The club has partnered with AZ Adoption and Foster Care to bring Christmas gifts to less fortunate families. Visit http://www.childcrisis.org/aafc/index.html to learn more about their organization and their movement.

“We hope to give a family in need an amazing holiday.’ said Latin Club sponsor and Latin teacher Sarah Palumbo.

Everyone can participate in this project, not only the Latin Club. Anyone can donate gifts, and anyone can offer to help with the gift-wrapping.  Gifts that have been donated in the past has been from anywhere from gift cards to bikes that look like motorcycles.

After all the gifts have been donated than Latin Club has a huge wrapping party at one of their meetings than they deliver it to the organization.

“Many have been blessed with a house, jobs and clothes. It only makes sense that we try to help those in need,” said Palumbo.

Monday is Mix Match Day, fall down the rabbit hole and see all of the things that mix match in Wonderland. Tuesday is Hat Day; meet your first friend in Wonderland the Mad Hatter.

Wednesday is Decades Day! Run into the rabbit that reminds everyone of their own favorite decades. Thursday is Twin Day, team up with a friend and match like Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum. Finally, Friday is the day to wear homecoming shirts.  Homecoming shirts will be available for $10 in the bookstore starting Wednesday.

Dressing up for homecoming week is not only a fun and fashionable way to show school spirit, but a pizza may be involved! A random name is selected and if that person is dressed up for that day’s theme, you win a free Barros pizza for you and your friends.

The Cardinals mascot Big Red and Big Blue, were introduced first to the pumped- up crowd. The Senior Dance Company danced a smashing number after Cardinals offensive linemen Jeremy Bridges and kicker Jay Feely ran out to loud cheering and applause.  Next, the Varsity players walked in sporting their brand new Pink and White breast cancer awareness jerseys.

Cancer survivors including our very own nurse, Jean Kennedy was introduced to thunderous applause from the students and staff that were gathered there.  They were presented with a special pink breast cancer shirt by the captains of the varsity football team, Hunter Rodriguez, Michael Arredondo, Ryan Ortega, and JJ Dielman. Bridges and Feely also gave them tickets to a Cardinals game and an invitation to a team dinner.

The students were having a great time at the assembly. “The assembly was so much fun! I was so pumped up when the mascots came out,” said Qury Kim

Dr. Anna Battle also spoke, and gave a very inspiring speech about breast cancer and how it affects women around the world. Breast cancer is the leading cause in death in women, after lung cancer. There are cancer runs, benefits, and fundraisers that people can participate in to make a stand to fight breast cancer. The bookstore sold pink shirts for the Westwood football game and all profits made went to breast cancer research.

• New Student Council officers, mark your calendars for a meeting on Monday May 10th 7:45am Lib-North!

•   Seniors who will be attending ASU next year…be sure to check your email for your invitation to Monday night’s “Soon To Be Sun Devils” party.  The event is from 6:30-8:00 PM but you must RSVP in order to attend.  Have questions?  Stop by the Counseling Office.

• First session summer school registration has been extended to Friday, May 14th.  Registration information can be obtained in the Counseling Office.

•  The Choir Pops Concert is finally here! On May 7^th and 8, in the Dr. Joe McDonald Auditorium, the show starts at 7. This promises to be the best Pops Concert ever. Come out and support our singers and musicians.

• You can also support the amazing photographers on campus by coming to see the senior art show at the Coffee Buzz. It’s called, “A voice from out the future cries”.  Don’t miss it!

•  I bought a yearbook – did you? Check the list outside the bookstore to see if you or your parent purchased a 2010 Storm yearbook. It’s your last chance to buy a book for $75.  Next week, the price goes to $85. A limited number of books are left to sell. Purchase yours now to ensure that you will get a copy – The Storm yearbooks will run out!

•  The iParty hits campus on May 18 after school from 3:15 to 5 p.m. Seniors – you lucky folks, you can enter an hour earlier because you’ve got it like that! Oh, yeah – you’ll need your school ID! Pre-purchase distribution party tickets for a $1 in the bookstore or $2 at the door.  Get goodies, win prizes – have fun! Listen to this! The books are coming with only one week left for seniors and right before finals. Spend the last days of 2010 getting your yearbook signed, not standing in line! Come to the iParty and get your yearbook quickly so you don’t have to waiting outside the auditorium in the hot sun for hours and hours and hours! Books will be only handed out before school, during lunch and after school, so don’t be tardy for the party.

