Morton ISD

Super excited about these guys!! Little Indians Football Camp is underway! Tribe Pride!!

Parents of Secondary Students (7-12), if your child must attend summer school, we will need to meet with you to fill out some paperwork. Please come with them the first day at 8:00am, drop them off at elementary and YOU please come to the multipurpose room at the high school. If that time is not convenient, please come to the high school today or tomorrow. Thank you.

Congrats to Morton High School Class of 2022!!

Please help us welcome Samantha Moorhead to Morton ISD! Samantha is from Wellman, Texas. She will be teaching science at the high school and coaching cross country, track and junior high basketball! She will be coming to Morton with her fur babies Charlie and Major!

Due to high winds and possible storms, Junior High Awards will be postponed until tomorrow morning at 8:30am. No athletics, drop your students off at the multipurpose room. Parents are welcome to join us. Thank you.

Morton ISD would also like to congratulate Lorenza Muro on her retirement! She has been employed with Morton for 13 years! We are grateful for Lorenza's years of service and wish her the best of luck in her future endeavors!

Morton ISD would like to congratulate Mrs. Melanie Ridley and Mrs. Becky Cottrell on their retirement this year! Mrs. Cottrell graduated from Angelo State University and received her master's from Midwestern State University. She began her teaching career in Tulia, where she was a 4th-grade teacher. From Tulie, Becky went to Breckenridge, and she was the 7th-grade math teacher. After Breckenridge, Mrs. Cottrell went to Snyder. She was the 5th-grade teacher. Hico was her next stop, where Mrs. Cottrell was a 3rd-grade teacher. From Hico, she went to Electra and taught 3rd and 4th-grade. While at Electra, Mrs. Cottrell also served as the K-12 Counselor. Becky then went to Jacksboro, where she taught 7th-grade math and was the HS Counselor. Mrs. Cottrell wrapped up her career back in Snyder as the JH Counselor before retiring for the first time! She came out of retirement to serve as our Elementary Counselor at Morton. At the end of this school year, she is retiring again! Mrs. Ridley graduated Magna Cum Laude from Wayland Baptist University in 1983. She began her teaching career in Sweetwater ISD in August of 1983, where she remained until June 1987. While at Sweetwater, Melanie was a classroom teacher for Health, First Aid, Science, and English. She also served as the JH Volleyball, Basketball, Track, and Tennis coach and the JV Volleyball, Basketball, Cross Country, and Track coach. After leaving Sweetwater, Mrs. Ridley returned to Olton ISD's high school alma mater. At Olton, Mrs. Ridley taught JH Health along with HS Speech Communication. At Olton, she was the JV Basketball and Track Coach and the Varsity Cross Country coach. From Olton, Mrs. Ridley moved to Plainview Christian Academy, where she was the HS English, Technology, Bible, and PE teacher and the Varsity Volleyball and Track coach. Mrs. Ridley returned to Olton ISD in 2008, where she stayed until 2014. At Olton, she was the JH Tech Apps/Keyboarding teacher and K-5 and JH PE teacher during this stent. Melanie was the school Webmaster, District Technology Trainer, and the Varsity Track coach. From Olton, Mrs. Ridley spent one year at Idalou ISD. She was the HS English and Practical Writing and was the JH and Varsity Tennis coach. Mrs. Ridley then joined the staff at Morton ISD in 2016. Since being here, she has served as the teacher for JH Tech Apps, JH Career Development, JH Reading Intervention, HS BIM 1, HS Professional Communications, HS Web Communication, and HS ComTechEd. She has been a District Technology Trainer, directed elementary technology lessons in Keyboarding and coding, and has been the District IT Assistant. Mrs. Ridley was also voted Teacher of the Year for the 2019-2020 school year! Morton ISD is grateful for Mrs. Ridley's and Mrs. Cottrell's years of service and wishes them the best of luck in their future endeavors!

Last day to sign up for June 6-8 football camp. Please email Coach Ramsey at Brian.ramsey@mortonisd.net if your child still wants in. We will also take walk ups morning of, but may not have shirt size. Tribe Pride!!!

Today is the last day to vote for Teacher of the Year! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdbCTJ6k2K-gGYSmBSeZ7eq_8vXh82lJttIM7aqXOiHiszmPA/viewform?usp=sf_link

Please help us welcome Kinzie Buchanan to Morton ISD! Kinzie is from Rotan, Texas. She just graduated from Angelo State University with her Bachelors in Kinesiology. She will serve as a junior high ELAR teacher, accompanied by coaching duties!

Come out tonight to the HS Multipurpose room for two BIG events: 7 - 12 grade band concert at 6:00 PM and Student Recognition School Board meeting at 7:00 PM. We hope to see you there!

Senior Walk 🖤🏆

Seniors making a last field trip before graduation. Ranching Heritage Center, TTU and Colllege of Media & Communication.

Athletic Physicals will be tomorrow, May 19, 2022. All incoming 7th, 9th and 11th grade students MUST have a physical if they are going to be in athletics or band for the 2022-2023 school year. Paperwork has been sent home with students.

Lohah was totally groovy yesterday! Kids enjoyed getting to tie dye shirts! Keep an eye out later this week to see the finished results!

Thank you to all the great folks in and around Morton that support education and make scholarships possible for our students. Tonight Morton Seniors were awarded a total of $54,100 plus the cost of the Valedictorian"s first full year at a State school of her choice. Great job Tribe!

Congratulations to our culinary students who are career ready! Adrienne, Gabbi and Cy passed their Restaurant Management Certification today and are now equipped to be managers. #gotribe

Cheer Clean Out!

Senior Scholarship Awards Ceremony tonight at 6pm at the Multipurpose room. Invitations have been given to those receiving an award.

OPPORTUNITIES!! OPPORTUNITIES!! Attention MHS 2022-2023 Juniors & Seniors You have the opportunity to learn skills, gain experience, and get Paid! Application packets were emailed to you. If you are interested in taking advantage of this opportunity, turn in your application, resume, and letter of recommendation by May 20 at 3:34 to Mrs. Smith. Late packets will not be accepted. Incomplete packets will be discarded.