The Chamber Orchestra’s upcoming performance at the Mesa Convention Center. It is a huge honor…Congratulations DV Chamber Orchestra

BROOKE: Speaking of which…club photo days are coming up after Christmas break…club sponsors get your membership together and contact Mrs. Coro if you have a preference for either date.

BROOKE: I’m Brooke Serack thanks for joining us…this is DVTV.

BROOKE: Word of the Day…everybody sees the board when they first enter the library, but who does it and where do those words come from? We have the inside scoop.

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BROOKE: Next time you stop by the library, make sure to check out the ‘Word of the Day Board’ and e-mail any creative suggestions you may have to wordofthefuture@gmail.com

BROOKE: Another win for the DV Women’s Soccer teams! Varsity wins 1-0 in 5th minute of double overtime on a goal by Rachel Ressler. Mackenzie Meegan gets credit for the shut out…way to go DV! JV dominated Corona by a score of 7-1!

Come out and support your DV Women’s Soccer team tonight as they take on Mesa at home!

BROOKE: DV Boys soccer continued their winning ways last night as well with a 1 to 0 win over Corona del Sol. Jack Abernathy scored a goal in the first half and the team carried out a good defensive performance to hold Corona the rest of the game. Catch DV Boys soccer tonight at 6pm as they play at Mesa.

BROOKE: And if you want to support that great team…visit Yoasis and support the DV Boy’s Soccer team…anytime from Sunday December 4th through Saturday, December 10th and the DV Men’s Soccer Team receives a portion of ALL sales made.

BROOKE: There will be an Art Club meeting on Monday morning 7:30 in room A153.

BROOKE: T-shirts for German club and spirit days for German classes can still be purchased. Place your orders at the bookstore. Cost is $12.00.

BROOKE: And remember there are still a lot of things going on on campus today…

BROOKE: The final performance of the DV Winter Dance show will be tonight. Go show your support for these great dance teams. The show starts at 7pm in the Auditorium

BROOKE: And before the dance show…go check out Bad Seed in the Black Box theater…right after school at 4pm.

BROOKE: Also don’t forget both basketball and soccer tonight…girls basketball will be at McClinktock and boys will be playing at home.

BROOKE: On Wednesday DV had their assembly of champions and all the fall sports showing off their achievements. Julia Bulin has the story

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BROOKE: If you happened to miss anything on our show today…just go online to DVThunderMedia.com, DV’s School Fusion site or you can even find us on Facebook! Just search Desert Vista Thunder Media!

BROOKE: Have a great day Thunder!

BROOKE: I’m Brooke Serack thanks for joining us…this is DVTV.

BROOKE: It is going to be a busy day today…starting with a very spirited pep assembly.

BROOKE: The celebration of DVs great triumphs will continue tonight with a barbecue…right here in the courtyard.

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BROOKE: The fun starts at 7pm so join all of our many state champs in celebrating a great semester

BROOKE: But before you check out the barbecue…go down to the Black box and support TSTDC by seeing their newest production…Bad Seed.

BROOKE: Interested in a thriller tale about a young murderous girl? Then check out this show.  The story follows a family with deep, dark secrets. You’ll be shocked and what a little girl is capable of doing.

BROOKE: They will be doing three showings of this nail biting drama…tonight at 7pm…tomorrow at 7pm and Friday at 4pm. Tickets will be sold at the Black Box door for only five dollars a person.

BROOKE: Market Day is also happening today. Check out over 50 unique products on sale by DVs own Entrepreneurship classes.  The market will be open during both lunches so get your cash ready…and support these businessmen and women.

BROOKE: It is time for the Winter Dance Show…and it is sure to get you into the Holiday Spirit!

The Desert Vista Dancers present “The Polar Express” there will be two performances of this great presentations…the first will be tomorrow at 7pm…and then again on Friday at the same time.

