JACKRABBIT NEWS

“Put your heart,

mind, and soul

into even your

smallest acts.

This is the secret

of success.”

- Swami Sivananda

Division 1 State Champions Mesa High boy’s basketball have earned the title of Division 1 Boy’s Basket-ball Champions. The Jackrabbits defeated the Sunnyslope Vikings in a 51 – 48 victory. The game was intense from beginning until the final seconds. There was a sea of purple at the Gila River Arena! Students, staff and par-ents all there to witness this amazing accomplishment. This has been a long time coming, because the Jackrabbits have not won a State Champion-ship since 2004. They have gotten very close but have not been victorious until now. We are proud of our Jackrabbits and we look forward to next year. Congratulations Coach Burcar and the boy’s basketball team!

Mesa High Newsletter March 2016

In this Issue

Boy’s Basketball

Girl’s Basketball

Science Fair

Student Advisement

Senior Scoop

Yearbook News/

Announcements

Important Dates/Choir Honors

Events for March

Photos taken by

Paulina Verbera & Rae-

nie Burleson

Girl’s Basketball

The Lady Jackrabbits had an amazing season going 27 –5 and making it down to

the final four where they were defeated by Seton Catholic in the Semi-Finals. This

is the first time the Lady Jackrabbits have made it this far since 1987. We are

proud of them! We are looking forward to next season. Great job Coach Landis

and the girl’s basketball team!

Photos taken by

Paulina Verbera & Rae-

nie Burleson

Science Fair

Please congratulate the following 22 students (who are listed in no particular order) who qualified for the MPS Dis-

trict Science and Engineering Fair to be held March 2nd-3rd. Our students who attend will go to Skyline High

School on the 3rd for judging. If you have any of these students, please congratulate them on their qualification for

district!

Laila Pilarksi 10 Alexis Ross 12 Hailey Kollenborn 9 Katherine Cluff 9

Raenie Burleson 10 Evan Jensen 9 Emeralda Nevarez 9 Skylar Arellano 11

Samantha Vega 11 Jaden Puckett 9 Anna Dranchak-Kalb 9 Brielle Bowden 9

Alison Ortiz 11 Jordin Tyson 12 Chenoa Patterson 12 Mariela Ayala Lopez 12

Dani Covo 11 Jade Anderson 12 Spencer Nichols 11 Sarah Alsaeedi 11

Cristal Hurtado Gonzalez 9

Angelica Pangan 12 - 2016 Grand Champion! She is our first ever back to back Grand Champion also winning our

2015 Fair!

Jordin Tyson, Grade 12 Jaden Puckett, Grade 9

Angelica Pangan, Grade 12 Chenoa Patterson, Grade 12

Student Advisors

Students are assigned an advisor according to their last name.

Ms. Leonard A—Ca Dr. Butler Ce-Ga Mr. Donald Ge—Ll Ms. Galindo Lo—O Ms. Gamboa P—Sa Mr. Rivas Sc—Z Ms. Carillo Intervention Specialist

Please call 472-5918 and Ms. Schumacher will sched-ule an appointment with your student’s advisor. Ad-visors are available from 6:30a.m.—3:30p.m. Stu-dents may schedule ap-pointments with their advisor by going to the Advisement Office before school, during lunch, or after school.

A Message from the Student Advisors:

Senior Resource Day was a great success! Our seniors

were able to participate in 2 sessions each. They chose

from: an MCC application workshop, a college/career/military

fair, a resume and interview tips session, a scholarship ses-

sion, and a FAFSA session. Overall feedback was very posi-

tive with an overwhelming response that the event was very

helpful. We look forward to continuing this tradition, taking

into account feedback that some of the sessions would've

been even more beneficial if they had been offered first se-

mester. We appreciate your support and ask that you contin-

ue to encourage your child to complete the applications they

started on this day.

College 101 and Community Information Night was also a

great success! We had standing room only in the media cen-

ter as parents and students worked on their FAFSA and re-

ceived help from Financial Aid representatives. We noticed

that a large number of students also connected with commu-

nity agencies that they met during Senior Resource Day, fol-

lowing up with what they learned the week prior. We are al-

ready looking for larger facilities for next year as we hope to

increase the number of families taking the next steps towards

college!

