We are excited to announce a special partnership with Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions to bring your child the very best in PSAT, SAT and/or ACT* preparation. We've made test preparation more affordable and convenient, plus part of your tuition supports SUSD! Through our Kaplan at School program, students are also eligible for a special discount on Kaplan's Premier Tutoring, Classroom, or Online courses. Please refer to the following links for more information.

SUSD Kaplan Fall 2008 Letter
Why Kaplan
SUSD Fall Kaplan Events
SUSD Fall Kaplan PSAT/SAT Schedule

Chaparral Softball Friends and Families

The Chaparral Softball program has been given a wonderful opportunity to join the Men's and Lady's Firebird Golf teams in a fall fundraiser. We are co-hosting a golf tournament on September 27th at McCormick Ranch Golf Club. The tournament is a 1pm shotgun start with dinner, games, a raffle and a silent auction following a fun round of golf. We are already working on some great hole-in-one prizes, as well as, other fun give-aways.

Attached to this email is an entry form for the tournament and a donation form for the auction (this must accompany your auction donation.) The tournament entry forms and your auction donation items and form may be mailed to the address on the form, or turned into BJ Schellenberg, President, Chaparral Softball Diamondbackers (602.920.3945), Alison Melnychenko, (602.531.1468), Kathy Carter (602.818.8339),Coach Wes Little (602.725.4262) or Coach George Fleming (602.881.0580.) If you need to have your auction item picked-up please let us know and we will try to accommodate you.

2008 Golf Fundraiser Registration

Golf Booster Club Donation Receipt

The 2008 10% Back to Schools program is coming soon. Chaparral High School can earn 10% of purchase amounts on thousands of participating products at our stores August 6th through September 9th.

It's Easy! Look for participating products marked with the yellow school bus at the store. There are over 3,000 participating products to choose from in this fabulous 10% Back to Schools promotion! Be sure your families use their Club Card when they make purchases. If the family is already registered with eScrip, a 10% contribution will be automatically donated to your group.

If the family is not registered with eScrip, they can still participate but they will receive a register receipt on their next visit to the store starting *September 11th with a redemption code.

The 2008 program redemption code will be printed on their register Register Receipts.
The top 250 Schools will receive a $1000 bonus!

Collect your families' register receipts starting *September 11th to receive funds. The redemption period ends *October 15th.

Additional information and program updates on this exciting program can be found in your local store and at www.BacktoSchools.eScrip.com

Remember that all eScrip enrolled groups can participate in the 10% Back to Schools Program.

Hello -
Our earlier email has a typo in the email address, it should read spc@scottsdaleparentcouncil.org. You can also just reply to that email as well. Thanks so much for all your support!

The Scottsdale Parent Council

Dear Parents and Friends of Public Education,
We need your support TODAY! We would like to send a note to our Legislators letting them know that we only want a budget that includes a solution for public school utilities. So we are circulating a virtual petition and hope you will sign.
If you agree with the statement here below, please send your name AND address to spc@scottsdaleparetncouncil.org. By doing so, you will confirm your support of the statement AND be giving us permission to use your name in a petition to our legislators and others at the State government.
Thank you for taking the time before summer break to try to make an impact on your child's education and public schools across our State.
Together we can make a difference!
Francesca Thomas, SPC Legislative Liaison
We, as voters and parents, support funding actual utility costs for schools. These are basic operational costs that we expect the st ate to cover without raising local property taxes. Without these dollars, impacts to staff and programs will be unavoidable. We are not asking for extra, only for what schools need to operate- a responsibility that is clearly the State's. As local districts, we support over-and-above the basic needs with our local tax dollars. But we refuse to pay the State's share too. Please support a budget that holds our districts responsible for conserving energy and the State responsible for covering basic operational costs.

Scottsdale Parent Council
c/o SUSD Education Center
3811 N 44th Street
Phoenix
Arizona 85018
United States

Dear Chaparral Families,

We are still looking for volunteers to help with registration week. Attached and below is the list of those that have volunteered already and the dates we still need help. Please let us know if you can help on any of theses days by replying to Patti Zelechowski yesmaam440@aol.com.

We also need about 20 volunteers for back to school packets the third week in June. If you are in town and can help for a few hours during that week please reply this email. We do not have a definite date yet due to the printers schedule being unknown as of yet. Mary Lou can only tell us at this time, it will be the third week. If you know you will be in town, we can sure use your help. Last year we knocked it out in about 3 hours with around 20 people.

Sign-Up for Registration Week 2008

Thanks,
Carla

Extra curricular student recognition here

The CHAPTS Board of Directors has approved the following funding requests as submitted and reviewed in April.

5 replacement transmitters for the wireless microphones. Will be used by Performing Arts/Auditorium need.
Value: $1900

Plywood sheets for protecting turf during graduation activities.
Value: $500

Renewal Hot Math (Math Dept) school license for 08-09.
Value: $750.00

Renewal subscription NewsQuiz Game for 08-09 (Social Studies Dept).
Value: $135

Fine Arts Dept given supplemental funds to complete purchase of 5 computers with Photoshop in order to facilitate digital photography instruction in to the overall photography curriculum. Total cost is $5326, grants/donations in place for $4800.
Gifting value: $526

Kitchen appliances for Life Skills Dept. (replace current which are 15 years old.)
Value: $3000

Dear Chaparral Families,

Over the last few days the Chaparral student body has been collecting donations for the Matthew Millam Fan Club. Matthew Millam is the four year old son of our own physics teacher, Steve Millam. He has recently been diagnosed with leukemia and is currently undergoing chemotherapy.

It is the goal of the student body to somehow make a positive impact during this difficult time. Collaboratively, we would like to make a financial donation to the Millam family to be used as they see fit in regards to Matthew’s illness.
The student response during the last few days has been overwhelming. We would like to extend the opportunity to all Chaparral Families to help make a difference in Matthew’s battle against leukemia.

If you would like to become one of Matthews many fans, you may make a donation in cash or check form. Checks can be made out to Chaparral High School, Attn: Matthew Millam Fan Club. The deadline for financial contributions is Friday May 9, 2008. Please address your contributions to the bookstore. Thank you for your support.

Sincerely,
Ryan Scott
Jacque Scali
Aaron Carlough

Dear CHAPTS Board,

Attached and below please find the Nominating slate for the CHAPTS Executive board for the 08-09 School year. We Look forward to seeing you on the 12th!

The Nominating Committee of CHAPTS is pleased to announce the slate of candidates for The Executive Board of CHAPTS for the 08-09 school year:

PRESIDENT	Carla Partridge
FIRST VICE PRESIDENT	Kathy Barney
SECOND VICE PRESIDENT	Cyndi Brown
TREASURER	Irwin Altman
CORRESPONDING SECRETARY	Maria Townsend
RECORDING SECRETARY	Mary Kim Brown
PARLIAMENTARIAN	Mick Sampson

Election will be held at the CHAPTS Meeting on May 12th, 2008.