BROOKE: Congratulations to the DV Women’s Soccer Teams for posting victories over Mountain Pointe last night. The JV won 2-0 thanks to goals by Hannah Gavin and Madison Woodmansee. The varsity was victorious with a decisive 2-0 victory with goals scored by Rachel Ressler and a PK by Kelly Watson.

BROOKE: DV Boys Soccer also crushed Mountain Pointe with a score of 2 to 0 in overtime. Goals for the team were scored by Cesar Sandoval and Jack Collier. Congratulations to both teams.

BROOKE: If you happened to miss anything on our show today…just go online to DVThunderMedia.com, DV’s School Fusion site or you can even find us on Facebook! Just search Desert Vista Thunder Media!

BROOKE: Have a great day Thunder!

ELENA: I’m Elena Mendoza thanks for joining us…this is DVTV.

ELENA: Tonight the H building will be dedicated to former Desert Vista dance teacher Pamela Olsson. Eight years ago…

Olsson organized parents teachers and students to get funding for the project which includes two modern dance rooms with wooden floors… vaulted ceilings…wall mirrors and six classrooms that many of you may know as your language classrooms.  The dedication will be held at 5pm.

ELENA: Tonight our Varsity boys will take on the Saguaro Sabercats at Saguaro. The game will be a superhero out.

Go out to Saguaro and show your support as this epic battle between two undefeated teams take place! As always tailgate starts 5:30 and kickoff starts at 7.

ELENA: And Saturday morning at 9am there will be a Freshmen football game against Brophy right here in the Thunder Stadium!

ELENA: Don’t forget…if you are scheduled to take the October SAT it is this Saturday right here at 7:45am.  Don’t forget your testing materials!

ELENA: Do you love to read?  If so, you should join the DV Book Club.  Their very first meeting will be Monday at 3:20 p.m. in the Library!

ELENA: Desert Vista is sponsoring a Book Drive! We will be giving back to three schools in need in the Phoenix area. SAGE, StuCo, and TSTDC will be bringing you details about how we will help students in need across the valley!

Details are coming…get ready for an EPIC homeroom battle!

ELENA: Clay Club will be holding their annual Kosmik Bowling event this Saturday. Mr. Honaker along with the help of club members will be holding a bowl-making marathon from 9am until 4pm.

ELENA: Guitar and Orchestra had a wonderful performance on Tuesday. Here’s Gabby Newell with the story.

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ELENA: Thank you Gabby. These fabulous performers will be traveling to McClintock High today and tomorrow for the Fall Orchestra Festival. Don’t miss the next chance you get to see these great performers.

ELENA: And now its time for this week in rap…here Flocabulary

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ELENA: If you happened to miss anything on our show today…just go online to DVThunderMedia.com, DV’s School Fusion site or you can even find us on Facebook! Just search Desert Vista Thunder Media!

ELENA: Have a great day and weekend Thunder!

CASSIE: I’m Cassie Fredrickson

REBECCA: I’m Rebecca Caswell… Thanks for joining us…this is DVTV.

CASSIE: Let’s start off with the pledge.

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REBECCA: Today is Friday, January 28^th, 2011.

REBECCA: To all who are interested in participating in track and field, please submit your clearance cards to Coach Cline by February 2^nd. Do not procrastinate. Get your clearance cards in early.

CASSIE: Come support the DV Women’s Soccer Team at the Yoasis Yogurt Shop, on the corner of Desert Foothills Parkway and Chandler Blvd the week of January 30 through February 5. No flyers or coupons are needed! Just tell your friends and family and come have a yogurt at Yoasis! Proceeds from this fundraiser help support DV Women’s Soccer.

REBECCA: Students, you can download the Hoopcoming Guest Pass from the School Fusion webpage. Guest Passes must be completed prior to receiving Ms. Bethea’s approval. Guest Pass deadline is Wednesday, Feb. 9th.  No exceptions will be made!

CASSIE: The Desert Vista Orchestra is one of our amazing musical programs on campus. Griffin Cuenca, Jalen Corella, and Ira Hill have the story on the talented orchestra.

