Spring 2015 Edition #8 Madison Highland Prep The Heat Chronicles On Saturday, April 11th from 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm, Madison Highland Prep will host a First Families BBQ to celebrate our school community. Students, parents and families, faculty and staff, and school community members are welcome to attend this fun afternoon. Hamburgers, hot dogs, chips, drinks, popcorn, cotton candy, and snow cones will be served. Carnival games will include a Rock Wall, a Full Court Press basketball game, a Field Goal Kick football game, and a Tap the App super-sized smart phone game. The Cupcake Walk, a riff on the traditional cake walk but faster with more chances to win, will provide a one-stop, desert-shop. A Dunk Tank will be on hand to “Dunk the Teacher” and “Dunk the Principal”. Tickets are $1 for 3 throws at the teacher and $1 for 1 throw at the principal. The Booster Club will hold a 50/50 Raffle for $1 for 1 ticket and $5 for 6 tickets to win. The First Families BBQ is sponsored by the MHP Booster Club. Parents interested in volunteering for the First Families BBQ should contact Dustin George at 602-745-3800. We look forward to seeing all our first families on Saturday, April 11th. AzMERIT Testing begins April 14th -page 3 SeaPerch Regional Qualifying Competition –page 4 Baseball & Softball Previews –page 6 MHP Peter Piper Pizza Night on April 23rd –page 7 Fostering Tomorrow’s STEM Innovators and Leaders The Heat Chronicles Message from the Principal Dear MHP Families: Our inaugural school year is quickly coming to a close. In these busy final weeks, Madison Highland Prep students will tackle the AzMERIT exams, update their four-year ECAPS, and complete their freshmen or sophomore courses. It is exciting to witness the remarkable growth our students have undertaken this year, as they have matured and become young scholars, destined for increasing levels of success and commitment to life-long learning. Also in the final weeks ahead, MHP’s SeaPerch Robotics team will take part in a regional competition in San Diego. MHP Softball and Baseball teams will continue to improve and battle several remaining schools before playoffs. MHP’s Student Council will host an exciting and well planned Spring Prom. Further, MHP students will showcase their talents through participation in a drama production, STEM Night, Fine Arts Showcase Night, Band and Choir Music Concert, and Spring Academic and Sports Awards Banquets. On Saturday, April 11th I hope you and your family will join MHP’s students and faculty in a First Families BBQ event. We are delighted to host this celebration in honor of the first families and students who chose MHP as their destination high school. On behalf of the entire MHP education team, it has been a privilege to serve you and your students this year and we look forward to continuing this journey and helping our students achieve their dreams and secure a bright and prosperous future. Yours truly, Dr. Kerry Clark Principal School Calendar April 2015 04/03 04/11 04/14-04/23 04/24 June 2015 No School-Spring Holiday First Families BBQ AzMerit Testing Progress Report-3rd Quarter May 2015 05/22 05/25 Last Day of 4th Quarter Office Closed-Memorial Day 06/01-06/25 Future Freshman Academy July-August 2015 07/06 07/20-07/23 07/20-07/30 07/27-07/30 08/03-08/06 Office Closed-Fourth of July Heat Volleyball Camp Heat Football Camp Heat Cheer Camp Heat Boys Soccer Camp Consult the MHP online calendar for Early Release Wednesday’s. Page 2 www.MadisonHighlandPrep.org Tips for Test Takers… AzMERIT Testing Dates Tuesday, 04/14 Wednesday, 04/15 Friday, 04/17 Tuesday, 04/21 Wednesday, 04/22 English 1-2 English 3-4 English 1-2 English 3-4 Biology 1-2 10th Grade Algebra 1 Geometry Algebra 2 Algebra 1 Geometry Algebra 2 ELA 9 Writing Test ELA 10 Writing Test ELA 9 Reading Test ELA 10 Reading Test AIMS Science Test AIMS Science Test Algebra 1 EOC Test, Part 1 Geometry EOC Test, Part 1 Algebra 2 EOC Test, Part 1 Algebra 1 EOC Test, Part 2 Geometry EOC Test, Part 2 Algebra 2 EOC Test, Part 2 Testing for students in the above courses will begin at 8:00 am. Test administration will take place from 8:00 am to 2:30 pm. Get a good night’s sleep before the test. Eat a healthy breakfast before leaving home. Your brain needs quality fuel. Get to school on time. Running late causes more stress. Relax, this is not a good day to ask your parents for a new puppy. Bring something to read when you are finished with a section of the test. Don’t forget a bottle