CHANDLER – Chandler’s Tarwater Elementary School has received STARS recognition by the National Association for Sport & Physical Education (NASPE). STARS recognizes outstanding physical education programs in grades K-12 across America. STARS schools’ provide meaningful learning opportunities for ALL students. Tarwater Elementary School qualified...(read more)
Story: Tarwater Elementary wins STARS award

TUCSON - The Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind and St. Augustine Catholic High School have combined their football teams successfully, through four games this high school season. The team has a 1-3 record playing eight-man football, and probably won't be a contender for the state title.  But that's not the point...(read more)
Story: Deaf, Hearing Teammates on Wame Wavelength Now

MAYER - About 50, fifth- through eighth-graders in the Challenge Program at Mayer Unified School District are learning another language - Latin - and enjoying it...(read more)
Story: Students in Mayer Learning Latin, and Enjoying It!

PRESCOTT VALLEY – Think you have a busy fall planned? Odds are, it’s nothing compared to the ambitious schedule of the Prescott Valley Charter School Youth Chamber. Try this on for size; to get things started, Youth Chamber class members just finished helping out at the 2008 Tour De Pee Vee road races, all of which benefited the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Arizona...(read more)
Story: PVCS Youth Chamber 

 
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