Members of the Nominating Committee:
Janet Dalton, Chair
Connie Roberts
Paula Ullman

Carla Partridge, Advisor

The Project Grad Committee is working hard to make this year’s Raffle the best yet—but we need your help!
This is our wish list for items for this year’s raffle. We really would appreciate anything! Thanks again for helping. Please call or email me if you have any questions. I would be more than happy to pick up anything you have!
Thanks,
Cyndi Bracken
cgbracken@cox

Here is our wish list…

Laptop computer (We can wish!)

iPods (Any kind, we would love an iTouch)

Small dorm TV

Movie camera

Portable DVD players

Computer printer/scanner

Basically any small electronic item that an 18 year-old would want. Maybe you have a connection to a better price than us having to pay retail…?

Great Gift Card ideas…

iTunes

Best Buy

Target or Wal-Mart

Linens and Things

Gas

Any Restaurant

Barnes and Noble

Starbucks

Printable List

A plea: PLEASE WRITE OR CALL YOUR LEGISLATORS TODAY Contact information!

Please mark your calendars for April 15th from 6:30pm to 7:00pm to watch any major network to view a shocking and in-depth documentary on the dangers of Crystal Meth. The Northeast Valley Coalition Against Methamphetamines has partnered with Arizona's Crystal Darkness campaign to promote this educational information statewide. For those of you who are most interested in this issue in and how it is affecting our youth, please join us at Saguaro High School, 6250 N. 82nd Steet from 6:00 to 8:00pm to view the documentary as a community, and to hear from a panel of professionals as well as families affected by meth. To learn more about the Northeast Valley Coalition Against Methamphetamines visit www.stopmethuse.com
Additional Information

Variety of Employers will be ready to hire teens for summer or year round employment

Volunteer agencies, college and career exhibitors also present
**All Scottsdale Teens are Welcome**

Call 480-312-0105 or visit http://www.scottsdaleaz.gov/assistance/jobprep/teenemployment.asp for more information

Are you...
...at least 15 years old?
...the one your friends turn to with their problems?
...interested in psychology or counseling?
...wanting volunteer hours & committed?

If you answered YES to any of the above, call TEEN LIFELINE and become a PEER COUNSELOR!

Applications are available by calling the hotline between 3pm -9pm at...

602-248-TEEN
www.teenlifeline.org
Teen Lifeline is a 501 (c) (3) charitable organization

Chaparral Parents,

Prom is known to be the most prominent school event of the year for our upperclassmen, and it is coming up very quickly. This year, Chaparral’s Prom is being hosted at Monterra at Westworld on April 26th from 8 to 11 PM; however, we need chaperones to make this night successful! If you are at all interested in lending a hand, whether your child is attending Prom or not, the help would be greatly appreciated. We need all the help we can get, so the more the merrier! Remember, this night comes once a year and is remembered by the junior and senior class for years to come. Prom night is only a few weeks away, so don’t miss your chance to help make Chaparral students’ night even better. If you have any questions about or interest in helping out on Prom night, please contact Mrs. Maccoll at 480.484.6500 ext. 5214 or jmaccoll@susd.org.

Web- Site: The Chaparral HS website has been modified. For instance, counseling activities and resources including scholarships, summer programs and college search tools are now accessed under the "students on the home page. For additional information, please contact Mrs. Murray- College & Career Center coordinator at 480-484-6540

Two choir students, Ben Lebovitz and Sime Kosta, were recently selected to the All-State Festival Honor Choir. The audition for this choir cinlucde performing a vocal music solor and demonstrating sight-singing ability on very difficulty examples. These two basses will participate with the All-State Choir on April 10, 11, and 12, at ASU in Tempe.

Forty-three choir students just returned from their annual spring festival trip, which took them to San Francisco and the bay area. Women’s Choir,Vocal Ensemble, Nothing But Treble, and Mixed Jazz all competed in the event. All scored at the silver award level receiving high praise from the judges. Featured soloists from Vocal Ensemble were Carson Chappins, Kat Nichols, Brett Harris and Sime Kosta, and Hailey Berres played clarinet to accompany the Women’s Choir on one of their selections.

The Annual Vocal Music and Jazz Band Pop Concert will be held Wednesday and Thursday, April 30 and May1 at 7PM in the auditorium. The theme is “Enchanted Forest”. Many songs will be taken from the shows Jungle Book, Tarzan, and The Lion King. Other songs are "When You Wish Upon a Star", "Lion Sleeps Tonight", and "Never, Never Land". The show will feature solos, small groups, five choirs, two jazz bands, and the ever popular parent singers. Admission is $6.00 and tickets are available at the door.

The Chaparral Band Students participated in the Anaheim Heritage Music Festival in Anaheim, CA on March 7. Participating in the Class AAA Concert Band Division, Chaparral came in first place! At the awards ceremony, a plaque and trophy were presented for scoring the highest in the entire band category for any division.

On March 18, the SUSD held its first annual honor band and concert. Twenty-seven students from the Chaparral Band were chosen to participate: Rachel Fehiner-Schufelt, David Scheer, Samantha Goldstein, Judith Giller, Jeff Abidor, Shane Maule, Mark Gardner, Kelsie Weinhold, Cat Clausen, Stephanie Weber, Lizzie Lentini, Akshay Vijay, Michael Carter, Kristy Foote, Jacque Lamb, John Clark, Hailey Berres, Glen Wallace, Shawn Maule, Nathan Gaw, Garrett Buzzard, Taylor Bartlett, Chris Griffin, Cody Harrell, Matt Coyle, Mike Ryan, and Edward Beyens. Chaparral HS had the most students in this combined honor band which also included students from Desert Mountain, Saguaro, and Coronado.

SUSD will be holding community meetings to present district facility realignment and facility usage plan options within each complex. All forums begin at 6:00. This is your chance to provide direct input to Dr. Baracy and the Governing Board on this very important issue. Come and have your voice heard. Remaining meeting sites are:

April 7: Desert Mountain High School
April 14: Coronado High School
April 21: Saguaro High School
April 22: Arcadia High School
(Chaparral High School hosted a forum on March 20.)

Members!  You should have received a letter by snail mail or e-mail which serves as a tax receipt for your membership contribution.  The membership donation (amount given) to CHAPTS is tax deductible.  If you haven't joined this year, you may still join.  Please e-mail Maria Townsend at leflo@cox.net with any questions.  Thank you for your support.

March 28, 2008

Dear Parent/Guardian

The Arizona Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Math and Science exams will be held at Chaparral on April 8th and 9th, 2008, along with the TerraNova exam for freshman. School will run on a late start for both these days, with schedules attached below. Please note that there is a different schedule for each day, but busses will run 3 hours late on both days for non-testers. For those students taking the exam, the busses will run at their normal time.

The AIMS math exam will take place on Tuesday, April 8th. All sophomores will take this exam, along with any juniors or seniors who have not yet met the standard and any students who wish to exceed the standard. At the same time, all freshmen will be taking the TerraNova exam for Language Arts and Mathematics. At the conclusion of the testing session, lunch will be provided, followed by 6th and 7th period.