Sports News:

•  All girls who are interested in trying out for the women’s volleyball team next fall as well as participating in summer training to attend a short but important meeting Friday at 3:15 pm in the front office conference room.  The meeting will start immediately at 3:15 pm and should be completed by 3:30 pm.  

•   Attention all athletes!  Get your physicals done for next year’s athletic activities!  2010-2011 Sports Physicals will be available on Saturday, May 8th, 2010 here on campus.  Bring $30, your birth certificate, and come out to the big gym. Times are 8am to 12 pm.

•  Attention all current and future basketball players!  There is open gym Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday weekly from 6-8pm.  If you are doing open gym, make sure that you turn in your weightlifting form to Coach Hardiman or Coach Christofis.

•   Don’t forget – you can read the announcements, catch up on school news or watch one of DVTV’S newscasts – by going online to DVTHUNDERMEDIA.COM.

Have a great day DV!

• The Thunder Media – DVTV news team of Cory Crowe, Rachel Gosselin and Jason Cowan each received a superior medal from the Journalism Education Association National convention in Portland, Ore this weekend. The students competed in write-off categories of Broadcast News Package – carry in, and the onsite Broadcast News story competition that challenged their reporting, writing and video editing skills under deadline. A DVTV newscast submitted also placed 6th in the Best of Show category sponsored by the National Student Press Association. More than thousand students competed in various categories during this event. It was the first time these DV students competed and they walked away with top honors.

• This past week 28 members of the DV Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) Club traveled to the state conference in Tucson to compete against 1000 other students from schools across the state. Our students studied all year, then Wednesday and Thursday they put on their suits, faced the judges, and came home with amazing results; 12 of the 28 were ranked first in the state and of the twelve events our students chose, we brought home medals in eleven and qualified for Nationals in ten. Please congratulate the following students:

Gold Medal/1st in State
Creative Problem Solving: Team of Ashley Bennett, Grace Ma, Jared Naimark & Sonia Sen
Biomedical Debate: Team of Victor Bhattacharyya, Rudy Chen, Kari Hernandez & Aria Salehi
Medical Terminology: Nisha Talanki
Medical Math: Annie Dai (finally a gold after three years of bringing home the silver)
Veterinary Assisting: Jessica Hammer (our first medal in this event!)
Biotechnology: Jon Yamaguchi
Silver Medal/2nd in State
Medical Spelling: Saumya Bollam
Forensic Medicine: Team of Antora Majumdar & Payel Ray
Bronze Medal/3rd Place
Medical Reading: Team of Carrie Lin, Micah Musheno & Anna Quian
Medical Math: Andrew Wu
Researched Persuasive Speaking: Sooyeon (Tami) Kim
4th in State
Biotechnology: Koustubh Kondapalli
Researched Persuasive Speaking: Ariel Leung
5th in State
Extemporaneous Speaking: Tiffany Wong
Also, please congratulate our students who did not come home with medals, but did spent many hours preparing, qualifying for State and competing: Angel Lam (Nutrition), Elizabeth Haluska (Veterinary Assisting), April Miller (Medical Spelling), Micah Rappazzo & Tianyu Xia (Biotechnology).

• Teachers have winning ways too.
o Congratulations to Mrs. Elaine Padilla!!!! She is this month’s recipient of the KEZ Excellence in Education Award. She received her award this morning right after the meeting with Mr. Adolph and Dr. Wyman. Please join us in congratulating Elaine for this amazing award.
o Dawn Schmidt has been selected to travel this summer with Heifer International to Honduras for 8 days. Heifer International works with communities to end hunger and poverty and care for the earth, while providing gifts and training to help families generate income in sustainable ways. As a participant, Dawn will have the opportunity to learn about the root causes of hunger, poverty and environmental degradation. This is a wonderful educational opportunity and a distinguished honor as she will be one of 15 educators participating in this trip.”

