Lobos Push Record to 5-0 With 44-38 Victory!

Alta Vista High School's basketball Lobos traveled to Immaculate Heart High School and came home with a 44-38 victory over the Knights. The Lobos held the lead the entire game with a 15-0 1st quarter and led 25-7 at the half. The Knights mounted a furious comeback to cut the lead to 1 but Angel Martinez struck from beyond the arc and pushed the lead to 4 points. The Knights were forced to foul the rest of the way and the Lobos responded by making 2 of 4 free throws down the stretch to win the game.
Angel Martinez paced the Lobos with 23 points. Frank Leon continues to make tremendous strides with a 10 point effort and hard-nosed defensive effort.
The Lobo's Carlos Carreon added 5 points and a vital rebound at the end of the game to help seal the deal. Juan De La Rosa, Milton Hernandez and Fausto Fimbres each added a bucket each to the cause.

The Lobos improve to 5-0 and close out their successful 1st season in AIA with Bella Vista High School. Come out and pack the Kino Center for Senior Night!

Go Lobos!

LOBOS WIN A NAILBITER 31-30!

The Alta Vista High School Lobo Basketball program won a hard fought game vs. the Greenfields Country Day Griffins 31-30. There is a maxim in sport that says 'it is never easy to beat a team twice in a season. This maxim proved true again tonight. The Lobos came out and led 14-4 after the first quarter and 20-9 at halftime. However, the Griffins put together a different game plan to take away the dribble drive capabilities of Angel Martinez with effectiveness. The second half proved to be a very competitive game with the Griffins cutting the lead to 27-29 with 1:30 to go in the game. The Lobos kept their composure and took the air out of the ball forcing Greenfields to foul the rest of the way. The Lobos were 100% from the free-throw line until the end of the game where they proceeded to to 1 for 6. Angel Martinez was fouled with 4.6 seconds to go in the game with Alta Vista leading 31-30. His shot was off but Glenn Brokman and Shaheed Clemens skied for the rebound ending a very physical game.
The Lobos were led by Shaheed Clemens 8 points and 14 rebounds.
Frank Leon added 7 points to the cause while playing with great intensity and passion.
The Lobos improve to 4-0 on the season and travel to Immaculate Heart Catholic tomorrow.
Coach Rod is very proud of the effort, class, and composure that was shown by the Lobo players. They played hard for their school, their community, and their teammates. Great Job by the entire team!
A special shout out to Coach Garrett for accompanying the team to Greenfields. You really hooked us up!
GO LOBOS!

Le Cordon Bleu Visits Alta Vista

The world famous Le Cordon Bleu College Of Culinary Arts visited Alta Vista High School today.
Chef D.A. Reid provided a wealth of information on the different programs available and the possibilities that come with this industry.
Our students were great hosts, asked great questions and sampled couscous for the first time.
We appreciate institutions such as Le Cordon Bleu coming to Alta Vista High School and exposing the possibilities that are availible to those who wish to pursue their passion.
For those who wish to make the Couscous here is the recipe courtesy of Chef D.A. Reid
COUSCOUS WITH LEMON AND PINE NUTS
Yield: 4 -6 servings


QTY UNIT INGREDIENTS
1 ½ cups Couscous
2 cups Chicken stock, hot
2 each Scallions, sliced thin, greens only
1 each Lemon, zested
2 tbsp Olive oil
½ each Red bell pepper, diced
¼ cup Toasted pine nuts



1. Put couscous in medium bowl. Pour hot stock over it and stir to combine. Cover and let sit for 15 minutes
2. Place pine nuts in pan over low heat to toast
3. Zest lemon into small bowl, set to side
4. Dice ½ bell pepper add to bowl
5. Slice the green halves of the scallions and add to bowl
6. Cut lemon in half and squeeze the juice of one half to mixture in bowl. Be sure no seeds are included with the juice
7. Uncover couscous and fluff with a fork
8. Add couscous to mixture in bowl and toss gently
9. Drizzle with oil and season with salt and pepper

Zing Go The Strings! Lobos Win 55-23!!!

Congratulations to the Alta Vista High School Lobo Basketball program for their 55-23 victory over Greenfields Country Day High School. The long layoff between games did not affect the performance of the Lobo squad.
Alta Vista was paced by Angel Martinez's 21 point effort. Juan Pablo De La Rosa contributed 11 points. Tre Lewis added 6 points along with Carlos Carreon's 5.
Every Lobo contributed to the victory with tenacious defense and playing together on offense.
Other scorers were:
Shaheed Clemens 4 points
Miguel Maldonado 2 points
Glenn Brockman 2 points
Frank Leon 2 points
Fausto Fimbres 2 points

A loud shout out to Coach Garrett for taking care of the finer details as Athletic Director. Valeria Romero ran the score-board flawlessly and Frankie Romero took care of the game book.
Another loud shout out to Mr. Harris for filming the game and all of the Lobo fans who attended the game and cheered us on to victory!
We appreciate all of the support!

The Lobos return to action next week at Greenfields High School on Wednesday and then travel to Immaculate Heart High School on Thursday.

Go Lobos!
Coach Rod

DeVry University Visit to Alta Vista High School

Valerie Power came to our class to present the opportunities at DeVry University. Here are some photos of our students making 'avatars' of themselves on a PDA provided by the presentation. The students were fantastic. They asked great questions, were good participants, and gained valuable information. Here are some photos of the Lobos making their avatars.

Block 3 Government/History Class Project: America and Americans

My Block 3 students were presented with the task of describing what America is along with describing what an American is. Their answers were diverse and interesting. This task was asking for honest answers to real questions. Here are some photos of my students working and presenting on their subject matter.

Block 3 2010!

Good Morning classes. I can't tell you how excited I am to be your teacher at Alta Vista High School. I have many great lessons planned for the next 10 weeks. There are a few things that we must cover first before we begin this fantastic journey.

1. We will get to know one another both individually and collectively. I need to know what your limits are so that I can push you beyond what you think you are capable of.

2. My expectations of you are what are know as the 'Big 5'.
1. Be Here Every Day.
2. Be Here On Time.
3. Come Prepared.
4. Be Ready To Learn.
5. Have A Great Attitude.
If you can do the following 5 things on a daily basis, I guarantee you you will have success in everything you choose to do.

3. We work daily. There are no days off in our class. You will have assignments to do on a daily basis. Some are worth more than others, but they all count. Choose to do your work daily.

4. I will teach you the root of the problem in every aspect. Many of the ills that fall on us as a society have ancient roots. In order to solve a problem, you must seek out the root or you will exacerbate (make worse) the problem.

5. We have 4 themes that will run throughout the course. These themes are present in everything we learn about in history:

- Control: Systems of control have changed throughout time. However, controlling one another has been an aim of every government since the dawn of man. How we go about controlling sets up the other themes.

- Conflict: When one side cannot agree with the other side, we have tension which eventually leads to conflict. Since 2001 the United States has been engaged in a conflict in Afghanistan and since 2003 in Iraq. Conflict is a lucrative business today.

- Religion: Some of the greatest conflicts in human history have been caused by those beloning to organized Religion. The big 5 (Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism) have been in perpetual conflict between themselves and others since the dawn of man.

- Spread of Culture: When one culture becomes popular and spreads to another culture, there is a level of assimilation that takes place. There is also a seed of domination that gets planted at the same time. Language, Sport, Food, Music, technology, etc. are all ways that a culture spreads from one to the other. We truly live in the fastest spread of information and culture today with our ever shrinking yet ever powerful hand held devices. We will touch on an idea called 'The Singularity' that will dominate the landscape of ideology and sociology in the very near futre.