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It is highly important that all parents complete the online registration process through ParentVue as soon as possible due to the fact that we are currently completing the course selection process. In order for all students to get the majority of classes they are wanting we need parents to complete the online registration process as soon as possible.
Thank you in advance for your prompt attention to this matter.
May 1st - Decision Day - Celebrate Seniors and their Post Graduation Plans
May 1st - Principal's Day (We are so fortunate to have Mr. Brock!)
May 4th - Legacy Ball
May 6th-10th - Teacher Appreciation Week
May 10th - Prom
May 13th-17th - Spirit Week
May 13th - Zoom Meeting Day
May 14th - Student/Teacher Swap Day
May 14th - Academic Awards Ceremony - during school
May 14th - Senior Honors and Awards Ceremony - 5:00 p.m. (Invite only)
May 16th - Best Worst Outfit Day
May 17th - Yearbook and Black Out Party
May 17th - Senior Sunset
May 22nd - Senior Breakfast
May 23rd - Graduation Rehearsal
May 23rd - Graduation! Congratulations, class of 2024!
July 31st - New Student Orientation - more information to come this summer! However, this is the morning to walk your schedule, check out our campus, hear from our Administration Team, meet teachers, pick up laptops, and see your friends before school starts!
August 1st - First day of school year 2024-2025!
Welcome Matt Dyck our New Girls Volleyball Coach!
The 2023-2024 will be Matt Dyck’s 3rd season as Club Director of the Zona Volleyball Club. Matt left the University of Arizona as an Assistant Coach in December of 2021 to assume the position. Matt worked under David Rubio for two seasons.
Matt came to Tucson in 2001 to attend the University of Arizona and to be a manager for the women's volleyball team. He started coaching at Zona after meeting AJ Malis, who was on staff at the UA. Matt began coaching with Zona in 2003. In addition to coaching with Zona, Matt has experience with boys volleyball and other collegiate volleyball programs.
In 2007, Matt started Arizona Premier Volleyball (APV), a boys volleyball club in Tucson. In 2007, 2008, and 2010, Matt's 18-1 teams won the Region Championship in the 18's Division and they finished as the Runner-Up in 2009 and 2011. During Matt's tenure as Club Director and 18-1 coach, APV had five top ten finishes at national tournaments, two silver medals and one bronze medal at Junior Nationals, and also produced nine Junior Nationals All-Americans. Matt ran the club from 2006-2013.
Matt was the head coach of Arizona’s men’s volleyball program from 2008-2010. The men's team won the 2008 Mountain West Conference Championship and also garnered a top five finish at the NCVF National Tournament in 2008, finishing in a tie for 3rd.
Matt also spent four seasons as the head coach at Central Arizona College. In 2014, he led the team to a third-place finish in the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference. He received ACCAC Coach of the Year honors following an 18-7 record in the 2013 season and saw eight of his players earn all-conference honors during his four-year stint. His 2012 and 2013 teams earned the AVCA All-Academic honor.
From 2011 to 2015, Matt served as the 18-1 Coach and also as the Recruiting Coordinator for Zona. In 2013, the 18-1 team had a historic year becoming the first ever Southern Arizona team to qualify for the Junior National (Junior Olympics) tournament outside of the Arizona Region. The team finished 2nd at the Colorado Crossroads National Qualifier, earning a bid to Nationals. At Nationals that summer, the team achieved a top five finish in the National Division at Junior Nationals.
Matt spent three years as an Assistant Coach for Eastern Washington University, a NCAA Division I Volleyball Program that competes in the Big Sky Conference. He served as the Eagles’ Recruiting Coordinator, supervised the team’s academic program, coordinated facilities, organized and facilitated all summer camps, oversaw and organized all video editing/exchange along with on-court training and scouting/match preparation. Matt also spent two years as an Assistant Coach at the University of Arizona from 2019-2021.
Matt earned his bachelor’s degree in History from the University of Arizona in December of 2005 and received his master’s degree in Coaching and Athletic Administration from Concordia University Irvine in June of 2013. He and his wife Kendra have two children, Willow and Ethan.
On what turned out to be an uncharacteristically chilly morning in late April, dozens of former Palo Verde High School baseball players reunited at the school’s baseball field.
The youngest alum was Class of 2023. The oldest? Class of 1976.
But all were brought together by longtime Palo Verde coach Jim Mentz.
“It’s good to see them,” Mentz, who has now organized the alumni game for three consecutive years, said. “It’s nice to know that when you’re coaching them, and you’re a little tough on them, that they don’t take it the wrong way. They come back. It’s just neat to see.”
The oldest alum to attend – Clark Crist, who was the only one not coached by Mentz in the bunch, didn’t partake in the just-for-fun game. He saw the Facebook event, and decided to show up.
Although Crist resides in Arizona, it was his first time returning to the Palo Verde High School. Instead of taking the field, he came to see how the program changed after his time, and to share his story and impart wisdom on any player still hoping to play or work in collegiate or professional baseball.
After Crist talked about his history with the sport, which included winning the 1980 CWS title with Arizona and being drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 14th round of the 1980 MLB June Amateur Draft, the rest of the alums took turns each detailing when they played for the Palo Verde program, how it helped them, and what they moved onto after their time at Palo Verde.
Once the players broke up into two teams and took the field, nothing mattered. Other than taking note for personal bragging rights, no stat was officially recorded. It didn’t matter who struck out, who had the best batting record or the day, who committed any errors, or anything.
All that mattered was that they were all Titans.
“I just want to thank every single player that ever played for me over the years,” Mentz said. “Whether they went on to play college or professional, they built [the Palo Verde baseball program]. Before 1995, the field was pretty much nonexistent. The players and their families built this field to what it is today.”
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