July 13, 2010 Desert High students selected for Air Force Services Teen Leadership Camp Three Desert High School students have been selected to attend a week-long Air Force Services Teen Leadership Camp in San Antonio, Texas.The leadership camp is one of 250 Air Force-sponsored camps, but is the first one to offer training in leadership skills.Sarah Chahine, 15; Raven Summers, 17; and
March 6, 2012 Desert High students visit Ronald Reagan Library Forty-four Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets and History students from Desert High School visited the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., Feb. 10. The library is a nationally recognized historical landmark and the site of President Reagan's tomb. At the
Nov. 12, 2014 Desert High teams enter CIF playoffs Desert High School's football, girls volleyball and boys cross country teams have all made it to the CIF playoffs, which begin this week.The varsity football team finished 8-2 overall and 6-1 in their league. They will play Brethren Christian from Huntington Beach Nov. 14 at DHS, 7 p.m.The 20-1
March 8, 2018 Desert High wrestling team wins big Desert High School wrestling team just finished their season for the year. Eight of the team's wrestlers competed at sectionals and qualified for the California Interscholastic Federation's post season Feb. 16. The event was held at Sierra Pacific High School in Hanford, California. CIF is the
Dec. 18, 2013 Desert HS robotics team takes on its FIRST challenge What initially started as a base-wide e-mail sent out in search of volunteers to help with the newly-formed Desert Jr. and Sr. High School Robotics Team has quickly turned into a success story that highlights the hard work of dedicated mentors and students.After entering in the club's first robotics
May 21, 2013 Desert Junior Senior High dazzles, takes guests back in time Desert Junior Senior High School was the site of a "Night at the Museum" event hosted by the students and faculty of DJSHS May 20, 2013. The event was an end-of-year, school-wide project where students transformed the halls of the high school, along with the school cafeteria, into static displays,
Feb. 11, 2021 Desert Junior Senior High School student receives Air Force Junior ROTC Flight Academy scholarship An Air Force Junior ROTC student at Desert Junior Senior High School on Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., was recently selected to receive a scholarship to attend an accredited aviation university participating in a private pilot license-training program in the summer of 2021.
Oct. 13, 2016 Desert Junior-Senior High launches math, science initiative Desert Junior-Senior High School hosted a kickoff celebration Oct. 11 to announce a $700,000 Department of Defense grant to launch the National Math and Science Initiative’s College Readiness Program. Gen. Ellen Pawlikowski, commander of Air Force Materiel Command, attended the event and talked to
May 24, 2021 Desert Junior-Senior High student named California military youth of the year Kierstin Baldwin, a junior at Desert Junior-Senior High School on base, was named the California Boys and Girls Clubs Military Youth of the Year for 2021 and received a $2,500 scholarship recently.
Aug. 31, 2016 Desert Medics get new commander Col. Norman West poses for a photo with his wife, Michelle, and one of his daughters, Allie, following a change of command ceremony held at the Airman and Family Readiness Center Aug. 26. West takes over the 412th Medical Group from Col. Karen Cox-Dean who had been in command of the Desert Medics