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🌱 How Melissa’s jump to 5A challenges assumptions about school size and success

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  • How Melissa’s jump to 5A challenges assumptions about school size and success

Also on today's calendar: Free Yoga Class and 2 more events.

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Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Increasingly windy, with a high of 63 and low of 32 degrees.
  • Friday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 58, low: 47.
  • Saturday: Sunny, windy and warmer, with a high of 76 and low of 49 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• DeSoto's presence in UIL state title game shows enrollment numbers aren't everything (dallasnews.com) — Melissa High School’s football program gets a notable mention as it prepares to move up to Class 5A Division I with an enrollment of 2,203, underscoring how school size doesn’t always dictate success. The story compares Melissa with powerhouses like DeSoto, Duncanville, and Aledo to show smaller-enrollment programs can still thrive in the UIL state football picture.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Thursday December 18
  • 3rd Thursday Coffee & Connections
    AISD Administration Building , 151 W Rosamond Parkway , Anna
    7:45 am
  • Rock n' Walk - SRC
    Senior Recreation Center , 1400 S. College St. , McKinney
    8:00 am
  • Mom & Tots - OSRC
    Old Settler's Recreation Center , 1201 E. Louisiana St. , McKinney
    10:00 am
  • Homeschool PE - OSRC
    Old Settler's Recreation Center , 1201 E. Louisiana St. , McKinney
    10:00 am
  • Chair Volleyball - SRC
    Senior Recreation Center , 1400 S. College St. , McKinney
    11:30 am
  • Ping Pong - SRC
    Senior Recreation Center , 1400 S. College St. , McKinney
    11:30 am
  • Badminton - SRC
    Senior Recreation Center , 1400 S. College St. , McKinney
    2:00 pm

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  • Found Cat - NAME : CALLIE , FEMALE CAT.
    We took her to the vet, she is chipped but the chip information expired in 2023, so we are unable to locate owner information. Please message me if… (Nextdoor Melissa)
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