Medina Valley High School
5/6/19 - 5/10/19 Culture of Excellence Newsletter
Softball Area Playoffs
5/10/19 - MVHS vs. Seguin @ Jourdanton 7PM
5/11/19 - MVHS vs. Seguin @ Jourdanton 12PM
Game 3 30 minutes after game 2 if necessary.
STATE Track Meet
Softball AREA Champions
Area vs. Lockhart
Panthers win contest against Lockhart Wednesday 4-1.
Panthers got things started in the 2nd inning when Katie Burris sac fly scored 1 run for the Panthers. The panthers racked up 7 hits, Burris and Guerrero both managed multiple hits for the panthers. Ashley DeCock was the winning pitcher of record striking out 7. Defensively, Panthers held it down and came up with several plays in the outfield including Friesenhahn diving catch to secure the final out of the game.
Baseball Bi-District Champions
Bi-District Playoffs
The Varsity Baseball team earned a Bi-District championship by defeating Highlands in two straight games. Both games proved to be total team efforts with great pitching, timely hitting, and good overall defense.
Game 1 - MV 3 Highlands 2
Game 2 - MV 4 Highlands 2
JROTC Pass in Review
MVHS Model Citizens of the Week
MVHS Model Citizens of the Week are nominated by students and staff. Selection criteria is based on the American Citizenship Awards for students who:
- Participate in school and/or community service
- Show a positive attitude toward classmates, school, and the community
- Display an understanding and appreciation of civic responsibility
- Possess strength of character and the courage to do what is right
- Promote citizenship with their school or community through other activities
The American Citizenship Awards criteria are endorsed by the National Association of Secondary School Principals.
Congratulations to the MVHS Model Citizens of the Week (Pictured R-L):
- Nolan Smith (Senior)
- Alexandra Paez (Junior)
- Arianna Suniga (Sophomore)
- Dylan Smith (Freshman)
BPA Competes at Nationals
Girl's Go Cyberstart
From April 22-June 28 the girls are engaging the in Game phase of the competition. During this time they work on accruing enough points to qualify for the national competition taking place online June 5-7. Additionally, the top 10 scoring girls (Jrs and Srs) in Texas will receive a $500 scholarship.
Grils Soccer: All Region
Flex Day: Science
Dream Big Club
Counselor's Corner
Course Selections
The Counseling Center has visited with all 9th, 10th, and 11th grade classes. We are currently working to meet with the students who were absent or involved in extracurricular activities and missed the meetings. Please take the time to log in to you parent Skyward account to look over their course selections for next year and approve their 4-year plan. Please contact your student’s counselor with any questions or concerns.
STAAR Testing May Dates:
Algebra 1- Tuesday, May 7, 2019
Biology- Wednesday, May 8, 2019
US History- Thursday, May 9, 2019
English 3- Tuesday, May 14, 2019
Algebra 2- Wednesday May 15 & 16, 2019 (depending on grade-level)
AP Testing Dates:
AP Environmental Science (pm)- Monday, May 6, 2019
AP Spanish (am)- Tuesday, May 7, 2019
AP Chemistry (am) & AP Psychology (pm)- Thursday, May 9, 2019
AP Calculus AB (am) and AP Human Geography (pm)-Tuesday, May 14, 2016
AP World History (am)- Thursday, May 16, 2019
AP Computer Science A (pm)- Friday, May 17, 2019
Southwest Texas Junior College Orientation
SWTJC Orientation at MVHS is tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, April 30 from 9-11 a.m. This orientation is a requirement for all new/incoming dual credit students. This will be the only orientation offered at MVHS. If a student cannot attend they will have to attend an orientation offered at a different location.
Scholarships
Please continue to check the Counseling Center Scholarship lists for updates and new scholarships being offered, several were added this week. Be aware that many scholarships have approaching deadlines. Please contact Mrs. Lozano in the Counseling Center with any questions.
Upcoming Events
5/7 - Algebra 1 STAAR EOC
5/8 - Biology STAAR EOC
5/9 - US History STAAR EOC
5/10- Softball vs. Seguin @ Jourdanton HS 7PM
Baseball vs. Harlandale @ Wimberley HS 7PM
State Track Meet
5/11 - Softball vs. Seguin @ Jourdanton HS 12PM
Medina Valley High School
Website: https://www.mvisd.com/Domain/8
Location: 8365 Farm to Market Road 471, Castroville, TX, USA
Phone: 830-931-2243
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Twitter: @HighSchoolMV