Congratulations to all the athletes who were honored at the Metro Conference Fall Sports Awards on Thursday. This is a picture of Vera Wallace earning Player of Year for Girls Volleyball.
Greetings Aztecs. Next week is our Thanksgiving break. This is a great time to appreciate the many things that we are grateful for. Be assured our Montgomery staff is appreciative of our supportive community and especially our wonderful students. Our challenge to students, staff, and families is how can you show your appreciation to others? We hope that each of us finds a way to communicate our thanks to those who support us. Whether a simple thank you or a heartfelt note, these small interactions build support, trust, and positive momentum.
Congratulations to all our fall sports. Most of our teams made playoffs and all had significant program achievements. All sports had multiple all league members. Volleyball had player of the year Vera Wallace. Our Girls Golf and Football teams won league championships. Girls golf had the player of the year in Paloma Jarumayan and 4 all league all league student-athletes. Coach Jarumayan’s teams have won a record 3 straight team championships. Our Football team had 16 all league members, with Vili Trollinger earning defensive player of the year. Congratulations to Coach Dunkle who has the most wins in Montgomery history along with 4th league title in 7 years. This is the first year in our entire history that we have won 2 consecutive playoff games. We are so proud of our coaches and teams. Please come out to support our team in our semi final game at Westview.
Our students and staff have spoken, so parents, your support is more important than ever. Our quest to become a Community School is closer than ever. We are hoping to receive 1.9 million over the next 5 years to create supports like never before on the Mesa. From mental health, tutoring, medical needs, food, housing, counseling and more, this initiative can bring resources to our campus. What we need from you is simply filling out the survey. See this link for the student, staff and family surveys. We need 70% of our stakeholders to complete the survey and say yes to the community school initiative. So far we have over 1000 of our kids and 90 of our staff saying yes. Our parent responses are growing, with 270 completed, but we need 1000 more! Here is the link to our Community School tab which has the various survey links on the right hand side.
Mission on the Mesa!
5Star
Below is a list of how to earn 5Star Points this week. For spirit points, see an administrator, campus assistants, Ms. Betanco, Ms. Cat, Ms. Kosa, Ms. Link, or Mr. Titmas to scan for points.
1) Monday - 5 points - WAAG Survey sent via Jupiter
2) Tuesday - 2 points, silly school survey sent via Jupiter
3) Everyday - 5 points - before and after school Magic Center
4) Everyday - 1 point - before and after school After School Program
5) Home Games - 10 points, refer to schedule above for games. Open up your 5Star and check-in through the app.
6) Away Games - 20 points, refer to schedule above for games. Open up your 5Star and check-in through the app.
7) Teachers can assign 5 points for all Aztecs who demonstrate their Strengths
8) Scroll down to the "From the Library" Section to read about how to earn points by completing a book review (5 to 15 points), monthly library quest (25 , and monthly strength quest.
Monty's Market
Remember, we will use a ticketing system to enter Monty's Market. We will issue 50 tickets a day. Tickets will be issued on the 5Star App. Click here to sign up for a ticket (must be signed in to your student account to gain access to the Google Form).
Students may also earn community service by volunteering at Monty's Market. Complete this Google Form to sign up (must be signed in to your student account to gain access to the Google Form). You will wait for a text from Ms. Ruiz for confirmation when you work.
Intramurals
The ASB will host Pickleball and Soccer intramurals at lunch. Tuesday will be pickleball (team of 2) at the tennis courts while soccer (team of 3) will be on Thursday at the Senior Lawn. Click the link to register. You must have a signed permission slip to participate.
Spirit Points
The Seniors won the Spirit Points for Homecoming Week. The class who wins the most spirit points, will earn a pizza party at the end of each semester. Remember all spirit points are earned with the 5Star App. There is one more spirit week in December so make sure you dress up and get your 5Star points.
Seniors Win with 250 points
Freshmen 175 points
Juniors 150 points
Staff 100 points
Sophomores 75 points
Pictures
Non-Privilege List
At MOH, we implement a non-privilege list. The list is created and updated regularly based on the following:
- Discipline: Any students suspended from school will be added to the list and may roll over to the next grading period for excessive referrals to the Assistant Principal.
- Attendance: 3 full day unexcused absences/18 single period unexcused absences or 12 unexcused tardies.
