Marfa Independent School District -

CELEBRATING OUR STUDENTS, OUR SCHOOL, AND OUR COMMUNITY! Marfa ISD would like to extend a heartfelt THANK YOU to everyone who joined us for Thursday night’s Community Celebration! There was so much to celebrate, and we couldn’t have asked for a better evening surrounded by our incredible Shorthorn family! Our Marfa community, school families, local organizations, and dedicated volunteers came together with one shared purpose: to celebrate student success and shine the spotlight on the amazing things happening at Marfa ISD! This evening was a reminder of what makes our small community so special. When we come together, support one another, and invest in our students, incredible things happen! Thank you for being part of a community that continues to encourage our students to dream big, strive for excellence, and become the very best versions of themselves. One Community. One School. One Goal. STUDENT SUCCESS!

LET’S TALK ABOUT IT, MARFA! Marfa ISD invites our parents, families, and community members to join us for our first “Let’s Talk About It” Community Gathering! Join Superintendent Stephen McCanless and Marfa ISD District Leaders for an evening of open conversation, collaboration, and community engagement. This is YOUR opportunity to ask questions, share concerns, offer suggestions, and discuss the things that matter most to you and our school community. 📅 Wednesday, October 7, 2026 🕕 6:00 – 7:30 PM 📍 Marfa ISD Auditorium 💬 Your Voice Matters! We believe that strong schools are built through strong partnerships with our families and community. Whether you have a question, an idea, or simply want to hear about what’s happening at Marfa ISD, we encourage you to attend! 👦🏻CHILDCARE AVAILABLE!👧🏻 To help make this meeting accessible to more families, supervised activities will be available for children ages 3 and up while parents attend the gathering. Children can enjoy coloring, games, books, and other activities. Let’s listen. Let’s connect. Let’s grow together. We look forward to seeing you there as we continue working together toward student success and elevating excellence at Marfa ISD! MARFA ISD — RIDE FOR THE BRAND!

💜 JOIN THE MARFA HOMECOMING PARADE! 💜 Show your Shorthorn spirit and be part of this year’s Homecoming Parade on Thursday, October 1, at 6:30 PM! Bring your floats, decorated vehicles, bikes, horses, and Shorthorn pride! 📞 Call Marfa ISD to enter or contact Mrs. Marginot at cmarginot@marfaisd.com. Everyone is welcome! Let’s RIDE FOR THE BRAND! 💜🐂

💜🏈 HOMECOMING WEEK IS Next Week, MARFA! 🏈💜 September 28 – October 2 We're ready to celebrate with a full week of school spirit, fun, and Shorthorn pride! This year’s theme: KNOCK OUT THE WARRIORS! 👊💜 💤 Monday, September 28 – Pajama Day! Put the Warriors to Sleep! Wear your favorite school-appropriate PJs. 👯 Tuesday, September 29 – Twin Day! Team Up Against the Warriors! Grab a friend or group and dress alike! 🎄🎃 Wednesday, September 30 – Favorite Holiday! Every Day’s a Holiday at Marfa! Dress for your favorite holiday or celebration. 🎬 Thursday, October 1 – Red Carpet Affair! Shorthorns Take the Spotlight! Dress to impress with your best Hollywood-inspired look. 🏈💜 Friday, October 2 – PURPLE OUT! GAME DAY! Knock Out the Warriors! Cover Marfa in PURPLE and show your Shorthorn pride! 🎉 THURSDAY HOMECOMING COMMUNITY CELEBRATION 📍 6:30 PM – Homecoming Parade 📍 7:15 PM – Community Pep Rally & Introduction of the Homecoming Court 🔥 Burning of the M to follow! 🏈 FRIDAY NIGHT HOMECOMING FESTIVITIES 🏈 5:00 PM JH GAME 👑 6:45 PM – Homecoming Court Introduction 👑 7:00 PM – Announcement of Homecoming King & Queen 🏈 7:30 PM – HOMECOMING KICKOFF! 💃 9:30 PM – Homecoming Dance at MSG Calling all students, families, alumni, and community members! Come celebrate the traditions, memories, and Shorthorn spirit that make Marfa so special! ONE TOWN. ONE TEAM. ONE BRAND. 💜 #MarfaISD #MarfaHomecoming2026 #RideForTheBrand #ElevateExcellence #ShorthornPride #PurpleOut

CONGRATULATIONS, MARFA SHORTHORNS! Marfa ISD is proud to congratulate our Marfa Shorthorns Football Team on being named a Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Team of the Week, presented by Casey’s! What an incredible TEAM accomplishment and a well-deserved recognition of the hard work, determination, and Shorthorn pride our athletes and coaches bring to the field. Congratulations, Shorthorns! Keep working. Keep believing. Keep representing the Brand! RIDE FOR THE BRAND. ELEVATE EXCELLENCE. #MarfaShorthorns #TeamOfTheWeek #DaveCampbellsTexasFootball #RideForTheBrand #ElevateExcellence #ShorthornPride

👑💜 CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2026 MARFA ISD HOMECOMING COURT! 💜👑 Marfa ISD is excited to proudly announce this year’s Homecoming Court! These Shorthorns have been selected to represent their classmates and our school district during this special Homecoming tradition. 👑 2026 Homecoming King Candidates Ayden Alvarez Mateo Meza Jose Munoz-Bueno Josue Soto 👑 2026 Homecoming Queen Candidates Madison Cash Belen Soto Giselle Torres Zoey Salgado Congratulations to all of our Homecoming Court representatives and candidates! We look forward to celebrating each of you as we come together for a great week of Shorthorn pride, tradition, and school spirit! 💜🖤 Ride for the Brand. Elevate Excellence.

