McAllen Memorial High School

🩵📰🐎 Mustang Community Newsletter | January 26, 2026 🐎📰💛

This week at Memorial is PACKED—games, competitions, meetings, reminders, and important updates for students and families.
📚Tuesday- Full Campus Shutdown
📌 Check out what’s happening and stay in the loop!
Go Big Blue! 🩵💛
⚽️🏀📣♟️🏋🏼‍♀️🐂🤙🏽

Want more information? Visit https://memorial.mcallenisd.org/
Let’s go, Mustangs! 🐴
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🩵🎤💛 GOOD LUCK, MUSTANG CHOIR! 💛🎤🩵

🎶 UIL Solo & Ensemble
📍 La Joya HS
🗓 Saturday, Jan 24

Sing bold, breathe deep, and let that Mustang talent shine ✨
We’re proud of you—go own that stage! 🐎🎶
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🩵🎶🐎 GOOD LUCK, MARIACHI LOS POTRILLOS! 🐎🎶💛

🎺 UIL Area Contest
🗓 Saturday, Jan 24
📍 La Joya

Play with heart, precision, and puro orgullo 🩵💛
Mustang Country is cheering you on—¡Échenle ganas! 🎻✨
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🩵♟️🔥 UIL CHESS MATCH DAY! 🔥♟️💛

🐎 Mustangs at Rayburn
🗓 Saturday, Jan 24
⏰ 8:00 AM

Smart moves. Calm minds. Big Mustang energy ♟️🩵💛
Checkmate mindset—Go Mustangs! 🐎🧠
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🩵❄️ DELAYED START – MONDAY, JAN. 26 ❄️💛
McAllen Memorial High School will have a delayed start due to weather conditions.

🕘 Classes will begin at 9:15 AM

Stay warm, stay safe, and come ready to learn!
✅ Warm attire encouraged
✅ Pajamas allowed (must be school appropriate)

Thank you for your support, Mustang Country!🩵💛🐎
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🩵⚽🔥 MATCH DAY, MUSTANGS! 🔥⚽💛

🐎 Away vs. Pioneer
🗓 Friday, Jan 23 | 📍 AWAY

⏰ Girls: 6:00 PM
⏰ Boys: 7:30 PM

Bring the fight, rep the blue, and ride together 🩵💛
Go Big Blue — Let’s Ride! 🐎💥
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🩵⛳🍀 GOOD LUCK, MUSTANGS! 🍀⛳💛

🏌️‍♂️ Golf Border Olympics
📍 Casa Blanca – Laredo
🗓 Fri & Sat

Swing confident, play smart, and represent Memorial with pride 🩵💛
We’re cheering you on from Mustang Country—Go Mustangs! 🐎🏆
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🩵🏀🔥 HOME BASKETBALL NIGHT! 🔥🏀💛

🐎 Mustangs vs. Diamondbacks 🐍
📍 HOME | 🗓 Friday, Jan 23

⏰ Girls: 6:00 PM
⏰ Boys: 7:30 PM

Fill the stands, bring the noise, and protect home court 🩵💛
Let’s go Mustangs! 🐎💥
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🩵🚨 DATE UPDATE 🚨 COLOR RUN RESCHEDULED💛

Due to weather conditions, the Memorial Track & Field Color Run has been rescheduled 🌧️➡️☀️

🗓 NEW DATE: Saturday, February 7, 2026
📍 Fireman’s Park
⏰ Start Time: 10:00 AM

Same color. Same fun. Same cause.
Thank you for your flexibility—we’ll see you next Saturday and make it worth the wait! 🎉🏃‍♀️🐕

👉 Registration remains open. If you’re already signed up, you’re good to go!
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🩵🏋️‍♂️💪 STRONG DAY, MUSTANGS! 💪🏋️‍♂️💛

🔥 Mustang Powerlifting Invitational
🗓 Friday, Jan 23
⏰ 9:00 AM
📍 AECHS

Big lifts. Big energy. Big Mustang pride 🩵💛
Let’s move some serious weight—Go Mustangs! 🐎🔥
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🩵🎾🔥 GOOD LUCK, MUSTANGS! 🔥🎾🩵

🐎 Edinburgh High School Tennis Invitational
🗓 Jan 23–24

Serve strong, play smart, and leave it all on the court 🩵💛
We’re cheering you on every match—Go Mustangs! 🐎🎾
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🩵🤼‍♂️🔥 MATCH DAY, MUSTANGS! 🔥🤼‍♂️💛

💪 Wrestling City Championship
🗓 Friday, Jan 23

Our Mustangs are ready to battle on the mat—strength, grit, and heart on full display 🩵💛
Let’s show up, show out, and bring home hardware.

Go Mustangs! 🐎🏆
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🩵📝 Testing Day Alert – Tuesday, Jan. 27 📝💛

McAllen Memorial HS will be administering EOC Benchmarks & College Readiness exams. Help us set students up for success!

✅ Arrive on time by 7:45 AM
💻 Bring a fully charged Chromebook
⏰ No early pick-ups before 2:30 PM (pick-up allowed after testing)

Thank you for your support—let’s make it a smooth, focused testing day! 🩵💛🐎
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🩵📣 8th Grade Parent Meeting – Memorial HS📣 💛

Calling all 8th grade parents!
Join the Memorial HS counseling team to learn how to prepare your student for high school. We’ll cover graduation requirements, course selections, and important deadlines—the stuff you really don’t want to guess on.

📅 Monday, January 26, 2026
🕠 5:30–6:30 PM

🔹 English Session
📍 Memorial HS Library

🔹 Spanish Session
📍 Blue Star Cafeteria
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🩵📘✨ YEARBOOK WORKSHOP REMINDER! ✨📘💛

🗓 Saturday, Jan 24
⏰ 10:00 AM
📍 Room 39

If you’re on yearbook, this is your time to lock in and level up 📸🖥️
Go Mustangs! 🐎🩵💛
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🩵📣 Just a reminder💛
Bell-to-bell = no personal electronics
📵 Phones, AirPods, personal laptops, smart glasses
⏰ 8:05 AM – 4:15 PM

Thanks for helping us keep the focus on learning🩵💛
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🩵🔥 Support Mariachi Los Potrillos & Eat Good Doing It! 🔥💛

We’re firing up the grill for a fundraiser you don’t want to miss! 🍗🔥
Ace’s BBQ Plates are on sale Jan 19 – Jan 30 — just $10 and packed with flavor.

👉 Plate includes: Chicken leg quarter, rice, beans, bread & BBQ sauce
📍 Pickup: Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026
🎺 See your favorite Mariachi student to purchase a plate!

Good food. Great cause. Zero cooking on your end. Win-win. 😎
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🩵🏀 300 Career Wins. Legendary. 🏀💛

Congratulations to Coach Rick Trevino on reaching 300 career wins — a milestone built on grit, leadership, and a whole lot of Mustang pride.

Best of luck to Coach Trevino and the team as the season rolls on. The job’s not finished… and neither is the winning. 💪🐎
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🩵🌻Leah Strong🌻
Mustang Swimming showed support for Leah Gonzalez, a Mustang Softball player battling Cancer by wearing yellow swim caps for this weekends MISD New Year Classic.
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