It’s hard to believe that another school year has already come to an end! The past few weeks were packed with excitement for students and staff throughout the Merced City School District. After months of hard work, they had a chance to enjoy a variety of celebrations…from talent shows and dance festivals to awards ceremonies and graduations.As we look back on the 2017-2018 school year, many different milestones and achievements come to mind. One that really stands out is the opening of our state of the art STEAM Center in August. This was a project many yea...
All MCSD students entering 6th, 7th or 8th grade are invited to participate in a free dance camp! It will be held July 30-August 3rd from 8:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. at the MCSD STEAM Center, located at 2900 Green Street (next to Ada Givens Elementary). Join us to learn more about dance technique, color guard, and musical theater. Each morning will begin with instruction in dance technique. Special sessions will address proper alignment for the best leaps and turns. Time will be given to each middle school to introduce choreography for 18-19 school year projects. ...
Hundreds of students, parents, and staff from all 18 Merced City School District campuses came together Thursday evening for the fourth annual STEAM Fair. It was held at the district’s new cutting edge STEAM Center, which opened in August next to Ada Givens Elementary. This event was a chance for the schools to showcase work done throughout the year in the fields of science, technology, engineering, arts, and math. It featured a variety of interactive student displays, performances by school bands, a solar car station, and an educational drum circle facilitated by specia...
Students from five Merced area middle schools went head to head in the inaugural “Merced City School District Battle of the Books Invitational” at Tenaya Middle School on Friday, April 20. The competitors came from four MCSD schools: Cruickshank, Hoover, Rivera, and Tenaya as well as McSwain Middle School. Multiple teams from each school competed throughout the day in a literary competition that focused on 10 novels they read in advance. The titles included such works as, “A Ring of Endless Light” by Madeleine L’Engle, “Bud, Not Buddy&...
The Merced City School District is excited to partner with Dignity Health Mercy Medical Center for a new "Hello Humankindness Student Ambassador" program. Each month, we will be featuring students from one of our schools who go above and beyond to spread kindness on their campus and in our community. The students will also receive some special items from Dignity Health as recognition for their commitment to kindness. The first students selected for this honor are from Burbank Elementary. You can watch their story here: