Preparing each student for higher education by ensuring that all students reach their full potential in every class.

A proud member of the Glendale Union High School District

Moon Valley 3625 W Cactus Road, Phoenix, AZ 85029 | 623-915-8000 | moonvalley.guhsdaz.org | Winter 2016

From the Desk of Principal Salyer

Parents, Students, Staff and Community Members, As we get ready to close out our semester, we’d like to share an overview of some of the successes

achieved by Moon Valley students so far this school year.

We finished out last school year, with 90% of ALL students passing ALL their classes. In addition, 81% of our students excelled on their district exams. This was the best passing rate and student achievement rate in the district! We are very proud of our students. All this success is due to the hard work of our teachers and staff and the support of our parents. We are looking forward to having the same successes for this school year. We have several things in place to make this happen and are already seeing the benefits of these programs. We have small learning communities, professional communities, 8

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and link crew, just to name a few. It takes a village and that’s exactly what Moon Valley is!

Over $10 million in scholarships was earned by Moon Valley students in the last two years. With a focus on more students attending higher education, we hosted our Career Fair in September and our College Browse in November. These events gave all of our students the opportunity to start thinking about their career paths and the higher education needed to get them there. We are looking forward to having our students choose their schedules for next school year during January with their counselors. These conversations are vital to the future of your student.

I would also like to share the successes of a couple of individual students. Moon Valley High School has been honored to have students named as Questbridge finalists. QuestBridge National College Match is a national program that pairs talented high school seniors with full scholarships to the nation’s top colleges. QuestBridge Finalists exhibit high academic achievement and their extracurricular activities. This year 14,491 student applied nationally and 5,338 students were selected as QuestBridge Finalists. If students selected for the College Match are “matched” to a partner college they are admitted with a guaranteed full, four-year scholarship, including tuition, room and board, and other expenses.

We are proud to say that here at Moon Valley, Linda Keo and Kevin Omanwa have been selected as QuestBridge finalists. Please congratulate these two on such an amazing accomplishment! (As we were going to press, we found out that Kevin matched with Northwestern University for a full ride! Fingers crossed Linda, we know you are going to get amazing offers too!)

Our successes aren’t just in the classroom. We have had great student participation rate this last season with over 270 students participating in our fall sports. We also would like to congratulate our Marching Band, Badminton, and Boys’ Cross Country, for participating in state competitions. Thank you for all your hard work!

We are proud of all of our students who work hard both in and out of the classroom and are looking forward to our upcoming winter season where we have almost 300 students participating.

Go Rockets!

MV Robotics Team wins State

The Moon Valley SkillsUSA Mobile Robotics team won the gold medal at the state championships in April. MV had 3 teams compete during the two day challenge. The winning team members were Jose Valenzuela Gil and James Benado Smasch. Jose and James advanced to the National SkillsUSA competition where they came in 8th out of 32 total team. Both students were seniors and are now attending college. In addition to having an excellent performance at the competition, Jose and James were strong mentors to other students on the team. They are missed, but they have left a lasting legacy.

(l-r) Dr. Zimmer and Robotics team members, Gabriel Martinez, Anthony Martinez and Jonathan Rosas Sanchez await presentation of the new banner.

Rocket News Winter 2016

Jan—Sophomores & Juniors create schedules for 2017-18 school year

Jan 19—Future Freshmen Night

Jan 31—West-MEC Applications due to counseling office

Feb 6-10—School Counselor Week

Feb 27-28—Career Exploration with Freshman Class

March 13-14—Post Secondary Planning with Juniors

March 14—Junior Parent Night @ 6:00 p.m.

Upcoming Events

April 19—ACT for all Juniors

April 26—Senior Grad Meeting

May—AP testing starts 1st week

May 12—Student of Month Breakfast

May 15—Honors & Awards Night

May 23—Graduation at 4:30

Did you know that nearly $8 out of every $10 in student financial assistance requires the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)? The FAFSA is the first critical step in applying for financial aid yet, so many students and families are unaware of the financial assistance options available to them, how to apply and the steps required for financial success.

