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Model and teach practical winning behaviors that yield life-long results. These are the seemingly simple lessons which are often underestimated by parents. It is here that we will drive home the importance of behavioral expectations that begin with you. We will help you to establish a plumb line or reference point to measure daily improvement of your child’s behavior resulting in a favorable academic outcome.
Just as parents have many responsibilities at home, at work and in the community, learning is a child’s most important job. These tools will empower you to more effectively support your child’s educational pursuits and replace your own out-dated precepts with parent empowerment. We invite you to not only clip these articles but to establish a file for future reference. Please let us hear from you, as well, through our blog at www. newvistasblog.com. Carol Elias is co-director of New Vista Center for Education, a private preschool and elementary school located in Chandler that has served the East Valley for 35 years. New Vistas has been designated a Top 10 School by Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth.
Youth Chandler AYF registering Onsite registration for Chandler AYF (American Youth Football) Youth Football and Cheer will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 14, at Elite Sport and Fitness, 4320 W. Chandler Blvd., Chandler. All registrants will receive a free football and cheer workout. Several programs are available, including tackle football and sideline cheerleading, both for ages 5 to 14, and competitive cheerleading for ages 8 to 15. Fall practice begins Monday, July 28. Chandler AYF is a nonprofit, community-based program and a member of American Youth Football and Cheer, the largest youth football and cheer organization in the nation, as well as a community partner of the ASU Sun Devils football team. Online registration and more information are also available at www.chandlerayf.com, or call (480) 370-0621.
May 17 - June 6, 2014
YOUTH CHRONICLES Andrew Earle, Nicole Grounds, Audrey Nissly, David Poulin and Lindsey Rather, all of Chandler, are May 2014 graduates of Azusa Pacific University in Azusa, California. Eric Escamilla of Hamilton High School and Carlo Tovar of Chandler High School are among only 27 students to be awarded the prestigious, need-based 2014-15 Dorrance Scholarship. The students, the first in their family to attend college, will receive the scholarship and program package worth more than $80,000 over four years to attend one of Arizona’s three state universities. Eric will attend ASU, and Carlo plans to attend NAU. Casey Filler, Iara Cardoso and Dylan Cowan of Chandler are accepted for admission to Cornell College, a private liberal arts college in Mount Vernon, Iowa, and are recipients of the Presidential, Founders and Dean’s scholarships, respectively. Leila O’Hara of Chandler, a 2010 graduate of Hamilton High School, is a summa cum laude Spring 2014 graduate of ASU. Leila earned a Master of Mass Communications with a journalism major and
specialization in public relations. Corinne Ray of Chandler is on the Fall 2013 Dean’s List at Columbia College Chicago. To qualify, students must earn a 3.75 grade point average or above in at least 12 graded credit hours for that semester. Ryan Short, Danielle Ferguson, Haley Dean, Allison Desrosiers, Alyssa Prano, Edward Gonzalez, Ingrid Donaldson, Alberto Rios and Michelle Davis of Chandler were recently initiated into the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi at ASU. Jeffrey Tsang and Arthur Garcia of Chandler were initiated into Phi Kappa Phi at Northern Arizona University. Phi Kappa Phi is the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines, Membership is by invitation and requires nomination and approval by a chapter; only the top 10 percent of seniors and 7.5 percent of juniors are eligible for membership.
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