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July 21, 2021

Litchfield Park renames city center

BY LAUREN SERRATO

West Valley View Staff Writer

W NEWS .............. 6 Foster kids program in need of mentors

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ith construction underway on the Litchfield Park City Center, it has been announced that the project will now officially be called Litchfield Square.

With a central 2.5-acre park, the project is anticipated to include a mix of retail, restaurant, office and residential space in multistory buildings on the east side of Litchfield Road, north of Wigwam Boulevard.

During the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting on July 13, Woody Scoutten, the city’s engineer, said the project will be split into four phases, each with amenities to attract locals and tourists, such as a water feature, lawn event space, clock tower, playground and future amphitheater.

Estimated to cost $26 million in full, the project has five categorized guaranteed maximum prices.

“I work together with the CMAR (construction manager at risk) contractor or

Litchfield Square will include a mix of retail, restaurant, office and residential space in multistory buildings surrounding a 2.5-acre park on the east side of Litchfield Road, north of Wigwam Boulevard. (Rendering courtesy of the city of Litchfield Park)

engineer to come up with the most cost-effective project, and then, when we’re ready to start construction, the contractor gives us what’s called a GMP, a guaranteed maximum price,” Scoutten explained.

“So that’s a price that will not be exceeded, and will most likely cost less because there are things in there like contingencies and

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Copper Canyon High School names new principal

BY LAUREN SERRATO

West Valley View Staff Writer

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fter serving the Tolleson Union High School District for over 14 years, Alfred “Bo” Oxford has been announced as the finalist for the principal position at Copper Canyon High School.

Prior to his new position, Oxford served

the Tolleson community in such roles as administrator, educator and coach. He has been a math teacher, basketball and baseball coach and he most recently served as assistant principal at Tolleson High School.

Copper Canyon welcomed staff, students, families and the community to a forum on July 12 to meet Oxford, ask ques-

tions of him and provide input.

Juan Ceja, assistant superintendent for human resources for Tolleson Union High School District, led the forum, asking Oxford questions about his prior experience and intentions as principal of

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Principal...continued from page 1 Copper Canyon.

Oxford introduced himself by starting with his journey to finding his passion in the education field, despite having graduated from Northern Arizona University with a degree in finance and accepting his first job out of college at a bank.

“I’m glad I took this job, because for me it was gratification that I needed to be in education, that I belonged in education. Pulling credit reports and running spreadsheets and being in an office 9 to 5, it just wasn’t for me. I didn’t get the satisfaction that I did in coaching and teaching,” Oxford said.

His journey in education began in 2007, when he became emergency certified to teach. After his first day as a teacher with his own classroom and students, Oxford said he was hooked.

“I couldn’t have been more excited.

There was never a night when I was working at the bank where I couldn’t go to sleep, because I was excited to go to work the next day,” he said.

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“But in education, I knew that every single day I look forward to going to work. For me, it’s because I have a passion for what I do, and I’ve experienced the other end of not enjoying my job and not having that passion.”

In his first two years of teaching, Oxford went back to school to become a certified teacher.

“In those first two years while I was at La Joya, I went back to school, got all my education credits and I really worked hard to be a fully certified teacher. That was important to me, because I didn’t want to have an asterisk next to my name on a certificate.

I wanted to be 100% fully certified,” he said.

After teaching at La Joya for five years, Oxford went on to teach at Copper Canyon.

“While I was here at Copper, these were some of the best moments of my life, both personally and professionally. Copper will always hold a special place in my heart,” Oxford said.

His most recent transition was to Tolleson High School, where Oxford served as assistant principal.

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overseeing the master schedule, raising the master schedule to logistics of graduation, overseeing testing, evaluating teachers, overseeing the guidance staff and ultimately the end goal to improve our academic student achievement as much as possible,” Oxford said.

Throughout his career in education, Oxford knew he wanted to someday be a principal. However, he knew he wanted it to be the perfect placement for him and his family.

“I wasn’t just going to apply for any position. I really wanted a position where I felt I was a good fit. And I don’t think there’s a better fit for me than here at Copper Canyon, where I feel like it’s a part of Alfred Oxford has served the Tolleson community in my home,” he said.

As the new principal of such roles as administrator, educator and coach. (Photo courtesy of TUHSD) Copper Canyon, Oxford said he intends to continue to prosper the students as much as possible. I know school’s academic excellence. In order that I’m not going to be able to get to to do so, he said it starts with support- every single student — that’s anothing the freshmen class and celebrating er impossibility — but I can do just character as well as academics. about everything in my power to try,” “The students who did not graduate Oxford said. this year from Tolleson, 88% of those Ceja concluded the forum by asking failed a class their freshman year. So why he feels he’s the best candidate to what could we have done to inter- be Copper Canyon’s next principal, to vene?” Oxford said. which Oxford answered with a confi“If we identify those students early dent smile: on and they show growth, let’s cele“I’m hungry, and I’m motivated,” he brate. Let’s find an opportunity to in- said. “I wholeheartedly believe that I tervene really early on.” am living proof of our district mission.

Throughout the forum, Oxford’s en- For those of you that don’t know what thusiasm and constant praise of Copper our district mission is, it’s to develop Canyon made it clear that he is excited the potential of all staff, students and to start in his new role this upcoming community. This has poured a lot of reschool year. sources and invested in me as a leader.

“No. 1, I’m excited to just be back, “I am absolutely not done developeven just driving on this campus,” he ing. I want to continue to grow. I want said. “I’m excited to be on a campus to continue to push myself to be betthat’s not an uphill climb. My goal is ter, but I feel I’m ready now to begin to continue this flight. I know that’s to develop even more leaders and more going to be a challenge. It may not leaders within this industry. I want to be easy, but we’re along for the ride develop the potential of our students together.” and our staff and our community.”

Oxford takes pride in his ability to create connections and relationships See more school related with his staff and students, which he plans to make one of his priorities as stories in our Back to he enters his first year as principal.

School Section “My goal is to really get to know

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Litchfield...continued from page 1 allowances and so on, but we know exactly what it’s going to cost.”

With infrastructure construction important to the city, as designs are being finalized, funding options are being considered and developers are showing interest, Litchfield Park has contracted with Achen-Gardner Construction.

The first GMP, set at $3.5 million, began July 12. The funds will cover the preparation of the construction site, installation of the sanitary sewer system, mass grading of most of the site and the order cost of long lead-time items.

The second GMP will begin on Aug. 16 at a cost of $2.5 million. This will include installation of the water and dry utility systems as well as the storm drain and underground stormwater retention system.

The third GMP is when Scoutten said the city will begin building streets. Estimated to start on Sept. 20, the Village Parkway extension, roundabout and related improvements, and phase one of the park are expected to cost $7 million.

Slated to begin in June 2022, the fourth GMP is set at $6 million and will include the construction of the remaining streets as well as the second, third and fourth phases of the park.

Lastly, a fifth GMP, set at $6 million, is what Scoutten is referring to as “final touches.”

“It’s the things that we don’t need to install right now but ultimately we want to have — things like the clock tower or the memorial items that go into the Memorial Park, the water feature, some of the major monuments, signage, the second restroom in the park. Things like that, that we will need in the future or would like to have in the future but will not get to that until sometime when the council is comfortable that the financing is there to pay for those,” Scoutten said.

One of the features Scoutten said residents are excited about is the clock tower, which he announced will be formally called the Paul Litchfield Clock Tower.

