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The Agua Fria Union High School District governing board approved an $88 million budget at a July 14 meeting.
Agua Fria High School District approves $88 million budget
Agua Fria Union High School District governing board has approved an $88 million budget for fiscal year 2022. The total budget limit of $88,546,396 is based on an enrollment of 8,590 students. … more
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Agua Fria High School District is seeking public input on for or against arguments for the district's proposed 15% override election this fall.
Agua Fria school district solicits public comment on 15% budget override
Agua Fria Union High School District is asking for public input for the planned budget override election on Nov. 2, 2021. The district is seeking 15% more funding for maintenance and operation … more
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American Leadership Academy students turn the Earth during a groundbreaking ceremony for the charter’s first West Valley school April 23. ALA West Foothills was planned to open this summer, but permitting delays caused the K-12 school on Olive Avenue and Citrus Road, just west of the 303, to wait a year.
ALA delays Waddell campus a year
The planned American Leadership Academy-West Foothills campus near 175th and Olive avenues in Waddell was on a tight but possible turnaround, breaking ground April 23 with plans on opening for classes in August. more
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Valor Preparatory Academy of Arizona, 13185 W. Thomas Road in Goodyear, launched in fall 2019.
Valor Prep partners with EMCC, West-MEC for higher education
Valor Preparatory Academy of Arizona, a tuition-free hybrid school for grades 6-11, has partnered with its neighbors at Estrella Mountain Community College to allow students to take college courses free of charge while attending Valor Prep. more
Dr. Matthew Whitaker will deliver keynote addresses during Estrella Mountain Community College’s Juneteenth celebration.
Estrella Mountain Community College to host virtual Juneteenth event
Estrella Mountain Community College invites the public to a two-day virtual Juneteenth Freedom Day event Wednesday and Thursday, June 16-17. more
Opus Group representatives Dean Newins, left, Sean Cummings and Larry Pobuda present a $5,000 check to Goodyear PebbleCreek Rotary President Joan Smith for the GYPC Foundation Dolly Parton Imagination Library.
Goodyear PebbleCreek Rotary Foundation partners with Dolly Parton Imagination Library
The Goodyear PebbleCreek Rotary Foundation announced that it has become an official affiliate of the Dolly Parton Imagination Library in an effort to promote literacy in the Southwest Valley. more
Verrado Middle School, 20880 W. Main St., was the first school to open in Buckeye's Verrado community.
Verrado Middle School to get new principal
As Litchfield Elementary School District transitions to the 2022 academic year, L. Thomas Heck Middle School Assistant Principal Anthony Paduano is preparing for a transition of his own more
Catholic Charities CEO Paul Mulligan reads to Westside Head Start students.
Westside Head Start now enrolling students for 2021-22
Catholic Charities’ Westside Head Start is enrolling students for the 2021-22 school year, which will include enrollment into the Tonopah School District for Head Start, Early Head Start, pregnant mothers and home-based programs. more
Casteel senior pitcher Isaac Rehfield prepares to deliver a pitch during his complete-game shutout of Millennium during a 5A baseball playoff quarterfinal May 11 at Millennium High School in Goodyear.
Casteel lefty Isaac Rehfield blanks Millennium in 5A baseball quarters
It didn’t matter if the game was well in hand or if future pitching strategy would be a consideration in this single elimination tourney, there was no way Casteel senior lefty Isaac Rehfield … more
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The Trail Blazers name was chosen by Digital Learning Academy students, families and teachers. DLR Group designed the mascot.
Litchfield Elementary district Digital Learning Academy unveils Trail Blazers mascot
In preparation for its launch as the 17th school in the A-rated Litchfield Elementary School District, the Digital Learning Academy has chosen an energetic, adventuresome dune buggy to symbolize the … more
Valor Preparatory Academy of Arizona, 13185 W. Thomas Road in Goodyear, launched in fall 2019.
StrongMind, Valor Academy partner for customizable, tuition-free classes
Recognizing a need in Arizona for alternative learning models that offer the flexibility of online learning with a face-to-face engagement element, digital curriculum provider StrongMind has partnered with local charter schools to launch tuition-free Valor Preparatory Academy of Arizona. more
American Leadership Academy students wait to break ground on a new campus April 23 in Waddell just south of Surprise.
ALA breaks ground on new West Valley campus
American Leadership Academy had a groundbreaking ceremony for its first West Valley school April 23. more
Seven Southwest Valley high schools among top 100 in Arizona
Seven Southwest Valley high schools in Avondale, Buckeye, Goodyear and Tolleson were ranked among the top 100 of 550 Arizona schools included in U.S. News & World Report’s annual Best High Schools list. more
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Sixth-grade science teacher Matthew Hinds works with a student at Belen Soto Elementary School in Goodyear recently.
Many Southwest Valley schools still requiring masks despite governor’s new order
Gov. Doug Ducey rescinded his July 2020 executive order requiring schools to implement face covering policies April 19, but what does that mean for Southwest Valley students, staff and campus visitors? more
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Submissions will be accepted online and by direct mail April 1-May 29 for fifth graders to participate statewide in an essay writing contest themed, “What is your dream job and how do you plan on achieving it in the future?”
5th-grade essay contest offers college savings
For more than 20 years, AZ529, Arizona’s Education Savings Plan, has helped families accumulate more than $1.9 billion in tax-deferred education savings. more
Southwest Valley seniors preparing for in-person graduation ceremonies
Nearly 1,900 members of Agua Fria Union High School District’s Class of 2021 are expected to attend in-person graduation ceremonies Saturday, May 15, at State Farm Stadium in Glendale. more
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Rotary Club of Goodyear PebbleCreek to award five $1,000 scholarships to outstanding Southwest Valley students
Rotary Club of Goodyear PebbleCreek is accepting applications from Southwest Valley students interested in vying for one of five $1,000 scholarships it plans to award to graduating seniors this year. more
Sarah Idowu administers the coronavirus vaccine to her Estrella Mountain Community College professor, Dr. Roni Collazo, in Goodyear.
Estrella Mountain Community College student vaccinates professor
Many nursing students might be a little nervous about giving their professor an injection. Not Sarah Idowu. more
Superintendent Jodi Gunning, left, and Dr. Tara Armstead pose with Maricopa County School Superintendent Steve Watson after Dr. Armstead was sworn in as Litchfield Elementary School District’s newest governing board member.
Litchfield Elementary School District swears in newest governing board member
Dr. Tara Armstead was sworn in Thursday, March 25, as the newest governing board member of the A-rated Litchfield Elementary School District. more
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.
West-MEC begins podcast from 'Generation Orange'
The Western Maricopa Education Center communications team recently announced its new district-centric podcast, “Generation Orange.” West-MEC is a public career technical education … more
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