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REBECCA: In other musical news, Band of the Week is back and ready to rock. This week’s winner is Red Hot Chili Peppers. Annessa Blanco and Gabby Newell have the story on what this band is all about.

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CASSIE: Remember to keep voting so you can see your favorite bands featured on DVTV.

REBECCA: Come join the DV Anime Club today after school for the “Super Smash Brother’s Brawl Tournament” in room H-104. The fun starts at 3:30 p.m. It costs $3, to be paid to the bookstore or at the door. Pizza will be included with paid admission!

CASSIE: Desert Vista will be hosting the Quiz Bowl league meeting after school on Wednesday, February 9 and will need student volunteers to help with timekeeping and scoring! If you are interested, stop by C170 and let Mrs. Musheno know!

REBECCA: You can also contact Mrs. Musheno for more information about the annual USA Biology Olympiad exam that is coming to Desert Vista in February! If you are an outstanding biology student you may want to give it a try!

CASSIE: If you want to have fun, get extra credit in Spanish, or need community service hours, join Spanish club. They will be having their second semester kick off party next Wednesday, February 2^nd.

REBECCA: EVIT is throwing a colossal event and you are invited to attend. The EVIT Expo will be on Saturday, January 29 from 9:00am to 1 pm. They are hosting the official launch party of 90.7 RM – EVIT’s goldmine radio. At this event, you can meet with instructors, preview the 35 classes offered and find out how you can jump-start your career.

CASSIE: STAND will be hosting Dash for Darfur, tomorrow, January 29^th. It is a 5k run and fun walk to raise money to help end the conflict in Darfur. It costs 5 dollars to enter. You may pre-register at the bookstore or pay at the event itself.  Pre-registration gives you a discount on a cool T-shirt. Come show your support, and help raise money to end genocide in Africa.

REBECCA: Now its time for the week in rap.

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CASSIE: There are so many ways to stay connected at DV. If you miss any announcements, you can always go online to the DV school fusion site.

Also check out DVThunderMedia.com for all things going on around campus, and you can find us on Facebook! Just search DVThundermedia!

REBECCA: Have a great day Thunder! And Stay tuned for a promo for TSTDC’s one-act plays Directed by Chris Binning, Michael Mazzella, Alex Frost, and Tom Bross.  .

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COURTNEY: I’m Courtney Floegel…

ELENA: I’m Elena Mendoza…Thanks for joining us…this is DVTV.

COURTNEY: Please stand for the pledge.

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ELENA: Today is Wednesday, January 26th, 2011.

COURTNEY: It has been a busy week starting with a visit from incoming freshmen and their families. Julia Bulin has more with this story.

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ELENA: Juniors! Don’t forget to sign up in the business office for your marketing internship or business internship class. Sign up for an interview in the business office or contact Mr. Peterson, Ms. Foster, or Mr. Hinds

COURTNEY: DV Pointe Club is looking for any current football players who want to perform! If you are interested come to H101 after school tomorrow for more info.  Any current DV students who dance “en pointe” are also welcome to attend.

ELENA: The DV Anime Club is holding their “Brawl Tournament” this Friday. Check out this video they sent us!

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COURTNEY: Check it out in room C-211. The fun starts at 3:30 p.m. The cost will be $3, to be paid to the bookstore or at the door.  Pizza will be included with paid admission! If you have any questions, go to the Anime Club meeting tomorrow in room C-108.

ELENA: The next DV Quiz Bowl league meeting will be after school on Wednesday, February 9.  They will need some student volunteers to help with timekeeping and scoring! If you are interested in earning in-school volunteer hours for National Honor Society, or you just want to see what the Quiz Bowl competition is all about stop by C170 and let Mrs. Musheno know!

COURTNEY: Also see Mrs. Musheno if you are interested in taking the annual USA Biology Olympiad exam that is coming to Desert Vista in February! If you are an outstanding biology student and you would like to see how you rank against your competition from the top schools across the nation, and you aren’t afraid of extremely hard multiple choice exams, you may want to give it a try!

