, Sydney Gharis, Thien-Truc Ngo, Aahana Gondalia, Haylee Nguyen, Gia Kapoor, Isaiah Kim, Aishanee Bose, Dominique Diaz, and Emily Joseph. Click HERE for pictures of YOUR MAVS receiving their blue ribbons!

On Wednesday, October 30, YOUR McNeil FFA and MHS Student Organizations hosted the Annual Halloween on the Farm! Over 400 people from the MAVnanimous Maverick community came together and played games, trick-or-treated, and met OUR Maverick ANIMALS! Many current and future Mavericks came dressed in their best costumes! There was food, hot coco, and a s'mores! Click HERE for photos from the event provided by YOUR McNeil Drone Aviation teacher, Mr. Cannon.

24-25 Halloween on the Farm (Drone Phots)

In the last weekend of October, on Saturday, October 26th, YOUR Maverick Band made school history at the Bands of America St. Louis Super Regional. This was YOUR MAVS first ever out-of-state competition and one of the five most prestigious events in America!

Seventy-one bands from 14 states competed over two days at the Dome at America's Center, and the top 14 advanced to the Finals on Saturday evening. YOUR MAVS had a strong prelims performance, WOWing the judges and an audience of thousands. The McNeil Band was announced in 3rd place in their class (big school division) and as a finalist. This is our first time in school history advancing to Finals at a Super Regional! WAY TO GO MAVS!

Then YOUR MAVS had an even STRONGER performance on Saturday night, finishing 4th overall! The three schools ahead of us were Blue Springs (MO), Broken Arrow (OK), and Bentonville (AR). They are all top national programs and perennial finalists at the BOA Grand Nationals competition, so YOUR MAVS are in good company. YOUR MAVS even placed higher than some recent Grand Nationals finalists!

Then, this weekend, on Saturday, November 2 YOUR Maverick Band and Guard made history by finishing 6th place in the UIL Area competition. This is the HIGHEST EVER finish for YOUR Maverick Band and Guard! There were rain delays, soggy uniforms, wet equipment, mud everywhere, and shortened warm-up times… but YOUR MAVnanimous Maverick Band and Guard STILL made history… NOTHING can stop the Mavs! WAY TO GO MAVS!! We are SO PROUD OF YOU!

Next up for YOUR MAV BAND is the San Antonio Super Regional 2024, this weekend, Friday, November 8 and Saturday, November 9. This contest will be held in the Alamodome in San Antonio, TX! Your MAVS are scheduled to first take the field on Friday at 6:45 PM. Click HERE for more information. GO MAVS!

This past weekend, YOUR McNeil CyberPatriots Team had the first round of one of the BIGGEST national cybersecurity competitions, CyberPatriots. McNeil made a strong impact with SIX TEAMS, totaling 36 MAVtastic Mav student members, representing McNeil nationwide against 2000+ other teams! After four long hours, our Alpha Team (Syon B, Anish M, Urjith M, Kanishk S, Krithik S, Dhruv S) and Beta Team (Hemanth D, Srujan J, Nikhil K, Ajay K, Darsh P, Krishna V) scored PERFECT! This placed Alpha in the Top 10 teams in Texas!!! Congratulations to ALL teams. The MAV Nation wishes YOU ALL the best for round two next month!

If ANY MAVERICK STUDENT is interested in participating in future competitions (which we will start next semester) or learning more about online security, please contact YOUR CyberPatriots Team here. WAY TO GO MAVS! Keep up the MAVulous Work!

Last weekend, YOUR Maverick Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps went to Houston to visit NASA and the NASA Astronaut Training Center before attending the Houston Air Show. Click here for photos and videos… NO ONE was injured in the EXPLOSION in the last video which was a SIMULATED bomb drop during the reenactment of the attack on Pearl Harbor. What a MEMORABLE event! If you know any Maverick or future Maverick interested in opportunities like this, please contact MSgt. Wilson (joshua_wilson@roundrockisd.org). ALL Mavericks, of any grade level (9th - 12th) are able to join the McNeil chapter of AFJROTC, at any time. We can’t wait to see what is next for the TX-934 Mavericks! GO MAVS!

YOUR Maverick Orchestra has had great success over this last month! The students had TMEA (Texas Music Educators Association) Region 26 Orchestra auditions on Friday, October 11, and Saturday, October 12, 2024. The Maverick Orchestra sent 36 students and 20 of them won seats in the Region 26 Orchestras. Of the 20 students, 10 went on to the TMEA Area round to audition for the Texas All-State Orchestras.

The following students made the TMEA Region 26 All-Region Orchestras:

Surya Arunkumar, Allyson Chu, Jayden Chun, Austin Eun, Shambhavi Ginu, Trevin Harris, Ana Kim, Isaiah Kim, Nicole Kim, Teo Kim, Carson Kellams, Emily Lam, Sungjin Lee, Jin Oak, Shota Sawada, Rasshessh Thakkar, Jenny Thomas, Andrew Wang, Ellie Washecka, Soyun Yun

Students in BOLD were selected to audition for the TMEA All-State Orchestras. We will know who made the TMEA All-State Orchestras on Monday, November 11, 2024. If you see any of the above students, congratulate them on their All-Region success!

We use student names as they appears on their birth certificate for their diploma.

You can use the Home Access Center to check your name.

Please check for spelling, hyphens, spaces, and missing names.

If you find an error you must email the registrar before November 15th.

annette_griggs@roundrockisd.org

If your student has a temporary name change it will not be reflected on HAC.