Club News• Asian Student Union Members, the T-shirts are coming! The T-shirts are coming! They will be here to give out this Wednesday April 21 to Asian Student Union Members who have paid. There will also be elections for next year’s officers at this meeting, so make sure you attend. That’s this Wednesday after school in C-215.

• Hey DV! Just a quick reminder for all interested blood donors:

All sign ups end this Tuesday and all minor donor forms must be signed and turned in the cafeteria.

The blood drive is next Wednesday, April 28th.

Any questions, ask any Key Club officers, or Mrs. Welch in B166

• Just a reminder to all students who signed up to take the ASSET Placement test for Rio Salado:

• The Reading and Sentence Structure ASSET Placement Tests for Rio Salado Dual Enrollment will be administered tomorrow, Tuesday, April 20, in the Library Computer Labs during the previously scheduled sign up times.

• All testing students ABSOLUTELY MUST HAVE a picture ID with them. Students without picture ID’s WILL NOT be allowed to test.

• A list of students and scheduled testing times is posted in the library window.

• Please see Mrs. Hoffman in C-265 if you have any questions.

• It’s Spring Fling week at Desert Vista HS. Thanks to all of you who dress-up to support our school goal of spirit. Every day is themed after an salad dressing. The dress-up days are….

o Monday: 1000 Island (Beach Day)
o Tuesday: Ranch Dressing (Cowboy/Western attire)
o Wednesday: House Dressing (College T-shirt Day)
o Thursday: Oil and Vinegar (Mismatch Day)
o Friday: Blue Cheese (Thunder Spirit Day-DV Attire)

• Here’s another way you can show your school spirit. Come to the Varsity baseball game against Chandler Tuesday – it’s cowboy out! So dress in your western wear and cheer on the team.

• Any girl interested in running girls cross country next season must come to our meeting this Thursday 4-22-10 at 7:45 AM in the wrestling room. Important information will be distributed concerning all summer activities. You do not have to be a great runner or in good shape to be part of the team. Let us help you get fit, everyone and anyone is welcome…..come on out and give it a chance this summer! This Thursday 4/22 at 7:45 AM in the wrestling room.

• Congrats to Boys Tennis for sweeping Mountain Pointe in the 1st round of State Playoffs. The Thunder will host Mountain View on wedensday here at DV Stop by and watch they crush the toro’s starting at 3:30 PM.

• Don’t forget – you can read the announcements, catch up on school news or watch one of DVTV’S newscasts – by going online to DVTHUNDERMEDIA.COM.
Have a great day DV!

• Just a quick reminder that your petitions are due today (April 6th ) at 3:30 in Mr. Marrero’s room – Lib-North. Remember – in order for your name to be placed on this year’s ballot, you must turn in your complete packet on time. Good luck to all the candidates!
• FCA huddle scheduled for Wednesday, April 7th had been cancelled. Next meeting will be April 21st – we look forward to seeing you then.
• Room assignments for AIMS Math, AIMS Science and the Stanford 10 tests are now posted by the bookstore, across from A163, near the Math Department Office and across from C216. Please check for your room assignments BEFORE the actual test days. Testing rooms are DIFFERENT for most students who are testing both days so be sure to look at all the posted room assignments. Please stop by the Counseling Office if you have any questions.
• This Wednesday, Key Club is holding a fundraiser for Relay for Life at Barro’s pizza on 32nd Street and Chandler. The fundraiser runs all day, and if you let the cashier know that you are there for Relay for Life, 20% of the proceeds will go to the American Cancer Society. See you Wednesday!
• GRAD NIGHT Committee Members will be on Campus selling tickets, collecting registration forms/payments/waiver forms and selling t-shirts during lunch periods on the following dates: APRIL 6th, APRIL 12th, APRIL 13th! If you have not yet purchased tickets, this is the time to do it! We will be located in front of the cafeteria. Tickets for GRAD NIGHT are $100 AND t-shirts cost $15. Please go to the DV website under the GRAD NIGHT Link and print off your forms.
• Summer School registration is underway. First session registration deadline is April 23rd, so don’t delay. Classes are available on a first come, first served basis and some classes at Corona are filled and closed. Stop by the Counseling Office for registration information.

