School begins at 8:10 a.m. and ends at 3:00 p.m. We ask that students be in their seats before 8:20 a.m. or we count them tardy. Please do not arrive on campus before 7:45 a.m. and please leave campus once school is out, unless you have reason to stay for after-school sports or other school sponsored activities.

When at all possible, please notify us between 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. when your child is absent by calling the front office at (505) 583-2275. Absent students need to return with a note explaining the reason for being gone. An absence note is must! Otherwise, we record your student's absence as "unexcused."

We encourage promptness since tardies affect everyone and disrupt classroom time. Late students must report to the office and sign in as late. Afterward, we will issue the student a "Tardy Slip" before he/she goes to class.

Our campus is a "closed campus." We care about the safety of our students at school. Visitors are not allowed to stop by at random. If you wish to visit your child's classroom, you must call ahead and make arrangements. Then you will check in at the main office on the day of your scheduled visit.

Yes, but only after a parental consent form is filled out and a $20 parking permit fee is paid. Students must have a valid driver's license too. We do not allow scooters, skateboards, and motorcycles on campus.

Yes. We serve lunch on campus. Students are not required to buy from the cafeteria, but they are not allowed to leave campus to get food.

Mesa Vista has several sports for students to join: basketball, baseball, track, volleyball, cross country, cheerleading and drill team. Interested students need to have good grades, parental consent, medical approval, and meet the NMAA eligibility requirements.

Mesa Vista requires that any student who wants to be part of a club must have good school attendance, a 2.0 GPA, and pass periodic grading checks.

We issue report cards four times throughout the school year, at the end of every nine weeks. You can pick the report cards up at "Grade Nights" during the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd quarters. Or if you cannot attend, we will mail them home. This is our grading scale:

A = 90-100
B = 80-89
C = 70-79
D = 60-69
F = 0-59

Students must have at least 25 credit units to graduate.

Mesa Vista offers summer school only for students who need to make up courses or correct deficiencies.

Students are completely responsible for textbooks that are loaned to them during the school year. They must pay for any damage that happens to their texts. If they don't pay, grades and transcripts will be held.

We do not allow scooters, skateboards, three wheelers, pagers, cell phones, and other electronics on campus.

Please label all prescription medications and keep them in the school health office. Only our school nurse will hand out the medicine to a student. Prescription medicines must be prescribed by a doctor and have documentation telling how much and how often the medicine must be taken. Please be sure to contact the health office ahead of time if you want your child taking over-the-counter medicines, too.

Yes. The junior/senior prom is open to all junior and senior students, but Mesa Vista students must submit the names of their dates/guests in advance of the prom.