It was, in a word, the “Ultimate” opportunity for 300-plus kids in area-wide Kyrene schools to compete in a sport that requires no more than a quick wrist and an agile step....
By Joyce Coronel
As temperatures continue to climb and the final day of the school year rapidly approaches, the daunting question looms: What to do with the kids all summer? Turns out your...
By Diana Whittle
After an absence of several months, members of the Kyrene School Boundary Change Task Force have resumed meeting to continue their evaluation of enrollment trends and boundaries affecting the 25...
By Diana Whittle
He may not yet be Jeopardy-bound but Tommy LaPenna already has established himself as a worthy opponent on the spelling-bee circuit. The Kyrene Middle School 12-year-old recently earned top honors...
By Joyce Coronel
There’s a number Amy Storement wants you to remember in the face of ongoing political bluster over Common Core Standards: 43. “Arizona ranks 43rd in the nation in high school...
By Diana Whittle
The Empty Bowls project in Tempe is more than just a fundraising endeavor to benefit needy families: it’s also a chance for the whole community to come together in service,...
What do you get when you combine
the Great Depression, a dilapidated
orphanage run by an alcoholic, and
costumes reminiscent of a thrift-store
collection? Throw in some musical
numbers and you get Annie, a story
that has been...
By Diana Whittle
As the global workplace becomes even more competitive, schools share in what has become a basic economic tenet: students who develop technology skills hold a much greater chance of landing...