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Thomas Hulmstrom
New scholarship for Imagine Prep honors Hulstrom
Mr. Thomas “Tim” Hulstrom’s (June 18, 1942 – Sept. 22, 2020) educational career spanned more than 55 years in both Michigan and Arizona. He is a founding faculty member of Imagine Prep Surprise, more
The Dysart Unified School District main offices.
Dysart district governing board to meet Oct. 28
The Dysart Unified School District Governing Board is set to meet again Wednesday, Oct. 28. It's scheduled for 6 p.m. at the district offices, 15802 N. Parkview Place, but only 50 people will be … more
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Sonoran Heights Elementary School Assistant Principal Castonia McKnight and Principal Andrew Frazier.
Dysart High, Sonoran Heights earn A+ School of Excellence labels
Nine Dysart Unified School District schools have received extraordinary recognition by the Arizona Education Foundation during a 10-year span. more
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Dysart High School had the Dysart Unified School District's first football team.
Ranking 100 best moments in DUSD history
The Dysart Unified School District is celebrating 100 years of educating the community in the 2020-2021 school year. more
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From left, Dysart Education Foundation Directors Sarah Fakhoury and Kristi Williams present Dysart High School graduate Tionna Hood with the 2019 Dysart Education Foundation Grand Opportunity Scholarship. Ms. Hood plans to attend Phoenix College for her first two years of college and plans to continue on to a university and become a pediatric nurse. A local couple donates the $5,000 scholarship each year.
Dysart dash races to online start soon
The Dysart Education Foundation will host the annual Dysart Dash 5K and Kids Challenge virtually this year. more
Valley Vista High School 2020 graduate Kyra Horton, left, a candidate for the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program, speaks as part of the school’s graduation services in a video distributed June 29. In-person ceremonies for all four Dysart Unified School District June 30 were canceled due to the spike in COVID-19 cases.
Dysart district grad rates remain above state average
Dysart Unified School District continues to present positive high school graduation data. more
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'Colors of the Desert’ by West Point Elementary School seventh-grader Destiny Banda took third place — behind two high school students — in U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Lesko’s 8th Congressional District Art Competition.
West Point student 3rd in congresswoman's art contest
U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Lesko announced the winners of the 2020 Congressional Art Competition for Arizona’s Eighth Congressional District. more
Arizona Charter Academy staff member Veronica Franco loads school materials and technology into a parent’s car in April as students went to distance learning. This month students were able to return to the campus in Surprise.
Arizona Charter Academy starts modified back-to-campus model
On Tuesday, fifth- through eighth-grade students will be allowed to return to class on the Arizona Charter Academy campus, 16025 N. Dysart Road. more
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Typically, the Dysart Education Foundation gives out grants, like these in 2018 -West Point iExplore teacher Nichole Perez received a $1,500 grant for her classroom from the Dysart Education Foundation. Pictured: Amy Mikos, left, West Point assistant principal; Ms. Perez; Fran Sperling, Dysart Education Foundation director; and Marilee Timbrooks, West Point principal. Ms. Perez plans to purchase a Maker Bot 3D printer. Her students will redesign and print prototypes of teacher supply items. Recently, Cox Communications granted at least $2,500 to the district.
Dysart Education Foundation grateful for Cox Charities grant
Cox Charities recently announced its selection of 111 Arizona nonprofit organizations to receive nearly $560,000 in grant funding. Most of the funds awarded came from the donations of Cox’s 3,100 Arizona employees. more
Dysart Unified School District is looking into the possibility of adding middle schools by 2021-22.
Middle school option close for Dysart Unified
The 14 member committee formed to take on the framework of the Dysart Unified School District’s plans to open middle schools in the upcoming 2020-21 school year has completed the assigned tasks. more
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Charlie Ellis, a West-MEC governing board member and founder/CEO of Operation Enduring Gratitude, on Oct. 1 led an all-women construction team in building a wheelchair ramp for a veteran’s widow in Phoenix.
West-MEC, ASU partner to fast-track students to degree completion
Western Maricopa Education Center (West-MEC), a public school district at 5487 N. 99th Ave., in Glendale, and dedicated to career and technical education programs, is partnering with Arizona State University for a new program to help fast-truck students on their way to a bachelor’s degree. more
The Dysart Unified School District framed its 25th straight financial reporting award.
Dysart district earns 25th financial certificate in row
The Dysart Unified School District has received the Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting by the Association of School Business Officials International. more
Surprise resident and recent Northwest Christian School graduate Jordan Van Metre has earned the Surprise High Achiever Scholarship, worth at least $112,000, at Ottawa University-Arizona in Surprise. She will also play softball for the Spirit.
OUAZ names 10 freshmen academic scholars
Ottawa University-Arizona recently announced its Elite Scholarship Program for the 2020-21 academic year. more
Charles Wilson
Get to know the Dysart Unified board candidates: Charles Wilson
In the November election there are six candidates vying for three seats on the Dysart Unified School District governing board. more
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Christine Pritchard
Get to know the Dysart Unified board candidates: Christine Pritchard
In the November election there are six candidates vying for three seats on the Dysart Unified School District governing board. more
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Rhiannon Miett
Get to know the Dysart Unified board candidates: Rhiannon Miett
In the November election there are six candidates vying for three seats on the Dysart Unified School District governing board. more
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Dysart Unified School District teacher Evette Jackson works with students on recognizing letters in the classroom.
Dysart district override on the ballot Nov. 3
A special election to extended the 15% maintenance and operations override will be on the ballot Nov. 3 from the Dysart Unified School District. more
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The Willow Canyon student production crew looks at a monitor during during the inaugural broadcast of Dysart Student Broadcasting Live at this campus — a home girls volleyball game against North Canyon on Sept. 23.
DUSD speeds up student broadcasting network debut
Dysart Unified School District students are going live with video of high school sports more often than they planned in year one. The acceleration of the DUSD students’ return to campus caused the district to speed up the student broadcasting rollout. more
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Highland Prep faculty host a virtual meeting during stay-at-home conditions.
Highland Prep, Imagine Prep back on Surprise campuses
Imagine Prep allowed students to return to on-campus learning Sept. 21. more
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Construction on the campus of Paradise Honors middle and high schools. The middle school has reopened for on-campus classes, while the high school construction is ongoing and will push back the in-person date to Oct. 21.
Paradise K-8 schools in Surprise return to campus
Maricopa County has met the benchmarks established by the state Department of Health Services for considering the return to in-person instruction. more
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