HONOR SOCIETY NEWS – We have just a few seats left for the Gene Autry Museum field trip. The deadline to turn in the $15.00 and the trip slip to Mrs. Fulleman is this Friday, March 19th. For those of you, who are already going, please check with your parents to see if they’d like to join us on the trip as chaperones. If they are interested, they should e-mail Mrs. Fulleman for more information.

Journalism Applications – If you enjoy writing  articles and taking pictures. If you want to contribute your talents to Sierra Vista, then journalism may be the elective for you! Get an application from your English teacher or Ms. Brownlee in 619. Come to the quad today and next Wednesday to have your questions answered. All applications due by 2:30 on March 26th.

CANYON CHEER TRYOUTS – The Canyon Cheer Tryouts will be held right after Spring break. Plan ahead! Important parent meetings will be held Mon, March 29th and Wed. 31st at 7:00 P.M. in the A-Lecture Hall. Parents must attend just one of these two meetings. Pick up a flyer at the outside window of the ASB Office only before school, brunch, and the two lunches and after school. You may also view the flyer that is posted in the glass case outside the Counseling Offices that faces the quad.

SILENT AUCTION FUNDRAISER – Hey Plainsmen, you should have received a flier Friday during D Period. Please show it to a parent or guardian, get the tear-off signed, and return it to your English teacher. That tear-off is your ticket to a prize drawing. You could win an iTunes, Subway, or Starbucks gift cards. Ten prize winners will be announced on March 31st. If you need another flier, go to the ASB window. Turn it in tomorrow!!

Yearbook Applications – Do you love taking pictures, working on website design, scrap booking, or dream of becoming a film director? Here is your chance to show off you creativity as a part of the 2010-2011 yearbook staff. You may pick up an application from your English teacher, in the office, the library, download it from the yearbook web link, or see Mrs. Aird in Room 605. All applications are due by March 26th at 2:30 P.M. If you have any questions, contact Mrs. Aird.

TALENT SHOW – The Talent Show is March the 18th from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. in the MPR.

ATTENTION WASHINGTON D.C. CLUB – It is time to start getting excited about our June trip to D.C. and New York.
Meeting dates are:
February 25 - Brunch
March 19 - Both Lunches
April 16 - Both Lunches
May 7 - Both Lunches
May 19 - Pre-Departure Meeting at 6:30 p.m in the school's MPR (Attendance is Mandatory)
May 21 - Both Lunches (Final Meeting before trip)
June 9-14 - Washington D.C. Trip

PURCHASE PE SWEAT TOPS/BOTTOMS AND SURVIVOR SHIRTS - Students can purchase PE Sweat tops and bottoms, as well as Survivor shirts, through the ASB office. They can be purchased for $15 each. Purchases will be distributed on Tuesdays and Thursdays during brunch and lunch. Students need to bring receipt to Girl's Locker Room window.

CONSUMER ELECTRONICS RECYCLING - The Math Department is again collecting used (working or not) consumer electronics for recycling.  You can send your items to your child’s math teacher or take them to the office.  The list of recyclables includes...
- ink jet and laser printer cartridges
- cell phones
- Ipods
- digital cameras
- digital video cameras
- personal gaming systems (DS, PSP)
- notebook/laptop computers
We do not need chargers, cases, etc. for the items, only the items themselves.  The items will be sent to a company called EcoPhones who recycle the electronics. Email Mrs. Coleman for more information.

HAVE BOX TOPS? - It is time to kick off the Box Tops collection drive for this school year. With budget cuts it is more important than ever to use every possible way to raise funds for the school. Box Tops are one of the easiest ways to accomplish this. HOW? When grocery shopping, look for products that carry the Box Top symbol. Look through your pantry and see if you have products that display Box Tops. Clip, write your student's first and last name as well as the team name on the back of the Box Top and place in an envelope or ziploc bag and send in with your student. Collection bins are in each of the team leaders' classrooms. There are monthly drawings and winners receive a gift certificate. At the end of the year, the team with the most Box Tops turned in will enjoy a pizza party. There is a collection box at the front desk in the school office. Collection bins will be available at all events where parent volunteers are present. HAPPY CLIPPING AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

CELL PHONES – Students are not allowed to use cell phones in any school buildings. Student phones can be taken away if they are seen and/or used inappropriately, as determined by the staff member. While in school buildings, phones must remain off (vibrating phones can often still cause a disruption) and should remain in backpacks/purses or pockets.  Phones may be used before school, brunch, lunch and after school as long as they are used out side of all  school buildings.  This includes the library and office unless special permission is given by a Sierra Vista Staff member.  Sierra Vista assumes no responsibility for lost or stolen phones, including when confiscated.  We appreciate your support of this policy.