Career Center Information

We have lots of exciting opportunities for you in the Career

Center. Please stop by the career center and see what is hap-

pening.

Interested in Scholarships? We have a monthly bulletin with

information. Please stop by the career center or go to

http://www.mpsaz.org/mesa/counseling/scholarships/files/

scholarship_bulletin_march.pdf

It’s hard to believe that nearly four years have passed since the class of 2016 first became

Jackrabbits. Graduation is right around the corner and will be here before we know it. This is

an exciting, yet hectic time of year for students, staff and parents. Below, you will find some

suggestions that will help us all navigate through this final stretch and make graduation evening

night to be remembered!

Students: Don’t let senioritis endanger your final quarter.

Attend classes daily, complete and turn in all assignments

Check your grades frequently

Communicate with your teachers!

Parents:

Read all correspondence from the school – we send out a lot of information this time of year!

Senior Deficiency Letters

Graduation ceremony and rehearsal information

Senior recognition events

Check your child’s grades through the Parent/Student Portal regularly. If you do not have

access to your student’s portal, please contact our attendance department and they will

help you set up access.

Communicate with your child’s teachers if you have questions or concerns

If your child is enrolled in a MDLP online class, check his/her progress and make sure s/he

is completing the class. Students who are taking classes through MDLP must complete

those classes PRIOR to the end of the semester, so pay attention to those due dates!

Graduation Rehearsal – Thursday, May 26 @ 6:30 AM. Students MUST be in attendance at graduation rehearsal if

they want to participate in the graduation ceremony that evening!

Graduation – Thursday May 26 @ 7:00 PM at Jackrabbit Stadium

Parking on campus is limited:

Please carpool as much as possible and follow the directions of security, police and ROTC students who are direct-

ing traffic.

Overflow parking is available at the old driving range on the north side of the campus.

Seating is limited:

- There is open seating on both sides of the stadium. Arrive early to ensure you can park and be seated prior to our

7:00 pm start time.

- Jackrabbit Stadium will be at capacity for the commencement ceremony. For this reason, we will not allow guests

to bring any items that may distract from others’ enjoyment of the ceremony.

- Balloons, signs, coolers, large bags or other items that may impact seating or visibility will NOT be allowed.

- Air horns, fireworks, cow bells, and all other noisemakers are also prohibited so that ALL parents and family

members may enjoy the ceremony and experience the sound of their child’s name being read.

- Accessible seating is available for those with physical limitations (limit 4 per family). Call Barbara Escamilla at 480-

472-5905 after March 15 to request special seating.

YEARBOOK UPDATE:

The yearbook staff, GV30 Digital Publication Studio, is

hard at work putting the finishing touches on the yearbook

and wrapping up with Spring Sports. The inclusion of Au-

rasma videos will be our focus for the last quarter. It will

be truly amazing to have an interactive yearbook that in-

cludes video of your favorite sports clips, assemblies, pep

rallies, musical performances and more. Don’t miss out

on your opportunity to own this one of a kind keepsake.

You can still purchase a copy in the bookstore for a re-

markably low price of only $69 if you purchase prior to

Spring Break.

In addition to getting the 2016 book at only $69, you can

purchase a copy of the 2015, 2014 or 2013 book for only

$30. That is less than ½ off the retail price while supplies

last.

PARENTS OF SENIORS:

Parents of seniors, the deadline has passed to turn in a

senior ad, but we have a couple sports still open. If you

purchase your senior ad in the bookstore by March 4th,

you might be able to secure one of the remaining spots to

give your child a shout out congrats. More information on

senior ads is available at http://www.mpsaz.org/mesa/

staff/tctapia/gv31/ybpurchase

YEARBOOK DISTRIBUTION:

Yearbooks will be distributed during lunch on Thursday,

May 12th, to students that pre-ordered and who do not

hold outstanding bookstore debt or overdue library books.

