MJH eNews: Oct 11-18

“Paws for a Cause” t-shirts

On Fridays during October, MJH students are encouraged to PINK OUT and wear pink in support of Breast Cancer Awareness month.   Pink “PAWS FOR A CAUSE” t-shirts are still available. The cost is $15 and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Susan G Komen Foundation. You can also order a t-shirt by printing the order form and sending it to school with your student Please make checks payable to MJH PTO. Limited quantities are available!

Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities at MJH

Use our Sign-Up Genius on-line program to secure your volunteer day and time slot by clicking the Volunteer Opportunity links below.  

• Student Picture Day- Wednesday, Oct 16
• Envelope Labeling - Progress & Report Card Mailings
• MJHS Veteran’s Day Celebration – Monday, Nov 11

MJHS Veteran’s Day Celebration – Monday, November 11th

PTO Members are needed to assist MJHS Staff & Teachers with this annual school event to honor and thank military veterans in the Montgomery community.  Volunteer assignments are day and time specific.  The celebration begins at 8:15am on Monday, Nov. 11, as students greet arriving Veterans who then proceed to cafeteria for breakfast catered by MJHS staff with food & beverage assistance from students and PTO volunteers.  After brief remarks, Veterans move to Gym and are greeted by MJHS student body seated on the bleachers.  Principal McFadden and staff organize and direct students in a program that includes music, speeches and theatrical performances.  The program ends around 10:30am and Veterans depart school and students return to class.  Please consider joining with PTO Veteran's Day Chairmen Jackie Kimball and Patti Chavez as a volunteer for this very special celebration at MJHS.   Volunteers will receive email updates and detailed information nearer to event date.  Click here to volunteer for the Veteran’s Day Celebration.

NJHS Pennies for Patients

National Junior Honor Society has started their Pennies for Patients fundraising campaign for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.  We are asking students to bring in their change to donate during lunches.  The campaign will run from October 1-18th, and we would love to surpass our $700.00 goal!  

School Pictures – Oct 16

Fall portraits are pre-pay only, so no proofs will be sent home.  Students received the picture packet information from their ELA teachers this week.  Students will take portraits during ELA classes on Wednesday, October 16.  Retakes will be in November.Volunteers are needed to assist with Fall Picture Day for 7th & 8th grade students on Wednesday, October 16.  To reserve your volunteer spot, please login to SignUp Genius and secure your time slot.  An email reminder will be sent to you several days in advance for the event.  Thanks for helping our students "smile for the camera."

Montgomery Intermediate School Shopping Extravaganza

Mark your calendar and plan to attend the Montgomery Intermediate School Shopping Extravaganza on Saturday, November 2 from 9am-4pm at the Lake Conroe KOA. Admission is $5 per person.  It's a fun day of shopping, just in time for the holiday season! There will be more than 50 unique vendor booths offering home accessories, jewelry, clothing, children’s accessories, food, and much more.  Visit their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/misshoppingextravaganza.  If you are interested in being a vendor at the show, becoming a sponsor, or advertising in the event program, please contact mis5pto@gmail.com.  

MJH Yearbooks

If you would like to purchase a yearbook, bring $50 cash or check (payable to MJH) to the front office.  We still have a few personal ad spots available.  Cost for a personal ad is $25.  If you would like to order a yearbook online, visit www.balfour.com.

Montgomery Bears Football

The next high school Montgomery Bears Varsity football game is in Brenham on Friday, Oct 11 (7:30pm).  Go Bears!!!  Click here for a copy of the high school football schedule. 

MJH Cheer

Cheerleaders of the Week (last week):

• Cayla Combs
• Ansley Alexander
• Reagan Deaton
• Maiya Franke

Cheerleaders of the Week (this week):

• Ally Gordon
• Cameron “Camie-G” Newhouse

MJH Cross Country

Good luck to our cross country team at the following cross country meets:

• Oct. 11 @ Magnolia Junior High
• Oct. 18 @ Cross Country District Championship Meet @ Tomball (Willow Wood)

Lady Bears Volleyball

Click here for a copy of the junior high volleyball schedule.

7th grade Volleyball: The Lady Bear 7th Grade C Team fought hard for three games, and they came out on top. They played an awesome game! Way to go Lady Bears!  The 7th Grade B Team fought hard for 3 games with Bear Branch, they did not win the game, but they played an outstanding game!  The 7th Grade A Volleyball team dominated Bear Branch in two games last night.  Good serve receive and defense contributed to the WIN!!  Great job girls!  Good luck tomorrow at the Bryan tournament! Great job Lady Bears!

