Thunderings from DHHS

There's a lot to cheer about at Desert Hills. In fact, DHHS will host a cheer clinic Monday through Thursday, Sept. 27-30, 4-5 p.m. Cheer clinic participants will perform at half-time of the football game on Friday, Oct. 1. Registration is $25 and includes a cheer T-shirt. Register Monday, 3:30 p.m. in the DHHS gym. Contact cheer advisor Patty Richardson for more information.
Congratulations to the 13 DHHS seniors of 2010 who earned AP Scholar Awards in recognition of their exceptional achievement on AP exams: Skyler Almquist, Makenzie Bakker (class of 2011), Nina Bany, Kyle Boice, Megan Buckway, Christian Clayton, Tawni Durrant, Brady Johnson, Erin Kolu, Kristine Merkel, Adam Ott, Casey Spilker and Hilary Wright.
This year's seniors interested in applying for Sterling Scholar need to meet with advisor Mrs. Lowe after school on Wednesday, Sept. 29.
Ms. Kerksiek's art students traveled north to Art Day on Cedar Mountain, a competition in painting, drawing, and 3-D objects. Three cheers to Thita Tunlayadechanont for bringing home second place and Alexis Glauser, third, in the painting category.
Julie Kirk, internationally renowned sidewalk street artist, demonstrated sidewalk painting to DHHS art students on Monday and led students in creating their own street art.
Mrs. Neville's 12th grade English students are completing projects about heroes in literary history, from Beowulf to King Arthur. Projects include photographic essays, songs, poems, paintings, and PowerPoint and Prezi presentations.
Students in Mr. Turley's health classes created hero cards honoring someone who exemplified good character traits. After students presented their personal heroes, their cards became part of a "hero wall" display in the classroom. On Thursday, guest speaker Lisa Osmond talked to students about organ donation.
Our choir performs a concert at the St. George Tabernacle on Sept. 30 at 7 p.m.
The debate squad will attend their first tournament, Oct. 8-9 at Dixie High. The program is in great need of volunteers to help judge. No formal debate experience is necessary. Contact advisor Michael Eaton and help keep the debate program alive at Desert Hills.
Excitement is building and student actors are rehearsing for "Hello Dolly!" coming to the DHHS stage Nov. 18-22. Advanced drama students are preparing to perform at the Utah Shakespearean High School Festival competition in Cedar City, Oct. 8-9.

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Mr. Turley points to students' personal hero cards posted on the "hero wall" in the classroom.

Senior art student Laura Dalton creates sidewalk art after internationally acclaimed sidewalk artist Julie Kirk presented a lesson to Ms. Kirksiek's class.