Among students and teachers, the best of the best are due to receive a deserved round of applause—and some significant financial recognition—on Monday, March 26. That’s when the Tempe Diablos’ 23rd annual Excellence in Education Awards are handed out teachers in the Tempe Elementary, Kyrene and Tempe Union High School districts for outstanding innovation in [...]
Editor’s note: Linda Wegener, a south Tempe resident and onetime candidate for the Arizona State Legislature, offers an introduction to the three candidates seeking election as Tempe mayor, along with an overview of their connection to the community. Tempe’s early election for mayor and City Council begins Feb. 16. This election, unlike some Arizona cities, [...]
January 25 was a historic day for Chandler. It marked the first time a sitting president of the United States visited our community. It was impressive to have the leader of the free world choose Chandler as a backdrop to showcase American ingenuity and free enterprise. I was proud to represent our city that day [...]
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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 [...]
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 [...]
The news is shocking for parents and students. A new survey by the American Association of University Women reports that 48 percent of students in grades 7-12 have experienced some form of sexual harassment. It’s especially relevant now, following revelations at Penn State, where the actual abuse of children appears to have gone on within [...]
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