Lions Letter
April 14, 2021
TSI Test - Last Chance to Register! Registration closes tonight at 5:00 pm.
As a student who is interested in taking a dual credit course, you are required to show that you are ready for college-level work. Your readiness can be demonstrated by your SAT or ACT scores or by taking the TSIA (Texas Success Initiative Assessment). The TSIA determines whether a student knows key prerequisite skills for college-level coursework. All students enrolling in Texas colleges and universities take the TSI assessment unless they are exempt through their SAT/ACT scores.
The TSIA is an untimed, multiple-choice test and essay that is taken online. The test is aligned to the Texas College and Career Readiness standards for math, reading, and writing. The test has three sections and most students finish within three to five hours. The test is $25 and your results are available to you immediately upon completion. Test results are valid for five years.
If you have any questions or need to register for the TSIA through Plano ISD; please contact your counselor.
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Como estudiante que está interesado en tomar un curso de crédito doble, debe demostrar que está listo para realizar un trabajo de nivel universitario. Su preparación se puede demostrar con sus puntajes SAT o ACT o tomando la TSIA (Evaluación de la Iniciativa de Éxito de Texas). La TSIA determina si un estudiante conoce las habilidades clave como requisito previo para los cursos de nivel universitario. Todos los estudiantes que se inscriben en los colegios y universidades de Texas toman la evaluación TSI a menos que estén exentos a través de sus puntajes SAT / ACT.
El TSIA es una prueba de opción múltiple y ensayo escrito sin límite de tiempo que se toma en línea. La prueba está alineada con los estándares de Texas College and Career Readiness para matemáticas, lectura y escritura. La prueba tiene tres secciones y la mayoría de los estudiantes terminan en un periodo de tres a cinco horas. La prueba cuesta $25 y sus resultados están disponibles para usted inmediatamente después de completarla. Los resultados de las pruebas son válidos por cinco años.
Si tiene alguna pregunta o necesita registrarse para TSIA a través de Plano ISD; por favor comuníquese con su consejero.
Please click on this link to access the TSIA request form or access it below.
Last Dual Credit Meeting with Plano East - Thursday, April 15 6:00-7:00 pm
Zoom Meeting Link and Access Information
English I EOC Rescheduled - April 20
McMillen Students & Families,
As you are probably aware, the English I EOC online testing was suspended last week due to connectivity issues with the online testing program. This issue has reportedly been resolved. Students who attempted, but were unable, to complete the English I EOC on April 6th due to connectivity issues will have an opportunity to complete the assessment – it has been rescheduled for Tuesday: April 20th. There is no need to contact campus staff at this time.
STAAR testing will take place on-campus. As a reminder, please review the schedule for the week of testing:
Students may choose not to come to campus to take EOC tests this year due to COVID concerns.
· Students who do not test this spring will not be exempt from testing and will still be required to take and pass these EOC tests prior to graduation.
· Due to COVID, parents and students are just being allowed an opportunity to delay taking tests this until next year.
English EOC tests have a time limit of 5 hours. The building will open at 8:30am and all students should be in their assigned testing rooms by 9:00am. Students should plan to remain on campus until 4:15pm, as we will be unable to call into classrooms for early dismissal. Students in 7th period Athletics who have completed their EOC will be dismissed at 3:22pm. Students will be released at 4:15pm through regular dismissal. If you need assistance determining which bus your School@Home student should load in the afternoon, please utilize the Plano ISD Route Finder by clicking here.
Students need to bring the following items to campus:
1. chromebook + charger
2. pencils
3. a bottle of water
4. a sack lunch if you do not plan to purchase from the cafeteria
5. a book to read if you finish your test before others in your testing room
If you are interested in reading the McMillen STAAR (EOC) FAQs, please click here.
