PTO is excited to share our weekly PTO newsletter with you! Look for our eNews every Tuesday to recap and share important info for Desert Mountain families.

If you know of a DM family that did not receive this edition of eNews, please ask them to register on our website: dmpto.org.

All enrolled students must complete the in-person registration process to attend the first day of school, Wednesday, August 3rd. Registration will be held in the 5000 building. Parking will be the West Student Parking entrance of the school. 

Time: Come between 7:00am – 1:00pm

• Seniors: Tuesday, July 26th
• Juniors: Wednesday, July 27th
• Sophomores: Thursday, July 28th
• Freshmen: Freshman, July 29th

*Students must be present at registration*

Late Registration

• Friday, July 29th from 7:00am-1:00pm
• Wednesday, August 3rd from 7:00-8:30am (Please enter through main office)

Please print the 22/23 Registration packet and be sure to bring all of your paperwork with you to help expedite your process. Or you can expedite registration time by paying fees through the link provided on this registration link.

Smile! Grad Photography will be on site to take your photo ID and yearbook picture.

Registration volunteers are needed to greet families, help with school photos and IDs, and encourage DMHS PTO membership. If you can help anytime during registration week (7/26-7/29), please sign up below.

We appreciate you!

All incoming 9th graders and their parents/guardians are encouraged to attend. This is a great opportunity to meet new friends, learn about the available support and resources at DM, become comfortable with our campus, and create a smooth transition from middle school to high school.

Note: New student orientation for 10th-12th graders will be one hour before Curriculum Night (August 18th). Stay tuned for more details.

• DMHS website (click here) - please bookmark and visit often for announcements
• Bus Route Finder (click here)
• Drop off / Pick Up - only use the West Lot off of 124^th and the East Lot that is shared with Mountainside Middle School. Do not drop off anywhere in the North lot off of Via Linda, by our front office, which is reserved for special education buses and our teachers. Please be mindful of students in our crosswalks and of those arriving on bikes.
• Bell Schedule and Bus Schedule for the First Day of School - Wednesday, 8/3 (click here). Freshmen arrive in the morning. Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors arrive in the afternoon.
• NEW Bell Schedule starting Thursday, 8/4 (click here)
• School Meals - click here for SUSD Nutrition services. MEALS ARE NOT FREE FOR ALL THIS YEAR. To eat school breakfast or lunch, you must create a cafeteria account or fill out a form for free or reduced meals. Click here for flyer.
• 1:1 Devices for 9^th grade students and new students can be picked up in the bookstore on August 1^st, August 2^nd or all week during lunch (Entering 9^th graders from Desert Canyon Middle School should already have their school device.)
• Save the Date - Thursday, 8/18 - for New Student Orientation (10th-12th graders) and High School Curriculum Night.
• ParentVue / StudentVue - please click here to learn more

The easiest way to support Desert Mountain High School is to join as a PTO member family.

Through your generous donations, the PTO provides eNews, additional teacher and departmental funding, staff appreciation lunches, bottled water for the nurse's office, facility improvements, support for DMHS clubs and tutoring programs, support for Senior events, 4 Senior scholarships, and much, much more! 

Last year, a portion of your PTO dollars paid for this much needed, multifunctional, modular library furniture!

We know how busy you are, but if you are willing to be more involved, we would love to have you!

Whether you prefer to be in-school or helping remotely; interacting with lots of people or organizing in the background; helping steadily throughout the year or jumping in for just one project, there is a role for you and we NEED you!

1. Sign up to be notified of volunteer opportunities! (click here - you must be logged into your PTO membership account)
2. Join the PTO Board! Open positions are VP Project Prevention Graduation, VP Communications (website and social media) and Secretary (click here to email info@dmpto.org)
3. Attend monthly PTO meetings (meeting location, dates, and times will be posted in eNews)

Thank you for being involved!

Link your Fry's Card. Designate Desert Mountain PTO (organization VQ714) as your charitable organization and when you shop at Fry’s, a % will be given back to DMHS.

Shop Amazon using this link. (Bookmark the link too.) Amazon will donate 0.5% of your eligible purchases back to DMHS.

Buy a Tuft & Needle mattress using this link and we will receive 25% of the purchase price.

Shop Shutterfly using this link. DMHS will get 8% back.

With your paid sponsorship, PTO will post your logo on our website, in our weekly eNews (reaching approx. 2000 families). PTO will also support your business and promote your events on our PTO social media (Facebook and Twitter) as well as provide you with a Sponsor Spotlight in eNews each semester.

Click here to complete your Sponsorship Form.

1 Semester - $250

Entire Year - $450

Students have an opportunity to score reserved covered parking this year! No more searching for a spot. Arrive at the last minute and still park right by the entrance.

PTO is hosting a primo parking raffle. For only $20 per ticket, throw your student's name into the raffle for one of two RESERVED spots!

Did you know some classes at DM had summer assignments? Please click here to see which ones.