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AZ high schoolers showcase invention focusing on state's drought
A group of Arizona ninth graders is participating in a national competition that asks students to identify a problem in their area and use engineering to help solve it. The Chaparral High School students are in Virginia this week, showing off their invention. It’s part of eCYBERMISSION, a STEM competition...
Desert Hills Community School of Music receives Kiwanis grant
The Desert Hills Community School of Music (DHCSM) recently received a grant from the Kiwanis Club of Carefree. Totaling over $5,500, the funds were used to buy equipment and supplies for the recording studio, ukulele and drum circle electives for the school’s summer band camp. That took place from June 3 to June 7.
Primer Microschools encourages creativity and choices
Primer Microschools opened campuses in Tempe and Scottsdale last fall with one very clear mission in mind: “To build schools that take kids seriously.”. Chief Operating Officer David Cavise said Primer Microschools is achieving this mission through a heavily student-centric approach. “On one side of the scale, we have...
Piper Trust Makes $750,000 Grant to Place 200 Students in ‘Pipeline of Leadership’
Working from the premise that the nonprofit sector can provide meaningful and fruitful career paths for people in nearly any profession, a grant from Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust will enable Arizona State University to engage students from multiple fields in the newly established Piper Servant Leader Network: Purpose-Driven Careers, No Matter the Major.
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