“The clock tower is in the middle of the Memorial Plaza. We’ll have a Blue Star Memorial,” Scoutten said. “The clock tower would be right in the middle of it. The initial design of the clock tower is about 30 feet tall and would be lighted so that there would be some

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Litchfield Square is now under construction.

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effect in the evening. We’re going to be able to spot it from different points in the park and the Litchfield Square area.

“We will have some, I don’t know if it’s plaques, but some type of way of conveying to people at the base of the clock who Paul Litchfield was and the importance of what he did in this area with cotton farming and Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company and all that,” he said.

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“It’s very important to utilize this project as a way to inform all the people who are going to be coming here about Litchfield Park and its history, especially with the founder and everything that he did in this area,” he said.

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ADOT set to start I-10 widening project in the Buckeye area

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ork on a project to add new lanes along Interstate 10 between Verrado Way and State Route 85 in Buckeye began July 18.

The Arizona Department of Transportation’s $82 million project will increase much-needed traffic capacity, improve future traffic flow and enhance safety by adding a third lane in each direction along an 8-mile stretch of I-10 west of Verrado Way. Initial construction will include pavement improvements along the right shoulders of I-10 within the project’s work zones. The shoulder paving will allow a temporary shift of the I-10 travel lanes while crews begin constructing new lanes along the freeway’s center median.

The following overnight restrictions are scheduled at the start of the I-10 project: • Westbound I-10 narrowed to one lane in areas between Verrado Way and State Route 85 from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.

through Thursday, July 22.

• Westbound I-10 restrictions are expected to continue at the start of the week of July 25-29 before crews switch to overnight work along eastbound I-10. Restriction schedules are subject to change due to factors such as inclement weather.

Drivers should allow extra travel time and be prepared to slow down and merge safely when approaching and traveling through work zones.

The I-10 Improvement Project between Verrado Way and State Route 85 is scheduled for completion in summer 2023. The interchanges at Miller and Watson roads also will be reconstructed as diverging diamonds, with a wider I-10 continuing to travel over each of those cross streets.

The project is part of the Maricopa Association of Governments’ Regional Transportation Plan. It is funded in part by Proposition 400, a dedicated sales tax for transportation improvements approved by Maricopa County voters in 2004.

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BY TYLER WEGLEITNER West Valley View Staff Writer

s part of its annual Supply My Class program, Arizona Public Service, or APS, is helping local teachers acquire supplies for their classrooms.

For five weeks beginning in August, APS will give $500 Visa gift cards to 500 teachers, totaling $250,000.

“APS supports teachers, and we want to help ensure that they have the resources they need in the classroom,” said Anna Stewart, community affairs manager for APS. Stewart said there are certain criteria the grant applicants much meet.

“The teachers must teach at a Title I school in APS’ service territory,” she said.

Stewart said they also need to be a K-12 teacher at a public or charter school and that a list of all the eligible schools can be found at supplymyclass. com/promotion-rules.

According to the company’s website, winners from previous years are still eligible to enter again this year.

Stewart said winners will be selected each week from Aug. 6 to Sept. 3.

“We will randomly select 100 teachers each week to win a $500 Visa gift card that they can use to purchase supplies for their classroom,” she said.

For the first week, Stewart said they will select 100 teachers who have been teaching for no more than three years.

The remaining four weeks will be open to all eligible teachers.

This is aimed at supporting newer teachers. That includes strengthening their commitment to their profession.

The grant application process is open through Sept. 2, the day before the last drawing.

Teachers should only apply once, and any unselected teachers will re-

main in the applicant pool for the following weeks. Stewart said winning teachers can use their judgment with the funds.

“They know best what they need for their classrooms, so we want to give them that flexibility,” she said.

“It would vary from teacher to teacher and school to school. They know the greatest needs for their classrooms, so we leave it up to them to allocate the money as they see fit.”

She said APS staff values education, and it aligns to the company’s values and commitments.

“We’re a long-standing supporter of education in Arizona, and we believe a strong education system is important in the state,” Stewart said. “As a company that’s headquartered in Arizona, we have responsibility not only to provide safe, reliable power, but to strengthen and empower the communities we serve, and we take that responsibility very seriously.”

The application process is quick, and she encourages any and all eligible teachers to apply.

“We want as many teachers as possible to apply and have the opportunity to get $500 that they can use to help their classrooms and help their students,” Stewart said.

Anyone interested in applying for the program can do so online at supplymyclass.com.

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Foster kids program in need of mentors

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WEST VALLEY VIEW NEWS | JULY 21, 2021

BY LAUREN SERRATO

West Valley View Staff Writer

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here are more than 19,000 Arizona children in foster care, but there are only around 4,500 licensed foster families.

In a statewide effort to combat the number of children in need of a role model or a friend outside of their foster home, Arizonans for Children created a mentorship program that pairs volunteers with children that are in the custody of the state.

“We’ll pick them up, we’ll take them out to go in the community and do activities on some occasions, academic support is necessary, as well as (teaching) social skills and life skills,” said Jeff Jayne, Arizonans for Children’s tutor mentor outreach coordinator. “The idea is you just pick up the child, take them out, and really all they want to do is get out and have fun and feel like a normal, regular kid, forget about life for a little bit and their problems.”

Despite the success the program has

seen in the children that have been paired, it is in need of volunteers.

“It’s 100 kids across Maricopa County,” Jayne said, referring to the children in the foster system looking for mentors. “Usually the last kids to get paired are going to be the older ones, and of the older ones, it’s normally going to be the boys. The majority of our mentors are female adults, and they usually pick girls first, so it would be great to have more men in the program.”

Jayne added that he would like to see more male representation among the volunteers, allowing for the older male children to get paired up with a mentor.

“Sadly, not a lot of men say, ‘Oh, I got a year of my life to spend time with a foster kid,’” he said. “Again, a lot of them are going to be a little bit older.

The young ones get picked up first because most people think the younger kids are so much easier. So, we do need people that will work with some teenagers, and it would be great to have more males.”

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Jeff Jayne, Arizonans for Children’s tutor mentor outreach coordinator, and his wife took his first 9-year-old mentee and his 10-year-old brother on a surprise trip to the Grand Canyon for Christmas. Jayne said all experiences with mentees, regardless of how big or small the trip is, will make an important impact on the child. (Photo courtesy of Jeff Jayne)

Once passing the background check and the application process, the mentors have the opportunity to pair with a child and officially become their mentor for a period of at least one year, with a required eight hours each month.

The list of activities and adventures the mentors can take their mentee on is almost endless, Jayne said, noting the only place prohibited is the mentor’s home.

“I’ve had a mentor before that took her girl to Disneyland for a few days on a family vacation, and she got permission from the child’s case manager. My wife and I, a couple years ago, did a surprise trip for my first kid, my 9-year-old, and his 10-year-old brother.

We took them to the Grand Canyon for Christmas,” Jayne said.

Of course, these are big trips mentors are in no way obligated to take. Simple visits to the park or help with homework are just as rewarding, he said.

For those who decide to become a mentor, Jayne said the experience can be rewarding for both the child and the volunteer. However, he admitted that in many cases, the children take time to show their appreciation and open up to their mentor.

“It really kind of depends on the child and what they’re going through in their life, whether they’re really boister-

ous and thankful and appreciative or they’re still appreciative but they just don’t really communicate very well,” Jayne said. “It’s kind of a two-way street there. You know it’s making a long-term impact, even if you don’t see the short-term benefits.”

The mentorship program benefits the children in many ways, Jayne said. In the last year alone, with over 200 tutor/ mentor volunteers, the program measured a 95% improvement in the kids’ grades. He added that there was an evident rise in self-esteem, and none of the children ran away while matched with a caring adult mentor.

