Step Right Up-Pride’s Peak Carnival
Kate Hartland, Staff Reporter
February 11, 2012
MOST PEOPLE CONSIDER golden birthdays, 50 year anniversaries, and centennial achievements reasons to celebrate, but here at Mountain Pointe, students and teachers are throwing on their party hats and kicking their heels up for something just as special. That’s right Pride, it’s time to celebrate... Read more »
OO-RAH
Lisa Foy, Staff Reporter
January 23, 2012
SEMPER FIDELIS… English teachers and Support Our Soldiers sponsors Marilee Edel and Patti Duncan have joined The Few, The Proud, The Marines. They have not exactly decided to leave their posts at Mountain Pointe, but they will participate in the Educator Warriors Program in San Diego from March... Read more »
An eye-opening experience
Chanette Campbell, Staff Reporter
January 19, 2012
IN HONORING Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and in the spirit of diversity, Scottsdale Unified School District Service Learning program celebrated their 12th annual Youth voices Program this year at Saguaro High School. Mountain Pointe’s Black Student Union (BSU) gladly accepted the invitation in attending... Read more »
Pep Pep Pep ASSEMBLY!
Jay Teng, co-Editor-in-Chief
January 11, 2012
Friday the 13th, it may not be lucky for some, but the Pride is holding a pep rally that will send off luck and support to all the winter sport teams. Dress in Disney theme and be prepared to drown in spirit. The theme of the assembly is “under the sea”. While featuring winter sport teams,... Read more »
Supporting the soldiers that fight for us
Jay Teng, co-Editor-in-Chief
December 14, 2011
“WHEN I HAD two cousins join the Marines in December and April and I wanted to show my support,” said co-president Brian Bettner, 11. Support Our Soldiers (S.O.S.) is a well-known club around campus, helping troops across seas. Collecting over a couple dozen boxes and sending them... Read more »
One prestigious night
Morgan Dick & Kate Hartland, Staff Reporters
December 1, 2011
ON MONDAY NOVEMBER 28 over 65 of Mountain Pointe’s top juniors and seniors were formally inducted into the Pride of Mountain Pointe Chapter of National Honor Society. The prestigious club, headed by Social Studies teacher K.R Scott, has produced very successful graduates in its past years at... Read more »
“Chances for a Campus” helping those in need
James Metzger, Staff Reporter
October 4, 2011
SENIOR, KELSEY VAN Hook has given the word “pride” a whole new meaning. She has started a non-profit organization to help students at Mountain Pointe, called Chances for a Campus. She was inspired to do it because she had friends and family who all suffered from their own crisis. “…I have friends... Read more »
Fall is right around the corner
Kate Hartland, Staff Reporter
October 3, 2011
IT IS THAT time of year again, when the pumpkins are grown, the haunted houses are opened, and cider is a festive drink of choice. Living in Arizona, we cannot exactly say that fall is in the air, though the general hope of cooler weather and falling leaves has certainly arrived. If the... Read more »
Let the celebration begin
Kate Hartland, Staff Reporter
September 15, 2011
THIS YEAR’S PRE-GAME Homecoming Tailgate Party, sponsored by the Sophomore Class Student Council, is sure to be another excellent event. Sophomore Class President Cole Tucker, along with social studies teachers and sponsors Sergio Holguin and Tony Leathers, have put in an exuberant effort getting... Read more »
Word Up! is the talk on campus
Victor Gonzalez, Staff Reporter
September 7, 2011
WORD UP IS a new program that teachers are using here at Mountain Pointe High School to teach students in all grades to learn vocabulary words and their definitions. Word up uses a series of hip hop songs for students to memorize to use on tests, quizzes, and various homework assignments while they... Read more »