Homecoming Royalty Crowned
September 29, 2010
Grace Chan was crowned Homecoming Queen with Quinn Tucker securing the title of Homecoming King.
Supporting Breast Cancer
MARISSA VILLERREAL , co-Editor-in-Chief
September 29, 2010
AT FIRST GLANCE, one wouldn’t even notice the words “I heart boobies” spread across student’s bracelets, but this growing trend among teenagers is getting more attention than ever before. At Mountain Pointe High School, kids walk freely down the halls as they rock the notorious bracelets in hopes... Read more »
DECA represents at conferences
JORDAN LAUGHLIN, co-Editor-in-Chief
September 23, 2010
WITH OVER 150 members at Mountain Pointe and 185,000 all across the globe, Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA) is a worldwide program to help potential leaders prepare for future careers in marketing, finance, hospitality, and management. For the past 60 years DECA has prepared and improved... Read more »
Tukee night of fun
JORDAN LAUGHLIN, co-Editor-in-Chief
September 23, 2010
IT’S THAT TIME of year again. It’s time for the annual Tukee Fest- Rockin’ in the Park, a annual festival for Ahwatukee families. The day of fun, music, and relaxing will, for the third year in a row, be held in Ahwatukee Park on East Warner Road. Don’t plan to attend with the same expectations,... Read more »
Zahara returns to English Department
ISABELA SILVA, Staff Reporter
September 6, 2010
THERE IS A common misconception that says English teachers are stuffy, dry and boring, but Julie Zahara, proves these notion so wrong. Zahara, a lively, engaging lady, is a rare breed of teacher who is able to easy relate to her students. Returning to Mountain Pointe after a three-year hiatus, during... Read more »
A bubbly addition to the faculty
DANIELLE HERNANDEZ, Staff Reporter
September 5, 2010
WITH A PEN in one hand and an apple in another, She looks like the cliché teacher. However, after a brief greeting, warm smile, and three bites of an apple, she is sitting down talking about her family. She was raised in Illinois and majored in Career and Technical Education. She taught culinary arts... Read more »
More than just water
JORDAN LAUGHLIN, co-Editor-in-Chief
September 4, 2010
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS, on Karl Kiefer Stadium, consist of more then passes, touchdowns, and tackles. Before and after the game students involved in Sports Med work to keep the athletes healthy, hydrated, and safe. These student athletic trainers didn’t come by the job easily, however. They received... Read more »
Empowering tomorrow’s leaders
COLE BARBER, Staff Reporter
September 4, 2010
SHY, INTROVERTED, DETERMINED. These are all words that describe Kate Panchak, first-year mathematics teacher at Mountain Pointe High School. Panchak was born in Northeastern Ohio and attended Ohio State University for her first two years of college. Her junior year, she transferred to Arizona State... Read more »
Teaching kids to count
MORGAN DICK, Staff Reporter
September 2, 2010
Students are told to expect the unexpected, especially on the first day of school. That is exactly what students, who rushed into their geometry class came to understand, because instead of finding Meike Seiter- Bauer, the teacher listed on their schedule, Randa Ryan stood in front of them ready to begin... Read more »
Rowing on tears
JAY TENG, Staff Reporter
September 1, 2010
WEDNESDAY EVENING, FRESHMAN Cody Baker was memorizing last minute lines before the dress rehearsal. As he paused to reflect on his rehearsal, he said, “I am so ready for this! I love acting and being the lead as a freshman is such an honor! This play is going to be great!” Baker will blow away... Read more »