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Sports
Boys soccer fares well in Tuscaloosa tournament
March 4, 2020
Denise Ocampo and Wendy Escalante
Montevallo Boys soccer team played in a tournament in Tuscaloosa this past weekend on Friday the 27th and Saturday the 28th. First they played against Demopolis Friday just after noon. Montevallo won 3-0 with current senior and captain, Larry Estrada, scoring two goals and current junior and Captain...
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Student Life
Tulip festival blooms with color
March 4, 2020
Brett Terrill
On February 17th, The 4th Annual Tulip Festival opened up to the public at the American Village. This year's festival consists of nearly 100,000 tulips with a large variety of species. During the weekdays, admission into the festival is $10 and during the weekends, the admission drops to only $5. Visitors...
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Student Life
March 2, 2020
Anna Thompson, Reporter
On Thursday, January 30 and Thursday, February 13, 2020, two Montevallo Future Teachers members had the opportunity to attend an education class at the University of Montevallo. Senior Kinley Edwards and Senior Anna Thompson walked over to Wills Hall in room 100 and participated in a Professional Learning...
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Student Life
Model UN takes on the world
February 19, 2020
Jazmine Williams, Reporter
The Model United Nations team, also known as Model UN, participated in the ALMUN XII Conference at The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, AL on February 14 through February 16. Model UN assigns schools different countries to take part in an overall problem that the UN would face. The 2020 Secretary-General,...
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Sports
Dawgs baseball opens the season with a win
February 19, 2020
Cody Posey and Kelmy Lemus
The Montevallo Bulldogs varsity defeated Pleasant Grove 11-0 on Monday as two pitchers combined to throw a shutout. Montevallo Bulldogs Varsity secured the victory thanks to seven runs in the second inning. Blaine Carstensen, Josh Mims, Cody Posey, Grant Cordes, Baxley Shores, and Robbie Gallagher...
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March 2, 2020

Despite seeing its five-run lead whittled down by the end, Montevallo Bulldogs Varsity still held off Calera for a 7-5 victory on Saturday. Calera scored three runs in the...

MHS tennis team defeats Oak Grove

Campbell Cost and Justus Anderson

March 2, 2020

The Montevallo High School’s tennis teams started off their 2020 season with a win against the Shelby County Wildcats on January 30th. Since then, Montevallo has played...

Lady Dawgs soccer brings home a win

Denise Ocampo and Wendy Escalante

February 21, 2020

The Montevallo High School girl’s soccer team had an amazing win against Paul Bryant High School in the Annual Holt Tournament on February 15th. They traveled all the way...

Archery team looks forward to a promising season

Kim Garcia, Reporter

February 14, 2020

The MHS archery team consists of 5 boys and 11 girls and their coach, Mr.Martin. Archery started November and ends in April, they usually practice after school on Fridays....

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News

Grandfather clocks retrieves history

Kimberly Garcia and Sarah Lowery

November 8, 2019

There’s a new clock located in the main office. It is a grandfather clock that was given to Montevallo High School by the graduating class of 1933. As a plus, Suzie Dement, the lady the Montevallo High School gymnasium...

Young leaders attend retreat

Campbell Cost and Justus Anderson

November 8, 2019

The first meeting of the Youth Leadership Shelby County members was held at the 4H-Center in Columbiana on November 3rd and 4th. This leadership group in composed of juniors from various high schools within Shelby County....

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Student Life

Prom pop-up shop

Jaden Moody and Morgan Honeycutt

March 2, 2020

On Wednesday, February 26, MHS held a Prom Pop-Up Dress Show. It was available for juniors and seniors. They got to try on dresses for an hour for just $2. This dress show...

Archery team looks forward to a promising season

Kim Garcia, Reporter

February 14, 2020

The MHS archery team consists of 5 boys and 11 girls and their coach, Mr.Martin. Archery started November and ends in April, they usually practice after school on Fridays....

Special prom celebrated “Under the Big Top”

McKenna Dubose, Reporter

February 14, 2020

On February 6, 2020, the Special Needs Prom was held at the Sterling Castle. This is an opportunity for these kids to go to prom with their friends and meet new friends. The...

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