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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...
Tempe Union Board applauds de Niza’s Stamps Scholar
The Tempe Union High School Governing Board publicly saluted a newly minted graduate of Marcos de Niza High School earlier this month for earning a coveted Stamps Scholarship that gives her a free four-year ride to the University of Arizona. Cordelia Ellsworth is headed this fall to the University of...
Tempe district approves 2nd year of course on Yaqui language
The Tempe Union High School District has approved a second year of a course that teaches a local native language. In fall 2023, the district met with the Pascua Yaqui Tribe, based in Guadalupe, to create a course that would teach the Yaqui language. Steve Threadgill is director of instructional...
Higley High School swim coach reacts to ex-student making USA Olympic Team
GILBERT, AZ (AZFamily) —A Higley High School alumnus is making waves in the Gilbert community as he heads to Paris for the 2024 Olympics this summer. Just a year after graduating from Higley, Keaton Jones has qualified for the 200-meter backstroke. His former high school swim coach, Jennifer Accra,...
2 students recognized by Kiwanis Club of Apache Junction
Randy Lazar, Students Taking Accountability and Responsibility for Success program director at Apache Junction High School, recognized Rylee Bailey and Raul Terres for their outstanding achievements ...
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...
Stories of Technology, Innovation, & Entrepreneurship in the Southeast
U News 2 | Arizona State offering two new B.S. degrees this fall, joins Department of Energy group. High Point University’s all-star lineup of global leaders in the Access to Innovators Program continues to expand with the addition of another prominent name. From Arizona State University:. Two separate announcements...
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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