While the goal is to help the children, Jayne said the program never fails to bring joy to the mentor as well.

“They feel a sense of worth a little bit of fulfillment,” he said. “Kind of like they’ve helped the greater good in a sense, because in reality, it does have a domino-like, ripple effect. You reach one child and you help steer them, of course they still have to make the choices, but you might help them to become a good father or a good mother one day. They know on the inside that they’re making an impact on the child’s life.”

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Buckeye approves fiscal year 2021-22 budget

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BY WEST VALLEY VIEW STAFF

he Buckeye City Council approved the 2021-22 fiscal year budget at its regularly scheduled meeting on July 6.

Council adopted the approximately $392 million budget that focuses on solid, long-term financial planning to ensure residents continue receiving the quality services they expect now and in the future.

The strategy for this year’s budget is to use conservative revenue estimates, ensure the general fund is balanced, maintain adequate funds in the reserves, provide for contingencies and continue investing in Buckeye’s future with new facilities and infrastructure.

The Jackie A. Meck Water Campus remains the biggest capital project in the city’s history and is nearly 80% complete. Other infrastructure projects include improvements at the Buckeye Municipal Airport, expansion projects at Sundance Park, the Aquatic Center, the Senior Center kitchen and the Jackrabbit Trail Park and Ride.

In addition, the Community Services Department is expanding several pro-

Mentors...continued from page 6 Mentors have the ability to help a child in almost any city throughout Maricopa County, especially in the West Valley, including Buckeye, Peoria, Glendale, Tolleson and Avondale.

For anyone interested in becoming a mentor, Jayne said he would want them to know it’s a rewarding experience and it allows for the child to have a different relationship with an adult who isn’t their caseworker or foster parent.

“Especially when they’re there on a consistent basis for the child, they can confide in them and trust them and open up and share. That’s another one of the times when the mentors get really excited, is when the child finally starts trusting them and sharing about the nitty gritty, the trauma, the experiences they’ve had and talking about

grams to meet the needs of the growing city.

The Sundance Recreation Center is scheduled to open this September and offer a variety of special interest classes and events, while also providing additional space to rent for meetings.

Youth and adult sports programs are expanding into neighborhood parks so families can play closer to home.

The Before & After School Enrichment (BASE) program will expand with the opening of two new elementary schools this fall, John S. McCain III Elementary and Blue Horizons Elementary.

Buckeye will continue to stay on strong financial ground with a balanced budget and conservative revenue estimates, adequate funding reserves for contingencies, investing in its future and ensuring residents continue receiving the same great service and amenities they expect.

To learn more about the city’s finances, please visit the city’s financial services pages at buckeyeaz. gov/government/financial-services/ annual-budgets. family life,” he said.

With the help of the West Valley, Jayne said the program can continue to help children in need of a mentor and friend, now more than ever during the pandemic.

“You can be that friend; you can be that support,” he said. “They’re going to be more likely to receive from you than somebody else that’s a paid person in their life, like a therapist or counselor or caseworker. You’re a volunteer who shows up and picks them up, and they get to ride in the front seat in the car. Even that’s a special treat.

You have that better relationship with these kids as the mentor, versus some of the other roles in their lives.”

For more information or to learn how to become a mentor, visit arizonansforchildren.org/programs/ mentor.

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MAG’s new officers include local officials WEST VALLEY VIEW NEWS | JULY 21, 2021

BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI West Valley View Executive Editor

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he Maricopa Association of Governments’ Regional Council elected a new chair, Mesa Mayor John Giles. The Regional Council is MAG’s governing body.

Avondale Mayor Kenneth Weise was elected to serve as vice chair. Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego will serve as treasurer. Those selected to serve as at-large members include Carefree Mayor Les Peterson, Chandler Mayor Kevin Hartke and El Mirage Mayor Alexis Hermosillo.

Glendale Mayor Jerry Weiers will move into the position of past chair. The MAG Regional Council is a 32-member board that serves as the governing and policy-making body for MAG.

The newly elected officers for MAG will focus on a new regional transportation plan that will guide transportation investments for decades.

Giles outlined three key priorities for the coming year, including finalizing the Regional Transportation Plan, MOMENTUM; implementing regional strategies to end homelessness; and ensuring diversity, equity and inclusion in MAG’s work.

“I am proud of MAG for continuing to be the consummate forum of collaboration, bringing leaders from around the region to a single table,” Giles said as he accepted the gavel at the meeting.

“As elected officials, there is peace of mind knowing we are not alone when it comes to facing challenges. We rely on

each other — for counsel; for collective problem solving; and for creating a competitive, thriving region.”

Other newly elected officers include Tempe City Manager Andrew Ching, who will serve as chair for the MAG Management Committee. Phoenix City Manager Ed Zuercher will serve as the vice chair. The Management Committee is responsible for receiving input from MAG technical committees, analyzing the technical and policy implications and providing recommendations to the MAG Regional Council.

Chandler Mayor Kevin Hartke will serve as chair of the Transportation Policy Committee, with Maricopa County Supervisor Jack Sellers as the vice chair.

The TPC is responsible for overseeing

the development of the 20-year Regional Transportation Plan and guiding transportation planning in the region.

The MAG Economic Development Committee also will welcome new officers, with El Mirage Mayor Alexis Hermosillo selected as chair and Gila River Indian Community Gov. Stephen Roe Lewis as vice chair. The EDC develops initiatives to advance economic vitality in the region, especially transportation infrastructure.

All newly elected officers will serve a one-year term.

The Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) provides a forum for local governments working together on issues that affect the lives of everyone in the greater Phoenix region.

Library hosts COVID-19 vaccination clinics

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etting fully vaccinated is the best way to ward off COVID-19. For this reason, Maricopa County Department of Public Health has partnered with city of Avondale and asks residents to do their part to protect themselves and those around them by getting vaccinated.

Avondale is hosting clinics from 3 to 6 p.m. Mondays at the Civic Center Library, 11350 W Civic Center Drive, Avondale.

These opportunities are scheduled through the end of August. Both Pfizer (for ages 12 and older) and Johnson &

Johnson (18 and older) are being offered.

There is no cost, and you need not be an Avondale resident to participate. Call the Maricopa County call center at 602-5066767, press 0 and ask to be prescheduled at the Avondale Civic Center Library; however, walk ins are also welcome.

Here is the schedule: • 3 to 6 p.m. Monday, July 26 (second dose is 3 to 6 p.m. Aug. 16).

• 3 to 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 2 (second dose is 3 to 6 p.m. Aug. 23).

• 3 to 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 9 (second dose is 3 to 6 p.m. Aug. 30).

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• 3 to 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 23 (call center cards will be provided to located second doses).

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In Avondale, recent data indicates that 34.9% of those eligible are fully vaccinated. The goal is to be 70% vaccinated to stop the spread of COVID-19.

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Hooray, David Leibowitz!

Editor: Hear, hear, David Leibowitz! Your column “There are no bad dogs, just bad owners” was right on target. Kudos to you. And may I also compliment you on the wonderful personal story you shared about the love and respect your parents gave to their adopted pit bull, Jake, that he, in turn, repaid with affection and gentle nature to your whole family.

The beautiful story about Jake was a stark contrast to the disgusting story about the owner of those three pit bulls that when loose from the yard in which they were housed had repeatedly attacked people, ultimately killing an elderly lady. The owner should be “put down” in the same manner as his likely chronically mistreated dogs were. Period.

