Corona del sol High School A+ School of Excellence

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1 1001 East Knox Rd Tempe, AZ Phone: Fax: Website: Attendance Reporting: /19/15 Weeks Schedule Monday: NO SCHOOL MLK DAY Tuesday: Schedule A Wednesday: Schedule B Thursday: Schedule A Friday: Schedule A 01/26/15 Weeks Schedule Monday: Schedule A Tuesday: Schedule A Wednesday: Schedule B Corona del sol High School A+ School of Excellence A+ School of Excellence is a trademark or service of the Arizona Educational Foundation and is used by permission Corona del Sol would like to congratulate We The People Comp Government team for their fourth consecutive State Title! Unit 1: Katie Holste, Noah Livingston, Cindy Juarez, Kristina Nedlkova, Amberly Ricks Unit 2: Natalie Crawford, Niharika Jain, David Morgan, Joseph Park, Samantha Lyons Unit 3: Aashini Choksi, Marina Tian, Rebecca Ericson, Tanner Wilson, Jaswant Pakki Unit 4: Atreya Tadepalli, Pragathi Gopal, Jinoh Lee, Joanne Lee, Unit 5: Kayleigh Porritt, Tanner Wolfram, Ashleigh Heinze, Max Yang, Amol Sachedeva Unit 6: Jordan Mitchell, Evan Solomon, Michelle Chiang, Sonya Tao, Eric Lin Thursday: Schedule A Friday: Schedule A Brent Brown Principal Deb Benedict Assistant Principal- Registrar Jim Bell Assistant Principal Activities Dan Nero - Assistant Principal Athletics

2 NEWS FROM GUIDANCE PARENTS...If your student is enrolled in a dual enrollment class this semester, log on to their my.maricopa.edu account to check their schedule and pay for any balances due. The deadline to initiate a payment plan through e-cashier or make a full payment is Friday, February 6, Students with account balances after the deadline date will have a hold placed on their accounts. SPECIAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT NEWS... The Special Education Department would like to welcome: Anna Burkholder Lauren McGraw Both Anna and Lauren are former CdS Students who will be working as paraprofessionals. The winner of the $300 Code of Honor Incentive Program (CHIP) Scholarship for the month of January is freshman Edward Ladley! Please congratulate Edward for displaying honor, helpfulness, and integrity. Will YOU be nominated next month? Parents and Students are eligible to nominate school staff for two of the Tempe Diablos Excellence in Education Awards...inspiration & high impact. High Impact Award: Any individual that makes a difference in the lives of students day in and day out. The individual contributes to student success in the work they do. They may help with extra activities and demonstrate concern for students through tutoring or coaching, for example. They engage students parents, and community leaders to improve student success. This individual truly has a positive influence on those around them. Eligibility: Any District Employee Nominator Eligibility: Any District Employee, Student, or Parent Inspiration Award: An individual who inspires and motivates through the giving of time, talent, and skills that support student learning. An individual who goes above and beyond the required duties to impact student learning. Someone others strive to be like and are honored to work with each day. Eligibility: Any District Employee or Volunteer Nominator Eligibility: Any District Employee, Student, or Parents Go here to nominate someone:

