On Friday, November 22, all Macy students attended an Achievement Rally at the Macy Steps. Student achievement was recognized in the following areas: Perfect Attendance, Honor Roll, and Students of the Month. Additionally, one teacher was also recognized for outstanding contribution and commitment to our school community. Positive student behavior was rewarded in our "Caught Being Good" raffle, and numerous gift cards and prizes were raffled off to our students. Macy's Achievement rallies will occur at the end of every quarter.

Over 150 students were members of Macy's Honor Roll this quarter, and were called to the front of our entire student body for recognition. An even larger number of students were recognized for Perfect Attendance. Our ASB (Student Government) generously funded  DJ Justin Anthony to provide upbeat music and interactive activities for our Achievement Rally, and our PTA and teachers helped to donate prizes for our student raffles. Our students were also treated to a performance by Macy's very own Jackson 5 (Mr. Lee, Mr. Velasquez, Mr. Jordan, Ms. Clark and Ms. Bayless) who sang their classic hit, "ABC".

Principal Arregui addressed our student body and commended them for their hard work and efforts. Mr. Arregui reminded students that hard work at Macy will be rewarded and that our goal is to celebrate the outstanding achievements of all of our Macy Knights. After thanking our teachers for their hard work, Mr. Arregui announced our outstanding teacher of the quarter, Ms. Nagel. Ms. Nagel works tirelessly with the students in our Autism program and is constantly going above and beyond to support her students, and ensure their success at Macy.

As a school community, we celebrate the achievement and improvement of all of our students, and are extremely proud to be Macy Knights!

On November 20, all Macy students attended an important assembly lead by Montebello Unified Police Officer Alatorre and Officer Park that addressed the seriousness of bullying on school campuses. Officer Alatorre reminded students how important it is to report incidences of bullying the minute they occur so that adult support can be provided immediately. Officer Alatorre also shared with students the legal consequences that go along with bullying, and the various ways in which law enforcement is able to access information from text messages and other forms of social media if needed.

Teachers, Administrators and Support Staff all took the time to remind our students that bullying is never tolerated at Macy, and as Officer Alatorre pointed out, is never an accident. As a school community, Macy students, teachers, and staff all actively pledge to keep our school bully-free, and to not be silent bystanders should a bullying incident occur.

Together, we are working diligently to send the message to all of our community members that we are here to support each other, and ensure that every Macy Knight feels safe, valued and appreciated at Macy Intermediate School.