Please note: there will be a fee for any reprints after diplomas are printed on December 1st.

Thank you, Texas Tech University for visiting McNeil!

Click HERE to see a calendar with the upcoming list of Colleges coming to the McNeil

College & Career Center (in Office Suite 5, located in the back of the Cafeteria) from 11AM - 1 PM. Maverick students and families that have questions about applying to college should check the McNeil Counseling Department webpage: Applying to College & Career Future Goals and contact Dr. Sonia Baker, McNeil High School Lead Counselor, with any additional questions. GO MAVERICKS!

Next week’s College Rep Visitors:

Monday, November 11 - Spring Hill College & University of North Texas

Tuesday, November 12 - Savannah College of Art and Design

Sign up for our annual flag subscription and we will place a United States flag in your yard for Veterans Day and the four other patriotic holidays below.

Subscriptions are $52 per year and are available to those within the McNeil HS attendance zone. Flags will be put up one day prior to the holiday and taken down the day after.

Veterans Day - Presidents Day - Memorial Day - Independence Day - Patriot Day (9/11)

Do you like doing mental math? Do you enjoy doing calculations in your head? If so, then you need to join the McNeil UIL Number Sense Team. We need you to be a part of a fun and challenging math experience. We will meet monthly during Friday Flex to learn and practice the tricks of mental math, and then you will compete against other schools in and out of our district throughout the school year. If you're interested, please sign up for the UIL Number Sense- Seaman Flex club on Friday, November 8th. You can also contact Mrs. Seaman in room A222.

Early Voting starts Monday, October 21 and goes through Friday, November 1 at the Hartfield PAC (NEXT DOOR TO McNeil HS). Voting hours are 7:00 AM until 7:00 PM (except on Sunday, October 27 when hours are 12:00 PM until 6:00 PM). Please be aware of the potential slowdowns this may cause to before / after school traffic. We will NOT alter our drop off or pick up procedures during the voting period.

Click HERE for more information about ALL of the RRISD Bonds: https://bond.roundrockisd.org/

For ALL the Bond 2024 Projects by Campus Click HERE.

For the McNeil High School Bond Information Click HERE.

Varsity, JV, and 9th Tryouts will be 6 hours in all.

*If you are a Varsity Football player, you will have a 3 day practice tryout after varsity football season is complete, but you must let Coach Maxwell know you are interested in our Boys Basketball Program by Oct. 23rd*
Day 1: November 8th (Friday) - 7:30 am to 8:45 am

Day 2: November 9th (Saturday) - 8:00am to 10:30 am

Day 3: November 11th (Monday) - 7:30 am to 8:45 am

**All students who want to try out must have Rank One completed and have a sports physical on file. See our Sports Trainers for more information.

**All students must have passed their 1st 9 weeks report card.

**If anyone failed the 1st 9 weeks, they must have passed their November 4th IPR.

Please email Head Boys Basketball Coach Valentino Maxwell (valentino_maxwell@roundrockisd.org) and inform him you are trying out for the program. Use the same email if you have any questions about how to be eligible for the try out process.

Want a fun, unique way to celebrate a birthday, anniversary, or other special occasion? Get Flocked! Imagine waking up to a yard full of pink flamingos, done for you, with a customized message! It's a great way to surprise a friend or celebrate...and best of all, 100% of the proceeds go directly to McNeil High School Project Graduation 2025! All the flocking details and request forms can be found here.

Ask other McNeil and RRISD Students about their experiences!

Ambassadors were specially chosen after taking multiple AP, On-Ramps, Dual Credit, and IB courses!

For more information visit the link: https://advancedacademics.roundrockisd.org/ ambassadors/

Ask an Advanced Academics Ambassador Chat Flier 2024-2025.pdf

Princeton Review PSAT/SAT Prep Class - Fall 2024

Students who actively participate in the Princeton Review course significantly increase their performance on their SAT, thus increasing their opportunities to gain admission to college and universities, and earn scholarships and entry into select programs. This virtual course focuses exclusively on the math and verbal skills specific to the SAT.

Before you register, please be aware of the following expectations:

• Students should only register to attend one session.

• Students must attend all days of the course.

• Students will receive log on instructions from their instructor, and must log on daily by the designated start time for their course and stay every day for the duration of their designated course time.

• A firm commitment from both the student and their family is required in order to maximize the impact of the course.

• The fee for this course is $125.00 (reduced from $700.00!) and includes all materials and instruction.

Every student is welcome. If financial aid is required to offset the cost, please complete the Scholarship Request Form.

• Students will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.

• We have limited seats available. Based on the success of previous courses, we anticipate that the available seats will fill quickly.

• No refunds will be issued for Cancellation Request Forms submitted after the 2nd class date.

• A materials fee of $75 cannot be refunded after materials have been received.

McNeil HS PTSA

Click HERE for important information from YOUR MAVulous McNeil @McNeilHSPTSA. To join the McNeil PTSA visit JoinPTA.org. Additionally you can visit www.mcneilptsa.com to buy McNeil Spirit Wear (on the Store Tab) and sign up to receive weekly emails about future McNeil activities and special events. MHS PTSA weekly updates are sent on Sundays.

McNeil High School Community Calendar

MHS School Newspaper - The Trailblazer

MHS IB Corner Newsletter

Website: https://mcneil.roundrockisd.org/
Location: 5720 East McNeil Road, Austin, TX, USA
Phone: (512) 464-6300
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rrisd.mcneil
Twitter: @MHSmavs