👑💜 CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2026 MARFA ISD HOMECOMING COURT! 💜👑 Marfa ISD is excited to proudly announce this year’s Homecoming Court! These Shorthorns have been selected to represent their classmates and our school district during this special Homecoming tradition. ✨ Freshman Duke & Duchess MariCarmen Avila & Axel Urrutia ✨ Sophomore Duke & Duchess Liliana Zubia & Seth Nunez ✨ Junior Duke & Duchess Alyssa Harden & Diego Sanchez-Bravo Congratulations to all of our Homecoming Court representatives and candidates! We look forward to celebrating each of you as we come together for a great week of Shorthorn pride, tradition, and school spirit! 💜🖤 Ride for the Brand. Elevate Excellence.

🌺🏈 IT’S PEP RALLY TIME, SHORTHORNS! 🏈🌺 Break out the Hawaiian shirts, leis, and Shorthorn spirit! 🤙🌴 Join us TODAY, Friday, September 25, for our Hawaiian Luau Pep Rally as we get fired up and ready to BEAT THE SANDERSON EAGLES! 🦅🔥 📍 MISD Auditorium ⏰ 12:25–12:45 PM 🌺 Theme: Hawaiian Luau Let’s pack the auditorium, bring the energy, and send our Shorthorns off with plenty of PURPLE PRIDE! 💜🤍 ROAST THE EAGLES! 🔥🦅 GO SHORTHORNS! 🏈💜 #MarfaISD #MarfaShorthorns #RideForTheBrand #ElevateExcellence #PepRally #ShorthornPride #BeatSanderson

We will see you this evening at 6:30! 9/24/2026 MARFA ISD COMMUNITY CELEBRATION! Join us this Thursday as we come together to celebrate our amazing Shorthorn students, families, and community! Marfa ISD invites everyone to an evening filled with Shorthorn spirit, delicious hamburgers and cheeseburgers, family-friendly activities, music, and so much more! 📅 Thursday, September 24, 2026 ⏰ 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM 📍 400 W Lincoln Street (by the Football Field) 🍔 Hamburgers & Cheeseburgers 📣 Mini Cheer Performance 🎶 Live Music 🎨 Hoof Painting 💜 Family Fun & Shorthorn Spirit! We are excited to celebrate the students and families who make Marfa ISD such a special place. Bring the whole family, enjoy an evening together, and help us celebrate what it means to be a SHORTHORN! ONE SCHOOL. ONE FAMILY. ONE BRAND. #MarfaISD #RideForTheBrand #ElevateExcellence #ShorthornPride #MarfaCommunity

🏆💜 NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED! MARFA SHORTHORNS MAKING THEIR MARK! 💜🏆 Congratulations to the Marfa ISD Yearbook Club and Digital Media Instructor Adele Powers on earning national recognition from Treering Yearbooks! Our talented Shorthorns were named Runner-Up in the School Spirit Yearbook Cover Category! Their award-winning design captured the heart of Marfa through its creativity, local connections, school spirit, and signature Shorthorn purple! Every detail tells a story that is uniquely OURS. A special congratulations to Mrs. Powers for inspiring our students to turn their creativity into something truly extraordinary! Small school. BIG creativity. NATIONAL recognition! 🌟 ELEVATING EXCELLENCE IS THE STANDARD. #MarfaISD #ShorthornPride #ElevateExcellence #RideForTheBrand #Yearbook #NationalRecognition

🍿💜 POPCORN FOR A PURPOSE! SUPPORT OUR MARFA SHORTHORNS! 💜🍿 Our 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders are joining forces with the Marfa PTO for a delicious Popcornopolis Fundraiser! From Caramel Corn to Kettle Corn and Zebra Popcorn, there’s something sweet and tasty for everyone! Every purchase helps support our Shorthorns! 🐂 📅 Important Dates: 📝 Monday, October 5, 2026: All order forms and money are due back at school. 🚚 Delivery: Popcorn orders are expected to arrive approximately three weeks after October 5. Thank you to our amazing families and community for supporting our students and helping make this fundraiser a success! Let’s POP together for our Shorthorns! 🍿💜 #MarfaISD #MarfaPTO #Popcornopolis #SupportOurShorthorns #RideForTheBrand #ElevateExcellence

