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For Release:   October 31, 2003
Contact: Carol Hughes, 480-484-6188
NEWS and INFORMATION

Cultural festival coincides with Mohave School anniversary

The Scottsdale Unified School District (SUSD) will celebrate cultural diversity at a fall festival from 5 to 7 p.m., Nov. 6, at Mohave Middle School, 5520 N. 86th Street, Scottsdale. The festival also coincides with Mohave Middle School’s 40th anniversary.

This third annual event is one of the many community outreach activities from SUSD’s English Immersion Studies and Native American programs.

Mohave Middle School’s Parent Teacher Organization and the student council will be selling pizza, refreshments, and candy in the cafetorium. The Coronado Don-cers, Native American dancers, and Lu’s martial arts performers will provide entertainment. The festival is open to the public at no cost.
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The Scottsdale Unified School District has 33 schools serving about 27,000 students. More than 3,000 persons are employed by the district, including about 1,700 teachers. The district celebrated its 100th anniversary in 1996. Its boundaries include most, but not all of the city of Scottsdale, almost all of the town of Paradise Valley, a section of the city of Phoenix, and a section of the city of Tempe.