Schools

Film and television students from the Tempe Union High School District just put a wrap on competition in the district’s second annual film festival. The...

By Diana Nelson Students who needed just a bit more encouragement to excel in school are receiving it and their school just landed a notable...

By Robyn Martinez Every Tuesday during the school year, Scales Technology Academy is filled with volunteers from Big Brothers Big Sisters. Each week, select second- through...

By Diana Nelson Kids at Kyrene Middle School, in the English-Language Arts class, received tips from professional, published writers during the recent Young Writers Conference. It’s...

By Joyce Coronel Noah Johnson spent 26 years with the Tempe Police Department. Now, he’s making sure students, staff and volunteers in the Kyrene school...

It’s time for The Kyrene Foundation Winter Wonderland Toy Drive.  In partnership with the Kyrene District, we are now collecting toys and gifts for Winter...

By Robyn Martinez Loneliness increasingly poses a challenge to older adults, a concern that’s being confronted by the Tempe Elementary School District’s Pen Pals for...

Story & photo by Janie Magruder His talk was geared to meet the emotional maturity of fourth- and fifth-graders at Kyrene del Cielo Elementary who...

By Gabrielle Dunton “When your focus is on the good, it makes life a whole lot better.” That’s the first thing that comes to mind when...

By Noah Kutz To those who ask what ASU’s ranking “#1 in innovation” actually means, ask no further. Perhaps if you’ve seen a billboard or...