Montgomery Catholic Inducts 17 to Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica (SHH)

On May 21, 2010, Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School inducted 17 high school students into the Salvador Dalí Chapter of the Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica (Spanish National Honor Society).

The Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica (SHH) is an honor society for high school students enrolled in Spanish and Portuguese and is sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese. At present there are over 2,000 national and international chapters.
The purpose of the society is to recognize high achievement of high school students in the Spanish and Portuguese languages and to promote a continuing interest in Hispanic and Portuguese studies.

Students from Montgomery Catholic inducted for the 2009-2010 School year were:
Jessica Barranco, Barbara Bradley, Anisa Britt, Kyle Daniels, Hayden Ellis, Beverly Enriquez, Aidan Gilbert, Jessica Heymann, Soo Kim, Kelly MeGeehan, Nicole Miglionico, Kevin Norris,
Wheeler Ronan, Brooke Searcy, Lexie Segrest, Christine Spotswood, Josh Stark, and Taylor Wyatt. The SHH is sponsored by Señora Sara Campbell.

Kindergarten Studies the "Land Down Under"

Kindergarten students at Montgomery Catholic's St. Bede Campus have been studying all about Australia. They have learned about marsupials such as the possum, the koala, kangaroo and the Tasmanian devil. They have also studied about monotremes like the enchidna and platypus. Their favorite part has been sampling the different types of Australian food like Vegemite, scones, and fairy bread. While studying the Aboriginal culture, the students learned to make didgeridoos and boomerangs, all while keeping a journal about what they've learned. Pictured: Kindergarten students in Mrs. Redden's class are ready to explore the Outback with their Australian style hats and animals while learning about a new culture in the "land down under".

Bach Winner of "Be Kind to Animals" Poster Contest

Ivy Bach, a fifth grade student at Montgomery Catholic's St. Bede Campus, is the winner of the "Be Kind to Animals" poster contest held by the Montgomery Humane Society in honor of National Be Kind to Animals Week. Bach's artistic depiction of all types of animals and children playing harmoniously with a simple message of "Don't leave anyone out" was chosen from nearly 200 entries for the contest. Mary Hughes, the Humane Education Coordinator, presented Ivy with a special gift on behalf of the Montgomery Humane Society and her framed artwork will hang prominently in the Shelter's board room.

Pictured: Montgomery Humane Society's Education Coordinator Mary Hughes poses with the poster contest winner Ivy Bach.

Gulley Named Principal at St. Bede Campus

Laurie Gulley has been named as principal at Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School’s St. Bede Elementary Campus for the 2010-2011 academic year.

Gulley is a 1984 graduate of Montgomery Catholic and attended St. Bede from second through eighth grade. She received a degree in Early Childhood Education from Spring Hill College in 1988 and worked as the Youth Director and Pre-school Teacher at St. Ignatius Catholic Church in Mobile until 1992.

Gulley served as a third-grade teacher at St. Bede for 16 years before becoming the Assistant Principal in 2008. She will complete the Master’s program in Instructional Leadership at Auburn University at Montgomery later this year.

“My entire life has been about Catholic education and I believe in it whole-heartedly. My Catholic education, from kindergarten through college, has been a tremendous blessing for me personally and I am eager to help provide the gift of a Catholic education for the children in our school.

“I have been so blessed to work under the direction of wonderful mentors, principals, educators, and leaders. I appreciate all of their incredible leadership and guidance over the years. I work with a wonderful staff of dedicated and committed professionals and I am so excited about the opportunity to continue working with them in a new way,” said Gulley.

Gulley replaces Susan Duke, who is leaving after serving as principal for the last two years. Gulley will assume her new duties July 1.