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Marana High School Tiger Beat February 9, 2015 Vol. 1 Issue 27

Announcements

News & Resources

Dr. Murphy’s Message

In This Beat

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

Pg 2-3 Student Announcements Pg 4 Student Recognition Pg 5 Attend Events Pg 6 Athletics Pg 7 US History/Amer Lit Class Pg 8 Dental Assisting Open House Pg 9 Culver’s flyer Pg 10 Speak-Up Tip Line Pg 11 Oliver! flyer

Dear Parents/Guardians,

I trust you had an awesome weekend. The weather was so beautiful! This is the month to

celebrate love; therefore I wanted to share some love with you. Thank you for supporting

and trusting us with your amazing children. I can honestly say that I and our staff LOVE

your children. I hope you have a wonderful week and Happy Valentine’s Day.

SAT – the SAT registration deadline is Friday, February 13th.

Please see the Counseling Office if you have any questions.

The late fee deadline is Tuesday, March 3rd. The SAT will be

given Saturday, March 14th @ MHS.

IS YOUR CHILD INTERESTED IN BEING A DENTIST?

If so, we have a program for them! Please see the attached

Dental Assisting Open House invitation on Page 8.

MUSD FEBRUARY APPROVED FLYERS:

http://www.maranausd.org/DocumentCenter/Index/872

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.



REGISTRATION for 2015-16 SCHOOL YEAR

MHS registration for the 2015-16 school year is

underway. Counselors are distributing materials in Freshman

Success, World History, and U.S. History classes through Friday, Feb. 13th. Sophomores

and Juniors who do not currently have a Social Studies class should sign-up in the

Counseling Office. Counselors will be calling them in to get their registration materials.

The Online Course Request Window will open on Monday, February 9th and close on

Friday, February 27th. Students will be entering their course requests online through

MUSD Connections Student Vue. This can be done from home, or anywhere they are

able to log on to their Student Vue account. Any student who is unable to log into their

account will need to see Ms. Siros in the Counseling Office for assistance. Attached you

will find the MHS Course Book and Course Request Worksheet which includes the

online registration instructions. These materials are also available on the MHS website

in the Counseling section under Registration. Please take the time to review the

materials and course options with your student.

Sophomores may be interested in the US History/American Literature Block class

advertised on Pg 7 of this Tiger Beat.

FINE ARTS NEWS - Upcoming Performances

Tuesday, February 17th

MMS and MHS Combined Choirs present:

Marana Does Broadway: Magical Marana, the music of Disney

7pm, MHS Auditorium, Free admission

Tuesday, February 24th

MHS Bands Concert

7pm, Location TBA

March 11th - 13th

Marana Arts Academy presents: “Oliver!”

7pm, MHS Auditorium

Announcements

News & Updates



AIMS is still a graduation requirement for 2015 and 2016.

AIMS Make-Up tests for students who did not pass AIMS

last year will be:

Writing: Monday, February 23, 2015

Reading: Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Math: Wednesday, February 25, 2015

These are REGULAR school days for all other students.

MARANA CAREER & TECH ED FAIR – all underclassmen are invited to explore

16 CTE programs representing all MHS academies during Advisory period February

11th. Come explore hands-on activities with your fellow students and instructors. The

instructors will be ready to answer any questions to help you discover your place and

to decide your plan.

SCIENCE OLYMPIAD TEAM FUNDRAISER - Please support your Science

Olympiad team by attending a fundraiser at Culver’s Tuesday night, Feb 10th, from 5-

8pm. 20% of sale will be donated to the Marana High School Science Olympiad team.

Bring a copy of the attached flyer (Pg 8) with you to Culver’s!

STUDENT CELEBRATIONS

Congratulations to Welding & Fabrications for winning the SKILLSUSA Region 6 Welding Competition last Friday at the Pima Downtown campus. There were 3 schools and a field of 21 students that competed. The students had to do a written welding knowledge test and a weld performance test by following a blueprint and completing the weld according to the print. CONGRATULATIONS to Jeremiah Emmerick for placing 1st , Jubal Wilder tied for 2nd but lost the tie breaker so he placed 3rd . Wyatt White placed 5th, John Scott placed 9th, Austin Bott placed 11th, Caleb Spanier placed 12th, and Travis Sturgill placed 14th! Congratulations!