• The latest edition of The View Newspaper is in classrooms and in the newsstands. Be sure to pick one up. If you like what you see, let the staff know by sending them a email or writing a letter to the editor.

Don’t forget – you can read the announcements, catch up on school news or watch one of DVTV’S newscasts – by going online to DVTHUNDERMEDIA.COM.
• Have a great day!

• The Varsity Hockey team knocked off the defending state champions Desert Mountain in the first round of the playoffs on Sunday by a score of 6-5! Half way through the game the score was tied 2-2, when Jordan Nahmias fired a shot on net and it was tipped in by Blake Kuehner. Then Desert Mtn. came back and scored two goals to take the lead, but Ryan O’shea scored his second goal of the game to tie it up. Shortly after, Evan Smith passed to Keanen Romero who took it all the way down the ice to score. Taylor Lang also added on another goal. Then with 22 seconds left in the game, McGregor Lippincott stood strong in net to secure the win for DV!
• Come Support them this Saturday, March 27, for their semi-final game at 5:20 p.m…Alltel Ice Arena in Scottsdale vs. Notre Dame Prep!

• DV Lacrosse Club has a home game on afterschool today at 4:30 at Will Nolan Field across the street from the HS against East Valley Elite.

Don’t forget – you can read the announcements, catch up on school news or watch one of DVTV’S newscasts – by going online to DVTHUNDERMEDIA.COM.
• Have a great day!

• Opening night for the spring musical “My Fair Lady” was fabulous! Don’t miss your chance to see this phenomenal performance in the Dr. Joe McDonald auditorium. Tickets are $10 for tonight’s show that starts at 7:00 p.m. and tomorrow’s 4:00PM matinee. Come out and support the awesome work of the fine arts departments.
• Lip Sync Tryouts:
Student Council will be hosting the first annual Lip Sync Competition on Friday March 26th. If you would like to showcase your superstar performance, tryouts will be held in Library North on Wednesday, March 10th right after school. Come ready to perform with a CD and lyrics of your song!
• Clay Club is sponsoring a school wide contest made by Google! Called Doodle 4 Google, the Google team wants you to design a logo that fits with this year’s theme, “If I could do anything, I would…” You can win a $15,000 scholarship and have your logo featured on the Google homepage for a whole day. The school that sends in the best entries will win $25,000 for technological improvements! Be sure to go to http://www.google.com/doodle4google/ for specific instructions and paperwork. When you finish your entry and fill out the paperwork, turn them into Mr. Honaker in the Ceramics Room (A-149) by March 23. Clay club will choose the 6 best entries to represent our school.
• ATTENTION ALL SENIORS!!! THE GRAD NIGHT COMMITTEE WILL BE ON CAMPUS THIS WEEK ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY FROM 10AM-1PM. WE WILL BE LOCATED ALONGSIDE THE JOSTENS TABLES IN THE AUDITORIUM LOBBY. THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO TAKE CARE OF ALL THOSE SENIOR CLASS ITEMS – LIKE CAPS & GOWNS, ANNOUNCEMENTS, AND PURCHASING YOUR GRAD NIGHT TICKETS. GRAD NIGHT FOR THE CLASS OF 2010 WILL BE HELD AT THE F1 RACEWAY. THERE WILL BE SO MUCH TO ENJOY THAT NIGHT BEGINNING WITH RACE CAR DRIVING, A CASINO ALLEY, UNLIMITED ARCADE GAMES, A ROCK WALL, DANCE TO THE TUNES OF OUR DJ, WATCH MOVIES, ENJOY THE ENTERTAINMENT FROM A HYPNOTIST AND A MAGICIAN, PARTICIPATE IN THE FOOTBALL CHALLENGE, THE DAY SPA CHALLENGE, AND PIT CREW CHALLENGE. THERE WILL BE AWESOME PRIZES AND GIVEAWAYS SUCH AS AN iPod, TV, COMPUTER, AND CASH! BEST OF ALL– YOU’LL BE ABLE TO SPEND A MEMORABLE NIGHT WITH ALL YOUR FRIENDS! SO WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR!! COME SEE US ON THURSDAY OR FRIDAY THIS WEEK FROM 10-1 IN THE AUDITORIUM! TICKETS COST $100. YOU MAY GO TO THE DV WEBSITE UNDER THE “GRAD NIGHT” LINK AND PRINT OFF YOUR FORMS. BRING THEM WITH YOU ON THURSDAY OR FRIDAY ALONG WITH A CHECK FOR $100. GRAD NIGHT T-SHIRTS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE THIS WEEK. THE COST IS $15.
• The Desert Vista Chamber Orchestra received a Superior with Distinction Award at the recent A.B.O.D.A. Area Concert Festival and will now compete at the State Festival in April. Congratulations Chamber Orchestra!
• The 2009 edition of the NCTE-award winning Desert Vista Literary Magazine, What the Thunder Said, has arrived in the bookstore and is only $5! The Literary Magazine is 141 pages of incredible writing and stunning color photography by Desert Vista students. It only costs $5 and we have a limited number of copies, so pick up your Lit Mag in the bookstore today!
Sports News:
• Desert Vista’s club water polo team is heating up in the pool. Over the weekend the team went undefeated in their first tournament of the season. With the wins, Desert Vista becomes the top team in the state for the water polo. If you’re interested in becoming part of something great, join the club after school today in C-113.

