L.E.A.D. From the Front! Principal’s Message

L.E.A.D.

February 2014

Montrose High School

Laurie is a valued

member of the MHS

staff. Her sweet smile

and positive attitude are infectious. She is

always very accommodating to all of the

different bell schedules that we announce

at the last minute and willing to help us in

any way possible.

Her tenacious leadership in the

MHS cafeteria continues to improve the

quality and service that our staff and

students enjoy. We are proud to have her

on the Montrose High School Team.

Presidents Day

Monday

February 16th 2015

No School

Friday,

February 13 or

Monday February

16

State Testing

Coming Spring 2015 All 9th, 10th and 11th graders and many 12th graders will

participate in the PARCC tests, which consists of two distinct

testing windows: the first is a Performance Assessment and the

second is a End of Year Assessment. The Performance

Assessment testing window will be 2-6 March & and the End-

of-Year Assessment testing window will be 20-24 April for

Montrose High School.

During the March and April testing windows, the student

body will be divided up alphabetically. Students will only

attend school during their testing time on Monday, Tuesday

and Thursday. All students will attend school Wednesday and

Friday for a Block Period Schedule.

Monday, March 2nd, 2015 Last Names A through F

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2015 Last Names G through M

Wednesday, March 4th, 2015 - 2nd, 4th and 6th Period

ALL STUDENTS ATTEND PERIOD 2, 4 AND 6

Thursday, March 5th, 2015 Last Names N through Z

Friday, March 6th, 2015 - 1st, 3rd, 5th and 7th Period

ALL STUDENTS ATTEND PERIOD 1, 3, 5 AND 7

List will be posted throughout the building for students to

find their room assignments.

8th Grade

Visitation

Tuesday,

February 24th, 2015

6:30 PM

McMillan Gym

Employee of

the Month

Laurie

Kroschel

Mission: MHS LEADs academic excellence to prepare students for post secondary opportunities without remediation.

This year Colorado School Grades

(Coloradoschoolgrades.com) ranked MHS 91 of 345 schools,

up from 136 in 2013. Proud to be an Indian! We are proud of

our students, parents and staff for a true LEAD from the Front

effort! We know we can reach our goal of #1 with the

continued support of our community and parents, along with

the hard work our students and staff put forth everyday to do

the best they can. Thank you for putting our kid’s first!

L.E.A.D. Montrose High School

February 2014

Recognition

Si Se Puede Award: Angelica Barajas (January), Anabel Diaz (February)

Lions Club Student of the Month: Charles Terrell and Aubree McCulough (January), Tristan Harrison and

Allison Burwell (February)

Rotary Student of the Month: Stephanie Rowan, Valeria Schmidt, Justin Peterson and Antoinette Ridgel

(January), Brooke Cayo, Delaney Jackson, Alexandria Ludian, and Erin Burnet (February)

A+BC Student of the Month: Lauren Peterson (January), Stephanie Rowan (February)

Congratulations to Daniel Granberg for making the Colorado All State Choir again this year. He

will be in Denver rehearsing and then performing with the choir on Feb. 5 – 7th. Great Job

Daniel!!!!

Front Row L-R Kelsey Woerner, Emma Nocas, Ashley Jones,

Daryl Rodriguez and Leslie Conde

Back Row L-R Lucas Ruiz-Diaz, Mason Weig,

Elijah Reynolds,

C.J. Vialpando, Joe Eckerman, Keenan Betz

Division Awards

1st Semester

Perfect Attendance

Seth Allen Brooke Bailey

Jose Barboza Cassandra Beer

Marina Brown Chava Carter

Melia Cleckler Logan Crim

Ana Cruz-Damian Kaci Drye

Lindsey Davidson Kori Drye

Olivia Davidson Chase Frenze

Hunter Frenze Justin Hawkins

Summer Giddens Jaid Hubbs

Katherine Harper Ashley Kindall

Cristian Leyva Alexa Madden

Ian Meek Alexis Parsons

Susan Perry Ryan Phelps

Daylon Ponce Jarod Proctor

Yvonne Rosales Lucas Roy

Bennett Russell

Dallas Thompson

Leonardo Russo

Gustavo Villalobos Saenz

David Wright

Guidance Office –The Stuff

Corner

Warm up this season

in our student-

designed campus Café.

