Mission: As a community, we will ensure all students achieve academic success and develop social skills needed to care, connect, and collaborate throughout their lives.

Core Values:
Teamwork: We achieve more collectively than individually

Integrity: We are honest and ethical

Growth: We believe that everyone can grow academically and socially through perseverance and focus

DVUSD will be holding COVID testing events throughout January. You must be registered in order to receive the required registration code. Please be sure once you have registered to show up only at your registered time. Visit www.dvusd.org/covidtesting to register.

January 21st - District Office - 11:00-2:00

January 24th - Terramar and Village Meadows 4:30-6:00

January 25th - District Office - 11:00-2:00

January 26th - Canyon Springs and Sunrise - 4:30-6:00

January 27th - Desert Sage and Mirage 4:30-6:00

January 28th - District Office - 11:00-2:00

January 31st - Constitution and Sunset Ridge -

Additional testing sites:

Maricopa County Public Health offers testing 7 days a week.
CLICK HERE for MCDPH testing locations.

• The girls and boys basketball teams will be playing Tuesday, January 25th at Canyon Springs for the first round of playoff games. Games typically start around 4:30 pm.
  
• Baseball tryouts begin on February 7, 2022 - Student athletes must have a physical to tryout and must register at registermyathlete.com
• Softball tryouts begin on February 8, 2022 - Student athletes must have a physical to tryout and must register at registermyathlete.com

• Please be alert and follow directional signs. We still have families entering the one way exit line.
• If you have older children, please park in the parking lot or come after 2:55 pm for pick-up. We release our Kindergarten at 2:45-2:50 pm but at times, we have trouble with blocked flow from parents trying to pick up their older children.

Our second quarter is off to a great start! We are continuing to work on supporting students with positive behavior through our PBIS and All Things EQ. Our “kindness campaign” is very successful and we at Desert Mountain would like to see it continue. Students are able to earn HAWK (Honorable, Accountable, Willing, Kind) bucks for positive behavior. We are asking for donations for our HAWK store. Desert Mountain students love being able to earn HAWK bucks and spend it at the store. Many of our item purchases are from Amazon, Oriental Trading, Dollar store or something similar. If you would like to donate items or money, please contact Patti Atchley at patti.atchley@dvusd.org or 623-445-3504. Thank you in advance for your generosity!

Please be aware of the following district procedures, information, and updates regarding COVID-19.

• District Student Quarantine Updates - Updated September 13, 2021
• DVUSD 2021-2022 COVID-19 Parent/Guardian Expectations

• DVUSD Remain in School "On Campus" Operational Safety Plan For 2021-2022

• 2021-2022 Remain in School FAQs

Twitter: @DMSblackhawks

Facebook page: @BlackHawkStrong

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You can also visit the Desert Mountain website for important updates and school information.

• Desert Mountain Homepage
• DVUSD Start Page
  
• DVUSD Return to Learning Site
• Food & Nutrition

• Technology Hub
• Canvas Information
• Technology Help
• DVUSD website
• Remain in School FAQ page