5/2/22 Announcements

From: "Mountain Ridge Marquee" <webmaster@dvusd.org>
Subject: 5/2/22 Announcements
Date: May 2nd 2022

CAP & GOWN ORDERS: If you ordered your graduation products and/or cap & gown from Jostens and paid in full, your items are on the Mountain Ridge campus. You may pick them up at Mrs. Steeles desk in the principal’s office.

TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK: Teacher Appreciation week is May 2-6. The PRIDE group is requesting help from our awesome Ridge families! If you are able, please donate a Gift Card or donate directly through the PayPal link below. These cards can be for Restaurants, Movie Theaters, Coffee Shops, Ice Cream Shops, Donut Shops, Fast Food Restaurants, etc… SEVERAL WAYS TO DONATE! You may drop off a donation at the Ridge Bookstore, just let them know that it is for the PRIDE group for Teacher Appreciation Week. You can donate directly via paypal and we will do the legwork and purchase gift cards. https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=SSRQ9VHJYR34J . Or you may drop gift card donations at Susanne Levi's home - 6799 W Abraham Ln, Glendale AZ 85308 (folder on the bench)

ATTENTION SENIORS who missed the graduation meeting this week. Pick up a summary sheet in the front office and go to graduation information on the website and view the powerpoint.

HELP NEEDED FOR GRAD NIGHT 2022! This is an amazing event we will be holding for our Senior class on Sunday May 15th. This event is held at The Main Event and will run from 11pm on May 15 and go until 6am on May 16th. This is a fun lock in event held in a drug and alcohol free environment where our grads will have food, play arcade games, laser tag, bowl, climb ropes, make great memories and go home with some awesome raffle prizes. We have been working very hard along with our PTO Treasurer to make this event happen. We have many business sponsors, but an event like this can't happen without help from our parents and community. If you are able to give your time, we need help with preparations, chaperones the night of the event, and donations. If you are a parent, family or friends of our Junior class we would especially love for you to help us this year. Your child will get to enjoy this awesome event next year! It is our goal that each student goes home with a gift card or something that they can use going off to college or for whatever their future plans hold. If you are a business owner or know one all donations are tax deductible. Businesses will be advertised on our Facebook page, on flyers and at the event. We will also gladly accept any and all parent donations.

SENIOR GRAD NIGHT: Senior Grad Night is on Sunday, May 15th! Ridge is the only high school in the district to have continued this Grad Night for our graduating seniors for the past 20 years! It's an entertaining, fun-filled and SAFE graduation celebration. Our seniors love this all night LOCK-IN party where MRHS grads will have a chance to win some great prizes! The location is the MAIN EVENT in Avondale on Sunday, May 15th from 11pm - 5am. Tickets are $55 in advance and $65 at the door. (If payments are made online through the PayPal link/QR code, please email the P.R.I.D.E. group with the student's name and payor information.) P.R.I.D.E. representatives will also be on campus during AcaPrep Thursday, April 28th for seniors who would like to purchase tickets and sign the liability waiver. Since our Ridge parent group is sponsoring this event, please go to their website for all of the information. www.ridgeparentgroup.org Facebook: Mountain Ridge High School Parent Action Group Email: pridemrhs@gmail.com .

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.

2022-2023 SPORT PHYSICALS: COME JOIN US FOR OUR ANNUAL PHYSICAL DAY! ALL ATHLETES MUST HAVE A NEW PHYSICAL FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR (Physicals for the 22-23 season must be signed by a doctor as of March 1, 2022 or later) Athletic Physicals will be offered Saturday, May 7th, 7:30-11 AM Location: HonorHealth Deer Valley Orthopedics Cost: $25 cash/check Proceeds from physicals benefit MRHS Sports Medicine Program Contact Mrs. Wesson in the Athletic Office via email lara.wesson@dvusd.org to schedule an appointment. 2022-2023 AIA PHYSICAL FORMS 2022 PHYSICAL DAY FLIER

PANORAMIC PICTURES ARE IN AND NEEDING TO BE PICKED UP: Seniors, if you ordered a panoramic picture please stop by the book store to pick it up ASAP.