The Board of Trustees recently approved updates to the standard dress policy for middle and high school students. These updates are intended to give students increased leeway to express personal style in their accessories, while still maintaining the core look of standard dress. Parents of middle school and high school students need to be aware of the following changes:
Belts may be any color or pattern, as long as they are leather-like dress-style or canvas worn properly with an approved buckle.
Shoes and boots may now be any color or pattern. Loafers, tennis shoes, mules, slides, and open-toed sandals with a back strap are all acceptable footwear (flip flops are not allowed in the standard dress policy).
Socks may be any solid color, as long as they are a matching pair.
REMINDER:
Please note that the following expectations for standard dress will still be enforced:
Standard dress-approved pants must be worn at the waist (no sagging will be permitted).
Shirts must be worn tucked in with a belt.
All clothing must be correctly sized. Oversized or too-tight clothing will not be permitted.
Blue-jean style khaki pants or pants that are tight at the knees and ankles will not be permitted.
Click here to review the entire standard dress policy, or refer to the Student Handbook and Code of Conduct (to be distributed at the beginning of the school year).
District Offices Closed
All Mesquite ISD campuses and administrative offices will be closed from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Tuesday, August 17 for convocation. Parents wishing to register their children will be able to do so after 1 p.m. on August 17.
Dig Deeper with the MISD A.L.I.V.E. Program Now Enrolling for 2010-11!
Whether you have children in the school system or not, MISD is an integral part the Mesquite community and directly impacts you and your tax dollars. The Active Leaders Inspired by a Vision of Excellence (A.L.I.V.E.) program gives you an opportunity to study the internal operations of MISD up close. Over the course of a school year, you will meet with administrators and school board members, covering a variety of topics from curriculum and testing to personnel and budget. Most importantly, you will have the opportunity to pose questions to the decision-makers of Mesquite ISD.
The program consists of nine sessions held once a month from September through May at locations all over the school district – including administration buildings, schools, bus barns and stadiums.
More than just a “sit and listen” program, the jam-packed sessions include tours; interaction with students, teachers, and administrators; and a lot of in-depth discussion. Sessions begin at 8:30 a.m. (breakfast provided at 8 a.m.) and usually last until around 11 a.m. For this small monthly time commitment, you will be rewarded with a wealth of knowledge about MISD. And you are guaranteed to not only have your personal questions answered but also to gain answers to the questions you never thought to ask.
MISD is now enrolling for its 2010-11 A.L.I.V.E. class! Click here to complete our online enrollment form, or call Laura Jobe at 972-882-7406. Please note, the first A.L.I.V.E. session of the 2010-11 school year will meet in September.
Mesquite ISD Seniors Graduate
Seniors from five Mesquite ISD high schools recently participated in commencement ceremonies at the Special Events Center in Garland. Students attending Mesquite Academy graduated on Thursday, June 3 at Sunnyvale Baptist Church.
Graduation DVDs will be shipped in the next 3-4 weeks. If you ordered your DVD at the Garland Special Events Center and have a question, please call the Center at (972) 487-4700 and speak with the receptionist. If you turned in your pre-order form to your high school ticket office and need assistance, please call (972) 882-3680.
The Salsa Club at Dr. John Horn High School placed first in several divisions at the Texas High School Salsa Championships, held May 15 at Conrad High School in Dallas. The JHHS club won the Salsa Team Division and placed second in the Intermediate Salsa Team Division. They also received first place honors in the Latin Fusion Division.
In individual competition, Will Sorto and Clidy Sorto won the Advanced Salsa Couples Division and
Isaac Puga and Kat Dehoyos took second. Juan Bustos and Andrea Gonzalez finished in first place in Advanced Bachaa, and Alexis Garcia and Alexis Gutierrez placed second in Beginner Bachata.
Matt Morris and
Mariana Ojeda captured second place in Beginner Merengue.
Gabriel Flores and Valerie Pacheco earned a third place trophy in Beginner Salsa.
The JHHS Salsa Club is an organization dedicated to promoting Latin Dance at John Horn High School and its feeder schools.
MHS FCA Participates in Community Service Project
Members of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) at Mesquite High School recently joined the Community Life Church of Forney and Habitat for Humanity for a community service project. Fifteen students from MHS helped to scrape, paint and prime a house for a community resident.
This event was the third FCA service project of the year. Others included adopting a family for Christmas and raising money for Convoy of Hope. The group raised $2,400 to support Convoy of Hope's efforts in Haiti after the earthquake.
JROTC Drill Teams Place at National Competition
Three JROTC drill teams from Mesquite ISD recently placed at the National High School Drill Team Championships in Daytona Beach, Fla. The MISD teams were among 33 color guards competing in the Challenge Level of the championships.
The John Horn High School Male Color Guard won second place in the color guard competition, and the John Horn High School Female Color Guard placed fourth. West Mesquite's Unarmed Drill Team received third place honors in the regulation drill competition and finished third in exhibition drill. The WMHS team finished as the top Army team in the Challenge Level in its first-ever national competition.
JHHS BPA Team Wins First at National Competition
The video production team from Dr. John Horn High School won first place at the Business Professionals of America National Leadership Conference in Anaheim, Calif.
The team of Colin Brasher, Sam Blount, Dylan Stovall and Robert Clark produced a video feature, More Than Just Soup, about “The Soup Man”, David Timothy. The video portrays the lives of the homeless population in Dallas by focusing on the service that Mr. Timothy provides. The students were responsible for all aspects of the video, from shooting to the final cut.
Business Professionals of America (BPA) is a career and technical student organization for students pursuing careers in business management, office administration, information technology and other related career fields.
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