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From Our PTO President
Welcome DMHS families to the 2016-2017school year!
As our Wolves step back onto campus, we look forward to all that will be learned and accomplished. We wish everyone the best year filled with wonderful high school memories.
The PTO would like to thank every family that donated during our PTO membership drive. Your generosity enables us to support: Link Crew, senior Project graduation, the College and Career center, teacher AP training, student scholarships, teacher curriculum enhancement requests, quarterly teacher appreciation luncheons and campus projects.
It's not too late to support our efforts! Please visit dmpto.org to donate.
Thanks for supporting the DMHS PTO and our efforts.
GO WOLVES!
Stephanie LaSalle
DMHS PTO President
First PTO Meeting of the Year!
We hope you can join us for the first PTO Meeting of the year on Tuesday, August 23, 830 am, in the Desert Mountain Conference Room! Assistant Principal Danielle Fuchs will be joining us to talk about Link Crew, and testing! See you there!
PSAT Testing Info
PSAT TESTING is scheduled for Wednesday, October 19th beginning at 7:45am. All 10th graders are automatically signed up to take the PSAT free of charge. Juniors interested in taking the PSAT must sign up in the Student Store and pay the $20 fee by August 31st.
Thanks for Joining PTO!
Thank you to all the families who have made their 2016 donations to the PTO. We greatly appreciate your support! If you haven't made your contribution yet, we hope you will consider supporting us as your money is used for:
Enhancements to classroom learning materials
Furthering teacher educational opportunities
Supplementing Link Crew
Guest speakers to the school
Teacher appreciation functions
4 - $1,000 Scholarships to seniors
DMHS PTO welcomes a new sponsor for 2016-17 - Integral Tutoring!
Integral Tutoring specializes in both math and science tutoring (at all levels) and total ACT, SAT, and PSAT test preparation. Mr. Kalb, the owner, director, and principal tutor, has over 25,000 student-hours of tutoring experience, together with 12 years of classroom experience. He has taught ACT, SAT, and PSAT since 2008, and has a solid record of increasing scores. Semi-private tutoring rates are only $45/hr. Contact Integral Tutoring at www.integralaz.com.
DMHS PTO Welcomes a New 2016-17 sponsor: Linda Edgar's Tutoring Service!
Prepare for the October SAT & PSAT (courses begin August 13th) and the October ACT (course begins August 30th). Unlike some SAT/ACT prep courses which focus only on test taking tips, students attending these courses will also receive a comprehensive review of the content skills they need to know to be successful. The content review covers: Essay Writing, English Grammar, Reading Comprehension, Basic Math, Algebra, and Geometry. The full schedule can be viewed at: www.LindaEdgarTutorandSATprep.com. Email ledgar@cox.net or call 602-795-6312.
Senior Yearbook Photos
The official photographer for the DMHS Yearbook is Cilento Photography. For inclusion in the yearbook, you must have your senior portrait (head shot) taken at their their studio. You also have the option to have a full studio session,
Senior Portraits (yearbook head shots) are FREE until SEPTEMBER 1st, and after that the cost will be $15. The final deadline for taking your Senior Portrait is October 1st. If you do not make this deadline, you will not be in the yearbook!
The DMHS Health Office needs volunteers for the annual freshmen health screening. The screening is scheduled for September 2. This is a great opportunity for parents to connect with other DMHS parents. Please contact Susan Butler at susanjacqueline@hotmail.com if you are able and willing to help.
Help Support DMHS PTO by shopping!
September 1, 2016 is the re-enrollment date for the Fry's Community Rewards program. Shoppers need to login and (re)select Desert Mountain PTO account number - 80300. Remember, participants must re-enroll every year to ensure DMHS receives a % of your grocery bill. www.fryscommunityrewards.com.
Former DMHS Student ready to Swim in Rio
Nicholas Magana, a former Desert Mountain High School student is on his way to the Olympics. Nicholas graduated in 2014 from DMHS and just finished his second year at UVA. He recently transferred to the University of Arizona where he will continue his studies and will be part of the U of A swim team. Nicholas was a three-time "All American" in High School and still holds the school's records in all of the events he swam. He was the Arizona State champion in the 100 and 200 freestyle. Before going to college he swam for Scottsdale Aquatic Club, was part of National age-group relay records in the U.S. and made the Top-16 List at different times since he was 10 years-old. Nicholas has dual-nationality and has been swimming for the Peruvian Federation for the last few years. He was selected by the Peruvian Federation to compete in the Junior Olympics in Nanjing China and Junior Worlds in Dubai. In the summer of 2015 he participated in the Pan-American Championships in Toronto and Worlds Swimming in Kazan, Russia. In April he competed in the South American Games in Paraguay and today he is in Rio where he will have the opportunity to represent Peru at the Olympics. Nicholas went to Anasazi Elementary School, Mountainside Middle School and Desert Mountain HS. Make sure to find him at the Olympics Ceremony this Friday!
We hope you can join us for the first PTO Meeting of the year on Tuesday, August 23, 830 am, in the Desert Mountain Conference Room! Assistant Principal Danielle Fuchs will be joining us to talk about Link Crew, and testing! See you there!
