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Important Dates..
April 30 - Public Discussion at Coronado High School
May 8 - Governing Board Meeting
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This week's featured school...
Anasazi Elementary School
An Excelling School
Year opened: 1996
Address: 12121 N. 124th St.
Scottsdale 85259
Phone: 480-484-7300
Principal: Mr. Jeffery Quisberg
Grade: K-5
Colors: Turquoise and silver
Mascot: Scorpion
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April 27, 2007
SUSD Hosts Public Discussions
Scottsdale Unified School District is hosting Public Discussions at each complex to discuss with and inform the community about two possible upcoming overrides — renewal of the M&O Override and a proposed Capital Override. The meetings will include a presentation from Superintendent Dr. John M. Baracy followed by a Q&A session for the public. SUSD Administrators and Governing Board members will also be present.
All meetings are scheduled for 6-7:30 p.m. The dates and locations for the remaining two meetings are: - Monday, April 30
6-7:30 p.m.
Coronado Complex
Coronado High School
Media Center
2501 N. 74th St., Scottsdale
- Wednesday, May 2
Arcadia Complex
Education Center
Governing Board Room
3811 N. 44th St., Phoenix
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AYP Pamphlet Available Online
An Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) pamphlet has been created by the Student Information Management and Accountability Reporting Department to provide you with clear, concise information regarding state assessments, state and federal accountability models and an overview of Scottsdale Unified School District’s academic performance. The pamphlet provides you with the most up-to-date information about the AIMS Dual Purpose Assessment (DPA) and Terra Nova assessment. View the AYP Pamphlet in English or Spanish .
Please note: A pamphlet will be mailed to all households of students who attend Scottsdale Unified School District.
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The Stars of Scottsdale Schools
Charros honor District’s top teachers and students
Students and staff of the Scottsdale Unified School District were center stage as the Scottsdale Charros rewarded excellence in education.
The civic group honored 34 teachers, one from each school, and 13 high school students at its annual banquet held last Friday night at the Camelback Inn.
The Charros named Rachel Baumann from Chaparral High and Bianca Hasse from Saguaro High as Outstanding Students of the Year. Jenny Ekstrom from Pueblo Elementary, Laura Mendleson from Cocopah Middle and Joani Share from Arcadia High were named Outstanding Educators of the Year. Janna Davis from Kiva Elementary, Randy Kirsch from Hopi Elementary, Colleen Katz from Mountainside Middle and Ann Keenan from Arcadia High were named Outstanding Volunteers of the Year. Lisa Heimburg from Tavan Elementary, Lorna Herrera from Ingleside Middle and Georgia French from Arcadia High were honored as Classified Employees of the Year. The Charros also awarded Future Teacher Scholarships to three seniors, Lindsay Creighton from Arcadia High, Karen Howley from Saguaro High and Hannah Harris from Desert Mountain High. The scholarships can be used toward a four year degree at an Arizona public university.
Correction: Barbara and Matt Toney were both nominated as Volunteer of the Year from Tavan Elementary School. Barbara's name was inadvertently left off the list of nominees in last week's Community Connection Charros article and in the Scottsdale Republic article.
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Arcadia, Saguaro and Desert Mountain Students Win Charros 2007 Future Teacher Scholarship
Graduating seniors Lindsay Creighton, Arcadia High School; Karen Howley, Saguaro High School; and Hannah Harris, Desert Mountain High School have been selected to receive the Scottsdale Charros’ Future Teacher Scholarships this year. These three young women will begin their college careers armed with one of the largest college scholarships available to Scottsdale Unified School District students.
Since the scholarship program’s creation in 1999, two SUSD students have been honored with this grant each year, but his year, three students will receive the scholarship. The Scottsdale Charros created this program in the hopes of encouraging students to attend college and pursue a career in education. As part of the Future Teacher Scholarship, each winner will receive four years of tuition at an Arizona public university of their choice, room and board, books, an expense stipend and a new computer. The applicants for the scholarship are judged on academics, leadership and community service.
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2007 School State Report Cards Available on ADE Web Site
The Arizona Department of Education's annual School Report Cards for year 2007 are now available to view online at http://www.ade.az.gov/srcs/find_school.asp . Search by "school", enter the school name and select year 2007.
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Your Morning Cup of Coffee Can Also Support Chaparral High School this Saturday...
To celebrate their latest grand opening (13th Valley store), The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf will donate one dollar from the price of every drink sold during their grand opening festivities to Chaparral High School student programs.
The event runs from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. this Saturday, April 28th at 4740 E. Shea Blvd. (NW corner of Shea and Tatum). Festivities include musical entertainment, face painting for kids and more.
