Month: September 2022

09/30/2022

“Good Morning, today is Friday, September 30th, 2022.

*Character Education Theme of the Month: Diligence- Diligence is steady, earnest, and energetic effort

*Quote of the Week:  “Any achievement depends on diligence of the desire.”

― Lailah Gifty Akita

• Tryouts for soccer will be held after school on Monday and Tuesday for girls and October 11 and 12 for boys. DragonFly account must completed. If you have any questions, please see Ms. Martinez or Mrs. Serrano. 
• In appreciation of Hispanic Heritage Month here is a fun fact:
• When watching your next series, think fondly of Guillermo Gonzalez Camarena, a Mexican engineer that invented color TV. He developed the system in the 30s and applied for the patent in 1940. Camarena also invented a simplified color system that was used by NASA in 1979 to take pictures and videos of Jupiter.
  

• Please show kindness on purpose today!

• And Students Remember: “Here at Montevallo Middle School We Expect Success and Nothing Less”. 

• Have a Fantabulous Friday!!!!!

09/29/2022

“Good Morning, today is Thursday, September 29th, 2022.

*Character Education Theme of the Month: Diligence- Diligence is steady, earnest, and energetic effort

*Quote of the Week:  “Any achievement depends on diligence of the desire.”

― Lailah Gifty Akita

• Tryouts for soccer will be held after school on October 3rd and 4th for girls and October 11 and 12 for boys. Please ensure you have transportation and DragfonFly accounts completed. If you have any questions, please see Ms. Martinez or Mrs. Serrano. 
• In appreciation of Hispanic Heritage Month here is a fun fact: Dolores Huerta found her voice while serving as an organizer for the Stockton Community Service Organization. It was during this time that she met a fellow organizer, Cesar Chavez. The two bonded, and in 1962, they formed the National Farm Workers Association. Throughout her long career, Huerta has advocated for workers’ rights, women’s rights, and Latinx rights, and continues to do so to this day, at age 91. Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign slogan was taken from Huerta’s words from NFWA strikes: “Sí se puede,” which translates to “Yes we can.”
• Congratulations again to the following students for being invited to join Montevallo Middle School’s National Beta Club: 

• Andrew Adams
• Emery Adams
• Arturo Alvarenga
• Kristine Anthony
• Eduardo Barragan
• Brianna Bush
• Matthew Dang
• Richard Doss
• Will Hayes
• Nathan Haynie
• Rosmery Hernandez
• Seth Herring
• Alonnie Holloway
• Sarah Kayte Lash
• Allyson McCrary
• Cecilia Ruiz
• Ayden Velazquez-Butera
• Ava Walthall
• Angie Zapata

• Please show kindness on purpose today!

• And Students Remember: “Here at Montevallo Middle School We Expect Success and Nothing Less”. 

• Have a Triumphant Thursday!!!

09/28/2022

“Good Morning, today is Wednesday, September 28th, 2022. We will now begin the morning announcements with the pledge of Allegiance. Attention, Salute, Pledge:

*Character Education Theme of the Month: Diligence- Diligence is steady, earnest, and energetic effort

*Quote of the Week:  “Any achievement depends on diligence of the desire.”

― Lailah Gifty Akita

CONGRATULATIONS to our football team for a 20-16 win over West Blocton last night! Go Dawgs!!!!

• Tryouts for soccer will be held after school on October 3rd and 4th for girls and October 11 and 12 for boys. Please ensure you have transportation and DragonFly accounts completed. If you have any questions, please see Ms. Martinez or Mrs. Serrano. 
• In appreciation of Hispanic Heritage Month here is a fun fact: Cesar Chavez is best known for his efforts to gain better working conditions for the thousands of workers who labored on farms for low wages and under severe conditions. Chavez and his United Farm Workers union battled California grape growers by holding nonviolent protests. 

• Congratulations to the following students for being invited to join Montevallo Middle School’s National Beta Club: 

• Andrew Adams
• Emery Adams
• Arturo Alvarenga
• Kristine Anthony
• Eduardo Barragan
• Brianna Bush
• Matthew Dang
• RJ Doss
• Will Hayes
• Nathan Haynie
• Rosmery Hernandez
• Seth Herring
• Alonnie Holloway
• Sarah Kayte Lash
• Allyson McCrary
• Cecilia Ruiz
• Ayden Velazquez
• Ava Walthall
• Angie Zapata

• Please show kindness on purpose today!

• And Students Remember: “Here at Montevallo Middle School We Expect Success and Nothing Less”. 

• Have a Wonderful Wednesday!!!!!