On Wednesday, April 9th, the new AIMS Science exam will be administered. This test will be for all FRESHMEN and SOPHOMORES who are currently enrolled in a Biology course. Freshmen and sophomores not currently enrolled in Biology will not take the exam. The AIMS Science exam is not yet a graduation requirement for Arizona students, but we are still requiring all freshman and sophomores enrolled in Biology to take the exam. At the conclusion of the testing session, lunch will be provided, followed by the first 4 periods. Please see the attached schedule below, and call the school if you have any questions.

APRIL 8th
8:15-10:05	AIMS Math session 1 TerraNova Reading/Language
10:05-10:35	Break
10:40-12:10	AIMS Math session 2 TerraNova Math
12:10-12:45	Lunch for testers
12:52-1:45	6th period
1:52-1:45	7th period

APRIL 9th
8:15-10:50	AIMS Science
10:50-11:25	Lunch for testers
11:32-12:15	1st period
12:22-1:05	2nd period
1:12-1:55	3rd period
2:02-2:45	4th/5th period

Members! You should have received a letter by snail mail or e-mail which serves as a tax receipt for your membership contribution. The amount for which you joined CHAPTS is tax deductible. If you haven't joined this year, you may still join. Please e-mail Maria Townsend at leflo@cox.net with any questions. Thank you for your support.

AGENDA
• WELCOME- OPEN CHAPTS MEETING
• STUDENT GOVERNMENT
• NEW CLUBS
• GOLF TOURNAMENT/AUCTION REPORT
• COMMITTEE REPORTS
• PRINCIPALS REPORT
• ROLL CALL
• BYLAWS AMMENDMENT
  Article 5, Section2, Part B -- "Further, the Finance Committee will review and sign off on the CHAPTS bank statements on a monthly basis. The head of the Finance Committee will sign off and one other member from the committee will sign off as well."
  
• TREASURERS REPORT
• FUNDING REPORT
• CHAPTS NOMINATION FORMS 2008-09
• NEXT MEETING DATE, APRIL 14, 2008
• ADJOURN

Chaparral and SUSD provide a number of wonderful online research databases for the Chaparral community!  This month we’re highlighting EBSCOhost.

Visit  the Chaparral High School Library webpage, click on the gold Research Databases tab, click on the EBSCOhost link and type in the user name and password on the password sheet.  (The sheet is available from your teacher-librarians, Mrs. Harris and Mrs. Fleetwood.)

EBSCOhost*

Approximately 250 full text and secondary databases are made available via EBSCOhost®. According to Library Journal (February 15, 2005), "The EBSCOhost system continues to be one of the best interfaces in the market because it is so simple, yet so powerful." It is this premise that makes EBSCOhost the most-used reference resource around the world. A customizable, intuitive search experience, EBSCOhost is designed to cater to various user needs and preferences at every level of research.

• Articles from magazines, newspapers, books, transcripts, and more
• Photo archive from AP news service
• Includes option to search professional journals

The City of Scottsdale Teen Employment Program has announced plans for two Spring job/career fairs. The first expo will be happening at Desert Mountain High School on Thursday, April 17, 3-5:30 PM. The second expo will be held at Coronado High School on Wednesday, April 30 from 3—5:30 PM. The City of Scottsdale is coordinating these programs with Scottsdale Unified School District. The events are for SUSD students. There will be a variety of opportunities available to students. This will be a great way for students to find employment, volunteer service and college/career opportunities.

Additional information can be obtained from Sheila Williams at City of Scottsdale Teen Employment. Ms. Williams can be reached at 480-312-0105.

100 SUSD High School students will have the opportunity to attend a 3-day/2-night Leadership Training Retreat in Prescott, AZ. The retreat is presented by Eddie Slowikowski, a motivational speaker who engages students in his program, Life Ride.
Life Ride is an incredible journey of self-discovery, personal empowerment and fun at the most innovative leadership camp around. Through a series of teamwork activities, acting exercises, workshop sessions and outdoor challenge courses, students will have the opportunity to learn more about the kind of leader they are, how they can influence others in making safer choices and learn how to design an action plan for sharing prevention messages with their peers. This weekend retreat will heighten awareness to the dangerous consequences of risky driving behaviors and help students to realize that their choices while driving can affect their own lives and the lives of those they share our roadways with.
Download permission slips or they are available in room 220. They are due Friday, March 7.

The Stay Alive Arizona Chapter at Chaparral High School recently had the opportunity to share the Stay Alive AZ program at Northpoint Expeditionary Learning Academy in Prescott Unified School District.

Stay Alive AZ, a non-profit organization dedicated to prevention programs for young teen drivers, mobilizes community resources and youth serving non-profits in order to provide students with a real look into fatal and near-fatal collisions. The overall mission of Stay Alive is to raise awareness to the dangers teens face behind the wheel. The mini series program utilizes a curriculum that places students on a thought provoking journey that exposes them to the truth about collisions and the choices they can make to stay safe. The mini series aims to heighten awareness among our young drivers to the dangers of the following risky behaviors: speeding, lack of seatbelt use, red light running, talking on cell phone, text messaging while driving, driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, driving with multiple teens in the car, and driver error and over correction.

Stay Alive anticipates students will have increased knowledge in the following areas: victims of fatal car collisions-family, friends, community, behind the scenes of fatal collision: the roles of our police, fire and healthcare professionals, near fatal collision: permanent lifelong disabilities, both head and spinal cord injuries, alcohol and drug use; what effect it has on the body and the effect it has while driving, legal ramifications: Arizona laws pertaining to driving under the influence, sharing our roadways with bicyclists and pedestrians, and defensive driving skills.

Eight Chaparral students had the opportunity to travel to Prescott February 6th through February 8th and attend the mini series at Northpoint Expeditionary Learning Academy. Chaparral students, together with the Northpoint students, attended Stay Alive presentations. Following the presentations, Chaparral students were invited to attend classes with Northpoint students. They engaged in small group discussions and shared experiences. After school, Chaparral students went 'Boulder Hiking' and took in the beautiful sites of Prescott.. Later that evening, students from Northpoint hosted a night out for Chaparral students that included a tour around the Courtyard Square, dinner at the historical Palace Restaurant and an evening stroll to an Art Gallery for Dessert. Students enjoyed learning about Prescott and having the opportunity to attend a different school, meet new friends and learn more about safe driving.

The Panacea Club is starting up a tutoring program for young refugee children from many countries in Africa and Southeast Asia. We are going to start tutoring on 3/1 and continue through the summer.  Before we start we need teaching materials and school supplies.  Anyone interested in participating in this drive is asked to contact Jen MacColl. Necessary items are listed below. This is quite an ambitious task that the Panacea members are very passionate about. Kudos to the club members and Ms. MacColl.
What we need:

• pencils
• paper
• alphabet posters
• spiral notebooks
• crayons
• markers
• colored pencils
• coloring books
• educational DVD’s
• flash cards
• educational  toys
• glue
• scissors
• backpacks 

The Chaparral Prom is now only a few weeks away. This special event will happen on 4/26 from 8-11 PM and be held at Monterra in West World. We are in need of approximately 30 chaperones. If you would like to help chaperone this year’s Prom please email Jen MacColl.

