MRHS Announcements 3.7.2019

From: "Mountain Ridge Marquee" <webmaster@dvusd.org>
Subject: MRHS Announcements 3.7.2019
Date: March 7th 2019

Congratulations to the Ridge Mock Trial team who placed 3^rd at the Phoenix regional competition on Saturday.  In a grueling 12 hour, 5 trial day, they stayed focused and positive to attain the highest honor they have ever achieved as a team.  You Rock!

Congratulations to Reece Darnell and Matthew Roozendaal for being selected as Citizens of the Month for January.

WOW! Out of our small group of 10 students, 6 came home with awards from the Educators Rising State Conference.  Four students qualified for Nationals and will head to Dallas in June.  1st Place  Educators Rising Leadership Award-Lexi Von Hatten, 1st Place Lesson Planning & Delivery STEM-Siena Anderson, 4th Place: Lesson Planning & Delivery Humanities-Julianna Bentley, 5th Place: Job Interview-Katelyn Sweat, Master Student Achievement Awards, Katelyn Sweat and Lexi Von Hatten,

Merit Student Achievement Awards, Hunter Reynolds, Carlos Luna, Siena Anderson, Julianna Bentley.  MRHS was declared a Gold level chapter.  Only four schools in the state earned this award.

Congratulations to Coach Glonek’s Power Training Lifters of the Month for January, 1^st hour Kaden Hicks, 2^nd hour Jack Talbott, 3^rd hour Hannah Gibson, 4^th hour Robert Knox, 5^th hour Tristan Carpenter, 6^th hour Connor  Astorquia.  Congratulations to the after school training program lifters of the month  Sergio Ramos & Noah Brunson-Osborne.

The girls’ varsity tennis team dominated at every position defeating Mesa 9-0.  Winning at both singles and doubles included Neha Balamurugan, Emma Troyer, Alexis Messerly, Roshni Patel, Sai Konatam, & Anaika Sangelkar.   JV also won 8-1.  Both Varsity and JV records are 4-1.  Great start to the season girls!

The JW MARRIOTT at Desert Ridge is offering a part-time summer job to one of our students interested in culinary.   Please see Mrs. Debbie Moore in the DECA student store or Room C-103 for details on this opportunity.  Thanks to the National Academy Foundation and the Academy of Entrepreneurship at Mountain Ridge.

Marketing and DECA, a clear path to your future career!  If you are creating an app for the Lenovo

App Contest, please make sure to see Mrs. Moore for the March 28^th showcase.  Our top two app teams will be submitted for competition and a chance to win a trip to meet Lenovo Executive and Lenovo swag, including a laptop.  It is not too late to enter the contest!  See Mrs. Moore in C-103 for details.

Looking for summer internship?  Valley Metro has one.  There is an application workshop on Thursday, March 28^th so get working on this now!  Current high school sophomores and juniors interested in engineering, architecture, city planning and/or transit should apply for the 8-week summer program.  A $1000.00 unrestricted stipend is awarded to each participant at the end of the program.  Applications are due no later than April 3^rd.  Google “valley metro intern program” or see Mrs. Moore in C-103. 

Registration for boys basketball camp will be going on through March.  Registration forms are in the bookstore.  Also, the boys basketball banquet will be on Wednesday, March 13^th.  To RSVP please see Coach Lopez for details.

National Honor Society Invitations – It’s that time, again!  Invitations for National Honor Society are being delivered.  If you are a Sophomore or Junior with a GPA over 3.8 and are not yet a member, look out for your invitation.  If you don’t receive one and you meet the criteria, come see Mrs. Santschi in room E209.

Varsity Baseball against Desert Ridge and Freshman/JV Softball also against Desert Ridge are at home tonight.  Come out and support your teams!