Merkel ISD

Merkel Independent School District

[Merkel ISD @merkelisd]

📌 Reminder: No School Monday!

All Merkel ISD campuses and district offices will be closed on Monday in observance of Labor Day.

Monday: Closed for Labor Day
Tuesday: Regular School Hours Resume
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Scout Team Player of the Week: Tucker C.!
Join us in celebrating Tucker for earning this week's Football Scout Team Player of the Week honor!
Drop a comment below to help us congratulate Tucker!
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Let’s hear it for our Gold Sponsor, First Financial Bank (Merkel)! 🏛️🌟
A massive thank you to our friends at First Financial Bank Texas for their continued dedication to Merkel ISD Athletics. We love seeing our local businesses invest in our athletes. Thank you! 💜💛

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🤖 Coding States of Matter!

Our students brought science to life using Ozobots! By programming these pocket-sized robots , students visually modeled how matter transitions between different states.💡🔥🧊

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🦡 BADGER BRAG THURSDAY! 💜💛

Today, we are shining the spotlight on Mrs. Parker🌟
Campus / Role: MHS Secretary

We are incredibly thankful to have you at MISD!

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Welcome Wednesday
Please join us in giving a warm purple and gold welcome to our new MMS College and Career Readiness, Kayla Duckworth!
Experience: 11 years in education!
Alma Mater: LSU (Geaux Tigers), Texas Woman’s University
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🔬 Zooming in on Science!

Our biology students got a microscopic view! Students saw deep inside an onion and cheek cell to see the difference between plant and animal cells
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Help us celebrate our outstanding Badgers of the Month for August at Merkel Middle School! 💜💛

Teacher:
Rachel Allen
Staff Member:
Lauren Lindsey
Students of the Month
6th Grade: Sophia T. & Miller O.
7th Grade: Emma A. & Daniel J.
8th Grade: Kinlee C. & Ace A.

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This past week our High School XC teams traveled to Haskell to compete. Our teams performed well and we had some individuals come home with some hardware.
Ethan - 6th in the Varsity Division
Gabriella - 2nd in the JV girls division
Analeya - 11 in the JV girls Division

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🏈 SCOUT TEAM PLAYER OF THE WEEK (Last week)

Big shoutout to Jaxton T. for putting in the work and bringing maximum effort to practice every single day! Jaxton's grit helps prepare the entire team for success​!

Way to go, Jaxton! 💜💛
#compETE #GoMerkelBadgers

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It’s the simple, everyday moments that make the biggest impact. 🥪💜💛 Our MES Principal took time to pull up a chair and enjoy lunch with our 5th graders.

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🍰BOY Testing ran like a piece of cake!

A sweet shoutout to our incredible Merkel Middle School teachers and staff for making Beginning-of-Year testing run so smoothly!

To show their appreciation, MMS brought their campus a sweet treat. 💜💛

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Community Partner Shoutout! 🚧🔨

A huge Badger shoutout to ATLAS Dirt & Construction for their generous donation of construction safety vests for the pep rally!

We are so grateful! Thank you for helping us make our first pep rally of the year such a success! 👷‍♂️💜💛

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Huge shoutout to our incredible Platinum Sponsor, Taylor Electric Cooperative, Inc.✨
We are deeply grateful for your outstanding support of the Merkel ISD Athletics program.
Thank you for investing in our students, school, and community! 💜💛
#OurBadgerStory #GoMerkelBadgers

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🦡 BADGER BRAG THURSDAY! 💜💛
Today, we are shining the spotlight on Mr. Dickerson🌟
Campus / Role: Network System Administrator

Thank you for everything you do, Andrew.
We are incredibly thankful to have you at MISD!

#BadgerStrong #ProudBadgers #OurBadgerStory #GoMerkelBadgers

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Our First Pep Rally "Best Dressed" Winners! 🚧🏗️
Analeya V.
Fawver S.

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Once a Badger, Always a Badger! 📷📷
Our UIL Science team got an incredible masterclass in enthalpy thanks to a very special guest lecturer! Former Chemistry and Health Science teacher Mrs. Donna Lang returned to campus to share her expertise.
#BadgerStrong #ProudBadgers

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🚧 Hard hats, high-fives, and tons of Badger spirit!
Our elementary students were met with the ultimate construction-themed welcome crew! A huge thank you to our cheerleaders, football players, PTO members, and staff for bringing the energy, and starting the morning off right. 👷‍♂️

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💜 Welcome Wednesday💛

Please join us in giving a warm purple and gold welcome to Paraprofessional, Kyler Keith (Williams)! 🎒✨

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Ringing in the Win! 🔔🏐

Big congratulations to our 7A, 7B, and 8A Lady Badgers on their win over Clyde! Nothing beats the sound of that Victory Bell. 💜💛

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