QCUSD will be holding community meetings on May 22 and May 30 at 6:00 p.m. in the district office. Please join us as we share information on how the loss of the M&O Override in November 2012 will affect our students in future years. To read more on this event, please view our press release.

Congratulations to Queen Creek High School and their fantastic academic success this year. Please view the flier that shows many of their accomplishments. We are so proud!

Queen Creek High School's annual scholarship awards assembly was on May 14, 2013. All the awards totaled a record setting $3M+, following a record total last year of $1.7M. 35 scholarship providers gave out scholarship awards to 96 high school students.

The Queen Creek Education Foundation provided $9,000 in scholarships to four 2013 graduating students. The foundation raises funds at the annual golf outing each September and the Zombie Run at the Trunk or Treat event sponsored by the Town of Queen Creek in October. The Foundation's goal is to help provide funding for continued education for Queen Creek students.

Shown in the photo are: Tom Lindsey, QCUSD Superintendent, Hagi Ruiz Lopez, Nicole Speeding, Kayla Payne, and Karlene Williams.

Maria Abrams, QCHS marketing teacher and DECA advisor, received the 2013 Rising Star Advisor Award at the state DECA conference in March. At the May 7, 2013, school board meeting, Laurie Roland, board member, recognized Ms. Abrams for this honor. Congratulations!

Are you looking for summer activities for your children? Are they interested in learning new skills or just wanting to have fun with their friends? Look no further than Queen Creek USD. The following sports and enrichment camps are available this summer in addition to the all day Discovery Kids program! The fliers below include all the camp information for your convenience.

• K-9 Kagers Basketball - June 3-14, elementary to high school
• Tennis - June 3-26, 8 years and older
• Theatre Camp - June 17-21, elementary grades
• Volleyball - June 24-28, 12 years and up
• LEGO Camp - June 10-14, K-7 grade

Queen Creek High School will offer two sessions of summer school this summer. Queen Creek High School summer school is open to any high school student. Courses are self-paced using a computer-based program. A certified teacher is present for support. English, math, and science are available for credit recovery only.

2013 Summer School Dates and Times:
Session I: June 3 – June 14, Monday – Friday, 7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Session II: June 17 – June 28, Monday – Friday, 7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Classes fill on a first-come, first-served basis. Students will receive one-half credit for the successful completion of each session.

Tuition and Refunds:
$160.00 per session or $300.00 for two sessions. There is a $20 discount for two sessions. Pay fees in full at the time of registration; there will be no refunds once the session has begun.

What happens when over 16,000 students from around the world come together in Anaheim, CA for the largest marketing, business, finance, and entrepreneurship competition in the world? Queen Creek wins that's what! Kelly Bitler was the top finalist in the area of Retail Merchandising, London Hanson was a top performer in the written exam event, and Allie Jorde received a state award for her exam score. Kudos to everyone that competed. It's a rigorous, intense competition, and we are proud of all of them!

Last week we completed our final anatomy in clay lab. The students built the very small and specific muscles of the wrist and hand. Congratulations to Harleyann Fones and Ashley Richmond on their victory!
 

Join us for our Summer Camp 2013 at Desert Mountain Elementary where we combine summer fun and learning in an engaging camp environment. Please check out our Communty Education page for more information.

Many thanks to everyone who came out to set up, play, dance, buy, and sell at Market Day. It was a huge success! A special thank you to Gary Swope who set up all the tables and cleaned up afterwards. Everyone had a great time!

Thank you to QCHS athletes Luis, Dean, Sarah, Kayla, Travis, Mike, Tesia, Jacob, Ana, and Nick for coming over to FBPE to read to the students during young authors week. Students and teachers enjoyed hearing the athletes read their favorite childhood books. The athletes also answered many questions from both students and teachers. It was a fun week for all!

The Queen Creek High School team took second place at the the State Skills USA competition in the Broadcast/News/Anchor category held on March 26 in Phoenix, AZ. Each team is supposed to consist of four members, however, due to unforeseen circumstances, one team member could not attend. The Queen Creek students did a great job with one less team member. Congratulations to Mr. Franco and students Cody Roberson, Courtney Coppell, and Jack Morici!

Congratulations to the QCHS wrestling team. You may view their season records on the Athletic page.

The Queen Creek High School A/V class has been nationally recognized for its video about community service at our school. The video was selected as a second runner up for the Rihanna "Shine Like A Diamond" contest. This was a contest set up by Rihanna and her management team to highlight community service taking place at high schools around the country. The video entry was created by tenth grader, Daniel Madrigal. It beat out videos from Knocksville, TN, New York City, and many others.

For a contest of this magnitude, being recognized in the top three is something really awesome for the school and the entire community. He, along with our A/V program, will receive signed posters from Rihanna as prizes.

Over the last several months, Queen Creek High School students have been involved with the following donation projects:

• Key Club is currently making blankets which will be donated to House of Refuge in Mesa, Arizona. A total of 21 blankets will be donated.
• Student Council has organized clubs to make over 30 baskets to donate to local families in need. Each basket will include a turkey, potatoes, and tons of non-perishable food items. We are so pleased with the campus-wide participation from each club.
• Key Club, HOSA, NHS, and Pokemon Masters are joining together to "Stuff the Bus with Toys". These groups are heading up a campus wide toy drive to benefit Signs of Sunshine.
• Student Council hosted a breakfast on the Day of Service for all veterans, active military, and first responders. Student Council is also holding a Veteran's Day assembly on Friday, November 9, 2012, to honor all service men and women.
• Student Council and Key Club participated in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure in October.
• Student Council held a toiletery drive to make kits for the Veteran's Hospital. Over 200 kits were donated, each containing, soaps, toothpaste, shampoo, etc..

The girls varsity golf season recently came to a close. Congratulations to the entire team on their many accomplishments.

The swimming and diving state championships will start Friday November 2. Good luck to all of the QCHS swim team members.

The Queen Creek High School boys and girls cross country teams have had very busy and highly successful seasons. Check out some of the season highlights.