UPCOMING EVENTS
WIN A HOUSE! HOUSE RAFFLE
COMMUNITY OUTREACH DAY AT PIZZA CENTRO
CONVERSATIONS WITH THE ‘HEADMASTER’
MUSIC & ARTS NIGHT
PROGRESSIVE DINNER PARTY HOSTED BY DESERT FAMILIES
END OF YEAR POOL PARTY
IB DIPLOMA PROGRAMME EXAM SCHEDULE
END OF YEAR EVENT CALENDAR
ANNOUNCEMENTS
KAUNE NEW CAMPUS ACQUISITION
PARENTS OF SENIORS
HOST FAMILIES NEEDED FOR 2011-2012 FOREIGN EXCHANGE STUDENTS
SHAKLEE PRODUCTS- EARTHDAY SPECIAL
NEW YORK CITY TRIP RE-CAP
DESERT LEOS CLUB
ATHLETIC NEWS & SCHEDULES
CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS
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UPCOMING EVENTS
WIN A HOUSE! HOUSE RAFFLE
Desert Academy is raffling a lovely 3 bedroom, 2 bath home approximately 4 minutes north of Old Town in Albuquerque which is valued at $268,000.00. We will sell 4500 tickets which are $100 each. There are also other prizes ranging from $2000 cash to a $150 gift card to Lowe’s. And no, we don’t think you are moving to Albuquerque but you could sell the home, rent out the home or take $100,000.00 instead of the home! www.winanewmexicohome.com toll free 855-5raffle (855-572-3353) Your participation? Well, of course we want you to buy tickets AND send the information to all of your email contacts and friends. Also, consider helping us with some promotion either in Albuquerque or in Santa Fe. For instance, we are looking for people to sell tickets at the Farmers Market on a few Saturdays during the summer. This will be the biggest fund raising campaign Desert has been involved in and all proceeds will go to our financial aid program. Call Kay at 992-8284 ext 23 with questions or for any details.
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COMMUNITY OUTREACH DAY AT PIZZA CENTRO
Wednesday, April 27 ALL DAY
Pizza Centro Downtown is hosting Desert Academy for a community outreach day! We are so pleased to be partnering with this fine bunch of people who produce such yummy food. Wednesday, April 27 all day Desert Academy will be the beneficiary of all sales, receiving 10% of the day’s take. So, plan on taking your family in the evening but also invite all of your friends who work downtown to eat out at lunch to go to Pizza Centro and support Desert Academy!
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CONVERSATIONS WITH THE ‘HEADMASTER’
“Coping With & Understanding Stress & Teenagers”
Wednesday, May 4
6:00-7:15pm – Big Room
One of the biggest challenges that parents and teens face in today’s fast-paced,
high intensity contemporary society, is stress. In this informative seminar, we will
explore various aspects of stress & teenagers.
- How stress can undermine your child’s potential
- How stress can unwittingly contribute to your child’s motivation
- How to help your child cope with stressful situations
- How stress can often be beneficial
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MUSIC & ARTS NIGHT
Wednesday, May 11, 6:30-8:00pm
Presenting Desert Academy Idol! Students from second semester’s Glee music class will be performing live and on stage at 7:00pm! Come to the Big Room and hear classic and contemporary pop songs sung with either recorded accompaniment or piano. You’ll hear songs like Sara Bareilles’ “Love Song,” Bill Withers’ “Ain’t No Sunshine,” Cat Stevens’ “Wild World” and Queen’s “Somebody to Love.” This is the dawning of “The Age of Aquarius!”
But before you enjoy the Idol singers, be sure to come for the Art Show in our hallways. Student work from second semester will be displayed and you are encouraged to take the gallery tour beginning at 6:30 p.m. The Drama Club will be providing concessions. Cost is $5.00 at the door.
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PROGRESSIVE DINNER PARTY HOSTED BY DESERT FAMILIES
Saturday, May 21
Please join us for a progressive dinner hosted by Bonnie & Rob Lochner, Gabriella Masoni & Fulvio Ottaviano, and Barbara & Scott Gerber. Enjoy an evening with other Desert Academy parents hosted in three homes – appetizers at the Lochner’s house, main course at the Masoni & Ottaviano’s house and dessert at the Gerber’s house. Tickets are $50 each with all funds enhancing our financial aid and scholarship programs. Call Kay at 992-8284 ext 23 to make your reservations.