Delicious warm drinks

as low as .50 cents.

Compliment it with a

homemade muffin or

cookie.

Café

L.E.A.D. Montrose High School

February 2014

Athletics and activities

Kaitlin Ammermann was chosen as the athlete of the month.

Kaitlin is a softball and basketball player here at Montrose High

School. She is someone who is looked up to by her peers and is highly

responsible for the success of both of these teams this year. Kaitlin

was described by one of her coaches as a natural leader and very

coachable. Kaitlin told me that she has been playing both of these

sports since she was very young. She said that she remembers playing

basketball as early as 6 years old. Kaitlin said that her favorite thing

about participating in athletics is the competitive nature of both

softball and basketball. Kaitlin said her most influential mentor has

been her sister, Lara Ammermann, a 2013 graduate of Montrose High

School and multi-sport athlete as well. Kaitlin said that her sister has

always pushed her and encouraged her to do her best. Kaitlin said she

plans on playing college softball after she graduates

next year. In college Kaitlin said she plans on

studying something related to the medical field such

as physical therapy or pursuing medical school.

Please come support Kaitlin Ammermann and the

Lady Indian Basketball team the rest of the season!

The Counseling Center staff is gearing up for the 2015-2016 course selection process. Students will

receive their materials to select their classes for the 2015-2016 school year during LEAD time on Wednesday,

February 11th. Please sit down with your child to review their 4 year plan and help them select appropriate

courses. Request forms are due back to their LEAD teachers by Friday, February 27th. Call us if you have

questions. There is still time to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Even if you

haven’t filed taxes yet, you can complete this critical financial aid document by using the previous year’s tax

information and simply updating the information when you do file your taxes. Visit www.fafsa.ed.gov to get

started.

Students who are planning to take classes for college credit next year must attend the Concurrent

Enrollment meeting on Wednesday, February 18th during LEAD time. This meeting is mandatory in order to

participate in the Concurrent Enrollment program. Please contact the Counseling Center if you have questions.

The MHS Counselors are trying to collect information on teen smoking. There is a brief, anonymous

survey accessible through your student portal account (check “messages”). This will help us facilitate help

where needed at MHS.

Please Pardon Our Mess:

The library has been in transition for a couple of

weeks while we have added some new work stations.

Many thanks to Chief Boughton’s ROTC students,

who built our new computer stations.

Computer News: The library is using a new operating

system; we have moved from Windows to Linux in hopes of having more

stability during testing. With this new platform, students may have questions; if you have a frustrated student,

please remind them that we are here to help. Also, students will need a flash drive or Cloud-based account to

save their work: we recommend Google Docs or Dropbox. Students can also email documents to themselves,

if they have an email account.

Book Clubs

~This month, Las Charras are reading Of Poseidon by Anna Banks. This underwater tale of

Syrena and the descendents of Poseidon, Triton, and Neptune has been the most

popular book in our library for the past couple of months.

~Real Men Read just finished The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness. Their

next book is Paper Towns by John Green. This will be a book that Guys and Gals

alike are invited to read with us, so if you would like to donate money or copies to

our book club, we would truly appreciate it.

~The Lit Chicks are reading the young adult forensic mystery

The Christopher Killer by Colorado author Alane Ferguson.

Fans of Bones or CSI will enjoy this mystery.

Library Fines: If your student has been telling you that he or she has library fines, that is probably

because we have been urging them to keep their fines under $5.00 to stay in good standing. Students who have

fines over $5.00 need to get them paid off, or they can come in a work off their fines by signing up.

L.E.A.D. Montrose High School

February 2014

Cover to Cover, We’ve Got You Covered!

