Desert Heights Charter School (Official)

All smiles over here because its Friday!! We hope our Coyote family has a great weekend!

Tonight we provided the opportunity for families to get trained in CPR & First Aid! As this is apart of our requirements to volunteer on campus or on a field trip! Thank you to everyone that was apart of this special night! Special thank you to & DHPA High School students that helped supervise kids as parents attended this training! 🩺

We are almost 3 weeks in! Our Kindergarten friends and teachers are working hard at getting down a routine at school. They are loving the time they get to be at recess, play with friends, attend their specials, and most importantly their teachers! 📚

As a reminder, every Friday students are permitted to dress down in Desert Heights Spirit Wear or College Wear! 🐾

We are excited for our volunteer event next week in which we are providing the opportunity for our families to get a CPR/First Aid card. We ask that families please register for this event as space is limited! All cards will be $30 and we ask that families bring it the night of the event.

As a reminder, tomorrow's picture day, all students are expected to be in uniform! These will be their yearbook pictures.

We ask that our parents please save the date for our Picture Day on Thursday, August 17th. These will be the photos that are used in the yearbook, and we ask that all students please wear their school uniform. Picture previews will be emailed to families following picture day, and parents have the option of purchasing photos. There will also be another opportunity for photos in the Spring!

We wanted to give a special shoutout to the Instrumental Music Center in Tucson for donating folders, stickers, posters and instrument booklets for our 2nd grade Music Program! We are so thankful for more materials that support the teaching of Music to our students!

We ask that our parents please save the date for our Picture Day on Thursday, August 17th. These will be the photos that are used in the yearbook, and we ask that all students please wear their school uniform. Picture previews will be emailed to families following picture day, and parents have the option of purchasing photos. There will also be another opportunity for photos in the Spring!

Starting each day with a smile and a thumbs up! Happy Friday Coyotes! 🐾

We are excited to announce that we will be continuing our Strings Program for our 3rd and 4th grade students. Mrs. Kushner will be hosting an informational meeting on Monday, August 14th in the Music Room at our Charter Campus. This is for all new or returning orchestra players!

If you have any questions, we encourage you to reach out to Mrs. Kushner.

Thanks to everyone that came to our Peter Piper Pizza Fundraiser Night tonight! We enjoyed spending the evening with our families! 🍕

Desert Heights Charter School will be having a Welcome Back 2 School fundraiser night at the Peter Piper Pizza off of 75th Ave & Bell Road on Wednesday August 9th. 15% of proceeds made this night will go towards our schools! Please show the flyer in the newsletter or use the code (FRESHDOUGH) when ordering! We would love to see you there and it would be greatly appreciated if you share this information with family and friends!

We would love to see everyone's First Day of School pictures! Use the hashtag to be featured on our page!

As a reminder our offices are closed tomorrow, July 31st as we prepare for our first day of school on August 1st! We cannot wait to see everyone Tuesday morning!

We hope to see our families at tomorrow's event! To help with congestion, we have dedicated times per grade level to take care of items needed for the school year! All teachers and staff will be on campus, for you to meet as well!

We will have a two food trucks on site as well for families to enjoy from 11-1!

A reminder to all families that will be utilizing our Food Service Program that the deadline to order is tonight at 11:59PM!

We cannot believe our first day of school is already quickly approaching! 6 more days! We encourage all families to come to our Back to School Day on Friday! Families will get to pick up their zone card, meet their students teacher and more!

Our amazing staff took some time today to volunteer at Feed My Starving Children today. We wanted to take the time to do so during our professional development time as act of service correlates with our character programs (HOWL & 3 Pillars) that we work hard to instill in our students everyday. 🐾

As our new year begins, we want to introduce some familiar faces you will continue seeing around campus. See below to learn more about Ms. Perez!

Hi! My name is Hailey Perez, and I will be working in the learning center this year! I first started attending Desert Heights when I was in second grade, and after many years of memories, in May of 2022 I graduated. I found myself working here as of last September assisting in K-4th classrooms and was reminded of the love I have for the community my family and I have been a part of for 13 years now. I’m so thankful for the opportunity and cannot wait to get this new school year started!!

As our new year begins, we want to introduce some familiar faces you will continue seeing around campus. See below to learn more about Ms. Diaz!
Hello, My name is Alexis Diaz. I will be returning this year as a 2nd grade teacher and I’m so excited for this adventure! I am a Phoenix native and prior to teaching, I worked at my family’s store, Mexican Arts Imports. One fun fact about me is I attended DHCS myself and became a DHPA alumni in 2019. I have one giant loving dog named Nala, and my boyfriend Ivan and I have been together for 6 years . I have 3 three sisters and many many cousins as we have a big family tree. In my free time, I love shopping, spending time with my dog, decorating, and catching up on shows.

I hope everyone stays cool in the fast few weeks of summer break and can’t wait to see you all when we return!

As our new year begins, we want to introduce some familiar faces you will continue seeing around campus. See below to learn more about Mrs. B!

Hello, My name is Amy Bachmann and I have worked at Desert Heights Charter School for the last two years as a paraprofessional and a permanent substitute. I earned my bachelor's degree in education from Arizona State University. I began my teaching career in 2006 and have taught both first and second grade in Arizona and Hawaii.