The Scottsdale Unified School District Foundation is a charitable organization which supports exceptional public education opportunities.   On May 13th, the Foundation is holding a golf tournament in its "Quest for Excellence" as it raises the money necessary to support key programs that improve academic achievement in all students within the Scottsdale Unified School District.
    If you would like to be part of the "Quest for Excellence", you may request an invittion by emailing quest4excellence@cox.net or calling Mary Donaldson.

Vocal Ensemble and Mixed Jazz both performed at the NAU Jazz and Madrigal Festival in February, receiving overall ratings of Excellent, and commendations in solos, improvisation, and stage presence.
Regional Honor Choir was held February 15 & 16 in Mesa. Selection to this group was through a rigorous solos and sight-singing process. Chaparral students selected to the choir were: Karen O’Brien – soprano, Marjani Hing-Glover – alto, Ben Lebovitz – bass, Drake Hollenback – bass, Šime Košta – bass, and Josh Pollack – bass. Selected as alternates were Miranda Loeber – soprano, Harrison Redd – tenor, and Zack Marin – tenor.
The fun and entertaining tradition of Singing Valentines continued on February 14, as about 140 unsuspecting Chaparral students and teachers received a Singing Valentine during one of their classes.

The French Department attended a play at the Herberger Theatre on March 3rd. They had the pleasure of seeing "Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme" by Moliere, a production done in French.

The 26th Annual Madeline Hardy-Inner-City/Multicultural Invitational Youth Art Exhibit will be held at Arizona Opportunities Industrialization Center (AZOIC) from February 29 through April 18. AZOIC is located at 39 East Jackson Street, Phoenix. There is an opening reception on March 17 from 3 to 5PM in the Assembly Hall of the AZOIC. Students, parents, teachers and the public are invited to attend.

The following students have been invited to participate in this exhibit: Romy Shane (12), Cece Twitty (11), Billie Heitzman (12), Haley Mayne (12), Ryan Sasso (12), Skylar Butcher (12), Allie Gardner (12), Liat Spiro (12), Tamara Lelli (12), Asta Karalis (12) , Molly Trammel (12), Dana Pailowsky (12), Emma Lyddon (12), Margaret Gardner (12), Katie Vogel (12), Kyle Wronski (11), Ashley Brewer (10), Kateyln Saunders (10), Lauren Frochelo (9), Andrew Love (11), Derek Miranda (9), Jenny Caron (11), Michael Holbura (10), and Ellen Korn (11).

The students are taught by Marcy Warner and Nancy Shainer. Congratulations to all the Chaparral artists and their instructors.

In an effort to add an additional layer of checks and balances, following is an addition to the CHAPTS bylaws:

Article 5, Section2, Part B -- "Further, the Finance Committee will review and sign off on the CHAPTS bank statements on a monthly basis.  The head of the Finance Committee will sign off and one other member from the committee will sign off as well."

A notice was originally sent to all CHAPTS Board Members informing them of this revision on February 11, 2008. In accordance with our current bylaws, this notice was sent out more than 30 days in advance of our March 17, 2008 meeting and will be voted upon at that time.

January 2008
The CHAPTS Board of Directors has approved the following funding requests as submitted and reviewed in January.

• 10 LabQuest computer interface units for use in honors and AP chemistry and physics classes. Works in conjunction with department’s existing software. Value: $3012.43
• Paint and tarp cloths for English department; will create backdrop for classroom study of Antigone and Julius Caesar. Tarps can be reused. Value: $125.00
• Set of Alton Brown cooking DVD for use in Culinary Dept classroom. Value: $250.00
• KitchenAid mixer and cookware for use in the kitchen/Culinary Dept. Value: $500 plus tax.
• Fry’s Marketplace Gift Card for grocery purchase/cooking curriculum for Life Skills students. Value: $200.00

The CHAPTS newsletters are published monthly. We have three remaining issues for this school year (2007-2008). We welcome information for the newsletter. Suggestions include department events or wish lists, club meetings and sponsored activities, student achievements/recognition. The remaining issues and the deadlines for items to be included are:

NEWSLETTER	DEADLINE
March 2008	February 27
April 2008	March 27
May 2008	April 28

Information can be shared by sending it to: newsletter@CHAPTS.org.

The Housing and Interior Design students recently toured the Victorian Style Rosson House in downtown Phoenix. The Heritage Square tour offered the students a look back into the history of Phoenix's housing.
Anyone having information of other tours in the valley relating to interiors is asked to contact Caren Robinson by email at Carenrobinson@susd.org
We are always looking for guest speakers related to the Housing and Interior Design Field. Please contact Caren Robinson if you are interested.
Thanks to those that have been donating Interior magazines and materials for use in the classroom.
 

Culinary 2 students will be going to Vincent's restaurant for lunch and training in front of the house service on Feb. 20.  It is a mandatory field trip as it includes part of our curriculum.  The students will be "dressing up" for this trip; slacks, shirt and tie for the guys and appropriate dresses or skirts and blouses for the girls as well as appropriate footwear. (No flip flops or tennis shoes for either.)  This promises to be a super learning event and they get a special lunch as well. CTE funds will be paying for the cost of the trip.
Jennie Blomquist M.Ed.
Chaparral High School Culinary Arts

Please consider attending the CHAPTS annual fundraiser for an evening of fun and entertainment. Though the dinner follows the golf tournament, anyone simply wishing to have an evening out is encouraged to attend. Dinner and auction is $100/person. There will be many wonderful items to bid on. Registration form is included in our newsletter. Proceeds raised will be used for additional funding of Language Lab in the Foreign Language Department.

The AIMS TEST will be administered on the following dates. A late start is in place for all students not taking the AIMS test. Those dates are:
February 26 and 27
April 8 and 9
SUSD/CHS has one additional early release (11:30 dismissal)for this school year on Feb.13.

Benefiting Chaparral High School

Dear Families, Friends, and Supporters of Chaparral High School,

The Chaparral High Association of Parents, Teachers and Students (CHAPTS) is hosting its’ annual Golf Tournament and Silent Auction on Sunday, March 2, 2008 at Orange Tree Golf Resort. We have reserved a beautiful day for golf, and you might even drive home in a 2008 Audi or BMW! The goal is to raise funds for the benefit of all Chaparral students. CHAPTS makes a financial commitment every year to our school library, college and career center, student newspaper, graduation ceremony, new club start up fees, student body picnics, professional staff training and development, teacher appreciation luncheons, school phone directory, parent newsletter and website, and Project Graduation (the all night alcohol and tobacco free party for graduating seniors).

This year the goal is to complete the technology funding for the new Language Lab for the Foreign Language Department with proceeds from this event.

The generous proceeds from last year’s event enabled us to purchase the new photography darkroom equipment, a video camera for Firebird Word Studio, and computer equipment for academic areas. The Golf Tournament and Auction also allowed CHAPTS to help with funding for Project Graduation, and the opportunity to spend a wonderful day and evening with the Chaparral parent community.

