Medina Valley High School
8/26 - 8/31 Culture of Excellence Newsletter
Principal's Welcome
I would like to welcome back the staff and students to MVHS. I hope that you all have had a restful summer and are ready to start another excellent year. Over the summer, we shared that MVHS is an "A" rated high school in the states accountability system and earned five more distinctions to bring us to a total of 33 distinctions. Our skilled and devoted staff has been relentlessly planning and preparing for your child(ren). We appreciate your commitment to ensuring that Medina Valley High School remains a celebrated and successful school. Together, I know we can make this year one of excellence and achievement for all students. Please follow us on
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Schedule Distribution - First Day of School
On Tuesday, August 27th students will be directed to postings of their 1st period class on the walls in the cafeteria, courtyard and 300 hallway. When the bell rings to go to 1st period students will report to their 1st period class and receive their new schedule. All students (including students with ProjBase AM) will need to report to 1st period to get their new schedule.
Cross Country
On Saturday August 24th, the Running Panthers made their presence known in the Uvalde Cross Country Invitational. The Varsity Girls and Boys Placed 2nd Junior Varsity Boys placed 3rd, and the Junior Varsity Girls placed 4th. A slightly cooler morning brought several Season PR's and great anticipation of what's to come.
The top 5 Panther Finishers were as follows:
Varsity Girls: Out of 41 Runners
Macy Livingston 4th
Clara Arroyos 6th
Michayla Chaffin 14th
Jazmin Pulido 15th
Alianna Salazar 20th
Varsity Boys: Out of 41 Runners
Case Henrich 3rd
Seth Hernandez 5tth
Timothy Teague 6th
Jose Garcia 17th
Matthew Fleming 18th
Junior Varsity Girls: Out of 69 Runners
Kayleigh Corliss 1st
Angelina Pulido 19th
Lacey Neeb 23rd
Madeline Winecoff 24th
Sarah Adams 26h
Junior Varsity Boys: Out of 93 Runners
Danny Dominguez 15th
Jeremy Flint 19th
Zachary Hernandez 21st
Yael Reyes 32nd
Clayton McCulloch 33rd
This weekend the Panthers look to host the Medina Valley XC Invitationals expecting 30 plus High School Teams.
Run Panthers Run!!!!
Volleyball Update
Tuesday night the Panther Volleyball Teams hosted the Brennan Bears. It was a great night for panther volleyball as they swept Brennan in straight sets. The freshman won 25-12; 25-20. JV won 25-22; 25-21. Varsity won 25-19, 25-17, 25-20. The varsity volleyball team wrapped up their tournament season at Smithson Valley Thursday-Saturday. The girls finished with 3 wins and 6 losses over the three days but played some really great volleyball all weekend long and improved their level of play every day they were there.
Panther Band Summer Showcase
The 2019-2020 Panther Band invited the community to their Summer Showcase. The band performed their 2019 Marching Performance called "Ripple Effect" in front of many parents and community members and then followed with a meal and a get to know the Band Members.
MVHS Student Drop-Off and Pick-Up Map
Microsoft Grant - Medina Valley Education Foundation
Medina Valley High School was awarded a $10,000 grant from Microsoft for use with our Engineer Your World courses. A huge Thank You to Microsoft and the Medina Valley Education Foundation.
ACT Testing
MVHS will administer the ACT on campus Tuesday, October 1st. Students in grades 10, 11, and 12 are invited to register. The fee for this administration, the ACT with Writing, is $59. Students may register in the Counseling Center beginning August 5. Students intending to take this test will be required to attend a pre-administration meeting the afternoon of Monday, September 30. For more information or for questions, please contact John Slaton at the High School.
Upcoming Events
8/27 - 1st Day of School
Volleyball @ Kerrville Tivy 5:00PM
8/29 - JV Football vs. East Central 5:30PM
Freshman Football @ East Central 5:30PM
8/30 - Volleyball vs. Uvalde 5:00PM
Varsity Football vs. Waco La Vega 7:30PM
8/31 - Cross Country @ Medina Valley 8:00AM
JV Volleyball @ Incarnate Word Tournament
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