DVUSD - Digital News Flash 12-19-11

SCHOOL NAME: Bellair Elementary School

CITY: Glendale, AZ

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Full Name: Food Drive

Title/Grade: Bellair PE team and Student Council

What: Bellair Elementary reaches out to community by hosting food drive benefiting Westside Food Banks.  Over 2,500 food items were donated by students and staff.  Mrs. Shaffer’s 5^th grade class will enjoy a pumpkin pie party for having the largest class contribution.

What: Bellair’s PTA organized the annual Angel Tree program to benefit Bellair families with food and gifts for the holidays.

SCHOOL NAME: Canyon Springs

CITY: Phoenix, AZ

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Full Name: Maxwell Lewis

Title/Grade: 8^th grade

What:  Spelling Bee winner

SCHOOL NAME: Constitution Elementary

CITY: Phoenix, AZ

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Title/Grade: Pre K - 3^rd grade students

What:  Constitution students in PreK - 3^rd grade were visited by Santa Claus. Students took pictures with Santa and choose a toy or book to take home.

SCHOOL NAME: Desert Winds Elementary

CITY: Phoenix, AZ

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Full Name: Desert Winds Nurse Sara Mihaljevich with student winners of the Change for a Change contest.

What: Students walked a total of 31 miles during PE classes in support of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) and raised over $1,400.00 for the Foundation by making donations of spare change.

SCHOOL NAME: Esperanza

CITY: Phoenix, AZ

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Full Name: Back Row (Left to Right) Dulce Montoya, Brandy Solis, Larissa Palamino, Willow Christofferson, Ireland Kennedy, JaVaugh Guadalupe,

Front Row (Left to Right) Tyler Szymanski, Kevin Crowley Branden Dora Sam Van Dusen

Title/Grade: 5 - 6  grade

What: Esperanza band students spreading holiday cheer at school book fair.

SCHOOL NAME: Highland Lakes

CITY: Glendale, AZ

RECOGNITIONS/AWARDS

Full Name: Dimes of Diabetes

Title/Grade: Mr. Seraichicks class

What: Students from Mr. Peter Seraichick’s class holding the banner Highland Lakes received from Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) recognizing their donation efforts for raising $406.82. 

Full Name: Shayla McLeod and Tiana Do

Title/Grade: 4^th graders in Mr. Scott Currier’s class

Recognition: Spelling Bee winners

Full Name: 8^th grader Muneeb Ahmed and 7^th grader Tia Boudreau

Title/Grade: Middle school students at Highland Lakes

Recognition: Spelling Bee winners

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Full Name: Kindergarten and middle school students

What: Mrs. Tracy Brown’s kindergarten students making holiday ornaments with the help of Mrs. Kirsten Harder’s 7^th grade Language Arts Students. 

Full Name: Mrs. Mary Ellington

Title/Grade: Assistant Principal, Highland Lakes School

What: Mrs. Ellington had the students in Mrs. Laura Rodi’s first grade class intrigued as they listened intently as she read the story “Yes Virgina, There Is A Santa Claus.”

SCHOOL NAME: Hillcrest Middle School

CITY: Glendale, AZ

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Full Name: Hillcrest students with Channel 12 news anchor Scott Light

Title/Grade: 7 - 8 grade

What: Students were invited by Channel 12 hero central for having over $500.00 worth of toys donated by students.  The yearbook staff raised another $500.00 wrapping gifts at Barnes & Noble. The toys were donated to Mendy’s Place Children’s Hospital.

SCHOOL NAME: New River

CITY: New River, AZ

RECOGNITIONS/AWARDS

Full Name:  Marie Maki

Title/Grade: Teacher

Name of Award: December Certified Employee of the Month

Full Name: Melanie Henry

Title/Grade: Monitor

Recognition: December Classified Employee of the month

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Full Name: Jason Dahlby and Raquel Reid

Title/Grade: 6^th grade

What:  New River elementary Spelling Bee winner Jason Dahlby and runner up Raquel Reid

SCHOOL West Wing Elementary

CITY: Peoria, AZ

RECOGNITIONS/AWARDS

Full Name: West Wing Family Fun Run

Title/Grade: Jingle Bell Jog

Name of Award: The PE department at West Wing Elementary held a Family Fun Run. Students and family members purchased jingle bell necklaces and ran a 1 mile fun run.  West Wing PE department raised $280.00 for the Andre House in downtown Phoenix.