MCNEIL HIGH SCHOOL

'McNeil High School' (commonly 'MHS', or 'McNeil') is a public secondary school in Round Rock, USA serving freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors. The school is part of the Round Rock Independent School District (RRISD), with admission primarily based on the locations of students' homes in the district. Three middle schools feed into McNeil: Cedar Valley, Deerpark, and Grisham. The school colors are navy blue, forest green, and white, and the mascot is the Maverick.
= Mission Statement =
The mission of McNeil High School is to provide a flexible environment which transcends the traditional high school in order to develop quality individuals who strive for excellence, are open-minded and resourceful, are creative, responsible, and cooperative, are problem solvers, decision makers, and adept negotiators, pursue lifelong academic, cultural, and physical learning, have a sense of community and global awareness, are technologically literate, and can govern themselves.
= Info =
Ethnic Population

★ White : 60%

★ Hispanic : 21%

★ African American : 10%

★ Other : 9%

★ Drop Out Rate: 0.7%

★ Attendance as of 12/01/06: 97.75%

Contents

In the news

Stabbing

Shooting Threat

Engineering Academy

Health Science Academy

2007 Maverick Football

Band

Fall 2007 Marching Band Show

References

External links

In the news

Stabbing

In the '05 - '06 School year when students were attending McNeil High School a stabbing occurred.^[2] The student who was stabbed is still attending McNeil High School, and the stabber was removed from the High School.

Shooting Threat

In the 1st Semester of the 06' - 07' School Year, 2 Students were arrested for planning a Columbine type capital murder, but never went through with it. ^[3]

Engineering Academy

The Round Rock ISD Engineering Academy is located at McNeil High School and was founded in 2001. This four-year pre-engineering program consists of a comprehensive series of courses designed for high school students with an interest in the field of engineering, and features pre-engineering curriculum from Project Lead the Way and the Infinity Project. This non-selective Academy serves the entire school district, and students interested in participating in the Engineering Academy program are eligible to transfer to McNeil High School to participate.

★ Engineering Academy Population:

★ Male: 88.1%

★ Female: 11.9%

★ White : 68.8%

★ Hispanic : 8.8%

★ African American : 12.5%

★ Asian : 8.8%

★ Native American: 1.3%

Health Science Academy

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The Health Science Technology Academy at McNeil High School provides a comprehensive array of courses designed to prepare 9th – 12 grade students for a career in the health care field. This includes the four-year coherent sequence of Health Science Technology courses, as well as a selection of classes that provide for exploration and certifications in specific areas of interest to students of all levels. Students eligible for enrollment are those whose home school is either McNeil High School or Westwood High School.

2007 Maverick Football

The McNeil Maverick Football Team is a 5-A Team in district 14.
This Season:
Wins - 1 Losses - 0

★ Game 1: McNeil Vs. Temple

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★ Final Score - McNeil - 38, Temple - 28

Band

The McNeil Band is one of the best bands in Texas and wins many awards in Marching Band, Concert Band, and Solo Competitions.

★ Head Director: Travis Ancelet

★ Assistant Director: Jason Dimiceli

★ Associate Director/Percussion Instructor: Ian Smith

★ Colorguard Instructor: Jeanette Pritchard
The Awards For The 2007 - 2008 McNeil Band are as follows:

★ 2007 Central Texas Drumline Invitational
: TBA

★ 2007 USSBA Marching Band Contest
: TBA

★ 2007 Capitol City Marching Contest
: TBA

★ 2007 Regional BOA Marching Contest
: TBA

★ 2007 Region 26 Marching Contest
: TBA

★ 2007 Region 26 Region Band Auditions
:TBA

★ 2008 Region 26 Solo and Ensemble Contest
: TBA

★ 2008 State Solo and Ensemble Contest
: TBA

★ 2008 Region 26 Concert Band UIL Competition
: Wind Ensemble - TBA
: Symphonic Band - TBA
: Concert Band - TBA

Fall 2007 Marching Band Show

The Maverick Marching Band doesn’t sleep at night, because we know what happens when sleep does come, all tucked in and defenseless in your bed. When you aren’t awake to grab firmly onto reality, the dreamworld can sweep you away to a place where all your anxieties come out to play.
The McNeil Band will show you what really happens while you are sleeping with our 2007 production, “Somniphobia.”

★ Music Arrangers: Daniel Montoya and Ian Smith

★ Visual Designer: Pete Weber

★ 2007 McNeil Drum Majors: D.J. Nutter, Sydney Holman, and Lindsay Chandler

References

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2. http://www.kxan.com/Global/story.asp?S=4580441
3. http://www.news8austin.com/content/your_news/?SecID=278&ArID=174173

External links

★ McNeil High School Page on the Round Rock ISD website.

★ McNeil High School Home Page

★ McNeil High School Band Page