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.

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.

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 the following MHS Band students who earned chairs at the 9th Grade All-Region auditions last evening at Clark HS. Students competed for placements against others from all over Plano, Wylie, Allen, Princeton, Sherman, Denison, Anna, and Melissa.

Hudson Cornell, 1st chair oboe

Emmanuel Roque, 1st chair trombone

Alternates:

Elle Uriegas, 1st alternate trumpet

Sam Roque, 1st alternate euphonium

Diana Clifton, 2nd alternate clarinet

Arlington Lingo, 4th alternate saxophone

Andrew Song, 5th alternate clarinet

Lauphy Zhu, 5th alternate French horn

Anna Wang, 15th alternate clarinet

Full results will not be announced until after Dec 9, and many of those selected as alternate will be accepted into the band. Students who earn chairs in the All-Region Bands will perform a concert with a guest clinician at the Robinson Fine Arts Center in January. Congrats to our outstanding student musicians!

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!

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.

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