Dear Badger Community,
The weeks are flying by during this final quarter of the year. There is excitement in the air for our graduating Senior Class of 2025. We are hosting a Senior/ Parent Meeting for the Class of 2025 on Thursday, April 3rd, at 5:30 p.m. in the Auditorium. We will present information on all the details and events leading to our May 21st Graduation Ceremony and we encourage Seniors and a parent or guardian to attend this important meeting.
On Tuesday, April 1st, we will be on a Test Schedule. Our 9th grade students will take the ACT Aspire Test, 10th grade will take the ASVAB, and 11th grade will take the ACT. Students should check the posted lists in the Main and Tech Buildings to see their testing location. Please make an effort to be on campus by 8:00 a.m. as these are timed tests and being at school on on time will reduce the number of make-up tests we need to administer.
Next Saturday, April 5th, our Student Council is hosting the Tucson High Magnet School Prom at the Tucson Convention Center! Please see information about the event below. We can't wait to see our students celebrate this traditional rite of passage!
We hope you all enjoy a wonderful April!
Best,
Catherine Comstock
Interim Principal,
Tucson High Magnet School
Our school schedule will be changed on the following dates in April:
Monday, March 31st - Tuesday Schedule (1,3,5,7)
Tuesday, April 1st - Testing Schedule - School starts at 8:05
Monday, April 14th - Friday Schedule - (Conference, 2, BPH, 4,6)
Friday, April 17th - NO SCHOOL - Spring Holiday
Please see the attachment below for the April Schedule Adjustments.
Home Athletics Events
Tuesday, (4/1), 4:00pm, Baseball vs. Sunnyside
Tuesday, (4/1), 4:00pm, Softball vs. Sunnyside
Thursday, (4/3), 3:30pm, Boys Tennis vs. Sunnyside
Thursday, (4/3), 3:45pm, Baseball vs. Rincon/University
Thursday, (4/3), 6:00pm, Softball vs. Rincon/University
Friday, (4/4), 6:00pm, Baseball vs. Mountain View Marana
Tuesday, (4/8), 3:30pm, Girls Tennis vs. Marana
Tuesday, (4/8), 4:00pm, Softball vs. Marana
Tuesday, (4/8), 6:00pm, Baseball vs. Marana
Wednesday (4/9), 3:30pm, Volleyball vs. Highland
Thursday, (4/10), 3:30pm, Boys Tennis vs. Casa Grande
Thursday, (4/10), 6:00pm, Baseball vs. Sunnyside
Thursday, (4/10), 6:00pm, Softball vs. Sunnyside
Friday, (4/11), 6:00pm, Baseball vs. Buena
Friday, (4/11), 6:00pm, Softball vs. Buena
Monday, (4/14), 4:00pm, Softball vs. Rincon/University
Monday, (4/14), 6:00pm, Baseball vs. Rincon/University
Tuesday, (4/15), 3:30pm, Girls Tennis vs. Rincon/University
Wednesday, (4/16), 6:00pm, Softball vs. Cienega
Thursday, (4/17), 3:30pm, Boys Tennis vs. Desert View
Thursday, (4/17), 3:45pm, Baseball vs. Marana
Thursday, (4/17), 6:00pm, Softball vs. Marana
Monday, (4/21), 3:45pm, Softball vs. Corona del Sol
Tuesday, (4/22), 3:30pm, Volleyball vs. Marana
Tuesday, (4/22), 3:45pm, Softball vs. Perry
Tuesday, (4/22), 4:30pm, Volleyball vs. Marana
Tuesday, (4/22), 6:00pm, Baseball vs. Perry
Thursday, (4/24), 3:30pm, Volleyball vs. Salpointe Catholic
Thursday, (4/24), 4:30pm, Volleyball vs. Sunnyside
Friday, (4/25), 4:00pm, Volleyball vs. Rincon/University
Friday, (4/25), 6:00pm, Baseball vs. Caesar Chavez
Monday, (4/28), 6:00pm, Baseball vs. Walden Grove
All home Girls' Softball and Boys' Baseball are played at Cherry Field.
