Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School

Sutton and Lopez Named Harbin Distinguished Service Award Winners

Liz Sutton and Jerry Lopez were recently honored by Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School as the 2012 Charlie Harbin Distinguished Service Award winners for their volunteerism to the school.  The Charlie Harbin Distinguished Service Award was established by the Harbin family and awarded by the school to recognize those selfless individuals who have significantly served Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School and exemplified its values in their lives.  Liz Sutton and Jerry Lopez are certainly the model of selfless giving for their tireless work and volunteerism for Montgomery Catholic.

Liz Sutton, a 1977 graduate of Montgomery Catholic and parent of alumni, founded Partners In Catholic Education (PICE) in 1995 as a way to bring together business leaders with a mission to support Catholic education at her Alma mater.  A successful business leader in our community, Liz is the owner of Alabama World Travel and Sutton & Associates in Montgomery. 

A retired United States Air Force Colonel, businessman, and parent of Montgomery Catholic alumni, Jerry Lopez has been an active leader with Partners In Catholic Education since it began.  Jerry's leadership has been the driving force of PICE's success in all of their projects, which ultimately benefit the school and students. 

Sutton and Lopez have co-chaired the Partners In Catholic Education (PICE) annual golf tournament since it began in 2000.  Together they are a formidable team, with the golf tournament raising over $600,000 to date and still going strong.  The 12th annual PICE Golf Tournament will be September 28, 2012, at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail in Prattville. 

Pictured:  Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School's 2012 Charlie Harbin Distinguished Service Award winners Jerry Lopez and Liz Sutton. Photo by Kimberly Bethea, The Studio at EastChase.

Montgomery Catholic's David Norris Attends Boys State

David Norris was selected as Montgomery Catholic’s representative to the 75th annual American Legion Alabama Boys State. Alabama Boys State is one of the highest honors granted to Alabama students. Students from across the state are chosen based on their demonstration of leadership, hard work, strong morals, motivation in school, and community activities. Boys State Week is a full and active week held on the campus of The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. David is the son of John and Teresa Norris.

While at Boys State, David was elected to the House of Representatives where he wrote and debated bills of importance for all Alabama citizens.

At Boys State, student delegates have the opportunity to build new friendships, participate in a mock government, and hear from and meet a diverse array of Alabama leaders such as Congressmen, state elected officials, business leaders, civic leaders, and others. Delegates have the opportunity to join interest groups that focus on their individual areas of interest such as law school, Fire College, law enforcement academy, aerospace academy, lobbyists, city government, county government, constitutional convention, engineer/computer academy, and environmental interest group. Delegates also have activity time during which they can participate in recreational activities such as basketball, volleyball, softball, soccer, academic bowl, etc.

Alabama Boys State is a leadership program for young men who have completed their junior year of high school and are expected to be campus leaders during their senior year. It provides delegates with a working knowledge of our government functions on the city, county, and state levels. Acceptance into Alabama Boys State is a privilege and granted by invitation only. Delegates are selected by their school faculty and community leaders.

Alabama Boys State is sponsored by the American Legion and is directed by the retired Judge Pete Johnson of Birmingham, the Assistant Directors are Judge Joel Laird of Anniston and Ted Copeland of Carrolton.

Montgomery Catholic Kindergarten Study Life Cycle and Release Butterflies

Kindergarten students at Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School finished their unit on the life cycle of butterflies by releasing them in their courtyard.  Each child kept a butterfly journal as they progressed through the life cycle unit.  The children enjoyed watching the butterflies develop in the cocoons while learning about the life cycle process in the classroom.  Pictured are kindergarten students in Mrs. Debbie Redden's class at Montgomery Catholic's St. Bede Elementary Campus with their butterflies prior to release.

Three Montgomery Catholic Students Qualify for National Merit Scholarship Program

Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School students Megan Karst, Zachary Hulcher, and Giselle Simms have qualified for the National Merit Scholarship Program, which seeks to identify and honor academically talented young people across the nation.  Of the 1.5 million entrants, some 50,000 with the highest PSAT/NMSQT Selection Index scores qualify for recognition in the National Merit Scholarship Program.  High-scoring participants from every state are invited to name two colleges and universities to which they would like to be referred by the National Merit Scholarship Committee.  In September, these high scorers are notified through their schools that they have qualified as either a Commended Student or Semifinalist.

Montgomery Catholic's Murray Commits to Huntingdon

Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School's Travis Murray committed to play football at Huntingdon College this fall.  The school held a special ceremony in the library.  An offensive lineman for the Knights, Murray is looking forward to continuing his passion for the game at the college level with the Huntingdon Hawks this fall.  Pictured seated with Travis Murray at the ceremony are Travis' grandfather Ray Leonard, mother Rebecca Murray, Travis Murray, father John Murray, and sister Sarah Murray.  Standing are the Montgomery Catholic football coaching staff Render Thomas, Hollis Johnson, head coach Mike Shatzer, Ken Klinger, and Wes Henderson.

12th Annual Partners In Catholic Education Golf Tournament Tees Off September 28

Partners In Catholic Education (PICE) will host its 12th annual charity golf tournament at the Capitol Hill Robert Trent Jones Golf Course in Prattville on September 28, 2012.

Sponsorship packages are available from $250 to $5,000. These packages offer great promotional opportunities for businesses in the form of pre- and post-event publicity, event banners, golf tee signage, golf cart logos, as well as players in the tournament.

The registration fee is $150 per player. Entry fee is $600 per foursome. Registration and lunch will begin at 11:00 am and the shotgun start, on both the Senator and Legislator courses, will be at 1:00 pm. Format will be best ball. The registration fee includes lunch, green fees, cart, range balls, gift bags for each player, golf shirt, refreshments on the course, post-tournament food and beverages, and many door prizes. Also, all par three holes will have a prize, plus four Hole-In-Ones consisting of a new car or $35,000 cash prize for a car. There will be a $5,000 putting contest between 11:00 am and 1:00pm and the top three net and gross teams will receive superb prizes.

For more information about sponsorships or playing in our tournament, contact Liz Sutton at 334-260-2488, ext 1311, Mary Kelley at 334-272-7221, ext 32, or Jerry Lopez at 334-224-6607. PICE is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization. More information can also be located at http://www.montgomerycatholic.org/.

Mark your calendar for this premier event that will be a great day of fun and benefit for Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School.