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Quest for the Best Job Fair
Would you like to work for Arizona’s Most Excelling School District? If you are about to graduate or are already an experienced teacher, simply stop by the Media Center at Coronado High School, 2501 N. 74th St., Scottsdale, from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, May 5th for more information about a rewarding career with SUSD. Click here to register online .
At the Cinco De Mayo Job Fair, SUSD will be recruiting for the following certificated teacher openings:
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Parking is available in the school parking lot on East Virginia, and access to an additional parking lot is located on Miller Road.
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Upcoming Events
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Excellence in the Classroom
The Special Education Department was recently awarded a $1,000 Teaching Through Tolerance grant for the 2007-2008 school year. The funds will allow the department to purchase children's literature books within the Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) topic to be used at ASD sensitivity awareness training. These books and additional titles will be housed in media centers at each of the school sites.
Kiva Elementary School's PTO presented a check for $48,000 to the Paradise Valley Town Council to support the south field project.
Laressa Manning, an art teacher at Saguaro High School, received second place in the National Society of Arts and Letters Career Awards Competition. The $2,000 prize money was presented at the Phoenix Art Museum dinner on April 10. The society encourages careers the of young promising professional artists in the community.
Coronado High School's baseball team won its second consecutive 4A Division II, East Sky Region Championship Tuesday by beating Higley High School 6-3. It is the school's 18th regional championship overall. Congratulations to Coach Buck Holmes and the team. They will play in the regional tournament on May 2nd at 7 p.m. at Scottsdale Stadium and again on May 5th at 4 p.m. at Scottsdale Stadium.
Nearly 225 Scottsdale Unified School District high school students participated in the 2007 Job Fair and Career Expo held on April 18th at Scottsdale Community College (SCC). The SUSD Career and Technical Education (CTE) Department was an educational partner with SCC, the Chamber of Commerce, Jobing.com, and the City of Scottsdale's Teen Employment Program in presenting this event for students and the community. Students from Arcadia, Chaparral, Coronado, Desert Mountain and Saguaro High Schools in Career and Technical Education programs, Jobs for Arizona Graduates and LRC Work Experience enjoyed a day of active learning and job seeking. Students attended a special Job Fair orientation presented by Jobing.com, SCC and SUSD CTE to gain tips on job fair etiquette and ways to find the "perfect job." Students also worked on Career Passports and asked more than 85 employers and several SCC Occupational Programs questions on jobs and careers.
For the second year in a row, students from Diana Cure’s Advertising Art program at Arcadia High School swept the Arizona Skill Olympics Advertising Design competition April 24 at the Phoenix Convention Center. Despite encountering challenges of a newly designed competition, new requirements, and the absence of their instructor, Arcadia’s contestants continued to excel.
- 1st Place — Rachel Lawhead won a Gold Medal
- 2nd Place — Michelle Fluekiger won a Silver Medal
- 3rd Place — Tracy Bookhout won a Bronze Medal
Rachel will represent Arcadia and the state of Arizona at the Skills USA National championships in Kansas City in June.
Coronado High School's baseball Coach Buck Holmes won his 400th game last Thursday against Tempe High School. This is a monumental accomplishment in Interscholastic Athletics.
Twenty-five Service Learning students are spending their evening volunteering at The Granite Reef Senior Center for the center's annual Senior Prom.
The National Latin Exam was given in all 50 states and 15 other countries. It is a test of a Latin student’s knowledge of not only the language, but also Roman culture, history, geography and social structure. To earn an award in this highly challenging exam, one must follow a rigorous course of hard work and study. Saguaro High School is proud to have many award winners. Congratulations go out to the following recipients:
LATIN I:
John S. Baumer — Cum Laude
Ariel Lyons — Cum Laude
Devyn Alexander Running — Cum Laude
B’ Manda Cami — Cum Laude
Alexandra Bourbon — Magna Cum Laude
Victoria Smith — Maxima cum Laude (Silver Medal)
Clare Hahne — Maxima Cum Laude (Silver Medal)
Kate Hoefke — Maxima Cum Laude (Silver Medal)
Benjamin Bisgard — Summa Cum Laude (Gold Medal)
Jennifer Lauren Nestlerode — Summa Cum Laude (Gold Medal)
Shane Adams — Summa Cum Laude (Gold Medal)
LATIN II:
Michael Cogan — Cum Laude
Alyx Chapman — Cum Laude
Jason Philippi — Magna Cum Laude
Anthony Gannon — Magna Cum Laude
Laura Ferguson — Magna Cum Laude
Jerome Goodrich — Magna Cum Laude
Tucker Frazier — Magna Cum Laude
Kaileigh Stumpe — Maxima Cum Laude (Silver Medal)
Alex Chao — Summa Cum Laude (Gold Medal)
Theodora Zamperetti — Summa Cum Laude (Gold Medal)
Thalia Craig — Summa Cum Laude (Gold Medal)
LATIN III:
Kelsey Marie Castellano — Cum Laude
Molly Joy Colgan — Cum Laude
James Baumer — Maxima Cum Laude (Silver Medal)
Alison Harper — Summa Cum Laude (Gold Medal)
Talia L. Retter — Summa Cum Laude (Gold Medal)
Please note that an additional student won a Silver Medal, but the parents requested that the name not be released.