Overprints will be sold for $89 starting on Friday, May 13th

in the bookstore.

Cheer Tryouts

Varsity and JV cheerleading tryouts will be March

28-31 from 5-7 pm. Students interested need to

pick up a tryout packet from Coach Landis in girls

PE.

Blood Drive

The American Red Cross and National Honor So-

ciety are conducting the spring blood drive on

Thursday, March 24, 2016 in the Small Gym.

MHS parents interested in donating please email

dfgrogan@mpsaz.org.

Attention Students and Parents,

Especially Seniors!

Mark Your Calendars!

The Mesa High Interfaith Baccalaureate Club is

planning the Baccalaureate Graduation ceremony

for this year! It will be held on May 22nd, the Sun-

day before graduation, in the Auditorium from 6-

7pm. Seniors will wear their Caps and Gowns and

meet at the Flagpole at 5:30 pm.

In addition to planning Baccalaureate, we meet in

room 824 on Mondays after school to learn about

the diverse faiths represented at Mesa High. All

Grade levels and faiths are welcome!

West Region Honors

Congratulations to the members of the West Region Honor orches-

tra, choir, and band. These students have distinguished themselves

by auditioning in a competitive region against other peers in the

state.

Orchestra: Aubree Carroll, Alex Bulk, Brexton Gardner, Bailey

Madsen, Kaden McKinnon, Theresa Ruiz, Rashay Bigler, Savan-

nah Rodriguez, Cole Huemiller, Zachary Baker, Josiah Dulstine,

Emily Barr, Kalani Brubaker, Cameron Jones, and Colin Sanders.

Choir: Carolyn Andrew, Jordan Clark, Mandy Crandall, Saryn

Fleming, Tara Rapier, Katie Johnson, Miranda Krist, Roxy

Wadsworth, Kinsey Wright, Walker Goodman, Denson Morgan,

Nathan Randall, Kevin Wright, Nathan Young, Jacob Birch, David

Chandler, Kyle Ellingson, Tyler Ellingson, Johnnie Johnson, Noah

King, Ben Meek, Jordan Smith, and Brett Whipple.

Band: Andrea Arcos, Christine Smith, Emi Huber, Jenny

Ordaz, Caitlyn Noe, Ben Robles, Hayden Millar, Eric Atwell, Jesus

Aguillon, Hayden Tenney, Vinny Solano, Charlie Horn, Kadon Shel-

ley, and Keenan LeFevre.

These students now have the opportunity to audition for the All State Honor ensembles in two weeks on March 11

th and 12

th.

Important Dates to Remember

Service Saturday

We will be hosting Service Saturday on

Saturday, March 5th from 8:00am—

10:00am. Two hours will make a big differ-

ence!

Half day

We will have a half-day on Friday, March

11th. Students will be released at

12:47pm.

AzMerit Testing

AzMerit Testing will take place from March

25th—April 13th. We will follow a different

schedule on those days to accommodate

testing. All 9th—11th grade students will

be taking the AzMerit test in Math and Eng-

lish classes. Seniors will take it if they

share a Math or English class with 9th—

11th grade students.

AIMS Science Test

All sophomores who have never taken the

AIMS Science test and All freshmen cur-

rently enrolled in Biology or Honors Biology

will take the AIMS Science Test on Thurs-

day, April 14th. We will run a regular bell

schedule on that day for all students who

are not testing.

3/1—Boy’s Tennis vs. Skyline (H) 3:30pm

3/1—Girl’s Tennis @ Skyline 3:30pm

3/1—Student Talent Show @ 7pm

3/2—Freshman & JV Baseball @ Perry

3:45pm

3/2—Varsity Baseball vs. Perry (H) 3:45pm

3/2— Freshman & JV Softball vs. Perry (H)

3:45pm

3/2—Varsity Softball @ Perry 3:45pm

3/2—Boy’s Volleyball @ Basha 4pm

3/3—Boy’s Tennis @ McClintock 3:30pm

3/3—Girl’s Tennis vs. McClintock (H) 3:30pm

3/3—Boy’s Volleyball @ Dobson 4pm

3/4—Freshman Softball @ Higley 3:30pm

3/4—Boy’s Tennis vs. Marcos De Niza (H)

