Surprise high school joins Purple Star lineup for DUSD
High school becomes third district campus to earn merit
Surprise Mayor Kevin Sartor, second from left, and Dysart Unified School District officials celebrate Valley Vista High School’s designation as a Purple Star School.
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Valley Vista High School invited members of the military to celebrate its Purple Star School designation, which is an honor to schools who strongly support military families.
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The Valley Vista High School choir provides entertainment at the Purple Star School designation celebration Nov. 17 at The Vista Center for the Arts.
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The Dysart Unified School District doesn’t have just one or two Purple Star schools to celebrate.
Valley Vista High School recently became the third DUSD school to receive the honor in Arizona for its strong support of military families.
The school hosted a celebration ceremony and ribbon cutting Nov. 17 to announce the news to the students, parents and staff.
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Surprise high school joins Purple Star lineup for DUSD
High school becomes third district campus to earn merit
Courtesy DUSD
Surprise Mayor Kevin Sartor, second from left, and Dysart Unified School District officials celebrate Valley Vista High School’s designation as a Purple Star School.
Courtesy DUSD
Valley Vista High School invited members of the military to celebrate its Purple Star School designation, which is an honor to schools who strongly support military families.
Courtesy DUSD
The Valley Vista High School choir provides entertainment at the Purple Star School designation celebration Nov. 17 at The Vista Center for the Arts.
The Dysart Unified School District doesn’t have just one or two Purple Star schools to celebrate.
Valley Vista High School recently became the third DUSD school to receive the honor in Arizona for its strong support of military families.
The school hosted a celebration ceremony and ribbon cutting Nov. 17 to announce the news to the students, parents and staff.
A Purple Star School designation indicates that a school is committed to supporting the unique needs for military-connected children by providing staff and programs to support students during their school transitions or deployment.
Criteria to meet this designation include:
Designated staff point of contact for military students and families
A student transition program
Dedicated web page with resources for military families
Professional development for staff (70%) that helps familiarize and equip them to support the needs of military students
Currently, Valley Vista has a Student Ambassador program, where students are trained to become leaders within the school community.
Ambassadors play a key role in supporting military-connected students transitioning to Valley Vista, organizing quarterly military-connected meet and greets, and volunteering at various school events throughout the year.
Quarterly meet and greet activities will take place throughout the year. Plus, in April, the Month of the Military Child will be recognized and celebrated throughout the school.
Valley Vista’s designation follows Luke Elementary School, which was the first Purple Star School in Arizona and the Dysart district, and Shadow Ridge High School.
Valley Vista is an “A”-rated school of over 2,000 ninth- through 12th-grade students.
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