ACADEMIC DECATHLON
The Academic Decathlon is a class that prepares students for a rigorous team competition in which students are tested in ten categories: Art, Economics, Essay, Interview, Language and Literature, Mathematics, Music, Science, Social Science, and Speech. One event is designated as the Super Quiz, a form of tag team Jeopardy with screaming spectators. A team is constructed from three students with an unweighted GPA below 3.0, three students above 3.75, and three students in between.

sponsors
Mark Bayer
Lucas Henry

BASKETBALL - BOYS
The McKinney High School Boys Program is sanctioned by the University Interscholastic League (U.I.L.) of Texas. We compete in Region II, District 9 of Conference 4A. Our basketball program is open to young men who are entering grades 9 through 12 at McKinney High School. A young man may earn the right to participate in our program by going through a try-out process and meeting a satisfactory academic and behavioral standard in the classroom. We have four teams, a varsity squad, two junior varsity squads, and a freshman squad. We will have try-outs the week following the conclusion of football season.

head coach
Wes Watson
469-742-5825

BASKETBALL - GIRLS
Girls basketball competes in the UIL District 9-4A. The athletes compete at the freshmen, junior varsity and varsity level. The official UIL season begins in mid-October and continues through February. During the season the girls practice after school, compete in two games a week and also participate in tournaments. In the off-season (August-October and February-May) the athlete's practice is held during their athletic period only. Those girls not currently in athletics can try-out for the program beginning when after school practices start in October. Please contact Coach Harris for more information.

coaches
head coach: Debbie Harris, 469-742-5845
varsity assistant: Jennifer Hodnet
junior varsity:
freshmen: Terry Drain

BOWLING
MHS welcomes you to one of the top bowling programs in the State, featuring one of the top bowlers in the area. Co-ed teams participate in tournaments, both at the local and state level. We invite all students interested in bowling to join us this year as we continue our quest to be state champions.

sponsor
TBA

BROADCASTING
Broadcasting is a complicated, creative, time-consuming process. However, this job is one of the most rewarding. The work these students do affects every student at McKinney High School. Students will produce a TV show. They cover the news of the year pertaining to the school, its students, faculty and community, while educating, informing and entertaining viewers.

They are responsible for story ideas, writing stories, conducting interviews, using video cameras, editing tape, writing news scripts, and creating computer graphics. Our show will air every other Friday running 15 to 20 minutes in length. Each person or group will have a specific job for each show.

We also take trips together as a family. This year we will travel to San Antonio, Philadelphia, New York City, and Anaheim to compete with other student-produced broadcast news shows around the country.

sponsor
Alyssa Armentrout
469.742.5808

CHOIR (website use 'mckinneyhsc' for the school code on Parent/Student Login)
The McKinney High School Choir Department is comprised of five performing ensembles ranging from entry-level singers to pre-collegiate performers. Choirs are "co-curricular" offerings meaning that they have a TEKS based, state-approved curriculum but have portions of their activities that are classified as "extra-curricular." Membership requires an audition/interview with the directors. Students are placed in skill appropriate groups. In addition to its normal concert season, the McKinney High School Choirs are notable because of their annual "Feast of Carols" Madrigal Dinner and "THE PORCH" concert. Interested students should contact Mr. Garms or Ms. Hanning for more information regarding choir.

directors
Steve Garms, 469-742-5841
Barbara Hanning, 469-742-5842

CROSS COUNTRY & GIRLS TRACK
Cross Country is a sport, which involves running on courses at public parks or golf courses. The race is 2 miles in length, and is run only one time. Teams are scored by the place in which the runners finish overall. The top five runners on each team will be scored. The team with the lowest overall score wins. Teams with less than five runners will compete as individuals only.

Track & Field involves track events and relays. Field events are for throwers and jumpers (horizontal or vertical). Meets are run against time, and are scored by each event. Meets generally have different formats, but may have finals following the preliminary events against time.

head coach
Clay Davis
979-201-3328

DANCE/DRILL TEAM - MARQUETTES (website)
The Marquettes promote school spirit and teach students the art of dance/drill. The Marquettes perform all Varsity football games, pep rallies, competitions, and at a variety of community events. Auditions for Marquettes are held every year in the spring.

directors
Leanne Mendez, 469-742-5848
Amy Neely, 469-742-5848

DECA
DECA is a co-curricular, student-centered educational organization open for any Career and Technology student interested in marketing, management, and entrepreneurship. Working hand-in-hand with the education and business communities, DECA's goal is for its student members to develop a "Career Success Kit" to carry into their business and personal lives after graduation, one that includes:

Career competencies
Job skills
Leadership abilities
An understanding and appreciation of civic responsibility
Ethical values

To accomplish this, DECA uses on-the-job experience, chapter projects, and a competency based competitive events program in more than 35 specific occupational areas. DECA emphasizes academic and career excellence and helps to demonstrate the all-important direct relationship between marketing education and the real needs of business and industry.

sponsor
Sara Odom
469.742-5764

FAMILY, CAREER, AND COMMUNITY LEADERS OF AMERICA (FCCLA)
FCCLA is a nonprofit national career and technical student organization for young men and women in family and consumer sciences education in public and private school through grade 12.

