Mark your Calendar:  For more information, visit the MJH Parent Activity Calendar

Friday, Sept 28 (5pm): Cross Country Meet @ York Jr High
Saturday, Sept 29: VBall "B" Round Robin Tournament @ MJH
Monday, Oct 1: Blue Shirt Day-Student Council Running Anti Bullying Campaign
Monday, Oct 1 (5 & 6:30pm): 7th Grade Purple Football vs Tomball (Away)
Monday, Oct 1 (5 & 6:30pm): 7th Grade Gold Football vs Waller JH (Home)
Tuesday, Oct 2:  Fall Pictures
Tuesday, Oct 2 (5 & 6:30pm): 8th Grade Purple Football vs Tomball (Home)
Tuesday, Oct 2 (5 & 6:30pm): 8th Grade Gold Football vs Waller JH (Away)
Wednesday, Oct 3 (6:45am):  Student Council Meeting in P5
Thursday, Oct 4:  Fundraiser Ends
Thursday, Oct 4 (7am): FCA in W119
Thursday, Oct 4 (2pm):  Pep Rally
Thursday, Oct 4 (5pm): Volleyball @ Willow Wood
**Thursday, Oct 11 (8:45am): PTO Meeting

Student Council: Monday, Oct 1st: Blue Shirt Day “World Day of Bullying Prevention"  WEAR A BLUE SHIRT!!!!! Student Council is running an Anti-Bullying Campaign.  Join us in this fourth annual grassr00ts effort. Someone you know could be bullied.  Someone you know might be a bully. Join us in solidarity on Monday, October lst!  Make a statement against bullying and cyberbullying and STOMP Out Bullying! We're asking kids, teens and adults to participate by wearing a blue shirt on Monday, Oct 1st.

Picture Day at MJH:  Student Pictures will be taken at MJH on Tuesday, Oct 2nd.  All students will be photographed so that they are included in the yearbook.  To order photo packages, please complete the order form that was sent home this week.  You may also pay online for their portraits before Picture Day and eliminate the need to send money to school with their child by clicking this link to the Lifetouch website. If ordering online, select your portrait package(s) on your paper order form, complete your online payment,write your Payment Code on your paper order form, and send your order form to school.

In the Library:  Author Tim Green will be at MJH on October 9th, 2012 for a school-wide author event.  The school-wide visit will be from 1-2pm and then he will do a 30 minute book signing.Click here for a pre-order form to reserve a copy of the book for the author signing.  Order forms are also available in the library.  Copies are limited, so it will be a first come/first serve basis. All order forms must be turned in to Mrs. LaBruyere by Friday, October 5th.  Click here to learn more about author, Tim Green.

PTO News
Teacher Birthdays:  Thank you to all the parents who brought in food and/or drinks for the jumpstart of the Teacher Birthdays this month.  The teachers loved everything that was made and really appreciated the thoughtfulness that went into everything that was brought in.  Shelley Kelley was the winner of the prize drawing this month. Next month's Teacher Birthday celebration, October 11, 2012, will be sweets only.  We're requesting anything from brownies, cookies, and cupcakes to donuts, kolaches (jelly filled), and strudel.  Yes, rice krispie treats count too! Click here to email Sabrina Flowers with what you will be bringing and please make sure it serves 20.  Items need to be at MJH no later than the start of the PTO meeting (8:45am).  Thank you in advance.
Junior High Dance:  The PTO will sponsor the Junior High Dance on Friday, October 26 from 7-9pm.  If you are interested in volunteering to help with ticket sales, decorations, setup, cleanup, refreshments, or chaperoning, please contact Stacie McBride at staciemcbride@gmail.com.  Our theme is "A Neon Night to Remember", and all 7th and 8th graders are invited to attend.  Tickets will be sold during lunch the week of Oct 22-26 for $3 each.  At the door, tickets will be $5.

October PTO Meeting:  October 11 at 8:45am.  Please join us!!! 

