Copper Ridge School’s sixth, seventh, and eighth grade band and orchestra students entertained the crowd at a community event. According to a press release, students performed at the DC Ranch annual Merriment on Market Street event on Nov. 28, under…
Centennial Middle School wrestlers will be doing their thing on new mats, thanks to their coach and the Fiesta Bowl’s 2018 Wishes for Teachers program. Juanpablo De Leon was one of two Kyrene School District teachers to get $5,000 from…
Both residents of the Beaver Creek community, Brandi Bateman and Daniel Dubien have professional experience as executive assistant to a school district’s superintendent. Bateman, formerly employed at Mingus Union High School District, and Dubien, currently employed by the district, will…
Yuma Elementary School District No. 1's governing board will be considering potential new attendance boundaries for five schools when it meets this month, to accommodate the opening of one of them this fall.
Worried about the kids? Well, we’ve got good news and we’ve got bad news. The overwhelming majority of teenagers in Arizona don’t smoke cigarettes, drink alcohol or use marijuana. They believe in right and wrong and they’re rewarded for working…
Arizona’s minority population will become the majority by 2030—15 years before the U.S. will experience that change. Peering into Arizona’s sordid history with race and analyzing how the state interacts with minorities today may help us understand what's in store…
Dysart Unified School District officials announced a proposed plan Nov. 8, which included potentially closing Parkview Elementary School and redesigning and reopening the facility to house a new traditional school (“District may close, redesign school; Could reopen other campus, redraw boundaries,”…
In 2012, a six-year-old Chandler Plante assembled a group of community-minded individuals for Camp Verde’s first Martin Luther King Jr. Day march. Now at 13, Plante is a month away from his eighth consecutive MLK Day march. Giving back to…
Kingman High School Drama department is looking for a pianist for its spring production of Camelot.
It’s not unusual for a large corporation to experience technical difficulties, but the communication issues at Maricopa Unified School District this week had a dark source. “We noticed extreme spikes of data usage and pockets of data being dropped onto…
Hanging on the wall of Arthur Hendrickson’s apartment is a photo that captures one of the most pivotal moments in American history.
CollegeAmerica campuses in Phoenix and Flagstaff are on probation with their accrediting body because the schools focused more on adding students than on providing a quality education, the accreditor said. The schools focus on career education, with programs in health…
Donors who helped raise money to expand and remodel Yuma’s Boys and Girls Club are feeling “duped” by the Salvation Army for having dropped the affiliation, according to Danny Bryant, a donor and advisory board member who helped raise money for…
When it comes to post-secondary scholarships, Tracey McConnell said there are two different types of students. Those who think they qualify. And those who think they don’t qualify. McConnell, a regional philanthropic advisor for Arizona Community Foundation of Sedona, said…
Nursing student Brittanee Jackson planned to graduate in February from Brightwood College in Indianapolis. Instead, the 30-year-old mother of three is one of thousands of students who were told this week that their colleges are closing abruptly. "We are hurt,…
