November 9, 2009
Cheerleaders' Fundraiser
The Morton Ranch Cheerleaders will have a fundraiser at Texas Roadhouse on Monday November 9th. Texas Roadhouse will donate10% of your food purchase to Morton Ranch Cheerleaders when you drop your dinner receipt in the fishbowl at the hostess' stand. Please come out and support the Maverick Cheerleaders. FLYER
KISD will hold several Parent Training Classes over the next two weeks in November. Times, dates and locations are listed in the flyers.
Group Parent Classes Flyer Autism Group Parent Classes Flyer
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These students are last week's winners in the Mav Money drawing: Philip P., Jacklyn M., and Brendon G. You may pick up your prizes in Mrs. Williams' office - Room 1323. Remember to keep up the Maverick Way: Do your best at everything. Do the right thing. And, treat others the way you want to be treated. Last week's winners in the Mav Money drawing: Cadey W., Tyra M., Steven H., Sarah V., and Noe A. You may pick up your prizes in Mrs. Williams' office - Room 1323.
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November is Prematurity Awareness month! Did you know that some babies are born as small as a candy bar? Join your Morton Ranch FBLA in supporting March of Dimes to improve the lives of babies born premature every year. Make your donation in the Maverick Mart during your lunch break today!
Teachers – do you want to wear JEANS and help save a baby? Give your $5.00 donation to Mrs. Poole or Mrs. Segreto and wear your JEANS on Tuesday, November 24th!! Donate $10.00 and wear jeans on Monday, the 23rd as well!
ELA Benchmark testing for grades 9-11 will take place TOMORROW (11/6). Seniors will be in an assembly. All MRHS Miller Students will report to MRHS on Friday due to ELA Benchmark testing and the Senior Assembly.
Second six weeks report cards go home with students on next Friday, November 13th.
TONIGHT (11/5) is the wrestling teams “Wrestle-Offs”. This is an inner squad scrimmage to see who make the Men’s and Women’s Varsity Team for the 2009-2010 season. Please come and show your support as these young men and women compete for their chance to represent Morton Ranch. Start time is 5:00pm in the Main Gym.
Golbow Elementary is in need of volunteers for their Fall Carnival, on Friday, November 6th from 5-9pm. A two hour commitment is appreciated. Times are 5-7pm and 7-9pm.
Volunteers will be helping with the games. If you are interested in volunteering, please check out the MRHS website under MAVS Volunteers for contact information.
In case you missed it yesterday; here are the 2010 Senior Class Officers….
The FIRST ComedySportz match will be held TONIGHT (11/5) at 7pm in the Black Box, room 1133. Tickets will be sold at the door for $5. The match will be all of your MRHS friends versus all of your MRHS friends. Come out and support some of the funniest people you know and don't know. For more information, see Mr. Minor in the theatre department.
The Morton Ranch High School and Katy High School Choirs will be combining for a 270 voice choir to perform the Gospel Mass by Robert Ray on Friday, November 6th, at 7:00 pm in the MRHS PAC. Don’t miss this fabulous concert!!!
GSL members planning to attend Saturday’s game against Mayde Creek, please come by room 2210 TODAY (11/5) at 2:45 for a brief meeting.
Students interested in joining the UIL Science team, please come by room 2210 Monday at 2:45 for more information.
The next Ready to Recycle meeting will be Monday, November 9th at 2:45 in room 2233. There will be a guest speaker, Jamie Wolman, the head of Katy recycling – you won’t want to miss it!
The Maverick Cheerleaders are having a fundraiser at Texas Roadhouse on Monday November 9th. Texas Roadhouse will donate10% of your food purchase to the Cheerleaders when you drop your dinner receipt in the fishbowl at the host stand.
Please come out and support your Maverick Cheerleaders!!
The library is hosting the “New Moon Festival” after school on Thursday, December 3rd.
Go see the “New Moon” movie over Thanksgiving break and come compare it to the book! OR, read ANY vampire, werewolf, or zombie book and come discuss what you’ve read!
Come to the library to choose a book!!!
The Houston Hispanic Forum Scholarship Application is due by November 20, 2009. This scholarship is not only for Hispanic students. The guidelines to apply for this scholarship are: “B” average or better, Must be a High School Senior, Participated or exhibited leadership in school activities, Volunteer service, Will enroll as a full time college student for the 2010-2011 school year and maintain a 2.0 GPA.
Scholarship applications are available in Mr. Crespo’s in room 1224.
Students: For a complete 4 year college admission process, you must have taken either the A.C.T or the S.A.T. The A.C.T. test given on December 12th allows regular registration until November 6th, after this date you will have to pay a late registration fee. Come by the Counselor’s Office for registration materials.
Basketball tryouts are this Saturday, November 7th. You must be passing all you classes and have a completed physical packet on file. If you have any questions please see Coach Palmer or Coach Hartley.
The Morton Ranch elementary PTA would like to thank all MAVS VIPS, NHS and NAHS students who helped with the our first carnival. We could not have done it without you!
NHS Seniors: Apply for the NHS scholarship. You can only apply at www.applyists.net; logon and create an account. Fill in the form, PRINT IT and give it to Ms. Worthington by Tuesday, November 24th.
