Montgomery Area School District

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

Congratulations, Trace‼️🏈 Congratulations to junior,Trace Furman, on achieving 1,000 rushing yards and 100 tackles for the 2025 season. Photo credit: NorthcentralPa Sports

Congratulations, Mrs. Carpenter📚 Congratulations to Montgomery High School’s 11th and 12th grade Honors, CP, and AP English teacher, Mrs. Jessica Carpenter, who has been selected to serve as a regional writing juror for the 2025-26 New York City Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. Adjudicators are tasked with reviewing works entered at the regional level by teens living in and around New York City with judging beginning in December. Congratulations, Mrs. Carpenter, on this honor as you represent our school and community with pride and expertise.

Yearbook’s Weekly Recap🍁🍂

Athletes Serving Athletes Today, the Montgomery High School STRONG Student Leadership Team, along with The Seasons restaurant, held their first honorary breakfast of the year. Athlete members from the team showed up early this morning to cook for the girls’ and boys’ varsity soccer players. As the year progresses, all teams will be honored as well as other groups such as academic students of the month. Special thanks to Culinary teacher, Mrs. Amanda Snyder, for supporting this year long project.

Montgomery Virtuoso Presents… Head shot photos highlighting our full cast and crew of talented and hardworking students will be posted next week! What an amazing fall our school has had, academically, athletically, and instrumentally. We are excited to bring theatre back to the community for the 2025-26 season. Consider coming out to catch this comedic play! Please note the date change. Tickets will be sold at the door beginning one hour before show time. No reserved seating.

⚽️MID-PENN D4 ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM ANNOUNCED From Coach Sherman… I would like to congratulate our Mid-Penn D4 All-Conference Team members for the 2025 season. The Red Raiders had 3 players selected to represent the 13 member team (Conor Irwin GK- Camden Dalrymple MF - Dylan Sherman FW). The All-Conference Team is selected by the 6 league coaches and consists of 4 forwards/4 midfielders/4 defenders/1 goalkeeper annually. Cash Hill was also selected as an Honorable Mention for 2025. Great job young men!!!