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END OF YEAR POOL PARTY
Friday, May 27 Las Campanas
We are delighted that a group of parents are sponsoring a pool party for the end of the year. We would love to have a few more sponsors; sponsorships are only $75. All students and their friends are invited! It’s $25 per student or friend which includes all the amenities in the pool area at Las Campanas, hamburgers, soft drinks,etc. Lifeguards will be provided. Proceeds go to Desert Academy’s financial aid and merit scholarship program. The parents sponsoring the Pool Party will meet at 12:15 Tuesday, April 26 upstairs at school. Come join us in planning a fun event! Call Kay at 992-8284 ext 23 to join the committee.
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IB DIPLOMA PROGRAMME EXAM SCHEDULE
Please see the attached IB exam schedule for those juniors and seniors sitting for their IB exams this May. We wish all of our diploma programme students good luck on these culminating assessments.
Desert Academy IB Exam Schedule
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END OF YEAR EVENT CALENDAR
Please see the attached END OF YEAR EVENT CALENDAR for a full listing of our end of year events.
DA Academy End Of Year Events 2011
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
KAUNE NEW CAMPUS ACQUISITION
We are pleased to announce that the New Mexico Board of Finance approved the SFPS District’s sale of Kaune school to Desert Academy on Tuesday, subject to a few minor legal clarifications. This action marks the final legal step in our acquisition of a new home for our school. We will initiate our due diligence period and anticipate closing will occur in time for us to begin classes at Kaune in the Fall.
In the next few days, we will announce the date for a meeting in which we will present our plans for the new campus to the Desert community. We hope you will be able to attend.
There will be a considerable amount of effort required to facilitate the move, and we will be calling on our families to lend a hand during the summer months. For now, we want to thank the many Trustees, parents, staff and advisers who have made this exciting opportunity a reality!!
More details to follow.
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PARENTS OF SENIORS
Look for the letter detailing all senior end of the year events mailed out today. Seniors will receive their traditional photo graduation invitations soon!
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HOST FAMILIES NEEDED FOR 2011-2012 FOREIGN EXCHANGE STUDENTS
Share your world with a high school foreign exchange student and make an overseas friend for life.
By opening up your heart and your home, you will be giving an exceptional young person the opportunity of a lifetime – to live with your family and experience firsthand the language, customs and culture of our country. There is no greater opportunity for bright, inquisitive teenagers eager to expand their knowledge and their worlds. In return, your ASSE/World Heritage exchange student will bring a fresh new outlook on life and a bit of his or her native country into your home. It is truly the meeting of two cultures – not as a tourist, but as a “family” – learning from each other and living together.
Desert Academy seeks host families for two 15 year old 10th graders:
Ya, from central China, plays the violin and piano and she loves swimming, badminton and reading;
Valentin, from southern Germany, plays the guitar and he loves volleyball, skiing, movies, acting and soccer.
They are eager to join our community and so are we! Please contact me ASAP!
Gabriella Masoni
Exchange Student Program Representative
gmasoni@desertacademy.org
Thank you! Grazie! Danke schön! Merci! ¡Gracias!
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SHAKLEE PRODUCTS NOW CLEANING DESERT ACADEMY!
We are now using these unscented, green, non-toxic cleaning products that Shaklee offers. These super-concentrated products have proven to be just as effective as the stinky, caustic commercial products we were using. We know our students and staff with sensitive skin, allergies and asthma will notice a difference. Desert Academy and Assistance Dogs of the West benefit with every product you purchase. They are now offering an amazing earth day special - purchase an EARTHDAY GET CLEAN KIT for only $30, and get a Shaklee membership absolutely free! Please see the attached flyer for more information. You can access this deal and view the Shaklee product line from our home page www.desertacademy.org (go to the yellow button at the bottom that says, “Shop for Our Cause” and follow the instructions.) Please send this out to all your email contacts so they may purchase and support the school too! Call Kay at 992-8284 ext 23 with questions.