Fine Arts Events:
April 5 - Prom, Tucson Convention Center 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm
April 11 - Senior Folklorico/Mariachi Showcase 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
April 17 - New Hip-Hop Senior Show 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
April 25 & 26 - Production of Kodachrome by Adam Szymkowic, Blackbox Theater 6:30 pm-8:30 pm
April 30 -Senior Dance Show (Ballet, Modern, Jazz), Auditorium, 7:00 pm-8:30 pm
Regards,
Stephen Rothkopf
Assistant Principal - Athletics and Activities
Attention Senior Class of 2025!
Our Tucson High Badger Foundation has several scholarships available to Pima Community College and Arizona Public Universities (UA, ASU, NAU). These are very generous two year scholarships! They are accepting applications through Monday, March 31st so we encourage students to apply early. Please see the attached form for additional information.
The Arizona Model United Nations went really well this past weekend! The following students received awards:
- Felista Nabintu: Best Delegate-Honorable Mention as the delegate of the Russian Federation on the committee for the United Nations Environmental Programme.
- Esther Nema: Best Delegate-Honorable Mention as the delegate of the Kingdom of Sweden on the committee for the European Union.
- Mikaela Milczarek: Best Position Paper as the delegate of the Russian Federation on the Security Council.
- Aubrey Bright: Best Position Paper as the delegate of the Russian Federation on the Security Council.
Twenty students represented Tucson High Magnet School this year at the AZMUN63, which is five more than last year. Students appeared to have a great time and represented our school well, which is no easy feat considering they were busy from roughly 8:00 am to 9:00 pm on Saturday and 8:00 am to 6:00 pm on Sunday.
The Tucson High Travel Club had a wonderful trip to Switzerland during Spring Break! 20 students and 3 teachers (Ms. Hoff, Mr. Huffman, and Ms. Reed) experienced sustainable Swiss travel by train from Zurich to Geneva, with visits to Thun, Lausanne, Interlaken, and Gruyeres. Our students made us all proud with their stellar behavior, inquisitive minds and open hearts. They hiked through caves, stood on a glacier at the top of the Alps, said "Danke" or "Merci" where appropriate, and even made their own chocolates.
Thank you!
Martha Reed
Musical Theater
International Travel Program Advisor
Ms. Deborah Dimmet's AP Language and Composition students participated in a national competition in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, over Spring Break. Students have been preparing for this since November. The students had an in-class competition and two students, Jeweliana Baray and Ximena Ojeda, were selected to compete in the National Championship. The sponsor of this program provided an attorney, Ray English, who drove to Tucson each Wednesday to work with the students on their synthesis and argumentation skills. Congratulations to these students for their outstanding work in arguing their case.
Congratulations to Enrique Sanchez and Uma Urias for being selected to participate in the 2025 University of Arizona KEYS Research Internship this summer. They are among 51 students who were selected from 411 applications. We are proud to have them represent Tucson High this summer!
KEYS interns will contribute to interdisciplinary bioscience research using biotechnology and data analysis techniques while contributing to the development of new scientific knowledge. Interns will also develop science literacy skills and learn how to communicate their research to a varied audience.
Bond Improvements Begin at THMS
Construction has begun at Tucson High Magnet School! We have recently received upgrades in our Auto Shops and the field lights in our stadium have been replaced! The new lights feature color changes and can flash to music. These campus improvements are being provided with the support of the TUSD Bond Oversight Committee, the Tucson Unified Governing Board, and our Tucson community.
Our next projects will start this summer with the replacement of our Sewer and Water Lines and long-awaited renovations and repairs to the Vocational “V” Building which will modernize classrooms spaces for students. We invite all members of the community to attend TUSD's Virtual Town Hall on Thursday, April 3rd from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. Check out: https://bond2023.tusd1.org/
Stay tuned for updates on this exciting project as we work together to create better learning spaces for our community!