Announcing the 2010 MRHS Latinos Unidos Scholarship Award. Seniors, if you have participated in the Latin Fest in any year you have been a student here at MRHS, you are eligible to apply for this scholarship. Applications are available in Mr. Crespo’s office in room 1224. Applications are due by Friday December 11, 2009.
After school the buses leave the pick-up area in the back of the school at 2:41pm. That means students, you have (6) minutes after the final bell to get on their buses to go home. If you are not sure what bus you ride or where it is parked in the pick-up area, you need to check with your Grade Level Principal before the school day ends. Once the buses start rolling out, they will not stop to pick you up.
Students – You must have an ID to purchase lunch. This allows the lunch lines to move much quicker. ID’s can be purchased during all lunches on the stage for $3.
Attention Drivers – If you drive on campus, you must have a MRHS parking tag in your vehicle. Parking paperwork may be picked up in main office.
The Morton Ranch FCA Huddle will be every Tuesday morning at 6:45 in Room 1603.
To all students: Latin Fest 5 DVD's & T-Shirts are available in Mr. Crespo's office in room 1224. DVD's are $5 and T-shirts are $10. Supplies are limited, get them while they last!
The Creative Writing Club is looking for members. We meet after school every Tuesday in room 1007. Share stories, enter contests, and develop your style with the help of peers.
Interested in doing well on the SAT? Consider joining the SAT 2400 club. We’ll start meeting THIS week and plan to meet every Monday after school. For more information drop by room 2661 before or after school this week.
Would you like to help a child in Africa by donating books or school supplies? The Student Council in partnership with Katy ISD and other community support groups is collecting new or gently used children’s books and non-perishable school supplies for the children of Nri, Nigeria through a program called Books Abroad. Nri is the home of Amobi Okoye, a defensive lineman for the Houston Texans who moved to the United States when he was 12. All donations made to Books Abroad will be distributed to one of the 10 schools in Nri. These schools do not
provide books or school supplies to their students like schools in the US do, so the students only have what they can afford to purchase themselves. For a list of school supplies that they accept, please see the flyer in any of your classrooms, or check with any Student Council member. Donation boxes are located in the library, the main offices, and all administrator’s offices. Please help us collect the most donations of any high school in Katy ISD! Donations will be accepted through December 15, 2009.
We will begin selling Chick-Fil-A breakfast biscuits on Tuesday’s in the rotunda from 7:00am – 7:30am . The cost will be $3.00. Help support MRHS and get your breakfast biscuits on Tuesday.
The girls Cross Country Team competed in the KATY ISD District Meet this past Friday. Though muddy and sloppy they competed and represented the Mavericks with pride. Way to go Girls CC!
A special congratulations to our Regional Qualifier, Freshmen, Kayla Goedicke (GED-I-KEY) who placed 7th overall in the Varsity competition. Kayla will be racing this Saturday at the Region 3 Meet in Humble. Nice work Kayla and good luck this weekend!
Congratulations to everyone who competed at the Youth Expo of Harris County on Thursday and Friday! On Thursday, our Mavericks exhibited their swine projects and were successful!
Zac R., 10th in Class
Michael M., 5th in Class
Ryan M., 2nd in Class and 4th overall
The girls Cross Country Team competed in the KATY ISD District Meet this past Friday. Though muddy and sloppy they competed and represented the Mavericks with pride. Way to go Girls CC!
A special congratulations to our Regional Qualifier, Freshmen, Kayla G. (GED-I-KEY) who placed 7th overall in the Varsity competition. Kayla will be racing this Saturday at the Region 3 Meet in Humble. Nice work Kayla and good luck this weekend!
Congratulations to everyone who competed at the Youth Expo of Harris County on Thursday and Friday! On Thursday, our Mavericks exhibited their swine projects and were successful!
Zac R., 10th in Class
Michael M., 5th in Class
Ryan M., 2nd in Class and 4th overall
On Friday, our Mavericks exhibited their Sheep and Goat Projects. Our goat results are as follows:
Hunter D., 6th in class goat; Bria Richard, 4th in class, 16th overall goat; Jelisa F., 3rd in Class goat
Katy B., 1st in class and RESERVE CHAMPION GOAT
Our sheep results are as follows:
Laura C., 7th in class sheep; Katy B., 4th in class sheep; John H., 4th in class sheep; Hunter D. 3rd in class sheep; Brittany G. 3rd in class sheep; Dylan R., 1st in class and GRAND CHAMPION SHEEP
Morton Ranch was incredibly successful this passed weekend! We earned two CHAMPION banners and buckles! Congratulations again to Dylan R. and Katy B.!
We also had four Mavericks compete in the 2009 Youth Expo Calf Scramble! Hunter D., Brittany G., Michael M. and John H. ALL caught calves! And Michael M. and John H. won the first catch award earning Morton Ranch two more buckles!
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After school the buses leave the pick-up area in the back of the school at 2:41pm. That means students, you have (6) minutes after the final bell to get on their buses to go home. If you are not sure what bus you ride or where it is parked in the pick-up area, you need to check with your Grade Level Principal before the schoolon day ends. Once the buses start rolling out, they will not stop to pick you up.
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