Congratulations to Victoria Comeaux, a seventh grade student at Desert Canyon Middle School, for winning first place in the sixth and seventh grade division of an essay contest sponsored by the law firm of Snell and Wilmer. The topic of her essay is how the government can help the youth of today be successful citizens. The award ceremony will take place next Wednesday, May 2 .
Chaparral High School's Science Bowl Team - Anna He, Liat Spiro, Joe Spiro, Garrett Buzzard and Max Ullman - competed in the National Science Bowl in Washington, D.C. They qualified to compete by winning the Arizona Regional Science Bowl in March. They were accompanied by their coaches Ann Hammersly and Pete Williams.
Tyler Bair, a senior at Coronado High School, won the Helestrae Scholarship that is awarded to the best athlete in Scottsdale. Tyler will be given $1,500 for school next year, and he was honored at the Scottsdale Quarterback Club on April 25th during a luncheon. Congratulations Tyler!
Saguaro High School's Spanish IV-Honors and Spanish V-Advanced Placement students, both taught by Peggy Owen, took the 2007 National Spanish Exam in early April. The National Spanish Examination is an online, standardized assessment tool given voluntarily by more than 3,000 teachers throughout the United States to measure proficiency and achievement of students who are studying Spanish as a second language. The mission of the National Spanish Examination is to recognize student achievement and to promote language proficiency in the study of the Spanish. The purpose of the National Spanish Examination is to recognize achievement in the study of the Spanish language, to promote proficiency in interpretive communication in the Spanish language, to assess the national standards as they pertain to learning Spanish and to stimulate further interest in the teaching and learning of Spanish.
For Spanish IV-Honors, the following students won awards: Silver Award (Regular) to senior Lianna Dugan; Silver Awards (Outside Experience) to junior Antonia Schmid; Silver Award (Bilingual) to junior José Dominguez and senior Sergio Huerta; Bronze Awards (Regular) went to juniors Jack Milligan, Darcy Caldwell, Masashi Shibuya and Natasha Thiergart; Honorable Mention Awards (Regular) went to juniors Jeff McNerney, Katie Burke, Kile Stumbo and senior Jaimie Jeffords; Honorable Mention (Outside Experience) went to junior Natalie Jensen.
For Spanish V-AP, the following students won awards: Silver Award (Regular) went to senior Jordan Best; Bronze Award (Regular) went to senior Alicia Cormie; and Honorable Mention Awards (Regular) went to seniors Anthony Scimeca, Alana Miles, Janelle Brown and April Morgan; Honorable Mention (Bilingual) went to senior Karla Lukic.
Please note that an additional student won an award, but the parents requested that the name not be released.
Several Chaparral High School students have art work in Congressman Harry Mitchell's Congressional Art Contest. The work will be on display until May 7th at the Arizona Historical Museum, 1300 N. College Ave., Tempe. There will be a reception to honor the artists May 5th at 11 a.m. Those students are: Irena Hwang,Erin Lowe, Crystal Ellis, Billie Heitzman, Amanda Andrei and Molly Trammell.
The Sketch Book winners were: 1st place Sophie Adelman, 2nd place Sam Grubitz, 3rd place Ryan Sasso, 4th place Brian McCarthy.
Congratulations to Tracy Leibsohn who won Best in Show in the AIA AZ Art by Architects Kids Exhibit.
Please note that additional students participated, but their parents requested that their names not be released.
Congratulations to Coronado High School's Coach Shannan McClure and the girl’s tennis team for making it to state! This is the first time in more than a decade that a Coronado tennis team has made it to the state tournament. Also, Jessica Bautista made it to state as an individual qualifier.
Chaparral High School's Congressman Shadegg’s Congressional Art Contest Winners are:
- Merit Awards of $100 for Drawing went to Tracy Leibsohn and Alli Ligget
- Merit Awards of $100 for Painting went to Rachel Forst and George Thompson
- Merit Awards of $100 for Mixed Media went to Ashley Turkeltaub and Vivian Kvitka
All award recipients received a scholarship to the Art Institutes 101 class. There are 95 works of art by 50 students in this wonderful exhibit.
Please note that an additional student won first place, but the parents requested that the name not be released.
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