Robyn Mabra has been out of Surprise and studying aerospace engineering in college for a year longer than she spent at high school in the city.
Yet she has fond memories of the legacy she left in …
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In its update of the documented COVID-19 cases at its schools released Feb. 23, the Dysart Unified School District reported 13 cases.
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2/24/21
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Great Hearts Academies in Arizona is hosting a hiring fair in March with hopes of landing 240 new teachers.
The outreach is part of the Phoenix-based charter school group to find new …
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2/24/21
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The Dysart Unified School District recently announced the winners of the district spelling bee, which was conducted virtually this year.
Mason Berger from Marley Park Elementary School won
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2/23/21
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Possible changes to the employee benefit package and the approval of a high school administrator are on the agenda for the next Dysart Unified School District Governing Board meeting.
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2/23/21
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The Dysart Unified School District governing board approved the hiring of a new principal for Valley Vista High School, 15550 N. Parkview Place, beginning next 2021-22 school year.
Adam Wolfe, who …
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In its update of the documented COVID-19 cases at its schools released Feb. 16, the Dysart Unified School District reported 19 cases.
In contrast, the district reported 44 cases Feb. 9.
Here …
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2/19/21
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Paradise Schools officials wrote in a letter to parents that with continued enforcement of COVID-19 mitigation strategies and the availability of vaccines for educators, the schools can now …
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2/17/21
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In school districts across Arizona, the transportation departments are continually faced with challenges.
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Western Maricopa Education Center recently announced its new nursing services program for the fall.
The one-year program prepares students with the necessary clinical and administrative knowledge …
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2/15/21
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Christie Zhang and Eliseo Miguel from Valley Vista High School were selected for their original works of art featured in the Shemer Arts Center New Horizons High School Student Art …
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2/13/21
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The Dysart Unified School District is preparing to destroy archived special education records from the 2016-2017 school year and will begin this process in July 2021.
Special Education records, …
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2/11/21
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Emilia Escobar, an eighth-grader at Canyon Ridge School, was selected for an honorable mention in the national finals of the 2020 National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution Sergeant …
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2/10/21
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Derek Wahlstrom's decades-long tour of West Valley football will likely continue with a stop in Surprise.
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Chicanos Por La Causa, Inc. (CPLC) is accepting nominations for the 22nd Annual Esperanza Latino Teacher Awards, presented by Cox Communications and SRP.
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2/9/21
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The Dysart Unified School District Governing Board will tackle three action items at its next meeting.
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2/9/21
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Keeping teachers and staff healthy and on campus takes a district-wide effort.
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In its update of the documented COVID-19 cases at its schools released Feb. 2, the Dysart Unified School District reported 55 cases.
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2/5/21
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Ottawa University-Arizona continues to grow with the recent addition of three new student programs — esports, musical theater and leadership — and the hiring of coaches to lead them.
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2/3/21
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Ottawa University-Arizona announced the hiring of Jason Folkerts as the university’s new campus pastor.
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2/2/21
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