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CHANDLER UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT April 8 through April 11: AIMS and Stanford 10 testing April 18: Spring holiday; no school
CTA-Independence Hawks Save the dates – AIMS/Stanford testing is scheduled for April 9 and April 10, second grade; April 9 through April 11, third grade; and April 8 through April 11, fourth through sixth grades. Families are asked not to schedule appointments during testing dates. Spring Fling – All families are invited to join CTA for its Spring Fling event from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, April 25. More information and ticket order forms will come home soon. —Wendi Olson
Haley Tigers Stage stars – Haley’s Drama Club recently performed “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory,” with music led by Haley Music Director Kim Abrahamson. More than 100 students in fourth through sixth grades participated in the production. The Drama Club, a weekly afterschool program, was created by the ADAPTS (Teacher of Autism Spectrum Disorders) teacher Amy Miller, who also put together the script, set, music and costume details; all
children who auditioned for a role received a part in the play. All 12 children from Miller’s class were in the play. —Tanya Sanders
Hancock Heat Welcome kindies – Families may come in and register their children for the 2014-15 school year; documents needed for registration include the child’s birth certificate, immunization records and proof of address. Tax credits – Donations for 2014 can be given any time. Up to $400 can be donated to Hancock for credit on 2014 taxes for the full amount. Thanks to the Hancock families who have already contributed. —Andrea Dickson
Hull Heroes Test time – Students will take AIMS and Stanford 10 tests April 8 through April 11. Teachers and students have been working hard to prepare for these tests all year. Read-a-Thon – Pledges for the first Hull PTO Read-A-Thon are due Friday, April 11. All reading logs must be turned in with pledges for students to be eligible for prizes. Restaurant Night – Families are invited to support Hull PTO by participating in Chick-fil-A restaurant night from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, April 17, at the Gilbert and Loop 202 location.
Acts of kindness – Hull students collected $1,100 for the Lymphoma Society through the Pennies for Pasta program and donated books for the Books for Jamaica book drive. Thanks to Hull families for their generous tax credit donations. Thanks due – The Awesome Arctic Festival was a great success, thanks to all the students, families, PTO, volunteers and vendors, and to Mr. Novak for volunteering for the Silly String arena. Thanks also to the staff, teachers, volunteers, students and families who made the Book Fair and Celebration of Learning Night a fun success with a great turnout. Kudos – Congrats to the fifth- and sixth-grade student winners of the 2014 Science Fair. Also, congrats to Hull for its grant awarded from Fuel Up to Play60 and Dairy Council of AZ to purchase new physical activity equipment. Class notes – Sixth graders dressed up as Mythological Character Wax Museum exhibits, playing their roles very convincingly. Mrs. G. and the Hull Heroes Chorus Club participated for the seventh year in the district’s Elementary Chorus Festival. Calendar April 8-11: AIMS/Stanford 10 testing April 14: Environmental forms available April 15: Kindergarten Fairy Tale Night April 25: AIMS Dance Party April 29: Battle of the Books —Lalitha Krishnan
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Tarwater Toros Save the dates – Tarwater’s final Restaurant Night of the year is from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 22, at Barro’s; both dine-in and carry-out orders benefit the school. Language learning – Tarwater will offer a Kindergarten Mandarin Immersion program for the 2014-2015 school year. Contact Tarwater for more information at (480) 883-4300 or visit the school website. —JoAnne Cawley
Basha High Bears High honors – Basha High senior Ashley Diaz is the recipient of the 2014 Presidential Honors Scholarship Award as well as the 2014 National Technical Honor Society Award for ranking within the top 20 percent of her graduating class. Ashley was recommended by a school official for the National Technical Honor Award. Both awards recognize her hard work and dedication by maintaining a 3.5 grade point average for all four years of her attendance at Basha High. —Sandra Jaramillo
Knox Knights Save the date – The next PTO meeting will be held at 3:45 p.m. Tuesday, April 8, in the library, featuring special guest speaker future KGA Principal Lynn Weed. SEE CUSD PAGE 36