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Marana High School CARING INTERACTIONS & EFFECTIVE PRACTICES Marana High School

Marana High School Tiger Beat January 12, 2015 Vol. 1 Issue 23

Announcements

News & Resources

Dr. Murphy’s Message

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me at 616-6431 or email [email protected]. We are here to serve you.

Announcements

In This Beat

MLK Day – No School - Monday, January 19th, in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.

STAND UP AGAINST BULLYING Marana High School has launched a tip line where

students, parents and community members can call and leave information regarding concerns

they may have about being bullied or witnessing someone else being bullied. The tip line is

anonymous and a message can be left regarding the concern students or others may have.

The tip line number is checked each school day and tips are followed-up on by an

administrator. The tip line number is (520) 616-6444.

AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE DAYS

Please see Ms. Kati in Counseling if you are interested in

signing-up to attend. The deadline for registration is

Friday, January 16, 2015. The flyer and registration

form are included on Pg 6 & 7 of this Tiger Beat.

Pg 2 Student Announcements Pg 3 Attend Events Pg 4 Athletics Pg 5 Academies Pg 6-7 African American Heritage Days Pg 8-9 FAFSA Information Pg 10 Speak-Up Tip Line Pg 11 Oliver! flyer

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Happy Monday! I have great news! We have 657 Top Tigers from our first semester!

In order to be a Top Tiger, students need to have a 3.5 grade point average or higher

and no disciplinary infractions. Thank you to our parents for all your support at home

and for sending us kind and prepared students. I hope you have a wonderful week.

Don’t hesitate to contact me with any questions or concerns you may have.



Marana School’s 2340 Foundation will award four

scholarships at Marana High School in the amount of

$2,500 per student. The scholarships will be awarded at

the 2340 Foundation Celebration of Excellence Luncheon

to be held on March 13, 2015.

Announcements

News & Updates

A recipient of this scholarship will have one academic year in which to spend his/her

award on tuition, textbooks, educational supplies or housing for their post-secondary

education. Students must have been enrolled in the Marana Unified School District

for their full K-12 experience to quality for this scholarship. If your student has not

been contacted by MHS staff already, please have him/her pick-up an application in

the Counseling Office. Remember, applications are due by January 16, 2015.

STUDENT CELEBRATIONS

Congratulations to Elijah Barnett who has been selected from an initial pool of

102,600+ applicants as a semi-finalist in the Coca-Cola Scholars Program! Elijah will

now continue through the selection process with an opportunity to receive a $20,000

scholarship. To learn more about the Coca-Cola Scholars Program for high school

seniors, visit their website at www.coca-colascholars.org. Congratulations, Eli!

Hailey Murphy-Guerrero and Daniel Munoz were accepted into the U of A and

National Park Services’ Linking Hispanic Heritage Through Archaeology program.

They will be participating in hands-on laboratory and archaeological experiences

during this semester. Information about the program can be found here:

http://lhhta.weebly.com/. Congratulations, Hailey & Daniel!



ATTEND

Campus & Community Events

Visit us at www.maranausd.org/mhs

Date Event Information

1/13 Women’s Soccer @ Mtn View 4:00 & 6:00

Men’s Soccer vs Mtn View 4:30 & 6:30

Women’s Basketball @ Casa Grande 4:30, 6:00 & 7:30

Men’s Basketball vs Casa Grande 4:30, 6:00 & 7:30

1/15 Men’s Basketball @ Vista Grande 4:00, 5:30 & 7:00

Women’s Basketball vs Vista Grande 4:30, 6:00 & 7:30

Men’s Soccer @ Casa Grande 4:30 & 6:30

Women’s Soccer vs Casa Grande 4:30 & 6:30

1/16 Varsity Wrestling @ Flowing Wells 8:00 AM

Women’s Basketball @ Ironwood Ridge 4:00, 5:30 & 7:00

1/20 Grad Night/PTO Meeting @ Wheeler Taft Abbet t Library 6:45-7:45 PM

Grade Night/PTO Meeting – Tuesday, Jan. 20th from 6:45-7:45 PM at Wheeler Taft Abbett Library

Graduation will here before you know it and we need your help!

