SCOTTSDALE - Students from Scottsdale's Arcadia and Coronado High Schools who participated in this month's SEMI High Tech U program may now be feeling renewed...(read more) Story: Salt River Project, Honeywell and ASU SkySong Host High-Tech U Program for Scottsdale's Arcadia and Coronado High School Students TUCSON - BASIS charter school has been recognized nationally a few times over the years, but now it is receiving perhaps one of its biggest compliments... (read more) Story: Documentary calls BASIS a model PEORIA - “The staff is the heart and soul of this school.” Those would be lofty words of praise and encouragement for the staff of any Arizona school. The commendation means ever more, however, for Peoria’s Santa Fe Elementary School staff considering the source...(read more) Story: Peoria’s Santa Fe Elementary School a ‘Lost Treasure,’ Receives A+ Certification from Arizona Educational Foundation TUCSON - At 17 years old, Danielle Witt and Julia Chacon are rolling in dough. But it's not their own money. It belongs to their classmates, their teachers and the staff at Santa Rita High School... (read more) Story: School branches out into finance - Student-run credit union at Santa Rita will serve as 'real world' training Students’ welding skills and creativity put to good use Welding teacher Pete Acosta and his students are putting their skills to good use to create centerpieces for an upcoming fundraiser. Acosta and his students are creating a variety of different beautiful metal centerpieces, including flowers, animals, and even a ferris wheel that turns! The centerpieces will adorn the tables at the EVIT Education Foundation's annual gourmet breakfast fundraiser. The centerpieces will be auctioned off and the money will go toward scholarships for students. The breakfast will be held from 7:30 to 9 a.m. on Nov. 4 in the EVIT culinary arts building.   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.