Cienega High School
Cat Chat Newsletter
November  2011 

 

From the Principal


Dear Cienega Families,

I am in awe that the first semester of this school year will be ending soon. This has been an incredible semester for students, staff, and programs. I want to extend congratulations to the student athletes and coaches for an incredible fall season. Our student athletes have been showcased in various arenas and at the State level competitions. This was Cienega's first year with divers. This was Cienega's first year to reach the State Championship level in football.

To see our students work to achieve perfection in their craft takes dedication and perseverance. The Copper Thunder Marching Band and Color Guard are clearly exceptional when they take the field. Our drama students performed moving performances of the Elephant Man and the One Acts.
 
Academically, our students work to "get it done" in the classroom. Cienega has reached 100+ students in National Honor Society, and scholarship letters are coming in daily to our seniors. The site council voted to add several new AP course offerings for the upcoming school year. We will feature these courses in the next Cat Chat.
 
A sincere thank you for passing the override. This support is fundamental to the success of our student programs. Additionally, if you are contributing your tax credit dollars to the District, go to our Invest in Arizona website. Your contributions can go to one or multiple projects across the District. Tax credit contributions is a dollar for dollar tax CREDIT - Tax credits provide value add to our programs. Your donations are greatly appreciated and wisely used.
 
Not all is perfect on all home fronts, however. We have had several stolen electronics recently. Predominantly iPods. Should you see your son or daughter with an iPods or any other electronic device that you did not know about, please have the discussion with your son or daughter about honesty and integrity. No one wants or likes their personal property stolen. Please help us monitor our teens by watching for used electronics that are new to your home. We want stolen items returned to the rightful owners.
 
Lastly, Vail Pride Day is right around the corner. Mark your calendars for Saturday, February 18. Nominations for support staff, teacher, and volunteer of the year are being accepted. The deadline for submitting nominations is December 9. Please take a moment if you would to recognize staff that has influenced your son or daughter in some way. Nominations are accessed at these links:
 
SupportStaffOfTheYear

VolunteerOfTheYear

TeacherOfTheYear
 
As always, thank you for your continued support.


Sincerely, 


Tricias Signature

 Dr. Tricia Pe�a, Principal

IN THIS ISSUE
CHS FOOTBALL ROCKS!
Christmas Trees for Sale
Band Boosters Golf Tournament
AC3 Spins off New Clubs!
Talent Show - Save the Date
Way to go Josh Farr!
McKinney Vento Act
Vail Grad Night Fundraiser
Vail T-shirts are here
Megan Johnson - Great Diver
New NHS Members
Phat Cat Winners
CHS is C2G!!!
Special Education Records Info
CHS Girls Golf
Seniors-Apply for College Now
Math Tutoring
Fry's Cool Cash for CHS Sports
Infant & Toddle Care
eScrip for CHS Sports
Spring Break Spain Trip
Spring Break Eurpoe Trip


Cienega's Football Program Rocks!

 


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Cienega's coaches, players, and fans should be beaming with pride. The players and coaches played and coached a tremendous game against a stacked Chaparral team with a decisive size advantage.

The Bobcat players never stopped fighting. The coaches never relented. This was apparent to anyone who watched the game at the stadium or on television.

The players and coaches of this program personify excellence and class. This was also clearly exemplified by our principal, Dr. Pe�a in her interview on FoxSports AZ, when she mentioned how proud Cienega is of its football program and its academics, which have consistently earned an excelling label.

Nemer Hassey, Jay Johnson, Matt Johnson, Steve Schween, Chuck McCollum, Brett Holley, Mike Keck, Mark Fontana, Joe Hunt, and the rest of the coaching staff have done an exemplary job of building one of the top programs in the state of Arizona. Cienega doesn't recruit players to come to the District. Players are attracted to the program because of the team's success, which is achieved fairly through hard work.

All of Cienega's success originates with Nemer Hassey, who is receiving well-deserved, and long overdue accolades for his coaching prowess and leadership skills as the CEO of the football program.

