Mustang Minute

West Families,

We survived an even shorter week than we originally anticipated. Besides the rain we anticipate next week, hopefully mother nature will cooperate with us. As I have mentioned, the spring semester is an extremely busy time of the year for a high school campus. We will have activities all the time and organizations heading all over the state. In that same vein, we have coaches and sponsors who miss time in the spring. Magnolia ISD, specifically Magnolia West, is always looking for substitutes. If you are interested in helping us fill some of these positions, please visit magnoliaisd.org and fill out an application on the Human Resources page. I know many of you already volunteer your time as a Mustang Volunteer Parent, and we greatly appreciate that. If you are interested in volunteering at Magnolia West, there is a sign up link at the bottom of this page. Also, please, please encourage your students to come to school. If they do have to miss, please make sure they come with a parent note (we can accept parent notes up to 5 days after the absence) or a doctor's note (we can accept a doctor's note at any time).

I hope you have a great weekend.

Reminders/Notifications:

1) We are having an issue with car riders being dropped off in the back of the school where buses unload in the mornings. Buses begin arriving at 6:20AM. Please know that all car riders should be dropped off in the front of the school. It becomes extremely dangerous for students, parents, and bus drivers when people add to the high volume of traffic we already have in the bus drop off area.

2) It is my understanding that Old Hockley road will be closed beginning January 25 (next Thursday). That could impact some of you and our students when trying to get to Magnolia West. ***This is subject to change for the 3rd time due to the weather.

3) We will begin Saturday school tomorrow (January 20). This is a great opportunity for students to get additional help on their Edgenuity courses and gain hours in credit recovery.

4) All students (9th -12th) begin this semester eligible for spring final exam exemptions. One of the major components for retaining eligibility is attendance. Students can have no more than 3 absences. Please encourage your student to work diligently to maintain their exemption status as we progress through the semester.

5) If your student is looking for scholarship opportunities, Ms. Cabello, Ms. John, and Ms. Kenjura are dedicated to helping them through that process. Please encourage your child to visit them in The Zone.

You can reach me anytime at jmorley@magnoliaisd.org

Thank you,

Jason Morley

Congrats to Mrs. Spagnoli for being this weeks Culture Champ. Ms. Spagnoli is new to our district and campus this year. She has done a tremendous job on our Biology team, and continues to impress on a daily basis. We are very fortunate to have her on our team at MWHS.

Scholarship donors visited with students this week discussing opportunities.

JL Lyon Elementary Scholarship

Lindley Family Scholarship

Tomball Masonic Lodge

Assistance League of Montgomery County

Montgomery County Aggie Club

Magnolia Educational Foundation

Gullo Dealerships Scholarship

Woodlands Bar Association

Montgomery County Fair Association

Jeffery Ingram Memorial Scholarship

Montgomery County Farm Bureau

Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo

Thank you to the donor representatives for spending the day informing and support the Mustangs!

Area 11 Elite Leadership Conference

• Food Truck @ NSES

• Boys BB @ Lake Creek 5pm
• Girls BB vs. Lake Creek @ MWHS 5pm
• Boys Soccer vs. A&M Consolidated @ MWHS 4:30pm
• Girls Soccer @ A&M Consolidated 5pm
• Tennis @ A&M Consolidated - all day
• Food Truck @ LES

• Girls Soccer Meeting @ Library 5pm

• FFA @ Ft. Worth Lamb & Goat Show

• IB Diploma Applications due in room 2707 to Mrs. Vaccaro
• Boys BB vs. Montgomery @ MWHS 5pm
• Girls BB @ Montgomery 5pm
• Boys Soccer @ Bryan-Rudder 4:30pm
• Girls Soccer vs. Bryan-Rudder @ MWHS 5pm
• Ag contest set up on main campus areas in PM
• FFA @ Klein CDE Contest
• FFA @ Ft. Worth Lamb & Goat Show - cont.
  

• Saturday School @ Library 8am - noon
• Ag Contest all day on Campus areas & Ag Building
• Softball @ Huntsville 11am
• FFA @ Ft. Worth Lamb & Goat Show - cont.
  

National School Counseling Week Feb. 5th to 9th

Professional Development Days Feb. 12th & 13th - student holiday

Valentines Day Feb. 14th

From Student Handbook:

● Students may earn exemptions for final examinations at the close of the spring semester. Only

seniors may earn exemptions in the fall semester.

● Components of student exemptions will include attendance, discipline, academics, and

outstanding fees or fines. Contact campus administration for exact specifications.

● For students enrolled in AP courses, exemptions will include taking the assigned AP

examination for course credit.

