September 2023 News
September 29, 2023
It’s hard to believe, but the end of the first quarter is this Thursday, October 5. For purposes of eligibility, this reporting period is a gain or lose eligibility event. Changes in eligibility status will take effect at the end of the school day on Thursday, October 12. If your child needs extra support, tutorials are available. Please check the MHS Tutorial List for times and dates.
Parents can check grades in the Home Access Center (HAC). If you have not set up your HAC account, below are links to directions on how to claim your guardian account (HAC):
HAC Account Set Up Information – English;
HAC Account Set Up Information – Spanish
If you have trouble accessing your HAC account, please contact our registrars:
For students with last names A – Mc, and Newcomers, contact Melori Torres at [email protected]
For students with last names Me – Z, contact Christina Dominguez at [email protected]
Student Holidays:
Friday, October 6, and Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 9 – 10 are student holidays! Our students have been
Senior Parents purchase your senior a tribute in the 2024 yearbook, The deadline to purchase and upload materials is October 31.
Fees:
Annual laptop fees due. ($74/$37) and can be paid in person by check or cash or on credit card at https://www.payschoolscentral.com/
AP Exam Fees- $44 per AP class, Due by Oct. 4; are posted in HAC.
Student Parking
In order for students to be issued a parking tag, we must have the following:
- a copy of the student driver’s license and
- proof of insurance for the vehicle they drive with the student’s name listed on the policy
Upcoming Events
Sept. 29 – 5:30 pm-Varsity Volleyball Lionettes vs Prosper @MHS Competition Gym
Sept. 29 – 7:00 pm- Varsity Football Lions vs Denton Braswell @ Denton Braswell HS
Oct. 3 – 7:00 pm- MHS Choir Fall Concert @ MHS Performing Arts Center
Oct. 3 – 4:00 pm- Varsity Team Tennis Lions/Lionettes vs Prosper HSl @ MHS Tennis Courts
Oct. 3 – 6:30 pm- Varsity Volleyball Lionettes vs Little Elm @MHS Competition Gym
Oct. 5 – 5:00 pm- Varsity Volleyball Lionettes vs McKinney Boyd @Boyd HS
September 22, 2023
It’s been a really great HoCo/Beat Boyd week! Thanks to all the clubs and organizations that decorated the school last Saturday and who came up to beat the drum last night! Speaking of clubs and organizations, we hope all our students are plugged into something here on campus. If not, here is a link to a list of our current MHS Clubs and Organizations..
We hope everyone comes out this evening for all of the HoCo festivities. The dance will begin at 7:30 and will end promptly at 10:30.
Fees can be paid in person with cash or check or at https://www.payschoolscentral.com/
Annual laptop fees: $74/$37
AP Exam Fees- $44 per AP class, Due by Oct. 4
Join the PTO to support student scholarships, teacher grants, and teacher appreciation events:
Roar Store: Open during lunches, run by volunteers! Sign up to help with the Roar Store Sign-Up Genius
MHS PTO Game Day Spirit Wear Sales – Volunteer to sell spirit wear during lunches on football game days: Spirit Wear Sales Sign-Up Genius
MHS PTO Football Concessions – Volunteer at the MHS concession stand and receive FREE admission to the game: Concession Sign-Up Genius
MHS 2024 Senior Yard Signs – Purchase yard signs for seniors: Senior Yard Sign Sales
MISD Volunteer Background Check – Complete the required background check to volunteer at MISD for the safety of our students and staff: MISD Volunteer Background Check
Follow MHS PTO on Facebook and Instagram. @MHSPTO
Upcoming Events
Sept. 22 – 5:30 pm -Varsity Volleyball Lionettes vs Rock Hill @Prosper Rock Hill HS
Sept. 22 – 7:00 pm-Varsity Football Lions vs McKinney Boyd @MISD Stadium
Sept. 23 – 7:00 pm-Homecoming Dance @MHS Cafeteria
Sept. 26 – 4:00 pm-Varsity Team Tennis vs Denton Guyer HS @Denton Guyer HS
Sept. 26 – 6:30 pm-Varsity Volleyball vs Guyer @Denton Guyer HS
Sept. 27 – 8am-Varsity Lions Golf vs Lovejoy Invitational @ Watters Creek Golf
Sept. 28 – 5:30 pm-Varsity Swimming & Diving Lions – Lionettes vs Plano Senior, McKinney Boyd @McKinney Natatorium
Sept. 29 – 8:am-Varsity Cross Country Lions – Lionettes vs Grand Prairie Race the Lake Invite @ Lynn Creek Park
Sept. 29 -5:30 pm-Varsity Volleyball Lionettes vs Prosper @MHS Competition Gym
Sept. 29 – 7:00 pm-Varsity Volleyball Lionettes vs Prosper @Denton Braswell HS
September 15, 2023
Breakfast is free for everyone this year. We encourage all students to arrive early and start the day with a good breakfast!