3:30pm

3/4—Girl’s Tennis @ Marcos De Niza 3:30pm

3/4—Varsity Softball @ Ironwood Ridge

3:30pm

3/4—JV Softball vs. Ironwood Ridge (H)

3:45pm

3/5—AFJROTC Field Day

3/7—Freshman & JV Softball @ Westview

3:45pm

3/7—Varsity Softball vs. Westview (H) 3:45pm

3/8—Band Concert @ 7pm

3/8—Boy’s Volleyball vs. Westwood (H) 4pm

3/9—Freshman & JV Baseball @ Shadow

Ridge 3:45pm

3/9—Varsity Baseball vs. Shadow Ridge (H)

3:45pm

3/9—Freshman & JV Softball vs. Shadow

Ridge (H) 3:45pm

3/9—Varsity Softball @ Shadow Ridge

3:45pm

3/10—Boy’s Tennis @ Campo Verde 3:30pm

3/10—Girl’s Tennis vs. Campo Verde (H)

3:30pm

3/10—Boy’s Volleyball @ Skyline 4pm

3/11—End of Quarter—Early Release

3/11—Freshman & JV Baseball vs. Westwood

(H) 3:45pm

3/11—Varsity Baseball @ Westwood 3:45pm

3/14—3/ 18—Spring Break—No School

3/18—Freshman & JV Baseball vs. Saguaro

(H) 3:45pm

3/18—Varsity Baseball @ Saguaro 3:45pm

3/22—Boy’s Tennis vs. Queen Creek (H)

3:30pm

3/22—Girl’s Tennis @ Queen Creek 3:30pm

3/22—Freshman & JV Baseball vs. Skyline

(H) 3:45pm

3/22—Boy’s Volleyball vs. Hamilton 4pm

3/23—Boy’s Tennis @ Saguaro 3:30pm

3/23—Girl’s Tennis vs. Saguaro (H) 3:30pm

3/23—Freshman & JV Baseball @ McClintock

3:45pm

3/23—Freshman & JV Softball vs. McClintock

(H) 3:45pm

3/23—Varsity Baseball vs. McClintock (H)

3:45pm

3/23—Varsity Softball @ McClintock 3:45pm

3/24—NHS Blood Drive

3/24—Balfour Grad Announcement Delivery

3/24—Food Truck Frenzie

3/24—Boy’s Tennis @ Gilbert 3:30pm

3/24—Boy’s Volleyball @ Liberty 4pm

3/25—Spring Holiday—No School

3/25—Boy’s Tennis vs. Desert Ridge (H)

3:30pm

3/25—Girl’s Tennis @ Desert Ridge 3:30pm

3/25—Freshman & JV Softball @ Chandler

3:45pm

3/25—Varsity Softball vs. Chander (H) 3:45pm

3/28—4/13—AzMerit Testing

3/28—Freshman & JV Baseball vs. Tolleson

(H) 3:45pm

3/28—Varsity Baseball @ Tolleson 6pm

3/28—Freshman & JV Softball @ Tolleson 4pm

3/28—Varsity Softball vs. Tolleson 4pm

3/29—Freshman & JV Baseball vs. Dobson

(H) 3:45pm

3/29—Freshman & JV Softball @ Dobson

3:45pm

3/29—Varsity Baseball @ Dobson 3:45pm

3/29—Varsity Softball vs. Dobson (H) 3:45pm

3/29—Boy’s Volleyball vs. Boulder Creek (h)

4pm

3/30—4/1—Peter Pan Musical Performance

7pm

3/30—Boy’s Tennis @ Higley 3:45pm

3/30—Girl’s Tennis vs. Higley 3:45pm

3/31—Freshman & JV Softball vs. Campo

Verde (H) 3:45pm

3/31—Varsity Softball @ Campo Verde

6:30pm

3/31—Boy’s Volleyball @ Mountain Ridge

4pm