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File photos from a rally held in the Scottsdale Unified School District where the Governing Board recently discussed making board meetings more efficient and time considerate.
Time Warp: Scottsdale schools’ governing board considers adjusting board meetings
Nearly a month after a vow to shorten the Scottsdale Unified School District Governing Board meetings and a couple hours into the Feb. 2 meeting, discussions grew about changing the board meeting’s structure and format. more
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New business with sharpen your sewing skills
Remember how making sourdough bread became a thing during last year’s COVID-19 lockdown? Well, it turns out that as our means of entertainment continue to be restricted due to the virus, some … more
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QCUSD begins enrollment for new school year
The Queen Creek Unified School District is now enrolling for the 2021-22 school year. more
Apache Junction High School is taking part in a pilot program that allows eighth graders at the junior high to take part early in the Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps program.
Eighth-grade students can join Apache Junction High School NJROTC
Stephanie Moss is an eighth-grade student at Cactus Canyon Junior High School and like a lot of eighth-grade students she became nervous as she looked ahead and thought about navigating high school … more
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Scholar’s Hall on OUAZ’s campus will belong to the university after it closed on its $38.5 million Series 2020 Bonds previously issued by Ziegler Company Inc.
Ottawa University-Arizona names 3 club program leaders
Ottawa University-Arizona continues to grow with the recent addition of three new student programs — esports, musical theater and leadership — and the hiring of coaches to lead them. more
Chaparral High School welcomes Rocket as first student crisis canine
The Scottsdale Police Department has announced its second crisis response canine, Rocket, who is assigned to assist the school resource officer at Chaparral High School. Rocket is the first … more
Jason Folkerts
OUAZ names new campus pastor
Ottawa University-Arizona announced the hiring of Jason Folkerts as the university’s new campus pastor. more
April Luyt and her son Brahm will appear on “The Kelly Clarkson Show” on Feb. 2.
Surprise teacher, son to appear on ‘Kelly Clarkson Show’
Like most moms, April Luyt hopes that her kids will grow up to be kind and selfless people. more
Cars line up May 20, 2020, in the Canyon Ridge School parking lot in Surprise for a drive-thru eighth-grade promotion ceremony. This year, schools will decide what type of ceremony they wish to host and can schedule the ceremony after school May 18 or all day May 19.
Dysart district graduations tentatively set for State Farm Stadium
End-of-year high school celebrations were unique in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. more
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Peoria Unified closes Ironwood High due to rising COVID-19 metrics
The Peoria Unified School District has ceased in-person learning at Ironwood High School temporarily until Feb. 10 due to rising COVID-19 metrics, officials said. more
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This infographic breaks down the new framework by which PUSD will determine in-person or virtual instruction. County benchmarks are also part of the formula.
New framework to inform instruction during pandemic at PUSD
The Peoria Unified School District has shifted its approach in regards to the COVID-19 pandemic. more
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Scottsdale Unified School District has taken steps to ensure the safety of students and staff by recently holding a drive-thru COVID-19 vaccination clinic and instituting a Virtual Evaluation Team -VET- to monitor any reported cases in each school and decide when to temporarily require virtual learning instead of in person in the event of outbreaks.
Evaluation team monitors Scottsdale Schools COVID-19 cases
Scottsdale’s Cherokee Elementary School parents/guardians recently were notified in writing by the principal that Maricopa County Department of Public Health has identified a COVID-19 outbreak in the building. more
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Legacy Traditional School runners finish in top five
The boys’ and girls’ cross-country teams from Legacy Traditional School in Queen Creek performed very well at a recent Canyon Athletic Association (CAA) competition. The boys’ … more
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Dysart district COVID-19 case load drops by 25 in week
In its update of the documented COVID-19 cases at its schools released Jan. 26, the Dysart Unified School District reported 108 cases. In contrast, the district reported 133 cases Jan. 19. The … more
Peoria Unified School District administrative office buidling, 6330 W. Thunderbird Road, Glendale.
Some residents call for termination of Peoria Unified sick-out organizers
A group of Peoria Unified School District residents are writing formal complaints in response to a recent sick-out that caused the closure of 13 schools for one day. more
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Paul Golfen, Photography/Studio Art teacher, Desert Mountain High School, flexes after getting his COVID-19 shot.
Scottsdale, Paradise Valley school workers get curbside COVID-19 shot
Local Scottsdale Unified School District education workers were inoculated recently with the first round of COVID-19 vaccines in hopes of completely opening schools sooner, ensuring student safety and putting parents’ minds at ease. more
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A student walks through the lunch service line at Asante Prepartory Academy, a Dysart Unified School District school in northern Surprise.
Dysart district continues to serve 18,000 daily meals
Nutrition services is a key component in the Dysart Unified School District. Nutrition services staff served 18,000 meals per day across the district and is projected to serve in the range of 2.5 … more
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FUSD students will spend more time distance learning
After much discussion, the Florence Unified School District agreed that students will be spending one to two more weeks in remote learning mode. At a special FUSD governing board meeting Tuesday, … more
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Photo by Arianna Grainey
Queen Creek Unified teachers can take discounted graduate courses at NAU
The Queen Creek Unified School District and Northern Arizona University recently entered a memorandum of understanding allowing district employees to receive a graduate degree at a discounted rate. … more
FUSD Superintendent to ask for extension in remote learning
Students in the Florence Unified School District may be spending one to two weeks more in remote learning mode. more
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