CHANDLER - Throughout the 2008-09 school year, high school auto shop classes from across Arizona have circled the NHRA (National Hot Rod Association) Arizona Nationals at Firebird International Raceway on their calendars....(read more) Story: Arizona's Top High School Mechanics Test Their Skills during High School Pit Crew Challenge GLENDALE - A little teamwork can go a really long way. For one Glendale high school, it helped administrators, teachers and students "Beat the Odds."... (read more) Story: Teamwork Helps Glendale's Copper Canyon High School Beat the Odds TUCSON - The recipient of this week's Ben's Bell is Harry Parks, who's been a driving force in the Sunnyside Unified School District's Special Olympics program for more than 30 years...(read more) Story: Ben's Bells : Worker a devoted mentor for special-ed kids PAYSON - Students in Beverly Adams' ecology class at Payson High School know that a fish's cheeks will balloon with too much dissolved oxygen in the water...(read more) Story: Science students study stream health     Ask your friends and colleagues to log onto www.azschoolsmakeadifference.org and sign up to receive our weekly newsletter. They will be one of the first to hear about good things happening in public education around the state. We are looking for impressive stories about how Arizona's teachers, students and schools are making a difference every day. Log onto www.azschoolsmakeadifference.org and submit your stories.