Friday, February 17, 2017

Saturday, October 8, 2016

Saturday's at The Creek!

Enjoyed getting out to see our Cross Country, FFA, and Martinettes hard at work on Saturday morning.  There is no better way to complete a Saturday than to go out to Rhodes Stadium this evening to Cheer on The Mighty Ram Band, Cheerleaders, Football Team, Martinettes, and NJROTC. Come out tonight to  support The Mayde Creek Family. GO RAMS!
























Monday, September 19, 2016

Cross Country Teams Win at Caldwell Invitational!

The Girls Cross Country teams competed at The Caldwell Invitational Cross-Country Meet on Saturday, September 17. The Varsity Girls and JV Girls both had outstanding performances and each won their division, bringing back lots of medals! Top 15 in each race earned medals.

The Girls Varsity squad was led by Sophomore Alessa King, who took the Individual 1st place title out of a field of 55 runners! She had an outstanding race and recorded a personal record time of 12:13 over the 2-mile course. Senior Hiede Tiliakos and Junior Emely Aleman had nice races battling it out at the end, placing 3rd and 4th, respectively. They each ran personal record times of 12:32 and 12:34. Sophomore Melanie Dominguez was the next Ram to cross the finish line, placing 5th with a personal best time of 12:48.  Senior Lexi Torbit finished right behind in 6th place, running a time of 12:49.  Senior Shelby Sears finished in 7th place running her best time, 12:54. Rounding out the Varsity squad was Junior Paulette Low. She placed 19th with a time of 13:39.

The Varsity squad finished the meet with 19 points, which was an impressive 51 points ahead of second place. These girls were ready to compete and bring home the win and that is exactly what they did!



The JV Girls team was led by Senior Andrea Vo, who had a strong performance over the 2 mile course winning the individual title out of 53 runners.  She ran a personal best time of 13:10.Freshman Jennifer Ervine also had an outstanding race and was the next Ram to cross the line in 2nd place, recording a PR time of 13:44. Freshman Noor Naghi had a nice race and ran a time of 14:25, good for a 6th place medal and PR. Freshman Kyra Holifield had her break out race and finished with a personal best time of 14:38, placing 8th.  Rounding out the top 5 was Sophomore Jackie Gonzalez, placing 9th with a time of 14:42. Freshman Iliana Velez finished strong and ran a PR time of 14:49 and finished in 11th place. In her best race, Sophomore Azlynn Zuniga was the next Ram to cross the line in 13th place running a time of 15:01, securing the last medal for the Rams. In their first ever cross country race, Sophomore Shannon Dixon, Juniors Liliana Garcia and Kate May and Sophomore Nadia Makhloufi, each had a nice race and placed 18th, 27th, 31st and 35th recording times of 15:21, 16:25, 16:59 and 17:19, respectively.  Sophomore Samantha Rhodes had a finishing time of 18:56, placing her 46th.


All of the Mayde Creek Cross Country girls competed extremely hard and there were many personal bests. It was especially nice being able to bring back the Championship Plaques and 13 medals from my hometown meet!  The girls will be back in action on Thursday, September 22nd, when we travel to Sugar Land for the Cougar Classic Cross-Country Invitational. 


Saturday, September 10, 2016

Job-Embedded Professional Learning at Mayde Creek High School



I'm honored to work with great professionals who have embraced the Growth Mindset.  Several of our teachers have voluntarily opened their classrooms up for Peer Observation through  #ObserveMe Teach.  These teachers have created QR codes inviting their peers into their classrooms to give feedback on goals they have selected.  We have great teachers who get excellent support from outstanding instructional coaches.  










Mayde Creek Yearbook Orders

2017 Mayde Creek yearbooks, accessories, and tribute ads are now available for sale at www.balfour.com.


SENIOR SPECIALS:  Any senior who purchases a yearbook by September 30 will be entered into a drawing for a free half page senior tribute ad - a $200 value!! Also, any senior who did not get a yearbook his/her freshman (2013-2014) year can buy one now at half price - only $40 - while supplies last.

Do You Need To Recover Credit?

Do you need to recover credit? If so, the district offers AFTER SCHOOL KOLA (ASK) for $100.00. ASK is an online program to recover credit lost due to a failing grade between 60 and 69. It will be held every Tues and Thursday 3:00PM to 6:00PM. Last date to register and pay is September 23rd.  Classes start on September 27th.  See your Counselor for Information.