Dorado Family Updates 2.29.24

Happy Friday Dorado Families! Quarter 3 is moving quickly as we look ahead to our Spring Break! Spring Break marks the end of Quarter 3 and our return to school in Quarter 4.

We have a few reminders, events, and important information for you to review!

Newsletter Topics Include:

• Calendar
• What's Happening: Attendance Matters, Registration Information, Course Selections 2024-2025, Testing Updates, Prom Info, After-school Tutoring, Class of 2024
• DID YOU KNOW: 100 Day Perfect Attendance Winners, Congrats to a CDO Teacher, Southern Arizona Construction Career Days, Girls Who Code, Special Olympics, HOSA, CDO Preschool, Biology Club, Harelson Science Night, Academic Decathlon
• Athletics Updates
• Clubs Updates
• CDO Counseling

• March 6: Class of 2024 Senior Photo on Football Field during Advisory
• March 15: End of Quarter 3 - grades
• March 18 - 22: Spring Break (NO SCHOOL)

The state of Arizona defines excessive absencess as 10% of a school year. As we operate on a 178 day school year, anything in excess of nine (9) days each semester would be considered excessive.

Therefore, beginning this semester, a student can only have nine (9) days marked as an “Excused” absence in each of their classes without administrative approval. This does not include school sponsored events, activities or appointments. Parents will begin to receive notifications at 3, 6 and 9 days of absences. If a student hits 10 absences, in order to have the absence excused, they will need to contact administration.

Our Dorado Community is a partnership in setting the stage for students to succeed. We need your help to make sure that our students are in school every day that they can be. Together, we can open doors for our kiddos in the future!

All new students are classified into three different categories:

• In-District Resident Students: you reside within the CDO attendance area - you can proceed with enrollment:
• CLICK HERE
• Oracle School District Students: you may enroll in any Amphitheater School District High School
  • CLICK HERE
    
• Open Enrolled Students: you reside outside the CDO attendance area
  • You will need to apply for open enrollment before you can begin enrollment.
  • Click link to complete the Open Enrollment application on our Open Enrollment Page , please email Brenda Garcia at bgarcia@amphi.com

If you have any enrollment questions, please contact our Registrar, Mrs. Garcia at bgarcia@amphi.com or 696-5574.

• Existing/Returning Families Start Here

  Existing families who need to verify their student’s registration information or add an additional child will complete this process in the Parent Portal. If you have access to the Parent Portal, please click here.

  If you have not signed up for the Portal, please contact Hollyanna Mast' D'Bueno at hmastdbueno@amphi.com to get access. You must have access to the Parent Portal to complete registration.

Amphitheater School District has been hosting online Parent Support sessions via Zoom to assist families with the Online Registration process. The next one scheduled is:

• Wednesday, March 6th (5:00 – 7:00p.m.) Zoom Link: https://amphi.zoom.us/j/94040148562?pwd=VTIrYkt4OVIvQ0QyV2N1cXdzMUVTdz09&from=addon

Course selections for the 2024-2025 school year have already strated! 9th, 10th and 11th graders have already met with counselors through their English classes to review the process and timeline for course requests for next year.

Students, their parents, and guardians interested in meeting with Amy Bomke, our IB coordinator, can do so here: https://calendly.com/abomke/ib-advising

Reasons to meet might include:

• the goals and benefits of the International Baccalaureate Programme
• what makes a good candidate for IB classes and the IB Diploma Programme
• what courses are available to 11th and 12th grade students
• what classes should 9th and 10th grade students take to prepare for IB

Save the Date - March 26th - 28th

• ACT - Juniors Only - Required testing. Specific dates for students released before Spring Break
• AASA and ACT Prep Resources: Below are a couple links that will provide you with access to test prep resources. This is available to all parents, students and teachers!
• AASA Sample Test Resources
• Located under “AASA Sample Tests” dropdown
• ACT Aspire / ACT Test Resources
  
• Located under “Exemplars and TestNav Tutorial” and “Resources” dropdowns.

Prom tickets are not on sale yet, but here is what you need to know:

When: April 20th - 7PM

Where: Savoy Opera House - 6541 E. Tanque Verde Road 22, Tucson, Arizona 85715

• The Class of 2024 Senior Class Photo will take place out in Dorado Stadium next Wendesday, March 6th, during advisory. Seniors, don't miss this!
• Also, CAPS AND GOWNS will be delivered at this time as well!
• IT'S GETTING REAL Y'ALL!
• The Class of 2024 Resource page is now live! Senior parents, make sure to bookmark this page as we will be updating it with important information throughout the semester. CLICK HERE!
  

These Dorados pictured below had perfect attendance on the 100th day of school and were put into a drawing to win a gift card! Thank you to our Parent Organization for sponsoring these giveaways!

Ms. Castle was recognized at the University of Arizona Basketball Game on February 1st as a Finalist for the High School Teacher of the Year!

Construction Placers

Gold Medals: Colten Allen, Mia Carver, Anderson Cottle, Cooper Dale, Quintin Haase, Caleb Henderson, Juan Lara, Brad Mahoney, Drew Startt

Bronze Medals: Hayden Conway, Zander Heatherly, Angel Kelly, Aj Moss, James Wirth

Silver Medals: Jaden McClelland, Kate McEuen, Joey Morrill, Brian Quinn, Isaac Tineo, Andrew Vossler, Cam Wall

Automotive

Bronze Medal: Caiden Beauchamp

CDO recently participated in Southern Arizona Construction Career Days and was entered into a drawing to win a Tiny House! CDO won this drawing and this amazing structure was delivered to CDO this week!

