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March 3, 2023

BASIS Chandler Pep Rally

Take a look at some of the fun we had today at our Pep Rally!

Upcoming Calendar

  • Spring Break is March 13th-17th. Our office will be closed that week.

BASIS Chandler Model UN - MCC Awards

This past weekend, the Model UN club participated in the MCC Sonoran Conference and took home BEST SCHOOL as a team! The conference was a 2 day event. Day 1, students were on the MCC campus for 12 whole hours and still kept up the momentum!

 

Awards included Distinguished Delegate (top 15% of performers), Best Policy Paper, Best Diplomat, Best Delegate (combined policy paper and in person performance score) and Special Rapporteur (selected by peers in committee). As a team, our scores earned us Best School and our students took home a total of 30 individual awards!


Our team includes: Aarna D. (Distinguished Delegate & Best Delegate), Taksh B. (Runner Up Best Delegate & Distinguished Delegate), Tanish I. and Reva A. (Distinguished Delegate), Jayani Y., Saanvi K., Swetha M., and Sophia I. (Distinguished Delegate & Best Policy Paper), Mahita V. (Distinguished Delegate, Best Policy Paper & Runner Up Best Delegate), Sanjana B. (Distinguished Delegate, Best Delegate & Special Rapporteur), Srikanya G. (Distinguished Delegate, Best Diplomat & Special Rapporteur), Niyathi K. (Distinguished Delegate, Best Diplomat, Best Delegate), Nidhi A. (Distinguished Delegate, Best Diplomat, Best Delegate), Ritwik J. (Distinguished Delegate, Runner Up Best Policy Paper, Runner Up Best Diplomat, Best Delegate), Gopikisor S. (Distinguished Delegate), Shashank G. (Distinguished Delegate, Special Rapporteur), Ojas C., Darsh B., Smilangi S., and Arjun C. (Committee Chair). 

National Center for Women and Information Technology


This year we had several BASIS Chandler students recognized as national award winners in the National Center for Women and Information Technology (NCWIT) Aspiration in Computing competition! 

Congratulations to the following for all of their hard work!


Divya G., Ellena J., Eesha S., and Jahnvi S. were recognized as National Honorable Mention awardees (only 400 recognized nationally)! 


Diya D. and Srikanya G. were recognized as Arizona Honorable Mention awardees!


Prisha M. was recognized as an Arizona Rising Star. 


The AIC recognizes young women students for their computing-related achievements and interests, and encourages them to pursue their passions. Award recipients are selected based on their aptitude and aspirations in technology and computing, as demonstrated by their computing experience, computing-related activities, leadership experience, tenacity in the face of barriers to access, and future plans.


Here is the 2023 National Aspirations in Computing Award Recipients Announcement: 2023 National Aspirations in Computing Award Recipients

2023 Scholastic Awards


Congratulations to the outstanding writers & artists honored in the

2023 Scholastic Awards!


Vivian C. (11)—Gold Key in Short Story, Honorable Mention in Personal Essay, Honorable Mention in Fashion

Hannah L. (9)—Silver Keys in Humor and Personal Essay

Sarina R. (11)—Silver Key in Poetry

Ellena J. (12)—Silver Key and Honorable Mention in Poetry

Lisa K. (8)—Gold Key in Drawing & Illustration

Yaswitha P. (9)—Silver Key in Photography

Ethan W. (10)—Gold Key and Honorable Mention in Painting

2023 Teen Leadership Academy


For High School Students Only: The City of Chandler’s Teen Leadership Academy is back after a COVID hiatus and we’d love to have 3-5 BASIS students attend. A flyer with info is attached (and below).

CLASS OF 2023 RESULTS

The early application decisions for the Class of 2023 are still arriving, and we are completing and submitting the last of the regular and rolling applications.  

 

To date, the student data and college reports show our seniors completed over 1000 applications to 152 different institutions. Reviewing the decisions so far, our students have 285 acceptances at 78 different colleges and universities. Early decision processing done. We will start seeing regular decision results in March.  

