Just a few months shy of the nationally ranked charter school’s opening of its newest location in Ahwatukee, BASIS will be offering two informational meetings for parents and the community.

Mountain Pointe High School’s wind ensemble and percussion concert will also feature a silent auction to raise money for their Keep the Beat Going fundraiser this Thursday, April 11.

Valley Christian senior and Ahwatukee Foothills resident Tana Kemmer has announced her intent to enroll and play basketball at Cornell College in Mt. Vernon, Iowa. One of the state’s all-time leading three-point shooters and an exceptional student, Kemmer is a four-year letter-winner for the Trojans, a team which went 114-9 during her high school career and won two state championships.

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The Farm at South Mountain, 6106 S. 32nd St. in Phoenix, will be collecting prom dresses on Saturday, March 23, from 5 to 8 p.m. Music, food, entertainment and a raffle with prizes will be available.

Auditions for the Arizona All-State Band, Choir and Orchestra earlier this month resulted in nearly 10 students from Horizon Community Learning Center placing for their respective sections.

Desert Vista High School’s dancers invite young dancers to have fun while learning dance techniques at the Spring Dance Clinic on Saturday, March 23 from 1 to 4 p.m. Walk-in registration and pre-registration check-in begins at 12:30 p.m. The dance clinic is open to all students in grades Pre-K through eighth grade.

Desert Vista High School students recently launched a website that discusses the positives of public education.

Herb Zinn will be speaking at the 17th Annual Greater Southwest Aviation Maintenance Technician Symposium at the Williams Campus this week.

Three Chandler-Gilbert Community College students were honored recently at the 18th Annual All-Arizona Academic Awards Luncheon at the Hilton Phoenix/Mesa for their exceptional academic achievements.

Donna Haraway, a cultural theorist and commentator, will present a 2013 Annual Distinguished Lecture for the Institute for Humanities Research at Arizona State University at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday in the Carson Ballroom of Old Main.

William Barfield Sr. and Frank Matus, both of Desert Vista High School, died over the weekend according to school officials.

Desert Vista High School is hosting an informational meeting Wednesday for parents of middle school-aged students. The meeting will be at the Dr. Joe McDonald Auditorium at the school, 16440 S. 32nd St., Feb. 13 starting at 6:30 p.m.

Desert Vista High School is hosting an informational meeting Wednesday for parents of middle school-aged students. The meeting will be at the Dr. Joe McDonald Auditorium at the school, 16440 S. 32nd St., Feb. 13 starting at 6:30 p.m.

Valley high school juniors and seniors are invited to attend “Cougar Day,” an annual college preview at South Mountain Community College on Feb. 8.

For the first time, U.S. News & World Report is issuing complete numeric rankings of the country’s best online graduate business programs.

Desert Vista High School will host the nationwide program, Rachel’s Challenge, on Monday, Jan. 28. Already a presence in Kyrene School District middle schools, the program is based on the life of Rachel Scott, the first person killed in the Columbine tragedy of 1999, and it is important for students to hear her message of kindness and compassion.

Spencer Elliott and Swaroon Shridar of Mountain Pointe High School have been selected to be among the top 40 students in the state of Arizona to be considered for Flinn Finalists.

Kyrene del Milenio and the Kyrene School District Governing Board approved Carrie Furedy as the school’s principal this week.

South Mountain Community College is introducing a new Spanish class for Spanish speakers this spring, along with two other new Spanish classes.

South Mountain Community College is introducing a new Spanish class for Spanish speakers this spring, along with two other new Spanish classes.

Chandler-Gilbert Community College was awarded a $2 million grant by the U.S. Department of Labor to revise and expand its Electrical Utility Technology program.

Amy Hillman has been named dean of Arizona State University’s W. P. Carey School of Business, effective March 1. The school’s current executive dean, Hillman has served as second-in-command at the school since 2009, playing a key role in its growth and success.

The Arizona Board of Regents and the City of Phoenix have taken steps to advance the relocation of the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law to downtown Phoenix.

Tempe Union’s Teenage Pregnancy and Parenting Program, housed at Compadre Academy, was the recipient of a $10,000 grant from the Tempe Diablos.