Mustang Minute
January 26th, 2024
Students & Parents
Friday Message
I apologize for the delay in getting the newsletter to you. I hope you had a great weekend.
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 2 (this Friday). That could impact some of you and our students when trying to get to Magnolia West.
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) 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
On campus this week
Culture Champ
Congrats to Mrs. John for being this weeks Culture Champ. Mrs. John is an amazing resource for our students in terms of scholarships and dual credit enrollment. She does a fantastic job of helping out wherever else she is needed as well. Ms. John is a Mustang through and through, and we are fortunate to have her on our team.
Choir
MagWest Choir hosted the West Side Little Sing this week. 4th through 6th grade choir students visited the campus for activities and a performance.
Culinary
Intro to culinary students creating their own pancake recipes with any special ingredients.
Child Development
Students have been studying "Infant Vision Development". The assignment was to create a toy a 0-3 month old could see. Newborns are limited to grey, black, white, and very bright colors.
Art
IB Visual Art 1 student’s portraits. Students had been studying different portraiture artists.
Fillies
Girls Basketball
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.
Writing & Art Contest
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.
Week at a Glance
Monday, Jan. 29th
- Baseball Parent Meeting @ Library 6pm
Tuesday. Jan. 30th
- Boys BB @ College Station 5pm
- Girls BB vs. College Station @ MWHS 5pm
- Boys V Golf @ Margaritaville
- Boys Soccer vs. Lake Creek @ MWHS 4:30pm
- Girls Soccer @ Lake Creek 5pm
- Softball @ Stratford 4:30pm
Wednesday, Jan. 31st
- Yearbook Ad deadline
- Girls V Golf @ Margaritaville
- FFA @ Deer Park CDE Contest
Thursday, Feb. 1st
- Golf Jv @ Margaritaville
Friday, Feb. 2nd
- Boys BB @ Brenham 5pm
- Girls BB vs. Brenham @ MWHS 5pm
- Boys Soccer @ Montgomery 4:30pm
- Girls Soccer vs. Montgomery @ MWHS 5pm
- Softball vs. Klein Collins @ MWHS 4:30pm
- Tennis @ Dobie HS
Saturday, Feb. 3rd
- Saturday School @ Library 8am - noon
- Band Winter Percussion TCGC Contest @ Pasadena Memorial HS
Upcoming Events
Course Selection:
- 11th graders Feb. 6th & 8th
- 10th graders Feb. 14th & 15th
- 9th graders Feb. 20th & 21st
National School Counseling Week Feb. 5th to 9th
Professional Development Days Feb. 12th & 13th - student holiday
Valentines Day Feb. 14th
Exemption Policy
Magnolia West High School Exemption Information – Spring 2024
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.
Project Prom
Checkout the Senior items & make a donation to support Project Prom, click here
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.
Senior information
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
Yearbook
Yearbook Ads
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!
Junior Information
Assistant Principal:
Patricia Horrigan phorrigan@magnoliaisd.orgh
Counselor:
Laura Cunningham lcunningham@magnoliaisd.org
Guidance Advisor & Dual Credit:
Carrie John cjohn@magnoliaisd.org
Sophomore Information
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
Freshman Information
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
College and Career Visits
Visit the Zone for College & Careers questions!
Mississippi State University will be on campus Feb. 5th
Most Valuable Fan
Thanks to our outstanding students who made this weeks fans list:
Levi Maxwell
Victoria Muniz
Annelise King
Alexis Dygert
Caroline Laudin
Daniella Perez
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.
2023-24 MISD School 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!
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
Magnolia West High School
Email: jmorley@magnoliaisd.org
Website: https://mwhs.magnoliaisd.org/
Location: 42202 Farm to Market 1774, Magnolia, TX, USA
Phone: 2812522550