• Congratulations to JV Spiritline who placed 2nd in the State competition this past weekend. While freshmen and Varsity placed out of contention they put in a GREAT effort and did a fabulous job! Congratulations to all the girls!
• The varsity baseball team defeated Sandra Day O’Connor yesterday 9-2 behind good pitching performances from Steven Palestino and Matt Wehrli. Leading hitters for Desert Vista were Ryan Modi who also made an outstanding defensive play, Casey Thomas, Matt Wehrli, Shaun Chase and Patrick Hickey. The Thunder plays their next home game Fri. against Tucson Salpointe after school.

• Freshman Baseball Won 2-0 over Sandra Day O’Conner. Great pitching and defense, huge hits by Nick Farina and Adam Webb. Tyler Viza Threw a one hitter in a great team effort. Go Thunder!

• The 2009 edition of the NCTE-award winning Desert Vista Literary Magazine, What the Thunder Said, has arrived in the bookstore and is only $5! The Literary Magazine is 141 pages of incredible writing and stunning color photography by Desert Vista students. It only costs $5 and we have a limited number of copies, so pick up your Lit Mag in the bookstore today!
Sports News:
• Desert Vista’s club water polo team is heating up in the pool. Over the
weekend the team went undefeated in their first tournament of the season.
With the wins, Desert Vista becomes the top team in the state for the water
polo. If your interested in becoming part of something great, join the club
after school today in C-113.

• The Boys Volleyball team played in the Chandler Wolf Howl Tournament over the weekend; capturing second place. After dropping their first match on Friday, the Thunder rolled up six consecutive victories to get into the championship match before falling to Mesquite in close one. All the boys played extremely well. When you see the following team members around campus be sure to congratulate them: Brandon Tate, Dan “The Rug” Slosky, Sean “Grenade Man” Coffinger, Scott Gavin, Will Byrnne-Quinn, KJ Hoffman, Andrew “The Soup Maker” Gott, Michael “The Highlander” Murphy, Cody Frear, Stoan McNeal, Michael “All Tournament Team” Tilleman, Greg Phlipot, Nick Galvin, Taylor Endsorff, and Michael “The Libero” Cowley. The team is back in action Tuesday night against rivals Mt. Pointe at home. JV starts at 4 with the Varsity following at 5:15. Come check out this fast paced and exciting game and support the Thunder Boys Volleyball team as they begin their season.

• Sunday night, the Varsity B Hockey team began March with a 3-3 tie against Cactus Shadows. Ryan Heintzman initially tied the game at 1. Cactus Shadows scored twice more putting the thunder down by 2. Early in the third period, Kyle Echeverria redeemed himself after taking a head contact penalty by scoring a sniper shot from the point putting the game within a goal. Heintzman scored again tying the game at 3. Goaltender Nathan Cole once again stood on his head making 25 saves. Armand DeForest, Ryan Heintzman, Garrett Pickering, and Kyle Echeverria all had assists. The boys played fantastic and they look to finish the season strong when they play their final regular season game against the North Canyon Rattlers at the Arcadia Ice Arena on Monday March 15, 2010. Game time is 8 pm.
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Don’t forget – you can read the announcements, catch up on school news or watch one of DVTV’S newscasts – by going online to DVTHUNDERMEDIA.COM.
• Have a great day!

