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...
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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...
The State Board of Education has created an 18-member steering committee to help it develop a new Long-Range Plan for Public Education. The committee will work...
The College Board’s Advanced Placement Program® (AP®) provides willing and academically prepared students with the opportunity to take rigorous college-level...
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)...
On May 23, Midway High School the National French Exam (Le Grand Concours) and some were inducted into the National French Honor Society (Société Honoraire de...
Midway High School Valedictorian Edward Sangyoon Kim is the son of Sung-Kun Kim and Sang-Nam Yi of Waco. Edward won the Intel International Science and...
Congratulations to Our 2017 Retirees Thank you for your combined 350 years of service to the children of Midway ISD! CASTLEMAN CREEK ELEMENTARY Debbie...
The Interscholastic League Press (ILPC) Individual Achievement Awards (IAAs) honor top high school journalists in the state. Midway students and graduated were...
Midway senior, Brittany Brewer, was awarded First Place in the Martha Marcks Mack Junior Vocal Award by the National Federation of Music Clubs. This national...
District Competition Results: Edward Kim & Hanson Kuang – 1st Karissa Cleaver & Anna Lucas – 2nd Stephen Bender & Ben White – 3rd (alternates for...
National award program recognizes innovation and excellence in public schools Nearly one in three Midway students qualifies for assistance just to have...
Beth Olson, assistant principal at Woodway Elementary, is one of the Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association (TEPSA) Assistant Principals of...
An impressive 18 Midway Middle School students qualified for the 36th annual Duke University Talent Identification Program’s State Recognition. The seventh...
Midway Sophomore, Addison Bain won 3rd place in the nationwide Baylor Youth Entrepreneur of the Year contest. Addison was nominated earlier this year by 2...
Two Midway High School seniors, Julie Nguyen and Shaurmeyun “Shea” Isaac, have earned $20,000 scholarships from the Michael and Susan Dell...
Wilson Burnett, Junior Wilson will be attending the Baylor String Quartet Camp in early June. He will also attend Apple Hill Chamber Music Workshop in New...
Cooper Johnson, Junior Cooper was accepted into the Oberlin Conservatory of Music’s summer Percussion Institute in Oberlin, Ohio that takes place from June 25...
Haeun Moon of Waco, Texas, won top honors at the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) Senior String Competition finals on March 19 at Baltimore MD during...
Midway senior, Maddie Schwarz has been selected as a 2017 recipient of the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) Aspirations in...
The National Association for Professional Development Schools selected the Baylor University/Midway Independent School District Professional Development School...
On Friday, Mar. 3, the Midway Middle School Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Dawn Henry, and the Symphonic Band, under the direction of Ken McLellan...
This year, Midway filled three out of five at the state robotics competition. The five positions are coveted as they include teams from the Austin, Dallas...
MHS freshman, David Granger traveled to Austin Thursday to serve as honorary page during a session of the 85th General Assembly of the Texas Senate. Granger...
February 2 is the 100th day of the school year! Let’s celebrate a few highlights of the many awesome accomplishments of our staff...
Nicholas White won the 2016-2017 Daughters of the American Revolution National Park Essay Contest. Nicholas is a fifth grader at River Valley Intermediate...
Competing against hundreds of BPA students, Midway High School swept the regional competition with 36 students advancing to the state level competition. This...
Ten Midway High School choral students have been named to Texas Music Educators Association All-State Choirs. Congratulations to Brittany Brewer, Josie Pooler...
Midway junior and Miss Teen Waco, Madeline Nichols, spent the first day of the legislative session with Representative Doc Anderson and Senator Brian Birdwell...
51 middle school band students earned a chair in the All-Region Band! The All-Region Band is comprised of the best musicians from our region, selected through...
Six Midway High School students qualified to compete at the International Thespian Festival in Lincoln, Nebraska this summer. The students competed at the...
Midway High School has four orchestra students selected as All-State musicians by the Texas Music Educators Association, an honor that only the top...
