Did you know?!

Just to let you know, we will be posting every Tuesday and Friday so be sure to check the blog!!!

Did you know that SAGE has an email? It's dvsageclub.com@gmail.com! Try it out! Send us an email!

Mentorship is a big part of SAGE this year. This is a great program where freshman and sophomores can ask juniors and seniors for help on almost anything. Hopefully this will make their high school experience easier. Are you a part of it? If not, send us an email and you could become a mentor or mentee!

We are currently updating our club database. SAGE has collected information from almost every club on school and compiled a list. We will provide sponsor names, meeting times/locations, etc. so check the Activities page and the SAGE blog for updates! Hopefully we'll have it ready in a few weeks.

SAGE has also made a college list. Our college information coordinators have created a list of tons of colleges and important information! We will make that available to everyone ASAP.

Want to listen to a lecture from a university? Watch some of our videos. We have several video lectures from different colleges. The links are posted on the left side of the blog!

Pictures on the college brochures are great. But, what's better than the real thing? Check out our college photos collection to see pictures that SAGE members have taken while visiting campuses. If you have some college pictures you would like to share, send them to SAGE! Just let us know what college it is.

SAGE also has many community service opportunities so be sure to check the blog or email SAGE for more information.

Last but not least, please look forward to The Forum, a newspaper-like publication with pieces about politics, tests, etc. (And with no grammar mistakes!). Literary works will also be included!

Hopefully this has helped you learned about what SAGE has to offer this year. See you at the next meeting! (It will the Wednesday afte Fall Break and will be another PSAT review session)

- Christine Hsieh
SAGE President

SAGE Blog 2008-2009 School Year

Hello everyone and welcome to the 2008-2009 SAGE Blog, your source for everything SAGE. Be sure to check out the various resources on our Blog, including previous posts, videos, and links. Also be sure to attend general SAGE Club meetings held every other Wednesday afternoon at 3PM in the Desert Vista Library.

You can sign up to receive blog updates by signing in at the subscription sign-in located at the left of this post.

- David L. White
SAGE Sponsor

Advanced Placement Exams: Monday, 5 May to Friday, 16 May 2008

Good luck to all of you on your upcoming AP exam (or exams). I recommend that you all study hard up to the exams, but give yourself that final day before the exam just to relax. Get a good night's sleep and be sure to eat a healthy breakfast before you go to your exam (so, no cold Pop Tarts on the run). The exam dates and locations are as follows:

Week One
Monday, 5 May 2008—
Government & Politics: US
Begins 7:45 – 41 students
Proctors: Mark Kulik, Karen Hinds
Location: Library Labs 1-3

Tuesday, 6 May 2008—
Spanish Language
Begins 7:45 – 15 students
Proctor: Josephine Levy
Location: Language Lab

Statistics
Begins 11:45 - 12 students
Proctor: Birgit Musheno
Location: Language Lab Location: Library Lab 1

Wednesday, 7 May 2008—
Calculus BC
Begins 7:45 – 63 students
Proctors: David White, Kathy Shamley, Ryan Stanley
Location: Library 2 & 3

Thursday, 8 May 2008—
English Literature
Begins 7:45 – 9 students
Proctor: Mark Kulik
Location: Guidance Career Center

Friday, 9 May 2008—
US History
Begins 7:45 – 60 students
Proctors: Amanda Domino, Amie Hickel & Dennis Abgrall
Location: Library Labs 2 & 3

European History
Begins 11:45 - 19 students
Proctor: David White
Location: Library Lab 1

Week Two
Monday, 12 May 2008—
Biology
Begins 7:45 - 24 students
Proctor: Kathy Shamley
Library Lab 2

Music Theory
Begins 7:45 – 8 students
Proctor: Kari Fischer, David White
Location: Guidance Career Center

Physics B
Begins 11:45 - 5 students
Proctor: Stacy Foster
Location: Guidance Career Center

Physics C: Electricity & Magnatism
Begins 11:45 / 1:45 - 11 / 1 students
Proctor: Katrina Montoya
Location: Library Lab 1

Tuesday, 13 May 2008—
Chemistry
Begins 7:45 – 34 students
Proctor: Laurie Wiesinger
Location: Library Lab 2

Environmental Science
Begins: 7:45 – 8 students
Proctor: Michele Lucas
Location: Career Center