of water and your calculator for Mathematics testing. Take your time. There are no bonus points for finishing first. Some students work quickly, others are more deliberate. You will have until the end of the school day to finish the test. Use your test prep strategies learned in your English, Mathematics, and Science courses. They will increase your test results. Course Registration for Sophomores & Juniors 2015-2016 course registration for MHP students will be held during the Spring ECAP meetings. During the meetings, students will review their 4Year Academic Plans, select their courses for next school year, update their 4-Year ECAP Planner, and review their 4-Year College and Career Checklist. The Spring ECAP meeting dates are as follows: Tuesday, 05/05 Wednesday, 05/06 Sophomore ECAP Meeting Junior ECAP Meeting Principal’s List (4.00 or higher GPA) 3rd Quarter 2014-2015 Keten Crawford Marc Flom Jasmine Gonzalez Altagracia Jerome Kai Kroodsma Julian Loffsner Serena Meyer Trevor Oakes Emma Ramirez James Silva Taylor Spillman Gianni Velasco Page 3 McKenzie Fee Taylor Flower Evan Hallquist Miles Kaufman Alexander Kristofer Michael McCann Thomas Najor Vanessa Olmos Asif Razack Matthew Soto Aiyanna Torrez Nyla Williams Honor Roll (3.50-3.99 GPA) - 3rd Quarter 2014-2015 Alexa Carballo Jose Chavez Ethan Houser Nam Lam Michael Li Michaela Martin Damiann Pacheco Viviana Reyes Autumn Wallace Marlene Chairez Ricardo Cruz Alex Kobs Nhung Le Kevin Liden Joshua Martinez Aidan Poelns Ana Rodriguez Darby Watters Collin Chattom Cecilia German Dustin LaFountain Nicole Leonard Kennedy Lopez Brailin Ortiz Macy Ramirez Elida Salgado Rita Villegas 21st Century Preparation through Critical Thinking and Inquiry The Heat Chronicles STEM Digest SeaPerch Team at Grossmont College Regional Qualifying Competition The SeaPerch Robotics Team will compete in San Diego on Saturday, April 11th at the Grossmont College Regional Qualifying Competition. The team will compete with high schools from California and the Southwest in a juried poster competition and in-pool technical events. Two teams from the competition will qualify for the National SeaPerch Challenge to be held at the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth on May 29th-30th. SeaPerch is sponsored by the Office of Naval Research. The MHP SeaPerch Robotics Team members are Kevin Liden, Marissa Luna, Tommy Najor, Jesus Rabago, and Matthew Soto. The team is coached by Mr. Alexander Mutsaers. VEX Robotics Wrap Up The VEX Robotics Team completed its inaugural season of competition at the Arizona VEX Robotics Competition State Championships on February 28th at ASU. MHP Heat Robotics finished the challenge competition ranked 38th in the state. The team finished the driver skills competition ranked 15th in the state. The MHP Heat Robotics Team members are Jose Chavez, Jerod Flores, Sean Grantham, Storm McCord, Trevor Oakes, and Asif Razack. The team is coached by Mr. Nick Bonds. Introduction to Engineering and Design Volume Calculations Research Robert and Jourdin prepare their presentation. Madison Highland Prep will again host a state qualifying competition for the 2015-2016 season. The Madison Highland Prep VEX Qualifying Event will be held on Saturday, January 9, 2016. Alta and Savanah perform their research. Page 4 Enriching Minds | Fostering Creativity MHP Classroom Connections Spanish Students Attend ASU Language Fair On March 4th, MHP Spanish students attended the ASU Language Fair. The language fair attracted over 1,000 high school students, who were provided with language mini-lessons, group competition opportunities, and student presentation opportunities. The idea behind the language fair is to give students a platform to demonstrate their proficiency in Spanish, French, German, and Chinese. At the language fair, MHP Spanish 2 students Vincent Bustos, Joshua Martinez, Jesus Rabago, and Steven Vasquez gave a presentation on World Masks from Puerto Rico and Nicaragua. The foreign languages program is overseen by Ms. Nallely Morales. Visual Arts Showcase Early Spring Fine Arts Assembly On March 11th, the Early Spring Fine Arts Assembly presented by The Performing Arts Groups and MHP Cheer Team was held for students. The Drama Class presented an original play entitled An Austin Powers Reunion. MHP Cheer performed a contemporary dance routine choreographed to the song Sail. Indigo Rock was performed by the Beginning Band. The Beginning Choir performed Murasame and the MHP Choir performed Yo Vivo Cantando! The