Congratulations to the following Junior Belles:

Spirit Girls of the Week:  Shelbey Eaton & Shea Hurt

Dancers of the Week:  Kenley Martin & Nikki Noble

Junior Belles of the Week:  Grace Curran & Grace Seelbach

Cross Country Team Highlights: MJH Cross Country Results from Friday, September 21 @ Tomball with  12 schools competing:
7th grade girls - 6th place - Top runners Sophis Matchett & Jordan Turner
7th grade boys - 4th place- Top runners Emilio Lira, Conner Jones, & Mick Coyne
8th grade girls - 8th place - Top runners Randi Walterbach, Ashlee Street, & Deena White
8th grade boys - 7th place - Top runeers Noble Lindsey, Kyle Sparks, & Chris O'Brien.
Next Meet is this Friday, Sept. 28^th (5pm) @ Oak Ridge HS - York Invitational. Good luck to our MJH Cross Country Team!
10/12 @ Magnolia Junior High
10/19 @ District Championships.  Site to be determined.

Football Highlights

SCOREBOARD:
7th grade Purple A vs Gold A (13-12 Gold win)
7th grade Purple B vs Gold B (13-0 Purple win)
8th grade Purple A vs Gold A (13-6 Gold win)
8th grade Purple B vs Gold B (12-12 tie)
7th Grade Purple & Gold A-Team Football: The 7th grade Gold & Purple A-Teams played each other this week in a hard fought game.  The Gold A-Team won 13-12.  The game was extremely competitive and the coaches are proud of their performance.  Standouts for the Purple team were Seth Quinlan and Jawon Raglen.  For Gold, they were Jordan Hood, Parker McCown, and Ben Shields.  Great job! 
7th Grade Purple & Gold B-Team Football: The 7th grade Purple & Gold B-Teams played against each other for their first district game.  Both teams fought hard and played well, but the Purple B-Team ended up prevailing in the end, 13-0.  Good job Bears!  Keep working hard and build on your successes.
8th Grade Purple & Gold A-Team Football: The 8th grade Gold & Purple A-Teams also took on each other this week at home.  This game would be one for the ages. These two teams stepped onto the field with the same idea in mind, and that was to win the game and it showed from the first snap. The Gold Team would put the first points on the board and held that lead going into halftime at 6-0.  The Purple Team did not stop and in the third quarter they brought the game to a tie as they found pay dirt for the first time 6-6. Both teams fought hard back and forth and then, with 1:25 left to play, the Purple team would score to take the lead for the last time as they edged out the Gold team for the win, 13-6.  Purple remains undefeated for the year. This was a great hard hitting football game. Great job from all of the coaches.
8th Grade Purple & Gold B-Team Football The Montgomery 8th grade Gold B-Team was at home this week to take on the Montgomery Purple B-Team.  This game was set to be a battle and it lived up to the hype. Both teams played hard and played until the last seconds of the game. This game would go back and forth as the Gold team scored and the Purple team answered right back. Then the Purple team scored and the Gold team answered back. Neither team was willing to give up any more points on defense as the game would end in a tie 12-12. Great Job from all of the coaches.  Both teams played an awesome game.

Volleyball Highlights
7th Grade Volleyball: The Lady Bear A-Team took 3rd place in the Willis tournament this weekend.  The girls were 3 and 1 to take the trophy home!  Great job!  Good luck Thursday against Tomball.  The 7th Grade B-Team traveled to Willis this weekend and took 1^st place.  The ladies dominated Keefer Crossing, Waller, Knox, and Irons with powerful serving and great defense!  Good job and good luck on Thursday against Tomball!   The 7th Grade Lady Bears C-Team took first place in the Willis Tournament last Saturday.  The girls played hard and they showed outstanding sportsmanship.  Coach Buss is proud to coach this group of girls.  Great job Lady Bears!

8th Grade Volleyball:  Thursday night, in volleyball action, our 8th grade Lady Bear A team took the court against the Tomball Cougars. After falling short the first game, the girls fought back and won the second game. We had strong serves from Addison Barron, Brittany Oldner, and Brittany Gilliam. Lauren Endres and Sierra Travis were a strong presence at the net. We had great defense going into the 3rd game from Grace Bache, Narissa Collier, & Savannah Whited.  The Lady Bears claimed the victory, winning 25-23. Great job last night girls!

