Mustang Minute

West Families,

We have had a busy week. As I have mentioned previously, a high school in the spring is in constant motion. You will see from the pictures below we have students and staff going everywhere...and we aren't even at full speed yet. The Fillies, choir, theatre, band, track, baseball and softball are getting geared up for competitions soon. Shoutout to all of the honors and awards our students received in the past week (pictures below). Currently, we are in the middle of our "programs fair". Any program offered at our school (CTE, Fine Arts, Advanced Academics, etc.) is set up during lunches today to offer your child information so they can make informed decisions during course selection that will begin for juniors next week (full schedule below).

Reminders/Notifications:

1) We are offering a new pathway for students who want to receive college credit. It is called "On Ramps", and it is through the University of Texas. There is some information below that I would encourage you to peruse. We are having a "programs fair" during student lunches this Friday, and we will be providing more information to our students. Please encourage them to check this out if they are interested.

2) It is my understanding that Old Hockley road will be closed beginning February 8 (next Friday). That could impact some of you and our students when trying to get to Magnolia West. It has changed yet again, but I want to make sure everyone has the most up to date information.

3) 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.

4) Speaking of attendance, we are offering some prizes for perfect attendance during the 3rd 9 weeks. If your child has perfect attendance beginning Monday, February 5 - Friday, March 8, he or she will be eligible to win a pair of Beats Headphones. I am giving away several pairs for this cycle.

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. Hyde for being this weeks Culture Champ. Mrs. Hyde teaches AP Stats and College Prep Math for us. Ms. Hyde is an excellent relationship builder with her students, and she is a tremendous team player for Magnolia West, often helping her fellow colleagues in their time of need. We are very fortunate to have Ms. Hyde on our team.

Students attended the Regional competition in Galveston last weekend. 7 out of 10 competitors are heading to the State competition in April. The teams advancing are:

West Debate Society pictures this weekend at Waller HS. It was a tough competition, but we had one student get first place in Poetry Interpretation!

Intro to welding students

Golfers competed at Margaritaville

Magnolia ISD hosted the Regional Academic Decathlon Meet at Magnolia High School this past weekend. Our Magnolia West competed in a rigorous competition in 7 subjects. They set a new school record with their overall team score of 31,615 points, increasing our score by 1100 points over last year.

The team of Hunter Fugate, Cole Dahlin, Nicolas Kahanek, Chloe Cisneros, Wesley Strunc, Kaden Daniels, Hayden Swearengin, Daniella Perez, and Perla Arellano scored 3rd place team and 2nd place in Superquiz. They won over 38 medals with each team member placing at least once in an event. Kaden Daniels broke a school record with a perfect score of 1000 on his Essay. All of these students represented the Best from West!

• Hunter Fugate placed 2nd in Math and 3rd in Economics

• Cole Dalhin placed 1st in Speech and had the highest score for our Honors Team.

• Nicolas Kahanek placed 3rd in Science.

• Chloe Cisneros placed placed 5th Overall Scholastic Team, 2nd in Essay, and 3rd in Math, Music, and Interview.
• Wesley Strunc placed 4th Overall in Scholastic Team, 1st in Interview, 3rd in Speech and Economics, and 2nd in Art and Music.
• Kaden Daniels placed 2nd overall in Scholastic Team, 3rd in Social Science, 2nd in Literature, and 1st in Math, Economics, and Essay. He also had the highest score for our Scholastic Team.
• Hayden Swearengin placed 1st overall Varsity Team, 3rd in Essay, and 2nd in Literature, Art, Music, and Economics. He placed 1st in Math and Social Science.
• Perla Arellano placed 3rd in Art and Science.
• Daniella Perez placed 3rd in Literature and Art.

Our alternate team members, Luis Barron, Kunal Vedpathak, and Natalie Kahanek, were great support for our team and stayed competition-ready should the unexpected happen.

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Magnolia West FFA took on the Deer Park CDE Invitational! Congratulations to all teams that participated!

Wildlife - 6th place team

Hayden D'Arcy

Hagen Singleton

Angie Sullivan

Macey Hutchinson

Tyler Lane

Homesite - 4th place team

Kylie Briscoe

Kyndal Crownover

Jade Narvaez

Savannah Smith

Coralee Thompson

Brylee Hull

Land - 4th place team

Bella Birkelbach - 1st place individual

Noah Gregory

Lane Artze

Breanna Willis

Isaac Murrell

OnRamps works with high schools across Texas to give students the opportunity to earn college credit—helping them save both time and money.

Offering 17 dual enrollment courses in Science, Math, Technology, English Language Arts (Rhetoric), and History. Students are enrolled in both a high school course and a college course, held on the high school campus.

Montgomery County Women's Center (MCWC) a nonprofit that focuses on assisting and empowering victims of domestic violence and sexual assault through services. For more information visit: https://mcwctx.org/

February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month (TDVAM). In recognition of TDVAM, we have a Writing and Art Challenge (scholarships up to $500) and a TDV 101 virtual training for teachers, parents, and professionals.

• National School Counseling Week
• Mississippi State University @ all lunches
• Baseball vs. College Park @ MWHS 4pm
• Softball Booster Meeting @ Library 6pm

• 11th graders Course Selection
• Boys BB vs. MHS @ MWHS 5pm
• Girls BB @ MHS 5pm
• Boys Soccer vs. College Station @ MWHS 4:30pm
• Girls Soccer @ College Station 5pm

• College Signing Day
• Cheerleader Tryouts @ Commons 6pm
• Softball @ College Park 4:30pm

• 11th graders Course Selection
  
• Golf Jv @ Sandhill Farms

• 11th graders Course Selection - Make up day
• Swim Team send off @ 12:47pm
• Baseball Sop/Jv vs. Katy Jordan @ MWHS 4:30pm
• Baseball V @ Katy Jordan 5pm
• Boys BB vs. A&M Consolidated 5pm
• Boys Soccer vs. Brenham @ MWHS 4:30pm
• Girls Soccer @ Brenham 5pm

• Saturday School @ Library 8am - noon

Course Selection:

• 11th graders Feb. 6th & 8th
• 10th graders Feb. 14th & 15th
• 9th graders Feb. 20th & 21st

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

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.

Checkout the Senior items & make a donation to support Project Prom, click here

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.

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

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.

Visit the Zone for College & Careers questions!

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

Stephanie Perez

Jasmin Narvaez

Jade Narvaez

Lexi Dodson

Junior Martinez

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