Click on the link to access the list:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1v46TN4iNSEfQIYnATVHMFMJ9AYOQVyo8a8jx7j9Vaio/edit?usp=sharing
Students on the list are not able to attend or buy tickets to extra curricular activities outside of the school days such as dances or athletic events.
How to Clear Your Name from the List:
For Attendance: Attend Saturday School!
Discipline: Maintain behavior reflecting our Aztec values. Students will be re-evaluated at the end of each grading period. Referrals to the Assistant Principal will impact removal from the non-privilege list. We strongly encourage you to attend Saturday School!
Contact Information for Assistant Principals
Eddie Ortega
Mabelle Glithero
Teresa Walkup
Valerie Ruiz: ASB & Athletics
Resources
Athletics Update:
Congratulations to our Aztec Football team for their 28-7 victory over Ramona in the second round of the San Diego CIF Division 4 playoffs. They advance to the semifinal round for the first time in school history. They will travel to Westview High School on Friday night (11/22) with a chance to advance to the championship game. Good luck Aztecs.
Congratulations to our Boys and Girls Cross Country teams for competing in the CIF Championships last Saturday. The Boys and Girls represented our school incredibly well, capping off one of their best seasons in recent memory.
Winter Sports games get started this week with Boys and Girls Basketball. They will be honoring their 2nd Hall of Fame class on Monday night. It is Alumni night and we are hoping to see as many former Aztecs to enjoy watching our boys & girls basketball teams start their season and induct 4 former Aztecs into the Basketball Hall of Fame.
Also, don't forget that we will have our Winter Sports Parent Meeting at 6pm on Tuesday, November 19th in the New Gym. We will meet together as a large group to address all parents then we will break into small groups for coaches to meet with each individual team.
If you are still interested in trying out for a Winter sport, please see Coach Martin for information during lunch.
Athletes of the Week
Congratulations to our @cfaoceanviewhills Aztec Athletes of the Week! They both did an excellent job of representing our Aztec Core Values or Respect, Responsibility and Resilience in their respective sport.
Luis Mejia- Football @mohaztecfootball
Luis plays on the Offensive Line for our football team. Luis really stood out in making protection reads and adjustments against Calexico’s all out blitz pressure. His strength and toughness on the Offensive Line allowed our quarterback and receivers make connections, and opened up holes for our running backs!
Angela Cervantes- Girls Cross Country @mohcrosscountry
Angela is a freshman here at Montgomery and was recently named to Pacific League Cross Country 1st team for her performance throughout the season. She topped that off by finishing 8th this past weekend in Metro League Finals; and incredible accomplishment. She will definitely be a huge part of Cross Countries success in the years to come.
Great Job Luis and Angela. You make us proud to be Aztecs!
Get Cleared for Winter Sports
For Sports Clearance, we will no longer be using Register My Athlete. Instead we are with a new company called Home Campus.
As we get ready for the Fall Sports Season, you will need to get your athlete cleared to participate in tryouts.
Your student will need a physical dated after 12/1/2023 and proof of insurance. Both of these will need to be uploaded to complete the registration process.
A copy of the physical form has been attached to this message along with directions on how to complete the Home Campus registration process.
Please Click Here to register your Athlete: www.homecampus.com/login
**If you are registering as a manager, you do not need a physical - however you will need to upload a blank document to complete the registration process.
If you have any questions, please contact our Athletic Director, Coach Martin.
Parent Involvement Opportunities-MOH Needs You!
Hello Aztecs Families.
We are looking for parents who are interested in becoming part of our school committees. Please click on the link below to see the 3 different committees we offer at MOH. If interested please fill out the form: https://forms.gle/n6TjXU3gpweAzXw67 .
Hola Familias Aztecas.
Estamos buscando padres que estén interesados en formar parte de nuestros comités escolares. A continuación se encuentran los 3 comités diferentes que ofrecemos en MOH. Si está interesado por favor rellene el siguiente formulario. https://forms.gle/n6TjXU3gpweAzXw67
Take a moment to read the Library Newsletter. Click the link or picture below:
Contact Us
Email: valerie.ruiz@sweetwaterschools.org
Website: https://moh.sweetwaterschools.org/
Location: 3250 Palm Avenue, San Diego, CA, USA
Phone: (619) 628 - 3800