HOORAY: The Perry Winkles Improv team won the 2015 National Comedy Theater High School Improv Tournament for the second time in a row and choir won Gold at the Heritage Competition in Anaheim California. (BONUS HOORAY: all of the spring sports teams made a playoff appearances this semester.)

BOO: Perry’s 2015-2016 freshman class will be close to 1000 students, making classrooms, hallways, and lunches extra crowded for all students. On the bright side, principal Dan Serrano predicts PHS growth will diminish after next year’s class. So we’ve got that going for us.

HOORAY: This was the first school year that contained two musicals, “The Addams Family” and “The Wizard of Oz.” The drama department is oozing with talent like seniors Ashley Little, Alexandra Messersmith and junior Noelle Soucek, just to name a few. Seeing different faces on the stage with polar opposite performances brought a great joy to many students.

BOO: There are 17 staff members leaving campus at the end of the school year, including teachers Clint Beauer, Brian Butson, Rhonda Duering, Rhonda Duering, Carrie Goldberg, Joe Little, Stephanie Robertson, and Julia Salce. Longtime counselor Dana Steines is also leaving. Steines, along with Beauer, Little, and Robertson opened PHS in 2007.

HOORAY: AP AB/BC Calculus testers do not have to retake the test, despite leaving the testing area during the testing session. All AP tests have concluded for the year.

BOO: AIMS is now useless regarding college and state standards, yet it was replaced with was another unnecessary test. The AzMERIT definitely incited a dramatic controversy that was seriously unneeded.

HOORAY: Gilbert weather has been fantastic! May showers and weather below the triple digits have most residents jumping for joy.