Susan Hewitt Goodyear

Infrastructure deal is crucial for Arizona

Editor: Our economy needs a major boost coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic. We need our leaders in Congress to support historic levels of investments that will rebuild our roads, expand the light rail, protect our clean water and ensure we have reliable energy. It is a good investment. Every dollar spent on infrastructure projects in the Southwest is more than doubled in the local economy, creating good-paying jobs in construction and beyond.

Though I’m now retired, I joined the Southwest Carpenters Local 1912 more than 17 years ago because I was looking for opportunities to earn a good paycheck while improving this

community. I entered the Carpenters Union after attending a state-funded Department of Transportation pre-apprenticeship training in 2004 where I was introduced to all union apprenticeships. The infrastructure proposal could provide even more opportunities for people in Arizona, and I hope Congress passes a deal this summer.

Ellen Williams Tolleson

Tree to tree

Dear Mr. President, Instead of going door to door, how about going tree to tree along our southern border and vaccinating the thousands of new customers who arrive each day? Best to get them early before they are scattered to the hinterland.

Lynne Cole Goodyear

Reader needs to catch up

Editor: To Greg Andrews (Letters, July 7), my suspicion is you must either be a new resident unaware of the 20-plus years the city of Litchfield Park has spent carefully developing plans for its new city center or you’re the person who put a hot tub where it didn’t belong and now want to annoy your neighbor with the pergola as well.

First, neither the city manager nor the planner can approve anything on their own. Study up on the process a city staff goes through before bringing an item to, first, design review, then planning and zoning and then to city council, who are the decision makers.

Secondly, there is nothing intrusive about that small Denny’s or the Wendy’s city council approved. There are families, workers, etc., who need a

quick bite and can drop in for the same at those sites.

No apartments are planned for city center. The park in city center is planned for families to gather, bring their own food or shop at mom-andpop shops along the perimeter and have a lovely day. The businesses who will hopefully come could be offices or such vs. chain stores. Quality restaurants would support the site as well.

The city of Litchfield Park successfully hosts more events than any other city around us and perhaps in Arizona.

We need parking spaces badly. These are being planned to fit in and be a part of city center.

Plans are underway, with our finance director, to determine the best way to build out city center without taxing the residents. I’m surprised you don’t want her fired as well. We have some of the finest staff in Litchfield Park that one could wish for. They are bright and were brought here for their knowledge of the needs of city structure and planning. They all follow the rules as required.

You don’t say where you’ve read these ideas, but I suggest you meet with staff,

attend a council meeting, a planning and zoning meeting, read the CityLine or be sure you have accurate information before tearing down our staff who take their jobs very seriously to keep you safe in your neighborhood and home.

Betty S. Lynch Litchfield Park

How big tech controls America

Editor: With big-tech billionaires stopping conservative voices from their platforms with absolutely no intervention from Congress or anybody else, they have the means to now control how elections are run in the favor of the corrupt Democratic Party.

In plain English, welcome to the Banana Republic of America. The tech “giants” have managed to take away the freedom of speech that the Constitution guarantees to all Americans.

Now it is not available to Republicans or conservatives, so they succeeded in their plot to control elections.

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Arizona leading the way on fixing the doctor shortage

BY JOANNE OSBORNE

Arizona House of Representatives LD 13

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octors could soon be in short supply. In June 2020, the Association of American Medical Colleges released a report that showed the United States would face a shortage of between 54,100 and 139,000 physicians in just over a decade.

Arizona’s physician shortage is even more acute. The Grand Canyon State ranks 42nd in the country for active primary care physicians, at 77.9 per 100,000 population. Estimates suggest that ratio meets just 44% of our primary care physician needs. And as Arizona continues to be one of the fastest-growing states in the country, the physician-to-population ratio is sure to become even wider if not addressed head-on.

The coronavirus pandemic magnified many vulnerabilities in our health care system, including the lack of health care workers. As patients flooded hospital emergency rooms, the shortage of doctors and nurses became even more apparent, particularly in rural and low-income communities. In fact, hospitals in rural areas are closing

nist and liberal views now count in this country, because the Democratic Party controls 99% of the media with the likes of your “informers” being AOC and her “squad,” along with CNN, MSNBC, NY Times, Huffington Post, Pelosi, Schumer, Washington Post and a whole laundry list of biased news including the Arizona Republic.

They all have put a big smile on the face of George Soros. If you think the Communist Party is only now present in China, North Korea, Vietnam, Venezuela and Cuba, please take your head out of the sand for a minute and look around. America is not the country that I gave up four years of my life to defend.

It is sliding into the realms of communism faster than a train on greased rails. I don’t recognize this country anymore, because it is run by a bunch of lunatics who put a mentally incompetent former vice president in charge.

at alarming rates — reports show 85 rural hospitals across the United States have shuttered since 2010. This means rural inhabitants, which happen to be older and sicker than their urban counterparts, have less access to care when they need it.

Minority communities are also affected by shortcomings in health care policy, which includes access to physicians. Communities of color are more likely to live in poverty and in areas of high pollution, which leads to poor health outcomes. As policymakers, we should prioritize implementing policies that eliminate health care disparities, and we can start with addressing the physician shortage.

That is why I introduced HB 2392, which leverages existing health care infrastructure to tackle the physician shortage with homegrown talent and improve access to health care for every Arizonan.

My bill requires Arizona’s Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS), our version of Medicaid, to establish a graduate medical education (GME) pro-

gram by March 2022 to reimburse community health centers and rural hospitals that have an approved primary care GME program. HB 2392 utilizes AHCCCS’s framework and efficiency to creatively address the physician shortage. By establishing a reimbursement program, it allows underserved communities to create additional residency and fellowship positions to train and, ultimately, hire more doctors.

Data suggests students are more likely to stay and practice in the state where they complete their post-graduate training. Not only will filling the physician shortage help our fellow rural neighbors receive quality care without lengthy trips to the city, but it will contribute to the state economy as well by creating an incentive for physicians to remain in the state.

My bill also includes accountability provisions so we can measure the effectiveness of the reimbursements. It requires graduate medical education programs to report the number of new residency positions created with the funding and the number of residency positions that result in new physicians locating their practices in Arizona. It also creates coordination between local governments and universities on addi-

Biden only has the mental capacity to tell new reporters which flavor ice cream he likes. Of the 47 years of Biden being in government, he managed to only pass two bills.

I feel if I run for president and campaign from my basement and hold the same rallies as Biden and I manage to draw a large “crowd,” including the cameraman and four other people, and I win with Trump being my choice of

vice president, I should win as “big” as Biden did. The day after I’m sworn in, I will decide to resign and let my vice president, Trump, take over. Then, the Democratic Party will get a good taste of their own medicine. God help America if Biden puts Kamala in charge. I hope the generals are listening.

James Logan Buckeye

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tional funding for programs.

Addressing the doctor shortage will bring widespread benefits to our state.

Another area Arizona is leading the way in expanding access to rural and vulnerable communities is with telemedicine. Rep. Regina Cobb introduced HB 2454, which makes the expansion of telemedicine services established during the pandemic permanent. Her bill requires insurance companies to provide equal compensation to health care providers for telehealth visits and allows Arizona visitors to see their doctors back home.

The federal government can learn from Arizona’s example. Medicaid provides critical access for millions of low-income Americans. Arizona Sens.

Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly could take the lead on bipartisan legislation that incentivizes states to leverage their individual health care systems to fill the physician shortage, while also expanding telemedicine. These two reforms will result in more access for patients, lower costs and reduced disparities in health care.