• Hey DV get ready for Valentines Day! The Sophomore Class will be selling roses and carnations at lunch. Starting tommorrow you can pre-order your flowers, and write a special message that will be delivered to that special someone. Carnations will be one for $2, or 3 for $5. Roses will be one for $3 or 2 for $5. Help support your sophomore class!

• If you are planning on going to the BASKETBALL GAME tonight remember to bring all the loose change you can find at home, in the car, etc! Ask your neighbors, friends, to give you theirs. MID FIRST BANK will match all the money we put into their bank machine tonight and give it back to us. Basically we can make up to $1000 for GRAD NIGHT tonight just by depositing loose change. It’s very EASY MONEY. Please help us out! The more money we raise, the more cool prizes there will be!

• GRAD NIGHT T-SHIRTS will be sold tonight. Cost is $15. We have a limited number available so get yours tonight!

• The Swim and Dive Booster Club is selling tickets to the Phoenix Suns vs. Philadelphia 76ers game on Feb. 24th. Buy a discounted ticket and get a free Suns player jersey bag and see yourself on the Jumbotron. There will be prizes for the top 3 ticket sellers – 1st place -2 free tickets to a future Suns game, 2nd place – Exclusive access to the Suns warm-ups, 3rd place – parking pass to the Feb. 24th game. Pick up a flyer at the office to order your tickets.

• The annual Cinderella Affair will be March 26th and March 27th. The dress drive for the boutique will be February 8th through February 21st. Any donations of gently used prom dresses or formal attire would be greatly appreciated. There is a box located in the front office. Thank you for helping make some girls dreams come true!

• The 2009 edition of the NCTE-award winning Desert Vista Literary Magazine, What the Thunder Said, has arrived in the bookstore and is only $5! The Literary Magazine is 141 pages of incredible writing and stunning color photography by Desert Vista students. It only costs $5 and we have a limited number of copies, so pick up your Lit Mag in the bookstore today!

• Don’t forget – all 2010-11 registration sheets are due in the Counseling Office by 3:30 PM on Wednesday. Be sure to get your course requests for next year in by that time.

Club Meetings:

• This weekend our Academic Decathlon team competed at Regionals and has qualified for the State Tournament to be held later this month. Regional team members are: Rudy Chen, Dominic Chen, Elaine Rhoades, Michael Epshtein, Dana Fehnel, Nathan Stout, Ian Bainbridge, Joe Beck, Song Wu.

• Congratulations to many of Desert Vista’s HOSA club members who have qualified for the state health occupation competitions in Tucson this April! Last week, 40 students took online tests in the library to qualify for individual and team events, and 30 students have qualified based on their test scores. 24 of these students placed in the top ten for the state; 12 placed in the top five for their events, and five DV students are currently ranked number one in the state! Our members will be competing for gold medals in events like Creative Problem Solving, Biotechnology, Medical Math, Forensics, Pharmacology, Medical Spelling, Clinical Nursing, Veterinary Assisting and many more!

• Attention, DV Brain Bee competitors! Please stop by Mrs. Musheno’s room, C170, after school today for a three-minute check-in, as we prepare to compete in the Arizona Brain Bee on Wednesday!
• The next FBLA meeting will be Friday! All members need to attend for competition information.
All members who signed up for region competition need to pick up a permission slip.

Sport Announcements:

• Hey Desert Vista, our girls varsity soccer team is on fire! Winning their first playoff game, thunder is on the way to the Semi-Finals this Thursday February 11th. The game will take place at Camp Verde at 7:00pm. The game is a black out, so come out and support our girls!

Don’t forget – you can read the announcements, catch up on school news or watch one of DVTV’S newscasts – by going online to DVTHUNDERMEDIA.COM.
• Have a great day!