One of the signs that you’re a true movie star may be when you get cast in a classic role for which you seem completely wrong. Not many actors strike me as less obviously appropriate for the title role in The Green Hornet than Seth Rogen, the nerdy, laid-back, highly un-glamorous star of Knocked Up. [...]
Chris Woolaver knew he wanted to be an orthodontist even before he became a teenager. Born with a cleft palette, he got his first orthodontic appliance when he was just three months old. It wouldn’t be until he was 30 that he would get his last set of braces taken off. Now owner and chief [...]
The Kyrene School District governing board has voted to fund free all-day kindergarten in all 19 of its schools at a cost of approximately $2.5 million this year. With major cuts to the education system, the state legislature will likely refuse to allocate about $34 million for full-day kindergarten state-wide beginning July 1 this year. [...]
Corona del Sol football players got a chance to meet their new coach when Tom Joseph was introduced to his players and parents at an introductory meeting. In the meet-and-greet, Joseph, who accumulated a 92-23 record during nine years as coach at Mesa Mountain View High School, laid out his plans and expectations. Hard work [...]
In the wake of the tragic events that lately have hit Arizona, the talk among major media outlets has focused on mental health concerns, particularly as they may affect students in our public education system. As experience suggests, mental illness can remain undetected for many years until it erupts in a burst of tragic outbursts. [...]
Recalling the elements of such a violent past as the Holocaust is not an easy assignment, but it is a task that children—and all, for the matter—should undertake, simply to help prevent future destruction and genocide. Kyrene Corridor residents will soon have a permanent remembrance of the devastating impact of the Holocaust. Steve Tepper, executive [...]
Message from Dr. David Schauer, Superintendent of Kyrene Elementary Schools It’s Not Your Dad’s Kindergarten School districts in Arizona have recently had to make difficult choices due to funding reductions from the state legislature. In the early 2000s, Arizona committed to a phased-in program for a full day kindergarten program and began providing additional funding [...]
Led in scoring by three seniors, an incredible sophomore guard and two freshmen, the Lady Aztecs (8-9, 2-2 region) have already won more games halfway through the season than they did all of last season. The team started the season losing by only one point 46-47 to Glendale Kellis in the Scorpion Shootout at Desert [...]
Local kids ages 13 to 18 displayed their artwork and photography at this year’s Sister Cities Young Artist Program at downtown Tempe’s Hackett House. Robin Sprague, the event’s organizer, presented awards to first-, second- and third-place winners, as well as an assortment of honorable mentions. “Students compete all over the world,” said Dolores Salhuana, Hackett [...]
