Business classes benefit every student

Michelle Abunaja, Reporter
May 22, 2013
Filed under Classes

Whether you know it or not, people use business skills in their life every day. Every Desert Vista student is required to take at least one business class to graduate and although many may be thinking there are other classes they could take, business classes benefit students in the long run. According... Read more »

Changes inevitable

Payson Johnson, View reporter
May 21, 2013
Filed under Journalism

Beginning something new can always be hard. You get so used to old ways and routines, and then having to forcefully change - that’s hard. The change from 8th to 9th grade is no exception to this rule. The class of 2016 were no different from any other freshmen class and were given one day to get used... Read more »

Social Studies offers variety in life education

Payson Johnson, view reporter
May 21, 2013
Filed under Classes

If you're looking for a class that teaches you about history, government, or even psychology, then the social studies department is for you. The social studies department here at DV has fifteen teachers, which cover a wide assortment of classes. The classes that you can take include criminal justice,... Read more »

Make it or break it: academic resolutions

Valarie Garcia, View News Reporter
May 17, 2013
Filed under Journalism, Life, Multimedia Features, People

School does not always come easy. Whether you are tired, sick, or just plain lazy, there always seems to be something in the way of you achieving your full potential in school. Sometimes we will forget to do our homework or sleep in on a test day, which always seems to be the cause of our grades dropping.... Read more »

Jazz Choir winds down

Valarie Garcia, View News Reporter
May 16, 2013
Filed under Campus Clubs, Journalism, Life

With the end of the year right around the corner, Desert Vista clubs start to end as well. The hustle bustle of Jazz Choir is finally slowing down. DV’s Jazz Choir had an amazing, yet busy, school year. The Jazz Madrigal competition at NAU in Flagstaff went wonderful for the small but talented choir,... Read more »

The Thunder Project: mission accomplished

Maya Olson and Rachel Gorelik
May 14, 2013
Filed under Classes, Features, Top Stories

Started in the 2011-2012 school year, The Thunder Project is a website centered around promoting the positives of public education, both in the context of DV and nationally. It was thought up by Deb Benedict, head of the English Department at DV. “Two years ago my son and I were sitting around... Read more »

What do you really learn in computer apps?

Taylor Arehart, View News Reporter
May 14, 2013
Filed under Classes, Top Stories

What starts out as a simple elective class turns into much more for many freshman taking computer apps. By the end of the year students learn valuable concepts that will help them not only know their way around a computer, but prepare them for the working life. Computer Applications was originally designed... Read more »

I Wanna Dance With Somebody

Tyler DuVall & Nick Ramos, View Reporter
May 10, 2013
Filed under Campus Clubs, Classes

For those who go to Desert Vista and are a part of the dance program, life isn’t waiting for the storm to pass. It’s all about dancing in the rain like no one is watching. For many, dancing isn’t just a hobby. It’s a spiritual experience, it can be therapeutic and it can be a great way to create... Read more »

Desert Vista Science: Make your choice

Roger Romero and Valarie Garcia
May 10, 2013
Filed under Journalism, Multimedia Academics, Top Stories

Watching a pendulum swing to test the weakest point of a wooden block. Putting substances over  a wooden splint to notice whether it will explode or change colors. Dissecting frogs, cats, snakes, rabbits, turtles, and fetal pigs were all in a semester of work. These are just part of the many things... Read more »

When the Fat Lady Sings

May 10, 2013
Filed under Campus Clubs, Classes

    This last full week of school has been quite the big finish to an awesome year.  The band, guitar, percussion, and choir groups all had end of the year concerts that were a huge hit and helped fund the expenses so that next year can be just as amazing.  “I couldn’t believe how many people... Read more »