16th Annual Partners In Catholic Education Golf Tournament at RTJ, September 23

Partners In Catholic Education (PICE) hosted its 16th annual charity golf tournament at the Capitol Hill Robert Trent Jones Golf Course in Prattville on September 23, 2016.

Hole-in-one $10,000 winner
Brandon Cutts with his wife Emily.

A great day for the 180+ golfers in attendance, registration and lunch began at 11:00 am and the shotgun start, on both the Senator and Legislator courses, started at 1:00 pm. Format was best ball. The registration fee included lunch, green fees, cart, range balls, gift bags for each player, golf shirt, refreshments on the course, post-tournament food and beverages, and door prizes for everyone. There were Hole-In-Ones consisting of a new car  and cash prizes on both courses. This year, for the first time in 16 years a $20,000 split the cash with PICE prize was given for a hole-in-one on the Legislator, hole #3. Brandon Cutts was the lucky golfer, he is pictured below with his very happy wife, Emily after winning $10,000 for himself and $10,000 for the school. There was also a putting contest between 11:00 am and 1:00pm for a cash prize and the top three net and gross teams received superb prizes. 

Held each year on the last Friday of September, be sure to mark your calendar for this premier event that will be a great day of fun and benefit for Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School. For the 16th anniversary of the Tournament, PICE had a pink and white balloon release to honor Carole Clark, the PICE committee secretary who lost her battle with cancer in the summer of 2015, in addition to establishing the Carole Skoneki Clark Endowed Scholarship to be awarded each May to an MCPS High School student to help off-set tuition. 

Mr. & Mrs. Ben Walker have been faithful
supporters of the PICE Golf Tournament, they are pictured with
cheerleaders Zy'Keria King and Hannaley Haigler and
MCPS band member Chris Waring.

Partners in Catholic Education (PICE) was established in 1995 to bridge the Catholic Community with St. Bede School and now supports the Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School community with the following annual projects: The PICE Annual Golf Tournament, the Sophomore Personal Success Seminar and the Senior Success Forum.

With over $1.2 million dollars in projects and equipment donated  to Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School since the beginning, PICE has supported so many  projects and has helped enhance all aspects of the school. Below are just a few of the contributions that have helped Montgomery Catholic:
Technology/Academic enhancements: Funding for new Broadcasting Studio (2016), Funding for Engineering/Robotics Room(2014, 2015),  Macbook Airs (2015), infrastructure  for Apple Computer System (2012), Ipads and Ipad carts (2012).

Montgomery Catholic students welcomed Dr. David Bronner
to the 16th annual golf tournament. Pictured are:
SGA Senior Class President, James Sadie with
Executive President Riley Aaron, Katie Slear,
Lauren Smith and Zy'Keria King.

Campus enhancements: High School Courtyard Benches and Beautification (2016),  Playground equipment for St. Bede (2015) and for Holy Spirit (2013), Dolly Barranco Center sound system,  Campus-wide Security System (2008),  Contributions to Capital Campaigns for Family Life Center, Dolly Barranco Center, and to the Holy Spirit Gym, Bathroom renovation (2010),  St Bede Campus renovation (2006) Teacher's Lounge renovation, Science lab and computer lab equipment.
Arts:  Band instruments (2008, 2015),  Art Center renovation (2005), Band uniforms (2005),
Athletics: Sports Complex LED Lights (2016), Basketball Shoot Away (2015), Athletic lockers (2015), Athletic locker room (2015, 2013), Partnered with the City of Montgomery in building of tennis courts at Ida Belle Young Park (2010), 
Student life:  Large bus (2015), Minibus (2010), Annual Senior Success Seminar, Annual Sophomore True Colors Seminar, contributions towards speakers such as Scott Hahn, Jodee Blanco and Marie Bellet. 

The PICE Board of Directors are Officers: Liz Sutton, Founder; Gary Tomlin, President; Jerry Lopez, Vice-President; Ann Karst, Treasurer; Cappy Younker, Secretary; Members: Linda Anderson; Linda Guin, Lisa Sadie, Kathy Tyner and Barry Waite.
For more information about sponsorships or playing in the tournament, contact Liz Sutton at 334-260-2488, ext 1311, Vicki Dickson 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/.

Montgomery Catholic 7th Grade Students Qualify for Duke Tips

Eighteen Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School Middle School students qualify for the Duke Tips program. That is more than one-third of the entire seventh grade class at Montgomery Catholic. The largest program of its kind, participants in the Duke TIP 7th Grade Talent Search identify academic strengths, develop abilities and interests, and celebrate their achievements at a crucial time when they are forming their identities and looking ahead to the future. TIP assists families in determining how advanced their students’ academic abilities are and what level of educational challenge is appropriate.

As part of the talent search enrollment, Duke TIP registers eligible seventh graders to take either the ACT (no writing) or the SAT as an above-level test. This allows students to have greater insight into their abilities and it gives them the opportunity to preview a college entrance exam.

Montgomery Catholic's qualifying students are: Catherine Aaron, Sadie Bartels, James Bender, Grace Hoffman, Ailish Gilbert, Carissa Gilbert, Angeles Gonzalez, Zach Izer, Layne Jordan, Ella Newell, William Noell, Brian Povilus, Matthew Reardon, Samuel Rogers, Jacob Talbot, Alex Thurman, Hall Triplett and
Maggie Turner.

Catholic Class of 2011 Alum John Talbot visits Campus

Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School was excited to have John Talbot, class of 2011, stop by campus to speak with students about what the future holds after leaving the halls of MCPS.

Talbot, a third generation Knight, is the son of Mike ' 82 and Angel Talbot of Wetumpka. He is a 2016 graduate of Auburn University with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and leaves for California late this summer to begin graduate work at Stanford.

Talbot was happy to come back to his Alma Mater at the invitation of his former teacher Dr. Joe Profio. He was able to share his experience as a student at Montgomery Catholic and how it prepared him for work at the university level. Talbot is looking forward to the future and Montgomery Catholic is thankful for the gift of time he gave back to his first school.

Montgomery Catholic will look forward to hearing about the future successes for Talbot and all of our hard working Alumni. Go Knights!

Dr. Joe Profio, MCPS Math Dept. and  MCPS President Anne Ceasar welcomed Class of 2011
alum John Talbot to campus to speak to classes about their future in college and
their opportunities at Montgomery Catholic..

Knight Ambassadors Named at Montgomery Catholic's Middle School Campus

Montgomery Catholic's Middle School has named Knight Ambassadors for the 2016-2017 school year. These students show leadership, good judgment, maturity, honesty, and integrity while upholding their responsibilities of being a student, serving as campus role models. The 2016-2017 Knight Ambassadors are seventh grade students Catherine Aaron, Sadie Bartels, Cecelia Crawford, Angeles Gonzalez-Ansaldi, Mallory Hildebrand, Jake Talbot and Auburn Wilcoxson, as well as eighth grade students Gracie Barranco, David Dean, Cecelia Hoffpauir, Daniel Gacha, Angela Gier, Ines Gonzalez-Ansaldi, Hannah Parrish, Ellie Pool and Eli Starrett (not pictured).

The Ambassadors began their duties at Parent Open House held on August 25, 2016 at the Montgomery Catholic Middle School campus. These students helped parents follow their child's class schedule and answered questions about Middle School life at Catholic. 

Counselor, Mrs. Sarah Rech is the advisor for these young leaders and looks forward to a active year with these outstanding school representatives.