We would love for you to participate in any way you can! Get a Foursome together; be a Hole Sponsor; Donate auction items; be a Bidder at the auction! If you can’t attend, consider donating the cost of dinner and/or golf, so one of our teachers or faculty can participate! Don’t golf? Join us for the Steak or Chicken Dinner and Auction. This year’s theme is Mardi Gras, so get ready for fun, and bring some friends! This year’s Live and Silent Auction items promise to be the best ever!

We are offering a reserved table for ten if you register and pay by Feb10th with one of the following options:

One DRIVER Sponsorship, one HYBRID Sponsorship, or ten guests for dinner.
***As added incentive and appreciation, every golfer will receive a beautiful golf bag embroidered with the Chaparral Firebird Logo!***

Please respond and reserve your spots at your earliest convenience!

Questions? Donations? Email David: dccigar8@cs.com or Peter: prk@cox.net

Thank you for supporting the 2008 CHAPTS Fundraiser!
Sincerely, David Cantor & Peter Kolesar, Fundraiser Co-Chairmen

Soccer Boys
Jason Speirs
480 484 6500 Ext 5237

Soccer Girls
Robyn Carlson
480 484 6500 Ext 5221

Basketball Boys
Steve Cervantez
480 484 6500 Ext 5234

Basketball Girls
Marcy Sanchez
480 484 6500

Wrestling
Terence Tillett
480 484 6500

Winter Sports Schedule

1. SERVICE - A minimum of 25 hours of service activities --
1. At least 15 hours must be school service activities; that is, service through a school-sponsored group. These hours cannot be from an activity that was required/used for a grade for a class, and at least 10 of the service hours must be done during sophomore and/or junior year. An advisor signature must be included to verify involvement.
2. A minimum of five different service activities are required, including at least three school-sponsored service activities.
2. LEADERSHIP - Two or more leadership positions are required.
1. These may be positions which are elected or appointed.
2. An essay can be submitted if accompanied by documentation ( verifiable, non-parental confirmation) showing demonstration of leadership qualities.
3. SCHOLARSHIP - A GPA of 3.825 or higher
4. CHARACTER – The final national criteria for membership in NHS is character. Discipline records will be checked to ensure no infractions of rules occurred during the year prior to the application being filed.

The Chaparral High School Chapter of the National Honor Society (NHS) had its induction ceremony on Tuesday, November 27, in the newly renovated auditorium. Students must demonstrate high levels of Scholarship, Service (to both community and school), Leadership and Character to qualify for membership. 63 new members were inducted. Crystal Scheffield played various selections on the violin to begin the program. Mrs. Muccino, the principal of Chaparral High School, addressed the new members and their families. The current officers, President David Shapiro, Vice President Anthony Conyers II, Secretary Emily Shiau, Treasurer Derek Froeb Turner and Historian Jason Brown spoke on the qualities demonstrated by those being inducted, and introduced the new members.

The Kiwanis of Scottsdale McCormick, a community service organization of professional men and women, has presented the Award of Merit to Ryan Cobourn, Performing Arts; Michelle Gaynor, Foreign Language; Ross Nicholls, Journalism; and Steven Portanova, English. This award is given to that student within a subject area who has demonstrated superior effort, initiative and follow-through, consistent growth, and a dedication to quality. Congratulations to this semester's recipients!

December has been designated by Presidential Proclamation as National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month (also known as 3D Month). Since 1981, every President of the United States has demonstrated his commitment to preventing impaired driving by striving to increase public awareness and prevention and supporting public- and private-sector organizations committed to preventing crashes caused by impaired driving.
Recent research highlights the continuing need for this emphasis, particularly among America's youth:

• In 2005, alcohol-related motor-vehicle crashes resulted in 16,694 deaths in the United States, accounting for 39 % of the total traffic fatalities for the year.
• For 2003, alcohol was involved in 19.6 % of fatal crashes involving drivers ages 16 to 20 years old.
• In 2005, 10% of high school students reported driving a car or other vehicle during the past 30 days when they had been drinking alcohol. In addition, 29% of students reported riding in a car or other vehicle during the past 30 days driven by someone who had been drinking alcohol.
• In 2005, there were 10.5 million persons aged 12 years or older who reported driving under the influence of an illicit drug during the past year.
• Young men ages 18 to 20 years old (under the legal drinking age) reported driving while impaired more frequently than any other age group.

Parents are the most important influence on teens when it comes to alcohol use, marijuana use and other risky behaviors, including risky driving. Greater parent involvement, clear and consistent rules, and parental supervision are associated with less risky teen behavior, such as driving while under the influence of alcohol or marijuana.
Check out this website for more information: www.theantidrug.com

This year, Stay Alive Arizona, formerly known as Stay Alive @ 25, is opening its first chapter to students attending Chaparral High School. The Stay Alive @ 25 Chapter is a highly motivated group of students concerned about the dangerous consequences of risky driving behaviors. The overall mission of this chapter is to develop student leaders that will work in the community to share safety messages. CHS students will have the opportunity to learn more about how they can actively encourage their friends to make safe choices while driving. Stay Alive @25 students will be working hands on to organize and participate in many events, including leadership roles as they speak with middle school students about making safe choices.

Student members shall pay an annual membership fee of $10.00. This fee shall cover the cost of SA@25 T-Shirts and SA@25 social events throughout the year. Treasurer will be responsible for the collection of dues and deposit to the CHS Bookstore into the SA@25 Account. Meetings will be held every Thursday, Lunch B, unless otherwise noted.

The Housing and Interior Design program welcomes donations.
Items needed:

• Designer fabric materials
• Wallpaper books
• Interior design magazines

The students use the samples in many of the projects they create in class.
Please call the front office to find out where to drop off the donations! You can also contact me directly and I will happily come and pick up your items!
Thank you for your support of the Housing Interior Design class and CTE programs at Chaparral.
Caren Robinson
G184

Ben Lebovitz, bass, will be singing and dancing as a member of the All-State Show Choir at the annual Arizona Music Educators’ Conference in January. He was selected through a rigorous singing and dancing audition, of which only ten basses are chosen from the entire state.

Carson Chappins, soprano, will sing with the All-State Clinic Jazz Choir at the AMEA event. For the clinic jazz choir, there are five sopranos from around the state, each selected through a difficult audition.

Ben and Carson will rehearse for three days with nationally known directors in the field, and end with a performance on Saturday, January 12, at 5 p.m. at Westwood High School in Mesa.

Cat Highmark has been named the Arizona Gatorade Player of the Year. She also was named the 4A/5A player of the year. She caps off her career with 3 state titles and 4 region championships (55 wins against 2 losses). She was a 4 year letterwinner and 2 year captain. Cat has left a lasting legacy on the Chaparral program. She was the hardest worker on the team, was loyal to her teammates and coaching staff and cared tremendously about the team. Thank you Cat for all that you have done to leave your mark.

