Montgomery Area School District

Pysher Participates in Region Band🎶 - Congratulations to Shawn Pysher who earned a place through an audition at District Band to play in the PMEA Region IV Band festival this past week. Schools from districts 8 and 9 are eligible to audition and participate in this event.

STRONG Student Leadership Team Attends Positivity Conference - Students representing the high school’s STRONG (self-driven, tolerant, resilient, optimistic, nice, giving) student leadership team attended a Jostens Renaissance conference yesterday at Cumberland Valley school district. Our team members were able to network with numerous districts from across the state on school positivity as well as hear from keynote speaker, Carlos Ojeda Jr.

Huynh Recognized by Geisinger - Congratulations to junior, Kim Huynh, who received 2nd place in Geisinger's annual “Wake Up and Learn” poster contest. This competition coincides with Geisinger’s commitment to bring awareness to the importance of sleep for overall health, wellness, and learning.

Surplus Fitness Equipment for sale by bid only. Information can be found at:

https://www.montasd.org/o/masd/page/requests-for-bids-and-proposals

FFA Donates to Ronald McDonald House - Today, members of the Montgomery FFA participated in “The Farmers Care”event at the Ronald McDonald House in Danville. The students involved delivered donations collected in our school and community. Thank you to all who donated and thank you, Montgomery FFA!

Montgomery NHS Chapter Inducts 2026 Class - Congratulations to the 14 new members inducted into the Evadne Ruggles Chapter of the National Honor Society this evening. Members are chosen through a rigorous application and selection process based on Scholarship, Leadership, Character, and Service. This is the largest class inducted in the past decade and members are eager to become involved in a Montgomery chapter that has impacted our community and reached national recognition for service projects. Most recently, officers and advisor, Mrs. Jessica Carpenter presented at the national LEAD conference in Washington D.C. Congratulations to the newest members pictured with blue stoles.

STATE WRESTLING PLACEMENTS- Zoe Furman - champion Brandt Harer - 2nd Jenna Houseknecht - 6th Gabe Oberheim - 6th

MASD Honors Hunter Beck-Reynolds with Jersey Day 26💙❤️ #HuntersJerseyDay26

Barnes Earns Second Place at HS Sales Competition - Senior, Cali Barnes, earned second place and a $600 prize at today's High School Sales Competition hosted by Susquehanna University, competing against 45 students from high schools across Pennsylvania. We are so proud of the hard work and dedication she put into preparing for this competition. Congratulations, Cali!

State Bound

February Academic Students of the Month Announced

Elementary Progress Reports

History Department Announces January Historians

Montgomery NHS Chapter Presents in Nation’s Capitol - Congratulations to Lily Burchell, Camden Dalrymple, Emily Dieffenderfer, Olivia Carey, and Mrs. Jessica Carpenter who presented at the national LEAD Conference this morning in Washington DC. This conference aims to bring together National Honor Society chapters, student leaders, and advisors from across the country to collaborate and learn new ways to help and grow their home organizations and school communities. Thank you for representing our school with knowledge and pride, and for taking Montgomery to the national stage.

FFA Competes in North Branch Public Speaking Event - Congratulations to the FFA members who, for the first time, competed in the North Branch FFA Public Speaking competition. Senior, Rhyleigh, brought home a second place finish in Senior Prepared Speech against 12 competitors. She will move on to Regions in April.

Montgomery NHS to Present in DC - Congratulations to the Montgomery NHS chapter and advisor, Mrs. Jessica Carpenter, who will be presenting at the National Honor Society conference in Washington DC this weekend. They are leading a session and workshop on how small schools can make big impacts in their community. Pictured with Mrs Carpenter are the students who worked on the presentation and/or will be presenting.

Furman FOCUSES On and Off the Mat🎥 Sending a huge THANK YOU to D4wrestlingpics for providing this incredible opportunity to senior Communications manager, Zoe Furman! Here is a statement from D4wrestlingpics: Huge shoutout to Zoe on being an outstanding wrestler and an even more impressive young professional in the making. Zoe is planning to attend Edinboro University, where she will major in Communications with a concentration in Digital Media while continuing her wrestling career. During her Wrestler of the Week interview, she shared her passion for digital media, and we mentioned that maybe one day she would be on staff with D4wrestlingpics. She didn’t just talk about it — she made it happen. Zoe reached out and asked if she could shoot for us at the boys district tournament. We handed her a camera, and she delivered. Her captures from Districts speak for themselves — sharp eye, great timing, true understanding of the sport. From dominating on the mat to stepping behind the lens, Zoe continues to raise the bar. Anytime Zoe wants to shoot for D4wrestlingpics, she has a place with us. We are incredibly proud of her drive, initiative, and vision for her future. The wrestling world hasn’t seen the last of Zoe Furman — not on the mat, and not behind the camera.

Real World Application - Congratulations to senior Communications manager, Camden Dalrymple, who is working on a new project through his Strategic Communications/Marketing Independent Study. In an ever growing and evolving field, Camden is exploring potential areas of interest in content creation, design, digital storytelling, and marketing strategies. He had an initial zoom meeting today with Megan Rath, famous for her completion of the Seven Summits challenge. In the upcoming weeks, Camden will be responsible for creating and maintaining her social media presence while helping promote her future climbs and sponsors. Congratulations and good luck, Camden!

Red Raider Foundation Awards Grants - Today, the Red Raider Foundation provided funding to Mrs. Tressler and Mr. Newcomer to help support the esports program, 3D printer upgrades, and purchase of a book vending machine. The faculty recipients applied for the grants, citing various ways the money would benefit students in curricular and extra-curricular areas. A luncheon was provided by the Seasons under the direction of Mrs. Amanda Snyder. Not sure what the Red Raider Foundation is? Be on the lookout for an updated and interactive social media presence that will serve to highlight the organization’s vision to support excellence in education. With core values of community and connection, foundation members strive to raise awareness and funding to enhance and inspire student learning and development. Congratulations to our funded faculty! We look forward to sharing these and further opportunities with our donors, recipients, volunteers, and community.