ELENA: Its time for another weekly rap with Scotty!

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COURTNEY: Thanks Scotty G

ELENA: Hoopcoming is almost here! Guest Passes are now available on the School Fusion webpage. They must be completed prior to receiving Ms. Bethea’s approval. The deadline is Wednesday, Feb. 9th. No exceptions will be made so get those passes in!

ELENA: Girls varsity basketball lost last night in a close game against red mountain. JV and freshmen saved the night and both took a victory. The final scores were Freshmen 54 to 18, JV 61 to 33, Varsity 47 to 51. Also in sports the last wrestling match for a lot of seniors at Brophy tomorrow. Come out and support your wrestlers

COURTNEY: Come out to support our girls basketball team by coming to Rubio’s Fresh Mexican Grill tonight at the Rubio’s on Ray Road.

ELENA: If you have an interest in what we do in the Thundermedia classroom

here is your chance to be a part of it. You can work with DVTV producing videos, writing the newspaper with Journalism or creating the yearbook with memories that will last forever

COURTNEY: There are so many ways to stay connected at DV. If you miss any announcements, you can always go online to the DV school fusion site.

Also check out DVThunderMedia.com for all things going on around campus, and you can find us on Facebook! Just search DVThundermedia!

ELENA: Have a great day Thunder!

“Just Dance is a great game to play at any time of the day.  It’s fun and there are so many features, I never get bored when I play it. I like to stay active, but with school and homework it’s hard to find he time. Just Dance makes you work and move around, so I burn calories every time I play it. It’s no game of soccer, but its exercise!”  -Freshman, Amber Maggi

“I love Just Dance! Even though only four people can play and get scored at a time, a bunch of people can still dance and follow the movements. So it’s a great way to have fun with tons of friends. I’ll have ten friends come over and we will spend hours and hours just dancing to the fun songs and just having a blast. Just Dance is one of the better Wii games, because not everyone has to have a controller to have fun.” –Freshman, Tori Miller

Hello Thunder Family,

Thanksgiving was wonderful at the Battle house.  I did not have all of my boys home, but three were in eye sight and I loved spending time with them.  Avory will be able to come home for Christmas. I hope that you all enjoyed family, friends and great meals with loved ones.

Before the Thanksgiving break our Academic Decathlon team, along with sponsors Birgit Musheno, Adrian Boyarsky and Michele Stanley, attended the Mountain Pointe Invitational.  Seven Honors, three Scholastic and two Varsity players tested their skills in Language/Literature, Music, Art, Science, Math, Social Science, Super Quiz, Essay, Interview and Speech events, all centered around this year’s theme of the Great Depression.  The team did well and despite having several team members unable to attend, they earned four recognition awards.  Members who spent many hours studying for the two-day competition include:  Matt Au, Ian Bainbridge, Joe Beck, Rudy Chen (first place in Music and third in Super Quiz for his division), Ryan Dias, Steven Hines, Henry Kim, Jay Min (second place in both Essay and Math for his division), Akhila Murella, Varsha Parthasarathy, Neil Talanki and Kevin Zheng.

Our Quiz Bowl team also had two competitive events this past week, including a league meet at Verrado High School and the ASU Fall Invitational Tournament.  Several students competed for the first time and made significant contributions to the teams!  At the ASU event, DV captured the third place school award.  Tim Lee was the top-scoring competitor of the tournament, going up against some of the best academic schools in the state.  Mrs. Musheno says these students do all of their preparation in their spare time, familiarizing themselves with African geography, Norse mythology, German philosophers, and European artists.  Congratulations DV Quiz Bowl League players!

