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The grant was accepted as part of a Sept. 15 QCUSD Governing Board vote on a consent agenda with other items.
Silver Valley Elementary School receives $60K child care grant
The Arizona Department of Economic Security has given a $60,300 child care COVID-19 grant to Silver Valley Elementary School in the Queen Creek Unified School District. Nearly 2,000 child care … more
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The biggest change to School Salute this year is that students will now channel their own creativity and submit solo renditions of the National Anthem.
Fulton Homes reimagines its 'School Salute' program for 2020-21 school year
Even though most schools have transitioned to remote learning, Fulton Homes is continuing its annual School Salute program to encourage students to continue developing their love of music. Held in … more
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Mesa Public Schools
Mesa Public Schools preps for modified in-person learning
Mesa Public Schools is telling its families to prepare for landing as the district prepares for a shift to modified in-person learning by Sept. 14. more
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Grand Canyon University men's basketball announced its nonconference slate for the 2020-21 season.
GCU men’s hoops gears up for tough nonconference slate in 2020-21
The Bryce Drew era of Grand Canyon University men’s basketball begins with a 2020-21 schedule that potentially features six nonconference opponents who won 19 or more games and a GCU Arena return visit from San Diego State. more
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To learn more about Salt River Project grants for teachers and get grant-writing tips, go to srpnet.com/education.
Florence, Mesa, Chandler, Gilbert schools receive SRP history and social science grants
Teachers and students across the Valley and Florence are starting the school year with new tools to help them learn more about history and social science thanks to grants by SRP. The history and … more
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Mesa Community College's Child Development Lab has shifted its operations online amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mesa Community College’s early childhood programs gets virtual overhaul
The Mesa Community College Evelyn H. Warren Child Development Lab has made a shift to virtual early childhood teaching and learning. more
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Valley Voices abound as concerns swirl around return to classrooms in Arizona
Valley schools prepare to begin online learning in the early weeks of August as parents offer insights into the various degrees of staying home or returning to the classroom. more
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The Abrazo Health Family Medicine Residency Class of 2020 includes Philippe Bierny, Alexander Dydyk, Shane Speirs, Christina Wong, Lauren Havard, Pablo Veliz and Renato Vieira (not pictured).
Abrazo Central Family Medicine Residency celebrates 2020 grads
The Abrazo Health Family Medicine Residency at Abrazo Central Campus recognized its class of 2020 during graduation ceremonies on June 27. more
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Mesa Public Schools
Mesa Public Schools sets plan for phased returning amid global COVID-19 pandemic
Mesa Public Schools announced its final plans for reopening schools in the fall with the district taking a phased approach to returning to in-person learning, one that has no plans to return to in-person by Aug. 17. more
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Arizona back-to-school assignment tackles ‘social-distance’ learning amid pandemic freeze
Like an old-fashioned game of freeze tag, many norms synonymous with going back to school are at a standstill until things can somewhat melt back to normal. more
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Martin Hernandez, a Jobs for Arizona's Graduates student, was hired by Honeywell to make personal protective equipment .
Honeywell Hires JAG students to make PPE equipment
Jobs for Arizona’s Graduates announces that Honeywell has hired two JAG students to help produce critical personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic. more
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Three times a week, Higley Unified School District delivers multiple meals, educational packets and resources to families at House of Refuge.
Higley delivers food, necessities to House of Refuge families
Campus closures around Arizona created new challenges for Arizona schools, from how to deliver education to how to provide food to those students who rely on them for meals. A small population in … more
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Shane Hilstrom
Shane Hilstrom hired as Eastmark High School baseball coach
Shane Hilstrom is the new baseball coach of Eastmark High School. The hire was approved at the May 20 Queen Creek Unified School District Board meeting. Coach Hilstrom takes on the role of EHS … more
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Arizona students receive Flinn Scholarships to local universities
For the 35th straight year, a cohort of Arizona’s highest-achieving high-school seniors has chosen to forego attending out-of-state universities and accept the Flinn Scholarship. more
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Community college nursing programs from across Arizona have supplied thousands of boxes of sterile gloves, biohazard bags, precaution gowns, face masks, shoe covers and surgical head covers to facilities in their areas.
Community colleges provide personal protective equipment to healthcare workers
As healthcare workers grimly face a national shortage of medical supplies, nursing programs from Arizona’s community colleges are organizing and donating personal protective equipment to … more
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Unless further orders by local health authorities or other government officials mandate a different policy, MCCCD plans to have remote work end on May 8.
Community colleges district extends remote work for remainder of semester
Due to the public health threat posed by COVID-19, the Maricopa County Community Colleges District will continue to practice social distancing to ensure the safety of students, faculty, staff and … more
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Hohokam Stadium in Mesa hosted many state baseball playoff games in 2019, including the 3A and 4A finals. This May, the ballpark and others will be vacant since the school year and spring sports have been cancelled.
School year's end stops spring sports season
In the end, the decision about what to do with spring high school sports seasons shortened by the spread of COVID-19 was wholly out of the hands of the Arizona Interscholastic Association. Early … more
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Arizona schools to stay closed through end of school year
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey and Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman announced Monday, March 30 the extension of school closures through the end of the school year. more
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EVIT Governing Board President Ronda Doolen, who is also a registered nurse and dean of nursing at Arizona College, reached out to District 6 legislator Rep. Walt Blackman, who worked with District 6 Sen. Sylvia Allen to identify a need for the supplies at Summit Healthcare Regional Medical Center in Show Low.
EVIT donates personal protective equipment to medical facility
The East Valley Institute of Technology has donated 2,500 masks and personal protection equipment, including about 350 isolation gowns, to a northern Arizona medical facility in need of … more
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Conner Schweigert of Show Low, who participates in high school wrestling, was able to compete in this winter sport. The future of spring sports remain uncertain.
AIA votes to not cancel or postpone spring championship season
PHOENIX – The outbreak of COVID-19 has disrupted sporting events over the world, but the Arizona Interscholastic Association provided a hint of normalcy on Monday. The AIA Board announced that … more
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