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Huntington University partners with Peoria Accelerated

5/24/2017
Submitted Huntington University Arizona is partnering with Peoria Accelerated High School (PAHS) to provide unique dual enrollment courses for their students. Twenty PAHS students are currently …

Losing faith in public schools, residents react to …

5/22/2017
PUSD parents wait in line to discuss new school boundaries that were approved in April. In light of a recent school board vote to deny a new bond for the ballot later this year, some parents are …

Local high schools slate graduation dates

5/19/2017
Shadow Ridge graduates enter the stadium during Shadow Ridge's graduation ceremony Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale. High schools in the Deer Valley, Dysart and …

3 local schools earn A+ distinction

5/18/2017
Submitted West Wing School in north Peoria recently received the 2017 A+ Schools of Excellence honor from the Arizona Educational Foundation, recognizing and celebrating outstanding schools in …

Quiet no more - Kellis enjoys time in spotlight

5/18/2017
The Kellis Cougars baseball team celebrates after their 10-5 win over Campo Verde in a 5A championship game May 16 at Tempe Diablo Stadium. (Jacob Stanek/West Valley Preps) A blog by Richard …

Kellis wins first baseball state title in dominant …

5/16/2017
  Kellis' Zach Jocewicz (#6) scores a run on a hit by teammate Kody Rhoads (#4) against Campo Verde in a 5A championship game May 16 at Tempe Diablo Stadium. (Jacob Stanek/West Valley …

PUSD board denies $198M bond vote, would have funded …

5/12/2017
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. Ms. Pingerelli voted …

Cactus senior wins transit design contest again

5/11/2017
Cactus High School Senior Sofia Garcia created this winning design in Valley Metro’s Design a Transit Wrap Contest.. She is the only student to win this contest twice, winning in 2015 as a …

Slow start stifles Sunrise Mountain in 4A softball …

5/9/2017
Sunrise Mountain's Pilar Gutierrez (#9) makes contact with a ground ball on an attempt against Canyon Del Pro in a 4A finals May 9 at Farrington Stadium in Tempe. She had to leave the game in the …

Kendra Bell hired as Chief Academic Support Officer of …

5/9/2017
Dr. Kendra Bell By Philip Haldiman, Independent Newsmedia Dr. Kendra Bell, Ph.D. is Peoria Unified School District’s new Chief Academic Support Officer. She will begin her new role with …

West Valley districts approve resolutions urging …

5/8/2017
Peoria Unified is one public school district in the West Valley that passed a resolution opposing the bill expanding the Empowerment Scholarship Account. By Philip Haldiman, Independent …

Peoria, Deer Valley districts feeling effects of …

5/8/2017
Peoria Unified Shool District is feeling the effects of capital needs that have been put off due to inadequate funds. By Cecilia Chan, Independent Newsmedia In the Peoria Unified School …