Week of September 21-28

Mark Your Calendar

For more details, visit the MJH Parent Activity Calendar

Friday, Sept 21: 7th Grade Volleyball "A & B" Tourney @ Willis HS
Friday, Sept 21 (5pm): Cross Country @ Tomball
Saturday, Sept 22: 7th Grade Volleyball "A and B" Tourney @ Willis HS
Monday, Sept 24 (1:45pm): Volleyball Pictures
Monday, Sept 24 (5 & 6:30pm): 7th Grade Football Gold vs Purple (Home)
Tuesday, Sept 25 (2:45pm): One Act Play Auditions in BB Theatre
Tuesday, Sept 25 (5 & 6:30pm): 8th Grade Football Gold vs Purple (Home)
Wednesday, Sept 26 (6:45am): Student Council Meeting in P5
Wednesday, Sept 26 (2:45pm): One Act Play Callbacks in BB Theatre
Thursday, Sept 27 (7am): FCA in W119
Thursday, Sept 27 (5pm): Volleyball VS Tomball
Friday, Sept 28 (5pm): Cross Country Meet @ York Jr High
Saturday, Sept 29: VBall "B" Round Robin Tournament @ MJH
**Tuesday, October 2: School Pictures
**Thursday, October 4 (2pm): MJH Pep Rally
**Thursday, October 11 (8:45am): MJH PTO Meeting
**Friday, October 26 (7-9pm): Montgomery Junior High Dance

National Junior Honor Society

The 2012-2013 Officers for NJHS have been selected.
President: Dani St. Pe
Vice President: Jordan McKinney
Sharing the role of Secretary: Kyndall Linscomb & Dillon Dickey
Treasurer: Maggie Page
Historian: Grace Curran
Project Chair: Abby Hafner
Congratulations to all the NJHS Officers!

Candle Fundraiser

The first “even day drawing” for a $20 gift certificate will be on Monday, September 24th. If you sell 5 or more candles, your name will be placed in the drawing. Mrs. Jones will be on stage Monday morning and at all lunches Monday to check your forms. Get out this weekend and sell lots of candles!

Football Practice Schedule

Beginning September 19th, 2012, the 7th grade football teams will practice on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays of each week. The 8th grade football teams will practice on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays of each week. No teams will practice on Friday, September 28th or October 5th, 2012. If you have any questions concerning the practice schedule, please contact Coach Washington via email at swashington@misd.org.

Montgomery Bears

MHS Varsity Football: The Montgomery Bears Varsity football game is away on Friday, September 21 (7:30pm) vs Caney Creek High School in Conroe. Go Bears!!! Click here for a copy of the high school football schedule.
 
Junior High Football: This week Purple & Gold Teams play at home against each other. 7th Grade teams play on Mondays and 8th Grade Teams play on Tuesdays. B-Team games begin at 5pm and A-Team games begin at 6:30. Good luck to the Montgomery Bears Junior High teams!!!! Click here for a copy of the junior high football schedule.
 
Good luck this season to our MJH Girls Volleyball Teams!!! Click here for a copy of the junior high volleyball schedule.

Cross Country Team Revised Schedule:
9/21 @ Tomball
9/28 @ York
10/12 @ Magnolia Junior High
10/19 District Championships. Site to be determined later

Football Highlights

SCOREBOARD:

7th grade Purple A vs White Oak Jr High (20-0 win)
7th grade Purple B vs White Oak Jr High (45-7 win)
7th grade Gold A vs Brabham Jr High (0-22 loss)
7th grade Gold B vs Brabham Jr High (0-0 tie)
8th grade Purple A vs White Oak Jr High (26-20 win)
8th grade Purple B vs White Oak Jr High (14-0 win)
8th grade Gold A vs Brabham Jr High (6-13 loss)
8th grade Gold B vs Brabham Jr High (7-20 loss)

7th Grade Purple Football:  The Montgomery Bears 7th Grade Purple teams hosted White Oak Wolves this week.  The 7th Grade Purple B-Team set the tone early and scored on nearly every possession, winning 45-6.  The 7th Grade Purple A-Team kept the Wolves out of the endzone the entire night, shutting White Oak out 20-0.  Great job Bears.  Keep up the hard work.