Everyone is a part of a family, and Family Career and Community Leaders of America is the only national career and technical student organization with the family as its central focus. Since 1945, FCCLA members have been making a difference in their families, careers, and communities by addressing important personal, work, and societal issues through family and consumer sciences education. Today over 225,000 members in nearly 7,000 chapters are active in a network of associations in 50 states as well as in the District of Columbia, the Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico.

Chapter Projects focus on a variety of youth concerns, including teen pregnancy, parenting, family relationships, substance abuse, peer pressure, environment, nutrition and fitness, teen violence and career exploration.

Involvement in FCCLA offers members the opportunity to expand their leadership potential and develop skills for life---planning, goal setting, problem solving, decision making, and interpersonal communication---necessary in the home and workplace.

Jessica Ozuna
469.742.5776

FASHION CLUB
The Fashion Club is designed to inform people about the different aspects and careers in the fashion industry. One of the main activities will hopefully be an end of the year fashion show hosted by club members. This club is a great opportunity for students with a common interest, to be apart of a club for which they have a true interest and passion.

sponsor
Dondi Moran
469-742-5785

FFA
The FFA is the largest youth lead organization in the United States. Members from across the country are involved in leadership events, career explorations, scholarship opportunities, livestock exhibition, and many other opportunities. On a local level, the FFA offers students the chance to participate in activities that teach lifelong skills. Activities exist that match almost everyone's interest.

sponsors
Rick Lemons, 469 742 5751
Justin Lacy, 469 742 5750

FOOTBALL (website)
9th through 12th U.I.L. competition football.
10th - 12th class is 1st period with workouts in the morning before school.
9th football is 7th period with workouts after school.

Both classes are yearlong classes. Once football season ends, 9th -11th weight training, conditioning, and skills are developed during the athletic period.

Football is a fall semester class for seniors only.

head coach
Bobby Reyes
469-742-5948

FRENCH CLUB
The French Club exists to add a cultural aspect to the academic study in the classroom, and to have fun.

Unlike French class, it is conducted in English and is open to all MHS students whether enrolled in French or not. The CLUB will, however, definitely enhance the study of the language for those who are or have been students of French. French Club will sponsor the showing of several French films, attend plays being performed in the area written by French authors, eat out at a French restaurant (or prepare an authentic French meal to share), and celebrate International Week as well as other activities that students might desire.

This club is dedicated to celebrating the culture of France and Francophone countries as well as multiculturalism in general.

Having been inactive in 2006-07, this club is reactivating here at MHS for 2007-08, and needs you, so come early and be a part of planning the year.

sponsor
Shannon Kelly

GERMAN CLUB
German Club wants to further explore the culture of the German speaking countries by offering activities like holiday celebrations, card- and board games, music, videos, and movies. The club will sponsor the participation in German related contests, fairs, and events.

sponsor
Silvia Doering-Hall
469-742-5802

GOLF - BOYS AND GIRLS (website)
The goals of the MHS golf program are to provide a learning environment, create a positive approach to the game of golf, practice hard and win district. The team plans to compete at regionals and earn a spot in the UIL state golf tournament. JV practices are held in the mornings and the varsity teams practice in the afternoon. Practice time in the morning is from 8-9:15 am and from 3:30-6:00 pm in the afternoon. Practices are held Monday through Friday, weather permitting.

boys coach
Chris Rednour, Room E206, 469-742-5700
girls coach
Jeff Jacobsen, Room C111, 469-742-5760

HEADHUNTERS
The Headhunters is an all male spirit organization. Participants must be seniors and must go through an interview process. The purpose of the Headhunters is to support the curricular and extracurricular activities of McKinney High School by promoting school spirit. Headhunters exist to promote good sportsmanship, good citizenship, and wholesome and enthusiastic school spirit. Headhunters are first and foremost representatives of their school. Headhunters should exemplify both individual and group behavior suitable to their position and in accordance with the rules as stated in the MISD Student Code of Conduct. Headhunters participate in pep rallies, at the varsity football games, homecoming, and many other school activities.

sponsors
Brittany Southerland
Zearlene Roberts
Hayley Finley

HEALTH OCCUPATIONS STUDENTS OF AMERICA (HOSA)
HOSA is a national student organization endorsed by the U.S. Department of Education and the Health Science Technology Education Division of ACTE. HOSA's two-fold mission is to promote career opportunities in the health care industry and to enhance the delivery of quality health care to all people. HOSA's goal is to encourage all health occupations instructors and students to join and be actively involved in the HSTE-HOSA Partnership.

