Midway High School Kicks Off the School Year

WACO, Texas (FOX 44) — The first day of classes at Midway High School brought excitement inside the building — and long lines of traffic outside.

Hundreds of cars piled up along Hewitt Drive Thursday morning, with traffic spilling into surrounding streets in both directions as parents dropped off their children for the first day.

Inside the district’s largest campus, students reunited with friends and navigated their schedules.

“The typical first day is about getting the students here, helping them find their classes and making sure they get lunch, and then getting them back on a bus or back in their parents’ car by the end of the day,” Principal Alison Smith said. “It’s just helping to find the lay of the land in a very large building.”

Smith said the campus is at capacity this year with 2,700 students enrolled. Their theme for 2025 is “Be 100,” encouraging students to give 100% in everything they do.