The team's motto is painted on the locker room wall and states, "Nobody outworks us." This motto was personified by the Cienega Bobcats Saturday night in Tempe. Quite simply, the Bobcats never quit until the final whistle.

Congratulations to the coaches and players on all of your success.

And thank you for providing us fans with a season filled with enduring memories and thrilling triumphs that we can proudly look back upon.

 

4-H Selling Christmas Trees 

 

Cienega's 4-H is selling fresh cut Christmas Trees as a fundraising program. Theses trees are directly imported from the Yule Tree Farms in Aurora, Oregon.

 

Prices are as follows:

 

Douglas Fir        6/7 ft - $39.36

                        7/8 ft - $50.20

 

Noble Fir            6/7 ft - $53.40

                         7/8 ft - $68.86

 

Pick up at Cienega High School on the following dates:

 

Friday, December 2 from 4:00-6:00pm

Friday, December 9 from 4:00-6:00pm

Friday, December 16 from 4:00-6:00pm

 

All orders must be placed no later than Monday, December 12th 12:00 noon.

 

Contact Sheri Mitzel at 879-2868 or [email protected] 


 

 

CHS Band Boosters Golf Tournament  

 


CHS-BB Golf

 

 

AC3 SPINS OFF 2 MORE NEW CLUBS 

 


Ac-3-3The AC3 car club started out 5 years ago with the "small wonder," a VW Bug, and has spun off  two new clubs in order to keep up with student interest.  The new student clubs are the Cienega Welding Club, and the DDC - a destruction derby club.  The AC3 club is still going strong with three active VW based projects, the AC3 Ghia, the Drag Bug and the V-Rod, while the off shoot DDC sports two demo vehicles, a Chevy Pick-up and a Chevy Impala.

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The Welding club has an identity all it's own with students welding and fabricating a variety of projects in support of the school facilities. The purpose of the welding club is to both satisfy student interest and to create a stepping stone for obtaining a welding certification and/or future job placement.

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As always, students in these clubs are accepting donations of old vehicles, and cash for tax credits. Students are very grateful for the community support they have received.

Contact: Michael Keck at 444-9103 or [email protected]


 

Save the Date... CHS Talent Show 

 

Save the Date for the Second Annual Cienega Talent Show sponsored by SEBA on Wednesday, January 18th during Advisory Base... Tickets are only $1.00.

 

 

First Ironman now UA Circle K Outstanding High School Faculty Award Finalist????  Way to go Josh Farr!  

 

Congratulations to Josh Farr for being selected as a finalist for the UA Circle K Outstanding High School Faculty award

 

 

The McKinney Vento Act: Parent/Student Rights for Those in Transition

 


The McKinney Vento Act: Parent/Student Rights for Those in Transition.

Arizona public schools shall provide an educational environment that treats all students with dignity and respect.

Every student experiencing homelessness or transition shall have access to the same free and appropriate educational

opportunities as students who are not homeless. This commitment to the educational rights of homeless children, youth,  and unaccompanied youth, applied to all  services, programs, and activities provided or made available.

 

McTeacher's night at McDonald's  

 

Vail Grad Night will be having a fundraiser at the McDonald's in Rita Ranch on Thursday, December 8th from 5:00pm-8:00pm.  There will be teachers serving the kids and raffle prizes including a $50 iTunes card, $30 movie gift card, Grad Night Tickets and more! Come join us!!

 

 

Vail T-Shirts are here!   

 

Vail T-shirt

 

 

Megan Johnson - Silver Medalist!!

 

 
 
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Congratulations to Megan Johnson. She was the state runner up, silver medalist, in the diving competition last month! This is the first year Cienega had a diving team and we are very proud of her accomplishment.

