Happy Birthday, Clifford!

Kindergarten students at Montgomery Catholic's St. Bede Campus recently completed a study the work of Norman Bridwell, the author and illustrator of the Clifford books. The Clifford Books were first published in 1963, which makes Clifford 48 years old.  Mrs. Redden's Kindergarten class celebrated with a birthday party for Clifford with cookies and juice.   Each student in the class took Clifford, a stuffed red dog, home where they wrote a real or make-believe story of Clifford's adventure.  When Clifford and the student returned to school the next day, each student read their story to the class.  The Clifford books are a big hit for all of the kindergarten students at Montgomery Catholic!

Knights Win Season-Opening Golf Tournament

The Montgomery Catholic varsity golf team overcame a sluggish start with a strong finish to capture first place in the Auburn Invitational Monday at Indian Pines Golf Club.


Junior Jacob Stinson shot a 73 to earn medalist honors and junior Jason Katz shot a 77 to lead the Knights to a two-shot victory over host Auburn High School. Katz was named to the all-tournament team.

The Knights shot a team score of 313. Sophomore Chapman Barranco had an 81 and junior Corey Jackson had an 82. Zach Jones, an eighth-grader, shot an 87.

The Knights are back in action Feb. 28 and March 1 in the annual Blue-Gray Invitational at Wynlakes and Lagoon Park.

Montgomery Catholic Students Raise Funds, Awareness for Food for the Poor

Students at Montgomery Catholic's St. Bede Campus raised nearly $500 and awareness for Food for the Poor, the third-largest international relief organization in the United States.  Led by the St. Bede Student Council and chaired by sixth grader Audry Kim, students emptied their piggy banks and volunteered to do extra chores for their parents in order to raise the funds, which equals 9,940 meals for the poor.  Pictured: Students from Montgomery Catholic's St. Bede Campus stand in front of their Food for the Poor bulletin board where they charted the fundraising efforts by classroom.  L to R: Gabe Russo, Andrew Austin, Mitch Dedek, Angela Gier, Project Chair Audrey Kim, and Student Council President James Sadie.

Montgomery Catholic's MathCounts Team Advances to State Competition

Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School's Middle School MathCounts Team advances to the state competition following their performance at the district level.  Ten middle school students from Montgomery Catholic competed at the MathCounts District competition recently held at Faulkner University where their team placed second overall.  All of the Montgomery Catholic team members were among the top 10 scorers who made it to the countdown round, where they competed against 40 students from several different schools.  The countdown round consisted of quick response questions with the students buzzing in with the correct answers.  Individually, Montgomery Catholic's Brian Lee came in fourth place, Leo Petters in sixth place, Maria Rossi in eighth place, and Mandy Jones placed ninth.  These four top scorers will travel as a team to the MathCounts State Competition on March 19, in Huntsville, AL.  Montgomery Catholic's MathCounts team members are Paige Barranco, Ann Faulkner, Sean Federspill, Chandler Hughes, Mandy Jones, Brian Lee, Leo Petters, Maria Rossi, William Russell, and Megan Stembridge.  Montgomery Catholic's MathCounts is sponsored by Mrs. Julie Flowers and Mrs. Vicki Petters

Cotter Finishes Third in State Tournament

Montgomery Catholic senior wrestler Corey Cotter bounced back from the brink of defeat Saturday morning to capture third place in the AHSAA Class 1A-4A state wrestling tournament in Huntsville.

Cotter, wrestling in the 140-pound weight division, trailed Weaver's Dakota Sumners 5-0 in the third round of the match when he reversed out of his opponents' grasp and pinned him for the victory.

With the win, Cotter improved on last season's fourth-place finish and became only the second Catholic wrestler to earn a third-place medal in the program's four-year history. Preston Stone finished third last season.

Cotter opened the tournament Friday with a first-round pin over Austin Akins of American Christian, but fell in the semi-finals to Dalton Sanders of Dora. He won a consolation match Friday night over Treddie Gray of Oak Grove to set the stage for Saturday's exciting victory.

Congratulations Corey!