Vista Alternative High School celebrates Credit Hunters & Attendance Howlers
Vista Alternative High School students were honored on Feb. 14, 2019 as part of the first-ever Credit Hunters and Attendance Howlers ceremony at the Yuma Union High School District board room.
A Credit Hunter and/or an Attendance Howler are Vista’s way of having an A-team that helps students receive recognition and also helps them to receive positive remarks for their hard work in gaining academic credit towards their high school diploma and for their punctuality. VAHS Principal Brett Surguine and his leadership team branded this ceremony towards the school’s mascot of the Lobo, hence the Hunter and Howler theme.
The criteria for recognition was set at a level of maximizing your time while at Vista Alternative. Students at the school can take four classes and in some cases also gain credit through online programs offered through YUHSD's online programs. In order to be a Credit Hunter, a student would have earned four or more credits in that semester, which would mean they earned all or more of the possible credit in that semester. To gain the title of Attendance Howler, a student would need to have been present for 90 percent or more of the 90-day semester.
“The students who will get this honor are catching up, getting back on track, or getting ahead,” Surguine said. “That is something to celebrate. These students have shown that they are ready for success and that school is a priority. It takes commitment and resolve to be at school every day. Most of these students are working hard in classes, which I think shows the value of consistent attendance.”
Here is a list of the students recognized:
Shanna Theresa Miller
Michael Jesus Rosales
Stacey Liliana Carrillo
Severo Angel Lopez
Rubi Cabrera
Christian Eduardo Juarez Valenzuela
Bryan Eduardo Lara Luna
Alexia Isabel Munoz
Marley Rosales
Arnold Delgado Correa
Leslie Juarez
Angel Luis Luera
Jose Abraham Mendoza
Mija Gay Mills
Arlyne Carolina Perpuly Heredia
Bryana Unique Taylor
Thomas Richard Brown
Joel Coronel
Robert Benjamin Durfee
Bryan Jesus Escamilla
Sol Alina Estrada
Alexia Elise Figueroa Gonzalez
Ilianna Mejia Gandara
Bryana Monik Joya
Guadalupe Leyva
Jhoanna Martinez Garcia
Dulce Bianca Nevarez
Natzumy Yazunary Quintero
Jade Noemi Solorzano
Kobe James Young
Adam Camarillo
Alberto Rios Lara
Dario Hernandez
Beatris Osornio
Aaron Rodriguez Perez
Carlos Hernandez-Rios
Javier Lopez
Fernando Segovia