 

 

National Honor Society News 

 

 

 

Congratulations to the following students for being selected for membership into the Cienega High School chapter of the National Honor Society. They were selected based on the four pillars of National Honor Society:

Scholarship, Leadership, Character, and Service

Sean AndersonGalen McCaw
Sarah ArnoldDakota McElligott
Dylan BalchAhrissa Mendenhall
Alexis BarkerCynthia Morton
Moria BinghamRileyann Nallin
Christina BlackburnMarissa Paz
Melisa BohlmanEdgar Poe
Madison BrandtJacob Randall
Kaitlin CoffmanAngelica Rodriguez
Sidney ConklinHaley Roelike
Lillian CurryAlexis Romitti
Jacob DelbertClayton Romitti
Tyler Downey
Renie Saenz
Pavel FederoffSamuel Salgado
Eric FriedenbergJustin Shumate
Sandra GarciaLindsey Soukhome
Danielle GeorgeElizabeth Spohn
Meagan HolmesElizabeth Stokes
Braelyn HoltLauren Thomas
Kristen HunnAna Trifonova
Lauren KingCourtney Ulrich
Victoria LaPointKyler Waybright
Zoe LindenKaela Wedemeier
Alexander LizarragaAmanda Widen
Kenneth MayhueKaytlin Williams

 

 

Congratulations Phat Cat!!

 

 

Congratulations to our November 18th Phat Cat winner!!

 

Movie Night at Home Package - Winner was Justin Barnes

 

CHS is Committed to Graduate! 

 

 
Cienega High School was just chosen to be a model school, one of the few in the country, to implement a program called C2G (Committed to Graduate.) Many exciting new traditions 9-12 grades will be happening in the next couple of months. Senior parents please encourage your child to bring in their college acceptance letters to Mr. Tritz so they can be added to our college wall.

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Go to the Jostens commitment to graduate facebook page and like it and say that you child is from CHS and is C2G!

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Our football team is C2G!

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 and all of our seniors are C2G!! 

Look for more C2G traditions in the spring! 

 

Inactive Special Education Records

 

 
The Vail School District Special Education Office is in the process of destroying SPECIAL EDUCATION records for students that graduated from high school five or more years ago. We are required to notify parents or students, if they are 18 years or older, to give them an opportunity to review the records before they are destroyed. If you believe that you or your child might have Special Education records and would like to review them, please contact Cindy Cahill at 879-2051 or email at [email protected]. Otherwise, records are due to be destroyed on February 20, 2011

 

CHS Girls Golf Rocks!  

 


The Girls Golf team were awesome at the state championships.  Out of the 55 Division I girls teams (enrollments of 1950 students through enrollments of 3,500 students), Cienega Girls placed 4th behind Xavier, Hamilton, and Pinnacle.  The two best individual placements we had were Jordan Carter at 15th and Kirsti Grau at 18th.  Belle Rivera placed 48th, Brittney Makar placed 56th, and Julia Johnston placed 64th respectively.

On a side note, at the state tournament, there were only three teams in the state that did not have a girl shoot 100 or more on either day's 18 holes of golf:  Xavier, Hamilton, and Cienega.  Great showing by the girls and please congratulate them on a great season.


ATTENTION ALL SENIORS



Seniors planning on attending a four-year college should have applied to their schools by now.  You may lose valuable scholarship opportunities by procrastinating any longer.

 

Financial Aid night is January 11th at 6:30 PM. Put that on your calendar and plan on attending. Some very valuable information will be given about filling out the FAFSA. Reminder: The FAFSA cannot be filled out until AFTER January 1st 2012. Be sure to use the correct website and go to fafsa.ed.gov and NOT fafsa.com

 

Be sure to check the CHS Website for updated scholarship opportunities. The link can be found by entering the website at http://chs.vail.k12.az.us click on "Counselors", from there click on "Scholarships". This page is updated regularly, so check back often.

 

If you have not yet taken the SAT or ACT, or if you need to retake one of the tests, the deadline for registering for the January 28th SAT test is December 30.  Go to http://collegeboard.com to register.  The deadline for registering for the February 11th ACT test is January 13th.  Go to: http://actstudent.org to register.  Our school code is: 030541.