7th Grade Gold Football:  The 7th Grade Gold A-Team was defeated 22-0 this week by Willis Brabham. The Bears just could not get their offense on track. Trayveon Franklin made a spectacular 50 yards kick-off return and was one block away from breaking it for a touchdown. The 7th Grade Gold B-Team tied Willis Brabham 0-0 Monday night. It was a defensive battle from beginning to end.  Standouts for the Bears were Dylan Edwards, Dedrick Davis, and Watavie’z Johnson. Dylan Edwards recovered a fumble for the Bears after a bone crushing tackle was made by Dedrick Davis. Watavie’z Johnson had a key interception late in the game and returned it 30 yards to spoil a Willis attempt to win the game. 
8th Grade Purple Football:  The 8th grade Purple A-Team also played White Oak last night at home. Gage Arnold scored on an 85 yard kick off return and also on a 65 yard hand off from Hunter Logeman to tie the score at 14-14. The Bears offense then scored on a 35 yard pass to Kevon Hill making the score 20-14. White Oak answered with a score of their own, knotting the score at 20-20 with only 3 seconds left on the clock. Ricky Queen scored all four of the Bears extra points. The Bears scored the final touchdown with a 55 yard pass to Kevon Hill with no time left on the clock. The Bears defeated White Oak 26-20. The 8th Grade Purple B-Team played White Oak. The Bears offense scored in the 2nd Quarter with a pass to Benjamin Elias which went for 25 yards. Teddy Sherrill converted the extra point. The Bears defense played with intensity all night intercepting the ball twice. Brian Williams intercepted once, and Cole Richey intercepted the ball once. The Bears defense did not allow a IS' down in the game. The Bears defeated White Oak 14-0. Great Job Bears from all the coaches.  The Bears Purple team will travel play the Bears gold team on Tuesday, September 25th, 2012. Please come out and support the team.
8th Grade Gold Football:  The 8th Grade Gold A-Team also traveled to Brabham  to take on the Bobkats. This would turn out to be a hard hitting and fast football game. The Bears came prepared and it showed from the first snap of the ball. The Bears defense came out on the first play and set the tone for the game as they stuffed the Bobkats offense and ended the first half with the score knotted a 0-0. In the second half the offense got into the game as they drove the ball 74 yards and quarterback Justin Garza took the ball into the end zone to tie the game up at 6-6. The Bears played hard and never stopped but fell short when the Bobkats scored on the last play of the game to make the score 13-6. The 8th Grade Gold B-Team traveled to Willis Tuesday night to take on the Bobkats of Brabham Middle School. The Bears came into the game ready to play and they played hard but at the end of the first half they were down 13-0. They made their adjustments at halftime and to start the 3rd quarter the Bears drove the ball down the field and T.J. Bailey took the handoff and scampered 28 yards for the TD to make the score 13-7. The Bobcats would answer back in the 4th quarter to make the score 20-7 and that's how it would end as the Bears fell to the Bobkats.  Great Job from Coach Schramm and Coach Payne.

Volleyball Highlights

7th Grade Volleyball: The 7th Grade A & B Teams fell to the Magnolia Lady Bulldogs last night.  Good luck to both teams at the Willis tournament this weekend. The 7th Grade C-Team experienced another win over the Magnolia Bulldogs!  Good job Lady Bears!
8th Grade Volleyball:  Over the weekend, the Lady Bear 8th Grade A-Team competed in the College Station Middle School volleyball tournament. During their first match against Navasota, the girls played strong and defeated Navasota in two games. The girls’ second match against College Station was a tough battle. The girls’ hard work and great defense was not enough to clench the win. Their last match against A&M Consolidated was a well played match. The girls took the win in two games and brought home the 3rd place trophy! Great job girls! Thursday night, our Lady Bear 8th Grade A-Team took the court against the Magnolia Lady Bulldogs. The girls battled in two close games, falling short 23-25 and 24-26.  Our defense was solid and our offense was consistent, but it wasn't enough to snatch the win from the Lady Bulldogs. The girls play home next week against Tomball, so come out and show your support! The Lady Bear 8th Grade B-Team took the court at Magnolia Junior High ready to play.  After losing the first game they fought back hard and won the second, taking the Dogs to three games and then defeating them 15-4.  We had great front row action from Taylor Skinner, Mackenzie Coleman, Felicity Collier and Clarianne Aguilar.  A big defensive presence from Bailee Kieselhorst, Marli Lemons, Aliyah Ditta and Allie Spitalerie.  Awesome setting by Dani St. Pe and serving by Brooke Turley.  And we can’t forget the great encouragement for these girls from Sierra Seale and Abby Young.  Not to mention the VIP who made an appearance, Mr. McFadden.  Thanks for your support!  Our 8th Grade C-Team played the Magnolia Bulldogs Thursday night, ready to continue their undefeated season, and that is just what they did, beating the Dogs in two games.  Way to work hard and fight for the win ladies.  Keep it up!