The first official UIL grade check is today, Friday, Sept. 15. Grades will be viewable in HAC at 5 PM on Monday. Students that do not pass at this grade check will become ineligible on Friday, September 22nd at 2:37 PM. Here is the MISD Academic Eligibility Calendar for this school year.
School Day PSAT: We will offer the PSAT/NMSQT here at McKinney High School on Wednesday October 18th. The district registers and pays for all 10th grade students to take the exam. Today, Friday September 15th is the last day for Freshman and Juniors may register and pay $18.00, to take the exam. If you experienced trouble with the payment link last night, it has been corrected. Juniors are encouraged to participate in this exam, as it is a qualifying exam for National Merit Scholarships. Please click the PSAT Registration Link to register. If you have any questions, please contact Leslie Gilbreath at [email protected].
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Attendance reminders:
Parent notes must be turned in to house offices within 3 days. House office information can be found on our website. Here is a link: https://schools.mckinneyisd.net/mhs/attendance/
Picture retakes
Underclassmen: 9/20 & 9/21
Senior retakes: 0ct. 10 & 11
Fees can be paid in person with cash or check or at https://www.payschoolscentral.com/
Annual laptop fees: $74/$37
AP Exam Fees- $44 per AP class, Due by Oct. 4
Homecoming Spirit Days:
No face paint or face coverings that would hinder our ability to identify students.
Monday: Pajama day
Tuesday: Color wars
9th – light blue
10th – yellow
11th – navy
12th -white
Wednesday: The 2000s
Thursday: Phoney Poney – Rhyme Without Reason, for example: Post Malone and traffic cone
Friday: Gold/Mums and Garters
Free/Reduced Lunch
Grace period ends next Friday, Sept. 22
Apply at www.mckinneyisd.schoollunchapp.com/
College Night
Monday is College Night. For more information watch this short College Night Informational Video
Band
Our band set a new MHS record for the number of students that advanced to the Area Auditions for TMEA All-State Jazz Ensemble! We competed against McKinney ISD, Frisco ISD, Prosper ISD and Little Elm ISD and had more students qualify than any other school in our region! Check out our All-Region Jazz Results and congratulate our students!
Upcoming events
September 16th – 7:30 am – Varsity Cross Country Lions – Lionettes vs Lovejoy XC Fall Festival – Myers Park
September 18th -6:00 pm – Powderpuff Football Game – MHS Aux Field
September 18th – 6:00 pm – MISD College Night – McKinney North HS
September 19th – 4:00 pm – Varsity Team Tennis Lions-Lionettes vs Rock Hill High School – Prosper Rock Hill HS
September 19th – 6:30 pm – Varsity Volleyball Lionettes vs Allen – MHS Competition Gym
September 21st – 5:30pm – Varsity Swimming & Diving Lions-Lionettes vs McKinney Boyd, McKinney North – McKinney ISD Natatorium
September 22nd – 5:30pm – Varsity Volleyball Lionettes vs Rock Hill – Prosper Rock Hill HS
September 22nd – 7:00pm – Varsity Football Lions vs McKinney Boyd – MISD Stadium
September 23rd – 7:30 pm – Homecoming Dance – MHS Cafeteria
September 1, 2023
To our McKinney ISD Families,
We encourage your students to pay their annual laptop assurance fees. If a student damages their laptop and turns it in for repair, they will not be issued a loaner until their fees are paid. The handbook states that:
Students in default of the annual insurance fee, damage due to neglect, or damage deliberately caused, lost or stolen are not covered by the agreement and will be subject to the price list below. A loaner laptop will not be issued to students that have not paid the annual assurance fee or set up a payment plan at the campus. Students will be responsible for the full cost of repair for intentional or willful damage.
