Earlier this March, students from Melillo Middle School took a science field trip to the Galveston State Park Estuary to have a hands-on experience observing animal adaptations and habitats. Event photos follow.

Mellilo staff and students recently surpassed their initial goal of $2,500 during the Pennies for Patients drive. The grand total amounted to $7,894.43, the largest amount ever raised by a Pasadena ISD school. The staff at Melillo would like to thank all the participants for their hard work and contribution.

Melillo recently hosted a Chess Mini-Exhibition for students on March 3. Pictured below are Melillo Middle School participants: (back row) Jordan Perez, German Reyes, Beth Early and Uyi Edo-Ewansiha (front row) Chelsey   Urdiales, Kevin Ly, Ngoc Phan and Kaylen   Ruiz. Early and Ly both took home a third place win. Event photo follows.

Melillo fifth-grader David Amaya captured his third title in three years at the district-wide "Big Shoot Out" basketball skills competition earlier this month. Amaya (pictured below) also won titles as a third-grader and a fourth-grader.

Melillo Middle School recently announced this year's spelling bee competition winners who will go on to compete in a district-wide spell-off in February. Representing Melillo Middle is Eric Coreas Garza, pictured below. Runner-up Brian Hoang is the alternative. Event photo follows.

Garza and Hoang with school principal Diane Wheeler. 

  Contestants: Diane Wheeler, principal, Melillo Middle School; and staff members Maria Padilla (assistant principal), Chris Bui (assistant principal), Patricia Jackson (counselor), Erin Provost (counselor) and Guy Mitchell, social studies teacher).
  Song: Sharp-Dressed Man
  Dance: Swing 

Melillo Middle School students participated in a Mini Chess Exhibition on Dec. 3. Third place winners were Jordan Perez and Elizabeth Early. Event photo follows.

(Back row): Chess sponsor, Ms. Ganter, Vivian Tran, Jordan Perez, Kaleb Brock, Omar Rodela and Zack Smallwood. (Front row): Chelsey Urdiales, Andres Melchor, Minh-Triet Pham, Kaylen Ruiz, and Elizabeth Early. 

Students and parents recently took a trip around the world at Melillo Middle School's Reading and Social Studies Family Night. Event photos follow.

Recently, students at Melillo Middle wore Dobie spirit shirts to show their support of the high school team's road to football playoffs. Event photo follows.

  To raise money for the Susan G. Komen Foundation and Pasadena ISD's Education Foundation, students were encouraged to participate in an after school Monster Mash at Melillo Middle School. Students and staff dressed up for the occasion and had a "spook-tacular" time!
  Costume contest winners were: Xochitl Martinez in a princess dress made out of magazine pages, Christian Rodriguez as Indiana Jones, Hunter Gilmore as Frankenstein and Principal Diane Wheeler as Snow White. Event photo follows.

  Melillo Middle School students recently raised $4,414.11 for the Susan B. Komen Foundation. Faculty at Melillo had previously challenged the students to raise at least $1,500.
  Surpassing that amount almost four times over, faculty had to keep their end of the bargain and start the morning "fresh out of bed" in rollers and robes in front of the school. Event photos follow.