Shadow Ridge girls cannot hold off Hamilton all game
Les Willsey AZPreps365.com For West Valley Preps Shadow Ridge girls soccer coach John Gray was quite content with his team’s scoreless tie with Hamilton at halftime Saturday of their 6A…
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Dysart digs out of deep deficit, works overtime to advance
Richard Smith West Valley Preps Dysart certainly did not set out to spot Tucson Sahuaro 15 points in Friday’s 4A Conference play-in game even though it looked away. The visiting…
Dysart school board gets guidance on self-evaluation process
By Jennifer Jimenez, Independent Newsmedia School district leaders last week got feedback from an independent voice about the board’s self-evaluation efforts. Thomas P. Jandirs of Concordia University in Chicago provided…
Shadow Ridge girls surprise in 6A soccer debut
Richard Smith West Valley Preps Shadow Ridge girls soccer coach John Gray thought his team could handle the transition up to 6A this winter. Did he think the Stallions would…
Stallions storm back late on Valley Vista’s court
Richard Smith West Valley Preps Losing your leading scorer to a concussion while trailing your rival by nine late in the third quarter is not a recipe for success. But…
Stallions storm back late on Valley Vista’s court
Richard Smith West Valley Preps Losing your leading scorer to a concussion while trailing your rival by nine late in the third quarter is not a recipe for success. But…
Surprise school district officials provide mid-year data snapshot
By Jennifer Jimenez, Independent Newsmedia Surprise school officials updated board members an update on the district’s measurables at a meeting last week. Dysart Unified School District curriculum, instruction and assessment…
New Dysart school board member Densmore outlines goals for first term
By Jennifer Jimenez, Independent Newsmedia Newly elected Dysart Unified School District Governing Board member Dawn Densmore admits she was as surprised as anyone to win as a write-in candidate in…
School district hosts vaping talk in Surprise; Parents, students learn startling statistics
Learn more Visit e-cigarettes.surgeongeneral.gov By Jennifer Jimenez, Independent Newsmedia With many researchers and leaders warning of a vaping epidemic among teenagers, the Dysart Unified School District reached last week…
Special CSI lesson teaches top-level skills at Sonoran Heights
Jennifer Jimenez Independent Newsmedia Fourth- grade students at Sonoran Heights Elementary in Surprise took part in an experience unlike anything they’ve ever experienced before last week. Participants in a special program played…