Please join us on Thursday morning (September 13th)

PTO Meet & Greet - 8:30 to 9am
Join us before the PTO meeting for coffee, soft drinks, and muffins and an opportunity to visit and get to know other MJH parents.

September PTO Meeting 9am
We will discuss the Fall events at MJH, teacher hospitality, the MJH Fall Dance, spirit wear, and more!

Bring a friend!!!! We're looking forward to seeing everyone!!!!! **Just a reminder that you will need your drivers license to "check in" when you go to the front office at MJH.

MJH: Week of Sept 7-15

Friday, Sept 7 & Saturday, Sept 8:   8th Grade "A & B" Vball Tourney @ Willis HS

Tuesday, Sept 11: Papa John's Jr. Belle Night

Wednesday, Sept 12 (6:45am):  Student Council Meeting in P5

Wednesday, Sept 12 (4:30pm): 7th Grade Purple Football @ Brabham (Away)

Wednesday, Sept 12 (4:30pm): 7th Grade Gold Football VS Lynn Lucas (Home)

Wednesday, Sept 12 (4:30pm): 8th Grade Purple Football @ Brabham (Away)

Wednesday, Sept 12 (4:30pm): 8th Grade Gold Football VS Lynn Lucas (Home)

Thursday, Sept 13 (7:00am): FCA in W119

Thursday, Sept 13 (8:45am): PTO Meeting

Thursday, Sept 13 (4-7pm): Volleyball VS Schultz

Thursday, Sept 13 (5:45-6:45pm): Washinton DC Trip Parent Meeting in Library

Thursday, Sept 13 (6-6:30pm):  Cross Country Parent Meeting in Cafeteria

Friday, Sept 14 (4:00pm): Cross Country Meet @ Oak Ridge HS

Saturday, Sept 15: Volleyball "A" Team Tourney@ College Station MS

 **Tuesday, October 2:  School Pictures . 
For more information, visit the MJH Parent Activity Calendar

Papa John's Jr. Belle Night: The Junior Belles are having a spirit night at Papa Johns on Tuesday, September 11th. The drill team will receive 20% of the sales for anyone that orders pizza on that day and mentions the Jr. Belles.Papa John's Pizza:  18442 Highway 105 West  Phone: (936)582-5882

September PTO Meeting:  Our first PTO Meeting at Montgomery Junior High will be held on Thursday, September 13 at 8:45am.  Please join us to learn more about MJH and the events and activities scheduled for the school year.  It's a great way to stay in touch!  We are so excited to have so many members in our MJH PTO.  Hope to see you there!

MJH Yearbook:  The yearbook staff is responsible for capturing the memories and developing the ideas that are used to create a unique yearbook each year.  Click the logo to the right to order your 2012-2013 yearbook and personal ad.  Sponsors: Mrs. Dickson, ldickson@misd.org and Mrs. Allen, jallen@misd.org 

FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes):  FCA is an organization of athletes that meet on a regular basis for fellowship.  Meetings are held on Thursday mornings in Room W119. Sponsors: Coach Buss, lbuss@misd.org  and Coach Buss, abuss@misd.org

MONTGOMERY BEARS
The Montgomery Bears Varsity football game is an away game on Friday, September 7 (7:30pm) at Pearland Dawson.  Go Bears!!!  Click here for a copy of the high school football schedule. 

Junior High football games begin with a scrimmage on Wednesday, September 12.  The first game of the season is scheduled for Monday, September 17.  Click here for a copy of the junior high football schedule.

Good luck this season to our MJH Girls Volleyball Teams!!!  Click here for a copy of the junior high volleyball schedule.