Our campus cookie dough fundraiser items are being delivered to the school today. Small orders will be sent home with the students. Pick up for larger orders will be available from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the cafeteria stage.
Tomorrow is an Early Release Day. Students will be dismissed at 12:30 p.m. following lunch. If your student is a car rider, you may pick them up before lunch at 12:00 p.m. if you choose.

Kona Ice Day December 17th

Friday, December 17th, will be an Early Release Day. Students will be dismissed at 12:30 p.m. following lunch. If your student is a car rider, you may pick them up before lunch at 12:00 p.m. if you choose.

9 weeks testing is this week.
1st period, 5th period, and 8th period exams are on Wednesday, Dec. 15.
2nd period, 4th period, and 7th period exams are on Thursday, Dec. 16.
3rd period and 9th period exams are on Friday, Dec. 17.
Early Release is this Friday. Car Riders dismissed at 12:00 and bus riders at 12:30.
The last day of classes before the Christmas Break is December 17th. Classes will resume on January 4th.

Friday, December 17th, will be an Early Release Day. Students will be dismissed at 12:30 p.m. following lunch. If your student is a car rider, you may pick them up before lunch at 12:00 p.m. if you choose.

Another great day for our Mineola MS Band students! Our band students competed in the MS All-Region Band contest Friday and we are proud to announce that 12 of our students earned spots in the competition. Congratulations to all of our students who competed! We look forward to performing at this prestigious event in January. More details to come next month.

The last day of classes before the Christmas Break is December 17th. Classes will resume on January 4th.

The future for the Sound of the Swarm is bright! What a wonderful Christmas Concert presented by our Middle School Bands.



A change has been made to our incentive field trips to iJump and CiCi's Pizza scheduled for next week. The dates for 6th and 8th grades have been swapped.
Please note that 6th grade and half of 7th grade will go on December 9th. 8th grade and the other half of 7th grade will go on December 10th. Students will need to bring $7.50 for CiCi's or a sack lunch. If your child is eligible to participate, they will be bringing home a notice and waiver for you to sign tonight.

Don't forget the band concert tonight at 6:30 in the MMS gym! If you are not able to attend, you can view the concert at https://youtu.be/iNIOHZWj1Ac or live on the Mineola ISD Facebook page.

You are invited to attend the MMS One Act Play Troupe's production of "The Great Pandemonium: A Comedy in One Act" written by Pat Cook. The performance will be Sunday, December 5th at 2:30 p.m. in the High School Auditorium.

Our incentive field trips to iJump and CiCi's Pizza for qualifying students are scheduled for next week. 8th grade and half of 7th grade will go on December 9th. 6th grade and the other half of 7th grade will go on December 10th. Students will need to bring $7.50 for CiCi's or a sack lunch. If your child is eligible to participate, they will be bringing home a notice and waiver tomorrow for you to sign.

Thanks to Love on a Leash #LOAL for bringing their therapy animals for a visit! They really did put a smile on our staff and students’ faces!




Come help the band kick-off the holiday season at our annual Christmas concert at 6:30 in the Middle School gym!

Congratulations to Zoe Mandujano and Bendix Smith for being voted as 8th grade students of the month! We are so proud of you both!

Congratulations to Ms. Overall for being voted as Mineola Middle School’s teacher of the month!! We love you and thank you for your work!

TURKEY MANIA is almost here! The teachers are working hard to provide a fun-filled day of activities this Friday, November 19th. It's only $3 to participate. Bring your $3 to the office if you haven't already. Concessions available!

Parents & Family of current 6-8th graders:
Please join me via Livestream for a 25-minute parent informational meeting on Tuesday, November 9th at 6:00pm. A tour director will give you all the details about this once-in-a-lifetime adventure to Washington, D.C. and New York City during the Summer of 2023.
To join the meeting, simply click this link: schooltrip.us/MineolaTX23
Also, please RSVP for the meeting if you haven't already. Your student will bring home an RSVP slip today. You can either have your student return the slip, or click here to RSVP digitally: https://forms.gle/bfTgduJBza3gReps5
I sincerely hope you will take advantage of this special opportunity to invest in your student’s future, and that you will consider joining me on this journey as well!
Regards,
Principal Gould

