Vista Nueva High School

Good Afternoon Vista Family, Just a reminder, tomorrow is SAT testing. Students may still go to their internships if they have transportation but transportation will not be provided by the school. If they do not have an internship day, it is a remote learning situation from home. Those students may work on pursuing their next internship opportunity. Good luck Juniors! Dreher

Good Afternoon Vista Family We had an emergency situation with an individual at Vista Nueva. Emergency responders have arrived at VNHS and assisted. At this time emergency responders will be departing the site soon. There was no danger to staff or students. We appreciate your understanding of this sensitive medical emergency. Thank you, Dreher

Good Evening Vista Family, I have a wonderful and rare retraction to deliver this evening. We have restructured grant funding for our work based learning and have gained approval to continue to pay our students through the end of the year for the excellent work that our students have been doing! Have a great evening! Dreher

Good Morning Vista Family, We have a few key announcements to share about the upcoming weeks. Today is the last day that we can guarantee payment to students for internship hours. This does not mean they need to stop getting hours, it just means that grant funds are dwindling and we could be at a zero balance in the near future. Students are still earning credit for their hours regardless of pay. Next Wednesday, April 10th, we will be administering the SAT for our Junior class. For all other students this is either an internship day or a remote learning day. There will not be provided transportation on that day as Mr. Dobbs will be administering the exam. Juniors will need to be here at 8:00 and should finish up testing just before lunch. Finally, the Aztec Prom will be taking place on Saturday, April 13th. Guest forms are available at the front desk now, and tickets will be on sale beginning Tuesday of next week. We are struggling to find computer power cord for our students. Each student should have a charger for their Chromebook but currently we have less than half of them accounted for. Please speak with your student about getting these chargers back to school. Lastly, next Friday, April 12th, the adulting 101 class will be heading to Tiger Pond for a day of fishing. Thank you all! Dreher

Good Morning Vista Family, We are pursuing the opportunity to become a community school in the state of New Mexico. One of our key steps is getting feedback from all relevant stakeholders. This grant would help give us the ability to expand our community partnerships in order to radically strengthen the resources and the student experience here at Vista. This survey should not take more than about five minutes. Thank you for your continued support as always! Dreher https://forms.gle/hfj4gg9RsWtadG5P9

Good Morning Vista Senior Parents/Guardians, As part of the State of New Mexico Graduation Requirements, all seniors must complete the Free Application for Federal student Aid, or the FAFSA. Next Tuesday, March 5th, beginning at 5:00 pm, we will be hosting a FAFSA night at Vista. College financial aid professionals will be on hand to assist you in completing the FAFSA. Please bring your FSA ID (parent/guardian & student both need an FSA ID). If you do not have an FSA ID you will need to create one at least 2 days prior to ensure that you can log in, visit the link below to create your account. https://studentaid.gov/fsa-id/create-account/launch" See you next week! Dreher

Good Morning Vista Family, We have had a few parents contact us about weirdness with appointment times for exhibitions. Depending on your phone, your settings and your use of google, occasionally appointment schedules default to the Pacific Time Zone because that is where google is based. The time zone is displayed on the sign up page. I do not know how to fix this, even on my own phone it does this. I apologize for any confusion this may cause anyone and I will continue to look for a fix, but in the meantime, we will all just to have to pay attention to what time zone is displayed for us on the booking page. Thank you for your patience and my apologies for confusion, Dreher

Good Evening Vista Family, In just a few short weeks we will be hosting exhibitions again. For this round, they will be taking place on February 14th, 15th, and 16th. Every student will be presenting this round and we need parent/guardian/family support. Below are the links for each grade level presentation time slots. Please select the appropriate slot for your students. We look forward to seeing all of you in just a few short weeks! Freshmen in Ms. McClung's class click here: https://calendar.app.google/8vvurKimSovSZTF4A Sophomores in Mrs. Dusenbery's class click here: https://calendar.app.google/dvt3DECtT99VeH4D9 Juniors in Mr. Dobb's class click here: https://calendar.app.google/Fvbx4gtiDjJ9P19R6 Seniors in Ms. Workman's class click here: https://calendar.app.google/diUH2MKyUECrKDHM6 Dreher

Good Morning Vista Family, Here is the bell schedule for a two hour delay. .. It is still possible we will have a remote learning day, it just depends on how this storm progresses. The next alert will be at 7:30. Dreher

Good Afternoon Vista Family, Over the break you should have received an email from "Admin 360" with a link to a survey for the state. Any parent/guardians able to fill this out for us in the next few days would be really helpful in our pursuit of funding for our school. This email would have shown up on 12/26 or 12/27. I will send out more information about this funding opportunity in the near future, but I would really appreciate help with this. Thank you for your time and continued support! Dreher

