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West Valley Preps' top 10 recruits for the Class of …

8/8/2017
By Richard Smith West Valley Preps While the 2017 high school football season does not start until Aug. 18, the recruiting season for NCAA and NAIA football schools hardly slowed …

In Peoria, development waits for no man, or child for …

8/8/2017
Hundreds of homes have opened this summer in North Peoria, while two schools are at capacity in the area. By Philip Haldiman, Independent Newsmedia Hundreds of new homes in North Peoria are …

Arizona Charter Academy reopens Monday as K-8

8/5/2017
Arizona Charter Academy students, from left, Brenaysha Ross, Elizabeth Rosales, Zion Brown and Genisis Aguirre talk as they walk down a hallway of the Surprise school. Independent Newsmedia The …

PUSD presents schedule with modified Mondays

8/4/2017
PUSD board member Beverly Pingerelli speaks during a Peoria Unified School District board meeting Thursday, April 28, 2016 at Peoria Unified Administration Building in Glendale. Pingerelli was chosen …

Teacher retention not as easy as 1, 2, 3

8/2/2017
Teacher Departures By the Numbers District         Teachers 15-16    Left after 15-16   Teachers 16-17   Left after 16-17 Deer Valley       …

Peoria P&Z denies appeal against new BASIS school …

7/31/2017
The new BASIS school in Peoria will open for classes Aug. 14. School will open Aug. 14 By Philip Haldiman, Independent Newsmedia A popular Peoria charter school is opening a new campus this …

Dysart K-8 students meet teachers Tuesday

7/28/2017
Dysart Unified School District has been able to integrate new education programs and keep spending in line with its peers throughout the state. Independent Newsmedia Students in the Dysart Unified …

Largest Legacy Traditional School expands in Surprise

7/26/2017
A Physical Education room with a turf field is a new addition for this school year, allowing students to participate during the hotter days of the year. By Richard Smith Independent …

Community donations sought for backpack event

7/25/2017
By Marge Clark Special to Independent Newsmedia Valley View Community Food Bank will again help children return to school ready to learn. Children are invited to the food bank warehouse, …

Elementary school stage where Elvis Presley sang …

7/22/2017
In this Thursday, July 20, 2017 photo, workers with Sullivan Enterprises out of Magee, Miss., set a chalk line to mark the correct spot for a row of seats being re-installed in the auditorium at …

Local 4A football teams positioned to continue success

7/18/2017
Cactus running back Damaria Norris looks for daylight as the Cobras took on the Higley Knights from Gilbert. A Blog by Richard Smith West Valley Preps Richard Smith In my blog about 5A …

Class of 2017 athletes choose colleges (FINAL)

7/10/2017
Valley Vista football players pose during a national signing day ceremony Feb. 1. Seniors, from left to right: Reyes Lara III, Darin Perkins, Gavin Smith, Creston Cooledge, Ben Collier, Vodrey Gates …