To enhance the delivery of compassionate, quality health care by providing opportunities for knowledge, skill and leadership development of all health occupations education students, therefore helping the students to meet the needs of the health care community.

sponsor
Catherine Watkins RN
469-742-5767

JUNIOR WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL
The Junior World Affairs Council has three goals:

To further education in world affairs, international politics, and current events;
To help students gain the insight, understanding, and information to keep abreast of international affairs;
To promote awareness of world affairs in the student body.

This organization will be linked to the International Education Initiative of the World Affairs Council of Dallas and Fort Worth.

sponsor
Mark Bayer

KIDS MATTER
Kids Matter will be focused toward helping disadvantaged children in McKinney by having gifts and special things during holidays and back to school. This organization will help provide food and clothing and will try to pull in the community for assistance. The senior citizen center could help make stockings and scarves for the children, and places like Walmart, Target, and Tom Thumb could also donate to benefit these needy children. Hopefully we can incorporate green cord and/or community service hours for the work done by helpers.

sponsor
Deshaun Dotson
469-742-5887

club sponsor/head coach
Brendan Carney
214-293-8691

MCKINNEY INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAM (MIOP)
MIOP is students helping students. MIOP gives students in all three McKinney High Schools the opportunity to reach out and help educate those less fortunate. Ultimately, in the next few years we will be sending a large fund to Cambodia to help fund school computers, textbooks, and other supplies. However, on the road to Cambodia our club members will also support girls in impoverished countries who wish to attend school, and other small projects. Opportunities are vast and MIOP will help students find others like them who want to make a difference in the world community.

sponsor
Anne Presley
469-742-5926

THE MCKINNEY MEN
The McKinney Men is a district-wide men's chorus. Established in 2006 as a "glee-club" style ensemble, the McKinney Men perform two concerts annually and have limited rehearsal requirement. Performance material is typically light in nature and features American folk, barbershop, do wop, and close harmony a cappella styles. Membership in the McKinney Men is open to any male MISD student 7th-12th grade. The chorus is also open to any male MISD faculty/staff member and fathers of student members. The McKinney Men DOES NOT require a student to be a part of the MHS Choirs. Enrollment/Membership in the McKinney Men requires attendance at the organizational rehearsal, which will be announced on campus via the school announcements. The MHS Chapter of the McKinney Men is under the direction of MHS Choral Director, Steve Garms.

director
Steve Garms
469-742-5841

NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY
The National Honor Society (NHS) is one of the nation's premier organizations established to recognize outstanding high school and middle level students. More than just an honor roll, NHS serves to honor those students who have demonstrated excellence in the areas of Scholarship, Leadership, Service and Character. These characteristics have been associated with membership in the organization since their beginning in 1921.

The purpose of this organization is to create enthusiasm for scholarship, to stimulate a desire to render service in the community, and to promote leadership and develop character among its membership.

sponsor
Keith Christian
469-742-5899

NEWSPAPER - MANE EVENTS
Mane Events staff members provide the student body with an honest, unbiased publication that presents relative issues in a professional manner. The newspaper is an open forum for the expression of ideas. Mane Events is published monthly for the purpose of informing, educating, and entertaining the readers.

sponsor
Jean Ann Collins
469.742.5894

PHILOSOPHY CLUB
The Philosophy Club is an organization of students, for students, encouraging people to "think for yourself." The Philosophy Club embraces all aspects of thought: religion, art, politics, ethics, and society. Most of all it is about allowing for free thought and developing independent thinking. Throughout the year, we will have field trips, movie nights, and guest speakers as well as our regular Wednesday morning meetings.

sponsor
Michael Helms
469-360-7190

RACQUETBALL CLUB
The racquetball club exists to provide elementary training and participation in the sport of racquetball.

Racquetball is often been affectionately referred to as "tennis in a box." While this description does have some truth, at the higher levels racquetball is a much faster paced game than tennis. The sport boasts players of all ages and body types. A quick and agile player is often outclassed by a slower opponent with good shot placement.

The MHS Racquetball Club meets one day a week (To Be Determined) at a location off campus, likely the McKinney Rec Center or a local church with racquetball facilities. Transportation is not provided. Equipment is not provided, although loaner gear is available at some venues. Starter packages are available from local retail stores starting around $20. Eye protection is required!