📣💜 DAY ONE OF MINI CHEER CAMP WAS CHEERTASTIC! 💜📣 Our Mini Shorthorn Cheerleaders ROCKED Day 1 of Mini Cheer Camp! From learning chants and dances to showing off their Shorthorn spirit moves, these girls brought the ENERGY, SMILES, and SPIRIT! 🐂✨ And guess what? We’re just getting started! DAY 2 IS COMING UP TOMORROW! 🎀 These mini cheerleaders know how to ELEVATE and CELEBRATE the Shorthorn Way! We can’t wait to see them bring even more Shorthorn spirit tomorrow! BIG SPIRIT. LITTLE SHORTHORNS. ONE PROUD BRAND! 💜📣 #MarfaISD #MiniCheerCamp #ShorthornSpirit #RideForTheBrand #ElevateExcellence

🌧️💜 MARFA ISD COMMUNITY CELEBRATION – WEATHER UPDATE! 💜🌧️ We are keeping a close eye on the weather as we prepare for our Shorthorn Community Celebration! Our event is scheduled for tomorrow, Thursday, September 24, weather permitting. If the rain continues, we may need to postpone our celebration until next week. Should that happen, we will announce the new date and time as soon as they are confirmed. We appreciate your patience and understanding! We look forward to bringing our Shorthorn families together for an evening of food, music, fun, and community spirit! 💜 Rain or shine, our Shorthorn spirit remains strong!

🌎✈️ FIRST STAMP, LASTING MEMORIES! 💜 A huge thank you to First Stamp, Sarah Williams, and Alpine ISD for hosting such an informative meeting tonight, and to Marfa’s very own Alexis Viella for sharing her incredible First Stamp experience from summer 2026! We are excited for our Marfa Shorthorns to have the opportunity to apply for this life-changing travel experience and explore the world beyond the Big Bend! Big dreams start in small towns! 🌍💜 #MarfaISD #FirstStamp #RideForTheBrand #ElevateExcellence

MARFA ISD COMMUNITY CELEBRATION! Join us this Thursday as we come together to celebrate our amazing Shorthorn students, families, and community! Marfa ISD invites everyone to an evening filled with Shorthorn spirit, delicious hamburgers and cheeseburgers, family-friendly activities, music, and so much more! 📅 Thursday, September 24, 2026 ⏰ 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM 📍 400 W Lincoln Street (by the Football Field) 🍔 Hamburgers & Cheeseburgers 📣 Mini Cheer Performance 🎶 Live Music 🎨 Hoof Painting 💜 Family Fun & Shorthorn Spirit! We are excited to celebrate the students and families who make Marfa ISD such a special place. Bring the whole family, enjoy an evening together, and help us celebrate what it means to be a SHORTHORN! ONE SCHOOL. ONE FAMILY. ONE BRAND. #MarfaISD #RideForTheBrand #ElevateExcellence #ShorthornPride #MarfaCommunity

📐💜 TRANSFORMING LEARNING IN 8TH GRADE MATH! 💜📐 Ms. Hinojos’ 8th-grade math students took a hands-on approach to learning geometric transformations as they prepared for their upcoming math test! Using pegboards and geometric shapes, students brought graphing concepts to life by exploring reflections, rotations, and translations. Instead of simply seeing transformations on paper, they were able to build, move, and visualize each one! A little hands-on learning goes a long way in helping our Shorthorns make connections and strengthen their mathematical understanding! 💜 #MarfaISD #ShorthornMath #HandsOnLearning #ElevateExcellence #RideForTheBrand

🌎✈️ FIRST STAMP INFORMATION MEETING! Marfa ISD 10th graders and families interested in the First Stamp travel program are invited to attend an informational meeting on Monday, September 21, 2026, at Alpine High School! 📅 Monday, September 21, 2026 🕠 5:30 PM 📍 Alpine High School Sarah Williams, First Stamp representative, will be in Alpine to share information about the program and the exciting opportunities available to students. Former First Stamp participants and their parents are also encouraged to attend and share their experiences with interested students and families. Marfa and Alpine students are invited to attend! Come learn more about this opportunity to explore, travel, and experience the world beyond the classroom!

Additional Events in BLUE 🩵

🎓💜 MARFA ISD STUDENTS & FAMILIES — COLLEGE NIGHT! 💜🎓 Marfa ISD high school students and parents are invited to College Night: Beyond Graduation at Alpine High School! 📅 Wednesday, September 23, 2026 ⏰ 6:00–7:45 PM 📍 Alpine High School | 300 E. Hendryx Ave. Come learn about financial aid, college and career pathways, student services, enrollment, and more! Presenters include Odessa College, Sul Ross State University, BB-RISE, and OneGoal. ✨ Your future starts with a plan. Come explore what’s possible beyond graduation! 💜🤍 Marfa Shorthorns — Elevate Excellence. Ride for the Brand.

📸 Picture Day Reminder! Students received their picture packets last week. For families needing additional information or wishing to place an order online, please refer to the attached order forms, which include a QR code and online ordering instructions. Payment is NOT required on Picture Day. Parents and guardians may conveniently place their orders online. Thank you for helping us capture these special Shorthorn memories!