Thunderings

Thunderous applause goes to our DHHS swim team, who brought in our first region championship. We appreciate the great efforts of all our athletes. SEOP parent-teacher-student conferences will take place next week, on Tuesday, 12:30 – 3 p.m. and 4 to 7:30 p.m.; and Wednesday, 12:30 – 4 p.m. Tenth graders and students needing retesting will take the BSCT test Feb. 3-5. Classes will end at 11 a.m. on those days for all students. We have established an incentive program to improve attendance, with weekly recognition of students with perfect attendance. Thank you to Bajio restaurant for donating the incentive coupons. The PTSA will mail a newsletter to parents in February. They need volunteers to serve in a variety of ways. Contact Sydne Davies at libertysings@hotmail.com for information. Parents, please use the Power School link on our school Web site, dhthunder.org, to stay current with your student's progress in their classes.

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The new quarter at DHHS is off to a “Thunderous” start, with promising performances by our swim team, girls’ and boys’ basketball and wrestling. The WCSD Honors String Orchestra will perform with guest conductor, DSC’s Dr. Paul Abegg, Saturday at 7:30 p.m. The orchestra features the best string players in the school district. We congratulate our DHHS cheerleaders, who qualified for a United Spirit Association National Cheer competition last Saturday in Las Vegas. The team, coached by Cassidy Legg, also received second place in their advanced varsity cheer division. Please donate blood during our ARUP Blood Drive on Tuesday, Jan. 20, and community members are invited to attend our Community Council meeting, Wednesday, Jan. 21, at 3 p.m. at DHHS. Tenth graders will take the BSCT test, Feb. 3-5. Parent-teacher conferences will take place on those dates also. To bolster our students’ academic success, we are enforcing our tardy policy, so please encourage your students to be on time to their classes. If you have questions about the policy, please give us a call. We ask parents to use the Power School link on our school Web site, dhthunder.org, to stay current with their student's progress in their classes.

Thunderings

The second semester begins this week at Desert Hills High, and we’re looking forward to the second half of our inaugural year. Grades for last quarter will be sent home on Thursday. We encourage parents to use the Power School link on our school Web site, dhthunder.org, to stay current with their student's progress in all classes throughout the semester. Parents needing help with their password can call the counseling office for assistance (674-0885). We “Thunder” into action with a talent show on Wednesday, and boys’ and girls’ basketball, wrestling and swimming continue their seasons. Tenth graders will be preparing for the BSCT test on Feb. 3-5. Parent-teacher conferences will take place on those dates, as well. To bolster our students’ academic success, we will be enforcing our tardy policy, so please encourage your students to be on time to their classes. If you have questions about the policy, please give us a call. Congratulations to our DHHS 2009 Sterling Scholar winners, who will continue on to regional Sterling Scholar competition in April: General Scholarship, Samuel Poulton; Runners-up, Nick Andersen and Nicole Vance; English, Thomas Betar; Runner-up, Bronson Beatty; Social Science, Dawson Flake; Runner-up, Noah Davis; Foreign Language, Joshua Jeppson; Trade and Technical, Dylan Topalian; Family and Consumer Science, Jessica Smith; Runner-up, Sierra Bodnar; Speech/Drama, Ian Burgess; Music, Fita Brown; Mathematics, Teisha Bennion; Runners-up, Jaden Johnson and Jordan Reese; Science, Amy Tomsen; Runner-up, Candace Tolman; Agricultural Science, Kaytlyn Davies; Runner-up, Thomas Skousen; Business and Marketing, Kelsey Clayton; Runner-up, Annalisa Bondad.