Players of all skill levels are welcome. Faculty and staff are welcome.

sponsor
John Boehringer
469-742-5873

SCI-FI CLUB
The SCI-FI club is an organization for students interested in Science Fiction. Students will boldly explore the world of Science Fiction through books, movies, TV shows, writing, and field trips to local SCI-FI conventions. The members of the SCI-FI club will participate in school functions and community service throughout the year.

sponsor
Catherine Riley
469-742-5801

SOCCER - BOYS
The McKinney Lions Soccer program currently competes in the University Interscholastic League 4A Conference, district 15. Students who make the team after August athletic period tryouts will continue to train during the athletic period year round. From December through the end of the soccer season in April, players will also train after school and will compete in evening games on Tuesdays and Fridays and some Saturdays. Varsity players will compete to qualify again for playoffs after qualifying for UIL State playoffs nine out of the last 20 seasons including two undefeated district championships. To tryout, students must have a UIL physical form turned in ahead of time to the MHS trainer in order to be clear for tryouts. Students in other sports/athletic periods in August will be able to tryout for the teams in December after their football season, etc. are finished.

coaches
head coach: Alan Pocock
assistant coach: Matt Ellis

SOCCER - GIRLS
Girls' soccer is a very competitive athletic program at MHS. Games are being played in the spring at the Sub-Varsity Football Field. For the first time, MHS will fill a Varsity, a Junior Varsity and a Junior Varsity 2 team. MHS girls' soccer has been a very successful program capturing two Undefeated District Championships and one State Championship since 2005. The head varsity coach is Alex Pantarotto (14th year) and the Junior Varsity coach is Amanda Hughes.

head coach
Alex Pantarotto

sponsor
Ana Maria Ellis
469- 742-5790

STUDENT COUNCIL/STUDENT GOVERNMENT
The Student Council (StuCo) is open to any student at MHS anytime and is the Student Government Association for MHS. The council hosts open meetings two times a month, providing an opportunity for students of all grades to maintain communication among peers, faculty,and administration. It provides a direct student voice to the administration and is made up of an Executive Council, Class Councils, and students from all grade levels.

Student Council strives to provide means for students to actively participate in school and community happenings. Activities include, but are not limited to, fund-raisers, community service events and social activities such as but not limited to Homecoming, teacher appreciation, MORP and the senior Prom.

The Student Government Leadership Class focuses on leadership training through practical experiences. Students utilize the class time to plan, organize, and coordinate Student Government, school, and community activities such as freshman orientation, homecoming, DASH (Drug Alcohols Safety and Health), MORP,and much more. This year, Student Government's commitment to "doing something bigger than ourselves" has attracted the organization to many events throughout the school and community.

Contact the Student Council by personally (in room C111), by e-mail, or by phone (469-742-5759).

advisor
Jeff Jacobsen
469-742-5760

SWIMMING AND DIVING
Teams are composed of junior varsity and varsity members. Our varsity team practices 7th period and after school until 5:00 pm. The junior varsity team practices 4th period. Divers are in a class 6th period during the school day.

coaches
head coach: Sam Serio, 469-742-5860
assistant coach: Brad Peach

TENNIS
Varsity and JV Tennis are year-round sports with matches played outdoors at the MHS Tennis Courts. The teams participate in school practice, after school practice, and in competition events during the week and on the weekends. The fall season is considered "Team Tennis" and the spring season is considered "Individual Tennis."

head coach
Jennifer Dixon

UIL SCIENCE TEAM
The UIL Science Team competes in the state UIL academic competitions in the spring as well as in regional, invitational practice meets thought the year. Participants take subject specific tests in advanced level Biology, Chemistry and Physics.

Attendance at invitational meets is voluntary, although space is sometimes limited. Competition at District level events and higher is by invitation only and is determined by criteria set down by the team coach.

Ordinarily, team members come from academically talented juniors and seniors who are enrolled in AP science courses. Occasionally talented underclassmen perform well on the subject specific parts of test. Any interested parties should contact the coach for more information.

coach
John Boehringer
469-742-5873

ULTIMATE FRISBEE CLUB (UFC)
This organization is open to all who enjoy camaraderie and having fun while playing ultimate Frisbee. This activity is a mixture of basketball and football, but played with a Frisbee. 2007-08 is the inaugural year for the UFC here at MHS, so the founding fathers (and mothers) could use some more players.

coach
Grant Bergman

WRESTLING - BOYS
Wrestling is the world's oldest sport and is always looking for a few more good men. Practice starts in mid October and runs through to the end of February. Practice is after school from 4:30 to 6:30 with one match during the school week and a meet on most Saturdays. We have weight classes from 105#s and under to 286#. All that is necessary is a good attitude and a physical on file with the athletic trainer. See Coach Bruce Blackman for any questions.

coach
Bruce Blackman
469-742-4947

YOUNG VEGETARIAN SOCIETY

Come and learn about healthy vegetarian eating habits and topics of interest. Topics will include cooking demos, recipes, and "how to" items, such as how to eat healthy when dining out and preparing your own meals.

sponsor
Jeff Cranmore
469.742.5723