Congratulations also go out to the Thunder Speech Theater and Debate Company who split their squad and efforts to continue their coast-to-coast successes before the break.  The novice and junior varsity team competed against the best schools in the state at the Red Mountain Invitational.  The freshman and sophomore-dominated squad took second place competing against everyone else’s junior and senior varsity squads.  There were many semifinalists and finalists among our competitors, and individual champions included Freshman Jessica Tueller in Storytelling and Sophomore Jenny Chen in Impromptu Speaking.  Across the country in Chicago, Illinois our Varsity Squad competed against the best schools in the nation.  Finalists included: Brendan Porter taking sixth in the nation in Congressional Debate; Izzy Schwartz, second in the nation in Dramatic Interpretation; Casey Cantor, fourth place in the nation in Prose/Poetry; Kelsea Moore, third place in the nation in Prose/Poetry; and Michael Mazzella and Dillon Olmanson, first place in the nation in Duo Interpretation.  Our team took second place overall, being defeated by only three points and beating the third place team by almost 20 points.  It was a great weekend for TSTDC and the Thunder, and we congratulate them all!

Our winter sports are up and competing.  Desert Vista’s Boys Basketball team competed in a holiday weekend tournament with a finish of 3 and 2.  They defeated McClintock, Rincon and Palo Verde, but came up short against Red Mountain and North High School.  This was a nice way to open a new season, and Coach David Williams, his staff and young men are exciting to see in action.  Come out and support the Thunder!

Our Lady Thunder Basketball team will begin its season tonight, November 30, in the Storm Center.  Freshman girls compete at 4:00, JV at 5:30, and Varsity at 7:00 pm.  Good luck Coach Proudfoot, staff and girls.  Go Thunder!

Thunder’s Wrestlers are off to a great start.  Coach Gonzales, staff and team are contending in many areas this year.  The freshman, JV and Varsity squads all defeated Highland last week.  They will take on the Pride in the Storm Center, Wednesday, December 1.  The freshman will compete at 4:00, JV at 5:30 and the Varsity will compete at 7:00 pm.  Good luck, boys!

Coach Paul Manoogian, staff and the Girls Soccer teams have been preparing for another amazing year.  They open up at home, tonight, November 30 against Mountain Pointe.  That is always a fun game to watch.  Bring your coat and a blanket and purchase a warm cup of hot chocolate and support the Lady Thunder Soccer program this season.  Good Luck Coach Paul Manoogian and girls.

Our Boys Soccer program has always been competitive in the 5A1 Division, and this year will be no different.  Coach Rabasca, his staff and the boys challenge themselves every year to be the very best on and off the field.  We look forward to a great season.  They will compete at home on Thursday night at our stadium.  Good luck, Boys Soccer!  Go Thunder!

You do not want to miss the Winter Dance Productions held in the Dr. Joe McDonald Auditorium on Thursday, December 2, at 7:00 pm and Friday, December 3 at 4:00 pm.  Mrs. Caryl, Miss Pease and the DV Dancers are absolutely amazing!   The Performing Arts program will perform the play Harvey, Wednesday at 7:00 pm, and on Thursday and Friday at 4:00 pm.  These events are a great way to enjoy the holiday seasons!  You do not want to miss these opportunities!

Our Football team has been preparing to defeat Desert Ridge High School over the past two weeks.  They are ready!  The game will take place at Mesquite High School off of McQueen and Warner, this Friday night.  Game time is 7:00 pm.  Be there and on time, as they will need us from start to finish. Let’s bring the Thunder home with a victory.  They are one game away from competing for the 5A1 State Championship.  Come and be the 12th man this Friday at Mesquite High School.  Good Luck to Coach Hinds, his staff, and Desert Vista’s Thunder Football team.  Go Thunder!

As I have mentioned in the past, Desert Vista has the best parents in the whole wide world.  I appreciate your enthusiasm and passion about your children.  Please continue to model exemplary behavior in the areas of competition, both on campus and off.  Desert Vista High School teachers, staff and administration look forward to serving you every day.

Remember to… Give your All in All that you do.  When you need your BEST it will be there for you!

Excellence Through Performance

Thank you for Rolling with Battle!

Dr. Anna Battle, Principal