FBLA Rocks it at District Leadership Conference

Congratulations

Keenan Betz 5th Place Job Interviews Trevor Larson 2nd Place Personal Finance

Matthew Casia 2nd Place Entrepreneurship Marcus Catlin 3rd Place Personal Finance

Brenna Gaber 4th Place Impromptu Speaking Emmanuelle Nocas 2nd Place Public Speaking II

Colby Kennedy 1st Place Business Presentation Briceida Ortega 3rd Place Public Speaking II

Mackenzie Lyons 2nd Place Computer Applications Gustavo Olguin 1st Place Business Calculations

Erick Romero 2nd Place Entrepreneurship Jim Saena 4th Place Personal Finance

Madison Treichel 4th Place Word Processing Hannah Wenman 3rd Place Client Service

Jack Bilberry 1st Place Personal Finance and Accounting

Anabel Diaz 2nd Place Job Interview, 5th Place Digital Design & Promotion

Kaileigh Lyons 4th Place Business Math, 5th Place Intro to Business Communication

Diego Hernandez 5th Place Digital Design & Promotion

Nayeli Zavala 5th Place Digital Design & Promotion

MHS Soccer

Dinner Benefit for MHS Boys & Girls Soccer Field

Improvement Fund

Please Join us at The Stone House

Wednesday February 25, 2015 - 6:00 pm

$42/person, tax & gratuity not included

This dinner will benefit Montrose High School

Boys & Girls Soccer Programs. Their goal is to

raise funds for new bleachers. Call Jack for

Reservations – 209-9100 or 240-8899

MHS Choir Dinner Theatre

The 20th annual Choir Dinner Theatre will be

Tuesday, February 17 at the Montrose

Pavilion. The festivities will begin at 5:30pm, with

a silent auction; dinner at 6:15; followed by

entertainment from the Bel Canto Singers and MHS

Choir Students. Dinner will be catered by Camp

Robber, and served by students. Ticket will be on

sale at the MHS Main Office February 2 – February

9 during school hours.

Spring Sports Parent Meeting All parents of spring sport athletes are required to attend the meeting on Tuesday, February 17 at 7pm in the MHS Cafeteria.

L.E.A.D. Montrose High School

February 2014

Thanks to everyone that

made our Fiesta Night a

Great Success!

Please Join Us March 20th 2015

7:00 PM

Montrose High School Cafeteria

for our next Fiesta Night

Watch for more to come……..

Calendar of Events

L.E.A.D. Montrose High School

February 2014

2/13 & 2/16 No School

3/2 Thru 3/6 PARCC Testing

3/27/2015 Talent Show

3/30-4/3/15 Spring Break

4/18/2015 Prom

4/20 Thru 4/24 PARCC EOY Testing

4/28/2015 ACT

5/1/15 No School

5/5/15 Senior Awards

5/7/15 Spring Sports Assembly

5/12/15 ACT Make-up

5/12/15 Baccalaureate

7 PM Grace Church

5/13/15 Senior Last Day

5/17/15 Graduation 2:30 PM

SENIOR PARTY: Meeting dates are scheduled

for the 3rd Wednesday of each month (1/21, 2/18,

3/18) at 6:30 pm, Region 10 office, Sneffels

Room, 300 N Cascade.

We will send out a spreadsheet with the different

committees that need help. We need to raise a lot

of money! Please follow us on: Twitter:

@MHS2015SenParty

Facebook: https://

www.facebook.com/2015MHSSeniorParty

We still need names for over 100 parents: Please

Email: 2015seniorclassparty@gmail.com your

student’s name, parent(s) name, email address,

address and phone number.

Please call with any questions: Amy Rowan 275-5251

Tiffany English Moore 209-0932

Bobbi Brown 209-9034

Office Contact Information

General Information 970-249-6636 General School Questions

Administration 970-249-6636 Mr. Barnhill, Principal, Extension 4310

Mr. Pavlich, Assistant Principal-Extension 4313

Students with Last Names L-Z

Ms. Voehringer, Assistant Principal-Extension 4311

Students with Last Names A-K

Mr. Wright, Assistant Principal/Athletic Director

Extension 4312

Attendance 970-240-6421 Becky Moreno, Extension 4303

Jonna Adragna, Extension 4304

Activities 970-240-6413 Beth David, Extension 4301

Counseling 970-249-2429 Janey Phillips Extension 4400

Jeanette Williams, Extension 4401

Attendance Advocate 970-240-6421 Amelia Perez Extension 4409