Basha High
2013-2014 Highlights
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Zach Rucas earned 4th at State-Long Jump and 6th-Triple Jump.
Boys 4 x 400 m relay of Johnny Kline, Tanner DeLaFe, Jake Carlin and Zach Rucas
earned 7th at State.
Tristan Slater earned 5th at State-Pole Vault.
Jacob Kantzos and Laura Stokes made the AZ All-State High School Band.
AMS students Alliya Dulaney, Valerie Ngo, Katie Wilkinson made it into All-State Middle
School Band.
Esteban Jimenez and Santiago Ortega received 3rd place in Animal Sciences AzSEF.
Abigail Howell received 3rd place in Health & Medicine at AzSEF.
Connor Schmitt and Brandon Tran received 3rd place Behavioral & Social Sciences at
AzSEF.
Jacob Gonsalves received the ASU Walton Sustainability Solutions Award at AzSEF.
Brian Sefcik, Steve Baron & Derek Stencil received the ASU Innovation Award at AzSEF.
Dr. Michael McKelvy received the 2013 AZ Governor’s Celebration of Innovation Teacher
of the Year Award.
Jazz Band received a Superior with Distinction at State Festival.
Jimmy Barrios and Glenn Smith made All-State Jazz Band.
Winter Drumline won 8th consecutive State Championship and participated in the World
Championships finishing 25th in the country.
Winter Guard finished 3rd in State.
Cop’s N’ Kids Program Inaugural Book Drive Grand Prize Winners.
Top fundraising high school in Kids for Wish Kids Program.
AVID won the 2014 Annual School Food Drive Competition through the United Food Bank
Erika Thorlton and Savana Lawrey won 1st place in the State Entrepreneurship
competition in Tucson. They now compete in the FCCLA National Competition in San
Antonio, TX in July 2014.
Sabrina Bajc and Hannah Steele earned silver medals in Entrepreneurship.
Ahhyeon Choi and Jamillah Luepke earned silver medals in Recycle and Redesign.
Hailee Alexander and Ariana Swanson earned bronze medals in Recycle and Redesign.
Maggie Gorman earned a bronze medal for Front of the House.
Sylvia Kokes earned bronze for Cupcake Decorating.
Theater received excelled and superiors in monologues, musical solos and duet scenes at
the Central AZ Acting Festival.
Breanna Hushaw will compete in the monologue division at the National Thespian Festival
in Lincoln, NE.
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Shira Schwartz, theatre teacher, received the Cuthbert-Douglas-Armstrong scholarship.
One teacher from AZ is selected and sent to England to participate in the British Summer
Scholar program for three weeks.
AFJROTC Unit earned the highest rating possible, “Exceeds Standards” on their
inspection from headquarters.
AFJROTC Unit won the Annual East Valley AFJROTC Sports Field Day Competition for
the third year in a row.
The JV Football Team, for the first time ever, won the city championship
Charles Johnson was named CUSD Girls Tennis Coach of the Year.
Christine Orr, basketball player, was named to the 2nd team Division I. Selected for AllStar game.
Hayley Prior, basketball player, selected as all CUSD Player of the Year. 2nd team
Division I. Selected for All-Star game.
Ascende del Sole received “Superior” ratings in Jazz and Madrigal division of the NAU
Jazz and Madrigal Festival.
Ascende del Sole and Amphion received a “Gold” rating at the Heritage Music Festival of
Gold in Chicago.
Three choir students from the 12 that participated in the SW Regional Honor Choir, were
selected to be a part of the AZ All-State Choir (most in CUSD).
BHS Academic Decathlon team earned “Most Improved Team” award at the Division I
meet.
Basha Girl’s Tennis team had a 13-1 record. Most ever for BHS. They won the Division I,
Section 2 Championship.
David Li was the top winner in the state math contest. David was selected as one of the
top 50 to the American Association of Teachers of Mathematics.
Sebastian Scouras was selected as one of the top 50 to the American Association of
Teachers of Mathematics. Also finished in top 10% in state math contest.
Basha Cheer was the Co-Ed Varsity State Runner-up.
Mason Andersen, a freshman, qualified for the Golf State
Tournament.
Julie Mitchell, SpEd Teacher, was selected as Educator of the Year from Chandler
Mayor’s Committee for people with disabilities.
Jaime Arias, a junior, was selected as 2014 Student of the Year from Chandler Mayor’s
Committee for people with disabilities.
BHS AgriScience was the #1 program in the State.
BHS FFA received a “Gold Rating” as a program on the National Chapter Application.
Only 3 schools in the state earned this rating.
The multimedia technology and film class live streamed 12 live events to the internet.
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Girls Cross Country—Chandler City Champions.
Michelle Block was named CUSD Girls Cross Country Coach of the Year.
Orchestra received “Excellent” rating at the Fall Orchestra Festival, Area Festival and
State Festival.
Five orchestra students made it into Southwest All Regional Orchestra Festival.
Orchestra participated in the Festival of Gold in Chicago, IL.
Trey Ronayne won his 2nd State Championship in wrestling. He is a 3 time high school
All-American and was East Valley Tribune Wrestler of the Year.
Robert Latin earned 3rd place in State wrestling and was named to the CUSD 1st team.
Jonathan Latin earned 5th place in State wrestling and was named to the CUSD 1st team.
Dalis Smith earned 6th place in State wrestling and was named to the CUSD 2nd team.
Kamden Krum was named to the CUSD 2nd team in wrestling.
Alex Martinez earned 3rd place at State.
AMS students Jonathon Gonsalves, Ryan Tran, Truman Idso, won 1st place in the AZ
Region of Future City Competition. The competed nationally in Washington D.C.
Rich Meseroll, Girls Basketball Coach, was named Coach of the Year for Division I.
Girls Basketball had the most wins ever in Basha history with 21.
Girls Basketball received the Hi-Health Team of the Week award during the season.
Girls 4x100 relay team of McKenna Brown, Cassidy Roberts, Monika Beechum, Jazmarie
Mader placed 3rd in the State Meet finals.
McKenna Brown earned 6th at State-100m Hurdles
Cassidy Roberts earned 5th at State-300m Hurdles
Monika Beechum earned 4th at State-Long Jump
Logan Westlake earned 3rd at Sate-Pole Vault