STUDENT RECOGNITION

The Marana High School Dance

Team placed 4th in the Nation this

past weekend at the National Dance

Team Competition in Orlando, FL.

They competed with over 64 other

dance teams from around the country.

The dance team will be televised on

ESPN in the next upcoming months! Thank you for supporting our Dance Team.

This year's Academic Decathlon topic was Innovations in Energy. The students focused on

Energy Policy, Energy Science, Nature Writing, Innovations in Music and Art and the Economics

of Energy. They also gave a prepared and impromptu speech and a personal interview. Although

there were no returners on the team, they worked hard to learn the ropes of this weird and

wonderful competition. Our team placed 4th out of 13 teams in our region and 14th out of 75

teams in the state. Our team score qualified us for the State Tournament to be held at ASU in

March.

Team members were: Benjamin Davis, Luke Sorensen, Gwen Morris, Logan Murphy-Ward, Austin

Wheeler, Ashlee Gibbs, Devon Brandt, Sadie Mudgett and Delanie Sorensen.

Students also compete as individuals in each topic against students in their same GPA category.

Honors are A students, Scholastics and B students and Varsities are C (and below) students.

Here are the medals won by our students:

Ben Davis - Honors Gold Math

Luke Sorensen - Honors Silver Science,

Bronze Speech

Logan Murphy - Scholastic Gold Math, Silver

Speech, Bronze Interview

Austin Wheeler - Scholastic Gold Math,

Silver Econ

Ashlee Gibbs - Scholastic Silver Interview

Announcements

Student Celebrations



ATTEND

Campus & Community Events

Visit us at www.maranausd.org/mhs

Date Event Information

2/10 Girls Basketball vs Ironwood Ridge 5:15 @ Amphi High

Sectional Tournament $8 Adults, $6 Students w/ID (5 & under are free)

2/10 Science Olympia Team Fundraiser Culver’s 5:00-8:00PM – 20% of sales

Donated to MHS Science Olympiad Team

2/10 Dental Assisting Open House 6:30 PM @ Marana Healthcare Center

2/11 8th Grade Transition Night 6:00 PM @ MHS

2/13 & 14 Wrestling State Tournament Prescott Valley Event Center

State Tournament $15 Adults, $13 Senior/Military

$10 Students w/ID (5 & under are free)

2/17 MMS & MHS Combined Choirs presents 7:00PM MHS Auditorium, Free

Marana Does Broadway,

“Magical Marana, the Music of Disney”

2/24 MHS Bands Concert 7:00PM Location TBA

2/26-27 Rodeo Days – No School



ATHLETICS

Tiger Pride

First of all, TIGER PRIDE!

Marana Athletic News

The Culture, Commitment and Competitiveness philosophy is visible throughout our programs. We are on the verge of a new season and look forward to seeing the Tiger Pride Culture of baseball, softball, track, tennis and men's volleyball this spring season. Our programs have an expectation of Commitment from their athletes to be true teammates and train diligently to be the most Competitive team and individual as possible! The Ladies Basketball team is in the Section Finals this week at Amphi on Tuesday at 5:15 pm. The Lady Tigers continue to show the 3C's philosophy on the court with their opponents being surprised by the talent and tenacity of every team member. This team currently has 21 wins which has not been accomplished since 2008. These Tigers are hungry, they want to win, and they are fun to watch! Hope to see you on Tuesday at Amphi HS! Wrestling "Tiger Style" has three of Marana's finest wrestlers headed to the State Tournament. Congratulations to David Tilley, Travis Howard and Storm Downing who qualified for state in their weight class. All three of these Tigers have lived with the 3C's philosophy and have proven to be some of the best in state. Thank You to their families for allowing these young men to make the sacrifices necessary to reach their goal and represent Marana High. REMINDER: Spring sport try-outs begin Monday Feb. 9th. Please make sure all necessary paperwork is complete and turned into the Athletic Department before attending try-outs. This is an AIA requirement. Your athlete cannot participate in try-outs without this step completed. If you have any questions, call Mrs. Holyoak or Ms. Montiel Turner at 520-616-6475. Thank you and Tiger Pride! Honored to be the AD, Monika Montiel Turner











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