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Marana High School CARING INTERACTIONS & EFFECTIVE PRACTICES Marana High School

Marana High School Tiger Beat January 20, 2015 Vol. 1 Issue 24

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

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 Attend Events Pg 5 Athletics Pg 6 Academies Pg 7 Dental Assisting Invitation Pg 8-9 FAFSA Information Pg 10 Speak-Up Tip Line Pg 11 Oliver! flyer

Happy Tuesday Parents/Guardians,

I trust you had an awesome MLK day and had a chance to get out and enjoy this beautiful

weather we are having. We have a lot to celebrate this week. More information is in our

student celebration section. Believe it or not, it is time to start registering for classes for the

next school year. This information is also included on page 2 of the beat. Have a wonderful

week and thank you for your support.



UPCOMING MHS 2015-2016 REGISTRATION DATES

During the month of February, students will be selecting their classes for the 2015-16

school year. Counselors will be in Freshman Success, World History, and U.S. History

classes from Monday, February 2nd – Wednesday, February 11th to discuss the

registration process and hand out materials. Once again, students will be entering

their own course requests online through the MUSD Connections Student Experience.

Students will be able to enter their requests from Monday, February 9th through

Friday, February 27th. More detailed information will be coming soon.

IS YOUR CHILD INTERESTED IN BEING A DENTIST?

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

our Dental Assisting Program.

Announcements

News & Updates

PARENT FINANCIAL AID/INFORMATION NIGHT – Monday, Jan. 26th, 2015 The Guidance and Counseling Department of Marana High School is hosting a 9th – 11th

Grade Parent Information Night to discuss areas of concern for you and your student.

Topics covered will include: Graduation/university requirements Financial aid/scholarships

Post-secondary education/training programs ASVAB

Career planning ACT, PSAT, and SAT testing

Resources for failing students ECAP

Alternative education

Your student receives this information during the school year but is welcome to attend.

We look forward to meeting you. Our presentation will begin at 6:00 PM in the

auditorium and will be followed by a Financial Aid presentation at 7:00 PM. Thank you

for your ongoing support of programs at Marana High School.

6:00-8:00PM in the Auditorium



Announcements

News & Updates

The Marana High Dance Team

placed an amazing 1st in regionals

this past weekend in Hip Hop and

3rd in Pom! They competed against

16 other teams from Arizona,

Nevada and New Mexico. They will

be traveling to Orlando, FL next

week to represent Marana in the

National Dance Team

Championship!

Congratulations to the Marana High School Academic Decathlon Team. They competed

in the Kingman Winter Invitational and won 2nd place out of 11 teams. This 9 event

scrimmage was both a team event and an individual event. Students who won individual

medals were:

Ben Davis-3rd Music, 3rd science, 3rd Speech, 2nd Interview in the Honors Division

Luke Sorensen -3rd Literature, 1st Science, 3rd Math in Honors Division (and he's a

Freshman!)

Juliana Ortiz- 2nd Literature in the Honors Division

Austin Wheeler - 1st Math, 3rd Economics in the Scholastic Division

Delanie Sorensen - 3rd Literature in the Varsity Division

Devon Brandt - 3rd Math in the Varsity Division

Team members were: Ben Davis, Luke Sorensen, Gwen Morris, Ashlee Gibbs, Chris

Newman, Austin Wheeler, Sadie Mudgett, Delanie Sorensen and Devon Brandt.

STUDENT CELEBRATIONS



ATTEND

Campus & Community Events

Visit us at www.maranausd.org/mhs

Date Event Information

1/20 JV & Varsity Women’s Basketball @ Catalina Foothills 5:30 & 7:00

FEA Fundraiser @ Freddy’s Steakburger 5:00-8:00PM

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

1/21 Wrestling @ MVHS 3:30

Women’s Soccer @ Maricopa 4:00 & 6:00

Men’s Soccer vs Maricopa 4:30 & 6:30

Men’s Basketball vs Catalina Foothills 4:30, 6:00 & 7:30

1/22 Freshman Women’s Basketball @ Sahuaro 4:30

1/23 Women’s Basketball vs MVHS 4:30, 6:00 & 7:30

Men’s Soccer vs Flowing Wells 4:30 & 6:30

Women’s Soccer @ Flowing Wells 4:30 & 6:30

1/26 Parent Financial Aid/Info Night @ MHS Auditorium 6:00-8:00PM

1/27 Band/Orchestra Concert @ MHS Auditorium 7:00-9:00PM

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.

We had a great week in Marana Athletics. Our lady Tigers basketball team beat Ironwood

Ridge which is a huge win for their venture to the State playoffs. The lady Tiger soccer

players had two big wins against Mountain View and Casa Grande. Our young ladies are

definitely showing their tenacity to gain those W’s for their programs.

The men’s soccer team has made big gains this year and brought home another W against

Casa Grande. These boys have been committed as a team to be more competitive which

can be seen on the field. Travis Howard was the 220 weight Champion at the Flowing

Wells Wrestling Tournament, which is one of the biggest and toughest tournaments in

Arizona. We have a strong wrestling team that continues to grow, train and prepare for

the Sectionals Tournament in a few weeks.

REMINDER: Spring try outs begin February 9th. If your student is planning to try out for

baseball, softball, track, men’s volleyball, or tennis he/she must have all their completed

paperwork turned into the Athletics department by February 6th. Students cannot try out

per AIA without completed paperwork in the school athletic department. If you have any

questions, call 616-6475.

I look forward to another great week in Tiger Pride Athletics. We would love to see you at

our games to support our Tigers!

Honored to be the AD, Monika Montiel Turner TIGER PRIDE Athlete of the Week – PERSISTENT

These Tigers have proven to have to be PERSISTENT 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 – Janae Wengert V – Angel Sanchez V – Ben Davis V – Ashley Tschida V – David Morales

JV – Bailey Lindsey JV – Dylan Telford JV – Andres Loya JV – Krystal Paeth

F – Tori Riddle F – Jesus Valenzuela



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

Topic - Next Steps: Timelines

Guest Speakers

BHS UA Vice President Legal Affaires

MAA - Stage Management Undergrad (Alumni)

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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