We will not solve the doctor shortage overnight. However, with HB 2392 being signed into law, Arizona is on the right track.

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Who cares about polls? The Valley has our hearts

BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ West Valley View Columnist

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ith all due respect to the fine journalists who toil for U.S. News and World Report, their magazine’s annual list of “Best Places to Live” once again ranks as one of the most hilarious acts of journalism committed to print this year.

Want to yuk it up? Listen to this Top Five of America’s Best Hometowns: Ranked fifth, there’s Austin, Texas, “laidback to the point that if you’re dressing up, it must be a life event.” Fourth, Fayetteville, Arkansas, where — and I quote — “people wave and smile at each other in the street, and community events are well-attended.” Third, we have Huntsville, Alabama, which boasts “the most educated population in the state.”

The state of Alabama. Need I say more?

No. 2 goes to Raleigh and Durham,

North Carolina, whose selling points include “gathering over craft beers in one of the region’s many microbreweries” and “strangers … quick to provide a friendly conversation when standing in line at the supermarket.”

I prefer Budweiser and silently bagging my groceries to get the hell out of Bashas’ as fast as possible.

The big winner for 2021: Boulder, Colorado, named America’s Best Place to Live for the second consecutive year.

I’ve been to Boulder. Nice place — if you like John Denver songs, chocolate chip edibles and hemp underwear.

As U.S. News puts it, Boulder “has opportunities from forest bathing and free meditation sessions to an abundance of marijuana dispensaries, spas and alternative health care studios. The full spectrum of yoga disciplines is represented here, as well as … ‘Animal Flow’ ground-based movement classes.”

Sounds like a pulled hamstring waiting to happen. Plus, the description alone gives you the munchies — and zero de-

sire to fire up the moving van.

The Phoenix metro area ranked 40th this year, up 13 spots from 2020 and sandwiched between Houston and Knoxville.

We scored high for having “a thriving job market, a relatively low cost of living and plenty of ways to enjoy the nice weather.”

No mention of chatty strangers in the grocery store, a thriving weed scene or ample chances to do goat yoga.

It could be worse. Tucson ranked 81st.

Dead last? San Juan, Puerto Rico.

My problem with this list is my problem with all such lists: They attempt to scientifically rank something that is less science and more emotion.

U.S. News — whose brand depends entirely on ranking things like cities and colleges — has created a formula by polling 3,600 internet users, then weighting each area’s job market, housing affordability, quality of life, desirability and how many people move in and out annually.

After that, there’s a whole lot of mum-

bo jumbo about standard deviation and something called a Z-Score.

This seems as good a scientific method as any to rank places, but it still misses what really motivates humans to live where we live: The job that beckons us or the chance to live near those we love.

I’m sure my story is typical and illustrative. I moved to the Valley 26 years ago for work, then stayed because I laid down roots. There are people I love here, a business I built and a million little things that lift my spirit: the crunch of my hiking shoes on Piestewa Peak, the sound of Al McCoy’s voice calling a Phoenix Suns basketball game, the breakfast quesadilla at Bit-zee Mama’s in Glendale and the countless purples and oranges that drip down the sky during each night’s sunset.

So what if Boulder scores a 7.6 because it has “Tube to Work Day” and “dirtbag climbers (who) live in a van?”

The Valley may only score a 6.8, but the place has our hearts.

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BY LAUREN SERRATO

West Valley View Staff Writer

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ello, and welcome back to Business Briefcase.

Last year, Goodyear was ranked as the fourth best city to live in Arizona. With a growing population of 94,774, the city is continuously adding major businesses to attract locals and visitors.

This week we are going to take a look at another large, popular business opening in Goodyear within the next year.

We’ll also see a business that just celebrated its grand opening.

Noodles & Company Location: 15280 W. McDowell Road Goodyear will soon be home to Noodle & Company’s sixth restaurant in the Valley. The new location will also be the company’s first freestanding drive-thru in the state.

The Colorado-based restaurant will open early next year in Goodyear at the Estrella Falls Shopping Center.

The 2,300-square-foot restaurant has leased the space at the shopping center for 10 years, with two options for additional five-year terms. Plans call for the restaurant to open early next year.

Considered a fast-casual restaurant, the company realized the high demand for takeout food during the pandemic and responded with an order-ahead drive-up window. This allowed customers to have another channel to pick up their food.

It also implemented the Noodles & Company mobile app and expanded delivery models in order to make their customers’ access to freshly prepared food convenient.

Daniel Ortega and Nick Ault with Colliers in Arizona negotiated the lease translation for the location. Ortega and Ault serve as the tenant representatives for Noodles & Company. Noodles & Company will continue to expand throughout the greater Phoenix area with new units planned for 2021 and 2022.

“Noodles & Company offers some-

Local law firm welcomed to Goodyear Professional Plaza

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new Class A office project is underway.

Faith, Ledyard & Faith PLC, established in 1979 and the largest full-service law firm based in the West Valley, has announced a new space at Goodyear Professional Plaza, a 25,773-square-foot office complex which will be located at the northwest corner of I-10 and Bullard Avenue.

Attorneys and partners Michael Faith and Paul Faith will own the building.

Their law firm will occupy half of the top floor, while leasing the rest of the

building to advanced business service and medical professionals in search of high-quality Class A office space.

“The West Valley is primed for new office development, and Faith, Ledyard & Faith will be a great fit amongst the new office developments in the city of Goodyear,” Mayor Georgia Lord said.

“Construction equipment is on-site and dirt is moving, preparing the site for a beautiful new office building.”

Faith, Ledyard & Faith has grown to become a general practice law firm,

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thing for everyone,” Ortega said. “Every neighborhood in which they have located has immediately responded favorably to the restaurant. The brand thoughtfully invests in the community, creating jobs and hosting fundraisers for local charities.”

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MyDogToys.com sets Goodyear groundbreaking

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un State Builders and MyDogToys.com are set to break ground on an office/ warehouse project at the southeast corner of 137th Avenue and Test Drive in Goodyear.

The proposed project is scheduled to start on Aug. 1, with an expected completion date of March 1, 2022.

Founded in the Valley, MyDogToys.com is a wholesaler of high-quality durable dog toys.

The building totals 95,350 square feet, with two 1,500-square-foot office suites inside the facility.

Designed by Balmer Architectural Group, the project features concrete tilt panel construction and state-of-the-art MyDogToys.com will break ground on a 95,350-square-foot office/warehouse project at the southeast corner of 137th Avenue and Test Drive on Aug. 1. (Photo courtesy of Sun State Builders) HVAC and ESFR fire protection systems.

A leader in design-build construc- changed and redefined the landscape The building will also feature a se- tion, Sun State Builders is a Tem- of Arizona. cured truck court with automated gates, pe-based general contractor foundFor more information about its build15 dock positions and three grade-level ed in 1973 by Jim Chamberlain. ing capabilities, go to sunstatebuilders. overhead doors.

For over 48 years, its projects have com.

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specializing in a variety of legal fields including construction and real estate law, employment, business and government law, personal injury, criminal law, bankruptcy and estate planning.

When asked why they chose Goodyear for their new location, Michael said, “We feel like Goodyear, and in particular this area, is the future of the West Valley.”

In addition to this office project, the surrounding area is home to two new hotels, new restaurants and retail options, and the future home to a Class A medical office project with plans to begin construction in late 2021.

The city of Goodyear is focused on bringing high-scale office developments to the community. Goodyear Civic Square at GSQ is another example of that commitment. In partnership with Globe Corporation, the project includes a new city hall, library, 2-acre community park, a 100,000-plussquare-foot Class A office building and parking garage.

