September 9-23 Middle School Football Boston Butt Sale
September 9 6:30PM, DBC Senior Parent Night
September 10 6:30PM, DBC Junior Parent Night
September 11 Booster Club All-Call Meeting, 6:30PM, DBC
All athletics, clubs, and student organizations are required to have representatives at this meeting in order to receive funding from the Booster Club.
September 12 Mid-Quarter
September 12-13 7th grade Camp Chandler Field Trip
September 13 Fall Sports Senior Night
September 14-16 Senior Class Retreat
September 19 High School Chapel MCPS Community Adoration, 3PM-6PM All Are Welcome!
September 20 8:30-10:00 AM Holy Spirit Grandparents Day
September 24 PTC Cookie Dough Sale Pick-Up
September 25  Child Protection Training, High School 6:30 PM
**NEW: You must pre-register for Child Protection Training:  https://www.montgomerycatholic.org/volunteer
September 27 PICE Golf Tournament – Robert Trent Jones/Prattville
PTC News
The Parent Teacher Council welcomes you back to the new school year! As a key component of our school, the PTC provides support for the students, faculty, staff and administration of each campus. Almost every aspect of school life is enhanced because of the dedication and commitment of this group. Your school fees included $10 for your PTC membership so there is no need to join separately, you are already a member!


Things to know about your PTC:
  • We are one unified organization with a representative from each campus.
  • We plan to do ONE major school fundraiser (Classic Cookie Dough Sale) in the Fall. We will NOT conduct a second fund raiser in the Spring if we raise enough to cover annual expenses! We will have an option for "donation only" if you do not want to sell cookie dough but want to contribute.
  • We will continue to replace meetings with newsletters! 
  • Each campus organization supports their individual service projects (Donuts with Dads, Muffins with Moms, Grandparents’ Day, field day, etc.)
  • We have created a budget for the year with the activities we plan to support using the funds raised in our Fall Cookie Dough Sale. Any additional requests or funds will be agreed upon by the PTC representatives in consultation with MCPS administration.
 
Please take the time to meet your local campus representative and do not forget to volunteer your time to this very busy and vital group!
 
The Campus Representatives are: 
St. Bede Campus - Colleen Reardon
Holy Spirit Campus - Beth Barranco
Middle School Campus -  Amanda Day
High School Campus - Tammy Hayes
Cookie dough orders can be picked up on Tuesday, September 24th from 2:30-4:30 at each campus.  
Whichever campus the parents ordered from is where their order needs to be picked up. We will need volunteers for pick-up day, so please let us know if you can help! Your PTC campus representatives are listed in the PTC News section of this email below.
**Please note: If parents do not want to buy or sell cookie dough, the PTC is offering a donation-only option, as well. Their students can still participate in dress down and be eligible for the family fun pack drawing.
PICE Golf Tournament
The 19th annual Partners in Catholic Education (PICE) Golf Tournament will be on Friday, September 27. Please consider being a sponsor of this wonderful event and help support our school. A sponsorship form is available online:

MS Football Boston Butt Sale
The middle school football team is selling delicious Boston Butts for $35 each! See your favorite middle school football player for more details or drop by our table at the varsity football game on 9/13 against ACA!

Questions? Contact Coach Tony Hudson at  thudson@montgomerycatholic.org . Pick-up will be September 24 at the Middle/High School campus.
Planbook Login
We're excited to use Planbook.com in all classes K4-12 to house lesson plans again this year. Families and students have access to Notes and Homework in one place.
Planbook Login Instructions
  1. Log in to PowerSchool.com (https://knights.powerschool.com/guardian/home.html) to retrieve your student's Planbook number. If you have that number, you can skip to Step #5
  2. Scroll down and click on "My Schedule"
  3. Click on the "Matrix View" option
  4. When you scroll down, you'll see "Planbook ID"
  5. Go to Planbook.com
  6. Click on "Student View" in the upper right corner of the screen
  7. In the top line of the pop-up box, fill in their Student ID--that's the Planbook ID# in their PowerSchool listing
  8. For student key, they should enter this: MCPSstudent
  9. Click "Sign In"

If you have any problems or questions about accessing Planbook, please email Sinead Turner at  sturner@montgomerycatholic.org  and we will make sure that you have access.
Athletics Tickets & Knight Passes
2019-20 Athletics Admissions Prices
$7.00 Varsity Contests
$6.00 Junior Varsity Contests
$5.00 Middle School Contests

Knight Passes Are Available to Purchase Online!
Knight Pass  allows entrance into all regular season, home athletic events for Middle School, JV and Varsity Sports for one academic year. There are 3 options for purchase:
$250 - Family pass
$150 - Individual pass
$100 - Grandparent pass


You may also purchase through   MySchoolBucks  School Store.

Thank you &  GO KNIGHTS!
Football Radio Roll Call
The Catholic Knights are partnered with 96.5FM to broadcast our football games LIVE on the radio and streaming online. You can tune in to 96.5FM, visit praise965.com, or download the Praise965 app to catch the action. The Voices of Montgomery Catholic Football are the talented Justin & Michael Castanza.

We need your help to keep us on the air by becoming a Family Sponsor or Alumni Sponsor! For just $100, we will add you to our Family & Alumni Roll Call that will be announced at each of our regular and postseason games. That’s less than $10 a game! This is a great way to show your love and support for our athletics program and enables us to share it with a wide audience throughout the River Region and beyond. Thank you for your support and GO KNIGHTS!


Corporate sponsorships are also available. Contact Daniel Veres for more information.
Volunteer in the Concession Stand
Earn Easy Volunteer Hours at the Concession Stand!

