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Agua Fria Union High School District, based in Avondale, covers 96 square miles and serves more than 8,300 Southwest Valley students.
What do you want to see in a new superintendent? Agua Fria UHSD wants to know
Agua Fria Union High School District will hold a virtual town hall-style meeting at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 11, to discuss the characteristics and traits desired in the district’s new … more
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John Scudder, Litchfield Elementary School District director of Title I Services, left, LESD Superintendent Jodi Gunning, Luis Galindo of United Parcel Service, Rotary Club of Goodyear PebbleCreek President Joan Smith, Corte Sierra Elementary Principal Tanya Rotteger, and Colleen Dellolio-Coons, Jason Farentbeil and Maritza Ramos of UPS were on hand for Rotary’s Chromebooks donation
Rotary Club of Goodyear PebbleCreek focuses support on Title I schools
The Rotary Club of Goodyear PebbleCreek values strong schools and strong communities. This thriving service club prioritizes partnerships with Avondale, Litchfield and Agua Fria school districts, with an emphasis on Title I schools where children from low-income families compose at least forty percent of enrollment. more
Agua Fria Union High School District’s STEMCon X will be different from past years due to COVID-19, but students will still vie for scholarships and other prizes during the virtual event.
Agua Fria UHSD’s STEMCon X goes virtual
Agua Fria Union High School District students who want to showcase their science, technology, engineering and mathematics skills while competing for scholarships up to $1,000 and other prizes, can sign up now for STEMCon X. more
Oregon State University has campuses in Corvallis and Bend, Oregon.
Goodyear, Avondale, Buckeye students named to Oregon State honor roll
Four Southwest Valley residents were among the 8,378 Oregon State University students named to the fall 2020 term’s scholastic honor roll. more
Conference to combat bullying, depression, suicide
Students from across the Southwest Valley are invited to join more than 3,000 students from across the state for the first virtual Speak Up, Stand Up, Save a Life Conference in January to discuss lasting ways to combat bullying, depression and suicide at their schools. more
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Belen Soto Elementary School students usually visit a pumpkin patch and petting zoo in the fall, but the Goodyear school brought it to them Friday, Nov. 6. On Monday, they will transition back to distance learning after two weeks onsite full-time.
LESD returns all students to distance learning as cases continue rising
Just two weeks after transitioning preschool through fifth-grade students to full-time in-person learning, Litchfield Elementary School District is moving all students to full-time distance learning Monday, Nov. 9 until further notice due to rising COVID-19 cases in the Southwest Valley. more
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Dr. Dennis Runyan, Agua Fria Union High School District superintendent, talks to the Governing Board before its vote on his recommendation to return students to distance learning.
Agua Fria students return to distance learning Nov. 9
Agua Fria Union High School District students will return to full-time distance learning Monday, Nov. 9 and remain in that model through the end of the semester Dec. 18. more
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Phoenix Vice Mayor Betty Guardado and West-MEC Superintendent Greg Donovan smile after West-MEC was given the West Valley Regional Advancement Award Oct. 22. Guardado nominated the career technical education district, which has a campus in Surprise.
Westmarc honors West-MEC among 2020 Best of West
The Western Maricopa Coalition, Westmarc, presented its 2020 Best of the West awards during an Oct. 22 dinner at Phoenix Raceway. more
Construction on West-MEC Northwest Campus in Surprise in 2017. The joint technical district, which works with high school students as well as professionals, recently won several state CTE awards.
West-MEC offers rare OSHA certification
Western Maricopa Education Center is the only school district in Arizona offering in-house Occupational Safety and Health Administration training to its students in the form of a 10-hour certification course. more
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Best of the West Awards for 2020 were presented Oct. 22 during a dinner at Phoenix Raceway
Westmarc presents 2020 Best of the West awards
The Western Maricopa Coalition, Westmarc, presented its 2020 Best of the West awards during an Oct. 22 dinner at Phoenix Raceway. Desert Microsoft won for economic engine, Ottawa University for … more
Agua Fria Union High School District, based in Avondale, covers 96 square miles and serves more than 8,300 Southwest Valley students.
Agua Fria district begins search for new superintendent
Agua Fria Union High School District is searching for a new superintendent to replace Dr. Dennis Runyan when he retires in June. more
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Litchfield Elementary School District’s Governing Board members from left, Alayne Weathersby, Danielle Clymer, Kimberly Moran, Dr. Tawnya Pfitzer and Melissa Zuidema.
LESD moving to five-day in-person learning Oct. 26
Litchfield Elementary School District students whose families signed up for in-person learning at the beginning of the school year will return to the classroom five days a week beginning Oct. 26. more
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Agua Fria Union High School District Food Services personnel were poised and ready for the district's hybrid transition.
Agua Fria UHSD board to hear hybrid learning update
Agua Fria Union High School District’s Governing Board will hear an update Wednesday, Oct. 14 on the district’s transition to its hybrid schedule, which kicked off Monday. more
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L. Thomas Heck Middle School and Barbara B. Robey Elementary School principals and students pause for photos with representatives of Desert Financial Credit Union and Laptops 4 Learning during the DFCU VIP Rally on Wednesday, Sept. 23. A total of 100 students from both schools received free laptops thanks to a DFCU fundraising drive that raised more than $60,000.
100 LESD students land laptops through local nonprofit, credit union effort
Siraj Cook-Davis, 12, and his 11-year-old sister, Brooklyn Pittman, couldn’t stop smiling as they crossed the digital divide Wednesday, Sept. 23. more
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Belen Soto Elementary School day custodian Lisa LaCasse shows off the ice machine and other items she received Sept. 9 in appreciation for her hard work.
Soto Storm helps school custodian chill
In honor of the pride and school spirit she instills across campus, the Belen Soto Elementary School community showered its beloved day custodian with a special gift of appreciation. Lisa LaCasse … more
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Catholic Charities Westside Head Start starts all-virtual teaching this week.
Westside Head Start begins all-virtual teaching in Buckeye
Catholic Charities Westside Head Start begins virtual learning programs this week. To ensure that all students can participate, staff members will deliver supplies to children and families who … more
Angela Watkins, left, delivers 20 Samsung Chromebooks to Dreaming Summit Elementary School Principal Sarah Lewis, Aug. 12.
Buckeye family donates computers to Litchfield students
As school districts across the state begin the new school year in a distance-learning format, ensuring that every student has access to the necessary technology is a top priority. The need for technological devices is crucial and the digital divide is real. more
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Registration open for virtual pre-school program
The 20/21 Lil’ Squirts program, an hour of virtual activities for pre-schoolers, starts Monday, Aug. 17. more
Construction on West-MEC Northwest Campus in Surprise in 2017. The joint technical district, which works with high school students as well as professionals, recently won several state CTE awards.
West-MEC honors CTE award winners, board members
Western Maricopa Education Center recently celebrated staff members who were recognized for their contributions to Career Technical Education by the Association for Career Technical Education of Arizona. more
In July, Buckeye Elementary School District Superintendent Kristi Wilson was named president of AASA, The School Superintendents Association.
Surveys for BESD families out this week
This week Buckeye Elementary School District families should have received surveys from respective schools about the new academic year, which opens Wednesday, Aug. 5. more
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