● Exemptions do not entitle students to be absent the day of the assigned final. Students must be

present to claim their exemption or they will be marked absent.

● Any appeals regarding final exemptions should be directed to campus administration.

The Mustang Market is in need of snack items: peanut butter crackers, granola bars, cereal cups, oatmeal cups, chips, etc. Please consider donating items to help the Mustang reduce food insecurity. Donations can brought to the Counselors office or to the Receptionist. Thank you for your consideration.

Visit the Zone for College & Careers questions!

Mississippi State University will be on campus Feb. 5th

Assistant Principal:

Zach Lytton zlytton@magnoliaisd.org

Counselor:

Lisa Domengeaux ldomengeaux@magnoliaisd.org

Guidance Advisor:

Kailey Lee klee@magnoliaisd.org

Upcoming Events:

October 2nd - 4th, Senior Picture Makeup Days

Calling on parents/coaches/sponsors consider purchasing an ad in the yearbook to highlight their student/team/organization. This is a great way to highlighting your senior/team/organization in a memorable way!

The deadline to purchase and create an ad is January 31st! Go to https://www.yearbookordercenter.com/?event=general.displayLanding&jobnumber=25281 to purchase a "senior ad". Senior ads are the only fundraising that yearbook does so wee need your support!

Yearbooks on sale now!

www.yearbookordercenter.com

School # 25281

Assistant Principal:

Patricia Horrigan phorrigan@magnoliaisd.orgh

Counselor:

Laura Cunningham lcunningham@magnoliaisd.org

Guidance Advisor & Dual Credit:

Carrie John cjohn@magnoliaisd.org

Assistant Principal:

George Kelley gkelley@magnoliaisd.org

Counselors:

Last Name A to Ga: Krista Dyer kdyer@magnoliaisd.org

Last Name Ge - O: Jason Davis jdavis2@magnoliaisd.org

Last Name P - Z: Kelly Kilpatrick kkilpatrick@magnoliaisd.org

Guidance Advisors:

Beatrice Esparza besparza@magnoliaisd.org

Michelle Minjarez mminjarez@magnoliaisd.org

Assistant Principal:

Sarah Barnes sbarnes@magnoliaisd.org

Counselors:

Last Name A to Ga: Krista Dyer kdyer@magnoliaisd.org

Last Name Ge - O: Jason Davis jdavis2@magnoliaisd.org

Last Name P - Z: Kelly Kilpatrick kkilpatrick@magnoliaisd.org

Guidance Advisors:

Beatrice Esparza besparza@magnoliaisd.org

Michelle Minjarez mminjarez@magnoliaisd.org

To view all MWHS Friday Video Announcements, click HERE.

Thanks to our outstanding students who made this weeks fans list:

Levi Maxwell

Victoria Muniz

Annelise King

Alexis Dygert

Caroline Laudin

Daniella Perez

Magnolia West was honored to received the U.S. News & World Report's Best High Schools award at the MISD Board Meeting on Monday, September 11th.

The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), often called The Nation’s Report Card, is the largest nationally representative and continuing assessment of what students in public and private schools in the United States know and are able to do in various subjects. Since 1969, NAEP has been a common measure of student achievement across the country in math, reading, science, and many other subjects. Depending on the assessment, NAEP report cards provide

national, state, and some district-level results, as well as results for different demographic groups.

NAEP is a congressionally mandated project of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), located within the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences.

NAEP data are also used in special studies conducted by NCES. These have included comparisons of proficiency standards across state assessments; insights from high school transcripts,

including courses taken and credits earned; and in-depth looks at how different demographic groups perform across different types of schools.

Make sure you are staying connected with Magnolia ISD through email, text services, and social media for all of the latest news and information by keeping your contact information up-to-date in your Parent Portal! Click here fore more information.

Frontline Video for Parents in Spanish - This video explains how to login to Parent Self Serve to see grades and attendance in Spanish!

The Mustang Volunteer Parent ie. the MVP's​ is a group of parents that supports the school as needed.

Some of the things we do are... sell tickets, serve lunches to ​the staff​ ​once every 9 weeks, help with the 12 Days of Christmas, and many other volunteer opportunities. There are NO meetings! You will receive emails for volunteer opportunities. Our goal is to spoil our MWHS staff!

If you would like to join the MVP's please email ​the following information to Stacia Norris ​stacianorris5@hotmail.com​ ​

Your name

​Your student's name

​Your student's grade ​level ​

Jason Morley, Principal

jmorley@magnoliaisd.org

Email: jmorley@magnoliaisd.org
Website: https://mwhs.magnoliaisd.org/
Location: 42202 Farm to Market 1774, Magnolia, TX, USA
Phone: 2812522550