The Midway High School Choir program is celebrating the incredible achievement of its singers who have been selected for the prestigious Texas All-State Choir...
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After an impressive performance at the Texas Thespians State Festival, Midway High School Theatre students are being recognized as some of the best in the...
After completing the rigorous All-State audition process, two Midway High School students are among the highest-ranking orchestra students in the state...
For the seventh year in a row, Midway ISD is being recognized for meeting the highest standards set by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) in financial integrity...
The National Speech & Debate Association recently announced Susan Jones, Midway High School Speech & Debate head coach and computer science teacher, as...
One of the highest honors presented to youth by the U.S. Congress was awarded to Midway High School senior Eliana White this fall. Eliana spent hundreds of...
As a chapter, Midway FFA earned high marks this year at both the state and national level. In addition to receiving the Superior Chapter Award and a gold...
Midway Middle School Principal Jay Fischer is being recognized as a 2022 recipient of the statewide BEST Award honoring dedicated public school educators in...
Midway High School was represented by two runners at the 6A UIL State Cross Country Meet held earlier this month in Round Rock where senior Reeve Tarter and...
Not many students get to experience winning a state competition during their time in high school, and even fewer can say they won for restoring a 72-year-old...
Head Coach Troy Simonek and the Midway High School Tennis team won their 21st consecutive District Championship this fall. In addition to their district title...
Year after year, Midway High School students continue to uphold their legacy of outstanding performance in standardized testing. This year’s group of National...
Midway ISD swept the public school categories in the 2022 Waco Tribune-Herald H.O.T. Readers’ Choice Awards with three campuses being voted Best Schools...
Hewitt Elementary School Evaluation Specialist Nancy Garcia was selected as a 2022 recipient of the Purposeful Lives Award by her alma mater, Schreiner...
On Saturday Sept. 24, Midway High School Choir students traveled to Belton High School for the Texas Music Educators Association Region 8 Choir Auditions. MHS...
Sitting in the audience at Midway ISD’s Distinguished Service Award presentation, it was impossible not to feel inspired by the stories of life change that...
It’s no secret that Midway staff are always willing to go the extra mile, and that’s exactly what Lindsey Pick, fourth grade teacher at South Bosque Elementary...
Each year, the Texas Association of School Boards provides school districts across the state with the opportunity to honor local media representatives and...
Longtime volunteer Nancy Walker received an unexpected surprise during Tuesday night’s PTA meeting at Speegleville Elementary School. To honor her...
Each year, Midway ISD honors companies and individuals for their contributions and commitment to supporting educational excellence in our local community...
Recently, two Midway ISD Administrators were selected for professional honors commending their dedicated leadership and exceptional service. Region 12 TEPSAN...
Once again, Midway ISD is among the Best Communities in the nation for music education. For the 14th year in a row, the district’s commitment to music...
Incoming eighth-grader Vihaan Sibal completed the 2022 Scripps National Spelling Bee with a remarkable third-place finish. The Midway Middle School student was...
Before graduating high school in May, senior Carson Lutz succeeded in earning the title of 6A State Champion in Literary Criticism earlier this spring. Carson...
UIL’s Interscholastic League Press (ILPC) Individual Achievement Awards honor the top high school journalists in Texas. This spring, several Midway students...
Several Midway students won top honors at both the state and national levels of this year’s National Federation of Press Women’s annual High School...
Midway High School art student Anna Seago competed in this year’s annual TAEA Visual Arts Scholastic Event (VASE) and was awarded a medal at the state level...
After winning the regional Citizen Bee Competition, Grace Collins advanced to represent Midway High School at the state-level competition in April. Senior...
Each year, the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) recognizes students for their accomplishments and goals in computing and...
By: Kylie Drossner, Baylor University Intern Midway High School senior Courtney Janecka recently earned the Congressional Award Gold Medal. The Congressional...
Midway High School students Grace Collins, Carson Lutz, Carly Williams and Neon Zheng won this year’s Rotary Challenge for the first time in Midway’s history...
Midway High School journalism teacher Jamie Beavers is being honored this year with not only one, but two professional awards! She was selected as the 2022...
The Midway Extra Mile Award is presented to individuals who go above and beyond in service to our school community, and Midway is proud to honor high school...
Each year the PTA Reflections Contest awards original works of art from students in six categories: Dance Choreography, Film Production, Literature, Music...
The Midway High School Cross-Examination Debate Team of Colin Jones and Neon Zheng competed in the 2022 UIL CX Debate 6A State competition in Austin on March...
At first it might seem like nachos and waffles have nothing in common, but for Midway High School’s Student Chef Team this was the perfect combination. Peyton...
Earlier this month, three Midway High School students competed in the Texas FFA Tractor Technician championship, advancing to the finals and finishing in...
Woodgate Intermediate School Principal Wes Kanawyer received quite the surprise when H-E-B representatives visited his campus to share the news of his...
Midway ISD will be represented by three Woodgate Intermediate students at this year’s Texas Science and Engineering Fair. Congratulations to state finalists...
Every year the Texas School Public Relations Association honors outstanding contributions in education communications through the Star Awards. The 2021 awards...
Niche.com assessed thousands of public schools in Texas to determine the highest achieving school districts along with top-performing elementary, middle and...
The Midway ISD Innovation and Learning Department was recently named a winner of the 2022 Outstanding Professional Learning Award presented by Learning Forward...
Julie Biezenski and Brad Shelton were presented with the Red Ball Award from Special Olympics Texas for their efforts to help Midway High School students...
Apple Distinguished Schools are centers of leadership and educational excellence that demonstrate inventive use of technology and inspire student creativity...
2021 Central Texas Spelling Bee Champion Vihaan Sibal took 7th place as a finalist in this year’s Scripps National Spelling Bee. What does it take to...
Midway High School chemistry teacher Krystle Moos was recently named Region 12 Secondary Teacher of the Year after being recognized as Midway ISD’s District...
Once again, Midway ISD is being honored with the Best Communities for Music Education (BCME) distinction awarded by the National Association of Music Merchants...
Midway High School senior Angeles Perez has been selected as one of 500 Dell Scholarship winners nationwide. The Michael and Susan Dell Foundation...
The Interscholastic League Press (ILPC) Individual Achievement Awards (IAAs) honor top high school journalists in the state. Midway High School students and...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Third annual honoree selected as Sharron Zachry Rising Star Award recipient Congratulations to this year’s Sharron Zachry Rising Star Award recipient, Adam...
Kendall Lowe (left) and Annaliese Rose (right) pictured with their winning entry (Photo by Hailey Fisher). The National Federation of Press Women Texas award...
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...
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...
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...
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...
April Harris, Assistant Principal of Midway Middle School, has been selected to represent the Texas Association of Secondary School Principals (TASSP) as a...
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...
Twelve Midway High School choral students qualified for the Texas Music Educators Association All-State Choirs. Congratulations to the following students:...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Midway High School Associate Principal Becky Odajima is the Texas Assistant Principal of the Year, as named by the Texas Association of Secondary School...
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...
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...
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...
For outstanding achievement in leadership, service, and activities that serve to improve the school and community, Midway High School has been recognized by...
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 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...
Midway High School students are making BPA their business, and business is good! BPA is Business Professionals of America, the leading student organization for...
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...