By Chine Okeke, Baylor University Intern Teachers all across the country have consistently been finding creative ways to keep students engaged and continue to...
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By: Gia Gulino, Baylor University Intern Midway media students will put their skills to the test with new equipment from the Midway Education Foundation donors...
By: Chine Okeke, Baylor University Intern Technology is constantly changing the landscape of our everyday lives and the education industry has not been left...
By: Chine Okeke, Baylor University Intern Coding may seem scary and complicated but one Midway ISD coding club showed that anyone can do it! With the help of a...
By: Samantha Marquise, Baylor University Intern “When am I ever going to use this in real life?”. If you have ever taken a math class, these words may have...
By: Chine Okeke, Baylor University Intern When you think about math, the first thing that comes to your mind may be difficulty or even boredom; so what better...
By Landry Leatherwood, Baylor University Intern The Education Foundation at Midway Independent School District aims to create resources for projects that...
By: Gia Gulino, Baylor University Intern Educators and students returned to in-person and virtual classrooms shaped by COVID-19. The Midway ISD Education...
Christe Hancock, Speegleville’s librarian, and a student put to use the Little Free Library at the front of Speegleville Elementary and restock books...
By Landry Leatherwood, Baylor University Intern Paws for Peace is a Midway ISD Education Foundation Grants for Great Ideas winner that uses animatronic pets to...
By: Samantha Marquise, MISD Intern It is no secret that the importance of STEM is continually increasing, as our world becomes more and more advanced. Now more...
By: Sam Marquise, MEF Intern The days of anxiously tapping your toes under your desk to focus are over! Swivel chairs, yoga balls, and other forms of active...
By: Sam Marquise, MEF Intern With the growing need for technological, scientific, and analytical understandings in the job market, it is no wonder that such a...
By: Samantha Marquise, MISD Intern The overwhelming success of TV shows like CSI, NCIS, and Law & Order show the fascination that people have with forensic...
By: Samantha Marquise At least once in their career, every history teacher has repeated George Santayana’s famous words “those who don’t know history are...
By Samantha Marquise, Baylor University Intern Information Technology used to be the way of the future. However, for today’s children, IT is the way of the...
By Samantha Marquise, Baylor University Intern Math is notoriously one of the trickiest subjects to learn, especially at a young age. However, math is part of...
By Juliann Riggin, MHS Independent Study in Journalism Student Everyone loves a good selfie with friends, but now sixth graders at Woodgate Intermediate School...
By: Ariana Perry, MHS Independent Study in Journalism Student As the years pass at Midway ISD there are a number of teachers who continue to passionately lead...
By: JosevDiaz, MHS Independent Study in Journalism Student Although many people have walked the halls of Midway High School, few have truly captured the...
By Adia West, Midway Independent Study in Journalism Student Piano music softly echoes from a modest brick house on the corner. Inside, Tom Johnson, a former...
One of the most valuable skills all elementary students are expected to master is that of measuring and recording data. This can sometimes be frustrating for...
Technology has become an essential part of the classroom environment. iPads have allowed teachers and students alike to communicate and be creative in many new...
Teaching is a very rewarding career path. It is also one that some people end up in unexpectedly. The Para-to-Pro scholarship program is a partnership between...
by Marshall Tompkins, MHS Student The Mayborn Museum, located at 1300 S University Parks Dr hosted a “SpEd-tacular” night of fun for the special needs families...
Third annual honoree selected as Sharron Zachry Rising Star Award recipient Congratulations to this year’s Sharron Zachry Rising Star Award recipient, Adam...
New Mobile Kitchen Offers Learning Opportunities to Students Order up! Midway students now have the opportunity to learn basic cooking skills and apply them to...
Emily Kate Mosley, Class of 2019, is the latest Midway High School student to earn the prestigious Congressional Medal established in 1979 to recognize...
By Brooke Burns Learning to play a musical instrument at a young age has several benefits that include improving memory skills, creating a sense of...
By Kaitlin Morley “It’s time to go to the motor lab!” Ms. High’s new favorite phrase. The motor lab means a 25 minute break from the normal classroom setting...
Brooke Burns, PR Intern at the Education Foundation The 8th grade students at Midway Middle School are being immersed in a new way to review for upcoming tests...
