12-3-2025- Online Course Applications Open - including Dual Credit, GPA Exemptions, and Senior Release, CTE courses and courses that require an application.
12-9-2025 - TSIA Test Administration - for students interested in Dual Credit (Registration closes December 3)
12-10-2024 - 12-12-2024 - Registration Guidance and Material Distribution in Social Studies Classes
Dec 8-- 9th Grade World Geography
Dec 9 -- 10th Grade - World History
Dec 10 -- 11th Grade - US History
1-7-2026 - Lion Launch - Student and Parent Night at MHS - 5-7pm; Dual Credit meeting at 5pm, 8th grade parent meeting at 6pm in the Cafeteria
1-7-2026 - 1-11-2026 - Students input their course selections into Skyward - courses MUST be inputted before meeting with counselor to verify selection.
1-12-2026 - 1-30-2026 - Course Selection Advising with Counselors
11th Grade (Social Studies classes)
Jan 12 - Morris
Jan 13 - Fields
Jan 14 - Lee and Tolhuizen
Jan 15 - Austin
10th Grade (Social Studies classes)
Jan 20 - McGowan and Tolhuizen
Jan 21 - Solstad and Burdick
Jan 22- Walling and Simon
Jan 23 - Uland
9th Grade (Social Studies classes)
Jan 26 - Bayer
Jan 27 - Hennigan and Schoen
Jan 28 - Brown
Jan 29 - Turner
1-16-2026 - Virtual "Parent Coffee" Q&A - For current 8th graders and will be new students to the district.
Join the meeting now Meeting ID: 219 469 452 207 2 Passcode: Ym7wt7fu
1-26-2026 - 1-30-2026 - 8th Grade (rising 9th) course card entry during Advisory - 3 HS Leads available on site to meet with students and answer questions. 1/26 DMS
1/27 FMS
1/28 EMS
1/29 SJMS
1/30 CMS
1-30-2026 - Course Applications due! - Including Senior Release and GPA Exemption Courses
2-23-2026 - 2-27-2026 - Course Verification (can make changes to course selection)
Resources:
CANVAS: How to Transition to High School
Advanced Academics in McKinney ISD
MHS Advanced Course Information
HB5 Graduation Quick Reference Sheet
Presentations
Rising 11th and 12th Graders - current Sophmores and Juniors
Rising 10th Graders - current Freshmen
Lion Launch Presentation