It’s called Thrive to Five, and it’s designed to help ensure that children five and under are ready to succeed, even before their first day in school. Thrive to Five’s services, recently made available at Family Resource Centers at Kyrene de los Niños and other area schools, include a variety of information, education and development [...]
To the south Tempe residents who know him, Frank Razo brings a welcome face to the neighborhood, particularly when there’s a burglary, a suspicious car or a call for help. Razo’s efforts were recognized when he was honored by members of Tempe Elks Lodge as Tempe’s 2010 Officer of the Year. Good police work, it [...]
Fourth- and fifth-grade drama students at Kyrene del Sureño Elementary School have been learning the in-and-outs of theater as they prepare for this year’s performance, A Year with Frog and Toad. The performance, based on a book series by Arnold Lobel called Frog and Toad, will be a musical. “This is the second year we’ve [...]
New AIA state-tournament regulations were not kind to an Aztec wrestling team hoping to defend its two-time state championship. After a 21-1 regular season record, the Aztecs placed fifth in sectionals behind Dobson, Sunnyside, Chandler and Highland and only qualified seven wrestlers for the 5A Division I state tournament held Feb. 10-11 in Prescott Valley. [...]
When disaster strikes elsewhere in the country, Arizona will be at the forefront coordinating interstate mutual-aid response among the 50 states and four territories. Starting in March, the Arizona Division of Emergency Management will take administrative responsibility for a nationwide agreement that manages mutual aid in large disasters. ADEM will assume the chairmanship of the [...]
Valentine’s Day was especially sweet for 16 elementary school students who were picked to participate in the Kyrene district-wide finals of Future Chefs: Healthy Snack Challenge, a cooking competition designed to teach kids about following the road to healthier diets. Third- and fourth-grade students from Kyrene elementary schools met at Aprende Middle School for the [...]
Authorship of the young-adult novel I Am Number Four is credited to a certain “Pittacus Lore.” If you have a faint suspicion of a pseudonym, bravo to you—the name represents a collaboration between somebody with the barely more probable name of Jobie Hughes, and James Frey of A Million Little Pieces infamy. Assuming that the [...]
This year, Kyrene Middle School is on the forefront of technology-assisted learning with a soon-to-be implemented learning center, a model of what other Kyrene schools could ultimately follow. Lori Walk, the Kyrene district’s assistant director of instructional services who is overseeing this latest initiative, said the goal is to prepare students for potential careers in [...]
In the last month, local residents saw a sudden increase in swarming bee activity, most likely due to increased temperatures after the recent onset of cold weather that hit Arizona, Arizona Pest Prevention President Steve Greenhalgh said. “After we had the cold snap, we went to into those springtime temperatures,” he said. “When that occurs, [...]
For the first time, Kyrene Middle School students got their hands dirty while creating ceramic bowls in art class to be donated to this year’s Empty Bowls event. Empty Bowls is a volunteer initiative of residents to raise awareness and money for hunger issues. Ceramic bowls made by high school and middle school students are [...]