First year teachers to Midway ISD were welcomed warmly to Midway ISD during the August 6 new employee orientation training with a $150 reimbursement provided...
By Katie Frost, Baylor University Student Midway ISD Intern In a culture that tends to define our worth and value by the number of likes or friends on social...
by Baylor University Intern Katie Frost As we quickly approach graduation season, the Midway ISD Education Foundation honors the top 50 graduating students at...
By Brian Townley, MHS Class of ’88 Everyone can remember their first experience with leadership and the effect it had on their development. Think back...
by Katie Frost, Baylor University Intern Special Olympics focuses on what an athlete can do, rather than what they cannot do. Disabilities fade away, and sport...
Last year, the fourth grade students of Castleman Creek Elementary would have never expected to be using robots in their school library. However, thanks to the...
Midway High School will celebrate the installment of its CONNECTlabs, new innovative learning spaces, with a ribbon cutting event at 4 p.m. March 12. The labs...
The 2017-2018 Spirit of Midway breakfast honoring Midway High School students’ volunteer and community leadership efforts will be held at Crestview Church of...
by Juliann Riggin, MHS Independent Study in Journalism Student Middle school physical education teacher Jonathan Cofer recently received a grant for a fishing...
By Marshal Tompkins, MHS Independent Study in Journalism student The computer science teachers at Midway High School and Midway Middle School recently received...
By Juliann Riggin, MHS Independent Study in Journalism Student By Juliann Riggin, MHS Independent Study in Journalism Student It’s hard to attend Midway ISD...
By Georgia Holland, MHS Independent Study in Journalism Student Midway ISD was much different than it was 43 years ago. Sherilyn Lewis can tell you just how...
Have you ever heard a child say, “When am I ever going to use this in real life?”, while helping them with their math homework? Natalie Burt, 7th grade math...
By Michelle Morrow, Independent Study in Journalism Student Over the years Midway ISD Education Foundation has given many grants to Midway High School...
Flexible seating options and collaborative learning stations are transforming education, and the Midway ISD Education Foundation is a driving force behind...
In today’s world most are familiar with the phase, “It takes a village” to raise a child. But that concept is hardly new. In the 50s, 60s, 70s, and 80s this...
Any former student of Mr. David Vardeman’s would be able to tell you “the Lysol story.” Anytime a student in Mr. Vardeman’s classroom would cough or sneeze, he...
From 1990 thru 2015 Sharron McKethan Zachry was a fixture in the Midway School District- a moving fixture. She loved all things MIDWAY and was always on the...
This time of year you might feel that you actually could fry an egg on the hot sidewalk, but a quick look at the Wunderground website (www.wunderground.com)...
Fourth grade students at South Bosque Elementary School were given the opportunity to travel back in time and experience life in Paleo America on a field trip...
Students who can think critically are able to solve problems effectively and will be more successful adults and employees in their future workplaces. Holly...
Over the past five years, Escape Rooms have become a breakout form of entertainment across the nation. Thanks to a grant from Midway ISD Education Foundation...
Volunteers are the backbone of any organization, and the Midway ISD Education Foundation has 33 outstanding community volunteers who serve on our Board of...
According to a CBS news report, the average teacher spends $500 annually to provide additional materials for their classroom. The Midway ISD Education...
According to research, reading four to five books a summer prevents a decline in a student’s reading level. With this research, Hewitt Elementary was set up as...
Midway sixth graders at River Valley Intermediate School and Woodgate Intermediate School were visited by award-winning science and mathematics children’s...
Midway ISD employs a number of new teachers each year. Some of these employees are first year teachers, and they often have few supplies or decorations for...
It is no longer the same Midway Middle School library you remember. The decision was made to give the middle school library a bit of a face-lift. After gutting...
The Midway ISD Education Foundation has granted classroom grant wishes for almost twelve years now, but this year the nonprofit organization is reaching out to...
As a child, we often times dream about playing a character on our favorite investigation show. For students in Kasha Gorham’s class, students were able to see...
The Midway Independent School District is proud to announce this year’s Showcase of Stars banquet honoring students who have excelled academically and the...
Technology has rapidly branched out to younger generations allowing them to excel in their studies. With the help of generous donors, Woodway Elementary School...
Midway graduate gives back to foster success Reflecting on his experience growing up in Midway ISD, Brian Townley, Class of 1988, recognizes that his...