 

Scholarship Update: 

Institutional based merit aid remains strong this year. Individual scholarship applications continue to be submitted by the students. Based on student reporting, scholarship results include over $7.2 million in merit-based aid so far.  

 

AND… All 30 class of 2023 NMSC candidates became National Merit Finalists this week! Congratulations to all!  


Acceptance List:  

As of Thursday, February 23, 2023, acceptances reported by the Class of 2023 include the following institutions of higher learning. 


  1. Arizona State University 
  2. Baylor University  
  3. Brown University  
  4. Carnegie Mellon University  
  5. Christopher Newport University  
  6. Drexel University  
  7. Duke University  
  8. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University—Daytona 
  9. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University—Prescott 
  10. Emory University  
  11. Florida Atlantic University   
  12. Florida Institute of Technology  
  13. Fordham University  
  14. Georgetown University  
  15. Georgia Institute of Technology  
  16. Grand Canyon University  
  17. Hawaii Pacific University  
  18. Hofstra University  
  19. Illinois Institute of Technology  
  20. Johns Hopkins University  
  21. Johnson& Wales University  
  22. Juniata College 
  23. Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences  
  24. Michigan State University  
  25. New Jersey Institute of Technology  
  26. Northeastern University  
  27. Northern Arizona University 
  28. Northern Michigan University  
  29. Nova Southeastern University  
  30. Ohio State University  
  31. Oregon Institute of Technology  
  32. Pennsylvania State University  
  33. Pennsylvania State University—Beaver 
  34. Purdue University  
  35. Reed College 
  36. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute  
  37. Rhodes College 
  38. Rice University  
  39. Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology 
  40. Rutgers University-Newark 
  41. Saint Louis University  
  42. Seton Hall University  
  43. Siena College  
  44. Soka University of America  
  45. St. Bonaventure University  
  46. Stony Brook University  
  47. SUNY Polytechnic Institute  
  48. Temple University  
  49. Texas A & M University  
  50. Texas Tech University  
  51. Union College  
  52. University of Alabama 
  53. University of Alabama—Huntsville 
  54. University of Arizona 
  55. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign  
  56. University of Illinois Chicago 
  57. University of Maryland  
  58. University of Miami  
  59. University of Michigan  
  60. University of Minnesota—Twin Cities  
  61. University of Missouri—Columbia  
  62. University of Missouri—Kansas City 
  63. University of New Mexico  
  64. University of Oklahoma 
  65. University of Oregon  
  66. University of Pittsburgh  
  67. University of South Florida  
  68. University of Southern California  
  69. University of Texas at Austin  
  70. University of Toledo  
  71. University of Tulsa 
  72. University of Washington—Bothell 
  73. Virginia Commonwealth University  
  74. Virginia Tech  
  75. West Virginia University  
  76. Wheeling University  
  77. Willamette University  
  78. Worcester Polytechnic Institute 

A Message from DIshes2u


We hope you have been enjoying the lunch program so far this school year! We want to make sure all families are aware of the program as it is a great fundraising opportunity for the school. Here are some important resources:




*Also see attached Dishes2u forms*

HELPFUL INFORMATION

Reporting Student Absences


If your student needs to be reported absent due to an illness, doctor appointment, vacation, bereavement, religious holiday, etc., please email chdh_attendance@basised.com with the student's name, grade, and reason for absence. Email is the preferred method of reporting an absence, but feel free to call our Front Office at 480-907-6072 if that is more convenient for you.

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To access school information and documents, please go to the "Current Family Information" link under the "Our School" tab on our school website.


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In accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Boy Scouts of America Equal Access Act and applicable state law, BASIS* does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, gender identity or expression, or any other classification protected by law in any of its business activities, including its educational programs and activities which comply fully with the requirements of state and federal law and Title IX. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding BASIS' non-discrimination policies: Shannon Chavez, Director of Compliance, BASIS Educational Group, LLC, 10130 North Oracle Road, Suite 210, Tucson, AZ 85704, 520.219.6000.

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