If you need assistance you can utilize the following FREE resources:

Download line-by-line instruction

guide online at

www.collegegoal.az/college-goal-fafsa

Contact the financial aid office at the

institution you plan to attend

Contact the Federal Student Aid

Information Center 1-800-433-3243

Arizona’s College Access Resource

Center — Phoenix - College Depot

Phone: (602) 261-8847 www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/collegedepot

Check out these

scholarship Resources

BigFuture.CollegeBoard.org

StudentScholarships.org

Chegg.com/scholarships

CollegeIsPossible.org

NextStepU.com

FastWeb.com

Statfuse.com

Congratulations Mi Vu and Trevor Thompson

For being the School Winner, which is the first step in the process to potentially become the National Winner of the Wendy’s High School Heisman Memorial Trophy Award and receive a $10,000 Scholarship.

The Wendy's High School Heisman Memorial Trophy Award, named after former college football player and coach John Heisman, is a prestigious award in American high-school athletics. It is sponsored by Wendy's Restaurants.

UNI101, Moon Valley's College Club, is an organization on campus that welcomes any student who is seeking multiple resources on the process of furthering their education after high

school. They also set up college tours at Arizona universities for students to gain exposure to the "college life" as well as communicate with post second-ary representatives from all types of institutions, inviting them on to campus to speak their "words of wisdom" to the students as well as actually assist them with the college process. Plus, UNI101 continues to offer scholarship writing workshops, where several college representatives attend to provide their perspective, advice, and revision guidance.

Don’t miss these upcoming events:

December 14 Scholarship Writing Workshop

College Representatives available to review scholarship essays

January 11 FAFSA

Financial Aid Follow Up

February 1 Find your Fit for College

Scholarship assistance and other college exploration tools

All UNI101 meetings are held in the Building 5 Conf. Rm at 8:20 a.m.

Looking for the easiest way to get scholarships?

Raise.me is a website that allows you to earn scholarships from over 180 colleges, starting in 9th grade, for things you’re already doing! Students earn micro-scholarships for college for getting an “A” or “B”, participating in a club or sport, completing community service hours, and more. Use the following link to sign-up for Raise.me: https://www.raise.me/join/5130837665

Believe you can and you are half way there —- Theodore Roosevelt

COME OUT AND SUPPORT OUR

WINTER SPORTS

Basketball Soccer

Wrestling

For the Winter Sports Schedule:

http://moonvalley.guhsdaz.org/

athletics/winter_sports

The BLAST Center is located in Building 5 in the center of campus and is open for students before and after school.

Students can also receive breakfast or a snack after working for fifteen minutes.

Moon Valley Athletes Shine

Looking for Tax Credits? Arizona law provides a tax credit for contributions to public schools which support extracurricular activities and character education programs.

Your contribution will immediately go to support the high school program of YOUR choice. A tax credit is different from a deduction, because you may subtract the whole contribution from the amount of taxes you may owe the state of Arizona. An individual may contribute as much as $200, and a couple filing jointly may contribute as much as $400 to a public school and receive the money back in the form of a tax credit. To be eligible for a state tax credit in 2016, your contribution must be received or postmarked by April 15, 2017. Tax Credit Donation forms are available at the Bookstore or online at: moonvalley.guhsdaz.org/academics/bookstore

Week 1— Jeanette Ramirez / Badminton Lio Teutupe / Football Week 2— Elisva Anau / Volleyball Cesar Diaz Jr / Cross Country Week 3— Ashley Delgado / Cross Country Mario Hanna / Cross Country Week 4— Apho Teutpe / JV Volleyball Omar Saucedo / Cross Country Week 5— Kayla Noor / Volleyball ~~~ Week 6— Ricianna Campbell / Volleyball ~~~ Week 7— Grisel Lopez Reyes / Badminton Sage Long / Football Week 8— Kailyn Briglia / Badminton Lio Teutupe / Football Week 9— Sibrianni Bertone, Bry Norwood, Nathan Pollard / Football Sage Fletcher, Madison Garcia (Girls 4x100 swimming) Week 10— ~~~ Malik Clark / Football

All-Conference 4A Region II West Valley Football Selections Malik Clark 1st Team Defensive Line Randy Grivel 1st Team Defensive Back and Scholar Athlete Cam’Ron Davis 2nd Team Wide Receiver Lanny Glenn 2nd Team Linebacker Sage Long 2nd Team Defensive End Dino Pervix 2nd Team Kicker Zachariah Southwick 2nd Team Offensive Line Lio Teutupe 2nd Team Running Back Tino Vito 2nd Team Defensive Line Bobby Carlon Honorable Mention Defensive Back Tim Knight Honorable Mention Wide Receiver Nathan Pollard Honorable Mention Quarterback

