Congratulations to the following students in the BPA Virtual Contest. These students would have traveled to Washington, D.C. in May to compete further and...
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Imagine Learning is pleased to inform you that Spring Valley Elementary has been selected as a 2019-2020 School of Excellence for its use of Imagine Math PreK...
Lihn Nguyen, Woodgate’s 6th grade art student, has won a first place title for the Treasure of the Texas Coast Art Contest. She shares the first place...
When the 2019-2020 school year began, there was no way to know what “Midway and Beyond” would truly entail. Congratulations to MISD students...
Congratulations, Graduates! Click here for the a photo album with roving coverage of random moments from the event (additional shots added June 8). The Waco...
The Midway High School class of 2020 walk through the halls as students one last time.
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On Saturday, April 24th, The High School Art Department had four students compete in the annual TAEA Visual Arts Scholastic State Event. They competed against...
Midway ISD annually celebrates a teacher of the year at each elementary campus, and two teachers of the year at each secondary campuses. These 12 educators...
For the twelfth year in a row, Midway ISD has been recognized by the NAMM Foundation (National Association of Music Merchants) as one of the Best...
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: 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...
Woodgate Intermediate School in Midway ISD earns National distinction by being designated a School to Watch! The National Forum to Accelerate Middle-Grades...
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...
On Wednesday, February 5, 2020, nineteen Midway Panthers signed their national letter of intent to continue their academic and athletic careers. It is through...
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...
Midway ISD has received the Platinum Recognition award in the 2019 Live Well Waco Healthy Worksite Recognition Program. This award was presented by the Waco...
On Saturday September 28th, Midway High School Choir students traveled to Belton High School to audition for the Texas Music Educators Association Region 8...
Midway High School’s Career and Technology Education (CTE) programs have racked up considerable accolades in the last year… and state leaders have...
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...
courtesy of Education Service Center Region 12 WACO, Texas – Out of 76 school districts across the 12-county education service area of Region 12, two...
On May 21, seven senior choir students were awarded scholarships at the annual Choir Banquet held in The Pavilion at the Carleen Bright Arboretum. $500...
Eleven Midway Middle School seventh graders have been recognized in the Duke Talent Identification Program. Duke TIP students are selected nationwide each year...
Photo of Ricky Lacy in a MHS game vs Belton, Photo by Marshal Tompkins won second place. Several MHS students won state level awards May 4 at the UIL...
Pictured: Midway’s State Champion Vet Sciences Team Midway was represented well at the FFA’s yearly Career and Leadership Development Events (CDE)...
Midway High School’s Business Professionals of America (BPA) students competed for national titles last week in Anaheim, California. Congratulations to...
Jessica Haner reads her winning piece from The Optimist Club of Waco Essay Contest at the banquet this week. Photo by Jamie Beavers By Christian Boesche, MHS...
Midway Independent School District Board of Trustees welcomed a familiar face to a key role in today’s Special Called Board Meeting. Dr. Aaron Peña, the...
Many students submitted their pieces in this year’s Texas Coast Children’s Art Contest, and the winners have just been announced. Among the first...
Courtesy of MHS Student Council, adapted from event script Congratulations to the class favorites of 2019! Best Dressed The young ladies nominated were Josie...
Third annual honoree selected as Sharron Zachry Rising Star Award recipient Congratulations to this year’s Sharron Zachry Rising Star Award recipient, Adam...
Annaliese and Kendall with their certificates.Kendall Lowe (left) and Annaliese Rose (right) pictured with their winning entry (Photo by Hailey Fisher). The...
Congratulations to the UIL Speech, Debate, and Academic Team members who placed first in district! Advancing Teams: “Violet Sharp” One Act Play students...
By Mariah Cox, MHS Independent Study in Journalism student Midway High School AVID student and senior Jasmine Salazar was one of the select few Dell...
Midway High School choral students performed with the Texas All-State Mixed Choir in San Antonio, Saturday, February 16, 2019 at the Henry B. Gonzalez...
Congratulations Art Students! On Saturday, February 16t, The High School Art Department took 30 students to Harker Heights High School to compete in the annual...
Midway High School FFA Senior Zoe Tripp’s recent win at a public speaking contest resulted in a hefty award. Tripp, a MISD FFA member since 10th grade, won the...
This past weekend, Midway High School’s Tractor Technician Team competed in the Houston Livestock Show, placing 3rd overall and taking home thousands of...
This past week, Midway High School student Gus Routh received his certificate of appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point. Routh was...
Photos by Mariah Cox, Jessica Haner, and Daniel PerryArticle by Krystle Moos On February 26th, Remi Labeille and Sophie Kearney participated in the Central...
Emily Kate Mosley, Class of 2019, is the latest Midway High School student to earn the prestigious Congressional Medal established in 1979 to recognize...
Midway students advance to state cooking competition Congrats to Midway High School Panther Chef Winners DQ Carter and Rifka Hacker. Their “Garden of...
Four Midway High School students earned the highest possible ACT composite score of 36 in 2018. Juniors Matthew Stamey, son of Anndrea and James Stamey...
Four Midway seniors recently qualified as semifinalists for the nationally renowned Dell Scholarship, which provides students with financial assistance...
About the Performance Evan Watts, MHS Sophomore, and other community members in the Central Texas Choral Society (CTCS) performed last week at Carnegie Hall in...
Midway alum Julian Diaz-Granados makes his Broadway debut this month in Ruben & Clay’s First Annual Christmas Carol Family Fun Pageant Spectacular Reunion...
In 2013, Midway embarked on an innovative one-to-one initiative that provided digital devices to every student. This helped level the playing field for access...