Midway High School Associate Principal Becky Odajima is the Texas Assistant Principal of the Year, as named by the Texas Association of Secondary School...
South Bosque has joined Little Free Library, a nationwide program (littlefreelibrary.org) open to the community. Neighbors, students, and teachers can...
Midway FFA had a very successful night at the Waco District FFA Leadership Development Events this week. These students have trained hard over the last several...
Congratulations to the first athletic scholarship recipients of the Class of 2017! Among these impressive students are All-Americans, All-State athletes...
What an opening number! The Midway High School Choir Program has had a great start to the school year, bringing in awards, strong performances, and recognition...
Midway Middle School Student Wins Grand Prize in HOT Fair Junior Class Photo Contest James Beavers, a seventh grade student at Midway Middle School, won the...
Four times a year, Midway ISD honors employees who go above and beyond the call of duty for students and colleagues. The first honorees for this school...
Class of 2017 Homecoming Queen is Lexi Smock. Lexi is the daughter of Jackie Van Schoik and Albert Smock. Lexi’s school achievements & activities...
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 senior, Hannah Wang won this year’s Intellectual Property Video contest (for 16-18 year olds)! Her video stars several Midway students as they...
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...
Midway ISD is proud to announce that assistant principals from three MISD campuses swept the Region 12 assistant principal of the year awards for every grade...
Eighty-five students at Midway High School have earned AP Scholar Awards in recognition of their exceptional achievement on AP Exams. The College Board’s...
The Midway HS Meistersingers ventured to the Big Apple over the Memorial Day weekend. What a thrill for the group of 80 MHS juniors and seniors, accompanied by...
For outstanding achievement in leadership, service, and activities that serve to improve the school and community, Midway High School has been recognized by...
The Midway High School Class of 2016 valedictorian and salutatorian are making more of a mark than an A+ in their academic careers. Matthew Parsons founded a...
Congratulations to freshman Anna Turner and senior Yuchen “Wendy” Hua, Midway’s state UIL Language Arts competitors. Anna placed fourth at...
Spring Valley Elementary Assistant Principal Christy Watley is amongst twenty assistant principals state-wide who were recently named Region Assistant...
Midway High School students submitted more than 150 photographs and pieces of art for the annual Art on Elm Avenue event in April. Some students were honored...
Midway ISD is officially one of the nation’s best communities for music education, once again. This spring, 476 school districts across the United States are...
The Midway Pantherette track team had a great district 12-6A meet Wednesday and Thursday as the girls brought home almost 90 medals and the JV team...
Midway High School students are making BPA their business, and business is good! BPA is Business Professionals of America, the leading student organization for...
Congratulations to the Class Favorites of 2016: Most Theatrical-Female– Kylie Keele Most Theatrical-Male –Jonah Hardt Best Dressed Male-Chris Curry...
Midway High School students have dedicated more than 6,645 community service hours to the Waco area this school year alone through the Spirit of Midway...
Debbie Perry, District Coordinator of Elementary Mathematics for Midway ISD, was selected by the Southern Methodist University (SMU) Research in Mathematics...
Midway Middle School Panther Chorale Girls’ Choir has been selected as one of only TWO treble choirs in the state to perform for the 3rd Annual MS/JH National...
Call it a “Steve Harvey Moment.” The emcee for the National Speech & Debate Association’s district competition called his omission “a major screw up.” You...
Nine Texas principals were recently selected as Texas National Distinguished Principal (NDP) finalists by the Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors...
Christopher Joseph Curry, a senior at Midway High School, has been named a 2016 National Merit Finalist for his score on the PSAT test, scoring among the top...
Midway High School had an impressive 19 student athletes sign to play collegiate athletics on Wednesday, February 3, 2016. Many athletes signed to play D1...
Despite the competition DOUBLING with more than 350 teens competing at the Business Professionals of America (BPA) regional competition, Midway High School...