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
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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.
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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.
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Get a good night’s sleep before the test.
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Eat a healthy breakfast before leaving
home. Your brain needs quality fuel.
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Get to school on time. Running late causes
more stress.
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Relax, this is not a good day to ask your
parents for a new puppy.
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Bring something to read when you are
finished with a section of the test.
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Don’t forget a bottle of water and your
calculator for Mathematics testing.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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!
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All proceeds for the day benefit MHP Athletics &
Extra-Curricular Programs.