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See how a growing frozen yogurt business has contributed to our school.
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The View Desert Vista High School
NHS ceremony inducts new service members into group
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John Lui and Yasmine Yacut were voted DV’s 2011 Prom King and Queen. Julia Thatcher and Hunter Rodriguez (not shown here) accepted the titles of Princess and Prince.
by Chrissy Grandell Staff Writer
Volume 15, Issue 8
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PROMises
by Jessica Tueller On May 2, nearly 120 juniors and seniors were inducted into the National Honors Society--the largest service group on campus. “Membership gives you an advantage to better lead in your school, to better serve your school, and to get recognition for your academic achievements,” junior Alison Brown said. Inductees worked hard on applications, but membership is worth it. “NHS is a prestigious organization based on community service and academics,” Laura Nakolan, NHS President, said. “Members decide to join because they want to give back to the community and be a part of something bigger than just school. We care about helping people and know that volunteering is an integral part to making a difference, even if it is one volunteer event, canned food drive or fund raiser at a time.”
Boys Varsity Volleyball wraps up the season on a good note.
SPORTS
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After “Fiddler on the Roof” premiered critiques ran rampant--read the opinion of an audience member.
FEATURES
NEWS
After much hard work, Desert Vista now holds the title of A+ School!
OPINIONS
May 2011
Perfection
Fancy dresses of every hue, dapper tuxedoes with top hats and canes for accessories, thumping music and lots of sweat all combined for a perfect evening in Tuscany. “My favorite moment about prom was walking into the dance and seeing everybody so gorgeous and the room so pretty,” Cassie Fredrickson said. “Everything about the location was perfect,” Brooke Serack added. “I loved the feeling as though you had entered Italy. The decorations were perfect in every way. One fact that may not have created a perfect memory were the number of students who delayed entry at the front door because they left an important item at home. “I forgot it!” Yasmine Yacut said of her school id. She made it in shortly before she and King John Lui were announced royalty winners. “I specifically told everyone they needed their IDs,” Activity Director Tomika Bethea said. Several students, including the prom queen, had to call home or have a parent come to the event to be identified before being allowed inside.
For more Prom 2011 coverage, see page 18 and dvthundermedia.com
A Week of Sweetness ess
IN THE FINAL SPIRIT WEEK OF THE YEAR, APRIL 11 - 15 BOUGHT A SUGARY TASTE TO CAMPUS AS EACH DAY REPRESENTED JUST HOW SWEET IT IS TO BE A PART OF DV!
Babe Ruth Day
On Monday, students dressed in their favorite sports wear.
Starburst Day
On Tuesday, students imitated their favorite celebrities.
Payday
On Wednesday, students showcased career options.
Airheads Day
On Thursday, different colors were assigned to classes for the assembly. Freshmen; green, sophomores; blue, Juniors; red, and Seniors; white. Even teachers participated by wearing yellow. Jessica Tueller/The View
NHS President Laura Nakolan lights a candle to begin the ceremony.
Spirit Day
On Friday, students and staff showed off their DV Spring Fling T-shirts!
Submitted photo Submitted photo Breanna Machol and Josh Greene and Vivian Savannah Haynie dress Ngo dress up for sports/ homeless for career/Payday. Babe Ruth Day.
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Ashlinn Vercelli dresses as Taylor Swift for celebrity/ Starburst Day.
Dr. Battle wins award for Arizona Principal of the Year by Melissa Dean Staff Writer
Everybody knows how accomplished our school is. Along with our successful school, comes a hard-working and inspirational principal. Dr. Anna Battle has been selected to represent Arizona as the 2011 National Association of Secondary School Principals/ MetLife State Secondary Principal of the Year. This is an outstanding
honor for Dr. Battle and the school. “It’s an honor and quite humbling to receive this award,” Dr. Battle said. “It’s very prestigious to be the one selected for this honor. It sometimes makes me speechless to think about it.” A picture of Dr. Battle will be displayed at the convention in 2012. She also will be advised on the activities that will be planned for the state winners. There will be an Arizona School
Administrators Summer Conference luncheon in Tuscon on June 13, where Dr. Battle will be announced as the Arizona 2011 NASSP/ MetLife State Secondary Principal of the Year. She will be presented with a plaque that will be held at the ASA/NCA Fall Principals/ Building Level Administrations Conference in Prescott on Sep 26. “I think that Dr. Battle deserved the award, because it’s not easy to run a high school, and she does an
amazing job,” sophomore Maddey Bailey said. Dr. Battle has won several awards for the tremendous work that she has put into not only a fabulous school, but into the community. Dr. Battle also will be honored at the Principal’s Institute and Awards banquet in Washington D.C., where winners participate in a forum to share practices and expertise that help them serve their schools.
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Dr. Anna Battle will be formally honored as Arizona’s Secondary Principal of the Year in Washington, DC later this year.