Mercedes Early College Academy

Dear Parents/Guardians: This notice is to inform you of the early dismissal times on Thursday, December 19, 2024, in observance of the Christmas Holiday.

This weekend the Mercedes ISD Varsity, JV, and Freshmen cheerleading squads celebrated the end of a successful football season and the beginning of the holiday season with some laughter, fun, and food. 🎉🎄 "Congratulations, on behalf of our cheerleaders, to all of our MISD football teams for their hard work this season. We’ve enjoyed being on the sidelines cheering you on. " -- Happy Holidays from your MISD Cheerleaders! 📣

Attention Students 9th-11th Picture Day Trevino's Photography will be at Mercedes Early College Academy on Friday, December 13th, for underclassmen (grades 9-11) picture day.

Mercedes Early College Academy FAFSA Night! Wednesday December 18, 2024 @ 5:00-6:30

December Attire! 9th- Christmas Hat! 10th- Candy Cane! 11th- Christmas Socks! 12th- Flannel Day! 13th- Christmas Pajamas! 16th- Grinch Day Wear Green! 17th- Light Up Christmas: Wear your lit sweaters! 18th- Ugly Sweater Day! 19th- Reindeer Day- Wear your antlers!

Boss' Day!

#FootballSeason #Recap

#FootballSeason #Recap!

#TigerPride #FootballSeason That's a wrap!

Congratulations to the Mercedes Tigers tennis players for their outstanding performance at the Harlingen Tournament! 🎾🐾✨ 3rd Place Girls Singles - Lia Lopez Consolation Champions Mixed Doubles - Nico Cano & Bruna Zamarripa Consolation Champions Boys Doubles - Fijlis Estrada & Jose Salazar 4th Place Girls Doubles - Loreli Torres & Isabela Martinez The Tigers are gearing up for their next match in Port Isabel on Friday, December 13 to close out the semester strong and keep building momentum as District approaches. 👏 Interested in joining the Tiger Tennis team? No experience is required! Don’t hesitate to reach out to Coach Sanchez in F-2 for more information or attend a practice from 4:15 p.m. - 6:15 p.m. #MISDpride

Congratulations to the Lady Tigers volleyball team on their performance this season and the well-earned 32-5A All-District selections and honors! We are #MISDproud of the hard work, spirit, and sportsmanship the Lady Tigers showed both on and off the court.👏🏐🐾 Isabella Parker – 1st Team All-District/All-Academic Kaitlyn Salinas – Honorable Mention/All-Academic Ashley De Leon – Honorable Mention/All-Academic Careli Nino – Honorable Mention Hayden Ledesma – Honorable Mention Julissa Lopez – Honorable Mention/All-Academic Lyndah Sauceda – All-Academic Kendra Torres – All-Academic Faith Gonzales – All-Academic Lydia Rodriguez – All-Academic Avie Garza – All-Academic Jena Pena – All-Academic

Congratulations to the Lady Tigers volleyball team on their performance this season and the well-earned 32-5A All-District selections and honors! We are #MISDproud of the hard work, spirit, and sportsmanship the Lady Tigers showed both on and off the court.👏🏐🐾 Isabella Parker – 1st Team All-District/All-Academic Kaitlyn Salinas – Honorable Mention/All-Academic Ashley De Leon – Honorable Mention/All-Academic Careli Nino – Honorable Mention Hayden Ledesma – Honorable Mention Julissa Lopez – Honorable Mention/All-Academic Lyndah Sauceda – All-Academic Kendra Torres – All-Academic Faith Gonzales – All-Academic Lydia Rodriguez – All-Academic Avie Garza – All-Academic Jena Pena – All-Academic

Attention Tiger fans: Tickets are now available for the Area playoff game between the Mercedes Tigers and the Alamo Heights Mules! 🏈🏟 All tickets are General Admission and sold ONLINE ONLY through Hometown Ticketing ➡ corpuschristiisd.hometownticketing.com/embed/event/1803 🎟 Ticket Pricing: Presale adult - $8 Presale student - $4 Game Day (Starting at 5:00 p.m.) - $10 There will be NO tickets sold at the gate. A QR code will be provided for fans at the gate, and there will be helpers at the ticket booth windows to assist with ONLINE buying. Reminder: CCISD Stadiums follow a clear bag policy. The game is set for Thursday, November 21, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. at Buccaneer Stadium (1 Battlin Buc Blvd., Corpus Christi). Mercedes will be the home team and gates open at 5:30 p.m. Go Tigers! 🐾

📢📅 Mercedes ISD families: An Early Dismissal is scheduled for Friday, November 22, 2024 to mark the beginning of Thanksgiving Break. 📢📅 Familias de Mercedes ISD: Se ha programado una salida temprana para el viernes 22 de noviembre de 2024 para marcar el comienzo de las vacaciones de Acción de Gracias.

