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Informational Meeting for parents of 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th grade students for school year 2011-2012
AGENDA Welcome Introductions Purpose Summary of Terms Programs/Academies Desert
Vista Offers
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Courses that may earn credit prior to high school and/or require honors placement criteria Foreign Language Math Science
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Summer Academies Arts Academy Honors English/Reading Foreign Language Math National Forensics League Science-Organic Chemistry Science & Engineering
Welcome and Introductions
Dr. Anna Battle-Principal Mrs. Christine Barela-Assistant Principal Mrs. Deb Benedict-English Mr. Matt Bennett-Forensics/Speech &
Debate Mrs. Stacey Foster-Business Mrs. Maggie Fountain-Foreign Language Mr. Mark Kulik-Guidance Department Chair Mr. Larry Strom-Math Mr. Josh Thye-Fine Arts Mr. Jeremy Williams-Science Mr. Dan Zavaleta-Engineering/FACS
Purpose
Purpose
Information regarding high school programs/academies
Information regarding summer academies for summer 2011
Open question and answer time
Summary of Terms
Dual Enrollment Courses: taking high school courses at Desert Vista for high school credit and college credit. Rio Community College South Mountain Community College Arizona State-Polytech
AP (Advanced Placement) Courses Honors Courses Zero/8th Hour Summer School Summer Academies PSAT SAT/ACT College Board (collegeboard.com)
Programs/Academies
Business Program Engineering Academy English Program Fine Arts Academy Foreign Language Program Guidance/Counselor Math Program Science Program
2011-2012
Business
Business Law (DE) Entrepreneurship *(DE) Financial Planning (DE) Internet Web Design (DE) Multi-Media Advanced Multi-Media Desktop Publishing
*Counts as Free Enterprise DE =Dual Enrollment
Computer Applications (DE)
Accounting 1-2 Advanced Accounting
(DE) Financial Mathematics Marketing (DE)
Senior Only Programs Advanced Marketing
Internship *(DE) Business
Internship*(DE)
Semester Classes Year Long Classes
Business Course Offerings
ENGINEERING ACADEMY
Engineering 1-2
Engineering 3-4
Mechanical Engineering-ASU Engineering 101/102
ENGLISH PROGRAM
Regular
Honors
AP (Advanced Placement)
Dual Credit
FINE ARTS ACADEMY Band/Percussion Orchestra Choir Guitar Photo Ceramics Drama/Acting and Directing/Production
and Performance/Film Study Art and Design/Drawing and Painting Computer Animation/Graphic Art/3D
Animation
Foreign Language Program
What we offer:
French, German, Latin, Chinese and Spanish
Partnered with Rio Salado Community College where students can earn college credits for the classes they are taking at Desert Vista
All languages offer up to 202 credit which fulfills any language requirement for a university degree
Guidance/Counseling Structure
Website
Resources
Math ProgramSee Handout
Science Program
See Handout
Courses that may earn credit prior to high school and/or require
honors placement criteria
Foreign Language-Mrs. Maggie Fountain
Math-Mr. Larry Strom Science-Mr. Jeremy Williams
Summer Academies Arts Academy-enrichment Honors English/Reading Academy-
**elective credit and placement** Foreign Language Academy
Spanish- *optional for placement* Latin- for enrichment
Math Academy-**for credit and/or recommended placement**
National Forensic League-enrichment Science-Organic Chemistry-enrichment Science & Engineering Academy-
enrichment
Enrichment Open to ages 6-13 Dance, Ceramics, Painting and more… May 31-July 8 Monday-Friday 8:00am-3:30pm No class on July 4 Classes are 3 weeks One-hour, two-hour and full-day
sessions $60, $120 and $349
Arts Academy
Honors English/Reading Academy
Elective credit and placement Incoming 9th-12th grade
students May 31st – July 8th
No school July 4th
Monday – Friday
7:30am-12:15 pm $350
Spanish Summer Academy Open to current 8th grade students who
did not pass into either Spanish 3-4 or Honors Spanish 3-4 and would like to review the material and retry to receive a new placement.
May 31st – June 17th Monday - Friday 12pm – 2pm $110 Taught by Desert Vista faculty Contact Maggie Fountain at
Course InformationBeginning Spanish This course is for 5th, 6th 7th and 8th graders who wish to
begin learning the Spanish language. No previous knowledge is required. We will learn about having basic conversations with Spanish speakers. Topics include greetings, colors, numbers, hobbies, family.
Intermediate Spanish This course is for designed for 7th and 8th students with
some limited knowledge of Spanish. More advanced conversation and grammatical skills will be taught. This course will prepare them for high school Spanish.
Advanced Spanish This course is only for 8th grade students with considerable
Spanish knowledge who desire to take a placement test at the end of the session in hopes of being placed into Spanish 3-4 (regular or honors) at the high school level. Focus will be on grammar and vocabulary building to prepare them to enter the second year of Spanish at Desert Vista.
Spanish Academy Options
Latin Summer Academy
For students who just completed 5th-8th grade
Purpose: To expose students to the mythology of the ancient Greeks and Romans. To encourage students to make connections between Latin and their own language. To encourage students to apply knowledge of the classical world to their own world.
May 31st – June 17th Monday-Friday 12pm to 2pm $110 Contact Sarah Palumbo at
Math Credit and/or placement
recommendation Open to current 4th-8th grade students 6th and 7th grade math courses Pre-Algebra, Algebra & Honors Geometry May 31-July 8 Monday-Friday No class on July 4 7:30am-11:30am $270
Two-time recipient of the National School of Excellence award in speech
Six-time consecutive state champions Dozens of plays and musicals produced 2009 AIA academic award for the
organization with the highest overall team GPA
Our students have gone on to Hollywood, New York, and schools such as University of Chicago, Georgetown University, Harvard University, and many
National Forensics League
In only three weeks, students will debate and perform with proficiency
The skills we teach are in line with needed high school skills: Critical thinking Reading for a purpose Literary interpretation Research Analysis Poise and confidence
Our instructors will include nationally-recognized coaches and students
Forensics Summer Academy
A fun, entertaining, high-energy, hands-on experience
Open to current 5th-11th grade students Cost to be determined Students WILL leave with skills that will
immediately apply to studying and interpreting literature, and completing research and understanding current events
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Science-Organic Chemistry
Enrichment Current Juniors and Seniors June 20th – July 7th
No class July 4th
Monday – Thursday 9:00am – 12:00pm $125.00
Desert Vista Summer Science and Engineering
Academy Enrichment Open to current 7th and 8th grade students May 31st - June 17th 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm Monday - Friday Room A-102 - Engineering Lab Registration Fee = $110 Contact: Dan Zavaleta ([email protected]) Jeremy Williams
Website/Email Information
Desert Vista Website http://www.tuhsd.k12.az.us/dvh
Mrs. Christine Barela [email protected] Mrs. Deb Benedict [email protected] Mr. Matt Bennett [email protected] Mrs. Stacey Foster [email protected] Mrs. Maggie Fountain
[email protected] Mr. Mark Kulik [email protected] Mr. Larry Strom [email protected] Mr. Josh Thye [email protected] Mr. Jeremy Williams [email protected] Mr. Dan Zavaleta [email protected]