CDO's Unified Special Olympics team competed in basketball and individual skills this past weekend. Thank you to all those that came out and supported our teams. Everyone has a great time!

HOSA recently attended the HOSA region 4 conference where we competed in a variety of events. Victoria Bernard Won 1st prize for Healthcare Photography and Chantal Newhouse placed 4th in researched persuasive speaking and writing. Both have qualified for the HOSA State Leadership Conference in April.

The HOSA food drive will be ending on February 29th. Help us help those in need with one last big push. Canned foods are always needed but they are in particular need of nuts, granola bars, cereals and pastas. The Food Drive Culminates on March 2nd when HOSA will be working with NHS, IB and Seminar Students to volunteer at the Arizona Community Food Bank Warehouse.

HOSA will be holding a Fundraiser at the Eastside Barnes and Noble on Sunday March 10th from 10 am to 4 pm. Located at 5130 E Broadway Blvd near Broadway and Rosemont. We will receive a portion of all sales made with a special voucher we will be handing out. Come to the bookstore and get your vitals checked while helping us go the International Leadership Conference this summer!

Our adorable CDO Preschoolers had a fun week doing some engaging Rodeo Week activities. If you need a smile, take a look below!

Biology Club took a field trip to the Reid Park Zoom to lear about the veterinary care of the animals at the zoo!

Check out CDO's Chemistry Club at Harelson Science Night!

Led by a strong performance by Kevin Neese, Canyon del Oro High School’s Academic Decathlon team won its unprecedented 23rd consecutive regional championship on Saturday in Morenci, AZ. Competing against 13 other teams from southern Arizona, CDO defended its title, narrowly defeating a strong team from Walden Grove. Marana High School placed third.

Kevin earned 8 medals and received a special award for having the highest score out of all competitors. Even Lehner and Bella Steward also earned awards for placing in the top three of their respective divisions. Every student on the team earned at least one medal - a rare occurrence. Each student also earned a 4-year renewable scholarship to both the University of Arizona and Arizona State University.

Team members include Kevin Neese (12), Evan Lehner (11), Annie Rasmussen (10), Zoe Guymon (11), Julia Smith (11), Austin Christian (10), Bella Stewart (12), Aurelia Aragon (11), and Spencer Hollings (9).

CDO will compete for the Arizona championship on March 8 - 9 at Phoenix College in Phoenix.

Please visit our Athletics website for updates and information about the current season and upcoming Spring Season.

Spring Sports include:

• Baseball
• Softball
• Indoor Boys' Volleyball
• Girls' Beach Volleyball
• Girls' and Boys' Tennis

Congrats to all of our Winter Sports participants for an amazing season!

• Both Boys' and Girls' Basketball teams had positive sesasons and showed a lot of growth.
• Wrestling finished 6th in the State and had one state champion at 215 Kaden Luke, We also had runners up at 115lbs Dominic Calvillo and 165lbs Oliver Ochensenfeld.
  
• Girls Soccer made it to the first round of the state play-offs against Az College Prep
• The Boys' Soccer team had a competitive season as well!

Boys' Sectionals:

• Champions: Atticus Comer, Oliver Ochsenfeld, Kayden Luke
• 2nd Place: David Luke, James Wirth
• 3rd Place: Cominic Calvillo, Blake Sholl
• 4th Place: Diego Diaz

Boys' State:

• State Champion: Kayden Luke
• State Runner Up: Dominic Calvillo, Oliver Ochsenfeld

Girls' Sectionals:

• Champion: Sophia Smith
• 2nd Place: Taylor Wolf
• 3rd Place: Finley Korn, Lucy Chavez
• 4th: Gabriella Gonzalez

Girls' State:

• State Runner Up: Sophia Smith

Spring Sports are underway:

• Softball has won the Dorado Classic by beating Salpointe.
• Baseball did well in phoenix tournament and is well on their way to defending their two time title
• Boys and Girls tennis play this week
• Boys volleyball the same
• Beach Volleyball has started the season positively and looks to do well.

Congrats to CDO Softball on taking home the Championship trophy in the Dorado Classic!

CDO has over 60 clubs for students to join throughout the year. Take a look below at our latest list for the 2023-2024 school year. You can click the image for a better view.

Attention Parents! There are a few scholarships with upcoming deadlines:

1. Casas Adobe Rotary- Seniors who qualified in 8th grade have been given the application and need to mail the completed application directly to Casas Adobe Rotary prior to March 15th (Address is listed on application)
2. Saddlebrook Community Outreach Scholarship (SBCO)-Seniors who qualify have been given the application and should return the completed application to the CDO counseling office before March 1st at noon.
3. Debbie Clark Memorial Scholarship- Senior who promoted from Cross in 8th grade are eligible to apply. Applications are available in the CDO Counseling Office. Completed application are due the first Friday in April.
4. Saddlebrook Rotary Scholarship-Eligibly Seniors will be sent an application packet on March 1st. They should return the completed application to CDO Counseling before March 29th at noon. Please note this is a different Saddlebrook Scholarship that the one listed above.

Tara Bulleigh, Principal

Canyon del Oro High School

An International Baccalaureate World School

Office: (520) 696-5565

Email: tbulleigh@amphi.com
Website: https://www.amphi.com/CDO
Location: 25 West Calle Concordia, Tucson, AZ, USA
Phone: 5206965560
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CDOHighSchool
Twitter: @CdOHighSchool