MHS Newsletter

Festivities included dress-up days, the annual homecoming carnival and community pep rally, hall decorating, football game and the homecoming dance. Special dress-up days centered around this year's theme, "We Got the Beat!" Read more HERE.

Our incredible construction team and partners worked hard all summer to complete bond projects across the district. Keep reading for projects that were completed, and projects coming up this fall.

Replacement or enhancement of elementary playgrounds with new accessibility style:

• McAuliffe Elementary

Furniture Replacements:

• Briarhill Middle School
• Lamar Middle School
• McAuliffe Elementary

Installation of elementary playground shade structures:

• Bridlewood Elementary (PreK)
• Heritage Elementary (PreK)
• McAuliffe Elementary (Main)

Flooring Replacements (select areas):

• Lamar Middle School

Casework Replacements (select areas):

• Lamar Middle School

Technology:

• PK-3 Grade iPad Prep and Deployment for 24-25 SY
• 7-9, and 11-12 grade iPad Prep for 24-25 SY
• Prep Program Specific Technology for 24-25 deployment
• Update Campus Paging Systems at:
  • McAuliffe Elementary
• UPS replacement in LISD Administrative Center Data Center
• Security Camera Storage Replacement
• Enterprise Backup System Replacement
• Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Software Replacement Implementation

This fall, the marquee will be replaced at Lamar Middle School, new track & field lighting will be installed at Marcus High School, and more. Interested in what other projects have been completed or will take place soon? Visit lisd.net/bond for more information and other project timelines.

A little rainy weather can't get these Falcons down! Third graders spent their recess time in the hallways with STEM learning bins and games with friends. Follow along on FME's Facebook Page.

Longhorn students and parents get to know this year's AVID college and career exploration opportunities. See more on Lamar's social media pages.

School is open and so is the library! Marcus freshmen students get creative as they work on STEM learning in the Marcus 9 Library. See their project up close on Twitter.

Third graders practice how to retell fictional stories in logical order and work to analyze the story's plot elements. See more learning on the Tiger's Facebook page.

Briarhill Bulldogs recently toured around the TECC-West and TECC-East campuses. These state-of-the-art Technology, Exploration and Career Centers are future opportunities for all LISD high school students. See more photos on Briarhill's Facebook page.

Using their voice and creating illustrations of their own, first graders at HVE use the Draw and Tell app to share their weekend with their classmates. Follow along with HVE on social media.

Sixth-grade students had a great time jumpstarting their middle school memories at the Downing 6th Grade Social thanks to PTA volunteers and Downing staff members. Follow along this year with Downing on social media.

Dr. Rapp continued her visits to campuses with completed 2023 Bond projects like McAuliffe's new playground. See more bond projects updates like these on the LISD website.

Chants of "Go Marcus" echoed the halls as high school students paraded the halls on Homecoming Friday. Check out the video on Heritage's Facebook page.

Fifth grade students from around the MHS feeder got to run onto the football field under the Friday night lights for their special Run with the Marauders night at the stadium. See more pictures on Bridlewood's Facebook page.

Students in Jesse Saucedo's kindergarten Dual Language class at Prairie Trail Elementary had a great time learning rhyming sounds & foundational skills in class. See more photos on LISD's Facebook page.

The Recognize SomeONE submissions are pouring in, and we're sharing a few for teachers in the Marcus community. As a reminder, you can visit LISD.net/Recognize any time to submit your own encouragement for LISD staff.

• Kayla Hill, Marcus 9th Grade Campus | "Katelyn joined our campus at the beginning of the year when it was super busy. She jumped in and learned quickly to help our staff and students. It has been amazing to have her on our team and she has been working very hard to meet the needs our campus has with technology!"

• Steven Reiter, Downing Middle School | "This is our first experience with middle school sports and our family has been blown away by Coach Reiter's program. Coach Reiter and his staff have been working tirelessly to get these boys ready to play football and breathe life into them. The organization, communication and ability to pivot in the face of adversity with the weather has been remarkable. My son has enjoyed his experience thus far and is excited for the season to come."
  
• Trina Stephens, Flower Mound Elementary | "Trina has led our team well this year! Thank you for keeping us organized and leading with grace! You are a fun, caring, and one of a kind teacher and friend!"