8th grade Volleyball: The 8th Grade C Team continued their winning ways by convincingly taking down Bear Branch in two games 26-24 and 25-8.  The 8th grade B Team came out strong but could not contain Bear Branch and fell in 3 games 25-19; 22-25; and 22-25. In the final game the ladies were down 15-5, and rather than giving up they fought back, rallied, and lost by 3 points.  They came together and played as a team and not once did they give up!   The Lady Bear 8th Grade A Team played their best game of the season, last night against Bear Branch Jr. High. The girls came out a little slow, dropping the first game 16-25. During the second and third games, the Lady Bears refused to lose. We played amazing defense and covered our hitters very well, not to mention the many kills and blocks we had by our front line. The Lady Bears claimed the victory, winning 25-18 and 25-20. The A team heads to Bryan tomorrow for their final tournament. Great job last night girls!!

MJH Football

Click here for the 2013 Montgomery Junior High Football Game Schedule.

MJH Football Itinerary:  

• Tuesday, Oct 15 (5pm/6:30pm): 7th Grade Football - Purple vs Magnolia (@home)
• Tuesday, Oct 15  (5pm/6:30pm): 7th Grade Football – Gold vs Bear Branch (away)
• Wednesday, Oct 16 (5pm/6:30pm): 8th Grade Football - Purple vs Magnolia (away)
• Wednesday, Oct 16 (5pm/6:30pm): 8th Grade Football - Gold vs Bear Branch(away)

Click here for this week’s Football Game Itinerary

Click here for the Alternate Student Travel Form

MJH Football Highlights:

• 7th grade Gold B vs Tomball (12-7 win)

• 7th grade Gold A vs Tomball  (19-13 win)
• 7th grade Purple B vs Bear Branch (13-6 loss)
• 7th grade Purple A vs Bear Branch (20-0 loss)
• 8th grade Gold B vs Tomball (6-0 win)
• 8th grade Gold A vs Tomball (loss)
• 8th grade Purple B vs Bear Branch (26-0 loss)
• 8th grade Purple A vs Bear Branch (28-10 loss)

7th Grade Gold:  The 7th grade Gold B Team traveled to Tomball this week and beat the Cougars 12-7.  Dylan Smith scored two touchdowns for the Bears.  The defense did a great job of holding the Cougars to a single touchdown.  The 7th grade Gold A Team visited the Tomball Cougars this week and played in a thriller.  The game was close all night, but the Bears came out with a 19-13 win.  Scoring touchdowns for the Bears were Connor Wilson, Caleb Schneider and Cole Lehmann.  Caleb Schneider also scored a PAT.  The entire Bear defense played great! Great job from Coach Buss & Coach Dickson.

 7th Grade Purple:  The Montgomery Bears 7th grade Purple football teams hosted Bear Branch this week.  The 7th grade Purple B Team played a tough and physical game but ultimately lost 6-13.  The 7th grade Purple A Team had several opportunities to score and had several key turnovers that resulted in touchdowns for Bear Branch.  Montgomery put up a valiant effort and played hard until the final whistle, but came up short in the end, losing 20-0.  Keep working hard and good luck next week against Magnolia.

8th Grade Gold:  The 8th grade Gold “B” team played Tomball JH this week.  It was a defensive battle from the start.  The score was tied all the way until 2 minutes left in the 4th quarter.  The Bears scored a touchdown from 3 yards out resulting in a winning score of 6-0.  Good job Bears from all the coaches.  The  8^th grade Gold “A” team hosted Tomball JH this week.  The Bears fought hard but lost the contest.  Good Job Bears from all the coaches.

8th Grade Purple:  The Montgomery Purple Team traveled to Bear Branch this past Wednesday. The 8th grade B Team got it started at 5 pm. This was a good game as both teams were ready to play. Bear Branch got the ball first and came out on offense but the Bears defense was also ready and shut them down on their first drive of the game to give the ball to their offense. Both teams played hard all night but Bear Branch was up 20-0 at the half. Your Bears came out from half time on offense and drove the ball down the field but could not get the ball in the end zone all night as Bear Branch finished on top in this on with a final score of 26-0. The Montgomery Purple Team A Team was also at Bear Branch Wednesday night. This was a very exciting came as the Bears got the ball first and drove it down the field and quarterback Jordan Hood found Jacob Prigmore through the air for the touchdown and Jody Miller added the PAT to make the score 8-0. Bear Branch's offense also came out firing away as they to drove the ball and scored with the PAT to make it 8-8. The Bears defense gave up one more score before half time to
bring it to 14-8 just before intermission. The second half was just as exciting as the first as both teams played very good all night but Bear Branch would pull this one out with a final score of 28-10. The Purple A Team has played very good the past two weeks but has sun into two very good football teams. Keep your heads up and keep playing hard, from Coach Payne and Coach Schramm.