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Apache Junction students celebrate reading with a …

3/11/2022
Prior to Spring Break students at Desert Vista Elementary School, 3701 E. Broadway Road in Apache Junction, celebrated books and reading as part of their Love to Read Week celebration. The …

Apache Junction preschoolers help create a Jurassic …

3/10/2022
The play area of The Early Learning Center, 1575 W. Southern Ave. in Apache Junction, was recently converted to resemble the Jurassic period as Apache Junction Unified School District’s …

Means: Resolution Copper story should mention plan’s …

3/2/2022
As I read the report of Apache Junction Unified School District students learning about Resolution Copper’s proposed mine near Superior (page 12 of the March 2022 Apache Junction/Gold Canyon …

$12M in grants funding facilities improvements at …

2/17/2022
Apache Junction Unified School District is estimated to receive more than $12 million in much-needed facilities improvements thanks to grants from the Arizona School Facilities Board. Work is …

Students of the month honored at Apache Junction …

2/11/2022
The students of the month for January for Apache Junction Unified School District were awarded at the Governing Board’s Feb. 8 meeting. The awards are sponsored by Apache Junction Elks Lodge …

Heckathorn Employee of the Month for Apache Junction …

2/11/2022
Eva Heckathorn, a dispatcher for the Apache Junction Unified School District’s Transportation Department, was recently named Employee of the Month. AJUSD has three elementary schools, a …

Apache Junction students learn about mining, geology

2/5/2022
A team of employees from Resolution Copper recently provided a unique presentation that included the importance of copper, different methods of mining, local geology and even prospective job …

Hands-on history lesson a hit at Apache Junction …

2/1/2022
“Once upon a time” came to life in a new way for first grade students at Four Peaks Elementary School, 1785 N. Idaho Road in Apache Junction.The students received a hands-on history …

AJHS thespians win at Central Regional Festival

1/25/2022
Two members of the Apache Junction High School thespian troupe recently received superior ratings at the Central Regional Festival sponsored by the Educational Theatre Association. Avery Fisher, a …

AJUSD’s top 3 spellers compete in county bee Feb. 4

1/25/2022
Annabelle Ritchey, a sixth grader from Peralta Elementary School, proved she was an orthographer (good speller) by taking first place in the Apache Junction Unified School District Spelling …

Recent 'significant upswing' in COVID-19 cases, Apache …

1/13/2022
There has been an upswing in COVID-19 cases this year in the Apache Junction Unified School District as districts nationwide have battled with the more-contagious omicron variant. “AJUSD has …

Apache Junction school district awarded $17.8M in …

12/29/2021
Apache Junction Unified School District has spent some of its allocation of Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds in four areas. ESSER funds have been spent on staff, technology, …