Please join us at Wheeler Abbett Taft Library on Tuesday, January 20th at 6:45pm and find out how you can help with this very important event. The PTO part of the meeting will be the first 15 minutes and the Grad Night meeting will be from 7:00-7:45pm.

We hope to see you there.

Kim Ward, Grad Night Chair (520)818-8322

Monica Sutton, PTO President (520)401-4000



ATHLETICS

Tiger Pride

First of all, TIGER PRIDE!

Marana Athletic News

The Culture, Commitment and Competitiveness

philosophy is strong and vibrant on our courts, fields,

and mats.

Recruiting and NCAA Seminar - 7:00 pm at Marana HS Library this Thursday,

January 14th. A representative will provide parents and athletes with information

regarding NCAA, college athletic recruiting, and expectations for the athlete and families

to be a candidate for college athletics. Parents must come with their athlete. Hope to see

you there! www.dynamitesports.com

We had a tough week in sports but the other teams are noticing that Marana Athletics programs are a force to be reckoned with. Our programs are showing great improvements and progress on the court, field and mat. The Culture, Commitment and Competitiveness are vibrant in our soccer, basketball and wrestling teams!

The lady Tigers basketball team was named as one of the Fab Five in the Arizona Daily Star "Power 5 Rankings" this weekend. Congratulations on their hard work and continued commitment to their teammates, their coach and most of all themselves. We are very proud! http://tucson.com/sports/high-school/fab-gives-debut-of-power-polls-for-basketball-and-soccer/article_50cbb3a5-ba48-50bc-9b3d-ec6f76273b44.html

Honored to be the AD Monika Montiel

TIGER PRIDE Athlete of the Week – RIGHTEOUS

These Tigers have proven to have to be RIGHTEOUS through their actions, commitment and character on

and off the field, court and mat.

Ladies Basketball Men’s Basketball Men’s Soccer Ladies Soccer Wrestling

V - Haley Bores V – Patrick Meade V – Jaime Avilla V – Hannah Laulusa V – Devon Easby

JV - Haley Parker JV – Gabe Elder JV – Mark Jacob JV – Dylan Leiter

F – Jocelyn Arias F – Ryan Oldham



Academy Cup Standings

BHS – 47 MAA – 68 MED – 66 S&T - 42

Thank You! Special thank you to all the guest

speakers who have shared their experience and

expertise with our Academies!

ACADEMY GUEST SPEAKERS NEEDED

The Marana HS Academies are looking for guest speakers to share experiences, advice, and information

about various occupations. Academy groups will meet during Advisory on Wednesdays to hear about

different careers in their areas of interest.

If you are interested in addressing an Academy group as a guest speaker, please email Sarah Ross.

[email protected]

For more information about speaking dates, please see our website:

http://www.maranausd.org/mhs

Learn more about our MAP (Marana Academy Partnerships) Program here:

http://issuu.com/maranahighschool/docs/marana_academy_partnerships_map_

ACADEMY ADVISORY – Conferencing

All Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors will attend with their Academy Advisor BOTH days

this week.

Freshman Academy Advisory *READ CAREFULLY*. All MHS Freshman get regular

conferencing and mentoring with their FSA teacher. All MHS Freshmen rotate through

each Academy during both FSA and Advisory to get exposure to careers, electives, people,

and social connections – to help them Discover Their Place. Freshmen are scheduled to an

Academy Advisory that corresponds to their current FSA Academy focus and can see their

new schedule in AriseNet.

Get Involved The Marana Unified School District shares information with our families regarding

opportunities, events, and activities in the community. Select the link to view all approved

flyers: http://www.maranausd.org/DocumentCenter/Index/866













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