DID YOU KNOW??
  • Montgomery Catholic has the BEST concession stand in Montgomery
  • Working at the concession stand a great way to get to know other families at Montgomery Catholic
  • You can work at any event, not just ones in which your child is participating
  • You earn volunteer hours by working at the concession stand
It's true, and it's an easy and fun way to rack up your 40 required service hours! Fellowship with other families and lend a helping hand. Sign ups are online! Click here to volunteer at the concession stand today!
Child Protection Training & Renewal
All of our volunteers must complete the Archdiocese Child Protection course. Once you have completed the initial course you may renew online annually. All renewals for 2019-2020 must take place no later than November 1, 2019.

Volunteer Driver form  must also be completed before driving any Montgomery Catholic students.

For NEW volunteers who have not completed Child Protection training:

The next Child Protection training will be held at the Middle/High School campus on Wednesday, September 25 at 6:30PM.

If it has been more than two years since your last training/retraining, you must create a new CMGConnect account and attend an initial training class.

The Safe Environments Program (Child Protection training) is required of all employees, all volunteers who have substantial contact with minors, and all clergy. The objective of the program is to provide specific training in the prevention, recognition and reporting of child abuse, as well as specific training in providing for safe environments for minors enrolled in Archdiocesan sponsored activities.

The 2019 Monthly Training Schedule may be found  here

In order to complete the initial training, you must:
  • Log onto CMGConnect to create an online account. (Instructions for creating an account may be found here.)
  • Complete the online Initial Live Safe Environment Training & Background Check Curriculum
  • Attend an Initial Training Class (Pre-Registration is MANDATORY for attendance.)
  • Click here to get started
  • If you have any questions, please call Leanne Oberkirch 251-434-1559.
For returning volunteers who have completed training before:
We have a new system for Child Protection Retraining. It requires that you have an CMGConnect on-line account. Since you have previously trained, an account has already been set up for you. This is how you access that account.
  • If you have visited the CMGConnect site before, use your existing user name and password.

  • If you know it has been more than two years since your last training/retraining, you must create a new account and attend an initial training class.
  • If this is your first time accessing your CMGConnect account, you can access it by entering the following information:
  • When asked for your username, type in your FirstName.LastName.AOM.
  • When asked for your password, type in 1234.
  • If the system does not recognize you, try the following fixes:
  • You may have the same name as someone else in the system – when asked for your user name, type FirstName.MiddleInitial.LastName.AOM
  • You may have entered your nickname – when asked for your user name, type your legal FirstName.LastName.AOM

  • If you have not visited your CMGConnect account before, you will be prompted to update your password. Once you have entered and saved your new password, the system will log you out and require you to sign in again using your user name and new
  • Start the 2019 RENEWAL Training for Clergy/Employees or Volunteers depending on your role.
  • Click here to begin your retraining: https://mobile.cmgconnect.org/users/sign_in
If you have any trouble logging into your account, please contact the Office for the Protection of Minors and Adults at 251-434-1559.
Volunteer Driver Information

Volunteer Driver form  must be completed before driving any Montgomery Catholic students. You must also have a  CMGConnect account  in order to complete the required trainings to be a volunteer driver. Please see the instructions above to log into your CMGConnect account.

Each driver is required to log in to  CMG Connect , watch a 12-minute safety video and complete a check approval form. This process will have to be repeated for each driver, every five years.

Volunteer Drivers are required to maintain liability insurance on that vehicle. The recommended minimum limit of coverage for this insurance is $100,000/$300,000.

A   Volunteer Driver form must be completed before driving for any Montgomery Catholic event. You also will need to submit a copy of your valid Driver's License and the insurance declarations page from your proof of insurance.

All volunteer drivers must complete the Defensive Driving Curriculum available on the CMGConnect website:
  • Locate and Start Trainings
  • Log into your CMGConnect account: https://mobile.cmgconnect.org/users/sign_in
  • Select the "Defensive Driving Curriculum" module from your dashboard.
  • Click "Start Curriculum" to begin.
  • Note: Available curriculums will vary based on the participation category you selected when registering. To update, click 'Edit Profile' and select applicable categories.

Complete Training
  • Watch the training video. acknowledge diocesan policies, fill out the driver questionnaire, and submit your check via the curriculum.
  • Each training page will be marked 'Done' as you progress.

Access Certificate
After your completed module has been reviewed and approved, you will be able to log back into the system to access your completion certificate. Locate your completed curriculum and select the gray 'Download Certificate' button.
MS Football Boston Butt Sale - September 9 - 23
MONDAY 9/9

MS Football Boston Butt Sale Begins

Volleyball @ Holy Spirit Gym
JV Volleyball vs Pike Road
4:00 PM

MS Volleyball vs ACA
5:00 PM

JV Volleyball vs MA
6:00 PM

Senior Parent Meeting
6:30 PM, DBC
TUESDAY 9/10

Volleyball @ Holy Spirit Gym
MS Volleyball vs STJ
4:30 PM

JV Volleyball vs STJ
5:30 PM

Junior Parent Meeting
6:30 PM, DBC
WEDNESDAY 9/11

HS/MS Mass Day
Wear Mass day uniform!

ENCOUNTER-Mrs. Carstarphen's Advisory Group

Booster Club All-Call Meeting
6:30 PM, DBC
THURSDAY 9/12

Mid-Quarter

Holy Spirit Mass Day
Wear Mass day uniform!

7th grade Camp Chandler Trip
FRIDAY 9/13

St. Bede Mass Day
Wear Mass day uniform!

7th grade Camp Chandler Trip

Fall Sports Senior Night
7:00 PM

Varsity Football vs ACA
7:00 PM
SATURDAY 9/14

MS Volleyball Tournament @ ACA

JV Volleyball Tournament @ Providence Christian

Senior Class Retreat
Sep. 14, 2019 - Sep. 16, 2019