Search #1MidwayScience on Twitter to see Midway K-12 science in action. Featured Tweeters from October were: Katy McConal, Haylee...
Midway Teacher Recognized at National Level in Two Fields in One Month It’s been quite a month for Susan Jones, debate and computer science teacher at Midway...
Congratulations to Kolby Kilgo, Kenna Kilgo, 2010 State Softball Champions, and Coach Tim O’Leary! Kolby Kilgo Kolby is being inducted as an Outstanding...
Homecoming Queen Makayla Parker is the daughter of Michael and Jennifer Parker of Hewitt. Makayla’s school achievements and activities have included...
Midway Middle School Art Teacher Rhonda Goff has been named the 2018 Middle School Outstanding Art Educator by the Texas Art Education Association for her...
Midway High School students have a legacy of outstanding performance in standardized testing, ranking above both state and national averages on both the SAT...
Krista Gore, MHS senior and AV Production Students, swept the Heart of Texas Fair & Rodeo PSA and Art Contests winning for video, magazine, and senior...
The results are in! Heart of Texas Fair and Rodeo has awarded 44 Midway students with medals in categories ranging from Magazine Ads, AV Production, Spelling...
Midway Junior Wins Second Place and an Asteroid at International Science Fair After winning first place at the Texas State Science Fair, Midway Junior Remi...
April Harris, Assistant Principal of Midway Middle School, has been selected to represent the Texas Association of Secondary School Principals (TASSP) as a...
162 students at Midway High School have earned AP Scholar Awards in recognition of their exceptional achievement on AP Exams. The College Board’s Advanced...
The Policy Debate team of Hanxing Kuang and Anna Lucas (Midway KL) competed at the National Speech & Debate Association National Tournament in Fort...
Midway Freshman Represents AVID at State-wide Leadership Academy One thousand, one hundred twenty-one outstanding 4th-8th graders participated in Education in...
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...
Search #1MidwayScience on Twitter to see Midway K-12 science in action. May’s Featured Tweeters are: Holly Land, ShaLynna Mosley, and Dr. Aaron...
With a score of 93 in Class 6A Spelling and Vocabulary and a tie-breaker score of 19, junior Anna Turner won 3rd place at the State UIL Academic Meet. Anna has...
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...
In their first time competing at regionals, Midway High School MCJROTC students scored high among over 59 other programs across Region 5. Region 5 includes...
The National Federation of Press Women Texas award committee has just announced the winners of the 2018 Edith Fox King High School Journalism Contest. Midway...
Rida Fatima Hussain: The Henry Downs Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution is pleased to announce the2017-18 American...
The MS/JH Cambiata Institute @ University of North Texas began a national conference for choral music 4 years ago that is specifically designed for and geared...
UPDATE: Courtney Toscano (Senior) – 1st Place Graphic Design ( out of 52 National entries) Taylor Mason – 2nd place – Graphic Design ( out of 52 National...
Senior Class Favorites 2018 Most Theatrical – Andy Kanz & Bethany Johnson Best Dressed – Kaitori Leveston & Izzy Veloz Most Musical...
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...
Midway High School students participated in this year’s Texas French Symposium. The Texas French Symposium is a statewide competition for high school...
UPDATE: Congratulations to state medalists, Isaac Thiltges, Kyle Tullis, and Gina Pak for their hard work at the TAEA Competition! On Feb. 15, The High School...
Search #1MidwayScience on Twitter to see Midway K-12 science in action. February’s Featured Tweeters are: Jill Cartwright, Jennifer Davis, Jacki...
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 students have a legacy of outstanding performance in standardized testing, ranking above both state and national averages on both the SAT...
Midway High School had an impressive 18 student athletes sign to play collegiate sports on Wednesday, February 7, 2018. Many athletes signed to play D1 level...
This month, BPA (Business Professionals of America)took 63 students to Rockwall High School to compete in their annual Regional Competition. They competed...
Search #1MidwayScience on Twitter to see Midway K-12 science in action. In January, #1MidwayScience received special Science shout-outs from Midway...
Twelve Midway High School choral students qualified for the Texas Music Educators Association All-State Choirs. Congratulations to the following students:...
Search #1MidwayScience on Twitter to see Midway K-12 science in action. December’s featured Tweeters are Rachel Abarca-Contreras, Tonya Bottoms, Kristi...
Fifteen Midway theatre students qualified for the International Thespian Festival in June. The Texas Thespian Festival (the state level) was held on Nov. 15-18...
Search #1MidwayScience on Twitter to see MISD K-12 science in action. November’s featured Tweeters are Emily Arlitt, Andrei Perdon, Ginger Rhodes...
The MMS and Intermediate orchestra musicians attended the All-Region orchestra auditions this month. Twenty-seven middle school students, directed by Terence...
On November 4, the MMS band attended All-Region band auditions (hosted at Midway Middle School). A record-breaking 54 musicians made either the Symphonic or...
Midway’s very own Holly Land won the 2017 Ernest and Sarah Butler Awards for Excellence in Science Teaching. She is featured in the November issue of...
Search #1MidwayScience on Twitter to see all of the amazing things going on in science classrooms across the district! October’s featured Tweeters are...
The results are in! Heart of Texas Fair and Rodeo has awarded 53 Midway students with medals (and a crown) in categories ranging from Magazine Ads to Spelling...
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...
48 Hour Film Festival Seven Midway AV Production students participated in the 48 Hour Film Festival this summer in Dallas. Their film “The Perfect...
Presenting the #1MidwayScience Tweets of the Month! The featured tweets for September 2017 are… Morgan Castillo, Elizabeth Fox, Jennifer Gibson...
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...
Midway High School students have a legacy of outstanding performance in standardized testing, ranking above both state and national averages on both the SAT...
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...