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Agua Fria UHSD: Making dreams come true

BY SUPERINTENDENT MARK YSLAS Agua Fria Union High School District

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ear readers: My name is Mark Yslas, the new superintendent of Agua Fria Union High School District.

I am originally from the small, copper-mining town of Hayden; the proud son of Lupe and Peter Yslas; and father of two adult sons, Marcos and Mateo.

I have 25 years of educational leadership experience, ranging from kindergarten to high school, as a teacher, principal and superintendent. As a servant-leader, I truly believe everyone’s voice matters and is important.

I am thrilled to become part of the Agua Fria UHSD and look forward

to building relationships with the community.

The region’s momentum provides opportunities to forge new partnerships, further develop students as leaders in innovation and create the best high school district in the nation.

As we head toward the start of the 2021-22 school year, I have begun strategizing how the district will embed itself into every corner of our community.

The work we do as a school district will not be exclusive to the families and students we serve. I welcome everyone to become part of the success of Agua Fria UHSD, including retirees, elementary districts and charter schools, faith-based or-

ganizations, small businesses, large companies and government entities.

Throughout the next year Agua Fria UHSD will create a Decade of Dreams, which will serve as our 10-year strategic plan. This endeavor will provide everyone the opportunity to help develop a plan we can all support. My goal is to have strong representation from all stakeholders as we build the Decade of Dreams.

I look forward to working with the community to achieve the best results for Agua Fria UHSD and invite you to start dreaming about how together we can #MakeItHappen.

If you’re interested in being part of the Decade of Dreams, email us at decadeofdreams@aguafria.org.

Welcome to Litchfield Elementary School District

BY JODI GUNNING

Litchfield Elementary School District Superintendent

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n behalf of the “A”-rated Litchfield Elementary School District, it is my pleasure to introduce you to our stellar organization. We are among Arizona’s highest-performing elementary school districts and have been providing educational excellence for more than a century. With schools in four growing cities — Avondale, Buckeye, Goodyear and Litchfield Park — we are widely known for academic rigor in a caring environment.

As one of the largest employers in the Southwest Valley, Litchfield Elementary School District prides itself

on A-plus schools, award-winning teachers, low administrative costs and a highly engaged community.

In the spring of this year, we successfully got students back into classrooms as soon as it was safe to do so, while offering extensive online and hybrid education options. We also provided free meals to students through our national award-winning food service program, as well as technology to those in need.

The West Valley View recently honored Litchfield Elementary School District as its 2021 Best School District, Best Place to Work and Best Preschool.

We are excited to launch our 17th

school on Aug. 2. The LESD Digital Learning Academy is an innovative outgrowth of a global pandemic that offers quality online education to kindergarten through eighth grade students throughout Arizona from the comfort of their own home. In addition to live teacher-led instruction and self-directed learning, our Trail Blazers will have opportunities for clubs, specials, middle school team sports and social connectedness.

We welcome new students, families, employees and partners. Please join us in our mission to connect, educate and empower our Litchfield family and community.

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Tolleson Union welcomes students back to campus

BY LAUREN SERRATO

West Valley View Staff Writer

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he time has finally come, for some too soon and for others not soon enough. But ready or not, here it comes — the first day of school is right around the corner.

As students enter their classroom with a new teacher this school year, many teachers and administrators within the Tolleson Union High School District are

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entering a new role themselves.

Let’s take a look at four educators who will be entering their first year in a new position.

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dent of curriculum and instruction for the Tolleson Union High School District.

Westover is coming from her role as principal at Copper Canyon High School.

Although she said she’s excited to Mindy Westover begin, she admitted that starting a new school year without being on a high school campus has created some initial first-day jitters.

“This is my first time opening a school and not being on a school site. So, there is some anxiety about not being on a school site, but I’m very excited to be supporting all schools and more students in a different role from the district level,” Westover said.

Reflecting on her time as principal, Westover said she’s proud of the college entrance rate increase from her date of hire to her departure. Copper Canyon went from 20% to 60% to 70%.

“Being a principal is an amazing job, and you get to transform the lives of young people and adults in a very unique way to create an environment and the culture that allows teachers to do the good work that they do and allows you to see opportunities and make things available to kids. It’s very exciting to watch,” she said.

Westover said she left the campus in good hands. She said the transition is like leaving a child at college.

“You obviously want to make sure that when you’re walking away, you’re handing it off to people who are going to care for the way that you did,” Westover said.

She knows Alfred Oxford will do just that. “I felt like I’m handing it over to someone who’s going to really take good care of it and help the continued growth.”

As a district employee, Westover has the opportunity to help all eight high schools.

“I’m very excited with what I was able to accomplish as a site leader and the good work that was done at Copper Canyon. (I’m) looking forward to supporting all sites and principals to continue to academic growth and helping their

students succeed, so I think that’s the exciting part,” Westover said.

Alfred ‘Bo’ Oxford Principal at Copper Canyon High School Starting his education career as an emergency-certified teacher, Oxford knew he one day wanted to become a principal.

After working at La Joya, Copper Canyon and Tolleson, Oxford returns to Glendale as the new Copper Canyon High School principal.

Oxford served as vice principal Alfred “Bo” Oxford at Tolleson High School, a community he said has been a major part of his journey.

“Leaving Tolleson, it’s obviously bittersweet to leave a place that you’ve helped to be a part of the growth, but that community is so supportive of the staff and of the students that I know that the foundation is set there and it’s going to be continued to be a great place for students to go to school,” he said.

Oxford worked as a Copper Canyon teacher, so he said he’s no stranger to life as an Aztec, but stepping on campus as the principal was “surreal.”

“Just knowing that this was a place that I had so many positive memories from as a teacher and now I know stepping in as a principal that I get to create some more positive memories in a different role,” Oxford said.

“I want to help instill a lot of those positive memories for our current teachers, for our current students, so that they look at this place as a place that they love to be just like I loved it when I was here.”

Oddly enough, Oxford and Mindy Westover, the previous principal and now assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction, are not strangers.

During Oxford’s administrative educational leadership program at NAU, he completed his internship with Westover.

“I worked directly with her quite a

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bit, multiple days a week, and I learned a lot under her leadership,” Oxford said.

“I was able to really learn a lot of things from her specific to not only the administration and leadership but also specific to Copper. So, now I know heading into this role that she’s 100% supportive of me and she’ll continue to support me, just like I’ll support her, and I’m happy that we are going to continue to have this mentor-type relationship.”

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Looking forward to his first day with a campus filled with students, Oxford said he’s honored to continue being a part of Copper Canyon High School’s growth and success.

“My job is to ignite that flame, to ignite that spark, to find the potential, whatever that is, in that staff member, but also more importantly in our students,” Oxford said. “I want to ignite their spark and really have them determine what is the potential that they have, because as students, it’s limitless, and that’s what I am really excited about.”

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Rachel Sampson Special education teacher at Westview High School Rachel Sampson will come full circle this year, as she will become a special educator geometry teacher at her alma mater.

“For me, it’s fun because it’s more hands-on,” said the longtime special education teacher. “It’s not like a, ‘This is the paper. This is what you work on.’

With special ed I tried to do more Rachel Sampson hands-on things with them. I think that’s what makes me connect with those kiddos, and I take time and make sure they understand.”

Entering her 18th year in education, Sampson was previously a paraprofessional with the Tolleson Union High School District and taught in the Deer Valley Unified School District.

To keep her kids engaged, Sampson keeps her teaching methods creative and fun.