Mercedes ISD and Sharyland ISD will bring you the livestream of the upcoming UIL 5A Bi-District Football Playoff game at Tiger Stadium. 🏈🏟 Kick off is at 7 p.m. on Friday, November 15. Don't miss a moment of the action! Watch the livestream here: https://www.youtube.com/live/7URMCCQbTXE

Congratulations to the Mercedes FFA for their stellar performance at the Citrus Valley District FFA LDE (Leadership Development Event) contests last week, proudly hosted at Mercedes High School! 🌟 The students earned the following awards: 🏆 District Champs in Senior Radio Broadcasting 🏆 District Champs in Greenhand Chapter Conducting 🏅 Reserve District Champs in Senior Chapter Conducting ​🏅 5th & 6th place in Senior and Greenhand Quiz Team 🏅 4th place in Senior Creed We are incredibly #MISDproud of all the hard work our FFA members have put into these contests. Next stop: Area!

What an electric Friday night at Tiger Stadium! 🏈🐾✨ Our Varsity Tigers played strong at their final home game of the season, and came away with a 48-21 victory against the Brownsville Pace Vikings! It was also a night to remember as we celebrated Senior Night with a special Senior Walk after the game honoring the Class of 2025. 🎓 A huge congratulations to all of our seniors and thank you to the Mercedes ISD families and community for your support! Head Coach Roger Adame, Jr. said the Tigers appreciated everyone's support throughout the regular season. Our Tiger Varsity football team finished second in District 16-5A II and will host the Bi-District Playoff game against the Sharyland Rattlers this Friday, November 15, 2024 at Tiger Stadium. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. 🎟️ Season ticket holders can purchase their tickets Monday and Tuesday from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., only in-person at the Field House. Tickets are $8 and must be purchased in person with a card. Cash will not be accepted. All remaining tickets will be available to the general public starting Wednesday, November 13, 2024. Let’s pack the stands and support our Tigers as they continue their playoff journey! 🏈 #MISDpride

Big congratulations to Mercedes Early College Academy for their exceptional attendance! 🎉🐾 Mercedes ISD is proud to announce that MECA has been named the Secondary Campus Champions of the Tiger All-Star Attendance Challenge! 🌟 To celebrate their hard work and dedication to meeting their attendance goals, students with Perfect Attendance were treated to a pizza party today. Throughout this fall semester, students across the district have been recognized as “Tiger Attendance All-Stars" and we are #MISDproud of their enthusiasm throughout the initiative and effort to make "every day count" at Mercedes ISD.

Mark your calendars for a Community Health Fair focused on diabetes prevention, hosted by Unidos Contra la Diabetes, on Wednesday, November 13, from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the South Texas College Mid-Valley campus in Weslaco. This event will offer free health screenings, educational resources, fitness activities, and more—all aimed at supporting the health and wellness of our community. #MISDcommunity #MISDhealthservices Anote en su calendario la Feria de Salud Comunitaria centrada en la prevención de la diabetes, organizada por Unidos Contra la Diabetes, el miércoles 13 de noviembre, de 9 a. m. a 1 p. m., en el campus Mid-Valley de South Texas College en Weslaco. Este evento ofrecerá exámenes de salud gratuitos, recursos educativos, actividades de acondicionamiento físico y más, todo con el objetivo de apoyar la salud y el bienestar de nuestra comunidad. #MISDcommunity #MISDhealthservices

Join Us for Our Annual Veterans Breakfast! @8:30 AM in the MECA Library on November 11, 2024 RVSP with Ms. Dominguez by emailing her at rosalinda.dominguez@misdtx.net by Nov. 7th