Congratulations to our Middle School Honor Roll Students

Congratulations to our middle school students who achieved Honor Roll status for the first quarter. For "A" Honor Roll, they are Agnes Armstrong, Ivy Bach, Emily Barranco, Kathleen Beesley, David Bender, Lexie Bourgeois, Marissa Dogan, Claire Fischer, Lacy Herbek, Stephen Higgins, Gabe Keating, Audrey Kim, Brian Lee, Kayanna McKenzie, Nadine Moussalli, Patrick O’Mara, Andrew Reimann, and Zach VanAlst.  The students who achieve "A/B" Honor Roll are Skye Alexander, Nia Averett, Julie Bae, Will Barranco, Tyler Barranco, Kenneth Bell, Neeley Boston, Adam Bristol, Briana Chevez, James Cleghorn, Trey Downes, Eryka Ellington, Madison Gaston, Abaigeal Gilbert, Haleigh Huggins, Blake Johnson, Devin Kelly, Anna Koerner, Mel Koontz, Emily Lafreniere, Katie Lawerence, Aubrey Lenn, Sarah Little, Morris Lottinger, Megan Matisak, Katie McDaniel, Morgan Micher, Zenia Mims, Sarah Peek, Samantha Richburg, Ethan Ronan, James Sadie, Madison Searcy, Katie Smith, Lauren Smith, Nate Smith, Mary Reagan Starrett, Jordan Steele, Megan Stembridge, Logan Stevens, Iyana Tate, Beth Vaughn, Hugh Walker, and Jennifer Westendorf.

Montgomery Catholic Student Artwork Wins at Alabama National Fair

Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School student artwork won numerous awards at the 2011 Alabama National Fair.  Migyn Kim won first place in Watercolor and the overall winner for her artwork.  David Babb won second place in Watercolor. Audrey Kim won Division I for 7th - 9th grades in Opaque and Watercolor.  Jinah Kim won third place in Pastels. Meredith Kocan won first place in Pastels. Olivia Nobles won first place in Acrylics. Madison Roberts won second place in Acrylics. Abby Rohde won second place in Pastels and third place in Acrylics. and Beth Wyatt won third place for her Printing work.  Montgomery Catholic's middle and high school Art instructor is Ms. Joane Grant.
Pictured:  Montgomery Catholic Art students display their award winning artwork in the middle/high school studio.

Montgomery Catholic Student Learn Spanish Traditions for All Saints & All Souls Days

Spanish I and Middle School exploratory classes at Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School recently studied the history and Catholic significance of the Dia de Todos los Santos (All Saints Day) and Dia de los Muertos (All Souls Day). Students made projects depicting typical decorations used during this celebration in Mexico, such as Papel Picado (ornately cut paper), Calaveras (skulls), Mojigangas (Large papier-mâché dolls/masks), and Barilletes (large ornately decorated kites). Students chose the project they wanted to complete. Students decorated Mrs. Santana’s classroom with their projects and spent November 1st and 2nd talking about the history of the celebration, its origins and significance, as well as typical customs and celebrations that go along with the day. The middle school students got first-hand information from Mrs. Adalia Lozano who is a native of Monterrey, Mexico. Mrs. Lozano told the students how the holiday is celebrated in Mexico and how she celebrates it now in the United States.

Pictured: Middle school students from Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School display their Spanish inspired artwork during their Spanish Exploratory class for All Saints and All Souls Day.

St. Bede Science Olympiad Team Wins 1st Place at University of West Alabama

Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School’s Elementary Science Olympiad (ESO) Team at St. Bede won first place at the Science Olympiad Competition held on the campus of the University of West Alabama (UWA). There were eight teams representing 12 schools from around the state at this year’s competition. Montgomery Catholic’s team won first place overall, as well as first place in the Pasta Mobile and the Water Rockets divisions. The water rocket distance was a record breaker at 11.25 feet!

Participation in Science Olympiads has been directly related to increased interest and achievement in science and math. Events in the ESO relate directly to National Science Education Content Standards and to Alabama Content Standards for Science.

Science Olympiad is a national nonprofit organization devoted to improving the quality of science education, increasing student interest in science, and providing recognition for outstanding achievement in science education by both students and teachers. Science Olympiad is also designed to encourage classroom teachers to explore new and challenging ways of teaching science.

Broken into three main divisions, Science Olympiad caters to students of all ages. Division A encompasses students from kindergarten through the sixth grade. Through a series of hands-on events, young students gain valuable experiences that encourage further exploration into the world of science. The Elementary Science Olympiad offers a unique opportunity for students to test their creative and cooperative skills, interact with other motivated students, and expand their minds with science. The emphasis is on learning, participation, interaction, and having fun.

Montgomery Catholic’s Elementary Science Olympiad team members are Annie Bach, Anna Catherine Barranco, Carrie Belsterling, Lita Blackburn, Mary Katherine Brunson, Jessie Clark, Luke Craig, Wes Domsalla , Jacob Flowers, Katie Fischer, Jonah Gier, Anna Mary Gilbert, Sieanna Grogan-Albaugh, Reagan Herbek, Ryne Herbek, Grace Leslie, Maddie Losik, Ethan Macchia, Alex O'Donnell, Henry Petters, Demetrios Philippou, Kyriacos Philippou, Zoe Rutland, Annabel Starrett, and Hunter Vaccaro.