Congratulations to the 2007 Chaparral Varsity Volleyball Team on winning the 2007 4A Division One State Championship. The Chaparral Varsity has won state titles in 2004, 2005, and 2007. In addition, they were 2003 state runner up and 2006 state final four participants. Members of the state championship team were: Seniors: Cat Highmark, Abbey Withey, Skyler Butcher, Katie Budolfson Juniors: CeCe Twitty, Cara Sherlock, Chelsea Sasso, Meredith Ellinger, Meghan Nehf, Sarah Kuperman Sophomore: Megan Abraham Freshman: Jane Steffens

Award Winners:

• Positive Life Force: Jane Steffens
• Most Improved Player: Megan Abraham
• Teammate of the Year: Sarah Kuperman
• Most Respectful: Chelsea Sasso
• Sportmanship Award and Firebird Pride Award: Katie Budolfson
• Most Responsible: Skyler Butcher
• Catalyst Award: Abbey Withey
• Captain Award, 4 Year Letterwinner, Price Tag Award, Most Caring Award, Most Outstanding Performance award: Cat Highmark

Congratulations to Cat Highmark for earning the 2007 4A/5A Big School Player of the Year Award. Also, Abbey Withey and CeCe Twitty were selected to the All State Honorable Mention Team.

Research Help…
Resources available through CHS Library

Chaparral and SUSD provide a number of wonderful online research databases for the Chaparral community! This month we’re highlighting Grolier Online Encyclopedias.
The online Grolier encyclopedias include Encyclopedia Americana, Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, The New Book of Knowledge, The New book of Popular Science, Lands and People, and America the Beautiful.

Grolier provides:

• Detailed information about all subjects
• Various reading levels
• Web Links to recommended websites
• Atlas of current and historic maps
• Daily news from the Associated Press
• Today in History
• Featured articles

Visit our Chaparral Library website, and click on the Research Databases tab. Click on the Grolier link to see what is available for you! You, and your students, may access all of our research databases from home. For a username/password sheet, contact the Chaparral Library. See you @ your library!

When students return from Break:

• Students should have returned to the Bookstore any books they are no longer using.
• All outstanding Semester I fees must be paid in the Bookstore.

It is mandatory for ALL students to carry a current school photo ID everyday. Students who have lost their 07/08 school ID need to go to the Bookstore to request a replacement. The cost of for a new student ID has been raised to $10.

Parents: please don’t send your child to school until they are fever free for at least 24 hours. Also, if they are vomiting, please DO NOT send your child to school as stomach viruses are very contagious and we do not want to put the general school population and staff at risk. As a reminder, all medication (over the counter or prescription) MUST be brought to the Health Center. District disciplinary procedures will be followed by site administration for those not adhering to policy. The medication policy can be viewed on Chaparral’s web page.

Parents,

On Wednesday, January 16th, all Scottsdale Unified School District high schools will have a latestart school day. The purpose of this day is to administer the PSSS exam to sophomores. In years past, the school district has paid for every sophomore to take the PSAT in the fall.

This year, however, the PSAT was offered during our fall break, so we could not administer it on campus. Instead, SUSD has paid for our sophomores to take the PSSS (Pre-SAT Scoring Service). This test is essentially the same as the PSAT. Its questions are similar, and it also gives the students and the school an idea of how the students will perform on the SAT. Sophomores who paid to take the PSAT over October break will not participate in the PSSS.

Testing on the 16th will begin promptly at 8:15 am. For those students who will not be testing, first period will begin at 11:32 am. If you have questions about the PSSS, the PSAT, or testing in general, please contact either me or your student’s counselor.

Sincerely,
Kyle Ross
Assistant Principal
Chaparral High School

Parents,

As you probably know, our parking lot situation at Chaparral has been one of the biggest challenges this year since we’ve been under construction. We had to reduce the number of available parking places for students to make way for new buildings, so we only had about 300 student spaces available. We created a partnership with the church north of campus to help with the overflow, but parking has remained a problem.

Recently, the situation has been exacerbated by students parking in the student and staff lots on campus without a permit. The offending students are sophomores, juniors, and seniors. This is inconvenient for and unfair to those seniors who paid money for parking spaces. Students who do not display a 2007-2008 parking sticker are not allowed to park on campus during school hours.

In order to combat this growing problem, we will be changing our security and enforcement measures in our parking lot. First, sophomores and juniors who are caught parking on campus will forfeit their right to future parking permits. Additional school discipline may also result as per the Student Code of Conduct. Additionally, illegally parked cars will have a parking violation sticker affixed to the driver’s side window. These stickers are inconvenient and difficult to remove. Finally, we will tighten security at the gate as students arrive.

We ask for your assistance in encouraging your students not to park on campus if they do not have a permit. Parking will continue to be tight until construction is completed. We must work together to meet our parking needs.

Sincerely,
Kyle Ross
Assistant Principal
Chaparral High School

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Chaparral Parents,

There are two very exciting events going on at Chaparral right now – our annual Powderpuff game and the Yavapai Drive!

Chaparral’s Junior Class Student Government needs as much of your and your children’s support for Powderpuff as we can get. The Powderpuff game is a non-contact girls’ football game; all players need to do is buy a shirt, fill out a permission form, and come to practices! All of the proceeds go towards Prom fundraising, along with the entrance fee for kids and parents who go to the game. Practices for each grade are going on after school all this week on the football field at Chaparral, and the game is this Friday, December 14th. Please encourage your children to play in or come to this game, because it is a ton of fun and the money is absolutely necessary for Prom! If you have any questions about Powderpuff, please contact Mrs. Maccoll at 480.484.6500 ext. 5214, or contact Kirsten Adams (check school directory for telephone number.)

Student Government’s other big event is the Yavapai Drive. Each 2nd hour class is in charge of granting a ‘wish list,’ which consists of three things they want for the holidays, for one underprivileged child or parent. We are collecting presents this Friday and next Monday for all classes, and are in dire need of presents! These families count on us for the wish lists to be granted, and what we give them is all they receive for the holidays. Every little thing counts, and both the parents and children are more than grateful when we deliver the gifts to their homes. We need you and your children to involve yourselves in this event because it means the world to the Yavapai families! Your student can find out from his or her 2nd hour class what gifts the designated child is asking for and we would greatly appreciate donations of either gifts or money to buy the gifts. This drive is one of our biggest community service projects of the year and the children cherish every little gift they receive. There is only one week left so don’t miss your chance to help with the Yavapai Drive! If you have any questions, please contact McKenzie Manning (check school directory for phone number.)

In case your child drives to school and does not have a permit to park in the Chaparral High School south lot—effective immediately there are new NO PARKING signs posted on the east side of 68th St. just south of Gold Dust. There is also a NO PARKING sign on the south side of Gold Dust just east of 68th street. Please be aware of these changes to avoid a parking ticket. And remember, the school has no control over or input in these matters. Traffic control and safety is determined by the City of Scottsdale.

All drivers also need to remember to park 30 feet from a Stop Sign, 20 feet from a Crosswalk, and 15 feet from a Fire Hydrant.

T'was the night before the New Year,
And all through the house,
Not a creature was stirring,
Not even the computer mouse.