My husband and I have a son named Bodhi, who will be starting kindergarten at Desert Heights this year. We moved back to Arizona two years ago after spending a decade on the Island of Kauai. Upon moving back, Desert Heights opened their arms to us and we have truly enjoyed being part of such a wonderful community. I enjoy spending time with my family and friends, running, movies and traveling. I am thankful for the opportunity to take on my own first grade classroom this year and look forward to building good relationships with the staff and students at Desert Heights!

We are excited to announce and introduce some new staff members joining our community this year! Please join us in welcoming them to the Coyote Family! 👏

Introducing... Ms. Johnson!

Hello, my name is Autumn Johnson, and I am the Special Education Director for Desert Heights Schools. I am originally from Wisconsin where I began my career as an educator and advocate for children. I have earned both my Master’s in Special Education and Master’s in Educational Administration from Grand Canyon University, Go Lopes! I am currently pursuing my Doctorate in Instructional Design and Technology. I am a firm believer that all children can learn and grow. I am excited to partner with you in preparing students for a life of high achievement.

We are excited to announce and introduce some new staff members joining our community this year! Please join us in welcoming them to the Coyote Family! 👏

Introducing... Ms. Nicholas!

Hello, my name is Brianna Nicholas, and I will be teaching third grade this year at Desert Heights. I graduated from Grand Canyon University in April 2023 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Early Childhood Education and Early Childhood Special Education, and this will be my first year as a teacher. I also graduated from DHPA with the class of 2019 and completed a portion of my student teaching with Desert Heights last school year. While completing my degree, I have volunteered with Special Olympics Arizona and with the Civitan Foundation, working with children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. In my free time, I enjoy watching sports, especially basketball, hiking, and spending time with friends and family. I am excited to begin this journey and re-join the DH community once again!

We are excited to announce and introduce some new staff members joining our community this year! Please join us in welcoming them to the Coyote Family! 👏

Introducing... Mr. Alacron!

What’s up?! My name is Alonzo and I am pumped to start my first year at Desert Heights as a 4th grade teacher.
Way back in 2009, I obtained a bachelor’s degree in Molecular Biosciences and Biotechnology from ASU and worked in laboratories, a wastewater treatment plant, and at the city in water service. COVID was a real bummer, but I did get the awesome opportunity to work at Chick-fil-A. Spicy Deluxe all day every day! I spent the last year as a clinician at a Lindamood-Bell Learning Center teaching students the fundamentals of reading comprehension. Which is how I discovered that my true passion lies in teaching. My girls will be attending Desert Heights in the Fall, so I decided to apply in order to be more connected with their young lives and pursue the field of education. Phew, that was a lot, but I love sharing my story whenever I get the chance to do so.
Enough about me, I’m married to a wonderful wife that helps keep me focused, together we have two daughters that are 3 and 5, oh and we have a pet rabbit named Ashley. Together we attend CCV (Christ’ Church of the Valley), not Ashley, he stays home and does bunny stuff. Ya know; hopping, nose wiggling, that kind of stuff. In what spare time I have; I enjoy reading, writing, singing, hiking, archery, and staying connected to others in groups. I’m really excited for this upcoming school year to learn and having fun with my students! Here’s to an epic learning adventure!

We are just 5 short weeks away from our Back to School Day! This day will help you prepare for the new school year, families will get to meet their teacher, get information needed from the front office, set up student meal accounts and more! We hope to see you there!

As a reminder both DHPA & DHCS offices are closed on Monday, June 19th in observance of Juneteenth. Summer School will also not take place. We are looking forward to seeing you back June 20th.

Drive in movie day for 2nd grade today!! 🍿 🎥

As a reminder our last day of school is Thursday, May 18th. It is an early release day, and students will be released at 1PM/1:15PM! Then summer begins!!

Cool off tomorrow afterschool by purchasing a popsicle afterschool! All proceeds will go to support improving our Learning Center! We appreciate everyone support!

We had 3 Employee of the Months this time! Congratulations to Ms. Wuollet, Ms. Diaz and Ms. Carey! ⭐️❤️

Congratulations to our May Students of the Month! ⭐️

Congrats Seniors!! Thanks for visiting today!

As a reminder tomorrow, after school we will be selling popsicles for only $1 in support of supporting our Learning Center! If you cant make it tomorrow, there will also be an opportunity to purchase a popsicle May 12th and May 18th after school as well!

Did you know we have been open for 23 years? Tonight we got to celebrate our staff and the school as a whole for our 23 years of service and dedication to our community and students! 🖤

Quick reminder about Earth Day and playing a part in cleaning up our environment! Thanks Miss Davis! 🌍

Thank you to everyone that came and supported our Spring Book Fair! We hope you walked away with some good items! We cannot wait for our Book Fair in the Fall!

Our 2nd graders got to go to Medieval Times today! 🤴🏻

We hope that you and your family can join us for dinner tonight for our Sonic Restaurant Night from 5PM-8PM! Show this flyer to inform your carhop you are with Desert Heights as 40% of the sales go to support our schools!🍟

Still a couple more days to enjoy our BOGO Book Fair! The Book Fair is open to the public 3PM-4:30PM Mon-Thursday after school and Friday 1PM-4PM! We hope you stop by and check it out!

Come watch as our Strings Program plays in their final performance of the year on Thursday, April 20th! Performance will begin at 6PM in DHPA's Gym and is FREE! We hope to see you there!