MavMail
January 12th, 2025
Happy Sunday MAV NATION!
Last week was a great week at McNeil, please read below for important information, updates, and CELEBRATIONS of YOUR MAVS!
We hope you and your family have a safe and restful holiday break.
Upcoming Dates
Wed., Jan. 15 - Senior Graduation Presentation during FLEX by Herff Jones
Wed., Jan. 15 - McNeil Choir Coffee House Auditions. See below for more information.
Fri., Jan. 24 - End of IPR 1 (Marking Period 3)
Fri., Jan. 24 - McNeil Choir Coffee House Performance, McNeil Cafeteria, 7:00 – 9:00 PM
Mon., Jan. 27 - Academy Elective Fair - Parents and students will learn about McNeil Academies and Electives offered at McNeil as well as meet teachers of each program. McNeil Cafeteria, 6 - 8 PM
Fri., Feb. 14 - End of IPR 2 (Marking Period 3)
Fri., March 7 - End of Marking Period 3 - Report Card Grading Period
Important Documents
2024-2025 McNeil High School A/B Day Calendar
2024 - 2025 McNeil High School Bell Schedule
McNeil High School website
OFFICIAL McNeil HS Bell Schedule-2024-2025.pdf
McNeil High School HOMEWORK-FREE WEEKEND Dates, 2024-2025
Parking and Traffic Flow Presentation (updated last year; no new changes)
Each week we will send out this newsletter to CELEBRATE OUR Mavericks and share important information about upcoming events. If you see something missing from a MavMail, reach out to the sponsor of the team, club, or event and ask them to have it added.
Are you looking for MORE ways to stay informed of ALL the aMAVzing news from McNeil High School?
Follow YOUR MHS Student Council!
Read the OFFICIAL Student Newspaper: The Trailblazer, and visit this site to read our daily student announcements.
Does your student have an upcoming Driver’s License appointment? If so YOU WILL need a Verification of Enrollment form. The VOE Request Form and MANY MORE resources are available on our MAV Campus Website A-Z Index. Click HERE for additional information and resources.
WE invite the McNeil Community to click HERE to get to know your 2024 - 2025 McNeil Maverick Staff! All Maverick Staff were able to create a slide about themselves to be featured in MavMail. Some staff will be updating their slides at a later date. It is OUR pleasure to serve the McNeil Students and Community… check back to get to know YOUR MAVulous Maverick Staff!
Don’t forget:
At McNeil… YOU are aMAVzing!
YOU can ALWAYS make YOUR day MAVtastic!
The Horse IS With You, ALWAYS!
At McNeil High School #WE>me AND… GO MAVS!! 💙💚🐎
It's hard to believe that we are in 2025 and beginning second semester. We are currently registering 10th grade students for the IB Diploma Programme for the 2025-2026 school year. One-on-one meetings have been set up with Mrs. H and Dr. Baker from now through the end of January. Students are making selections of which classes will be the best fit for their custom schedule - either 3 HL (Higher Level)/3 SL (Standard Level) courses or 4 HL/2 SL courses, and the IB Core.
If you have a sophomore student who is interested in the IB Diploma Programme, and you are not on the IB master list, please email Mrs. H, IB Diploma Programme Coordinator (emilee_hinegardner@roundrockisd.org). She will assist with everything your student will need to learn about the program and to register for next year.
MHS IB Diploma Website
The MHS IB Diploma website is LIVE. Get all of the latest news and information about the McNeil IB Diploma Programme here: https://www.mcneilhsib.com/
Maverick Football Post Season Awards!
This past season, YOUR McNeil Maverick Football team qualified for Back to Back state playoffs appearances for the first time in 19 years! Additionally, YOUR MAVS earned the following postseason accolades:
2 Academic All-State athletes; 32 Academic All-District; 4 First Team; 7 Second Team; 7 Honorable Mention All-District. Congratulations to the following Mavericks on these MAVulous accomplishments. WAY TO GO MAVS!
