McKinney ISD Fine Arts

06/08/2026

Last year FMS Orchestra and Band independently placed in the top 10 of their respective TMEA Honor Ensemble contests. This year, their combined efforts brought home an incredible FIFTH PLACE in the state of TEXAS for Full Orchestra! The work of these students and directors is simply unprecedented. Congratulations FMS Full Orchestra!

06/08/2026

What a showing for our MHS Full Orchestra this weekend! This is a BIG deal and incredible accomplishment. Huge congrats to MHS Orchestra and Band for this collaborative effort!

05/20/2026

Bravo to our final Scholar Artist of the 2025-2026 school year, Drew Dossett from McKinney High School. Drew is a member of the Choir and also Theatre programs. We're super excited for you, Drew. Wishing you all the best!

05/13/2026

Congratulations to Evie Miller from the McKinney Boyd Bronco Band and also MBHS Art! Evie is our State Farm Scholar Artist of the Week. We're so happy to hear you're continuing your band & art studies at Sam Houston in the fall. Best wishes, Evie. Enjoy the remaining senior year moments.

05/06/2026

Congratulations to McKinney High School Theatre student, Hailey Garms! She is our Dennis Baker State Farm Scholar Artist of the Week. Bravo! Enjoy the last few weeks of high school, Hailey. Best wishes. https://youtu.be/IXMVGc1GjYY

05/01/2026

Almost show time! Watch MNHS Jazz Band live from NYC! They perform at approximately 4:45 CST.

Catch the MNHS Jazz Ensemble 1 Essentially Ellington performance at 5:50ET, 4:50CT live from Lincoln center today! Use the link below, and select the stream for Competition Part 1 &2

https://www.jazzlive.com/watch-free-essentially-ellington-2026

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05/01/2026

We invite you to enjoy the MNHS Jazz Band at the prestigious Essentially Ellington Competition & Festival in New York's Lincoln Center. MNHS will perform later this afternoon, but you can enjoy the entire concert live online at jazz.org McKinney North is one of 20 jazz bands performing. (you can tune in now to watch/hear others compete) We're so excited for them - you might even say we're jazzed.

04/30/2026

Congratulations to Grace Carroll, an artist from McKinney North High School. She's our Dennis Baker State Farm Scholar Artist of the Week. Great job, Grace! Best wishes! https://youtu.be/IIHOsYgGNjE

04/29/2026

NATIONAL TV ALERT!

UPDATE: TV Shout out now included in the post! 💙🧡

The MNHS Jazz Band is in New York City this week to perform at the highly prestigious Essentially Ellington Festival. Keep an eye out this morning for a shoutout on the Today Show!

04/24/2026

Proud does not even begin to describe how we feel about the MNHS Drama Dogs journey! They advanced from Zone to District to Bi-District to Area to Region with their one act play, She Kills Monsters, finishing in the top 24 schools in Texas. The dedication of these students and directors combined with the beautiful message they shared was a gift to our community. Well done!