“I have different seating structures and classroom structure, so some of my kids sit on the ball, some of my kids sit at a table, some of my kids will sit at a fidget chair, some stand, whatever makes them comfortable to learn. It kind of looks like organized chaos in my room sometimes, but they learn, and that’s what I’ve kind of learned with my kiddos,” she said.

While Sampson is getting ready to start her job at a new school, she is looking forward to teaching at the school she knows so well.

“It’s surreal,” Sampson said. “It feels like I’m at home for one thing, but it also feels new and different because I’m in a different role now, going from student to teacher. It’s funny to see, because some of the teachers I’ve had are still there from when I was in high school.”

Sampson will teach with Robert McDowell and Paul Valkingburg, two teachers she had in the early 2000s as a student. She said being a teacher means wearing many hats to help each child learn and grow.

“I’ve learned that, through the years, you don’t just teach. Sometimes you’re a counselor. Sometimes you’re mom.

Sometimes you’re a nurse. It depends

on the day, and I think that’s what I love about it, because it’s never the same. Every day is different, especially in the special ed field, because I don’t know what they’re going through. I just put that different hat on, and I think that’s what I love best,” Sampson said.

Joshua Wray West Point High School assistant principal The Tolleson Union High School District welcomes Joshua Wray to his first year teaching in the West Valley.

Wray will serve as West Point’s assistant principal of athletics. He previously worked at Betty Fairfax High School in Laveen for 14 years. For eight of those years, Wray was the basketball coach and the instructional leader of the math department.

After landing the job in Avondale, Wray said the school is similar to a high school campus.

“This is the most beautiful campus I’ve ever seen,” Wray said.

“This is nicer than colleges I’ve Joshua Wray been to and attended. People told me it was going to look like a junior college, and I don’t think that does it justice,” Wray said.

West Point will celebrate its first graduating class in in 2022. Wray said he is excited to experience it.

“I actually opened up Betty Fairfax in 2007, so I was one of the first teachers who taught there, and I got to see a school grow and then have our first graduating class. So, I’m really excited as well about being a part of this young growth of a high school and seeing another first graduating class,” he said.

Wray and the district’s athletic departments are anticipating the sporting events. Additionally, this will be West Point’s first year competing at the varsity level. The Dragons were eligible last year but never got the chance.

“The facilities are amazing. These kids are going to have incredible uniforms.

They’re going to look great. They’re going to be on great fields, in a great gym, doing great things,” Wray said. “I love to see the growth of a school, and I want to

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see the growth of the athletics program obviously, because I think athletics really can help build a culture on a campus,” A Chandler native, he played basketball at Seton Catholic High School. Wray said he knows the excitement of playing sports and the benefits it can provide for students, parents and a community.

Wray said it’s an exciting time for athletics, as athletes and fans had a whole year away from the field.

“We’ve all spent over a year in our houses with not a lot of sports going on

throughout that time, and it’s something that families can come together, watch together, cheer and follow their kids having a good time and having success.

It’s amazing for the community, amazing for the kids, and I’m just really excited about it,” he said.

While his primary job is to oversee athletics, Wray said academics will always come first.

“The No. 1 priority for me, even as an athletic director here, is academics. It’s not only something that I push, but that is the No. 1 focus of the school, our community and in the district,” Wray said.

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Sequoia Pathfinder adding high school to campus

BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI West Valley View Executive Editor

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fter experiencing extremely high demand at its Sequoia Pathfinder Academy at Verrado Way and I-10 campus, the Edkey Inc. family of K-12 schools will add a high school to the campus at 20370 W. Roosevelt Street, Buckeye.

The high school will host, and is now enrolling, ninth and 10th grade students for this coming school year. In 2022 and 2023, 11th and 12th grades will be added.

Classes will begin Aug. 2 at Summit Community Church across the street from the Sequoia Pathfinder Academy.

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The $16 million expansion will feature a new STEAM+ high school building with 20 classrooms, including three state-of-the-art computer, maker and science labs; a synthetic turf football/soccer/lacrosse field; wood-floor basketball and volleyball gymnasium; performing arts stage; cafeteria; and office space. To facilitate the increased traffic for an additional 500 students, Edkey will extend Roosevelt Street from the campus west to Jackrabbit Trail. Groundbreaking is set for later this year, with completion expected in spring of 2022.

“This expansion will give West Valley families another choice as they consider the best program and environ-

ment to have their high school children educated,” said Mark Plitzuweit, Edkey chief executive officer and president.

As a West Valley resident and parent himself, he understands the need parents have for multiple options that fit their child’s unique needs and aspirations. The STEAM+ curriculum at Sequoia Pathfinder adds athletics, entrepreneurship and innovation to ensure those needs and aspirations are met.

Dr. Al Pajak, a pioneer in STEAM education and teacher at the high school, described the school’s approach.

“It has been said that the jobs of the future are waiting to be created. At Sequoia Pathfinder, deep learning experiences are designed on platforms of science and history, creating authentic challenges for the students to solve,” Pajak said.

“The solutions to these posed problems develop from the use of academic tools found in research, writing and the integration of the STEAM subjects, which include science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics. In this environment, learning develops from the quest for a solution to a posed problem, which students construct through creativity and collaboration.”

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The newly added high school is now enrolling 9th and 10th grade students for this coming school year. Classes will begin August 2, at Summit Community Church across the street from the K-8 campus.

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BY ALLISON BROWN

West Valley View Staff Writer

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he Manny Murillo Scholarship for Employed Students program at Agua Fria is more than just $500. It’s a lifelong lesson about saving money and getting a head start on adulthood.

“I’ve been a substitute at Agua Fria

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High School for 15 years. That’s a long time, so I knew all the students, especially the juniors and seniors,” said Murillo, who also graduated from Agua Fria in 1962. “For my scholarship program, I would tell students, ‘First of all, you need to have a parttime job. You need to be on track to graduate, and you need to have at least

$500 in your savings account when you graduate. If you do, I’ll match that $500.’”

Murillo is the CEO — and only member — of his nonprofit. He started the program in 2017 and has since given almost $30,000 in scholarship funds that come out of his own pocket. Typically, 10 to 15 students are selected for the scholarship each year, though this year there were only six.

He has also made substantial financial contributions to Agua Fria for upgraded computer systems, track team uniforms and the fine arts program.

How does he pay for it as a retired teacher?

“The answer to that is very simple: I’m a saver,” Murillo said. “My parents taught us to Manny Murillo’s nonprofit has given almost $30,000 in be savers. We were a migrant scholarship funds since 2017. (Photo courtesy of the Manny Murillo Scholarship Program) family and were very poor.

When I retired 15 years ago, I started working in real estate. ognizes that’s not what is important.

I’d buy old houses, fix them up and sell “I’m a single man, I’m retired, I them. So, I made a lot of money in the don’t have any children and I have a last 12 years. But I’m single, I don’t lot of money in the bank. What am I have a family or kids and I have money going to do with that? Sure, if I wantto give away.” ed to, I could go buy an expensive car, Besides giving students the $500, Mu- but will I? No, it’s not a priority,” Murillo is teaching them the importance of rillo said. “What’s important to me is saving, avoiding loans and being finan- to help the kids in the community. So, cially responsible. His teaching seems yeah, I could pack up and go anywhere to work, as one scholarship recipient in the world if I want, but I choose to this year had $4,000 saved for college. be here. I love my lifestyle.”

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Know a student who’s doing something remarkable? Tell us about it!

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Gabriella Hayes of Goodyear was named a Piedmont University dean’s scholar for the spring 2021 semester.

