[Volcano_Vista_HS] VVHS Announcements--Tuesday, February 28, 2017
Congratulations to this week's SOAR drawing winners. The following students have been recognized by our staff for exhibiting Volcano Vista core values - Safety, Organization, Achievement and Respect. All winners this week receive Hawk Spirit Wear.
Avery Quijano - Recognized by Ms. Zeuli
Breanna Broulette- Recognized by Mrs. Lopez-Leger
Zoe Chavez - Recognized by Mrs. Valdez
Lila Nezar - Recognized by Mrs. Wells
Adam Trujillo - Recognized by Mr. Gallegos
This week is Spread the word to end the word! The R-word is the word "retard or retarded." Why does it hurt? The R-word hurts because it is exclusive. It's offensive. It's derogatory. Help us raise awareness about the hurtfulness of the R-word by pledging in lower E-hall during lunch this week.
BSU: There will be a BSU meeting today during lunch in Mrs. Vasquez' classroom, Room H-206. Please be in attendance
DECA: Please remember the DECA Snack Bar is closed today while they are competing in the State Competition. It will reopen on Thursday they look forward to seeing you then! Please wish them luck!!
DRAMA: The musical "Urine Town" will be this Thursday, Friday and Saturday in the PAC. Thursday @ 3pm/$5.00 for students; Friday @ 7pm; Saturday @ 2 & 7. Cost: $5.00 for children 12 and under, $7.00 for students, $10.00 for adults
SENIOR SUPERLATIVE Photos will be during lunch on Thursday. Please meet in G184. For more information see Mr. Woods.
COUNSELING:
JUNIORS you can pick up your PSAT results in E224 during lunch or after school.
Teachers – please remember that we are distributing report cards today during 4th block. Please pick up your report cards from your mailbox in the main office.
ATHLETICS:
TENNIS: Today, Girls will play Rio Grande at Ventana Ranch at 3:30 and Boys will play at Rio Grande at 3:30
BASEBALL: will play at Atrisco Heritage at 3:30 today, will play at Sandia Thursday at 3:30, and will play at Valley at 10 on Saturday
SOFTBALL: will play Atrisco at home at 4 today, will play Carlsbad at 4 on Friday, and will play at Highland at 10 on Saturday
GIRLS BASKETBALL: will play at Rio Rancho at 7pm on Friday
BOYS BASKETBALL: will play at Rio Rancho at 7pm on Saturday
And remember
As always
It's Great to be a Hawk!
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Posted by: ssteckbeck@yahoo.com
For more information, go to our web site: http://www.volcanovistahawks.com
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Monday, February 27, 2017
[Volcano_Vista_HS] VVHS Announcements--Monday, February 27, 2017
This week is Spread the word to end the word! The R-word is the word "retard or retarded." Why does it hurt? The R-word hurts because it is exclusive. It's offensive. It's derogatory. Help us raise awareness about the hurtfulness of the R-word by pledging in lower E-hall during lunch this week.
DECA: Attention Hawks, the DECA Snack Bar will be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday while DECA competes at state. All other serving areas on campus will be open. Please wish us luck!
AMBASSADORS Reminder student and faculty ambassadors, we will have our monthly meeting today, Monday, at lunch in the lecture hall. Lunch will be served. Bring your own drink.
STUDENT SENATE is sponsoring a donation drive here at Volcano Vista for the Ronald McDonald House. We hope that all students will participate in donating tissue boxes, paper towels, and toothbrushes. Please bring these items to the activities office.
COUNSELING:
JUNIORS you can pick up your PSAT results in E224 during lunch or after school.
Teachers – please remember that we are distributing report cards today during 4th block. Please pick up your report cards from your mailbox in the main office.
ATHLETICS:
TENNIS: Tomorrow, Girls will play Rio Grande at Ventana Ranch at 3:30 and Boys will play at Rio Grande at 3:30
BASEBALL: will play at Atrisco Heritage at 3:30 tomorrow and at Sandia Thursday at 3:30
SOFTBALL: will play Atrisco at home at 4 tomorrow.
And remember
As always
It's Great to be a Hawk!
