Montgomery Area School District

November Academic Students of the Month Announced

Ulrich Receives Eagle Grange’s Community Citizen Award - Congratulations to Mr. Chris Ulrich on receiving the Eagle Grange’s Community Citizen Award. He is Montgomery’s Ag teacher and FFA advisor as well as a farmer and owner of Ulrich Farm. Our area Grange awards this honor as part of a national Grange program. Ulrich’s endless hours of volunteerism had a large part in earning him the recognition. Photo credit: NorthcentralPa

Bennett Achieves 1000 Points Congratulations to Parker Bennett on reaching an extraordinary milestone—1,000 career points. With this achievement, Parker becomes the 17th athlete in Montgomery Basketball history to join the 1,000-point club. His dedication, hard work, and consistency on the court have earned him a well-deserved place among the program’s elite. Well done, Parker!

Penn College Hosts Hospitality Day Today, members of the high school’s Foundations of Professional Cooking class and teacher, Mrs. Amanda Snyder, attended Hospitality Days at Penn College.

Artist of the Month Announced Congratulations to the November Artist of the month, junior, Christeena Gardner. Chrissy is active in Musical Theatre, Vocal Workshop, Concert Band, Marching Band, and County Band. Most recently, she was the lead in the fall play, “The Play That Goes Wrong”, and auditioned and earned a place in the PMEA Dostrict 8 band festival. Congratulations, Chrissy.

NHS Gives Back Through Clubs for a Cause Program Mrs. Jessica Carpenter and her NHS organization spent time today delivering collections to Dwell as part of their 2025 Clubs for a Cause program. Montgomery’s NHS chapter, under Carpenter’s supervision, developed the Clubs for a Cause initiative several years ago which aims to unite the various clubs in our junior and senior high school to give to area organizations. Previous endeavors have gained the chapter national recognition. This year’s focus was helping to stock and set up Dwell’s Christmas Pop-Up Shop. NHS would like to thank all participating clubs who helped collect over 170 items.

District Band Participants Congratulations to Chrissy, Shawn, and Aiden who auditioned for this year’s PMEA District Band festival yesterday and earned positions in the upcoming festival.

Beyond the Grade: Raiders in the Real World - Layne Gingery One of the most important goals for students completing all four years of our Broadcasting and Communications program is to get them into real world situations to apply their work. It is especially essential for those building college application portfolios and considering careers in any of the competitive Communications fields. Sending a HUGE thank you to Montgomery Broadcasting alum and Penn State Film student, Gabriel McNear, for allowing Layne to practice his drone skills for use in a documentary project that Gabe is doing for the university. We are grateful for this cooperating opportunity which allows our students to apply their knowledge and helps hone their skills in a professional setting.

FIRST EVER MEDIA DAY MASD Broadcasting and Communications, in conjunction with Athletic Director Strausbaugh, is excited to announce our first ever Media Day. Modeled after college media days, a team of Communications students is developing a new unit of curriculum covering the planning, execution, editing, and posting of athletic media content packages for school and family use. Winter athletes - please watch for information and come prepared this Thursday, 11/20.

Beyond the Grade: Raiders in the Real World --One of the most important goals for students completing all four years of our Broadcasting and Communications program is to get them into real world situations to apply their work. It is especially essential for those building college application portfolios and considering careers in any of the competitive Communications fields. Sending a HUGE thank you to Jon Terry and Bucknell Athletics for allowing Zoe, Camden, Briar, and Jace to practice their media skills at both football and wrestling yesterday. The students will now be editing their work and sharing the strongest media with Bucknell. We are grateful for this cooperating opportunity which allows our students to apply their knowledge and helps hone their skills in a professional setting. GO BISONS!!!

⚽️GIRLS’ MID-PENN D4 ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM ANNOUNCED Congratulations to our Mid-Penn D4 All-Conference Team members for the 2025 season. The Red Raiders had 3 players selected to represent the team. Lily Burchell - defender Addisyn Grimm - midfielder Zoe Furman - honorable mention Special congratulations to Coach Taylor Snyder who was named Coach of the Year.

Virtuoso Fall Play

Harer on Super 32 Title Thank you to Brandt for taking the time to sit down for this interview regarding his Super 32 title. Interview and editing credits: Cali Barnes https://youtu.be/b8mQ3-eSrBs

Furman Wins Women Of Excellence Award Congratulations to senior, Zoe Furman, who was named the Young Lady of Excellence in the category of Sports at last evening’s 17th Annual YWCA Northcentral PA Women of Excellence ceremony. The award recognizes an outstanding young lady who serves as an inspiration to fellow female athletes through her leadership, determination, and ability to overcome diversity. The honor also recognizes extraordinary courage in their athletic performance with a dedicated commitment to the advancement of girls in sports. Congratulations, Zoe!!!

🇺🇸Jr/Sr High School Veterans Day Students, faculty, and administration from the Jr/Sr High School spent this morning rehearsing for two assemblies presented this afternoon to honor our veterans. Thank you to everyone who came together and gave of themselves to make this annual event possible.❤️🤍💙

JH/SH October Academic Students of the Month

NHS Reaches National Recognition Congratulations to Mrs. Jessica Carpenter, NHS advisor, and the current NHS student organization who have had a session accepted by The National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) . Upon approval, Mrs. Carpenter and students will attend the 2026 LEAD National Student Leadership Conference and present a session titled, “Small School, Big Impact: How to Create and Lead Impactful Large-Scale Community Service Projects in Small Schools.” The conference will be held at the end of February in Washington DC and will be the second time in Mrs. Carpenter’s five-year tenure as the advisor that Montgomery’s NHS organization has been recognized on a national scale for their community service work. Congratulations to all involved.

Artist of the Month Announced Congratulations to the October Artist of the Month, representing the Performing Arts and Marching Band, Liam Berry. Here are a few words from Marching Band director, Trey Fox…Liam is in 7th grade and has stepped up a ton this year as a young member of our Marching Band. He has juggled playing Junior High football with his band responsibilities and is always trying his hardest in every practice, game, and performance. His work ethic is contagious to others, and he has become a vital part of our Marching Band family. Liam also performed in last spring’s Virtuoso production of “Newsies”, showing his versatility and dedication to performing. Congratulations Liam!

GOOD LUCK, SCHOLASTIC SCRIMMAGE TEAM‼️ Best of luck to our Scholastic Scrimmage students as they travel to Pittston tomorrow to film their episode at WVIA Studios. Nova Bartlett Maeson Beck-Barton Audrey Cook Josh Knoebel Lily Gingery Advisor: Ms. Kurtz

Congratulations, Josh‼️🏈 Congratulations to sophomore, Josh Knoebel, on achieving 1,000+ rushing yards for the 2025 season. Photo credit: NorthcentralPa Sports