Save the Date! We are excited to welcome our Panthers back for the 2026-2027 school year! Please save the date for two important back to school events on Monday, August 3.
Cub Camp (for incoming 6th graders): 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Orientation for new students to get acquainted with Schimelpfenig MS. 6th graders will tour the campus, learn their way around the building, take students ID photo, meet staff, and become familiar with middle school before the first day of school.
Panther Preview (for returning 7th and 8th graders): 1:00–4:00 p.m.
Returning students are invited to walk their class schedules, locate their classrooms, and have their student ID photos taken before the school year begins. This is a great opportunity to get comfortable with your schedule and campus before the first day of school.
Additional information about both events will be shared later this month.
We welcome volunteers at the school and at our PTA events. Per district policy, you must be VOLY approved to be around students. VOLY approvals expire every year in June and must be redone each year in July, regardless of any previous year approval. Please go to plano.voly.org to get your approval started now!
Our 1st Day School Supplies store is officially live!!! This is the easiest way to order the exact supplies teachers requested for next year. No searching multiple stores. No guessing brands. No wondering if you selected the right version. In just a few minutes, you can select our school, choose your child’s grade, and check school supplies off your list early and stress-free.
👉 Order HERE
If you would like to purchase your own supplies, please see the 2026-2027 School Supplies list HERE.
Here is a LINK to the May 14th edition of the Panther Parent 411 newsletter.
Congratulations to our 2026-2027 officers that were elected at our April General Membership Meeting.
President Alana McMorrow
Secretary Meghan Harper
Treasurer Kristina Knous
VP-Programs Lulu Mariscal-Sanchez
VP-Ways and Means Jennifer Allison
VP-Volunteers Abbie Furrow
VP-Membership Ioana Radlescu
VP-Communications Elena Prudencio
Parliamentarian (appointed) Terri Childress
We have many committee chair positions open. Please click HERE to see if there is something that interests you. If you see something you like, feel free to enter your name. If you need more information about a position, you can send me an email at president@smspta.org or give me a call at (214) 364-6765 and I can answer any questions you might have.
Our volunteers make our PTA strong and we would love for as many people to get involved as we can get. Having new members on our board helps to get our creative juices flowing and helps to make a brighter year for our faculty, staff and students.
Thanks for all you do to support our school. We are a better place because of our shining star volunteers.
Terri Childress
President, Schimelpfenig Middle School PTA
SMS PTA chose Ms. Anousheh Blatz and Mrs. Kristen Kinnard as the recipients of the PTA Lifetime Membership Awards.
L-R: Elisa Klein, School Board Trustee, Mrs. Kinnard, Anna Hulse, VP Membership, Ms. Blatz
Anousheh Blatz, English Teacher
My name is Anousheh Blatz, and I have spent 33 years in public education.
I earned my undergraduate degree from the University of North Texas and my Master’s degree in Education from Concordia University Austin.
Throughout my career, I have taught in Oklahoma City ISD, Dallas ISD, Richardson ISD, and Plano ISD, where I have proudly served for the past 20 years.
Teaching has always been my passion, and I am grateful for the students, families, and colleagues who have made this journey so meaningful.
Kristen Kinnard, Principal
Kristen Kinnard is currently serving in her fifth year as the principal of Schimelpfenig Middle School. This is her 29th year in education, and she still gets up each morning excited and looking forward to the day ahead!
Ms. Kinnard began her career in education in 1995, working as a Spanish teacher at both the middle and high school levels for thirteen years. Her last sixteen years have been in campus administration. Ms. Kinnard first served as an assistant principal in Lovejoy ISD before joining the admin team at Williams High School here in Plano ISD. There, she served as an assistant principal for seven years before becoming principal at Schimelpfenig Middle School in the Fall of 2021. When Ms. Kinnard is not at school, she loves spending time with her family, traveling, reading, and watching movies.
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