UPCOMING EVENTS
FINAL EXAM SCHEDULE
ATHLETIC BANQUET
YEARBOOK PARTY – LAST CHANCE TO PURCHASE!
PROGRESSIVE DINNER PARTY HOSTED BY DESERT FAMILIES
END OF YEAR POOL PARTY
OUTDOOR CLUB PLANTING DAY
SAVE THE DATE: ANNUAL GOLF CLASSIC
END OF YEAR EVENT CALENDAR
ANNOUNCEMENTS
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS OF 2011!
SEMESTER 2 GRADES & SENIOR TRANSCRIPTS
TEXTBOOK RETURN PROCEDURES
SUMMER READING BOOKS
HOST FAMILIES NEEDED FOR FOREIGN EXCHANGE STUDENTS
ANNUAL FUND CONTRIBUTIONS
WIN A HOUSE OR CHOOSE $100,000.00 IF YOU ARE THE GRAND PRIZE WINNER!
ANNOUNCING THE 2011 DESERT ACADEMY PROM COURT!
ATHLETIC NEWS
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UPCOMING EVENTS
FINAL EXAM SCHEDULE
Please see the Spring 2011 Final Exam Schedule for a complete listing of exams.
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ATHLETIC BANQUET TONIGHT! Friday, May 20, DA Big Room, 5:00pm
Please join us for the “TNT” Banquet (Tennis and Track ), Friday May 20th at 5:00pm. The cost is $10.00 per family (cost of the athlete is being covered by the Booster Club). Athletes are to dress for the occasion. Athletes are also asked to bring their clean uniforms in a bag marked with their name to turn in if they have not already done so. Booster Club officials will be accepting memberships for the up coming school year (2011-12) and a drawing for an ipod shuffle will be held for anyone who joins. ———————————————————————————————–YEARBOOK PARTY – LAST CHANCE TO PURCHASE!
Yearbooks will be distributed on Monday, May 23rd at a yearbook signing and pizza party. Books can be purchased for $45 prior to Monday (make checks to Desert Academy and give to Patty). Books will be $50 if purchased at the signing party.
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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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Friday, May 27 3:00-6:00 Las Campanas
We are delighted that a group of parents are sponsoring a pool party for the end of the year. 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, PLUS hamburgers, chips, dessert, etc. Towels and lifeguards will be provided. Proceeds go to Desert Academy’s financial aid and merit scholarship program. Come join us for a fun event! Please fill out & return the attached “Las Campanas parent permission form” by May 23. Students from other schools are welcome as well! $25 now and $30 at the door. Call Kay at 992-8284 ext 23 for more details.
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Wednesday, June 1
The Outdoors/Sustainability Club will be hosting Planting Day on Wednesday, June 1 from 8:30 am until noon at Desert Academy. The Club has raised over $500 to invest in the installation and growth of a community garden. We are also reaching into our community for donations of supplies for this event.
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 @ LAS CAMPANAS
Mark your calendar for September 15 for our Golf Classic. Robin Stumbo is again chairing this fun and profitable event. All proceeds go to Desert’s financial aid and scholarship programs. We are looking for a few good committee members and would love to have you join us. Call Robin at 470-9409 and see how you can help!
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Please see the DA_End of year events 2011 for a full listing of our end of year events.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS OF 2011!
We are so proud of our graduating seniors. Wednesday night, we celebrated who they are and what they’ve contributed to our community at our annual Senior Celebration Night. During the next week, there are various events planned leading up to the Commencement Ceremony at St. Francis Auditorium. Following is a list of the colleges our seniors will be attending. Congratulations Seniors! We will miss you.
- George Washington University
- University of New Mexico
- Goucher College
- National Outdoor Leadership School-Patagonia
- University of New Mexico
- Clark University
- Chapman University
- University of Redlands
- Grinnell College
- Lewis & Clark College
- University of British Columbia
- Colby-Sawyer College
- University of Redlands
- Occidental College
- Eugene Lang College
- Wheaton College
- California Institute of the Arts
- New Mexico State University
- University of New Mexico
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SEMESTER 2 GRADES & SENIOR TRANSCRIPTS
Final report cards will be mailed home after June 6th (please see textbook return procedures below). Senior transcripts will be sent directly to their colleges at this time as well. If you have any special requests, please contact Tamara at trossi@desertacademy.org.
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TEXTBOOK RETURN PROCEDURES
Students need to bring their textbook to the final exam for that class. They must hand the textbook directly to the proctor for their exam. If a student forgets his textbook on the day of the exam, he/she must bring the textbook directly to their teacher—NO EXCEPTIONS. Students may not leave a textbook with Patty or with any other school employee other than that actual teacher of that course. Please be aware that students will not receive their final report card if textbooks are not turned in. If a textbook is lost, the book must be paid for before the final report card will be mailed.
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SUMMER READING BOOKS
Students will receive their summer reading books during their English exams. All students should be prepared to take a test on the summer reading during the first week of the 2011-12 school year.
