Melissa High School
Coordinates: 33°17′25″N 96°34′33″W / 33.2904°N 96.5759°W
| Melissa High School | |
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| Address | |
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3150 Cardinal Dr. Melissa, Texas, 75454 United States | |
| Information | |
| School type | Public high school |
| School district | Melissa Independent School District |
| Principal | Michael Carter |
| Assistant principals | Duke Sparks |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 523[1] (2015-2016) |
| Color(s) | Red, Black & White |
| Athletics conference | UIL Class AAAA |
| Mascot | Cardinals |
| Website | Melissa High School website |
Melissa High School is a public high school in Melissa, Texas (United States). It is part of the Melissa Independent School District in north-central Collin County and classified as a 4A school by the UIL. The school is located on the northwest edge of the city of Melissa. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.[2]
Athletics
The Melissa Cardinals compete in the following sports - [3]
Cross Country, Volleyball, Football, Basketball, Wrestling, Powerlifting, Soccer, Golf, Tennis, Track, Softball & Baseball.
State Titles
- Football - [4]
- 2011(2A/D1)
Notable Athletic Success
In the 2010-2011 season, the Melissa Cardinals Men's Basketball team made it to the State Quarterfinals for Class 2A in Austin, Texas before being beat by the Tatum Eagles. During most of the season Melissa was ranked #1 in the state for Class 2A.
During the summer of 2011, the Melissa Cardinals 7-on-7 football team won the Division II State Championship.
In 2011, the Girls Cross Country team finished 2nd at the State Meet in Round Rock, Texas.
In December 2011, the varsity football team won the first ever state championship by defeating the Hempstead Bobcats 28–15 at Cowboys Stadium.
Academic achievements
In 2010 Melissa High School's One Act Play crew advanced to Regionals where their run ended.
During 2010–11 the Melissa High School Cardinal Band won numerous achievements in multiple competitions. In 2011 the Mighty Cardinal Marching Band advanced to state finals, where they placed 7th in the state for class 2A.
Two competitors made the Academic State UIL Meet for Poetry and Computer Science in 2012.
Computer Science
2011
In their first year of UIL competition, the Cardinal Coders finished in second in district competition and advanced one student to regionals.
2012
The Cardinal team won first place in district UIL competition. The team took second place at region, scoring the 5th highest team total in Texas and thereby securing the wild-card berth to the state meet. Two students advanced to the state competition individually.[5]
2013
The Computer Science team won the District 12 competition and then swept the top three individual places of Region II. In addition, they took first place as a team advancing all four members of the team to state.
At the state competition, the Cardinals took home third place team and second place individual trophies.
2014
The Cardinal coders team won both District 12 and Region II again and advances four students to the State competition in May 2014.