Sunrise Mountain student prepares to talk to Congress members
Senior year is a year of big events. A senior student has a choice between many different colleges, or none at all, take finals, and keep up grades. Heather Turner has to go… Read More
Category Archive: The Dispatch
Campus Beautification sweeps away community expectations
Coming back from the weekend, Sunrise Mountain students were greeted with a revitalized campus, thanks to the Science Club’s efforts in a project dubbed “Campus Beautification.” On March 2, about 25 students woke… Read More
Students get pumped for blood drive
On Thurs. Feb. 28, Sunrise Mountain hosted the United Blood Drive with the help of HOSA to raise countless lifesaving blood donations. The United Blood Drive visits Sunrise Mountain two or three times… Read More
Scroogled Campaign Flops
Back in November, Microsoft launched the Scroogled campaign against the wildly popular Google G-Mail. The charges seemed to be solid; Microsoft provided plenty of evidence that managed to make Google look guilty in… Read More
Panic attack victims speak out
The world is closing in, your heart starts beating rapidly, you feel like you cannot breathe and a profound sense of panic over comes you. This is a panic attack, a feeling when… Read More
Valentine’s Day comes to Sunrise Mountain
On Feb. 14 Sunrise Mountain students walked around campus with flowers, chocolates, and cute gifts from and for their valentines. Some people say Valentine’s Day is the most romantic day of the year,… Read More
Valentine grams back to charm
On Monday, Feb. 4, DECA brought the eight-year tradition of Valentine grams back to Sunrise for students to charm one another. Tricia White, the head of DECA, reveals the emotion behind receiving a… Read More
NHL hockey returns after three month lockout
On Jan. 6, the NHL and its players finally reached a tentative deal after 24 hours of straight negotiation, ending the hockey lockout that suspended the sport since September. This season’s lockout was… Read More
Sunrise Mountain prepares for AIMS testing
With a diverse reputation preceding them and years of experience under every student’s belt from countless practice tests in elementary school, the AIMS tests are returning once again to Sunrise Mountain High School… Read More
Talent show introduces fresh acts
For most, the annual talent show represents the spirit of individuality that students at SMHS possess and on Thursday, Jan. 31, a select few had the chance to showcase their abilities to a… Read More
New clubs pull a disappearing act
At Sunrise Mountain there are a variety of clubs on campus to participate in. There is DECA , Drama Club, CCC (Christian Club on Campus), Fashion Club and the Sista Friends. There are… Read More
President Obama’s second term begins, effects students
In a quiet ceremony on Jan. 20, President Barack Obama was sworn into office for his second term with only his family and Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., who administered the oath,… Read More
Read-In postponed
The Sunrise Mountain Read-In is an event that the book lovers of this school look forward to. Hosted by Librarian Roxie Blackson and English teacher Leslie Hunter, the event is basically one massive… Read More
Sunrise shows talent at Jan. 31
Sunrise Mountain students will be performing in the annual talent show on Jan. 31, in the auditorium. Auditions were held at the beginning of January. Junior Jordan Dafnis, decided to try out for… Read More
DECA claims victory at regionals
On Wednesday, Jan. 16, the Sunrise Mountain High School DECA club competed in several different competitions at regionals and won a variety of awards once again. Junior Hamza Amjad competed in the Marketing… Read More
Politicians jump the gun on new regulations
On Dec. 14, 2012, a bloodied six-year-old girl was the first to escape from her elementary school after hiding under the bodies of her classmates while a gunman shot and killed her teacher… Read More
Color Run, called “happiest 5k”, on way
On Saturday, Jan. 26, the Color Run, also known as the “happiest 5k”, is a unique charity run coming to downtown Tempe that some Sunrise Mountain clubs are excited to participate in. The… Read More
Albertsons’ donation affects school positively
In December, the Albertsons’ on 83rd and Deer Valley made a $1000 donation to Sunrise Mountain. The manager of Albertsons’ received the money via a fundraiser-golf tournament, entering with full intentions of sponsoring… Read More
Student Council switches up hoopcoming week
The Sunrise Mountain Student Council has put many hours into the events for Hoopcoming week at the school. Junior Catalina Malavenda, a student council member, has made a contribution towards the efforts… Read More
Les Miserables cast list releases, preparations begin
The sun set on the fifth day of December. And as callbacks drew to a close, Senior Sean Kocmoud knew little of what the future could hold. “I was extremely anxious and… Read More
Orchestra entertains with concert
Sunrise Mountain orchestra held a concert at 6:30 on Tues., Dec. 11. Jacob Boyd and his orchestra class worked hard to entertain their fairly large audience. Junior Emily Yates plays the cello and… Read More
