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By Gazette Staff Writer — Wednesday, June 16th, 2010
 Mountain Vista students, parents and staff want to give Owens and Minor a BIG thank you for their donation to the Mountain Vista Parent Booster Club. Because of their $7,500 donation the Art Program will be continued for the 2010-2011 school year. CJ Leggett and Dan Hess from Owens and Minor presented the check during Mountain Vista’s Open House and Art Show June 3rd. Thank you for keeping art education in our school! Enlarge Photo |
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By Gazette Staff Writer — Wednesday, June 9th, 2010
 (Above) Just one of the first place winners at the Mountain Vista Science Fair. The Art You GREAT art program held their annual art show at Mountain Vista School June 3rd. The art show was part of the Mountain Vista School Spring open house. Mountain Vista Students studied the art and cultural of Japan during this school year. Part of the display included 500+ Koi-Nobori, carplike fish windsocks. The 24” windsocks were displayed flying on the school grounds. Each student decorated a Koi-Nobori in honor in of “Children’s Day” which is held in Japan in the spring. Other art projects displayed were studies of cherry blossom trees, origami, Sumie and ink block prints. The Mountain Vista art program is conducted by art consultant Tressa Saviers of Art You Great. Enlarge Photo |
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By Gazette Staff Writer — Thursday, June 3rd, 2010
The Art You Great art program will hold their annual art show on June 3rd in the E Hallway of Mountain Vista School, 5:30-6:30 pm. The art show is part of Mountain Vista School’s spring open house. This year, Mountain Vista students studied the art and culture of Japan. On display will be over 500 Koi-Nobori, carp-shaped windsocks flying over the school grounds. Each student decorated a Koi-Nobori in honor of Children’s Day, a Japanese springtime holiday. Other art projects include studies of cherry blossom trees, origami, Sumi-e (ink painting), and ink block prints. Mountain Vista’s Art You Great program is directed by art consultant Tressa Saviers. |
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By Gazette Staff Writer — Wednesday, April 7th, 2010
 Getting Ready for Spring, Mountain Vista Elementary School planned a garden workday. Staff and Parents volunteered their time on two Saturdays to assemble planter boxes and fill them with soil. getting them ready for classrooms to begin planting. Pictured are Darren and Joey Zepeda helping Mr. Castro level a planter box as Mrs. Castro and Marie Molina look on. Enlarge Photo  Mountain Vista parent volunteers, Mr. Castro, Mr. Vargas, Mrs. Aparicio, and Mr. Magana shoveling 19 cubic yards of soil to fill the planter boxes. Classrooms will have the opportunity to plant vegetables and help maintain the garden. Enlarge Photo  Mrs. Castro digging a hole to plant a peach tree, as Mrs. Anderson, Ms, Bautista, Angel Rodriguez, and Mrs. Gonzalez fill planter boxes. Mrs. Castro’s target class decided to plant a peach tree after reading, “ James and the Giant Peach”. Enlarge Photo |
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By Gazette Staff Writer — Wednesday, April 7th, 2010
 Congratulations MV Kindergarten students for passing the “Principal’s Math Challenge”. Kindergarten students were challenged to complete a matrix, writing numbers from 1-50 with 100% accuracy in 5 minutes or less. Pictured are: (front row) Davian Gonzalez, Edwardo Garcia, Alicia Gonzalez, Olivia Lagunas (back row) Alejandra Magana, Annet Dela Cruz, Nyssa Garibay, Emma Myers, said Raya, Emmalee Perez. Enlarge Photo |
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By Gazette Staff Writer — Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
 Pictured above are 39 of the 49 Third grade students who were awarded the Principal’s Math Challenge Award. First grade recipients are as follows: Juan Pablo Alfaro, Justice Rodruguez, Elizabeth Rohrer, Sydney Beckett. Second grade had fifteen out of 31 students awarde. Fourth grade recipients are Luke Myers, Alexandra Maritinez, and Maria Lopez. Andy Arana was the only 5th grader to pass the challenge. In order to increase mastery of math facts and promote school spirit, students at Mountain Vista Elementary School are participating in “The Principal’s Math Challenge”. Students are given four minute timed tests in their classrooms. Timed tests range from thirty subtraction facts in 1st grade to 100 multiplication and division facts in 5th grade. Any student who scores a 100% on their classroom test is eligible to “challenge the principal” on a three minute timed test. Students who master the three minute timed test at 100% are awarded a certificate by the principal and are recognized throughout the school. The next challenge is February 26th! GO WILDCATS!!! Enlarge Photo  1st Grade – Juan Pablo, Justice, Elizabeth, and Sydney (not pictured, Angelina) were the 1st grade recipients. Enlarge Photo  4th Grade - Luke, Alexandra, and Maria, 5th grade all smiles after passing the challenge. Enlarge Photo |
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By Gazette Staff Writer — Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
Luke Myers, a fifth grader at Mountain Vista, will be representing the Santa Paula and Fillmore areas in the County Spelling Bee. Luke won on a class and school level. He then went on to the area bee and competed against 15 other students ranging from 4th to 8th grade. His winning word was “miraculous.” When asked what he will do to prepare for the County Bee, Luke shared his plan. He will continue to study hard. He is working on languages of origins and learning the different prefixes and suffixes from the various languages. He reads them, writes them, sorts them and records them onto tapes so he can listen to them at night. He tries to find smaller words that are in many of the bigger words. He also likes to remember them in funny and familiar ways. Competitions with his mom keeps it fun. He and Devon Leon from Glen City School will be going on to the County Spelling Bee on March 8th at CSUCI. The winner of that competition will go on to Washington D.C. to compete in the Scripps National spelling Bee. |
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By Gazette Staff Writer — Wednesday, December 16th, 2009
 Mountain Vista’s ASB Class organized a canned food drive. With the help of the all the classes they were able to collect close to 300 items, which will be given to a local service club and distributed locally in Fillmore. Enlarge Photo |
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By Gazette Staff Writer — Wednesday, October 14th, 2009
 Team members Kelli Couse and Kelly Myers from the Mountain Vista Relay for Life team donated 10 inches of hair for cancer patients. Enlarge Photo |
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By Gazette Staff Writer — Wednesday, September 9th, 2009
 Principal Chrissy Schieferlie and 4Th grader Nathan Granados. As students arrived for school at the drop of area Thursday morning they noticed something special had arrived for picture day. A mommy wildcat had moved her family of three little kittens into a dry drain just under the sidewalk. The wild kittens appeared to be about 5 or 6 weeks old and looked liked "little gray tigers". After the students settled into class the wildcat family was rescued from the drain and were placed in loving homes. Mountain Vista's school mascot is the "Wildcat", how perfect that cats showed up for picture day. |
