Catholic First Graders Make a Chilly Discovery

The students at our Holy Spirit campus recently studied Arctic animals and the blubber that helps keep the animals warm. Mrs. Emily Cutts created "blubber" for each of her first grade students. The students were able to test the blubber out when Mrs. Cutts had them hold their "blubbered" finger in a cup of water with ice. None of the students were able to feel the cold water because their "blubber" kept them warm!

Mrs. Cutts Class: Claire Aaron, Virginia Averrett, Cara Barranco, Emma Berher, Hoke and Will Brantley, Tripp Cain, Olivia Donaldson, Parker Dunlap, Frankie Hayner, Allie Ingram, Bailey Ingram, Leah Lee, Austin Marshall, Carlos Medina and Casen White.

 

Four Montgomery Catholic Seniors Sign to Play Football on National Signing Day

Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School held a signing ceremony for Brian Anderson, Saxton Bibbins, Landon Pinckard and David Poole on National Signing Day, Wednesday, February 1, 2017. The signing was held in the school gym at 1:30 p.m. Montgomery Catholic High School students were in attendance along with the varsity football coaches, the signee's families and friends. 

Anderson signed his National Letter of Intent to play football with the University of North Carolina Tar Heels, Anderson had thirty Division one offers before deciding to commit to UNC. Anderson is the son of Charlie and Linda Anderson of Montgomery.

Bibbins made his commitment to play football for Alabama Prep - Birmingham. He is the son of Veronica Hawkins and James Bibbins, Jr. of Montgomery.

Pinckard signed his letter of intent to play football at Faulkner University in Montgomery. Pinckard is the son of Kay and Steve Pinckard of Montgomery.

Catholic wide receiver David Poole will continue his football career at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. He is the son of Cheryl and David Poole of Montgomery. 

Montgomery Catholic Principal Justin Castanza opened the ceremony with prayer. President Anne Ceasar addressed guests and each of the athletes, thanking them for their service to the Montgomery Catholic community and wishing them success in their future endeavors. Montgomery Catholic Football Coach Aubrey Blackwell introduced each of his players, commending them on their leadership, work ethic and the spirit they added to the team.

Montgomery Catholic looks forward to following these college careers over the next four years Congratulations, each of these schools are lucky to receive these talented students and players.

Robot Competition Hosted at Montgomery Catholic

Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School was proud to host a Vex Robotics state qualifying tournament in the Dolly Barranco Activity Center at the Middle/High School campus in early January 2017.

Led by faculty members Dr. Joe Profio and Mr. Rob Russell, Montgomery Catholic's "Robo Knights" hosted the first robotics event at Montgomery Catholic and only the second of its kind in the region.  The Knights competed with four of the 18 teams present from four visiting schools—Brew Tech,
Enterprise, Ohatchee, and St. James high school. The whole community came together with parents, students, and faculty serving as volunteer referees, announcers, event staff and even kitchen crew.
Montgomery Catholic expressed gratitude  to the staff and students from Brew Tech who were willing to share equipment and expertise to help MCPS make the event such a successful one.

The Knights and their robots finished well, with three of four teams represented in the final four matches—well done!

Mission: Founded in 1873, Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School is an integral part of the Catholic Church's mission to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ.  As an adult community, we share in the responsibility to prepare students for college and beyond while helping them grow to become persons of faith, virtue and wisdom.

All Metro Honors for Montgomery Catholic Fall Athletes, Four Named All-State

Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School is pleased to announce All-Metro honors for sixteen fall athletes.

Sophomore, Tyynismaa named All-metro
female runner of the year & All-State
Cross Country Team

Senior, Brian Anderson
All-State First Team
Football

Montgomery Catholic All-Metro cross country runners include six athletes:  Isabelle Cochran, Katie Galvin, Zachary Kroeger,Grace Leslie, Grant Walker and Female Runner of the Year Amaris Tyynismaa! Tyynismaa won her third straight AHSAA state title by winning the Class 4A State meet with a time of 18:07.76, making her the fastest high school female runner in Class 4A. She was also named to the Super All-State team for her efforts during the 2016 Cross Country season.


All-Metro Montgomery Catholic football players for 2016 included: Offense - Tyler Price (RB), David Poole (WR), Brian Anderson (OL) and Saxton Bibbins (OL) and honorable mention to Trey Downes (WR). Defense - CJ Persons (DL), BJ Barker (DB), Josh Davis (P). Offensive guard Brian Anderson was also named first team All-State, Class 4A along with kicker Josh Davis named to second team and wide-receiver David Poole who received honorable mention by the 2016 Alabama Sports Writers Association.

Senior, Josh Davis
All-State Second Team
Football

Senior, David Poole
All-State Honorable Mention
Football

All-Metro Montgomery Catholic volleyball players included Iyana Tate (second team) with honorable mention to Kayanna McKenzie.

Congratulations to all of these athletes on their 2016 seasons.

Go Knights!