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2011-2012 INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE STUDENTS
Host Families Needed!!!
Share your world with a high school foreign exchange student and make an overseas friend for life.
Desert Academy seeks host families for:
- Margherita. She is 16 years old and from Italy. Margherita loves animals, hiking, skiing, music and tennis.
- Ya. She is 15 years old and from China. Ya plays the violin and piano, and loves swimming, badminton and reading.
- Lena. She is 16 years old and from Germany. Lena loves animals, travel, cooking, skating, music, swimming, gymnastics and horse-back riding.
They are eager to join our community and so are we! Please contact me ASAP if you would like to be a Host Family.
Gabriella Masoni
Exchange Student Program Representative
gmasoni@desertacademy.org
Thank you! Grazie! Danke schön! Merci! ¡Gracias!
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ANNUAL FUND CONTRIBUTIONS
Perhaps you received a call from your child’s Parent Association class representatives reminding you to make this important contribution. Our campaign is going well and we will wrap this up soon. Remember, even if your contribution seems small to you, it’s big to us because it helps boost our percentage of parents who give. Go to the DA website and click the “Donate Now” button or drop a check off at school. Thanks in advance!
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WIN A HOUSE OR CHOOSE $100,000.00 IF YOU ARE THE GRAND PRIZE WINNER!
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 only 4500 tickets which are $100 each. www.winanewmexicohome.com toll free 855-5raffle (855-572-3353) Your participation? Well, of course we want you to buy tickets (either on the website or with a check to school) 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 distribute fliers at the Farmers Market on Tuesdays and 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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ANNOUNCING THE 2011 DESERT ACADEMY PROM COURT!
The Prom Committee is pleased to present our 2011 Prom Court:
- King & Queen: Nicholas Gerber & Hayley Hajic
- Prince & Princess: Tobias Burger & Pearl Hesselden
- Sophomore Court: Alden Kokesh & Lea KolligsCongratulations, Prom Court members!!
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ATHLETIC BANQUET TONIGHT! Friday, May 20, DA Big Room, 5:00pm
Please join us for the “TNT” Banquet (Tennis and Track ), Friday May 20th at 5:00pm. The cost is $10.00 per family (cost of the athlete is being covered by the Booster Club). Athletes are to dress for the occasion. Athletes are also asked to bring their clean uniforms in a bag marked with their name to turn in if they have not already done so. Booster Club officials will be accepting memberships for the up coming school year (2011-12), and a drawing for an ipod shuffle will be held for anyone who joins.
WILDCAT TENNIS TEAM RUNNER-UPS AT STATE CHAMPIONSHIP!
The Wildcat Tennis Team finished their season in exciting fashion. Districted for the first time, the Wildcats were selected as the #1 seed (Small School District) in the New Mexico State Tournament. On Friday, May 6 the Wildcats played Waldorf in the semi-finals. The matches were held at the Jerry Cline Tennis Club in Albuquerque. Six matches were played; 2 boys and 2 girls singles, and 1 boys and 1 girls doubles. Our girls won their three matches by forfeit (Waldorf has an all-boys team), and our doubles team of Toby Burger and Nick Umphrey won their match to give the Wildcats an overall 4-2 win. Nick Keller played #1 boys singles and Elliot Palestine played #2 boys singles in the semi-finals. Although both lost, they played exciting matches. Nick took Waldorf’s #1 player (Senior Tony Burling) to a tie-breaker in the second and deciding set.
On Saturday, the Wildcats returned to Jerry Cline to face Rehoboth for the State Small School District Championship. The match between the two teams couldn’t have been more exciting. Desert and Rehoboth had split their matches in their previous two District meetings. In the State Finals, Desert girls Lea Kolligs and Estrella Flores swept their individual singles matches and then went on to win their doubles match. This completed an undefeated season for the Lady Wildcats. Our boys — Sean Colin-Ellerin, Toby Burger, and Nick Umphrey – played tough matches, but came out on the losing side. This left the contest at a 3-3 draw. The format calls for a mixed doubles match to decide the championship. Lea Kolligs and Nick Umphrey took on the #1 boy and #1 girl from Rehoboth; in a second set tie-breaker, Rehoboth edged out the win. What excitement! What fun.
At the Spring Sports banquet this Friday evening, the Wildcat Tennis Team will receive its State Championship Runner-Up Trophy as well as individual letters and pins. What an exciting beginning for Desert tennis. With a young team, full of returning players, we look forward to an exciting, competitive and fun-filled season next year. Support Wildcat tennis!!!
BRAZIL SOCCER CAMP – SIGN UP NOW!
The best soccer camp in Santa Fe is back! If you are looking to improve your skill and conditioning before the start of the fall soccer season, then this is the camp for you. Please see the attached flyer for more information – you can also call Rob Lochner at 670-3315.
LETTERMAN JACKETS
Desert Academy letterman jackets are now available! Please see the attached flyer for ordering information through Santa Fe Sports & Images.
