On Friday March 11th we took Migrant Students from all three high school to a CSUSM Migrant Campus Tour. Most students are Junior and Sophomores who may choose to apply to this university next fall. We did take three seniors who applied to CSUSM, however, have never seen or been at the college before. Two of them have been accepted by the university and after the tour they really felt this school was a great fit for them. They will return in two weeks to attend the Parent Cougar Blue day!

DMHS Class of 2023 put on an amazing prom fashion show in preparation for our “Enchanted Evening” senior prom that will take place on Saturday, April 9th, from 8 pm - 12 am.

The DMHS Counseling Department has been meeting individually with 10th graders until March 22 for next year's registration and the development of their academic plan. Counselors will also meet with current Juniors for next year's registration starting on March 28th through April 8th . They are proud to announce that they will be taking 2 buses to College of the Desert for their annual COD Campus Day on Friday March 25th. Meanwhile, assisting students to file their FAFSA/Dream Act applications with the extended deadline of March 30th.

The Picture Below (Flyer) is for Juniors and Seniors only. Students may register to attend this event over Spring Break on their own. A Teacher can attend with students and the school site will turn this into a field trip and set up district transportation. The event organizer is an alumni of Desert Mirage and would really love CVUSD students to engage. It is a student leadership event.

Our Social Emotional Lesson (SEL) This Week is Focused on Community Building.

The wellness center has been a busy place over this last week. Boys and Girls groups have been going so well and we have a consistent group for both. We have even scheduled a field trip for the end of the year with these students at the CSUSB Leadership Ropes Course!

Last week in girls group young ladies made rain sticks with adjectives that described them on them.

We also have a handful of students that we have placed on a check in check out system for getting to class on time, staying in class, and getting work done in class. This is a Tier 2 intervention for our PBIS system. Our hope with that with this consistent monitoring and checking in we can help these students in the areas they are struggling with.

Desert Mirage Green Academy took on teams from within and outside of the district at the KidWind Challenge this past weekend. The team had the highest energy output with their incredible design. Congratulations to Mr. Kreps and the team for their hard work and stellar design.

Spring Sports Update:

• Baseball is on a 3 game winning streak after a pair of shutout victories
• Swim participated in the La Quinta relays
• Girls track got a win over Indio
• Boys Tennis beat Banning 15-3
• Boys Volleyball got a pair of victories over Warner and Southwest.
• Boys Golf hit a new record low score in match vs. Rancho Mirage

All sports have now begun DVL play

Job shadowing began this last week for the Aviation Academy in partnership with the Desert Jet Center and continues through the month of May. Below are a few pictures of their initial visit to our business partner Desert Jet Center at the Thermal airport. The students had a unique opportunity to hear from a 2021 aviation graduate named Howard Marrotte, who currently works full time at Desert Jet and will be leaving for full-time flight school in the coming months. Awesome job Aviation!

March 17 - Talent Show

March 18 - 3rd Quarter Ends

March 18 - Final Payment due for Senior packages

March 21 - Professional Development (non-student day)

March 23 - Deficiency Notice Sent out - End of Grading Period

March 24 - Transcript Analysis Day with Leadership Team

March 29 - Parent Conferences

March 28-Apr 1 - Sprit Week – Spring Sports / Prom Prep Rally

April 1 - Minimum Day, Students/Teachers dismissed at 12:00 pm

April 9 – Prom Night

April 14 – Staff vs Students Kickball Game

April 15 – 22 – Spring Break

April 27 – Top 10 Dinner

April 30 - Campus Beautification (Spring Sports)

TBD - AME Production

TBD – College Commitment Day

May 5 – Blood Drive

May 11 – Seniors Awards Night

May 13 – Grad Night 2022

May 16-20 – Senior Finals

May 20 – Senior Grades Due

May 23 – Senior Trip (Knott's Berry Farm)

May 24 – Senior Check Out

May 25 – Senior Basketball Game

May 25 – Senior Final Walk and Activities

May 27 – Senior Sunset / Dinner Dance

June 1 – Graduation Rehearsal

June 2 - Graduation Ceremony

June 7 – Last Day of School

June 6, 7 – Minimum Day