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Team work
STATE CHAMPS: Two teams of students from Santan and Hull elementary schools in Chandler will represent Arizona May 22 through 26 in the Destination Imagination (DI) Global Finals Competition at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, TN. “Time Traveling Tater Tots” team members include Andrea Carey, Vanessa Chang, Justin Grigory, Vatsal Patel, Andrew Szoke and Grant Williams; “What’s It to YA” team members include Blue Garrabrant, Ethan Grigory, Akhil Patel, Nicholas Pugliese, Olivia Warkins and Dane Williams. DI is the world’s largest problem-solving program for children that teaches the creative process from imagination to innovation. To help support the teams’ travel to Finals, visit fundly.com/ v0yhiog7. Submitted photo
Deadline nears for scholarship
The application deadline is Fri., May 24 for a $2,000 four-year renewable scholarship for matriculating first-generation college students, available from the Center for Student Opportunity (CSO). Applicants must be graduating high school or home-schooled seniors in the United States and matriculating to an eligible four-year college or university; neither of the student’s parents can have earned a four-year college degree. National nonprofit CSO also provides scholarship winners the opportunity to blog about their college experience and give advice to aspiring first-generation college students across the country on the “I’m First” student blog. “I’m First” is building an online community of support for first-generation college students at imfirst.org. To apply, visit imfirst.org/scholarship.
May 18 – 31, 2013
Reading skills programs offered
Area residents ages 4 to adult wishing to improve reading comprehension or fluency can participate in reading skills programs offered this summer by Arizona State University Online and Extended Campus in Chandler and Mesa. Programs are available beginning the week of June 3. Reading programs for younger students build comprehension and teach phonics and fluency skills; programs for older students and adults are geared toward improving comprehension and study skills, vocabulary and speed reading. Tuition and materials fees vary by program level. Programs are taught by instructors from the Institute of Reading Development. Call 888-201-2448 between 5 a.m. and 7 p.m. Monday through Friday or 5 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekends to sign up.
Annual football spring fling at CHS
Orthodontist throws beach bash
Chandler High School’s Football Program hosts Dobson and Poston Butte high schools at its third annual Football Spring Fling—7 on 7 Scrimmages JV and Varsity from 5 to 8 p.m. Tue., May 21 at Chandler High’s football practice fields. All families and friends are invited to attend; guests are asked to bring chairs to sit around the field. The event will feature bounce houses for the kids, food
Chandler orthodontist Dr. Shane Blacker hosts a pool party for the Blacker orthodontic family from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sat., June 8 at Hamilton Aquatic Center, 3838 S. Arizona Ave., Chandler. Pizza and activities will be provided. The patient who brings the most friends wins a party of his or her own at
available for purchase and a Midfirst Bank Coin Van to convert spare change into donations for CHS football. Chandler High School is at 350 N. Arizona Ave. in Chandler. For more information, got to chandlerwolvesfootball. com/2013/04/21/chandlerfootball-spring-fling or email info@ chandlerwolvesbooster.com.
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FlipSide in Gilbert. Blacker Orthodontics has locations at 6200 S. McClintock, Suite 101, Tempe and 3200 S. Alma School Rd., Suite 201, Chandler. To RSVP or for more information email schedulingcoordinator@extremesmiles. com or call 480-839-6262.