Mustang Minute
October 7th 2024
Students & Parents
Message
West Families,
Wishing You a Wonderful Fall Break!
You can reach me anytime at jmorley@magnoliaisd.org
Thank you,
Jason Morley
VATRE
Magnolia West families,
The MISD Board of Trustees unanimously called a local school funding election for Tuesday, November 5. The election would fund employee and constable pay increases, incentive pay through a new MISD Loyalty Pay program for staff including our constables, and additional campus constables to address school safety.
The local school funding election, also called a Voter Approval Tax Ratification Election or VATRE asks voters to consider whether or not our district can access three additional pennies on the maintenance and operations tax rate to pay for staff salaries and additional campus constables for school safety. The voter’s wishes are important to know as we work together to carry out the mission and vision of MISD. We want everyone to be informed and to make their voice heard by participating in the election process.
If voters approve the November 5 VATRE, the district will receive nearly $3.7 million more annually in local funding and another $3.7 million more annually in state funding for staff salaries and campus safety. If voters reject the November 5 VATRE, the district will not receive the additional $3.7 million in local funds and $3.7 million in state funds to pay for staff salaries and campus safety.
Early voting begins October 21 and continues through November 1 at any Montgomery County voting location. Election day voting will be done by precinct from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, November 5. To participate in the November election, you must be registered to vote in Texas by Monday, October 7.
In June, Magnolia ISD launched a Money Matters information campaign to help break down complex school funding formulas and explain the impact decisions at the state level are having on local school districts. To learn more about public school financing, visit the Money Matters website at https://moneymatters.magnoliaisd.org/
Sincerely,
Jason Morley
Principal
Happenings On Campus
Culture Champ
Thank you for being willing to give your all and working with individual students to make sure they gain professional experience in the classroom and on their elementary visits. You represent everything Magnolia West stands for!
Texas State Fair Winner
Varsity Volleyball celebrates 200 wins
Student Council
Student Council
Intro to Culinary
Intro to Culinary
Intro to Culinary
Intro to Culinary
Intro to Culinary
Happenings on Campus
Advanced Academics Drop Date Deadline
Attendance
Parents are able to email the Attendance Office at the following address. Include your student's full name and student ID# mwhsattendance@magnoliaisd.org
Exemption Information Fall 2024 PSAT Information
Week at a Glance
Monday, October 7th ** Fall Break Oct. 7th-11th
- FFA Heart of Texas Goat Show
- FFA SFOT Livestock Judging
- Softball Fall Ball @ MWHS 5pm
Tuesday, October 8th
- Volleyball vs. Tomball @ MWHS 4:30pm
Wednesday, October 9th
- FFA State Fair of Texas Heifer Show
Thursday, October 10th
- FFA State Fair of Texas Public Speaking conference
- FR Football vs. Klein @ MWHS 4:30pm
- JV Football @ Klein 6pm
Friday, October 11th
- V Football vs. Klein @ MWHS 7pm
Saturday, October 12th
- Lonestar Preview Marching Contest
- FFA Austin Co. Livestock Judging
Class of 2025 Important Dates
11/25/24- Last Day for Cady Photography Senior Portraits to be included in the yearbook.
12/2/24- Senior Panoramic Picture- 9 AM
4/9/2025- Top 10% Reveal- Competition Gym
4/23/2025- Top 10% Banquet- Magnolia Event Center
4/26/2025- Senior Prom- Event Center
5/23/2025- Graduation Practice- Small gym
5/24/2025- Graduation- Reed Arena- 8 PM
Mustang Market
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.
Bus Driver Recruitment
Senior information
Assistant Principal:
Zach Lytton zlytton@magnoliaisd.org
Counselor:
Lisa Domengeaux ldomengeaux@magnoliaisd.org
Junior Information
Assistant Principal:
Samantha Zarazua Suttles szarazua@magnoliaisd.org
Counselor:
A-K
Laura Cunningham lcunningham@magnoliaisd.org
L-Z
Jennifer Cabello jcabello@magnoliaisd.org
Guidance Advisor & Dual Credit:
Carrie John cjohn@magnoliaisd.org
Sophomore Information
Assistant Principal:
Last name A-L George Kelley gkelley@magnoliaisd.org
Last name M-Z Kendal Shelton kshelton@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
Freshman Information
Assistant Principal:
Last name A-L: George Kelley gkelley@magnoliaisd.org
Last name M-Z: Kendal Shelton kshelton@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
Want to be a MWHS MVP?
We want you!
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
Most Valuable Fan
These students are nominated by a teacher for doing something positive for Magnolia West High School. Thanks to our outstanding students who made this weeks fans list:
Jackson Banks
Kylie Mullens Oakley
Anthony Jimeno
Julio Montenegro
James Wilson
Alex Sanchez
Cecilia Guerra
Perla Olivio
Emjay Vega
Athletic Ticket App
Fans please download the new app for MISD tickets HomeTown Fan
Best High Schools Award
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.
National Assessment of Educational Progress
What is NAEP?
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.
OnRamps
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.
2023-24 MISD District Calendar
MWHS Bell Schedule
Attendance Requirements in Texas Schools
MWHS Academic Profile
Parents Stay Connected with MISD
Frontline Video for Parents in Spanish - This video explains how to login to Parent Self Serve to see grades and attendance in Spanish!
Magnolia West High School
Email: jmorley@magnoliaisd.org
Website: https://mwhs.magnoliaisd.org/
Location: 42202 Farm to Market 1774, Magnolia, TX, USA
Phone: 2812522550