Initial Student Drug Testing – Tuesday, August 5th

Initial Student Drug Testing – Tuesday, August 5th

Dear Parents,

We will begin initial student drug testing on Tuesday, August 5th, starting at 2:00 PM in the high school cafeteria. Our goal is to test as many students as possible that day.

Here’s the testing schedule:

2:00 PM – High School Football & Volleyball players (including managers and trainers)

2:30 PM – Band, Cheer, and all other high school students in extracurriculars

3:00 PM – Incoming 7th and 8th grade students involved in extracurricular activities

⏱️ If your student needs to arrive slightly earlier or later than their scheduled time, that’s perfectly fine. We will wrap up testing by 3:30 PM.

🚨 Reminder:
Students must complete drug testing before they can participate in any extracurricular activities.

You can review the current Drug Deterrent Policy and watch the orientation video here:
👉 Merkel ISD Drug Testing Info https://www.merkelisd.net/264884_2
Form https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdiDmvr1Yni6fqThRj5PS0w36cVD_2nbl8eHLW5QggkBU3xBA/viewform

Athletics and Band students should have already completed this process through Rank One.

All other students need to fill out the form located just below the video on that page.

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to me directly.


Thanks,
Mr. Foss
Merkel High School Assistant Principal