After a year of hard work and dedication from your Marcus PTSA board and the engagement of you, our members, we are sooo proud to announce that the Marcus HS PTSA has earned the following:
National PTA School of Excellence Award
Membership for the 22-23 school year is now OPEN!!
#PTAExcellence #HowWePTA #MarauderPride
Saturday, April 9, 2022
Dear Families, Administrators and Teachers:
The Marcus High School PTSA is continuing our participation in the National PTA School of Excellence program to grow our family-school partnerships and enrich the educational experience and overall well-being of all students in our community.
As part of the process, National PTA requests feedback from families, administrators and teachers at two points in the school year—the beginning and the end. We have used your responses from the first survey to implement an action plan for continuous school improvement. Thus far we have:
- Identified the focus for the year of Mental Heath/Social Emotional Support
- Doing this we brought in a speaker to pump up our students and educate them on being their best selves thru having great support systems.
- This same speaker presented to our teachers and parents in the evening on communication.
- PTSA also sponsored the health and wellness fair for the students of Marcus, which was a wonderful success
Now it is time for our second survey! We are proud of what we have accomplished so far, and kindly ask for your feedback once again. Your responses will not only help us show our improvements but will also provide us with more information as we continue to build upon our efforts to enhance family-school partnerships in the future.
Please take 5-10 minutes to reflect on your experience at this school and complete the survey below. Mark the response that most accurately expresses how you feel about your experience. This survey is completely anonymous. Please complete this survey by 4/15/2022.
Does this sound like a PTA program you’d really like to help with? Join us! Contact Michelle Hernandez at president@marcusptsa.org to learn more!
Sincerely,
Michelle Hernandez – Marcus High School PTSA President
Will Skelton – Marcus High School Principal
Chantell Upshaw – Marcus 9 High School Principal
Thank you for your continued support and collaboration as we work toward becoming a National PTA School of Excellence!
Drop off entries at the front office. Looking forward to seeing what you create!
Note – entries are due at the end of October 2021.
Membership VP, Allison Lassahn :
This year, our school needs your help more than ever. I hope you will be inspired to join PTSA. Our teachers are rocking and rolling with support! However, we need our parents to join in and join the Marcus PTSA!
As everyone knows, this 2020-21 school year is different. The ongoing pandemic is disrupting every aspect of normal society, including greatly limiting how our students and teachers can interact with one other and how the rest of us can help, at least physically. I challenge you to not let COVID-19 be an excuse to disengage but, to help double our efforts to ensure that EVERY student, teacher and family has what they need to succeed this very challenging year. The students and teachers still need your help now more than ever.
Jan. 19, 2018
Lewisville ISD Students, Parents and Community Members,
In a recent report, the U.S. Department of Education found the Texas Education Agency (TEA) put requirements in place that led Texas schools to violate federal laws requiring schools to serve all students with disabilities. Simply put, TEA in 2004 began monitoring the percentage of special education students in school districts, and penalized districts with a special education enrollment of greater than 8.5 percent.
I want to be crystal clear on LISD’s practice regarding students served by our special education team. The number of students receiving those services in LISD has always exceeded the number established by the state. Frankly speaking, we never paid attention to the cap put in place by the state, and the district’s ratings suffered because we took a stand for the students who needed special education services.
Our concern is and has always been serving each and every student who walks through our doors. We provide outstanding opportunities to all of our nearly 53,000 students, and we will continue to do so.
Governor Greg Abbott claims a “dereliction of duty on the part of many school districts to serve our students,” which is an assertion I take great issue with. I invite Gov. Abbott to visit our schools and see the way not only our special education staff members serve our students, but also the way the entire campus supports all of our learners. While we respect the governor, he is misguided and misinformed regarding the work being done by public schools across our state to serve special education students.
I hope Gov. Abbott and TEA Commissioner of Education Mike Morath, who was appointed by Gov. Abbott, will support our public schools in unraveling the mess TEA created with requirements that agency put in place. In the meantime, we will keep doing what we do best – ensuring all our students thrive in a future they create.
Kevin Rogers, Ed.D.
Superintendent of Schools
Lewisville Independent School District
Marcus High School needs your help! Lewisville ISD will be hosting their Annual Back to School Fair on August 5th, 2017. For the event to be a success, schools around the district will be donating new supplies.
Supplies will be used to stuff Kindergarten – 12th grade backpacks that will be provided to registered students at the Back to School Fair.
Here is how you can help:
Marcus HS – one package of 3×5 index cards
The cards can be deposited in the collection box at the front of the building. If you would rather donate a $1.00 or make a monetary donation, the money collected will be used to purchase supplies.
Marcus 9 – lined filler paper.
These items can be dropped off in to Marcus 9 office.
Any donation is greatly appreciated.
For more information and how you can volunteer to help:
Thank you in advance for your support!
Congratulations to the recipients of the 2017 Marcus High School PTSA Scholarships.
Selection is based upon a variety of factors that emphasize merit, not simply academic or financial need. Merit is demonstrated through evidence of motivation, school and community involvement, and a desire to succeed.
- Jordan Bible
- Elizabeth Connick
- David Johnson
- Morgan LoBue
- Bridget Mann
- Madeline Saunders
- Mina Shuda
- Alexis Stotler
- Jake Vassar
- Hannah Zwerver
Congratulations to the recipients of the 2016 Marcus High School PTSA Scholarships.
Selection is based upon a variety of factors that emphasize merit, not simply academic or financial need. Merit is demonstrated through evidence of motivation, school and community involvement, and a desire to succeed.
- Caroline Apfel
- Milan Ho
- Eric Kennison
- Nicholas Kohn
- Kara Lyons
- Parker Mitchell
- Corbin Petersheim
- Landon Plunkett
- Melissa Skarjune
- Sarah Tutt
