McMillan Junior High
This beautiful facility was named for Frank McMillan or "Mac" as he was known by his students and friends. Born in 1907 in Clear Lake, Texas, he spent 26 of his 40-year educational career in Wylie ISD. More...
Teacher Leader Academy Graduation
On Monday, May 5 the district celebrated the professional learning accomplishments of 19 teachers representing 12 campuses who graduated as the inaugural class of the WISD Teacher Leader Academy. The class has met monthly over the past year and participated in various activities and assignments associated with leadership development. Congratulations to the Beverly Frederick and the 18 others, and to Melissa Heller, WISD Director of Staff Development, who coordinates the program.
7th Grade Registration
The parent meeting for McMillan Junior High seventh-grade students for 2008-2009 will be at 7 PM May 5 in the MJH cafeteria. Students will register for their 7th grade classes at their school online on May 6 and 7 during science/social studies.
8th Grade Registration
McMillan Junior High eighth-grade students for 2008-2009 will register for their 8th grade classes at school online on May 5 and May 8 during Texas History.
New Pre-AP Courses, Wylie East
Spanish I PreAP, French I PreAP, and Algebra I PreAP will be offered at Wylie East. If you are interested in registering for one of these classes please contact Amy Andrews, counselor at Wylie East High School, at 972-429-3166 by June 4th. Read or print the flyer here.
Knowledge Master Open
Congratulations to the McMillan Junior High Knowledge Master Team, which placed 8th in the state and in the top 40% of schools worldwide, including teams from 48 states and Cambodia, France, Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore, and the United Arab Emirates.
National Junior Honor Society
Letters and applications for possible induction into the McMillan National Junior Honor Society have been handed to eligible students in the 7th and 8th grades. Applications MUST be returned to Mrs. Clayton by Tuesday, April 29th. Students who qualify for induction will then be notified by invitation about the upcoming induction ceremony date and time.
Honors Band Brings Home Sweepstakes Trophy
The McMillan Honors Band was awarded a sweepstakes trophy at their recent U.I.L. Concert and Sight-reading contest. The Honors Band received a Division One from all six of their judges at this competition.
The band will now advance to the Region competition where their recording will be heard by a new panel of judges. There are four bands entered in this Region competition - Armstrong, Haggard, and Schimelpfineg Middle Schools from Plano, and McMillan's Honor Band. At this Region competition, the judges will select two bands to advance to the Area level and from there, the State level. The winning band becomes the prestigious CC Middle School Honor Band and performs at the Texas Music Educators Association convention in 2009.
The McMillan Honors Band is comprised of twenty-one 8th graders and twenty-five 7th graders.
Band directors are Mrs. Lisa Fitts and Mr. John Denis.
Curriculum on the WISD Web Site
The curriculum documents that the district uses for science, math and English/language arts are now available online. You can find more information about these documents and view them at this web page: http://www.wylieisd.net/curr/bundles/bundledocs.wspx .
2007 — 2008 Campus Goals
McMillan has created a campus improvement plan that aligns with the district goals for 2007-2008. Read about the plan and view its contents from this page.
Student Handbook
You can read a copy of the Student Handbook here. You will need a copy of Adobe Reader to view the PDF file. You can get Adobe Reader here if you cannot open the file above.
Absent Work
Perhaps your child has missed school, and you are wondering how to collect absent work. At McMillan Junior High, parents may request work by contacting Angie Wheeldon after their child has missed three or more consecutive days of school. To pick-up your child's work (after 2:30 p.m.), parents must call before 9 a.m. and place a request with Angie Wheeldon.
Students who miss one or two days may collect work upon returning to school.
Examples:
Mary misses Monday, September 17th. She will collect her missed work from all classes when she returns September 18th.
Jerry misses Monday , September 17th and Tuesday, September 18th. He will collect his missed work from all classes when he returns September 19th.
Tim misses Monday, September 17th, Tuesday, September 18th and Wednesday September 19th. A parent may call Angie Wheeldon to place a request to collect the work from his teachers.
Students receive the number of days absent, plus one additional day to make-up any absent work.
Walking to School
Walkers should cross Park Blvd. They can cross at Westgate Way with the crossing guard and at the bus lane in the afternoon only with the help of Mr. Blank when he's on duty. At no time should they cross anywhere along Park and they should never cross at the four way stop at Blocton and the entrance to the Davis and McMillan parking lots. They should walk from McMillan toward Davis using the front sidewalk by the buildings. They shouldn't be using the sidewalk adjacent to Park. Click here for details on getting to and from school.
Old News — Previous News
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