assembly concluded with the Combined Choirs performing Ose Shalom and Glory, Glory Hallaluia. The fine arts programs are directed by Mr. Adam Winters. Page 5 Visual Arts students presented their works at the Visual Arts Showcase for the 3rd quarter on Monday, March 2nd. The art show featured Comic Book, Landscape or Cityscape, and Open Entry categories. The jury award in the Comic Book Category went to Vanessa Olmos. In the Landscape or Cityscape Category, the jury award went to Ana Rodriquez. The jury award for Open Entry Category went to Storm McCord. The Best of Show was awarded to Jose Chavez. Enriching Minds | Fostering Creativity The Heat Chronicles HEAT Athletics Update 2015 HEAT Baseball Preview SPRING SPORTS SCHEUDLE Baseball 03/31-Tue 04/02-Thu 04/04-Sat 04/07-Tue 04/09-Thu 04/14-Tue 04/15-Wed 04/17-Fri 04/21-Tue 04/23-Thu 04/24-Fri 04/28-Tue 7:00p 4:00p 12:00p 7:00p 4:00p 7:00p 3:45p 4:00p 7:00p 3:00p 4:00p 7:00p vs. Sequoia @ Salt River @ WSST vs. Mission Heights @ New Way Academy vs. Desert Heights @ Desert Heights @ James Madison vs. Heritage-Mesa @ Anthem Prep vs. James Madison vs. New Way Academy 7:00p 4:00p 7:00p 4:00p 7:00p 4:00p 4:00p 4:00p 7:00p vs. Sequoia @ Salt River vs. Mission Heights @ Sequoia vs. Metro Tech @ Heritage-Mesa (DH) @ Tesseract @ Metro Tech vs. James Madison Heat Baseball will compete in the North Central Conference of the All-Division varsity baseball format. The conference includes four Division I teams, two Division II teams, and two Division III teams. The top four teams in each division will qualify for the state tournament. Pitching and catching for the baseball team are Gianni Velasco and Trevor Oakes. The infield includes Ricardo Cruz, Evan Hallquist, Ethan Houser, Michael Li, Kai Kroodsma, and Javier Mendoza. In the outfield will be Matthew Soto, Dustin LaFoutain, Vincent Bustos, Jakob Towers, Marc Flom, and Fabian Daw. All homes games are played at 7:00 pm. Softball 03/31-Tue 04/02-Thu 04/07-Tue 04/10-Fri 04/14-Tue 04/16-Thu 04/20-Mon 04/23-Thu 04/28-Tue 2015 HEAT Softball Preview Heat Softball will compete in the Central Conference of the AllDivision varsity softball format. The conference includes two Division I teams, two Division II teams, and two Division III teams. The top four teams in each division will qualify for the state tournament. The softball team members are Trinity Crum, Jourdin Ely, Anahi Fernandez, Cece German, Sydney Hayward, Flor Heredia, Kayla Martin, Serena Meyer, Vanessa Olmos, Aiyanna Torrez, Riley Rogers, and Marissa Luna. All homes games are played at 7:00 pm. Winter Sports Banquet Recognizes Athletes The Winter Sports Banquet to recognize student-athletes for their contributions was held on February 18th. The following student-athletes received team awards. JV Boy’s Basketball James Silva - Most Improved Freddie Alberto- HEAT Spirit Robert Burgess- Offensive POY Evan Hallquist- Defensive POY Page 6 JV Girl’s Basketball Autumn Wallace - Most Improved Jada Easter - HEAT Spirit Flor Heredia - Offensive POY Michaela Martin - Defensive POY Flor Heredia - All-Around POY Varsity Girl’s Soccer Michaela Martin - Most Improved Vanessa Olmos - HEAT Spirit Nyla Williams - Defensive POY Deliana Perez - All-Around POY Happenings @ The Prep Spring 2015 Spirit Week Monday, 04/06 Tuesday, 04/07 Wednesday, 04/08 Thursday, 04/09 Friday, 04/10 Spirit Day (Dress in Blue & Silver) Dynamic Duo Day (Dress Like Your Friend) Costume Day Pajama Day Fancy Friday (Dress to Impress) Spring 2015 Spirit Week Competitions Tuesday, 04/07 Friday, 04/10 Water Balloon Toss (Class Competition) Donut on a Stick (Teacher Competition) FETE DU MASQUERADE Spring Prom 2015 Saturday, April 25th 7:00-10:00 pm Sponsored by MHP Student Council MHP Cheer performs at the Spring Sports Pep Assembly. The baseball team is ready or the Spring Sports Pep Assembly. Left: Michael is deep into the MSD Archives. Right: Marlene makes the 3rd Quarter Honor Roll. Booster Club Meeting Tuesday, April 7th at 6:00 pm MHP Peter Piper Pizza Night Thursday, April 23, 2015 We will be planning the First Families BBQ! Peter Piper Pizza at 3403 N. 7th Avenue, Phoenix 85013 Hot Chocolate Thanks! Basketball & Air Hockey Competitions 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm The Booster Club provided students with Hot Chocolate during 3rd Quarter Finals on Friday, March 13th. Thank you Booster Club! Page 7 All proceeds for the day benefit MHP Athletics & Extra-Curricular Programs.
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