Sincerely,
McMillen High School
Estudiantes y familias de McMillen,
Como probablemente sepa, las pruebas en línea de inglés I EOC se suspendieron la semana pasada debido a problemas de conectividad con el programa de pruebas en línea. Según los informes, este problema se ha resuelto. Estudiantes que intentaron, pero no pudieron, completar el EOC de Inglés I el 6 de abril th debido a problemas de conectividad, tendrá la oportunidad de completar la evaluación; se ha reprogramado para el martes 20 de abril. th . No es necesario comunicarse con el personal del campus en este momento.
Las pruebas STAAR se llevarán a cabo en el campus. Como recordatorio, revise el calendario de la semana de pruebas:
Los estudiantes pueden optar por no venir al campus para tomar las pruebas EOC este año debido a preocupaciones de COVID.
· Estudiantes que no toman la prueba esta primavera no estará exento de pruebas y seguirá siendo Se requiere tomar y aprobar estas pruebas EOC antes de graduarse.
· Debido a COVID, los padres y los estudiantes solo tienen la oportunidad de retrasar la realización de los exámenes hasta el próximo año.
Las pruebas EOC en inglés tienen un límite de tiempo de 5 horas . El edificio abrirá a las 8:30 am y todos los estudiantes deben estar en sus salas de examen asignadas a las 9:00 am. Los estudiantes deben planear permanecer en el campus hasta las 4:15 p. M., ya que no podremos llamar a los salones de clases para salir temprano. Los estudiantes en el séptimo período de Atletismo que hayan completado su EOC serán despedidos a las 3:22 pm. Los estudiantes saldrán a las 4:15 pm a través de la salida regular. Si necesita ayuda para determinar qué autobús debe cargar su estudiante de School @ Home por la tarde, utilice el Buscador de rutas de Plano ISD haciendo clic aquí .
Los estudiantes deben traer los siguientes artículos al campus:
1. cargador + chromebook
2. lapices
3. a botella de agua
4. a saque el almuerzo si no planea comprar en la cafetería
5. a libro para leer si termina su prueba antes que otros en su sala de pruebas
Si está interesado en leer las preguntas frecuentes de McMillen STAAR (EOC), haga clic aquí .
Atentamente,
Escuela secundaria McMillen
COLLIN COLLEGE TECHNICAL CAMPUS OPEN HOUSE SATURDAY, APRIL 24 9AM-3PM
Plano Youth Leadership - Applications due April 15th!
Come See the McMillen Theater Production of Crimes of the Heart by Beth Henley - April 20
April 20 @ 5:00 (understudies) and again at 6:00 (UIL Cast)
7:00 Awards Ceremony
We hope you will join us for the performance. Unfortunately there is limited seating, so ALL tickets are $7 and must be purchased in advance. Purchase tickets here.
Click on the Cast List so you know which of your kiddos are a part of the production.
The show takes place in the late 70s and if you happen to have any of the items listed here, please send them our way, we would LOVE to have them as soon as possible.
Thanks so much for your continued support of McMillen Theater.
Collin College Technical Campus Open House - Saturday, April 24, 9am -3 pm
Student Opportunities
Adult Computer Classes
Library Information
Book of the Week - Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
A flying demon feeding on human energies.
A secret society of so called “Legendborn” students that hunt the creatures down.
And a mysterious teenage mage who calls himself a “Merlin” and who attempts—and fails—to wipe Bree’s memory of everything she saw.
The mage’s failure unlocks Bree’s own unique magic and a buried memory with a hidden connection: the night her mother died, another Merlin was at the hospital. Now that Bree knows there’s more to her mother’s death than what’s on the police report, she’ll do whatever it takes to find out the truth, even if that means infiltrating the Legendborn as one of their initiates.
She recruits Nick, a self-exiled Legendborn with his own grudge against the group, and their reluctant partnership pulls them deeper into the society’s secrets—and closer to each other. But when the Legendborn reveal themselves as the descendants of King Arthur’s knights and explain that a magical war is coming, Bree has to decide how far she’ll go for the truth and whether she should use her magic to take the society down—or join the fight.