Montgomery High School is pleased to announce this year’s Penn College Youth Leadership students: Olivia Carey, Cassidy Jacobs, and Zoe Furman. They have been selected to represent Montgomery Jr/Sr High School in this county wide program. Once per month they will be attending a seminar at Penn College where they will have an opportunity to learn about important leadership concepts, participate in community service, and engage in various activities. Congratulations and thank you for representing our school with pride!

In honor of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s birthday today, “The Great Gatsby” on Broadway posted their “Roaring Back To School”contest on Instagram to highlight student art, music, and dance featuring the Roaring Twenties and “The Great Gatsby.” Zoe Furman and Camden Dalrymple posted a dance entry as a cross curricular project between our Performing Arts and Broadcasting programs.

Students in Ms. Murray’s Driver’s Ed class were tasked with finding an organization that they would consider supporting. The organizations are non-profit and their primary purpose is service to the community. Once they found an organization, they had to create a PA plate to represent them and their organizations. A few examples chosen were breast cancer awareness and suicide prevention as well as various colleges and sports teams.

We are thrilled to announce a fundraiser for our marching band show shirts! We’ve received a lot of interest from friends and family, and we’re excited to make these shirts available to everyone. Shirts can be purchased through the link below and will be delivered directly to you! We have to sell at least 18 of these shirts to make the fundraiser successful, so please spread the word! Please follow the link below to purchase yours today and support our amazing kids! Thank you for all your support! https://www.customink.com/fundraising/2024-montgomery-marching-band-show-shirt-fundraiser?utm_campaign=desktop-campaign-page-share-v3&utm_content=2024-montgomery-marching-band-show-shirt-fundraiser&utm_medium=social&utm_source=copy-link

Athletics Update

In chemistry with Mr. Crawford, students are learning how electrons of atoms emit different colors of light as they go from their ground state to their excited state.  Different elements give off their own distinct wavelengths of light, which cause different colors.

Montgomery has four newly trained Chief Science Officers! Nova Bartlett, Glayne Gozum, Xavier Koch, and Cash Hill have completed two days of training to become the first Chief Science Officers for Montgomery, and the first in IU17. Their goal for this year will be to design and implement an action plan to create a scientific impact or change in their school or community!

JH Softball

Parade and Bonfire Information

Congratulations to this week’s Artist of the Week, Kurrah L. Bohner. She does an amazing job of jumping in headfirst into every art challenge presented to her. Kurrah also has a great respect for the visual arts and really enjoys learning about new art techniques. Recently, she has been the recipient of the Judge Greevy Award – Best in Show at this summer’s Lycoming County Fair in the colored pencil division. This is her second Greevy award during her high school art career. The award is given to only two works of art in Lycoming County that display mastery in their craft. Kurrah has also been chosen to represent Montgomery High School’s visual art program for the WVIA Artist of the Week broadcast. Her artwork will be displayed on the WVIA channel along with other representatives across the state. After high school, Kurrah plans on attending Bella Capelli Academy in with a concentration towards hair and nails. When asked what art means to her, she stated, “Art allows me to feed into my creative obsessions. There is no right or wrong answer. Art is completely subjective.”

The Homecoming Dance for students in grades 9-12 will be on Saturday, September 28 from 7-9 in the cafeteria. Tickets are $6 each or $10 per couple and can be purchased from Miss Burchell Monday, 9/23-Friday, 9/27. No tickets will be sold at the door.

Homecoming Spirit Week is September 23-27 for students in grades 7-12. Monday, 9/23: Adam Sandler Day Tuesday, 9/24: Twin/Multiples Day Wednesday, 9/25: Tropical/Tacky Tourist Day Thursday, 9/26: Dress to Impress-Picture Day Friday, 9/27: Color Wars -7th: Blue                       8th: Yellow                      9th: White                       10th: Pink                       11th: Black                       12th: Red

Reminder for all student in grades 7th through 11th that Picture Day is scheduled for next Thursday 9/26 in the morning. Please dress appropriately. School dress code applies. Picture forms will be distributed this week. If you have any questions, please email Miss Aichner at saichner@montasd.org.

Varsity Football - O-Line The varsity football coaches would like to recognize their offensive line for paving the way for over 600 yards of offense in their week 3 victory over Sayre. Caleb Parkyn, Ethan Hugar, Layne Gingery, Conner Jarrett, Landyn Rine, Braiden Winter and Ethan Tupper all made contributions to the Red Raiders offensive line play in which they scored 55 points against Sayre and earned the team's first victory of the season! Great job boys!

Boys Soccer - Damaj Stewart-Williams Damaj was a late addition to our roster but has made an immediate impact for the Red Raiders. As a central defensive back, he is tasked with coordinating defensive coverage in our defensive third. This includes everything on the ground and in the air. Above the playing surface is where Damaj excels scoring his first two goals of the season off corner kick services in wins over Meadowbrook Christian and Williams Valley. He is a great leader on the field motivating his teammates to be better bringing out the best in them. Damaj is also one of the fastest players on the field every match and possesses the ability to go the entire 80 minutes when called upon. Great work Damaj!

Cheer - Addi Muhl Addi helped guide the youth cheerleaders at practice this week, getting ready for Youth Night and was a great leader for last week's game. She kept the momentum up at the game against Sayre and led the cheerleaders in cheers and dances that kept the crowd engaged. As a multi-sport athlete, Addi has been able to manage a dedicated work ethic and is a great role model for the team. Our team would not be the same without her this year! Well done Addi!

Golf- Matt Moser Matt played well during last week’s match and ended up with the 2nd best score on the team. He is a big part of the reason why the team has an excellent chance of repeating as the Mid-Penn champs.

Girls Soccer - Lily Burchell Lily has been putting in 90 minutes every game since the beginning of the season and giving everything she’s got. She has really become a leader from the back line. She is a player I know will give me her all not only during the games, but during practice as well. Keep it up Lily!

It our privilege to announce the Week 3, Athlete of the Week, as Cali Barnes, from the girls' tennis team! Cali decided to play tennis this year for the first time and earned the #1 spot on the team in singles. The coaches had this to say about her:"The coaches would like to recognize Cali Barnes for her dedication to tennis and her remarkable attitude on and off the courts. She has resilience and stamina and has formed bonds with her teammates. Cali is new to the team this year and has taken her spot in singles very seriously. She works hard outside of practice and wants to continue her growth in tennis. She has faced a lot of difficult opponents this year so far, and she never gives up. "Congratulations Cali!

Congratulations to junior, Zoe Furman, on being named this week’s Artist of the Week. Zoe is the first student being recognized by the Virtuoso program this year. She is an officer for the organization and recently earned her first solo singing and feature dance roles in 2024’s fall show. She is a dance captain and is always willing to help fellow cast and crew mates as well as represent the program with pride. Zoe has been a part of four productions and serves as a photographer for the theatre department. Outside of the arts, Zoe is equally dedicated to athletics and academics. She has been a passionate advocate for the sanctioning of Women’s Wrestling with PIAA. She wrestles year-round, is a state medal winner, and has helped coach when sidelined with an injury. Additionally, Zoe is on the Soccer, Softball, and Track teams. She continually achieves distinguished honor roll status and has been an academic student of the month. She is a member of the STRONG student leadership team and is also a manager for the school’s Broadcasting program. Zoe has earned first, second, and third place finishes in the annual PA Press Awards Communications competition. She has also been recognized by state representative Jamie Flick for her work in our Broadcasting program. Congratulations and thank you, Zoe!