KVOA's Kristi Tedesco visits AVHS

Greetings Lobos,

Today we hosted our annual Career College Fair. My classroom was fortunate to have KVOA's anchor Kristi Tedesco visit.

The students had many relevant questions are were engage at the comments and advice that Kristi gave.

Thanks to Ed Wagner for setting this up.

We are grateful for the opportunity to have a local television news personality come to our class to inspire us to seek success in our lives!

www.kvoa.com/news/kristi-tedesco

Mr. Rodriguez

Lobo Students Pay Tribute to First Responders

Greetings Lobos,

Saturday marks the 9th anniversary of the September 11th attacks.

Our class studied the events and we decided that we would pay tribute to our local Police and Firefighters by writing letters of thanks.

My letter reads:

Dear Officer/Firefighter,

My name is David Rodriguez and I am a teacher at Alta Vista High School in Tucson, Arizona.
We studied the events of September 11th in our American History classes. I wish to take this moment to thank you for your service to our community. I have known of the courage and sacrifice shown by the police and fire departments of New York City, Washington D.C. and Shanksville that fateful day. I also realize that you show that same courage and sacrifice on a daily basis in order to keep me safe.
On behalf of my community, my school, my peers, and my family: THANK YOU!

Respectfully,

David Rodriguez
Teacher

Alta Vista High School

Tucson, Arizona

This weekend, please take a few moments to remember.

Thank you.

Mr. Rodriguez

Lobos are NEVER gymless!

Greetings Lobos!

Thanks to the philosophy I learned at http://www.rosstraining.com/ of 'Never Being Gymless' we are better people.

Here are some photos of our class using a community park's soccer goal as the anchor for our suspension strap workout. AnJeanine, a member of our Volleyball squad is demonstrating a bench press and curl combination along with what is known as an 'Atomic Crunch' which is a push up followed by a crunch while your feet are suspended. A 'killer' excercise!!

Miguel is demonstrating a suspended pull up and a successful dismount!

Isabel is demonstrating an alternating deltoid raise.

There are too many reasons not to be active. We work very hard to find reasons to work out. There is no excuse in our class. We workout everyday and we are better people because of our collective attitudes.

Thanks again to Alta Vista for allowing me to teach this fantastic course. Thank you also to my students for working hard!

Fire up and Go Lobos!

Coach Rod

Stadium Running Lobo Style!

Alta Vista High School is very fortunate to have the use of the Kino Memorial Center and Tucson Electric Park for our Fitness Strategies class. Every 5 weeks we challenge ourselves with running the stadium steps at TEP. Today we ran 22 rows of steps with an average of 20 steps per row for a total of 440 steps.

We accomplished this twice in 20 minutes for a grand total of 880 steps!

Here are a few post-run photos of the 2010 Block One Fitness Strategists!

I want to thank my students for working hard the past 5.5 weeks. Their bodies are changing because they are choosing to work beyond their comfort zone. I am proud of them and look forward to a great second half of the block!

Enjoy and have a great Labor Day weekend!!

Prom and Tuxedo Sale at Alta Vista High School

What: One Day Liquidation Sale on prom dresses. All Dresses $55!!

When: Saturday August 21, 2010

10 AM to 2 PM

Where: Alta Vista High School

5040 S. Campbell Ave (Just south of Irvington)

How: Cash Only Sales! (No Checks, Credit, or Debit Cards)



Who: Both guys and gals (Tuxedo Coats, Pants, Shoes, and more for the guys, and Evening, Prom, and Party Dresses for the Girls).



See more samples at



http://www.azformalstore.com/



Mr. Rodriguez

Alta Vista High School and Great Schools

Greetings Lobos!

It is no secret that I love teaching and coaching at Alta Vista High School. I believe we offer a great education for any student who wishes to dedicate themselves to having a top notch education.

There is a website called Great Schools. This site is a great way to rate our school and get the word out on how good you think our school is.

We encourage all who follow this blog and those who attend Alta Vista High School to take a few moments to write a review of Alta Vista.


Click on the link, scroll down, and give your opinion.





http://www.greatschools.org/arizona/tucson/3072-Alta-Vista-High-School/





Thanks and Go Lobos!





Mr. Rodriguez

Suspension Strap Training Lobo Style

When I ruptured my patellar tendon last December (read previous post) I had ample time to read and research different topics. One of the topics was a suspension trainer. I was completely clueless to this new tool being used in fitness clubs, professional training complexes, and fight gyms. As I researched them I was hooked until I saw the price tag.

I then went to my favorite site for being gymless http://www.rosstraining.com/

As I was looking through Ross' blog posts I found a video for making my own trainer at a fraction of the price. As I regained my mobility I built a trainer and was instantly hooked. It was an easy, inexpensive, and intense addition to my workout regimen.

With the okay from my school administration I purchased the items needed and built a class set of suspension trainers that we started using today. My students were immediately introduced to the beautiful burn you get with your own body weight.

We started small with 5 repetitions in 4 different body movements (bench press, tricept extention, row, and bicep curl. These movements were to be done in succession and then repeated for 3 rounds.

Some of our students decided to increase their reps to 10. It was great to see them buy into the program.

Thanks go out to my administration and office staff (thanks Svetlana!) for giving me the opportunity to try something new. A big thanks to the Lobos for signing up for the class!

Fire Up!

Coach Rod