Dear Cienega Families,

Teachers have the pressures of maximizing instructional minutes balanced with teaching students critical thinking skills in specific problem based learning lessons.  

Vail is humbled to receive the accolades as a top-achieving district. The greatest complement though is when a student stops me in Fry's, Target, or around the community to share their accomplishments in college and careers. Just last night, after a trying week, I spent 30 minutes in Target with a senior who excitedly shared his success and learnings through his SEP shadowing experiences. He is excited about graduation and said that Cienega's Commitment to Graduate focus and the Cienega staff keeps him motivated to be the first high school graduate in his family.

All of our students have the opportunity to pass every course. If your student is struggling, register him or her for intercession. This one-week class can get the student back on track. Every student has a Laurus Math password math can use this website for additional support and practice in for AIMS and ACT as well as review and practice with their current math class.  

Free math and SEP tutoring is available after school with transportation provided at 6pm.  

The school year will be over in such a short time and the school-parent-student partnership is critical for e success of students. Take some time to come to Vail Pride Day. You will be amazed with the quality work projects and performance of our 10,0000+ students.

Spring sports start soon, clubs will wrap up, animals will be sold at fair, and pomp and circumstance will begin our commencement ceremony. Encourage you son and daughter to remain focused and committed to school. Lets work together to finish strong.

Tricia Peña, Ed. D

Principal

On Saturday, January 26th Cienega Thespian Troupe 6710 traveled the the University of Arizona for the Southern Arizona Acting Festival (SAAF).

The festival is a day long event of acting performances including monologues, duet scenes, pantomime, musical numbers, one-act plays and more. This year our troupe represented Cienega very well bringing home the following rating:

Jordan Grant - Excellent in solo musical
Bruce Peterson and Kevin Nguyen - Excellent in Duet Musical
Tori Dykeman and John Casamasa - Excellent in Duet Scene
Angelee Gardner and Taylor Hubbard - Excellent in Duet Pantomime
Kevin Nguyen - Superior in Solo Musical
Matt Potwardowski, Jared Free, and Brie Zepeda - Superior in Group Acting
Kevin Nguyen and Stephanie Barter - Superior in Duet Acting

We are very proud of our troupe and our sister troupe at Empire High School which also had a good day with multiple superior rating. Way to go Vail!

SILENT AUCTION AT VAIL PRIDE DAY   

On January 26, members of the Cienega High School Band program auditioned for a spot in the Regional Honor Band and Orchestra. We had 25 students make the group out of the 110-piece band. This is a great experience for the students and shows the dedication and develops of the band program. Here are how the students placed:

Brittaney Peters Flute

Kaitlin Coffman Flute

Lani Villanueva Oboe

Lan Ngo Clarinet

Katie Nichols Clarinet

Chelsea Ringuette Clarinet

Katelynn Sisler Clarinet

Sanne Casello Clarinet

Jacob Lopez Alto Sax

Kevin Milligan Bassoon

Chloe Swindler Trumpet

Jake Delbert Trumpet

Matthew Kenner Trumpet

Rebecca Gauthier French Horn

Janet Toller French Horn

Samantha Niemeir Trombone

Ashley Wheeler Trombone

Travis Banken Baritone

Tyler Major Baritone

Zach White Percussion

The following students made it into the Regional Honor Orchestra:

Marshall McHenry Trombone

Tristin Meyerhofer Trombone

Braelyn Holt Violin

Laurel Wettstein Viola

Kyle Simms Double Bass

The following students are 1st alternates for the Honor Band:

Ashley Wilson Bass Clarinet

Ki Tiara Hurd Baritone

Brason Holt Percussion

Special recognition goes to Marshall McHenry, Kevin Milligan and Chloe Swindler for making first chair in their sections.

Congratulations to all of these fine musicians for their hard work.

Mr. Jim Matsushino, Band Director 

13 Cienega Choir students were selected to be part of the South East Regional Honor Choir being held at Sabino High School.

Sopranos: Lani Villanueva, Alisha Dunne, Janet Toller, and Sierra Bingham
Altos: Moria Bingam, and Angelee Gardner
Tenors: Aaron Neil and Jared Free
Basses: Dean Haynie, Gerritt Peterson, Gavin Bell, John Hook, and Jason Schutte

Yay Choir!!!!  

     Cienega Seniors are definitely C2G College! Over 150 college acceptance letters have been sent to the students in the class of 2013. Each time a senior brings in an acceptance letter, they will be entered into a drawing to win an iPad to be given away at Honors Night on May 15th.

     General Senior Reminders:

• If your student is taking any courses through correspondence or Dual Enrollment through Pima, it is their responsibility to bring the transcript from that school to the registrar in order to get credit for the class and to be able to participate in graduation ceremonies. This deadline is MAY 1st unless taking a Pima class. That deadline will be two days after the class has been completed.
• If 7 absences are accumulated in any class regardless of the reason, unless it is a school related activity, THE STUDENT WILL NOT PASS THE CLASS AND WILL NOT GRADUATE IF THE CLASS IS A REQUIREMENT FOR GRADUATION! An appeal may be scheduled after May 1st for illness or extenuating circumstances.
• 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.
• 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 "Counselor" link, from there click on "Scholarships". This page is updated regularly, so check back often.
• 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 from Cienega.

WRESTLING STATE CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS    

WORD OF THE WEEK   

MATH TUTORING  

AIMS TESTING IN FEBRUARY   

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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.

Special Education Secretary Kim Lomax 879-1804

Special Education Counselor

Rebecca Carrier - 879-1825 

Communications Coordinator

Elizabeth Taggart - 879-2878 taggarte@vail.k12.az.us 

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