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Speech and Debate

On Saturday, April 6th, the speech and debate team competed in the Arizona’s National Forensic League National Qualifying Tournament held at Mesquite High School. Congratulations to Sophomore Natalie Steinbrink for taking second in Dramatic Interpretation and Sophomore Brecken Denler for taking fourth place in the International Extemporaneous Speaking. Both of these students will be competing at the NFL National Tournament which is held in Birmingham, Alabama in June.

Another congratulations to Senior Angela Zhang for being awarded the Arizona NFL Student of the Year. This honor puts Angela up for consideration as the National Forensic League Student of the year. If she is one of six finalists, she too will go to Birmingham in June.

Senior Hannah Warren is Awarded the ASU Leadership Scholarship

Congratulations to Senior Hannah Warren, for being awarded the ASU Leadership Scholarship.

The Leadership Scholarship Program (LSP) began at Arizona State University in 1977 under the direction and leadership of Dr. Christine K. Wilkinson, Senior Vice President and Secretary of ASU. Each year, 25 exceptional student leaders are chosen to participate in LSP, a four-year program that offers these students the opportunity to learn and grow as leaders while giving back to the greater community. These students also receive a four-year scholarship, are enrolled in leadership classes, have access to mentors, join and assume leadership roles in student organizations at the university, participate in annual service projects and learn more about civic responsibility, and make long-lasting connections with peers, faculty members, staff and LSP alumni.

This scholarship awards up to $36,000 for four years to students who have demonstrated leadership qualities at their school and/or in their community. Each school chooses to participate in the competition, nominates one student. Of the hundreds of nominees, forty are interviewed, and of those twenty-five are accepted.

*For more information about the ASU Leadership Scholarship, visit their website.

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Vans Shoe Competition

Vans Shoe company has developed a National Art Competition for High School art departments to design and create a new shoe for a chance to win money for their Art Department. The competition consists of four categories: Local Flavor, Art, Action Sports, and Music, and each school can submit up to four shoes, one for each category.

Mountain View has been selected as one of fifty semi-finalist schools nationwide with four pairs of shoes designed by the students in the art program.

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For Mountain View to continue on in the competition we need to get enough votes. Tell your family, friends, neighbors, co-workers, everyone you know to go to the Vans website and vote! Voting ends on May 13th and the top four schools will continue to New York City where surprise celebrity judges will decide on a winner to receive a grand prize of $50,000.

To Vote:

Go to the Vans website

Click on Southwest Region

Click on Mountain View!

Rock and Bowl Graduation Party

To congratulate this year’s seniors on their graduation, the parents have put on a final graduation party. The party includes different games activities with prizes, bowling, dancing, and other fun events!

The party will be Thursday, May 24th, after graduation ceremonies. It will be from 10:30 P.M. to 3:00 A.M. at Brunswick Zone (1754 W. Southern Ave.) Tickets are $20.00 presale and $25.00 at the door.

If you’d like to help out by volunteering or donating prizes, contact Teresa Yetter at 480.250.9252

For printable flyer with list of sponsors

FBLA Students Qualify for Nationals

The Future Business Leaders of America State Leadership Conference was held in Tucson at the La Paloma Resort on April 1—3. Students from Mountain View were entered in a variety of Business and Technology events including the Management Information Systems event.

The team of Brett Woods and Tyler Evans took top honors by placing 1^st place in MIS and the team of John Hatch and Matthew Birmingham finished in 2^nd place. Both of these teams will represent Arizona FBLA in Anaheim, CA for the FBLA National Conference to be held June 27-31. In other events, John Hatch finished 3^rd in Web Design and he also took 3^rd in Technology Concepts.

Appointment to the United States Military Academy

Congratulations to Senior Grant Manning who was offered an Appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point New York. Getting an Appointment to a Service Academy is a very competitive, and lengthy process. This scholarship, equivalent to $350,000 worth of education, is based on academics, leadership, and involvement in extracurricular activities and athletics. Mountain View is very proud of Grant and congratulate him on a job well done.

Tribute to Principal Craig Luketich During Sports Assembly

The Spring Sports Assembly was held in the gym March 1st to introduce the Mountain View sports teams that play during the spring season. During the course of the assembly, Mountain View student B-Rad Brad Allison sang a rap for our beloved Principal highlighting many of his familiar character traits.

After a few witty remarks, Principal Craig Luketich received a standing ovation while he thanked the students and staff for making Mountain View one of the best places to work. Mr Luketich has been at Mountain View for the past 19 years and during his tenure the Mountain View academic and athletic programs have become one of the best in Arizona. Mr Luketich is retiring at the end of this school year. Best wishes and congratulations from all of us at Toro Nation on a great run!

ASTA Honors Dr. Temme as Public School Teacher of the Year

Congratulations are in order! Mountain View's own Orchestra teacher, Dr. Temme, was just named the Public School Teacher of the Year by the Arizona Chapter of the American String Teacher's Association (ASTA).

Toro's Selections to Honor Ochestra

Mountain View placed 21 orchestra members into the Central Region Orchestra and Band. It's not quite the most in the region, but it's very close. Way to go Toro Orchestra. List of selections

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Giselle Arnold takes first place in the Congressional Art Show

Winning Photo - "We Grow"

At the recent Congressional Art Show, high school artists from all of Arizona put in their pieces in hopes of taking first place for the opportunity to participate in the National Art Show. The piece that blew away the competition was junior Giselle Arnold’s “We Grow,” a photograph of flowers growing in the silhouette of a girl, taking place of organs and spine.

Arnold is a veteran to the art competition world, she has been in numerous art shows and photo competitions. However, this particular victory will send her all the way to the Capitol along with her photo to be reviewed by all of the nation’s congressmen.

Congratulations to Giselle, and a good luck from the Newsfeed Staff!

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HOSA Results

Mountain View was represented well last weekend at the Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) conference in Tucson. Overall in sports medicine, MVT took three of the top five spots. Out of the twenty competitors that qualified in sports medicine, Mountain View had five of them. Megha Patel took first, Katie Mercer got second, and Fyni Hill got fifth. Also, Caleb Nicoll pulled the upset of the trip and won first in physical therapy. The top three who place in each event will qualify for Nationals in June in Nashville, Tennessee.

Last year was MVT’s first year competing in this competition, where we took first and second place in sports medicine. We wish our Sports Medicine team good luck at Nationals this summer!

FBLA Entrepreneurship Places 3rd

The Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) held a competition last Saturday, February 9, at the Arizona State University Polytechnic campus. Students from 20 high schools representing Region 2 competed in a variety of Business and Technology events.

The Entrepreneurship team of Liam Dougherty, Francisco Palacios, and Ben Vormbrock took 3^rd Place. In Addition, Liam Dougherty also took 3^rd Place in Impromptu Speaking. Congratulations to the Mountain View FBLA program.

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