 

Senioritis can sometimes creep up on students.  Please be aware of this and monitor your students attendance and grades carefully so that there will be no unhappy surprises in May when it is time to celebrate the graduation of your son or daughter.

 

Please utilize PowerSchool on a regular basis and stay informed of the progress your son or daughter is making in his or her classes at http://ps2.vail.k12.az.us/public/

 

 

Math Tutoring

 

Math Tutoring is available on Tuesdays & Thursdays from 3:30 - 5:30 in room 233.

 

 4-H Poultry Wins Big!
The Poultry Show the weekend of the 19th was a great success!

We had the following best of breeds, best of varieties, first place and reserve winners:


* Eve Higgins: best of variety for her Crele Old English Hen

* David Barcelo: first place for his Mallard Drake Duck

* Danielle Garcia-Estrada: first place on all her Japanese Black Tailed White Chickens

* The Cienega Turkeys 2 toms and 2 hens: best of variety for one tom, reserve best of variety for one hen and first place winners for the other tom and hen.

* Sydnee Rush: reserve best for her West of England Show tumbler, and best of breed for her other westie; first for her other westies

* Hailey Miller: reserve best bantam for her Grey Japanese Chicken

Friday the 18th of November, we took kids to the U of A Meats Lab to participate in the processing of the 10 turkeys we sold at the Vail Country Fair; they were awesome at explaining what they were doing, learning all the parts of the bird, and listening to the poultry inspector run through what and why he does certain things when inspecting. It was a great learning experience for all; AND, the U of A guys had a great time with our kids!

 

Vail Jingle Trail to benefit Link Crew!  

    

The Sixth Annual Vail Jingle Trail 5k Run/Walk and Santa's Little Helper 1k will take place on Saturday, December 17th.  This year the run will benefit  Link Crew's "Adopt-A-Family" and the Shyann Kindness Project Toy Drive.  For the last five years we have collected hundreds of toys for needy children during the holiday season.  We look forward to working with Link Crew again to help them raise funds to make a family's holiday much brighter.  If you don't want to participate but still would like to donate a toy, you can drop it off in the front office with Mrs. Ross or Mrs. Ehlers and or make donations directly to Link Crew for their fundraiser. The fee for the 5k is $20 with a new, unwrapped toy and $10 with a new, unwrapped toy for the 1k. Click here  for a flier. 
 
We hope to see you there and we wish all of you a joyful holiday season!

 

Vail Grad Night  

    

ATTENTION SENIORS:

 

Vail Grad Night is a safe, drug and alcohol free celebration for Seniors.

   

Seniors are treated to a night of fun and pampering.  Grad Night activities include a full dinner with their friends, Live entertainment throughout the night, indoor and outdoor games including a rock wall and mechanical bull, massages and other spa services, opportunities to win prizes, music and dancing.

   

Vail Grad Night will be held on Thursday May 24th, 2012 at Cienega High School from 9:15pm to 4:45am.  All inclusive tickets are on sale now for only $60, or make a $200 tax donation to Vail Grad Night and receive your ticket, a DVD of Cienega's graduation and a DVD of Grad Night for free.  Ticket forms are available in the front office.

 

Ticket Prices 

 

Your Price 9/24/11 - 3/9/12:    $60.00
Your Price 3/10/12 - 5/23/12:  $75.00
Your Price 5/24/12:                    $85.00  

 

Ticket Form 

 

 


FRY's COOL CASH
For Cienega High School Athletics

Fry's Logo
What is "COOL CA$H"

With your help, Cienega High School Athletics can earn up to $2,000 in cash rebates from Fry's Food Stores. 


It's Free and Easy to participate.


SIGN UP AT FRY'S ANYTIME AFTER SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

FRY'S CONTRIBUTES MONEY TO CIENEGA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS WHEN

YOU SHOP THERE.

