Dear Badger Community,
We are entering the final month of our 2024-2025 School Year! We encourage our students to continue attending all classes every day, on time, and to put their best effort forward to pass their classes. Parents, please help to monitor your child's progress with frequent checks to ParentVUE.
May is full of celebrations and events leading to our Graduation for the Class of 2025. Please refer to the information contained in this newsletter to stay informed about our busy calendar of events.
Our entire THMS campus will be closed due to Bond Projects beginning May 24th through July 14th. Our offices will be moved to Mansfeld Middle School, at 1300 E. 6th Street. Our office phones will also be forwarded. If you have any school business after Grading Day, please contact us at Mansfeld.
We expect the new Principal of Tucson High will be appointed this month. Stay tuned later this month for more information about registration events for the 2025 - 2026 school year.
We hope you all enjoy a wonderful final month of school! Stay the course!
Best,
Catherine Comstock
Interim Principal,
Tucson High Magnet School
May 5th - May 16th, 2025
The next two week will be busy on our campus as we will host Advanced Placement Testing for our students in these accelerated courses. Students will be notified by their teachers which classroom to report to for these exams. If your exam begins at 8:00 a.m., you must report to the testing classroom at 7:15 a.m. Lunch will be available after your exam. If your exam begins at 12:00 p.m., you must report to your testing classroom at 11:15 a.m. Please arrive on campus early enough to eat lunch before your exam. Students will not be admitted after the designated arrival time. For exams that begin at 12:00 p.m, the expected end time is between 3:30 - 4:00 p.m. Please plan your transportation accordingly for your testing schedule.
- Students taking digital or hybrid exams must bring their school-issued laptop.
- The Bluebook testing app must be downloaded and updated before exam day.
- Students must have their College Board email and password memorized — login help will not be provided during the exam. Students will NOT be allowed to bring their log-in/password written on a paper, per College Board rules & regulations.
- Laptops must be fully charged, and students should bring their laptop charger in case it's needed during the test.
- Personal laptops are not permitted
Monday, May 5 - Biology 8:00 a.m.
Monday, May 5th - European History 12:00 p.m.
Monday, May 5th - Microeconomics 12:00 p.m.
Tuesday, May 6th - Chemistry 8:00 a.m.
Tuesday, May 6th - Human Geography 8:00 a.m.
Tuesday, May 6th - US Government 12:00 p.m.
Wednesday, May 7th - English Literature 8:00 a.m.
Thursday, May 8th - Statistics 8:00 a.m.
Thursday, May 8th - World History 12:00 p.m.
Friday, May 9th - Advanced Placement US History 8:00 a.m.
Friday, May 9th - Macroeconomics 12:00 p.m.
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Monday, May 12th - Calculus AB/BC 8:00 a.m.
Monday, May 12th - Seminar 12:00 p.m.
Tuesday, May 13th - Environmental Science 12:00 p.m.
Wednesday, May 14th - English Language 8:00 a.m.
Wednesday, May 14th - Physics: C 12:00 p.m.
Thursday, May 15th - Art History 8:00 a.m.
Thursday, May 15th - Spanish Language 8:00 a.m.
Thursday, May 15th- Computer Science 12:00 p.m.
Friday, May 16th - Physics:1 8:00 a.m.
Friday, May 16th - Spanish Literature 8:00 a.m.
Friday, May 16th - Psychology 12:00 p.m.
If you have any questions, please ask your AP Teacher, or Ms. Kira Rojas Esquer in the College Center. Do your best, students!
Thursday, May 1st -6:00 p.m., Auditorium - Evening of Honors for Senior Class of 2025
Saturday, May 3rd - 11:00 a.m., Cafeteria - Badger Foundation Generations Luncheon
Friday, May 9th - 6:00 p.m., Stadium, - Senior Sunset Event
Saturday, May 10th - 11:00 a.m., Cafeteria - Top 25 Luncheon
Saturday, May 17th - 10:00 a.m., Cholla High School - Native American Student Recognition
Monday, May 19th - 6:00 p.m., U of A Ballroom, African American Student Recognition
Tuesday, May 20th - 8:00 a.m., Cafeteria - Senior Breakfast
Tuesday, May 20th - 9:30 a.m., Auditorium / Stadium - Graduation Rehearsal
Wednesday, May 21st - 8:00 a.m., Auditorium/ Stadium - Graduation Rehearsal
Wednesday, May 21st - 7:00 p.m., Stadium - Graduation of the Class of 2025!
