Corona del Sol’s Katie Chance will join the elite ranks of science teachers from 20 Arizona high schools who are helping students try out their engineering skills before entering college, thanks to a successful University of Arizona academic program. Starting in 2013, Corona will join the list of schools offering the same course, for which [...]
Five members of Tempe’s Buena Vista Mavericks 4-H Club were among the Arizona 4-H delegates who helped Arizona take seventh place High State at the Western National Roundup in Denver. The “Horse Classic” pitted the “best of the best” 4-Hers from 32 states and Alberta, Canada, against each other in individual and team competition in [...]
Despite the title, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close is a mostly quiet movie, and for quite a while it keeps its emotional distance, too. The central character, Oskar Schell (Thomas Horn), the son of a Manhattan jeweler (Tom Hanks), speaks in a direct, declarative manner, even when, a couple of times, he raises his tone [...]
Human resources consultant Fred Cooper, a south Tempe resident, offers perspectives on business- and personnel-related issues. As a business owner, you’ve got challenges—sustainability, survivability, profit and loss, staff, facilities, customer relations and service, suppliers and others who impact your business. Whether you’re a “glass half full or half empty” person, you’re usually right. We all [...]
Paul Scowen sees stars, but definitely not from a bump on the head. The west Chandler resident is an associate professor in ASU’s School of Earth and Space Exploration, and astronomy is both his vocation and his hobby. Scowen is on tap to open the first in a new series of regular open houses at [...]
Consider this: One pair of un-sterilized cats, together with their offspring, can result in 420,000 kittens in seven years. One pair of un-sterilized dogs, with their offspring, can result in 4,372 puppies in the same time frame. Statistics also show that only one out of nine of these animals finds a good home, leaving the rest [...]
As director of adult education for Tempe Union High School District, Vanda Salls understands that people sign up for the program for a variety of reasons. Some are unemployed, some under-employed. Some want to improve their situation at work and qualify for a promotion. Most want to make a better life for themselves and their [...]
Kyrene schools will continue to offer free all-day kindergarten, provided that no budget changes will be made to programs affecting the middle schools, according to a decision voted by the Kyrene Governing Board on Jan. 10. While the action brings a conclusion to months of discussion and study, parents concerned about this and other funding [...]
After defeating Hamilton 63-47 at the MLK Basketball Classic on Jan. 16 and Desert Vista 52-44 a week earlier, Corona’s boys basketball team is doing exactly what coach Sam Duane Jr. wants it to this time of the year—starting to click. “We are playing well but we still have room for improvement,” said Duane. “We [...]
Ever felt that you’re the consummate queen of multi-tasking? Follow Kelly Herbst around for a couple of days. As president and founder of NAVITASMAX, a renewable energy storage company at Innovations Incubator in westChandler, Herbst spends her days learning all she can about sustainable and environmentally friendly ways to provide energy for the Earth. As [...]