SIGN UP EACH YEAR BY USING THE BAR CODE ON THE COOL CASH SHEET

OR BELOW. BE SURE TO USE YOUR CARD AND THE BELOW BAR CODE IN

ORDER TO LINK THEM. EARN MONEY FOR CIENEGA BY GROCERY SHOPPING

AND USING YOUR FRY'S CARD.

fry's cool cash bar code


 


Need for Quality Infant and Toddler Care in Vail Area


by Ally Baehr, United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona, Chair of the Vail Community Action Board's Early Childhood Education Sub-committee

It may come as no surprise to you, but the child care options for working families with infants and toddlers in the Vail area are few and far between. With these tough economic times and the increase in single-parent households, the option of being able to keep one parent at home to care for the children is rarely heard of these days. Unfortunately with Arizona's long waiting lists for child care subsidies, little help for working families, and limited options for healthcare, the situation keeps getting worse and the probability of private child care centers being able to build centers in Vail is rapidly decreasing.

However, there are many options available to help recruit and support in-home child care providers. If you are interested in caring for children in your home and receiving income for doing so, programs largely funded by First Things First, Arizona's early childhood system, can help! Project M.O.R.E. helps with getting your business started, becoming a licensed home care provider, recruiting children into your child care, choosing the appropriate materials and toys you may need, choosing nutritious meals, incorporating early literacy and physical activities into your lesson plans, and many free professional development opportunities.    And not only is there support for these activities, there is also financial support to help get you started. If you are interested in any of these supports, they would love to help you out, answer your questions, and set you on the path to success. Please call Project M.O.R.E. at 321-3769. If you are interested in becoming a DES Certified Child Care Provider, please call Child and Family Resources, Julie Gonzales at 321-3775.

Now if you are wondering about child care options for your own children, there is a wonderful program called Child Care Resource and Referral. This program takes all of your needs into consideration and produces a list of child care options that fit your needs (both center-based and home care providers). Whether you are looking for something close to home or work, for day or evening hours, weekdays or weekends, they can help you find what you need. Please call 800- 308-9000 or go to their website at www.arizonachildcare.org. If you are a family with activated/deployed military parents, there are also resources for reduced fee child care if you cannot access services on base. For more information, please visit www.NACCRRA.org/Military.

 

 

eScrip for  

Cienega High School Athletics 

 

Please Sign Up your SAFEWAY CARD Now for Cienega High School Athletics! eScrip is proven to be a fantastic resource for fundraising where participating business partners contribute a percentage of your grocery loyalty cards, credit card, and debit/ATM card purchases to the school, group or organization of your choice.

Here's How it Works

� You register any one or all of your existing grocery loyalty, debit and credit cards for use in the program.

� Participating merchants will make contributions to your chosen group, based on purchases made by you, just by using the cards you have registered.

� Your purchases are tracked and available to you online, allowing you to see just how much you are earning on your child's behalf!

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SIGN UP EACH YEAR AT: escrip.com

SAFEWAY will contribute money to Cienega High School Athletics whenever you use your loyalty card.

Use our CIENEGA ATHLETICS GROUP NUMBER: # 10383691

Simply log on to your Safeway account, enter your Safeway Card Number and Our Athletics Group Number and contributions will be made as you shop there.

Thank you for your participation in this program!!

 

 

Spring Break Spain Trip

 

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ARE YOU INTERESTED IN A TRIP OF A LIFETIME?

 

      THEN GO ON THE "SPAIN TRIP"  

   DURING YOUR SPRING BREAK 2012

 

WE WILL VISIT THESE CITIES:

  BARCELONA, SPAIN

FRENCH RIVIERA

FLORENCE, ITALY

PISA, ITALY

ROME, ITALY

 SEE THE VATICAN CITY! SEE THE ROMAN COLISEUM!

OUR TRIP IS CUSTOMIZED!!

USE TAX CREDITS TO PAY FOR YOUR TRIP!

