Thunderings from DHHS

DHHS is thrilled with the region championships won by our boys’ and girls’ swim teams, nabbing top honors from Cedar’s reign. We’re enjoying equally thrilling play from our basketball teams this season, with an exciting win over Pine View last week. The boys play Cedar on Friday. Our wrestling team was top finisher in region, taking fifth place at the PV invitational. Well done, athletes! In other action, students will be dancing the night away – well, until 11:30 p.m. – at Saturday’s Junior Prom at the Bell Tower. Also Saturday, the District Honor Choir, featuring area high schools’ top voices, will perform at DSC’s Cox Auditorium at 7 p.m. Friday is the last day to purchase a 2009-10 yearbook ($45). Feb. 2-4 is UBSCT testing for sophomores. Please make sure your student is rested, prepared and in attendance on testing days. Next Wednesday is Q3 midterm, and progress reports will be given to students to take home next week. If you purchase pizza at Hungry Howies, mention DHHS, and the store will donate 25% of the proceeds to support our school. Show your Thunder spirit and contact the finance office for your Thunder hoodies ($28) and key chains ($9).

Photo by Alyssa Owens

Thunderings

Congratulations to our winter team athletes – boys’ and girls’ basketball, swimming and wrestling – DHHS continues to rack up the wins in region play. Kudos also go to our cheerleaders, who took first place in 3A state competition on Friday. Also on Friday, selected choir students traveled to Salt Lake City to audition for the State Honor Choir. Congratulations to sophomore clarinetist Josh Kaneversky and junior violinist Katrien Jack, who qualified for All-State Band and Orchestra. Coming up Feb. 2-4 is UBSCT testing for sophomores. Prep classes are available at lunchtime (reading, Tuesday; math, Wednesday; writing, Thursday). Encourage your sophomore to take advantage of this lunchtime help. Contact the office for information. Also, please make sure your student is rested, prepared and in attendance on testing days. We encourage parents to keep up to date on their student’s progress and check Power School regularly throughout the quarter. Three parent positions are open for election to the Community Council, with meetings beginning in April. Contact the school office for more information.

Pictured: Mrs. Richardson’s psychology students decorated masks to represent their personality.

Thunderings from DHHS

The third quarter is off and running! On Jan. 2, DHHS Culinary Arts students catered their first wedding, preparing, setting-up and serving 400 meatballs, tuxedo pasta salad, fresh donuts, snowflake sugar cookies, green salad, and artichoke dip for more than 200 wedding guests. On Wednesday, Jan. 13, ninth graders from DHMS visited our campus for sophomore orientation and registration (see accompanying photo). The ninth graders learned about curricular and extra-curricular opportunities at DHHS and took a tour of the school. On Friday, selected choir students will travel to Salt Lake City to audition for the State Honor Choir. Congratulations to sophomore clarinetist Josh Kaneversky and junior violinist Katrien Jack, who qualified for All-State Band and Orchestra. Our winter sports teams continue to show their “Thunder,” taking wins in swimming, wrestling and basketball. Check the DHHS online calendar for game times and support the teams. We encourage parents to keep up to date on their student’s progress and check Power School regularly throughout the quarter. Feb. 2-4 is UBSCT testing for sophomores: Please make sure your student is rested, prepared and in attendance those days. Three parent positions are open for election to the Community Council, with meetings beginning in April. Contact the school office for more information.

Thunderings from DHHS

All of us at Desert Hills welcome back our students and look forward with excitement to an excellent third quarter! Student learning and achievement are of utmost importance to us at DHHS. We encourage parents to keep up to date on their student’s progress by checking Power School and teacher Web sites, linked to our new school Web site. Second quarter grades will be ready at the end of this week. Other activities and programs continue to enrich the learning environment during this quarter. Winter sports continue, with girls’ and boys’ basketball, swimming and wrestling – check our DHHS online calendar for game times and locations. Coming up Jan. 15-16 are State Honor Choir and All State Band and Orchestra, on Jan. 21-23. On Wednesday, Jan. 13, eighth graders from DHMS will visit DHHS for freshman orientation and registration. Coming up Feb. 2-4 is UBSCT testing of tenth graders: Please make sure your student is rested, prepared and in attendance during that time. Three parent positions are open for election to the Community Council, which deals with school improvement and SITLA, with meetings beginning in April. Contact the school office for more information. Let’s have a great third quarter!

Thunderings from DHHS

Come to our Christmas choir concert tonight and feel the spirit of the holiday in music, 7 p.m. in our auditorium. The now-traditional, wildly popular “Wish Box” assembly is tomorrow, during which students’ secret wishes will be revealed and “fulfilled,” and then the first semester comes to a close on Friday. School resumes on Tuesday, Jan. 5. Grades will be ready at the end of the first week of January. Boys’ and girls’ basketball, swimming, and wrestling have games and matches coming up. Check our Web site for game times and locations and support your school. Congratulations to our 2009-10 Sterling Scholar school winners: Brayden Morris, General Scholarship; Erin Kolu, English; Skyler Almquist, Math; Preston Wagner, Science; Megan Buckway, Social Science; Jessalyn Wood, Foreign Language; Tawni Durrant, Music; Brady Johnson, Business and Marketing; Kyle Carter, Computer Technology; Brendon Fisher, Trade and Technical; Alexis Williams, Speech/Drama; Claudia Oliva, Dance; Dayci Patterson, Visual Arts; Morgan Abel, Family and Consumer Science; and Jenessa Kaumans, Agricultural Science. Region winners will be selected in April. Registration for the 2010-11 school year begins in January. Contact the counseling office for more information. The faculty and staff wish you all a bright and merry Christmas and New Year.

(Photo by Alyssa Owens)

Thunderings from DHHS

Holiday spirit is combining with anticipation for the close of the first semester on Dec. 18, followed by Christmas break. The commons area sparkles with Christmas trees decorated by each of the class councils, and our performing arts groups have been busy delivering holiday cheer to the community. Plan on attending our “Night of the Arts” on Dec. 15, 7 p.m. in the DHHS auditorium. Our excellent dance team, La Ragelles, will be featured, and on Dec. 16, the choir will put some jingle in your step with a Christmas concert. Students are looking forward to next week’s “Wish Box” assembly, when students’ secret wishes will be revealed and “fulfilled.” Meanwhile, our winter sports teams are hard at work. Don’t miss the boys’ basketball battle against Salem Hills at DHHS on Friday. Check our web site for game times and locations for girls’ basketball, wrestling, and swimming. With all the excitement in the air, please remind students to keep up their academic efforts until the end of the quarter. Registration for the 2010-11 school year will begin in January. Contact the counseling office for more information.

Thunderings from DHHS

Thank you to the community, who supported our school programs by attending our production of “Bye Bye Birdie,” and a sincere thank you to all those, from students to parents and staff, who helped make the performances a success. Our music students will continue to show their talents during December. Tonight, the jazz band performs at 7:30 in the auditorium and will play at the Dickens Festival at 1:20 p.m. on Friday The DHHS orchestra will concertize at 8 p.m. on Thursday in the auditorium, and the choir will travel to Salt Lake City for a Christmas Tour. A new club, HOSA, is starting at DHHS, for students interested in medical careers. Participation in the club will provide information and activities relate to the field, as well as scholarship opportunities. There are just three weeks left in the second semester, but academic efforts and final projects are underway in earnest, so please encourage students to attend classes and do their best until the last day, Friday, Dec. 18, when their wishes will be granted at a “Wish Box” assembly. Registration for the 2010-11 school year will begin in January. Contact the counseling office for more information.