Important Dates
AUGUST
8/6 - ROAR (New Student Orientation 3-5pm or 6-8pm)
8/12 - Open House (Self-Guided Tours 4-6pm)
8/13 - 1st Day of School!
8/15 - Senior Sunrise @ DSHS @ 6:30am
8/27 - Meet the Teacher (6-7:30pm)
8/29 - Tigers vs Vandergrift (1st Football game of 2026)
TBD - Project Grad Board Meeting (6-7:30pm)
SEPTEMBER
9/1 - District Holiday (Labor Day)
9/12 - Tigers vs Harker Heights
9/13 - Thunder in the Hills
9/26 - Tigers vs Akins​
OCTOBER
10/10 - Student Holiday
10/10 - Tigers vs Bowie
10/13 - District Holiday (Columbus Day)
10/17 - Tigers vs Lake Travis
​10/24 - Tigers vs Del Valle
10/31 - Student Holiday (Halloween)
NOVEMBER
11/24-28 Thanksgiving Break
DECEMBER
12/6 - Christmas on Mercer (Come see us!!)
12/19 - Early Release
12/22 - Winter Break begins
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JANUARY
1/7 - Back to School
1/19 - District Holiday (MLK Day)
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FEBRUARY
2/13 - Student Holiday
2/16 - District Holiday (President's Day)
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MARCH
3/6 - Student Holiday
3/16-20 - Spring Break
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APRIL
4/3 - District Holiday (Good Friday)
4/5 - EASTER
4/22 - Earth Day
4/24 - Student Holiday
MAY
5/22 - Last day of School!!
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