Huge shoutout to Mr. Johnathon Cruz—an incredible principal and true inspiration! His unwavering dedication, kindness, and leadership make a lasting impact on everyone around him. We’re so grateful for all you do, Mr. Cruz. Thank you for leading with heart!

🎨Our Challenger Artists wish to express their gratitude to our incredible Admin team for their ongoing love, support, and dedication over the course of this year!🎨❤️

Attention 8th grade Challengers and Parents/Guardians! We are having our annual drive thru celebration! Hope to see all the 8th graders there with their decorated cars!

8th grade parents: Urgent announcement from the counselors!

Our Advanced Bands enjoyed a fun day at Main Event as a reward for their hard work this year! These students passed every report card, attended every event and performance, and met all requirements to be in good standing. They’re true role models and we’re so proud of them!

📣 McNair Middle School is Hiring! 🏫 📘 Reading Teacher 🎯 Instructional Coach Join a supportive team and make a difference! 📧 Send your resume to: Principal Cruz – [email protected] VP Ripps – [email protected] #McNairMiddle #NowHiring #JoinOurTeam #EducationCareers

🎉 We celebrated our amazing 8th graders with a water-themed drive-thru celebration! As they head off to high school, each student received a certificate and red cord. It was a day full of fun, smiles, and plenty of splashes! 🚗🎓💧 #8thGradeCelebration #WaterFun #OnToHighSchool

Have you heard? We’ve landed on Instagram🤗 Give us a follow… we’ll be sharing very soon!!!🫶🏻

🚀McNair is ready to Race to the A!🏁 Our 25-26 admin team- Mr. Cruz, Mrs. Ripps, Dr. Sexton, and Mrs. Prieto had a great time connecting and planning at the SWISD Admin Retreat. Let's go, Challengers!!💪 #RaceToTheA #ChallengerPride #SWISDLeadership

For anyone interested in basketball! Trainings at SW with Discounted price for SWISD students. Come train and learn the game. All levels offered! Show up and drop ins welcomed. No commitment to AAU to train. Supported by SW Girls Basketball

📢 Challenger Families! Join us for Meet the Teacher from 4:30–6:00 PM! 📅 6th Grade: Aug. 5 📅 7th & 8th Grade: Aug. 6 We can’t wait to see you as we Race to the A this school year! 🚀✨

✨What a great turnout! Thank you to all our 6th grade families for joining us at Meet the Teacher Night. We’re so excited to welcome you to middle school- here’s to an incredible year ahead! 💫📚 📣 7th & 8th grade- we’ll see you tomorrow night! #RaceToTheA #ChallengerPride

📣Cheering loud, aiming high!🚀❤️🖤 #RaceToTheA ✨ #ConvoCon #Convocation2025

When the turnout’s so strong, the camera barely gets a chance. Thank you to the families of our 7th & 8th grade students. It was a memorable Meet the Teacher Night!! #RaceToTheA ❤️🖤

As we get ready for the new school year and events that will quickly follow- this is a friendly reminder of SWISD's Clear Bag Policy for all extracurricular events held on district campuses and facilities. Thank you!

Day 1 and it’s already giving ✨success✨ #RaceToTheA

🚀20-Day Attendance Challenge🚀 From Aug. 11 – Sept. 8, all day, every day counts! Let’s show up, be on time, and crush our attendance goals.🏆The more you’re here, the more chances to win BIG!🎉 #RaceToTheA #ChallengerStrong #AllDayEveryDayCounts

🦎Happy National Lizard Day!🦎 Meet LeBron- a juvenile bearded dragon and McNair’s emotional support animal. ESAs provide comfort through their presence & companionship. LeBron lives in Ms. Ruiz’s science lab, where he is cared for by both current & former students.💚

Sweet surprise in the form of iced coffee for the whole crew. Huge thanks to our mystery heroes!!! 🦸🏼‍♀️🦸🏻‍♂️🦸🏻‍♀️🦸‍♀️ Best way to get our Friday started!! ❤️🖤 #TeamChallengers

The first week of school was filled with energy, excitement, and engagement. Looking forward to all that’s to come! Have a fabulous weekend and we’ll see ya bright & early on Monday!! ❤️🖤 #RaceToTheA 🚀