Memorial Maverick Media

09/29/2026

A Memorial student recently had an exciting trip to New York where he appeared on a Times Square billboard and participated in a NYC Buddy Walk.

Sophomore Lucas Thornton got to see his bright, smiling face on the big screen of New York City’s Time Square three weekends ago. His photo was part of a video tribute by the National Down Syndrome Society to start off Down Syndrome Awareness Month and the New York City Buddy Walk. Lucas has been ...

09/28/2026

The Memorial Choir will be performing a song Tuesday night as the 1970s rock band Foreigner comes to Kay Yeager Coliseum.

Choir has won a once-and-a-lifetime chance to perform with Foreigner, a rock band from the 1970s. They will be performing here in the Kay Yeager Coliseum at 8 p.m. Tuesday night. “They’re singing in Kay Yeager which holds 10,000 people, so it’s going to be a whole rock concert,” Melanie C**n...

09/28/2026

Senior pictures will be taken these next two days at Memorial from 7:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. outside C209.

We've sent out this info multiple times already, but just in case you missed it, here it is again and a QR code to pay the senior sitting fee.

09/25/2026

The WF Maverick Football also has a big game tonight. Check out our feature on the team's quarterback Cole Birkhead.

While the student section is screaming, chanting and bringing high-energy hype to Friday nights, quarterback Cole Birkhead remains calm at the center of the storm. Despite shattering records with seven and eight-touchdown performances in his first three games, Birkhead prefers to not get pumped and....

09/25/2026

Homecoming is this week, and Wichita Falls Memorial High School has plenty of things going on, including the Tailgate, football game, dance and more. Get all the information here.

Cowboy boots, hats and school spirit are about to take over Memorial High School for this year’s western-themed homecoming. Homecoming week starts Monday with the football game happening Friday and the dance taking place on campus Saturday. This year, Memorial is centering the week around a “Wes...

09/16/2026

Memorial students don't have access to YouTube at school anymore. Teachers and admin say it'll help learning, but what do students think?

YouTube has been completely blocked on student accounts on any Chromebook or computer in the school this year. The district’s decision to ban the website has brought about conflicting opinions from students and teachers. Lots of students are opposing the ban as they believe that it restricts them ...

09/15/2026

We wanted to send a reminder that class pictures for juniors, sophomores and freshmen at Memorial High School will take place Tuesday and Wednesday during English classes.

Students with Trapp, Preston, Pritchard, Segers and Talbott will take theirs Tuesday, while students with Beard, Pepper, Nielsen, Byas and Wood will take theirs Wednesday.

If you are in dual-credit or online English classes, you are encouraged to go get your picture taken at lunch or another available free time. Seniors will take their pictures at school Sept. 28-29 and that information is being sent out soon as well.

Underclassmen picture packets have been passed out in classes and can also be picked up in the front office. You can also visit www.focused.pics and use the online code MemorialHS26 to purchase pictures as well. These photos will be used for student IDs and will also appear in the yearbook. If you are absent these days, a picture retake day is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 15.

Yearbooks can be purchased online by visiting www.yearbookforever.com. The price will increase in October so don’t delay.
If you have any questions, feel free to email [email protected]. Have a good day.

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09/09/2026

Another Q/A before Thursday's Senior Night at Memorial Stadium is with color guard's Shanna Miller, who is one of three captains in her organization. See what she has to say about her time doing guard here.

Shanna Miller is one of three color guard captains this year along with Amelia Appleby and Ryleigh Putney. She’s been in color guard all four years of high school and is excited for her final year as captain. The Memorial Messenger had a chance to talk with her about her plans for this year, her.....

09/09/2026

In honor of Thursday being Senior Night for multiple organizations, the Messenger is talking with senior leaders about their experiences within their program.

First up is Sapphires captain Emma Arenivar.

Emma Arenivar has become this year’s captain of the Sapphires. She has been dancing since freshman year and is excited to take up this new role. The Memorial Messenger sat down with Arenivar before senior night on Thursday to talk about her time dancing, her goals as captain and her future. Q: How...

08/27/2026

Memorial's three drum majors are hard at work getting the WF Memorial Maverick Band ready for Friday nights and UIL competitions. See what they had to say about this year here.

No longer on the field marching with their section, now they direct the entire band from the top of the podium. Three new drum majors were appointed over summer break for the band. Seniors Mia Mayfield and Lee Regouby, along with junior Christino Rodriguez have worked hard for their position. Learni...