Congratulations January and February Award Winners!
CTE Teacher Spotlight: Mr. Travis Trant #CTEMonth
McBay & Sims,
All Pro Dad Time! We are excited to announce that the Varsity Soccer Teams will be present this month!
NOTE: The APD Day has moved to TUESDAY this month due to scheduling conflicts.
Broadcasting and blood splatter were served up a few days ago while the 8th graders learned about the Digital Communications and Law Enforcement high school programs. #CTEMonth #production #forensics
CTE Teacher Spotlight: Mrs. Mary Schaefer #CTEMonth
Good Morning Blackcats!
Exciting plans are already underway for the 2024-2025 school year! Below is a list of several internal promotions; they showcase some of the talented employees we have in Mexia ISD. These personnel moves will be highly beneficial to our district.
* Mr. Marcus Wilson will transition to Principal of Mexia High School. For the remainder of this school year, Mr. John Turpin will serve as the Interim Principal.
* Mrs. Jozette Jenkins will transition to Director of Special Education
* Mrs. Chimere Conner will transition to Principal of Developmental Center
* Mrs. Belinda Cotton will transition to Principal of RQ Sims
* Mr. Eric Shamblin will transition to central office in the Business and Finance Office as our new Coordinator of Procurement, Capital Assets and Inventory Management
* Mrs. Amanda Wilson will transition to Assistant Principal of Mexia Junior High
Each of these employees will finish the 2023-2024 school year in their current roles. With the promotion of these individuals, we will need assistant principals at McBay, Sims, and the High School for 2024-2025. If you or someone you know are interested in joining this great group of leaders, applications will be available on the Mexia ISD website.
Exciting things are already happening in our district and I am looking forward to the great work these individuals add to help increase opportunities for our students!
It’s a GREAT day to be a Blackcat!
Come out and support our Boys Basketball team as they take on the McGregor Bulldogs in the Bi District Playoff Game. This game will be played on Tuesday, February 20th at 7:30PM in the Midway HS Arena (8200 Mars Dr., Waco, TX 76712). Use the link below to purchase your tickets online.
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Happy School Resource Officer Day to Officer Banks!!! She is a true blessing to Mexia ISD. We are super grateful for her and all she does to protect our schools and teach our students about being good citizens. If you see her around, let her know how much you appreciate her.
Black History Celebration (Theme: African Americans and the Arts): Come enjoy food, art, history and performance on February 22, 2024 at 6PM in the Mexia High School Auditorium.
Sweetheart Dance: Friday, February 16th from 6:30-8:30PM in the McBay Cafeteria. Scroll to the right for prepay info.
Next up for CTE month...8th graders visited the Applied Agricultural Engineering and Marketing & Sales high school programs. #CTEMonth #Welding #Branding #FutureWorkforce
Good morning Blackcat family, we just wanted to let everyone know that one of our buses on county rd 427 pulled over to let a car pass and ended up getting stuck in a small ditch. There was no bus accident. There were no injuries and everyone involved was safe. Thanks to the excellent work of the MISD Transportation department, all students were quickly loaded onto another bus and transported to school so the stuck bus could be pulled back onto the pavement
February is Choose Love Awareness Month. Follow the this link ( https://5il.co/2eak1 ) for a month long calendar of MISD Choose Love activities. All MISD campuses are participating.
It's School Counselor's Week!!! If you see one of these sweet ladies this week, show them some LOVE!!!
CTE month kicked off with Day 1 of the Career Launch Academy which highlighted industrial welding. Students toured SWARCO and a few even got the opportunity to weld! Afterwards students went to Navarro College to learn about the welding program, meet the welding professor, and everyone was able to "weld" via virtual reality! #CTE #NavarroCollege #SWARCO
Sims students will have the opportunity to have a Valentines picture taken by Brandi Garza on Monday, February 5th at no cost to parents. Thank you to the PTA for covering the cost of these photos.
The Administration Building employees had their Annual Chili Cook-off today and here are the placings: 1st (Angie Rogers), 2nd (Debbie Nelson) & 3rd (Brad Andrews). If you see them out and about, offer them congratulations!
Mexia ISD was awarded a grant from Texas A&M to help bridge the gap for our students with disabilities in their transition from school to adult life, especially with transition from school to employment. Blackcat Avenue will provide our high school students with job skill training, communication skills, and self-advocacy training
ALL PRO DADS
WHEN: FRIDAY. 1/26. 7:45AM
WHERE: R.Q. SIMS CAFETERIA
WHO: ANY DADS/MENTORS +MCBAY/SIMS STUDENT(S)
NEW PROCESS...
1. IF POSSIBLE, BRING YOUR STUDENT(S) WITH YOU TO APD. SCHOOL ATTENDANCE IS NOT TAKEN UNTIL STUDENTS RETURN TO CLASS
2. PLEASE, RSVP USING THE QR CODE ABOVE BY WEDNESDAY@ NOON FOR EXPEDITED SIGN IN
January 16, 2024 12:30 p.m. Blackcat family, Mexia ISD will return to regular schedule tomorrow, Wednesday, January 17, 2024. Stay safe and warm.