  

Contacts:

  Mrs. Delgado at 879-2898 [email protected]

Ms. Rivera at 879-2846  [email protected] 

 


Travel To Europe with the
Foreign Culture Club

 


We now know that our tour will be a 9 day tour of London, Paris, and Rome.  The tour is now $200 less and costs $2765 for students with adults being around $400 more.
You may also extend the tour a few extra days either in Rome or London if you would like, for $145 a day.

All fees include travel via air, bus, train, and metro, all hotels with private bathrooms, Breakfast and dinner, entrance into all the listed sites, and a tour guide who makes sure everyone has a great time.

If you are interested in joining us, contact Debora Webb at [email protected] or Brenda Levinson at [email protected]

 


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Thank you parents for your support of Cienega. We truly appreciate your involvement! 

Sincerely,

Cienega High School

DATES TO REMEMBER

 

12/12 Zero Hour Final Exam Full Day of School 2,4,6

12/13 Zero Hour Final Exam Full Day of School 1,3,5

12/14 1/2 day - Final Exam 3rd & 4th periods

12/15 1/2 day - Final Exam 2nd & 6th periods

12/16 1/2 day Final Exam
1st & 5th periods 

 12/19 - 1/2 - Winter Break 


Connections
High Standards
Success

 


QUICK LINKS


CHS
INFORMATION

Cienega High School

Vision Statement

 

Cienega High School creates an educational environment utilizing partnerships among community, parents, and staff to assist students in maximizing their academic potential and promoting life-long learning.

 

Front Office   - 879-2800     Attendance   -  879-2803   
Bookstore     -  879-2824 
Registrar       - 879-2812

Health Office - 879-2810
Volunteer Coordinator - 879-2811                  

Front Office/200 House   
Principal
Tricia Pe�a, Ed.D
Secretary - Della Ruiz 879-2816 
Senior Counselor
John Tritz - 879-1843 
                        

300/700 House
Assistant Principal
Geoff Parks

Secretary - Gloria Klinicki 879-2855
Freshmen Counselor
Eric Boxley - 879-2854

  

400/600 House/Athletics       Assistant Principal
Nemer Hassey
Athletic Director - Whitney Holland - 879-1813            

Secretary - Cathy Ochoa  879-2892
Counselor A - L
Dainah Graham - 879-2819
 

500 House/Special Education/Security          
Assistant Principal
Kelly Hadden
Secretary - Liz Taggart 879-2874

Counselor M - Z
Rebecca Carrier - 879-2817

Special Education Secretary Patty McNight 879-1804

 

 

CHS website: chs.vail.k12.az.us               

Moodle: chslearn.vail.k12.az.us/login/index.php


Silhouette Photography - 886-1710  (Senior pictures for yearbook)
      
Sodexho - 879-2090 or mymealtime.com


District Office - 879-2000

Transportation - 879-2475


CAT FRAT
www.catfrat.com


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CHS Online Store
Spirit Wear & More!

Cienega Stadium Chair

Cienega Stadium Seat

 

Only available at our on-line store.

 

 Click here for Online Ordering   

 

 

Support Cienega while supporting your back. Convenient pockets hold concessions and necessities. Features include: 600 denier polyester. Adjustable straps on each side of seat for perfect fit and easy carrying. Large zippered pocket for additional storage. Dimensions: 17"w x 15.5"d (seat)


Job Openings

Are you a parent or resident looking for a job?

 

Vail School District - Community Services is looking for dynamic, energetic and positive staff members. Please click on the link below for the job descriptions, qualifications, salary guide, and the application process.

 

Please contact Linda Jones at 520-879-2032 or [email protected] for further information.

 

Click for job openings here   

 

Cienega High School
Yearbooks

It's that time of year again to pre-order your yearbook.  Go to www.jostensyearbooks.com

 

Would you like an extra 4 pages in your yearbook that you design?  This year, you can buy an extra 4 pages to be put in only your yearbook.  Go to yearbookyourself.com  

for more information.