THUNDERBOLT
NEWS
May 2021
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5/25 - 5/27
Finals - Half Days Dismissal 11:30 am
5/28 No School Teacher Grading Day
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Dear Mica Mountain Families,
We are in the final weeks of the school year and grades become final at the end of the semester. To keep up to date with your child’s progress, go onto PowerSchool at (https://ps.vail.k12.az.us/public/home.html). Connect with teachers if you have questions on upcoming assignments and tests.
To help improve grades and recover credits, we will be offering free 4th quarter modules and summer school. Sign-up information is below. Modules are for improving grades in current classes and summer school is for credit recovery on failed classes. If needed, please utilize these resources.
The final exam schedule is below. Remote students will take finals remotely and students in-person will take them on campus. Our schedule is modified, please review the details below.
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½ Day Final Exam Bell Schedule (May 25, 26, & 27)
Zero Hour (7:40 – 8:40)
Final #1 (9:00 – 10:15)
Final #2 (10:20 – 11:30)
Dismissal at 11:30 a.m.
In a few weeks, we will be sending information out regarding the 21/22 school year. Please mark your calendars.
Save the Date: 21/22 School Year Student Check-In (more information coming soon)
July 12th (Seniors/Juniors)
July 13th (Sophomores)
July 14th (Freshmen)
It has been a difficult year for everyone but, we are moving in the right direction. Better times at Mica Mountain are coming. Have a great summer and please reach out to us for anything you may need.
Sincerely,
Nemer Hassey
Principal
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Congratulations to our Orchestra Students and Instructor Jim Matsushino |
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We are proud to announce that on the 29th of April 2021, Mica Mountain High School welcomed Carnegiea Gigantea (Saguaro) to our family! It is a healthy cactus at 6 feet long and approximately 540 pounds. We are so grateful to the Desert Grounds Landmanagement LLC for donating, delivering, planting Saguaro and to MMHS student Anthony Ruiz for assisting in the planting and placement process.
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SOMEDAY IT WILL BE A FOREST !!
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Long before we broke ground to build Mica Mountain High School, Nemer Hassey was considering how to create a beautiful campus experience. He had a vision and made a plan to have as many trees on campus as possible. In October of 2018, 150 trees were purchased with a combination of Mica Mountain funds and Transition From School to Work (TSW) Funds. Students in the TSW program throughout all the Vail High Schools worked to keep those trees happy, healthy, and growing for two and a half years until they were planted this year at Mica Mountain.
On Saturday, May 1st, 2021 with a tremendous combined effort from our friends at Desert Skies Methodist Church, the Vail Rotary Club, MMHS Vocational Training/TSW teacher Julie Wilson students and staff, and MMHS science teachers Kim Farr, Josh Farr, and Sandra Crusa and their students resulted in 31 of those trees being planted on the MMHS campus. The whole team worked hard and it was all done in about 2 hours. Our students took great pride and ownership of the trees, even giving the trees' names. They will be able to watch them grow as they progress through high school and far into the future!
Thanks, Mr. Hassey for having the vision to give our students such a unique opportunity to have an integral part in Mica Mountain High Schools’ beginning.
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· The attendance policy at Mica Mountain states that a student who has 9 or more absences may not earn credit for a specific class. Attendance appeals are in progress. Mr. Tritz will be reaching out to those students who need to appeal their absences in order to gain credit. This has been a difficult year to monitor attendance and accurately reflect the correct attendance in PowerSchool. These circumstances will be taken into consideration this year during the appeal process.
· The counseling department has hired two new counselors for the 2021-2022 school year. We are excited to have Sheri Mitzel join us from Cienega High School. She will counsel students whose last name begins with A – F. Also joining the department is Nicole Liljegren who is joining us from Catalina Foothills High School. She will counsel students whose last name begins with
G – M. John Tritz will counsel students whose last name begins with N – Z, and Dainah Graham will continue with the Thunderbolt Advanced Scholar Academy.
We are extremely excited for the 21-22 school year to begin.
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Don't forget to purchase your yearbook. Only 13 copies left!!
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It’s hard to believe May is here. As I reflected back on this year with students in our Leadership classes, they were grateful to have had the opportunity to physically be on campus, make new friends, and connect with staff. This year they have learned how to be gritty, know how to come together and serve each other. I am confident that our students will take what they have learned this year and become future leaders in our community. I hope you are able to Reconnect, Recharge and Restart this summer. See you in July! |
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College Bound Bolts
Using Summer Break to your Advantage
In a few short weeks, we’ll all be enjoying a well-deserved break. But in between traveling and relaxing, why not use some of the time to your advantage? Summer is a great time to learn new skills, hone existing skills, build upon existing connections and establish new ones.
Spend some time volunteering. There are many organizations that could use extra help. You may want to volunteer at a local youth program, coach, help at the botanical gardens, zoo or at the local food bank. As a volunteer you will be making connections with others, developing valuable work skills and it is important to serve your community. Most colleges seek students who have engaged in some type of community service and summer is the perfect time to contribute to your community.