Athlete Students of the week

Rocket News is published for the parents and members of the Moon Valley High School community and is also available online at: http://moonvalley.guhsdaz.org. Comments and inquiries should be directed to Editor at: Roxanne.Chaisson@guhsdaz.org

GLENDALE UNION

GOVERNING BOARD

Upcoming Events

Rotary Linda Keo Amy Miller ~~~

Rocket Boosters Erin Brown-Vincent Ashley Fivecoat Julia Fischer

Nicholas Williams Alberto Alvarez Dino Perviz

6 Pillars of Character Michelle Torres-Lomas Zegri Lopez Elizabeth Van Laningham

Albert Haddad Gabriel Carrillo Tyler Tindell

Athletics 623-915-8013 Attendance 623-915-8001 Bookstore 623-915-8019 Blast Center 623-915-8161 Cafeteria 623-915-8043 Counseling 623-915-8002 Media Center 623-915-8054 Nurse 623-915-8005 Social Worker 623-915-8175

Important Numbers

Students of the month

October November December

Public Notification of Nondiscrimination Annual Public Notification of Nondiscrimination Glendale Union High School District does not

discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability in admission to its programs, services or activities, in access to them, in treatment of individuals, or in any aspect of their operations. GUHSD provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. GUHSD Career & Technical Education Department does not discriminate in

enrollment or access to any of the programs available, such as business, applied technology, FACS, nursing, and fire science. The lack of English language skills shall not be a barrier to admission or participation in the district’s activities and programs. GUHSD does not discriminate in its hiring or employment practices. This notice is provided as required by Title VI of the Civil

Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Questions, complaints or requests for additional information regarding these laws may be forwarded to the designated compliance coordinator(s), call 623-435-6006 or 623-435-

6067, 7650 N. 43 Ave., Glendale, AZ 85301 Notificación Pública Anual de No Discriminación: El Glendale Union High School District (GUHSD) no discrimina en base a raza, color,

nacionalidad, género, edad, o discapacidad de admisión a sus programas, servicios, o actividades, en acceso a ellas, en el tratamiento a individuos, o en ningún aspecto de sus operaciones. GUHSD provee el acceso igual a los Boy Scouts y otros grupos designados para los jóvenes. El departamento de Educación Técnica y de Carreras de GUHSD no discrimina en

su matriculación ni en el acceso a cualquier de sus programas disponibles, como negocios, la tecnología aplicada, FACS, enfermería, y formación para bomberos. La falta de habilidades con el inglés no será una barrera a la admisión ni la participación en las actividades del distrito y sus programas. GUHSD tampoco discrimina en sus contratos o prácticas de empleados. Esta

noticia es provista y requerida por el Título VI del Acto de Derechos Civiles de 1964, Sección 504 del Acto de Rehabilitación de 1973, Título IX de la Enmienda Educativa de 1972, en el Acto de Era de Discriminación de 1975, y el Acto de los Estadounidenses con Habilidades Diferenciadas de 1990. Ud. puede comunicarse con el coordinador de cumplimiento sobre

preguntas, quejas, o para más información con respecto a estas leyes. Director de Operaciones y Atletismo, 623-435-6006 Directora de la Educación Especial 623-435-6067, 7650 N. 43rd Ave. Glendale, AZ 85301.

Mark Your Calendar:

Winter Break Dec 23-Jan 9 Future Freshman Jan 19 Night MLK Jr B-Day Jan 16 President’s Day Feb 20 Spring Break Mar 20-24 MV Reads Mar 30

MV Rocket Boosters meet each month at 5:00 pm in Build 5 Conf. Room.

Upcoming Meeting Schedule

January 10 February 7

March 7

NBA Champion

Richard Jefferson in the House

MV Marching Band’s 2016 Accomplishments

Williams Field Invitational Rating - Good Outstanding Music Performance Outstanding General Effect Outstanding Visual Performance Outstanding Auxiliary

Barry Gold Water Invitational Rating - Excellent Outstanding Music Performance Outstanding Visual Performance

Ironwood Ridge Invitational Rating - Excellent

State Marching Competition Rating - Excellent

Moon Valley Alumni Richard Jefferson and Cleveland Cavalier NBA Champion, surprised everyone at the Fall Sports Assembly. He brought along the National NBA Championship Trophy for all to see. Richard talked about the importance of trying hard in school and never giving up on your dreams.