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Posted by: ssteckbeck@yahoo.com
For more information, go to our web site: http://www.volcanovistahawks.com
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Posted by: Allison Maricelli-Loukanis <allison.ann@att.net>
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Sunday, February 26, 2017
[californiadisasters] On This Date In California Weather History (February 25)
Amounts were 24.5" in Wrightwood, 24" in Forest Falls, 23" in Mt. Laguna, 21" in Lake Arrowhead, 20.75" in Pine Cove, 16" in Palomar Mountain, and 15" in Idyllwild.
About a half inch accumulated in Jamul and Ramona.
2008: High surf of 15 feet struck the beaches on 2.24 and this day, causing damage on the Ocean Beach pier.
2004: High winds whipped the Grapevine: a gust of 60 mph was clocked at the base and a 75 mph gust was recorded at a pumping plant near Edmonston.
1998: El Nino pattern resulted in a soggy February across the San Joaquin Valley resulting on over $30 million in agricultural losses and $11.1 million in property damages.
Fresno recorded 4.89" of rain this month, making it its' 5th wettest February on record while Bakersfield recorded 5.36" of rain this month, making it the second wettest February on record here.
Damages here included nearly 9,300 acres of inundated farmland in Fresno County alone, over 25,000 thousand almond trees blown down in Fresno and Kern Counties and a loss of milk production from stressed cows.
1996: A storm that started on this day and ended on 2.28 produced 0.5" to 1.5" of rainfall in coastal areas.
Snowfall of 10" was recorded at Idyllwild, 2" in Yucaipa and even a dusting in Hemet and Corona.
12"-24" of snow fell in the higher mountains and up to 6" fell in the high desert.
1991: Paso Robles set a monthly record high of 83° F.
1987: Several funnel clouds and waterspouts around San Diego County.
One waterspout was seven miles west of Crystal Pier in Pacific Beach and another was seven miles west of the San Diego River channel.
A funnel cloud was observed off Imperial Beach.
Waterspouts damaged many boats in Coronado harbors.
One waterspout picked up a dropped a 30 foot, 5-ton cabin cruiser.
A dinghy was also tossed and was reported to have been in the air for 15-20 seconds.
Cold air arrived on 2.22 and dropped low temperatures below 40° at San Diego for three consecutive days, the coldest stretch since 1978.
1983: Heavy rain across SoCal that started on 2.24 and ended on 2.28 brought extensive street flooding.
Damage was done to 30 cars and an apartment building in Anaheim.
1969: Incredible all-time 24 hour snowfall records were set in parts of the Sierra with 46" of snow measured at Lodgepole and 36" of snow at Grant Grove from the 24th-25th of February.
1969: Heavy snow in the mountains that began on 2.20 and ended on this day brought snow depths approaching the greatest depths on record.
Strong storm winds caused outages of telephone service, power, and gas.
The two-day rainfall total (2.24 and this day) in Santa Ana was an astounding 5.60 inches.
Two-day totals were 11.13" in Big Bear Lake and 11.72" in Palomar Mountain. 6.43" fell on this day in Big Bear Lake, the greatest daily amount on record for February.
5"-15" of rain hit the lowlands from 2.22 to this day.
Heavy rain starting on 2.16 ended on 2.26.
Up to 30" of precipitation fell on the south slopes of Mt. San Gorgonio, 13" was recorded northwest of Mt. San Jacinto, around 10" at Banning, less than 1" in eastern Coachella Valley.
The death and destruction continued from the previous month.
21 died from flooding and mud slides all over California.
An entire family was killed in Mt. Baldy Village when a mud slide hit their home.
Extensive damage hit crops, farmland and livestock.
Creeks around Yucaipa all left their banks and substantial flooding occurred to residences and businesses.
In the upper desert farmlands became lakes and more than 100 homes along the Mojave River were damaged.
Roads and bridges recently repaired from previous month's damage either washed out or were destroyed again.
1969: A winter storm flooded Beatty with 3 feet of water and washed out 15 miles
of Highway 95 in Nye County (just over the CA-NV border from Death Valley).
Drifts of snow reached 15 feet on Mt. Charleston (northwest of Las Vegas near CA-NV border).
1921: It was 92° F in LA and 94° F in Santa Barbara, both the highest temperatures on record in February for those locations.
1904: Reno, NV, recorded 1.9" of precipitation, its fifth largest one-day total.
Source: NWS San Francisco/Monterey, Hanford, Reno, Las Vegas, & San Diego
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Posted by: Kim Noyes <kimnoyes@gmail.com>
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