Rally for Public Education Bus transportation, sponsored by the Sunnyside Education Association, will be provided. Buses will leave Desert View and Sunnyside.

Rally for Public Education

Bus transportation, sponsored by the Sunnyside Education Association, will be provided. Buses will leave Desert View and Sunnyside high schools at 7:30 a.m.

Show your support for Arizona’s children

RALLY FOR

PUBLIC EDUCATION

Thursday, February 26, 200910 a.m. - 1 p.m.State Capitol

1700 W. Washington, Phoenix

[email protected]

League of United Latin American Citizens

Parent Advocacy Training

Thursday, March 5, 20095:30 – 8:30 p.m.Sunnyside High School

Parents from Tucson-area public schools

High School Education Reform: Graduating Students Ready for College, Work & Life

National School Counselors Week

Mayor Bob Walkup signed a proclamation in honor of National School Counseling Week February 2-6.

Thank you to each of our counselors who contribute so much to the learning environment in Sunnyside District schools!

Tucson Youth Leadership Summit            Who:    Tucson-area teens, grades 7 – 12                        When:   Saturday, March 7, 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.             Where:  Desert View High School          

Topics of discussion: teen pregnancy, gangs, drugs, violence, education and community development.

Free Community Fair for grades K – 6             Who:    Tucson-area elementary students, grades K – 6            When:   Saturday, March 7, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.             Where:  Desert View High School parking lot

Gallego wins city championship

Two Sunnyside District schools – Gallego Basic and Rivera elementary schools - battled for the city title at this year’s Dale Lopez Roskruge Cougar Classic Basketball Tournament. The final score was Gallego 19, Rivera 18.

Give Kids a Smile Day

The Arizona Dental Association, Pima Community College, Pima County Health Department and many volunteer dentists, dental hygienists and dental hygiene students donated time and resources to provide dental exams, cleanings and oral health education to more than 70 Sunnyside District students. Kristin Robinson-Lund, Ocotillo Preschool Nurse, coordinates Give Kids a Smile Day.

State wrestling individual championshipsCongratulations to wrestlers from Desert View and Sunnyside high schools who competed at last weekend’s individual state tournament.

Sunnyside High School—Coach: Bobby DeBerry         119 lbs. Lucio Murillo Sophomore        1st place 140       Kory DeBerry     Sophomore        1st place 189       Anthony Pike     Senior               1st place 112       Alex Akers        Junior                2nd place 152       Many Aranda     Junior                2nd place160       Cedric Gonzales Freshman        2nd place

Desert View High School—Coach: Matt Montoya103 lbs. Oscar Ornelas   Senior               2nd place

Sunnyside High School qualified as the number one team for the 5A Division II state team title.

The Blue Devil wrestlers will compete this Saturday, February 28 in Phoenix at Shadow Mountain High School.

State writing award

Desert View ninth-grader Selena Padilla won second place in the 9-10 grade category of the Polly Rosenbaum Writing Contest, which is sponsored by the Arizona Educational Foundation.

Selena and teacher Maria Elena Wakamatsu were invited to a special Arizona Statehood event with the governor in Phoenix on February 12.

Ben’s Bell for Harry Parks

Ocotillo Preschool custodian Harry Parks was awarded a Ben’s Bell for making the community a “better, kinder place to live.”

Bernie CohnRodel ExemplaryPrincipal

Liberty Elementary School Principal Bernie Cohn is one of two principals to be the first in Pima County honored by the Rodel Charitable Foundation as an Exemplary Principal.

He will receive $5,000 in savings bonds and will mentor three aspiring principals over the next two years.