Thursday, May 22nd - 12:21 p.m. - Last Day of School!
Friday, May 23rd - Grading Day - No School !
Tucson High will offer free Summer School classes at four different sites this summer. Students can earn up to one full credit if they attend both sessions of summer school. The first session of Summer School is May 28th - June 10th. The Second Session of Summer School is June 11th - June 25th. To register, go to the link below and select Register at Parent Vue.
Our Tucson High Summer School AM sessions (8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.) will be held at either Cholla High School or Pueblo High School. Our Tucson High Summer School PM session (2:30 - 8:00 p.m.) will be held at Palo Verde High School. Our Freshman Academy Program (8:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m.) will be held at Project MORE High School.
https://www.tusd1.org/summer_programs_2025
Here is additional information about Summer School eligibility:
- Students who have failed either a Math or English course will be allowed to enroll to make up either Math or English.
- Grade 9-11 students who are less than 3 credits deficient (other than Math/English) in courses required for graduation will be rejected from summer school enrollment. Students will need to take credit recovery during zero hour next year or a credit recovery class in place of an elective.
- Seniors will be allowed to enroll with any level of deficiency.
- Students will not be allowed credit advancement or grade replacement.
- Students will only be allowed to make up to 1 full credit in June (1/2 credit session 1, ½ credit session 2 = 1 full credit).
- At 3 absences a student will be withdrawn from Summer School. This means absent at first attendance of day 1 = 1 absence. Absent at second attendance upon returning from lunch on day 1 = absence 2. Absent any other time during a given session = automatic withdrawal from Summer School. If a student is withdrawn from Summer School during session for non-attendance, they can try again for session 2 but will only be allowed to make up ½ credit.
- Students will return school-issued device to home school at end of the school year and be issued a new device at their summer school placement. That device will be returned as they exit summer school to the issuing school.
Our school schedule will be changed during the last week of school to accomodate for Final Exams:
Monday, May 19th - Friday Schedule - (Conference, 2, BPH, 4,6)
Tuesday, April 1st - Tuesday Schedule (1,3,5,7)
Wednesday, May 21st - Half Day Finals:
- 0 Period - 7:05 – 7:58 a.m.
- Conference Period - 8:00 – 9:00 a.m.
- 2nd Period - 9:07 – 10:07 a.m.
- 4th Period - 10:14 – 11:14 a.m.
- 6th Period - 11:21 – 12:21 p.m.
Thursday, May 22nd - Half Day Finals:
- 0 Period - 7:05 – 7:58 a.m.
- 1st Period - 8:00 – 9:00 a.m.
- 3rd Period - 9:07 – 10:07 a.m.
- 5th Period - 10:14 –11:14 am
- 7th Period - 11:21 – 12:21 p.m.
Friday, May 23rd - No School - Grading Day
*On May 21st & 22nd students can only bring clear bags that can be searched. Please see the document below for bags that are allowed during these two days. Any other bags will be collected at the Gates and will have to be picked up after dismissal.
Fine Arts Events:
May 2 - Production of Kodachrome by Adam Szymkowic, Blackbox Theater, 6:30-8:30pm
May 3 - Production of Kodachrome by Adam Szymkowic, Blackbox Theater, 6:30-8:30pm
May 7 - MS Choir Final Concert, Auditorium, 7:00-8:30pm
May 9 - Orchestra Concert, Auditorium, 7:00-8:30pm
May 14 - Band End of Year Concert, Auditorium, 7:00-8:30pm
May 16 - THMS Choir Awards Ceremony, Choir Room – E103, 5:30– 7:30pm
Regards,
Stephen Rothkopf
Assistant Principal - Athletics and Activities
