Medina Valley High School
9/2 - 9/6 Culture of Excellence Newsletter
Fish Camp/Tailgate Party
Cross Country
The Panthers top 5 finishers were as follows:
Varsity Boys: (Out of 183 Runners)
Timothy Teague 8th
Case Henrich 13th
Seth Hernandez 20th
Jose Garcia 22nd
Jason Hinojosa-Ramirez 24th
Varsity Girls (Out of 163)
Macy Livingston 7th
Clara Arroyos 19th
Michayla Chaffin 30th
Alianna Salazar 58th
Molly Clamon 61st
JV Boys ( Out of 228 Runners)
Joseph Bazan 15th
Fabian Bazan 18th
Abraham Garcia 19th
Zachary Hernandez 20th
Joshua Zapata 41st
JV Girls: (Out of 196 Runners)
Kira Smith 27th
Angelina Pulido 30th
Lacey Neeb 31st
Katelyn Battros 33rd
Sara Adams 34th
This Saturday the Panthers will travel to Hondo to represent Medina Valley as they continue to gain momentum in their season.
Run Panthers Run!!!!
Volleyball Update
Friday night was the girls district opener. The volleyball swept Uvalde in straight sets!
Freshman won 25-17;25-17. JV won 25-7; 25-17. Varsity won 25-10; 25-14-25-18.
The JV volleyball team played in the Incarnate Word tournament on Saturday. The girls placed third overall. The JV defeated Dilley 25-7, 25-9. Lost to Incarnate Word 22-25, 23-23 and defeated Boerne Genveva 25-16; 25-16
The girls travel to Jefferson High School September 3. Game times are 5:30, 6:30, 7:30
Football Update
The Panthers hosted #1 ranked Waco La Vega Friday, and fell short to the Pirates 28-14. The Panthers fought hard in the first half, particularly the MV defense, which held the Pirates to 7 points in the half. The offense struggled early, but began to gain momentum before halftime. After half, La Vega was able to tally 14 more points before the Panthers got on the scoreboard to make it 21-7 on a James Gipson reception from Charlie Marsh. The Panthers allowed another touchdown, but answered again late in the game when Marsh found Kaiden Hernandez in the endzone for the score. Garrison Garza converted both point after attempts for the 28-14 final. The Panthers travel to Boerne this Thursday to play the Greyhounds at 7 pm. We’d love to see the Panther nation represented in the stands.
JUNIOR VARSITY
On Thursday, the JV Football team took on East Central High School. The first half was a defensive struggle. Both teams drove the ball and then made mistakes costing them. Robert Gilmore pulled in an interception to stop one Hornet drive, and Adam Chavez and Damien Loy recovered fumbles on punts to give the offense the ball back. As time was running down, the defense blocked an East Central punt. The offense moved the ball, then with 21 seconds left they attempted a field goal. There was a bad snap, so the Panthers covered the ball and lined up again. With five seconds remaining in the half, Bobby Peterson connected on a 38 yard field goal to take the lead 3-0.
In the second half the Panthers just couldn't sustain drives. The Hornets pressed on and completed the victory over Medina Valley.
FRESHMAN
Both Freshman teams traveled to East Central to take on the Hornets on Thursday. The Orange team fought hard but couldn't overcome the quick start by the Hornets and lost 34-0. The second game of the night was a defensive battle. The black team held them to one score in the first half, with a big interception by Karson Solis. In the end the black team couldn't pull out with a win and fell to the Hornets 14-0.
Counselor's Corner
Class of 2020-
Even though your senior year is just starting, in the blink
of an eye graduation will be here!!! Is your resume ready? Do you know
what colleges you want to apply to?? Get a jump start on your “to-dos” to
get into the college of your choice! Application windows opened to most
Texas college/universities on July 1st . Do you have an Apply Texas
Account? If you are currently in any dual credit class, you do. Make sure
you know your log-in and password and go ahead and get started on that
application. The wonderful thing about Apply Texas is that you can
create/complete one application and then copy it to another “new”
application for another college so you are not filling out the same
application over and over! As always come by the Counseling Center if you
have any questions.
Class of 2021-
If you haven’t already started thinking about college- now
is the perfect time to do so. You should have a high school resume that is
an ongoing working document that you are adding information to regularly!
PSAT is coming up in October if you need to take it for the first time OR
again. Additionally, ACT will be offered various Saturdays throughout the
school year and on an actual school day-October 1. Studying and
preparing for tests can be very beneficial!! Scoring well on one or both can
qualify you for various things such as dual credit classes and/or
scholarships!!!
Class of 2022-
One down three to go!!! Now is the time to start thinking
about rank and GPA!! Begin thinking about what college or career path
you would like to pursue and share that with your counselor!!! Don’t wait
until junior or senior year to start doing this, as it may be too late to start
making repairs. Make sure you understand the courses/programs that will
be offered to you and the routes you must take to get into those courses-
such as prerequisites and minimum qualifying scores!!
Class of 2023-
Welcome to the BEST high school in Texas!!!! Freshman
year is such an exciting time! As you begin to settle in and become
accustomed to high school life start exploring different extracurricular
activities and clubs you can become involved in. With the future in mind
start a high school resume. As you begin to become active in all of the
different activities the high school has to offer, document it within that
resume. This will help tremendously when the time comes to start
applying for college…..it will be here before you know it!
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 Models Citizens of the Week (Pictured L-R):
Senior - Jasmine Lamourt Cerda
Junior - Joe Love
Sophomore - Alyssa Salazar
Freshman - Troy Tomaselli
ACT Testing
Senior Sunrise
Upcoming Events
9/3 - Volleyball @ Jefferson 5:00 PM
9/4 - JV Football vs. Boerne 5:30 PM
Freshman Football @ Boerne 6:30 PM
9/5 - Varsity Football @ Boerne
9/6 - Volleyball @ SW Legacy 5:00 PM
9/7 - Cross Country @ Hondo 8:00 AM
Medina Valley High School
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Location: 8365 Farm to Market Road 471, Castroville, TX, USA
Phone: 830-931-2243
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