Academic All State
#48 Jackson Edwards, 2nd Team
#18 Olivier Hemming, Honorable Mention
Academic All District
Joshua Abshier, Isaiah Escalante, Bryce Martin, Preston Stone, Neil Bangor, Joshua Gayden
Frank Martinez-Gomez, Jadon Sultz, Elijah Boston, Olivier Hemming, J'Ryan Moore, Aden Taylor, Andrew Brulloths, Daegen Hermes, Jackson Olson, Zachary Wallmann, Lucas Castillo, Marshall Holland, Chitien Phan, Bowen Wheatley, Calvin Cervini, Michael Jones, Ian Sendelbach, Mason White, Sean Crowe, Julian Lopez, Donavon Smith, Bryce Wilson, Jackson Edwards, Brody Mansfield, Amarion Sparkman, Marcel Zouzouambe
Utility Player of the Year
#5 Jarell Gary, WR, RB, QB
First Team All District
#4 Joshua Williams, RB
#75 Kash Rocha, OL
#9 Zach Christie, WR
Second Team All District
#68 Gael Galarza, OL
#53 Isaiah Escalante, OL
#10 Jadon Sultz, QB
#7 Z Hall, S
#1 Joshua Gayden, CB
#0 Aden Taylor, S
#8 Marshall Holland, LB
Honorable Mention All District
#71 Matthew Puente, OT
#82 Bowen Wheatley, TE
#42 Jaccorian Hubbard, DE
#32 Mike Jones, LB
#23 Javian Vick, LB
#18 Olivier Hemming, S
#15 Tyson Cox, LB
Congratulations MavTheatre
Congrats to YOUR MavTheatre Select Ensemble Members!! We can't wait to see y'all perform at the Heller Awards in April, as well as the nominations livestream!! Sydnee Ingram, Andy Quarnaccio, Kaitlyn Kenney, and Adanna Amahla, WE are SO PROUD OF YOU!
Winter Gaurd
Your Winter Guard season The countdown begins!We're so excited to announce our 2025 Winterguard show dates! Get ready for an unforgettable season full of fierce performances, stunning visuals, and unbeatable energy. We can't wait to see you there!
For a more detailed schedule, please visit https://www.mcneilband.org/calendar-1
If you are interested in joining our floor crew, please email Christopher_McCarthy@roundrockisd.org
MHS Choir Coffee House Auditions!
YOUR McNeil Choir is hosting the Annual Coffee House Performances! Auditions are on January 15. Click HERE to sign up for the EARLIEST time available on this list please. You MUST be available for both the audition day and the performance day, Friday, January 24!!
Your audition material is what you will perform at CoffeeHouse. If you are selected to perform, you will be expected to show up and perform. Double check your calendars before you sign up.
If chosen, your performance is on January 24. Call time is 5:00PM for sound checks. If you are using mics or music you must be in the cafeteria at 5PM for your sound check.
Doors open at 6:30PM for the audience.
Performances will begin at 7:00pm.
Tickets are $5.
All non-performers will be required to show proof of purchase.
Maverick Robotics
YOUR Maverick Robotics Team Started practicing for this season on Jan 4 with a first competition scheduled for March 7 and 8th. For this year’s game, the ROBOTS will need to manipulate 4" diameter pieces of PVC pipe and 16" inflatable rubber balls. Click here to see more about this year’s game. GOOD LUCK MAVS!
2025 FIRST Robotics Competition REEFSCAPE presented by Haas Game Animation
MavSports Center
This past week, in the Smithson Valley Soccer Tournament, YOUR Maverick Varsity Boys Soccer Team won both games! When YOUR Mavericks beat SA Reagan 1-0 on Friday, Coach Kidd recorded his 500th career win as a Head Soccer Coach… CONGRATULATIONS, Coach Kidd! YOUR Mavericks then beat John Jay HS 6-3 on Saturday. Your JVA Boys and JVB Boys also had good tournaments tying Bowie (1-1, 0-0) on Friday and beating Temple (4-0, 3-1) on Saturday! WAY TO GO MAVS!
YOUR Maverick Boys Soccer Teams will travel to Westwood on Tuesday, January 14 for their first district games of the 2025 season. Then, YOUR Mavericks will host Round Rock at McNeil in Maverick Stadium on Friday, January 17. Game times are JVB - 4:30 pm, JVA - 5:45 pm, VAR - 7:30 pm. GOOD LUCK MAVS!
YOUR Maverick Boys Basketball Team will host Westwood at McNeil on Tuesday, January 14 and travel to Round Rock Friday, January 17. Game times are 9th A: 5:00 pm, JV: 5:30 pm, 9th B: 6:15 pm, Varsity: 7:00 pm. GOOD LUCK MAVS!
YOUR Lady Mavs Basketball Teams swept Manor on Tuesday night! WAY TO GO MAVS!
Here are highlights from the Varsity game brought to you by YOUR McNeil Publications and you can see the final seconds of OVER TIME of YOUR LADY MAVS WIN!
This week, YOUR LADY MAVS will travel to Westwood on Tuesday, January 14 and take on Round Rock in the Maverick Gym Friday, January 17. Game times are Freshman at 5:15pm,
JV at 5:30pm, and Varsity at 7pm. Let’s Go MAVS!