09/27/2022

“Good Morning, today is Tuesday, September 27th, 2022 

*Character Education Theme of the Month: Diligence- Diligence is steady, earnest, and energetic effort

*Quote of the Week:  “Any achievement depends on diligence of the desire.”

― Lailah Gifty Akita

Play Happy Song:

Let’s wish our football team good luck as that compete against West Blocton today

Go Dawgs!!!

• Tryouts for soccer will be held after school on October 3rd and 4th for girls and October 11 and 12 for boys. Please ensure you have transportation and DragonFly accounts completed. If you have any questions, please see Ms. Martinez or Mrs. Serrano. 
• In appreciation of Hispanic Heritage Month here is a fun fact: Franklin R. Chang CourtDiaz born in 1950 in San José, Costa Rica became the first Hispanic astronaut when NASA selected him in 1980. He logged more than 1,500 hours in space, including 19 hours during spacewalks.

• Please show kindness on purpose today!

• And Students Remember: “Here at Montevallo Middle School We Expect Success and Nothing Less”. 

• Have a Terrific Tuesday!!!!!

09/26/2022

“Good Morning, today is Monday, September 26th, 2022 

*Character Education Theme of the Month: Diligence- Diligence is steady, earnest, and energetic effort

*Quote of the Week:  “Any achievement depends on diligence of the desire.”

― Lailah Gifty Akita

• Tryouts for soccer will be held after school on October 3rd and 4th for girls and October 11 and 12 for boys. Please ensure you have transportation and DragfonFly accounts completed. If you have any questions, please see Ms. Martinez or Mrs. Serrano. 
• In appreciation of Hispanic Heritage Month here is a fun fact:
• A Bronx native of Puerto Rican descent, Sonia Sotomayor became the first Hispanic American to serve as a member of the Supreme Court. President Barack Obama picked her as his first nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court in 2009. 

• Please show kindness on purpose today!

• And Students Remember: “Here at Montevallo Middle School We Expect Success and Nothing Less”. 

• Have a Marvelous Monday!!!!!

09/23/2022

“Good Morning, today is Friday, September 23rd, 2022 

*Character Education Theme of the Month: Diligence- Diligence is steady, earnest, and energetic effort

*Quote of the Week:  “”Diligence is the mother of good fortune.” –Benjamin Disraeli

• Tryouts for soccer will be held after school on October 3rd and 4th for girls and October 11 and 12 for boys. Please ensure you have transportation and DragfonFly accounts completed. If you have any questions, please see Ms. Martinez or Mrs. Serrano. 
• In appreciation of Hispanic Heritage Month here is a fun fact: Lionel Messi is a famous soccer player from Argentina who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and captains the Argentina national team. Until leaving the club in 2021, he had spent his entire professional career with Barcelona, where he won a club-record 35 trophies. He has scored over 700 goals in his career. 

• Please show kindness on purpose today, let’s all say a kind word to someone, I will start by saying;…. Everyone of you is valuable!!! 

• And Students Remember: “Here at Montevallo Middle School We Expect Success and Nothing Less”. 

• Happy Breakday To Us!!!!!

• Have a Fantabulous Friday and a Well-behaved Weekend!!!!!

“Good Morning, today is Thursday, September 22nd, 2022.

*Character Education Theme of the Month: Diligence- Diligence is steady, earnest, and energetic effort

*Quote of the Week:  “”Diligence is the mother of good fortune.” –Benjamin Disraeli

• Tryouts for soccer will be held after school on October 3rd and 4th for girls and October 11 and 12 for boys. Please ensure you have transportation and DragfonFly accounts completed. If you have any questions, please see Ms. Martinez or Mrs. Serrano. 
• Students please have your Counseling Opt-In form signed, you will need this form to participate in any classroom guidance lessons. You can come to the front office to get a form or if you see Mrs. Thomas, let her know you need one
• CONGRATULATIONS to both our volleyball teams on a great 2022 season.  Our 8th graders pounded West Blocton last night for the W and finished their 2 year record 16 wins and 1 loss.  Aaliyah Dubose served a perfect 13 out of 13 and Sarah Kayte Lash had 10 out of 13 with 7 ACES.  Emery Adams served 7 out of 8 with 3 KILLS, and Amariona Davis had 4 KILLS.  Way to go Lady Dawgs!!!
• In appreciation of Hispanic Heritage Month here is a fun fact: Selena Quintanilla-Pérez is a Mexican-American, and she is considered one of the most influential Latin singers of all time. She has sold over 65 million albums, making her the best-selling female artist in Latin music history. She released an English album in 1995, which made it on the Billboard 200. She was the first Latin artist to do this. In 1997, Jennifer Lopez starred in a movie about her life and career. 
• Students!!! We will have our first break of the year on Friday Sept 23rd.  Please ask your teachers what does break mean!!! Make sure you bring money to buy snacks. Everything will be $1 or $2. 
• Please show kindness on purpose today, you can start with greeting someone as you pass them in the hall.
• And Students Remember: “Here at Montevallo Middle School We Expect Success and Nothing Less”. 
• Have a Tranquil Thursday!!!!!