Preparations are made to bring in the New Year,
When suddenly you remember
Tax credit time is here!

You run to your computer,
With a mad dash,
To make your tax credit contribution,
To SUSD with a flash.

Dollar for dollar, tax credit is applied each year,
Your donation costs you nothing but
Will bring our students, athletes and other programs great cheer.

So as the end of the year draws out of sight,
Remember, donate tax credit,
To help SUSD's future stay bright!

A win, win situation! Arizona law allows taxpayers to receive a tax credit of up to $200 for individual filers and up to $400 for married filers. You can claim the tax credit when filing your 2007 Arizona State Income Tax. The school must receive the funds by December 31, 2007.

To contribute online, please go to: http://payments.susd.org

Please join Special Education Parents Advisory Council (SEPAC) for our next meeting:
Wednesday, November 28th
6:30-8:30 pm
Mohave District Annex, Kachina Room
8505 E. Valley View Road, Scottsdale

"Special Education Update in the Scottsdale Unified School District"

with special guests:

• Dr. John Baracy - SUSD Superintendent
• Lois Healey - Special Education Services Administrator
• Jan Brusca - Pre School and Elementary Self-Contained Coordinator
• Dr. Barbara McLoone - Elementary Resource Coordinator
• Calli Greenbaum - Middle School and High School Coordinator

New members – Firebird Red - Ed and Deb Marklow

Add to Platinum Members – Jim & Cindy Carpenter

Phone number for Eric & Rachelle Leibsohn has changed. Please refer to CHAPTS email or contact CHS for new number.

Thank you again for your contributions.

Please note that the calendar in your new DIRECTORY is for next year, 2008-2009. Please use this link CHAPTS.org, click on calendar to print 2007-08 calendar and insert it in your directory. We apologize for this inconvenience.

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A representative from the "win the ultimate prom" contest came to Chaparral to inform the student government that Chaparral is currently in fourth place in the standings. $25,000 is awarded to the winning school toward their prom celebration! For more information on how to help "win the ultimate prom" go to www.wintheultimateprom.com/index.cfm.

Jake Dunn's father reports that Jake is moving today or tomorrow to Barrow's Neurological Center for rehab. He is conscious and seems to be in good spirits. He has full use of his right side and limited use of his left side.

Donations are still being taken at Bank of America.

Wristbands are being made and when they are available we will let you know if you and/or students are interested in one.

Thanks for all your support, thoughts and prayers and keep them coming.

The Culinary Arts Department is asking for the following donations for the new classroom demo kitchen where everything hopes to be in red:

• Red KitchenAid Artisan Mixer
• Red KitchenAid Pan Set

These items can be new or used. If anyone wishes to donate, please contact Jennie Blomquist at 480-6500 ext. 5801

Aims retakes will be administered at Chaparral on October 30th (WRITING), October 31st (READING) and November 1st (MATH). This will be a regular school day for all students.

Any student who still needs to meet standards in any area will receive a note reminding them to attend for testing.

Any junior or senior who had already met standards but wishes to retake any area to try for and exceeds standards should sign up in the front office at Mrs. Poole's desk. Students who achieve and exceeds standards on all 3 subject areas of AIMS may qualify for the Arizona Board of Regents Tuition Waiver Scholarship. See www.ade.az.gov for more information or pick up a brochure in the Guidance Office or from Mrs. Poole.

Beginning with Class of 2009, only AIMS results from sophomore and junior year will be considered when determining eligibility for the High Honors Tuition Waiver. Students will need to 'Exceed' on AIMS during their sophomore or junior year to qualify.

Attention Chaparral Students!! How would you like to put yourself on wheels and save a ton of money on your car insurance at the same time? If you would, then sign up for one of our Driver Education classes today. We have a fun, interactive program which I know you will enjoy. Instead of boring lectures and videos, we have drunk goggles, board games, and many other activities. Our drivers are very friendly and will work around your busy after school schedules to make sure your drive times do not interfere with other things you may have going on. We have classes every month right here at your High School as well as at all of the other Scottsdale Area High Schools. The cost of the class is $299 but remember you will make it all back on the insurance money you save. You will also get $5 off for each friend you bring with you to the class so spread the word. Our next class starts on Monday October 8th at 3:00 and meets Monday-Thursday in room #330. You can sign up by calling us toll free at 1 800 967 7719 or you can register anytime on our web site www.allstardrivereducation.com. We hope to see you soon.

High School students will be reminded daily when their accounts reach $5 or below, and all meal service charges to their account will cease at zero balance, until payment is made. Cash purchases will be allowed.

Thursday evening, October 25th from 6:00pm-8:30pm, we will be phoning parents to insure that they have mailed their early ballots for the M&O and Capital Overrides. The Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce has graciously offered their office and phones to make these calls. We need volunteers to make calls. There will be “Yes to Children” volunteers to assist and written scripts for phone calls. I know evenings are difficult. We need your help, even if you can spare only an hour, to assist our efforts in getting these overrides passed. Please join us at the Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce,4725 N. Scottsdale, Suite 210. They are located on the east side of Scottsdale Rd. at Highland, near Fashion Square Mall. Go east on Highland into their parking lot. You will see the building and they are located on the 2nd floor.

October Meeting
Effects that Disability has on Family Function and Tactics to Survive and Thrive with Marty Keller, PhD & Chris Nicholls, PhD
Wednesday, October 24th
6:30-8:30 p.m.
Mohave District Annex, Kachina Room
8505 E. Valley View Road, Scottsdale

November Meeting
Dr. John Baracy, Superintendent of the Scottsdale Unified School District with Lois Healey, Director of Special Education and her staff will participate in a panel discussion.
November 28th
6:30-8:30
Mohave District Annex, Kachina Roombr> 8505 E. Valley View Road, Scottsdale

Scottsdale School Staff, Students and Parents Encouraged to Participate

International Walk to School Day is just around the corner! This day is based on a set of principles whereby each participating student, parent, school staff member and community leader can promote healthier habits, cleaner air, community involvement and safer and improved streets to help bring forth permanent change for a more "walkable" Scottsdale community - one neighborhood at a time.
For more information check thisScottsdale Walk to School Day Poster
Note: Date is yet to be determined.

Chaparral Families,

Please register at http://www.wintheultimateprom.com/index.cfm for Chaparral to have a chance at winning $25,000 for their prom. You only need to register once and then you may vote once each day. Anyone and everyone can vote - grandparents - aunts - uncles - students - neighbors...

