Midway High School’s art program reached an impressive milestone this year with freshman Stella Raimondo making history as Midway’s first-ever Gold Seal recipient at the state Visual Arts Scholastic Event (VASE).

Midway and River Valley Middle School choir, orchestra, and band earned an impressive array of awards at recent UIL Concert and Sight-Reading competitions this spring, with 11 out of the 14 music groups who competed across both campuses earning sweepstakes awards, which is the highest honor available.

In Niche.com’s 2023 rankings, Midway ISD continues to be recognized as one of the top 15 school districts in Texas, earning the title of #1 Best School District in McLennan County and the Waco Area with an overall grade of A+ for the sixth consecutive year and ranking among the top 3% of school districts in America.

Midway Middle School Principal Jay Fischer is being recognized as a 2022 recipient of the statewide B.E.S.T. Award honoring dedicated public school educators in Texas.

This fall, Midway and River Valley Middle School choir and theatre students showcased their passion for performing in their first-ever combined musical production, Matilda the Musical Jr.

Midway ISD swept the public school categories in the 2022 Waco Tribune-Herald H.O.T. Readers’ Choice Awards with three campuses being voted Best Schools!

Incoming eighth-grader Vihaan Sibal completed the 2022 Scripps National Spelling Bee with a remarkable third-place finish.

Not every writer can say their work has been published, and even fewer can say they were published before they even started high school. For Midway Middle School student Vala Jenkins, both of these rare occurrences are true.