09/21/2022

“Good Morning, today is Wednesday, September 21th , 2022 

*Character Education Theme of the Month: Diligence- Diligence is steady, earnest, and energetic effort

*Quote of the Week:  “”Diligence is the mother of good fortune.” –Benjamin Disraeli

• Congrats to both our volleyball and football teams on their victories last night!!!
• Our football team defeated West Blocton 35-14!! GO DAWGS!!!!
• Our Lady Dawgs defeated Vincent.  The team was led by Rosemery Hernandez with 12 out of 13 serves with 5 of those being ACES.  Emery Adams also contributed 7 out of 9 with 4 ACES and 1 KILL.  Amariona Davis scored 5 KILLS to seal the victory.  Both the 7th grade and 8th grade teams play their last game tonight at West Blocton starting at 4:30.  
• Let’s also wish them luck as they compete in their last game of the season tonight against West Blocton!!! Go Dawgs!!!
• Students please have your Counseling Opt-In form signed, you will need this form to participate in any classroom guidance lessons
• You can come to the front office to get a form or if you see Mrs. Thomas, let her know you need one
• In appreciation of Hispanic Heritage Month here is a fun fact:
• Ellen Ochao was the first Hispanic American woman astronaut to go to space. She spent nearly 1,000 hours in space during four Shuttle missions. There are 10 other Hispanic astronauts who have traveled to space.

• Students!!! We will have our first break of the year on Friday Sept 23rd.
• Please show kindness on purpose today, you can start with an act of kindness such as holding the door for the person behind you.
• And Students Remember: “Here at Montevallo Middle School We Expect Success and Nothing Less”. 
• Have a Wonderful Wednesday!!!!!

09/20/2022

“Good Morning, today is Tuesday, September 20th , 2022.

*Character Education Theme of the Month: Diligence- Diligence is steady, earnest, and energetic effort

*Quote of the Week:  “”Diligence is the mother of good fortune.” –Benjamin Disraeli

Play Happy Song: Happy Song is recommended by 6th period ESL

• Students please have your Counseling Opt-In form signed, you will need this form to participate in any classroom guidance lessons
• You can come to the front office to get a form or if you see Mrs. Thomas, let her know you need one
• In appreciation of Hispanic Heritage Month here is a fun fact:
• The Hispanic or Latino population was 62.1 million in 2020. The Hispanic or Latino population grew 23%.
  More than 50% of Hispanics in the U.S. call themselves:
  • Californians – About 4 out of 10
  • Texans – About 4 out of 10
  • Floridians – About 3 out of 10 

• Students!!! We will have our first break of the year on Friday Sept 23rd.  Please ask your teachers what does break mean!!!

• Please show kindness on purpose today, you can start simply by saying “Hello”.
• Wishing our volleyball and football teams victories as they compete today

Go Dawgs!!!!!

• And Students Remember: “Here at Montevallo Middle School We Expect Success and Nothing Less”. 
• Have a Terrific Tuesday!!!!!

09/19/2022

“Good Morning, today is Monday, September 19th , 2022 

*Character Education Theme of the Month: Diligence- Diligence is steady, earnest, and energetic effort

*Quote of the Week:  “”Diligence is the mother of good fortune.” –Benjamin Disraeli

• Students please have your Counseling Opt-In form signed, you will need this form to participate in any classroom guidance lessons
• You can come to the front office to get a form or if you see Mrs. Thomas, let her know you need one
• In appreciation of Hispanic Heritage Month here is a fun fact:
• “Me llamo…” is used to introduce yourself. For example, if your name is Robert, you would say, “Me llamo Robert.” Try using this phrase to introduce yourself to someone today. 
• Students!!! We will have our first break of the year on Friday Sept 23rd.  Please ask your teachers what does break mean!!!

• Please show kindness on purpose today, you can start simply by saying “Hello”.

• And Students Remember: “Here at Montevallo Middle School We Expect Success and Nothing Less”. 
• Have a Marvelous Monday!!!!!