4/14/2022 Announcements

From: "Mountain Ridge Marquee" <webmaster@dvusd.org>
Subject: 4/14/2022 Announcements
Date: April 14th 2022

2022-2023 SPORT PHYSICALS:  The time has come again to get your athletic physicals on Saturday, May 7th from 7:30 - 11 am.  Schedule an appointment with Mrs. Wesson in the Athletic Office or call 623-376-3036. 

PROM ROYALTY NOMINEES:  Here are the nominees for prom royalty, first the nominees for prince and princess:  Prince:  Austin Bast, Victor Sandrin and Lance West , Princess:  Aftin Allen, Allyson Ritter and Henna Singh... Now for King and Queen: King:  Evyeni Gavriilidis, Davin Tabert and Drake Zinn, Queen:  Ashley Paulter, Jaden Sands and Devyn Trejo.  Congratulations and Good Luck!  Juniors and Seniors will be voting for Prom Royalty next week in your Language Arts classes. Tickets for Prom are on sale in the bookstore at lunches, so make sure you get them soon. 
 

FAMOUS DAVES BBQ FUNDRAISER:  Educators Rising is heading to Washington DC in June for National competition and we need your help. Enjoy dinner at Famous Dave's at 83^rd Ave and Bell Road on Thurs., April 21 and 20% of the proceeds will go to Ed Rising. See the orange fliers in your teachers' classrooms for more information.

ART & PLANT SALE:  National Art Honor Society will be holding a Mini Art and Plant sale during both lunches near the grassy knoll starting Monday, April 18th through the 22nd. Bring your cash, all items are $5 each. Proceeds will go to the Make a Wish Foundation. 

ATTENTION CLASS OF 2022:  If you have not picked up your Graduation products, please pick up your orders at JOSTENS, located off the 101 and Cave Creek Rd.

BLOOD DRIVE DONORS NEEDED: Donors needed!  Students and staff please help others in our community by donating blood on April 21st at the on campus Vitalant Blood Drive.  Donors must be 16 and older, weigh over 110 pounds and be in good health.  See Mrs. Rodgers in C216 to sign up and get a waiver if you are 16 or 17 years old.

PRESIDENTS VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWART:  The President’s Volunteer Service Award (PVSA) is a national program that recognizes accomplishments in service. The national program is run by the AmeriCorps program and the Points of Light Foundation. Mountain Ridge DECA is an official certifying agency for this award. Please visit the PVSA website   for more information and history of the award.  Who can apply for the PVSA? Anyone over the age of five who has completed the required number of hours for their age group is eligible to apply for the PVSA through Mountain Ridge DECA .   Please note that you do not need to complete your service hours with Mountain Ridge DECA and be a National member in order to apply.  A volunteer document is linked on the MRHS Website to document your hours. It is under the "for students" section or see Ms. Debbie Moore for more information.  .

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NEW AP CLASS OFFERED THIS FALL - AP Seminar. AP Seminar is a fundamental course that engages students in cross-curricular conversations that explore the complexities of academic and real-world topics and issues by analyzing divergent perspectives. Students who earn scores of 3 or higher in AP Seminar and AP Research and on four additional AP Exams of their choosing will receive the AP Capstone Diploma™. If you are interested in AP Seminar please schedule an appointment to see your counselor and add AP Seminar to your schedule for next year.

REMINDER: Students are NOT to park in the parking lot at the base of the Thunderbird Mountain hiking trail.  Tickets will be issued and cars will be towed at the owners expense.  

ATTENTION 11th & 12th GRADERS - You will need a copy of your transcript for colleges, employment or automobile insurance. You will have to get your transcript through Parchment. A Parchment account has been created for you. You can pick up your log information before school, after school and your lunch period. at the front office. Please ask for the registrar or the registrar clerk.

TSW RECYCLING PROGRAM: Dont't forget, the TSW staff and students have partnered with NexTrex to start a recycling program.  “When we donate our plastic film to Trex, we are helping to keep thousands of pounds of waste out of landfills and providing Trex with the supplies they need to make eco-friendly outdoor products.”  Look for posters around campus on what is acceptable to donate. Some examples are grocery bags, bread & ice bags, ziploc bags, bubble wrap, newspaper sleeves and dry cleaning bags.  Designated Trex boxes are in the administration building by the attendance window for you to drop off your donations.  If we collect more than 500 pounds of plastic refuse in a 6 month span (about 40,500 plastic bags), Trex will donate a high-performance composite bench to our school.  Winners will be announced on Earth Day Friday, April 22, 2022 , so start collecting!

ATTENTION STUDENTS: We are a closed campus and do not allow any outside deliveries of food to our campus. If someone comes in with food from an outside delivery, they will be sent away.

TICKETS for home athletic events can only be purchased online, tickets will not be sold at the door. To purchase your tickets go to www.mrhsathletics.com and click on the ticket link