3 ATHLETIC NEWS Corona del Sol Dance will be holding an Audition Clinic to Tune-Up for CdS Dance Auditions on Saturday, January 31, You will find a flyer and a registration form on the following pages. If you have any questions, please contact Elizabeth Dobyns at edobyns@tuhsd.k12.az.us. PERFORMING ARTS CONGRATULATIONS to the Corona del Sol Chamber Orchestra who will be performing at the Arizona Music Educators Association Conference on February 6, They are one of only four schools in the state to have the honor to perform at this conference. PARENTS come join the Corona del Sol Parent Steel Band. No experience needed. Learn to play authentic steel drums and perform in a concert. Go to cdsband.org for information. TheatreWorks presents: Still Life With Iris by Steven Dietz on Friday, January 30 and Saturday, January 31, 2015 at 7:00 PM in the CdS Auditorium. Still Life With Iris is a fantasy, adventure, and drama about a little girl discovering her way home. It is a beautiful story for children of all ages! Tickets are $5 at the door. CLUB NEWS We are very excited to announce one of our CdS DECA Teams has qualified for the DECA International Career Development Conference ( ICDC ) in Orlando, FL. The team finished 5th in the Western Region in the DECA Stock Market Game and will represent Arizona in the event at ICDC at the end of April. CdS Seniors on the team are: Kyle Coggins, Chloe Carstens, and Sophie Fogelson. Their teams finished 5th in the region out of approximately 1,600 teams. The top 25 teams in each region qualified for ICDC. Corona del Sol DECA winners at the Desert District Conference January 9, 2015: Brent Einstein and Zach Ondrejka took First place overall in Section in Marketing Communications Team Event. Vamshi Avvari and Wade Young took First place overall in Section in Buying and Merchandising Team Event. Joey Maynard took First place overall in Section Quick Serve Restaurant Management Event. Sean Daly and Jake Weber Role-Play Medalist in Marketing Communications Team Event. Juli Edwards and Kyle Hausmann Role-Play Medalist in Hospitality & Tourism Team Event. Brooke Schofield and Alexa Mooney Role-Play Medalist in Travel & Tourism Team Event. Colin Miller Role-Play Medalist Food Marketing Services Event. Rex Peterson Role-play Medalist in Principles of Marketing. Camryn Palmer Role-Play Medalist Principles of Marketing. Comprehensive Test Medalists, Haleigh Bemis, Brent Einstein, Kyle Hausmann, Joey Maynard, & Rex Peterson. Speech and debate went to the Southwest Championship at ASU on January 9-11, 2015, and each of our novice Lincoln Douglas debaters won multiple rounds. Freshman Daniel Farr and David Zhou completed in their first tournament in Novice Policy and made it to the Octo-finals, coming away with a small trophy. Sophomores Amanda Johnson and Jarrett Salecki made it to the semifinals in Duo Interpretation and earned a trophy for that.

4 Corona Dance Placement Auditions **Audition Prep Master Classes: Saturday January, 31st 9am-12pm Cost $30 in the CdS Dance Rooms, participation is optional** Dance Placement Auditions Workshops- February 4th, 5th & 6th 4:30-6:30pm Audition- Saturday, February 7th 8am-3pm + Four levels of dance offered: Intermediate, Advanced, and Company + Beginning Dancers do not have to audition + Intermediate, Advanced and Company dancers must participate in the placement audition in February before being accepted into the dance program for the following school year. For further questions, please contact Mrs. Elizabeth Dobyns, the Corona Dance Program Director edobyns@tuhsd.k12.az.us

5 Corona del Sol Dance Program Information Placement in Dance Classes at Corona del Sol + Four levels of dance offered: Intermediate, Advanced, and Company + Beginning Dancers do not have to audition. + Intermediate, Advanced and Company dancers must participate in the placement audition in February before being accepted into the dance program for the following school year. ******Audition Prep Master Class Workshop: Saturday January, 31st 9am-12pm Cost $30 Dance Placement Auditions Workshops- February 4th, 5th & 6th 4:00-6:30pm Audition- Saturday, February 7th 8am-3pm After participating in the auditions, students will be notified of their class placement 2 weeks following the audition. Results will be posted in the girl s locker room window at this time. Students will then register for the class they have been placed in. About the Program Dance can be taken instead of P.E. for the first year. After the second year of dance, the credit will count as an elective. Students in the Advanced and Company classes may also count dance as a Fine Arts credit after the first year of dance. There are three dance concerts each year: The Winter Dance Show- Intermediate, Advanced, and Company The Sr. Solo Showcase Performance The Spring Dance Show-Intermediate, Advanced, and Company All students participating in the dance shows are asked to fundraise/donate $150 each in the Fall semester in order to help cover the costs of putting together the productions. There are many fundraising opportunities provided such as a Gold Canyon Candle sale, Entertainment Book sale, Dance Clinics and Gift Cards. Those students who do not wish to fundraise can also take advantage of the school tax credit for their $150 requirement. Most rehearsals will take place in the class structure, however a few morning and after school rehearsals may be necessary, especially right before performances. For further questions, please contact Mrs. Elizabeth Dobyns, the Corona Dance Program Director edobyns@tuhsd.k12.az.us