Online Edition – December 18, 2010
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Corona del Sol High School held its annual bonfire event Nov. 4, collecting more than 7,000 pounds of canned food for the St. Vincent de Paul Charity of Phoenix. “It’s been a tradition we’ve been doing for many years,” said Ben Forbes, student council sponsor at Corona. “The council holds a big carnival, with the [...]
Guadalupe kids will be able to take part in a fun-filled day of baseball Saturday, Dec. 11, during a first-time free baseball clinic put on by the Ball Club. “We are hosting a free baseball camp for the children of Guadalupe,” Ball Club Director and Someburros restaurant owner Tim Vasquez said. The clinic will take [...]
State of City address on Tempe 11 For those who didn’t attend Tempe’s State of the City Address, city officials say it’s now available online at www.tempe.gov/tempe11 The speech by Mayor Hugh Hallman, “Taking Care of Tempe,” outlines accomplishments of the past year and lists challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. A text version of the [...]
At first glance, the rehab regimen at AZ Sports Center seems to replicate those of other therapeutic facilities around the Valley. A closer look tells a different story. The Kyrene Corridor-based facility gives athletes of all ages the hands-on, one-on-one treatment that many of its patients say they don’t receive at other physical therapy and [...]
At this writing I still haven’t seen Harry Potter and the Receding Hairline, or whatever this one is called. But I did get to attend a demonstration of the latest technological marvel by which that film can be experienced, by 26 people per show in Scottsdale, that is. The new UltraStar Cinema opened last month, [...]
Kyrene del Pueblo Middle School Principal Jama Nacke is getting her students moving with more exercise activities scheduled throughout the school day, utilizing teams of teachers to implement movement breaks to help kids improve academically. “The more cardiovascular fit kids are, the more they are going to learn,” Nacke said. “We like to say, ‘when [...]
Worldly acclaimed comic book artist, writer and novelist James Owen passed along life lessons to Kyrene Middle School students during a presentation of his work last month. His most recent works are part of a series called The Chronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica. The group of about 30 students met in the library to see [...]
Next season will be one of change and redemption for the Corona del Sol Aztecs football team. The Aztecs will have a new coach for the 2011 campaign following Zane Zamenski’s resignation at the end of the season. Corona lost 10 games in a row after winning its opener 17-10 in double overtime against Mountain Pointe, finishing its [...]
Superintendents from local public, private and charter school districts exercised their collective brainpower to address financing, teacher evaluation, student achievement and other education-related issues during a panel discussion Dec. 1 at Kyrene district offices. Included among the group of public school representatives were Superintendent of the Kyrene School District Dr. David Schauer, Superintendent of the [...]
