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.

Please use this tip line to report anything concerning. Help us keep our students safe.

Please review the Fall Final Exam Schedule.

• All students must bring their district chromebook to school everyday beginning December 2, 2024 through the end of the semester.
• Important that if students has left chromebooks at home for an extended period of time, they may need an update.
• All semester exams will be taken in Kiosk mode and must be taken on a district device.
• Please ensure your chromebook is charged, and you bring your charger to school each day.

Dear Parents,

This cheat sheet is designed to help you navigate Skyward Family Access. Print out a copy and keep it handy.

McMillen families, this is an updated testing calendar for the remainder of the year. Mark them on your agendas so you don't miss any important dates!

Parents, please open the following links to review information on these procedures.

Click here to review the McMillen High School ID Badge Procedures.

Click here to review the McMillen High School Tardy Procedures.

Click here to review the McMillen High School Cell Phone Procedures.

Parents, this year McMillen High School is cashless. Everything, including ID fees must be paid online this year through Rycor.

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.

PISD has a page dedicated to Skyward Family Access. Click on Entering an Absence Request to access detailed instructions on how to report an absence.

Any student without an ID will have another one printed for them. They will be charged $5 for each ID badge that is replaced.

Who is your counselor?

Sarah Davidson Last names A – Fe sarah.davidson@pisd.edu

Sarah Killion Last names Fh – K sarah.killion@pisd.edu

Allison Youderian Lat names L – Q Allison.youderian@pisd.edu

Lissa Testa Last names R – Z lissa.testa@pisd.edu

The counseling department would greatly appreciate your feedback on our Comprehensive Programs and how we can improve our services to you and your students. Please take a few minutes to complete this Parent Survey. We appreciate your time and input.

If you need to level down after the semester, please complete the Google Form below. The deadline for requests is December 18th.

Celebrate your child's birthday and support McMillen at the same time! Pay $25 for your student's birthday to be posted on our School Marquee on their birthday. Please complete the details here and submit payment at least two weeks prior to the Monday of your child's birthday week - Ex: Child's birthday is 10/26, need to have form and payment submitted by Monday, 10/16. If payment is not received, name will not be displayed. Payments will be submitted through RYCOR at https://www.studentquickpay.com/pisd/.

On the day of the student's birthday, their first name and last initial will display under "HAPPY BIRTHDAY"!! Birthday on the Marquee orders will be accepted from August 16, 2024 thru January 31, 2025. Get your Panther's birthday in and don't miss that smile on the morning of their birthday when they see the marquee. Come snap a pic of your student by the marquee and start the day off with a smile. *If the marquee is not working, which is rare, their name will display the next working day.

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 Mike Abney, our AVID Coordinator, at michael.abney@pisd.edu. Please consider sharing what you do with our students! We're looking forward to hearing from you.

Come support Plano East Hockey!

Congratulations to our McMillen Band students who competed for chairs at the TMEA All-Region auditions last Saturday and again last evening at Wylie High School competing against schools all over Plano, Allen, Wylie, Sherman, Anna, Princeton, Lovejoy, and Denison. MHS had 3 students selected to the high school region ensembles, and 4 students selected to the Freshmen Band.

Emmanuel Roque, trombone

Noah Perdue, French Horn

Hudson Cornell, oboe

***Emmanuel placed high enough to qualify for All-Area auditions, which is the final barrier before earning positions in the Texas All-State Band which performs in conjunction with the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) conference in San Antonio every February.

Also, congratulations to our MHS alumni at Plano East who advanced to All-Area through the same process.

Audrey Johnson (2nd year All-Area)

Noah Dujon Lim

Saanvi Rao

Daniel Eppley

The band directors are very proud of all our students who represented McMillen very well through this audition season.

Just a reminder that if you plan on having your kiddo participate in the Dazzler Drill Team Clinic they must be registered by next Friday, December 20th to guarantee they will receive a t-shirt! Please see below for details, and let me know if you have any questions!

How to order a yearbook at McMillen:

1. Go to www.balfour.com

2. Click on Yearbooks

3. This diagog box opens

4. In the searrch box, type McMillen and follow the link.

5. Click SHOP NOW under Yearbook products

6. Fill out the form with requested information

7. Use www.balfour.com to avoid paying the RYCOR charge because there is no processing fee.

8. Thank you!

On Wednesday December 18th McMillen PTSA will be providing the Staff Holiday Lunch. We would love to provide each staff member with a $10 gift card or at minimum have a gift card raffle if we don’t get enough donations. These cards could be to any location but Amazon, Target , Walmart, local grocery stores or lunch or drink locations would be best . We are also needed donated desserts for the luncheon. Your help treating the teachers and staff would be greatly appreciated!

Gift cards can be dropped at the front office any time before December 18 or you can go to Membership Toolkit and donate in $10 increments (link in comments - once logged in look under Shop/My Account). Your help treating the teachers and staff would be greatly appreciated!

t's time to stock up on Spiritwear! All items have been marked down. Order today!

https://mcmillenhsptsa.membershiptoolkit.com/packet/6710

The McMillen High School PTSA is excited to invite you to be a 2024-2025 Community Partner. The Community Partners Program is a perfect way for businesses to get exposure to the local community while helping to support the education of the children at McMillen High School.

Our mission is to provide every child with the tools they need to be successful. Through the generosity of local and national businesses, the McMillen High School PTSA can fund educational enrichment programs, instructional support, staff support, learning materials, new technology and community building events. These programs and events make a huge impact on the children at McMillen!

There are many ways to become a Community Partner and gain exposure to over 750 families in the community. Even the smallest businesses can get involved! We encourage you to review our contribution levels and benefits right away, and participate at the appropriate level of giving for your business.

For more information, please go to https://mcmillenhsptsa.membershiptoolkit.com/sponsors

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.