Every Vail high school senior has to complete job shadowing during their senior year. Upon completing the experience students often learn that they either really want to pursue that career or that they really do not. Why not engage in a bit of early job shadowing. If you conduct some informal early job shadowing and informational interviewing, by senior year you’ll likely have greater insight into the type of career that really interests you.
Take some time to read. When you’re reading, even if it’s only for fun, you expand your vocabulary and keep your literacy skills sharp. You may want to consider reading to explore topics of interest or to learn a little about a subject you are planning to study in the fall.
If you know you will be involved in a particular extracurricular activity in the fall, communicate with other club members. While you have ample time, you can possibly brainstorm some school year club activities and perhaps even plan a summer fundraiser. Be sure to first run any summertime club ideas or plans by your club sponsor before summer break begins!
If you are an upperclassman, you may want to spend a little time each week preparing for the SAT or ACT and preparing your personal statement for your college applications. If you engage in these preparatory activities while there is no pressure, it will be much easier for you when testing and application deadlines approach. Also, take a little time to reflect and plan; acknowledge what you didn’t do so well this year, and make some concrete plans for improvement for the upcoming year.
Most importantly, enjoy your downtime, while casually engaging in activities that can help you in the future!
Dainah L. Graham, M.S., M.Ed.
TASA Counselor
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Opportunities to Support MMHS PTO:
Here are THREE EASY WAYS to support our PTO! The funds we receive directly benefit Mica Mountain, allowing us to help and give back to our amazing students and staff!
Coke Rewards:
Search MICA MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL at
Scan or enter product codes from all of your favorite Coca-Cola products to earn cash rewards donated directly to MMHS PTO.
Fry’s Community Rewards:
Shop at Fry’s and swipe your V.I.P Card and Fry’s sends us a check! Be sure to enroll your
Fry’s card for Community Rewards to benefit MM PTO. Re-enrollment is required each school year starting Aug. 1st!
Amazon Smile:
All you have to do is shop at our unique link listed above or search MICA MOUNTAIN PTO when you shop at smile.amazon.com.
THANK YOU
MMHS PTO would like to thank each and every one of you for your support. We could not do this without you and we look forward to working with you in the 2021-2022 school year! HUGE THANK YOU to Mr. Hassey and the entire Mica Mountain Staff for their tireless work, dedication, and support! We appreciate you all!
Find us on Facebook: Mica Mountain PTO
For information on how to join, meetings, and news.
check out our current Thunderbolt Jewelry Fundraiser!
For questions, comments, or concerns, please email us at mmhspto@vailschooldisctrict.org.
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*** Thank you! Thank you! Thank YOU!!! ***
Thank you to our INCREDIBLE Mica Mountain parents, FABULOUS PTO Board and Members, and our AMAZING Community Partners! WOW, what a year it's been, but remember Thunderbolts, we are STRONGER together! Thank you for your TEAMWORK this school year!
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Thank you for the many, many donations of your time, talents, money, food and drinks, gift cards, Christmas Trees and decorations, gift baskets for our golf tournament, WOW!!! We are incredibly blessed and humbled by your kindness and generosity! Thank you for blessing us and sharing your students with us! It takes a village and we have an AMAZING one here at Mica Mountain and in the Vail School District! |
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Thank you for your wonderful donations towards our gift baskets for our first golf tournament! Thank you volunteers for helping put together our silent auction gift baskets and goody bags! Thank you for volunteering all day in the heat to help us have the MOST successful tournament ever!!! Woohoo!!! Thank you to our golf Sponsors and our golfers, YOU GUYS ROCK!!! Thank you for your support! |
Thank you to the many, many people that donated breakfast foods, coffee, juice, and Kleenexes for our staff, bless you! We are forever grateful and thankful for your kindness and compassionate support, it was truly appreciated by all of us at Mica Mountain! |
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Thank you PTO volunteers for your assistance with our May The 4th Be With You and Cinco De Mayo Staff Appreciation Nacho Bar Luncheon this week! We had a blast and the staff loved the nacho bar and the decorations! We were all stuffed! |
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Front Office - 879-3800
Attendance - 879-3803
Spirit Store - 879-3824
Registrar - 879-3812
Health Center - 879-3810
Tech. Office - 879-3807
Office Manager
Sandra Mooney 879-3805
Director of Communications
Juanita Mari 879-3808
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Principal
Nemer Hassey
Secretary
Chris Rich 879-3806
Assistant Principal
Jay Campos
Athletic Director
Whitney Holland 879-3813
Secretary
Terri Smith 879-3814
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WE ARE MICA MOUNTAIN!!
MOUNTAIN STRONG!!
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Mica Mountain High School | 520-879-3800 |10800 E. Valencia Road Tucson, Arizona 85747 |
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