We have many amazing students at St. David. They deserve recognition for all of their hard work and wonderful contributions to our community and school. Check here often for updates on all of our students' achievements.

Exciting News from Our English Classes

After completing a unit on poetry, our seventh and eighth grade students each wrote an original poem. The students orally read their poems to the class. We submitted 19 poems to the Creative Communication Writers contest, and they chose14 of the poems for publishing. The following students wrote the poems that will be published:

• 8th Grade:
  • Michael Bidon
  • Kayla Bradford
  • Chris Campbell
  • Cody Hays
  • Tyler Kempton
  • Mikayla Klein
  • Chris Waite
• 7th Grade:
  • Hannah Dahl
  • Shea Cottrell
  • Sonia Gutierrez
  • Bria Judd
  • Ashton Taylor
  • Shaelynn Trejo
  • Chris Turner

On a separate note, our congratulations to sixth grader Merie Bright who won second place in the Benson News-Sun contest writing competition, “Heroes!” The Our Town section of the newspaper featured her essay and picture. Please take the time to read her essay; it is a very touching tribute to Louise Larson.

FCCLA State Conference Winners

Congratulations to the following students on an outstanding job at the FCCLA Conference where they won many different awards!

Natalie Jones Rachael Kempton Lavita Trejo Hazel Uzun Miranda Cotrell Kyle McMinimy MacKayla Merrill Sierra Waite Sally Stover Heidy Kartchner Rachel Larson Daphne Brown Catherine Marshall Jimmy Vincent Seth Morrison

Illustrated Talk Illustrated Talk Illustrated Talk Illustrated Talk Illustrated Talk Illustrated Talk Chapter Showcase Chapter Showcase Chapter Showcase Illustrated Talk Illustrated Talk Recycle & Redesign Culinary Culinary Culinary

Silver Silver Silver Silver Bronze Bronze Bronze - Elected State Officer Bronze Gold Gold - National Contender Gold - National Contender Bronze Bronze Bronze Bronze

Congratulations!

Just a proud moment for one of our very own— Jimmy Vincent (11th grade), received 3rd place in the Tucson Poetry Festival contest. He was one of 307 entrants for the contest.

Our congratulations to SSVEC winners Heidi Kartchner, Kylee Brubaker, and Rachael Larson. They will now travel to Washington, DC this summer.

DECA competed in the Southern Arizona Regional Conference on Wednesday, January 13, 2010. Congratulations to Jessica Vincent, Kylee Brubaker, Sheradee Lee, Kyle McMinimy, Ashton Mayberry, and Rachael Larson who all won medals.