Click HERE for highlights from YOUR McNeil Lady Mavs Soccer Team win over Hyde Park 6-0 this past Tuesday! On Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, YOUR Lady Mavs had a fantastic showing at the Grizzly Classic. Winning 2 out of 3 games! Way to go Ladies MAVS!! This week, YOUR Lady Mavs will host Westwood in the first district game of the season, this Tuesday, January 14 at McNeil and then travel to Round Rock on Friday, January 17. Game times are JV: 5:30 pm and Varsity: 7:30 pm. GOOD LUCK MAVS!
Yesterday, at the Lake Travis High School Cavalier Classic, Maxfield Rotches WON her division! Way to go Maxfield! YOUR McNeil Wrestling Teams will host a dual meet against Vista Ridge on Wednesday, January 15. It is Senior Night for YOUR MAVS! Come out and support your Maverick Wrestling Team. The matches start at 6 in the Maverick Gym. Then, on Saturday, January 18 YOUR Maverick Varsity Boys and Varsity Girls will compete in the Mabry Scramble / Wilson Cougarette Classic at Canyon High School in New Braunfels, TX. Let’s GO MAVS!
YOUR McNeil Cheer Team will compete in the UIL Spirit State Championships on January 16 – 18 in Fort Worth, TX. GOOD LUCK MAVS!
Senior Class Meeting - 1/15/2025
There will be a Senior Class meeting on January 15th during Flex.
Herff Jones will present information to Senior Students regarding cap and gown purchases and Graduation deadlines and additional information. The presented information will also be sent to parents via email.
ASVAB Testing at McNeil High School!
Do you want to join the military after high school graduation? Are you a sophomore, junior, or senior? One of the requirements to join is passing the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery test (ASVAB). McNeil High School will offer the ASVAB Test 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, the McNeil Testing Coordinator in the Testing Office, P109, by checking into the main office.
McNeil High School selected for NAEP
A group of our students will represent thousands of others across the country on February 12, 2025! Known as The Nation’s Report Card, NAEP is the largest nationally representative and continuing assessment of what students in the United States know and can do in a variety of subjects. Our school will have the chance to make a difference in education on February 12, 2025!! Learn why our participation in NAEP is important at https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/
MHS January 25th FAFSA Event.
Parents and students can sign up for FAFSA support at McNeil, January 25, (9a-12p) in the College & Career Center. https://myredkite.com/event/list
Did you know… College Representatives visit McNeil Students regularly?
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!
Upcoming Recruiters from Colleges and Universities:
Thursday , January 16 - Texas Lutheran University
Thursday , January 23 - Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi
Monday, January 27 - Texas Tech University
Did you know?
As a high school student in Round Rock ISD, you have many different classes and pathways to choose from in your four years. One great option is taking OnRamps courses. Click HERE for an informative video from Round Rock ISD.
Student Attendance Reminders / Updates
In accordance with RRISD attendance policies, Maverick students who arrive to their assigned class 10 minutes late (or more) will be marked ABSENT for that CLASS.
After returning from an absence, students have 5 days to turn in excuse notes to the attendance office.
Parents may email absence excuse notes to mcneil_attendance@roundrockisd.org.
For notes to excuse an absence the note must be turned in to the attendance office or be sent as an email within 5 days of returning from the absence.
Click HERE to view the Tardy / Absence Policy Presentation presented to MAV students by their teachers during flex on Friday, August 23 developed by the McNeil Behavior and Student Support Committee.
Free & reduced school meal application for eligible families.
NOW OPEN: Free & reduced school meal application for eligible families.
It takes only 5 minutes to apply and your application is completely confidential.
For more details and to apply click HERE: https://www.myschoolapps.com/Application
2024 - 2025 Sports and Fine Arts Schedules
Here are links to our Fall/ Winter Sports Teams’ Game schedules and Fine Arts Schedules.
We will add celebrations weekly! GO MAVS!!
McNeil Swim & Dive - 2024-2025 Follow: @McNeilSwimDive
2024-25 Lady Mav Basketball Schedule.pdf Follow: @McNeilWBB
24-25 Boys Basketball Schedule.pdf Follow: @McNeilHoops
Fall 2025 Varsity Tennis Schedule Follow: @McNeilMavsTennis
24-25 McNeil Wrestling Calendar Follow: @MavWrestling
McNeil Orchestra Performance Dates Follow: @McNeilHsOrchestra
2025 McNeil Boys Soccer Schedule1.doc Follow: @MavSoccer
2024-2025 McNeil Girls Soccer Schedule-10.22.24 Follow: @McNeilWSoccer
2025 McNeil Track & Field Schedule
2025 Mav Softball Schedule - 12.4.2024 Follow: @MHSMavSoftball
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.
Check out more Mavtacular Events on our Community Calendar and the MHS Trailblazer
Social Media
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