Montgomery Village MS

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Athletics- Grades 7 & 8

Boys’ Softball

The MVMS softball team participates in the MCPSinterscholastic athletics program. Members of the softball team will practice after school every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from Sept. 10 to Nov. 6. and participate in five games with local middle schools. Prior softball experience is not necessary to tryout.

Mr. Fogle

Tryouts: Sept. 10, 11, 17

Practices: Tue, Wed, Thurs

Girls’ Softball

The MVMS softball team participates in the MCPS interscholastic athletics program.  Members of the softball team will practice after school every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from Sept. 10 to Nov. 6.  and participate in five games with local middle schools.  Prior softball experience is not necessary to tryout.

Ms. Wolfinger

Tryouts: Sept. 10, 11, 12

Practices: Tue, Wed, Thurs

Boys’ Basketball

The MVMS boys’ basketball season takes place in the winter. We will practice three days a week (Tues., Wed., and Thurs.) as well as participate in 6 games with other MCPS teams. Practices will focus on building stamina, skills, team work, and improving basketball knowledge.

Mr. Rankin

Tryouts: TBD

Practices:  TBD

Girls’ Basketball

The MVMS girls’ basketball season takes place in the winter. We will practice three days a week (Tues., Wed., and Thurs.) as well as participate in 6 games with other MCPS teams. Practices will focus on building stamina, skills, team work, and improving basketball knowledge.

Ms. Cathcart

Tryouts: TBD

Practices: TBD

Boys’ Soccer

The MVMS boys’ soccer season takes place in the fall. We will practice three days a week (Tues, Wed, and Thurs) as well as participate in 5 games with other MCPS teams. Practices will focus on skills and teamwork.

Mr. Herrod

Tryouts: Tuesday, 3/3/20

Practices: Tues, Weds, Thurs

Girls’ Soccer

MV girls’ soccer will take place in the Spring.  Practices are 3 times a week from 3-4:30. We will have 5 games, 3 of which are home and 2 that are away.  We will work on team building, soccer skill development, fitness, sportsmanship, stamina and endurance, with a focus on being a leader in the school academically and emotionally. 

Ms. Behnken

Tryouts: March 3, 4, 5

Practices: Tues, Weds, Thurs

Co-ed Cross Country

Co-ed cross country will take place in the fall.  Practices are 3 times a week from 3-4:30. We will have 4 meets, 2 of which are home and 2 that are away.  We will work on team building, skill development, fitness, sportsmanship, stamina and endurance, with a focus on being a leader in the school academically and emotionally. 

Ms. Behnken

Tryouts: Sept. 10, 11, 17

Practices: Tues, Weds, Thurs

Intramurals

Basketball

This activity will be open to all students who attend MV. Students will have an opportunity to come in and play various types of basketball related activities in a non-competitive structured environment. Students who are interested in this after-school activity need to pick up a parent/guardian permission form located outside of the girls’ PE office.

Ms. Williams

Begins week of 10/7

Tuesdays:  for 7^th and 8^th grade students only

Thursdays:  for 6^th grade students only

Weight Lifting

This activity will be open to all MVMS students who would like to prepare for an upcoming sport, to improve in a sport they are currently active in, or to just learn how to live a healthy lifestyle and properly train your body.

Mr. Brooks

Training sessions: Tuesdays and Thursdays in the weight room.

Girls on the Run

Empowering girls grades 6-8 through running and movement.

Mrs. Oliver/Ms. Harabatch

Spring 2020

Clubs/Activities

Art Club

Students will collaborate on a plan to create a school mural with an uplifting message of school pride.

Ms. Behnken &

Mrs. Salvatierra-Sinn

Coming in November

Book Wars

A team book trivia competition among 27 other MCPS middle schools.

Ms. Schartiger

Lunchtime on Fridays

Drama Club

Students mount a full-scale theatrical production as technicians, stage hands, or actors and learn about theatre technique through the fun of the process.

Ms. Shpiece

TBD

Extended Day Program

Students receive extra support from MVMS teachers in the areas of reading and mathematics.

Ms. Wolfinger

TBD

EmpowHER Girls Mentoring

MVMS staff members will engage students in thought-provoking discussion and activities that support the growth and development of young adolescents.  An emphasis is placed on supporting students to achieve academic excellence in middle school and beyond.  EmpowHER provides girls with the tools they need to be knowledgeable, caring, risk-takers.

Ms. Mika

TBD

Gender and Sexuality Alliance (GSA)

A safe place for students to talk about LGBTQ+ identities as we grow and learn more about who we are.

Mx. Watson

Fridays

 Starting 10/11

Gentleman of Excellence

Gentlemen of Excellence is a youth organization that empowers young men to become excellent by emphasizing morality, scholarship, brotherhood, and service.  Students will engage in a variety of activities that are designed to meet their academic and social/emotional needs as well as enhance their personal development.

Mr. Belote

Wednesdays

Homework Club

Students can receive tutoring from National Honor Society students from Watkins Mill High School every Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons from 3:30 to 4:30 pm.

Mr. Vickery/Ms. Yagel

Tuesdays

Room 159

Wednesdays: Room 184

Invent the Future (STEM Club)

Think of an environmental problem, big or small, that needs to be addressed. In Invent the future, we challenge you to work with fellow MVMS students as you create solutions to real world problems! If you accept this challenge, your team must not only dream up an invention, but also design and prototype that invention. Use engineering, coding, and design techniques to turn your ideas into something tangible.

Mr. Xu

Wednesdays

Room 174

Jazz Band

Join us as we jam to contemporary jazz pieces after school!  All students are welcome.

Mr. Burnett

TBD

Math Olympiad

MVMS students will work together against other schools in Montgomery County to compete in challenging mathematical problems in four competitions throughout the fall/winter.

Ms. Farrell

Wednesdays

Room 168

Information Session: 9/25

Newspaper Club

MVMS Newspaper Club will be run by students for students. It will serve as an outlet for students to safely share their voices. It will provide a great opportunity for our “journalists” to be creative in informing the school community of events happening around us. The purpose of the club is to cherish the diversity of our school and to help us build strong relationships.

Mrs. Mendoza

Thursdays

Room 47

SLAM the Exam - 8th Graders

If you are interested in applying to the Magnet middle or high school, you can receive an overview of the Magnet application process.  Develop a study plan leading up to the December 2019 assessment.

Mr. Milner

Information Session: 9/19

Thursdays

Oct: 3, 10, 17, 31

Nov 7, 14

Student Government Association (SGA)

Students who run and are elected for student government are responsible for planning and facilitating, school events, community service and being a voice of the students at MV.

Mrs. Bero

September - May

Wednesdays

Room 43

Theatre + Leadership Program

Spend seven weeks learning theatre craft and writing powerful poetry, discover the voice within you and develop yourself as a leader.  Participate in a final sharing and exhibit of your work!  This program ends at 5:30 p.m.

Ms. Harabatch

Tuesdays

Room 128

Yearbook

Students will compile pictures relating to school activities and events.  Students will also help assemble pages with poetry and works of art.

Mrs. Branch

TBD