Psychology
Begins 11:45 - 33 students
Proctor: Chris Jones, Stacy Foster
Location: Library Lab 3

Wednesday, 14 May 2008—
English Language
Begins 7:45 – 53 students
Proctors: David White, John Matthews,
Michele Lucas, Chris Jones
Location: Library Labs 2 & 3

Art History
Begins 11:45 - 4 students
Proctor: Kari Fischer
Location: Career Center

Thursday, 15 May 2008—
Macroeconomics
Begins 7:45 – 1 student
Proctor: Kelly Price
Location: Guidance Conference Room

Microeconomics
Begins 11:45 - 1 student
Proctor: Chris Jones
Location: Guidance Conference Room

World History
Begins 7:45 – 74 students
Proctors: David White, Amie Hickel, Diana Brown
Location: Library Labs 1-3

Friday, 16 May 2008—
Spanish Literature
Begins 7:45 – 19 students
Proctor: Dawn Schmidt
Location: Library Lab 1

Latin Literature
Begins 11:45 - 7 students
Proctor: Josephine Levy
Location: Career Center

Take care and good luck

- Mr. White

THE LIT 600 for 2008-2009 School Year

The Desert Vista Literary Magazine is proud to announce that you can sign up to enter the 2008-2009 LIT 600 contest. Categories include Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry, and a new category: Translation.

Look for the entry forms located at the bookstore and in the English department. To enter on-line, go to the DV Literary Magazine Club Web Site located at http://www.tuhsd.k12.az.us/Desert_Vista_HS/GiftedProgram/GiftedCoordinator/page3.html

- Mr. White

SAGE Officer Staff 2008-2009

The SAGE Officer Staff for the upcoming 2008-2009 School Year is as follows:

President -
Christine Hsieh

Vice President -
Brian Djaja

Secretary -
Ellen Zeng

Assistant Secretary -
Seung Jae Son

Treasurer / Fundraiser / Financial Aid -
Shardul Golwalkar

Career / Fields of Study Coordinator -
Sonia Sen

Club Liaison -
Jackie Xu

College Information Coordinators -
Shivani Kapur
Bryant Wong

Public Relations Officers -
Alyssa McAlister
Monica Xiong

Assistant Public Relations Officer -
Ryan Dias

Mentorship Coordinator -
Lauren Zack

Community Service Coordinators -
Grace Ma
Jared Schoepf
Sam Schoepf

Technology Director -
Niranjan Kumar

Intern Assistant to the Technology Director -
(still contested)

I will have more updates for you later on this week. Until then, congratulations to all the winners.

- Mr. White

SAGE Officer Elections

Elections for the new officer staff for SAGE 2008-2009 will occur tomorrow, Tuesday, 30 April 2008. If you wish to choose who should be the new officer staff of SAGE for next year (even if you are a senior), you must attend tomorrow's meeting.

Thank you,

David L. White

THE LIT 600 Award Winners

The winners of this year's very first literary magazine contest at Desert Vista High School, entitled THE LIT 600 have been decided. All of the winners receive an award certificate and an invitation to read their piece at Changing Hands Bookstore, located on the corner of McClintock and Guadalupe. The 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th Prize Winners will all receive gift certificates to Changing Hands Bookstore. Fifth Prize winners will receive a $5.00 Gift Certificate; Fourth Prize winners will receive a $10.00 Gift Certificate; Third Prize Winners will receive a $15.00 Gift Certificate; and, Second Prize Winners will receive a $30.00 Gift Certificate.

First place winners will receive $200 for their award winning work.

The winning prizes for Non-Fiction will be announced live on DVTV, 3rd period, tomorrow, Tuesday, 29 April 2008. Prize winners include Ashley Bennett, Freddy Eschrich, Kellie Mejdrich, Justin Sanders, and Rachel Wilt.

The winning prizes for Fiction will be announced live on DVTV, 3rd period, Thursday, 1 May 2008. Prize winners include Fiona Pigott, Carolien Schieke, Samara Shanker, Anny Wu, and Lauren Zack.

The winning prizes for Poetry will be announced live on DVTV, 3rd period, Friday, 2 May 2008. Prize winners include Adam Lozier, Nina Martin, John Mason, Maitri Mehta, and Nina Ogesen.

Please stay tuned and be sure to congratulate the award winners.

-- David White