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NEW YORK CITY TRIP RE-CAP
The New York City Broadway Field Trip was a huge success. We saw an outstanding production of “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” with Daniel Radcliffe. We spent most of Friday at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. It was such fun to see a classic British farce on the Broadway stage, “The Importance of Being Earnest” with acclaimed actor Brian Bedford in the role of Lady Bracknell. Saturday morning we were honored to have a special architectural tour of the Guggenheim Museum arranged by Camilla Motta, Ariadne and Iona’s Mom. Special thanks to Camilla for setting this up. Her brother, Carlos, had a video exhibit in the museum’s special “Translations” sections. And finally, we saw “War Horse” on its opening weekend at Lincoln Center. It was the talk of the town and is sure to have a very long run just like it did in London. It got rave reviews. The life size horses were puppets, and each one was controlled by 3-4 people. It was a moving and spectacular piece of theater that none of us will ever forget.
Randy Bennett
Performing Arts Chair
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DESERT LEOS CLUB
30 NEW MEMBERS INDUCTED TO DESERT LEOS CLUB
On Wednesday, April 20th, at All-School Assembly, the officers of Santa Fe Host Lion’s Club International officiated the swearing-in of 30 new members to the Desert Leos Club during its 2nd annual induction ceremony. The school-based youth service and outreach club, sponsored by Lions Clubs International, leaped from 20 founding members last year to a robust 50 members this year. Members range in age from 12 to 18 years.
This year, the Desert Leos have taken on numerous service, fundraising and outreach projects locally and internationally. The club was mainly responsible for concessions sales during school home soccer and basketball games. In March, Leos organized and sponsored the Dance-A-Ton fundraiser at Desert during which students raised close to $2,000 for community service projects locally and afar.
At Spring Break, 15 Leos traveled to the Dominican Republic where they painted and beautified a pre-school for low-income families, and bottled and distributed free children’s medicine in two other impoverished communities.
Many Leos members who did not travel this year concentrated their service efforts closer to home; the club worked all year with neighboring Aspen Community Charter School in its United Way After-School Program where they tutored and mentored elementary-aged students. Recently, Leos and Aspen students came together to paint over Aspen’s graffiti-marred storage building; Leos purchased paints and materials, re-painted the building, and later assisted the children in creating a mural to adorn the freshly painted walls.
The induction ceremony acknowledged the hard-working Leos for their commitment to leadership, experience and opportunity through service and outreach, especially where these benefit children.
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ATHLETIC NEWS & SCHEDULES
Wildcat Tennis Team Shows Their Opponents the ‘Love’
Wildcat Tennis players were back to their winning ways last Friday. They swept a District match in Albuquerque against Evangel Chrisitian, 6-0 (or, in tennis parlance, 6-love). Nick Umphrey, Nick Keller, Max Zeiler, and Estrella Flores all won singles matches. The teams of Nick Keller and Estrella Flores, and Nick Umphrey and Max Zeiler, each won their doubles matches.
On Monday, August 25, the Wildcats return to Rehoboth (Gallup; 3PM) to play the only team we have lost to (in a 7th match tiebreaker). On Wednesday, April 27, we play a return match against Waldorf (Alto Park, 4PM).
On Friday, August 29 we play in an ‘Individuals State Tournament’ at Sandia Prep. There will also be matches on Saturday if any of our players advance. Times of matches to be announced.
Finally, ON Wednesday, May 4, your Wildcat Tennis team goes to the TEAM STATE TOURNAMENT! Times and locations of matches to be announced.
Come out and support Wildcat Tennis — Show them the love!
Track Update
Please see the attached track schedule .
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CALENDAR OF MAJOR UPCOMING SCHOOL EVENTS
** Further details of all school events are also available on our website calendar at: www.desertacademy.org. To access information on our sports activities, please see the athletic calendar under ‘Athletics’ on the home page.
APRIL
22- Good Friday, NO SCHOOL
27 – Pizza Centro Community Outreach Day
28- 7th Grade Trip To Watershed Congress
May (Please refer to the attached end of year events schedule for a full listing of events)
4 – Conversations With The Headmaster, 6:00pm
5- Student Council Honor Banquet
9- Student Council Elections
11- Art & Music Show, 6:30-8:00pm
14- Prom, 8:00pm