Good Morning Vista Family and Happy Holidays! As we head into the holiday break, just a few announcements and requests. On Thursday, a group of our students will be traveling to the Aztec Senior Center to do some holiday caroling. I am especially excited for the very original rendition of "The 12 Days of Christmas". Later today or tomorrow, guardians will be receiving an email from "Qualtrics". In this email is a link to a survey that will have a direct impact on a funding opportunity for school. Please, if you could take a few minutes to fill this out honestly it would be very helpful for many new endeavors. Our building is full of holiday cheer and the staff and students are bringing ear to ear smiles to my face every day. From our family to yours, we wish you a safe and loving holiday break! Dreher

Good Afternoon Families, Just a friendly reminder, we will be having our annual Thanksgiving Feast, on Friday, November 17th, at 11:00 AM. Below is the link to sign up to bring your favorite dish. Thank you to everyone that can contribute and we look forward to seeing you Friday! Dreher https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0945ABAD2EA2F4CE9-45869634-vista#/

Good Morning Vista Family! Whew! We made it through our first round of exhibitions! Thank you to everyone that came in to support our students through this new experience. Our students did very well. Now it is time to look to the future. Next Friday, November 17th, at 11:00 AM, we will be having our annual Thanksgiving feast, sponsored by the Aztec Boys and Girls Club. Our meal will be taking place again in the gymnasium next door. This is always a special day at Vista and we would love for our extended family to join us again in giving thanks for the many blessings in all of our lives. We had a tremendous turnout last year, but unfortunately ran a little short on food. The school will be providing turkey and will have all of the plates, napkins etc. We would love anyone's contributions to this feast. Below is the link for signing up to bring your favorite dish. Thank you to everyone that can contribute and we look forward to seeing you next week! Dreher https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0945ABAD2EA2F4CE9-45869634-vista#/

Don't forget to vote November 7th on the Re-Authorization of the Mill Levy (Also known as the Aztec Public School Capital Improvement Tax).

Good Afternoon Vista Family, Freshmen families please disregard. On Monday, November 6th and Tuesday, November 7th, Our 10th, 11th and 12th grade students will be presenting their exhibitions for the trimester. We would like for at least one parent or guardian to be present for these exhibitions and to participate as a panel member for your student. Below are the links to sign up for exhibition time slots for your student. Please feel free to reach out with questions or concerns! Sophomores/Dusenbery - https://calendar.app.google/vKuLmro8MFsVMkmP6 Juniors/Dobbs - https://calendar.app.google/QN4zc5Zc1TnbhHA26 Seniors/Workman - https://calendar.app.google/vwVzVaRsanN3Lb2N7 See you all soon! Dreher

Good Afternoon Vista Family, Freshmen families please disregard. On Monday, November 6th and Tuesday, November 7th, Our 10th, 11th and 12th grade students will be presenting their exhibitions for the trimester. We would like for at least one parent or guardian to be present for these exhibitions and to participate as a panel member for your student. Below are the links to sign up for exhibition time slots for your student. Please feel free to reach out with questions or concerns! Sophomores/Dusenbery - https://calendar.app.google/vKuLmro8MFsVMkmP6 Juniors/Dobbs - https://calendar.app.google/QN4zc5Zc1TnbhHA26 Seniors/Workman - https://calendar.app.google/vwVzVaRsanN3Lb2N7 See you all soon! Dreher

Good Evening Vista Family, Just a reminder, this Wednesday, October 25th, Sophomores will be taking the PSAT. All other students will either be on remote learning for the day or will attend their internships. We will not have transportation to or from internships. Students able to travel with their own means or through parent/guardian support may attend their internships. Those students that do not have transportation will need to communicate with their mentor about state testing. Have a great week everyone! Dreher

Good Morning Vista Family, Just a reminder, all students will be released at 12:25 on Thursday, October 19th and there is no school on Friday, October 20th. Freshmen parents/guardians, if you have not signed up for parent teacher conferences, they are rapidly approaching! See you all soon! Dreher

Good afternoon Vista Family, We have some homecoming asks from anyone that may be able to help. First of all, with our two newly anointed homecoming court students, we are looking for a volunteer and a cool vehicle for them to ride in for the parade. Typically students ride in convertible or cool old trucks. If you or someone you know may be able to help, please reach out to Layla at the front office. Secondly, we would love anyone's help with a candy supply for our students to throw from the float during the parade. This is a pretty cool year for homecoming festivities and we want to make sure our students get the full experience! Thank you for any ideas or support! Dreher

Good Evening Vista Family, Follow the link below for lots of information about the next few weeks of school. I apologize for the length, but there is a lot going on! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hc4uJmqsVbQQkzdzrYuGpWo318vDN6e9iAyEzkoY3As/edit?usp=sharing Topics include homecoming, Halloween, internships, parent teacher conferences, and exhibitions. Feel free to reach out for any clarification. Dreher