Thank you,
Chaparral High School
CHAPTS Board of Directors

A new law has been passed and is in place for drivers under the age of 18. If a driver under the age of 18 is convicted of two traffic violations, civil or criminal, the driver will lose their driving privileges for 3 months in accordance with ARS 28-3321. If the driver is convicted of a third violation, civil or criminal, the driver will lose their driving privileges for six months. In either case the driver will not be eligible for a hearing or a restricted driver’s license.
28-3321. Moving violations by persons under eighteen years of age; traffic survival school; suspension (L07, Ch. 206, sec. 5)
A person who holds a driver permit or license and who is found responsible for a moving civil traffic violation pursuant to this title or who is convicted of a moving criminal traffic offense pursuant to this title, excluding violations of sections 28-693, 28-695, 28-708, 28-1381, 28- 1382, 28-1383 and 28-3174, and who commits the moving civil traffic violation or moving criminal traffic offense while the person is under eighteen years of age is subject to the following:
1. On receipt of the first record of judgment or conviction, the department shall order the person to attend and successfully complete traffic survival school training and educational sessions.
2. On receipt of the second record of judgment or conviction, the department shall suspend the person's driving privilege for three months.
3. On receipt of the third record of judgment or conviction, the department shall suspend the person's driving privilege for six months.

Student Government has already begun planning for this school year in a great way even despite their largest obstacle - CONSTRUCTION!! Due to construction Student Government has had to be very creative in combining the many wonderful activities they hold for all students. Student Government will orchestrate a spectacular “Flash” Thursday night during homecoming week. The homecoming dance has always been held in our gymnasium but if you have visited campus lately you might have noticed that we don’t have a gym. So this year Student Government will be sponsoring the dance at an off-campus location. This is where they really could use our help. The off-campus location comes with a rental fee. Student Government is asking for any and all donations in order to keep their expenses and costs down. They hope that local businesses and families will be able to contribute this year. Student Government has always raised money each school year and has been able to fund so many incredible events for the Chaparral Student Body. Historically homecoming has been their largest fundraiser. If you would like to donate or have any questions, please contact McKenzie Manning. Donor’s names will be acknowledged. Tax deductible donations can be made payable to Chaparral High School Student Government.

Chaparral students and their families have access to a number of wonderful online research databases. These databases may be accessed on campus, as well as from home! Students can obtain passwords from the media center. Feel free to call us with questions. We can be reached at: 480-484-6579 or 480-484-6530.
These databases are a great way to obtain accurate, reliable information quickly. We have EBSCOhost, SIRS, several Grolier encyclopedias, Opposing Viewpoints, and 5 e-books. These provide wonderful journal and magazines articles, books, newspapers, pamphlets, images, and lots more. To logon, go to the Chaparral High School Library web site. The address is:
http://ex.susd.org/fharris/
Click on Research Databases. The link will take you to the various online database links. (The Chaparral Destiny book/WebPath Express catalog is also available from home! In addition to being able to find out what books we have in the Chaparral Library, you also have easy access to more than 6,000 cataloged web sites, known as "WebPath Express." These are updated monthly.)
This month's focus, Thomson/Gale, is another of our online resources. Opposing Viewpoints "is a complete one-stop source for information on social issues. Access viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles." We also have 5 new e-books in our Gale Virtual Library including Presidents, Pollution A to Z, Drugs and Controlled Substances, Encyclopedia of World Biography, as well as the Dictionary of American History. Please take a look at these resources when you can! We hope you, and your students, find this information useful.

We apologize for the disruptions that we are having due to construction. Phones are not working and functional in all classrooms and we are getting messages to teachers the old fashioned way via paper (do not leave messages on teacher phones as we cannot retrieve them). If you need to speak to a teacher it is best to email them by going to the www.susd.org website, click on schools, Chaparral and go to departments. If you know their first name emails are the first initial of the teachers’ first name and their last name @susd.org.

Parking Permit Info: Students who were previously approved to purchase parking permits must complete the registration process before the permit will be issued. Students will present their 2007-08 ID and a parking confirmation sheet to security who will place your parking permit directly on your car. Please remove your old permit before having the new one affixed. Contact Mr. Ross at 484-6508 if you have any questions.

Student Drop Off: this year will be in the Northwest lot (by the English building). Parents can drop off and pick up their children in this lot ONLY. The drive in front of the office will not be open due to the construction of a new Administration/Counseling Center in the front parking lot.

School Bus Info: Bus information will be available online. The following info has been provided by district bus transportation:
If there is no stop available within a reasonable walking distance (1/2 mile) requests are to be made in writing to the Transportation Department. We will not be able to take phone requests. All requests are handled in order of priority, i.e., safety, overloads, no stop in busing area. All "convenience" requests will be addressed approximately three weeks after school starts. NO changes will be made for the first ten days of school. Please include your NAME, MAILING ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER, CHILD’S SCHOOL and GRADE and mail to:
Scottsdale Schools
Transportation Department
9288 E. San Salvador
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
Attn: Donna Hill
480-484-8550
Transportation maps can be viewed at: www.susd.org

Student Parking this year will ONLY be available in the south lot at this time for SENIORS only. Seniors were provided an opportunity to participate in the lottery in May to request a parking spot. Students will be assigned a NUMBERED parking spot. At this time, it appears we will have 100 less spaces for students on campus. ONLY those seniors who requested to participate in the lottery will be assigned spots at this time. If more spots become available, I will let everyone know and we will hold a second lottery.

Faculty/Staff Parking will be in the Northwest Lot and the area in the south lot closest to the 200 building. Spaces will be numbered and assigned for all faculty and staff. There will be NO student parking in these areas.

Visitor/Volunteer Parking will be in the south lot and will be marked accordingly. If you live within the area where bus service is provided, it is my recommendation that your child ride the bus this year. We will do our best with what we have available.

Coach: Jayme Crowley
480-980-0318
Tryouts Aug 6—10 at Mohave MS.
Grades 10,11,12: 9am to 12noon.
Grade 9: 12:30pm—2pm.
Must have a green GO slip to tryout.

Coach: Dave Hildebrandt
480-483-7006 email hildeaz@cox.net
Dive Coach: Sam Polese
602-499-0945 polesesam@yahoo.com
Practice begins August 6 at the CactusAquatic Center,(Scottsdale and Cactus Road). M—F Aug 6-10, 7-9am.
Double workouts 8/7 and 8/9 with an additional practice at 3:15-5:30pm. Sat 8/11 practice 8-10am.
Team tryouts will be Saturday Aug 18.
Call Melinda Hinkson at 480-483-3171 for more information.

Coach:Steve Cervantez
Email: scervantez@susd.org
Try-outs will be August 6, 3pm at Stonecreek, Paradise Valley Parkway.
(Please e-mail Coach Cervantez in early August for final comfirmation of location.)

Coach: Meg Matetich
Phone:480-694-1218 or email wmatetich@aol.com
Try-outs August 8, Starfire Golf Course, 11500 N Hayden Road, Scottsdale at 12:30pm

Coach: Brad Dicus
480-484-6500 X5328 email bdicus@susd.org
Practice begins Monday Aug.6, 7 AM on Chaparral’s track.
Bring your green slip and show up ready to run!

Coach: Carrie Davis
Phone: 602-377-4724. or email carriedavis@cox.net.
Practice begins Aug 6 Monday — Friday 5pm—6pm at Cocopah MS.
All skill levels invited. NO CUTS!

Cellular phones and other electronic devices may only be used between class periods or during lunch. Electronic devices are not to be used at any time during class. Confiscated electronic devices must be picked up by parents from the grade level administrator.