Ahwatukee Foothills Schools
- EDUCATION: Radio Disney sisters perform at Waggoner Elementary
- By Corinne Frayer | AFN
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- Gilbert teenagers and Radio Disney stars Jonnie and Brookie hyped up students at Kyrene C.I. Waggoner Elementary School Friday afternoon using pink guitars, cool songs and character-building activities.
Jonnie, 15, and Brookie, 13, have been... Full story
- EDUCATION: Teaching with Technology
- Kyrene 1 of 3 districts chosen to host national site visit
- By Corinne Frayer | AFN
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- Beth Smith, a New Mexico elementary school principal, wanted to see what the Kyrene School District’s Teaching with Technology Project (KTTP) was all about, so she joined 20 other Rio Rancho School District employees and traveled to Arizona... Full story
- SCHOOL NOTES (updated Tuesday, Feb. 26)
- By Corinne Frayer | AFN
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- Mountain Pointe band performance
On March 6 guest artist Dr. Robert Spring, head of the Clarinet Studio at ASU, will perform with the MPHS Wind Ensemble. Concert begins at 7 p.m. and will take place in the MPHS auditorium.
Tickets can be purchased... Full story
- Celebrating Black History Month
- Local man brings reality to Estrella students
- By Corinne Frayer | AFN
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- Kyrene de la Estrella Elementary School fifth-graders embraced Black History Month to the fullest this year, even marching the school’s halls to re-enact Dr. Martin Luther King’s 1963 Civil Rights Movement march.
But the Rev. Oscar... Full story
- Ahwatukee Has Heart
- Local health and wellness businesses come together for expo
- By Corinne Frayer | AFN
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- Ahwatukee Park overflowed with thousands of lively community members celebrating health and wellness last Saturday at the first Ahwatukee Has Heart festival.
The Ahwatukee Chamber of Commerce held the inaugural sponsor-driven event, which showcased... Full story
- Ahwatukee brothers watch benefits of math and science add up
- By Kristena Hansen | Special to the AFN
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- If the subjects math and science make you cringe, a guaranteed job with an average starting salary of $55,000 fresh out of college might change your mind.
That’s how adulthood for Ahwatukee Foothills brothers Brad, 23, and Keith Simons, 21,... Full story
- 10 local students selected to attend national program in D.C.
- By Corinne Frayer | AFN
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- Honeywell has awarded 10 Ahwatukee Foothills students scholarships to join 418 others from 31 states and 31 countries in attending the Honeywell Scholars Presidential Classroom program March 2-8 in Washington D.C.
Desert Vista High School students... Full story
- Desert Vista to host Relay for Life
- By Megan Grady and Meghana Gorur | Desert Vista High School students
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- Two weeks into summer vacation, junior Ashley McDermott was told, “You have cancer.” Hodgkin’s lymphoma to be exact.
Fortunately, this type of cancer had a 90 percent cure rate, but by no means was Ashley’s journey easy. She... Full story
- Jump rope for heart
- Kyrene students jump rope to raise money for heart research
- By Corinne Frayer | AFN
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- Eight Kyrene School District schools in Ahwatukee Foothills celebrated Valentine’s Day Feb. 13-15 by jumping rope in P.E. class for the American Heart Association.
Students at Colina, Cerritos, Esperanza, Estrella, Lagos, Lomas, Monte Vista... Full story
- Dashing for Darfur
- Desert Vista STAND hosts 5k run/walk
- By Corinne Frayer | Ahwatukee Foothills News
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- Desert Vista High School’s STAND group hosted their second Dash for Darfur 5K run/walk Saturday morning, raising over $4,000 for the Genocide-Intervention Network’s Civilian Protection Program.
STAND, made up of about 20 high school... Full story
