DVUSD News - DVUSD Student Recognitions

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Subject: DVUSD News - DVUSD Student Recognitions
Date: October 27th 2009

DVUSD Student Recognitions

Boulder Creek HS Softball Team Named
U.S. Army and Arizona Diamond Backs �2009 Team of the Year"

The Boulder Creek High School softball team in the Deer Valley Unified School District has been named "2009 Team of the Year" by the U.S. Army and the Arizona Diamond Backs. This award, determined by U.S. Army recruiters around the state, is given to the team that demonstrates the six pillars of character, shows good standing in the classroom, and a winning attitude on the field, from a pool of high school baseball and softball teams.

Boulder Creek High School Students Earn AP Scholar Awards

Seventeen Boulder Creek High School students in the Deer Valley Unified School District have earned AP Scholar Awards in recognition of their achievement on AP exams. Two students qualified for the AP Scholar with Distinction Award by earning an average of at least 3.5 on all AP exams taken, and grades of three or higher on five or more of these exams. Student names are listed below: (AP Scholar with Distinction Award)
Poonam Daryani � graduating class of 2009 Jeremy Fehr � graduating class of 2009 (AP Scholar with Honor Award)
Jeffrey Pitts � graduating class of 2009 (AP Scholar)
Scott Berlin � graduating class of 2009 Jessica Birrell � graduating class of 2010 Ilyssa Collier-Simons � graduating class of 2010 Dhaval Dalal � graduating class of 2010 Nicholas Hall � graduating class of 2010 Joshua Kovatch � graduating class of 2009 Nathaniel Lovell � graduating class of 2009 Robert Mattix � graduating class of 2010 John McMullen � graduating class of 2010 Erin Murray � graduating class of 2009
Kevin Penkalski � graduating class of 2010 Meagan Sloan � graduating class of 2009 Samuel Stevenson � graduating class of 2009 Blake Wilson � graduating class of 2009

Deer Valley Crossroads Students� Water Audit Sparks Change

Students from Deer Valley Crossroads, in the Deer Valley Unified School District, received a water efficiency grant through the University of Arizona last year which they used to install high-efficiency toilets. A recent result from this grant was a yearly water savings of approximately 52,543 gallons.

This project was a result from a workshop focused on Project WET�s Water Audit Activity last year which Crossroads teacher Mrs. Lisa Davis implemented with her students. After students audited the water use of their school they recommended water conservation practices based on their findings. Students were then encouraged to translate their recommendations into action by applying for the U of A grant.

Project WET (developed with funding from the United States Agency for International Development) is committed to educating children, parents, and educators about water education and community involvement.