Loss, Deliberate Damage or Neglect Repair/Replacement Cost (These are also the fees for repairs if they have not paid their annual fees.)
Broken Screen $450.00
Trackpad $179.00
Keyboard $349.00
Logic Board $349.00
Power Adapter and Cord $75.00
Replacement Value of Device $750.00
All three high school campuses are following these guidelines in the Student and Parent Laptop Agreement 2023-2024.
If a student is having trouble paying their fees, they can set up a payment plan with their AP.
AP Courses-Please plan to pay AP Fees before Fall Break, October 4th, 2023.
Cheer-Homecoming will be here in a few short weeks. Order your mums now! https://www.themumshop.com/schools/mckinney-high-school/
Marquettes-Calling all K-5th grade students, come dance with the Marquettes. Campers will get a t-shirt, snack, fun with the Marquettes and a chance to perform on the field with the Varsity at a varsity game! Please register at www.mckinneymarquettes.com.
Yearbook-Parents, don’t forget to purchase your student’s yearbook NOW for 40% off! The price will increase SOON. Purchase your yearbook here.. Senior Parents-Senior Parents, don’t forget to purchase your senior a tribute in the 2024 yearbook! The deadline to purchase and upload materials is October 31.
Latin-June 2023 Tour of Italy Information.
Student Council-Homecoming Dance tickets are on sale for $40 from September 5-8. Prices go up the following week. The ticket includes a homecoming shirt, entrance to the powderpuff game, and entrance to the dance itself.
We want to inform you about a significant change in the law that directly impacts our school district’s approach to addressing e-cigarette usage on school premises.
Recently, the Texas legislature passed a new law, House Bill 114, that requires school districts to implement mandatory Disciplinary Alternative Education Program (DAEP) placement for students found in possession of, using, selling, giving, or delivering e-cigarettes on school grounds or at a school-related event. The law aims to address the growing concern of e-cigarette usage among students and promote a healthier, safer environment for all members of the school community.
Effective September 1, our school district will be fully enforcing this new mandated state law, and any student caught violating the new law related to e-cigarettes will be subject to an immediate DAEP placement.
We want to emphasize that our primary goal is to ensure the well-being and academic success of all students. By enforcing the DAEP placement for e-cigarette violations, we aim to discourage the use of harmful substances and create a safer environment that supports the overall health and development of our students.
We understand that education and communication are essential in preventing such incidents. Therefore, we are committed to reinforcing awareness and education programs about the dangers of e-cigarettes and their impact on health. We encourage parents to join us in this endeavor by having open discussions with your child/ren about the risks associated with e-cigarette usage and the importance of making responsible choices.
As we navigate this new legal requirement, we value your partnership and input as parents and guardians. If you need assistance in talking to your child about the dangers of vaping, or your child is in need of support to quit vaping, we encourage you to utilize the following resources provided by the Anti-Vaping Truth Initiative. We also have resources provided by our McKinney ISD Guidance and Counseling department which can be found here.
Once again, any McKinney ISD student in possession of an e-cigarette, vaping device, or associated paraphernalia will be referred to DAEP placement in accordance with the new law.
Thank you for your understanding and support as we work together to create a safe and nurturing learning environment for all students. Your collaboration is instrumental in achieving our shared goal of preparing our students for a successful future.
McKinney ISD
Upcoming events:
Sep. 1st-Varsity Football vs Richardson Berkner @Wildcat-Ram Stadium @7pm
Sept. 5th-Varsity Team Tennis Lions/Lionettes vs Denton Braswell High School @ Denton Braswell HS @4pm
Sept. 5th-Varsity Volleyball Lionettes vs JJ Pearce @ JJ Pearce @ 6:30pm
Sept. 8th-Varsity Volleyball Lionettes vs Little Elm @ Little Elm HS @5:30pm
Sept. 8th-Varsity Football Lions vs Flowermound High @ MISD Stadium @7:00pm