Students named as a dean’s scholar achieve a perfect 4.0 GPA. The university is in Demorest, Georgia.

Macklin Flanigan-Nzekwesi of Good-

year was named to the Piedmont University dean’s list for the spring 2021 semester. Dean’s list honorees achieve a 3.50-3.99 GPA. The university is in Demorest, Georgia.

Jessica Marie Hensley of Litchfield Park earned a Master of Health Admin-

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istration from the University of Scranton in Scranton, Pennsylvania.

Anisa Jones from Goodyear has been named to the spring 2021 dean’s list at Culver-Stockton College in Canton, Missouri.

Ethan Lidgard of Avondale was named to the South Plains College spring 2021 dean’s list. The college is in Levelland, Texas.

Cassandra Contreras of Goodyear was named to the spring 2021 dean’s list at Central Methodist University in Fayette, Missouri.

Logan McDonald of Goodyear was named to the spring 2021 dean’s list at Central Methodist University in Fayette, Missouri.

Cortnee Brink-Baugh of Goodyear was named to the spring 2021 dean’s list at Central Methodist University in Fayette, Missouri.

A number of local students at Southern New Hampshire University were named to the winter 2021 president’s list for the winter semester.

They are Shaquayla Estes of Avondale, Bobbie Battles of Goodyear, Catina Foster of Avondale, Christopher Walton of Buckeye, Michael Pugh of Buckeye, Sierra Baker of Buckeye, Caitlin Diaz-Gorsi of Buckeye, Eugene Carney of Goodyear, Andrea Berning of Litchfield Park, Christine Quist of Goodyear, Adam Nichols of Goodyear, Andre Silva of Avondale, Sergio Loya of Buckeye and Caitlyn Blake of Avondale.

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eye, Melissa Ganucheau of Goodyear, Christina Lovell of Buckeye and Anna Wentworth of Avondale.

TJ Bowman of Buckeye earned an associate of arts degree at the University of Maryland Global Campus in Adelphi, Maryland.

Kyla J. Hayes of Buckeye earned a Bachelor of Science magna cum laude in psychology from the University of Maryland Global Campus in Adelphi, Maryland.

Conrad Gingg of Buckeye was named to the dean’s list at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls for the spring semester. He is studying dairy science.

Ashton Hooley of Goodyear was among the more than 7,000 undergraduate students at the University of Iowa named to the dean’s list for the 2021 spring semester. Hooley is a second-year undergraduate student in the UI’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and is majoring in English and creative writing.

Lauren Hess of Buckeye was named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois. To earn dean’s list honors at Wheaton, an undergraduate student must carry 12 or more credit hours and achieve a 3.5 grade-point average or higher on the 4.0 scale.

Zoe Brinker of Goodyear was named to the dean’s list at Drake University in Des Moines, Illinois. To be eligible for the dean’s list, students must have earned a GPA of 3.5 or higher during the spring 2021 semester at Drake.

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Buckeye teacher publishes book of short stories

BY MADELINE LEWIS

West Valley View Staff Writer

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he pandemic gave Buckeye resident Barbara Wheeler the time to accomplish a dream task: writing her first book, “Cuahi Li Hix: A Tale of Hilarious and Sometimes Harrowing Adventures in the Jungle of Belize.”

Now a Litchfield Elementary School District teacher, Wheeler spent two years volunteering for the Peace Corps in Belize in the ’90s. “‘Cuahi Li Hix’ is a fun, quick read about my experience and about the Mayan people and how they lived. It’s an entertaining group of stories,” said Wheeler.

“We moved to Arizona from Illinois, and as I was unpacking, I found a box with hundreds of letters. I asked my

family and friends to keep the letters I wrote so I’d have a log. I went through them and remembered all these stories I’d forgotten,” Wheeler said.

March 2020 finally provided the opportunity to start chronicling those stories. “When COVID hit and we were pretty much locked down at home, I decided to start. This is the time I’m going to use,” said Wheeler.

Wheeler’s family and friends encouraged her along the way.

“I shared bits and pieces with my family. Hearing them laugh and seeing them tear up made me want to keep going,” she said.

Wheeler’s fifth grade students were included, too. She shared the stories with them before writing the book.

The book is titled after a common

Mayan phrase, according to Wheeler. “‘Cuahi li hix’ is a common phrase, similar to how we say, ‘Take care.’

When you are in the jungle, they say, ‘Beware the tiger.’ There are no tigers in Belize, but they really mean the jaguar or large jungle cat,” said Wheeler.

“The title is symbolic of all the things we had issues with. There were snake issues, dog bites, bats — even an actual jaguar.”

In college, Wheeler wanted to go abroad. A twist of fate led her to the Peace Corps.

“My roommate’s boyfriend had a packet for the Peace Corps, and I had a packet for a domestic job. We swapped

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Barbara Wheeler used the pandemic to write her first book. (Submitted photo)

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Pebblecreek Gallery looks to make name for itself in West Valley

BY LAUREN SERRATO

West Valley View Staff Writer

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hroughout the West Valley, there are many hidden gems for locals and tourists alike.

One such spot is Expressions Gallery and Gift Shop, located in the Creative Arts Center at PebbleCreek.

The gallery is filled with a variety of art pieces made by the residents of PebbleCreek, including sketching, painting, ceramics, glasswork, jewelry, quilts and much more.

“I can’t begin to tell you what we’ve seen in the quality of the work that is done in our Expressions Gallery and Gift Shop. It’s unbelievable,” said Cheryl Neel, the gallery’s co-manager.

“We only display items that are created by residents. We don’t sell items that are manufactured, like the pro shop sells golf shirts — we don’t do that.

Everything that’s in our building is made by a resident of PebbleCreek.”

While all the art must be made by the homeowners, the gallery itself is open to the public and almost all pieces are available for purchase. Sherry Blatner, a publicity volunteer for PebbleCreek, refers to the gallery as “one of the best-

kept secrets in Goodyear.”

While the gallery was once filled with residents and guests, the pandemic created a setback in business, according to Neel.

The gallery had to close for about seven months, but now that it is back up and running, Neel hopes to see more foot traffic in the gallery. She admitted that potential future residents touring PebbleCreek has brought in more business since the reopening.

“We see people coming to look at our models, and we’re located almost right next door,” Neel said. “The other thing is we’re seeing an increase in the number of people, believe it or not, visiting us in the middle of summer. We’re seeing more guests of our residents, including children, and now they can buy doll clothes, little bookmarks; or we have a lot of authors here, and they have the gamut, from fun books for children all the way up to serious books for adults.”

Neel said the items for sale inside the gallery are one of a kind, and each shopping experience is guaranteed to be new, as items are routinely changed out.

“The interesting thing is many of them never became artists. They retired and took the time to join a club here or take a class and have become extremely skilled over the years. They find a passion, and their passion just explodes,” Neel said.

In addition to artwork, the gallery is a place where residents can sell items they no longer have use for.

“What happens is people retire and they move to our community, and many times they come in and they see what’s being made and sold here and notice their own closets and under their beds is so filled with their items that they look for an avenue to sell, become a consignor with us and they sell their items. There are so many unique, oneof-a-kind items in our gallery,” Neel said.

The store’s inventory continues to grow each year as more residents bring in items to display and sell in the gallery.

“We have over 300 consignors, and I’m proud of each and every one of them for supporting, both by taking classes and supporting our gallery by putting our display windows together

and bringing guests to show them what the building looks like,” Neel said.

Blatner added that residents sharing their artwork created a camaraderie within the facility, which she said was much needed, especially in the past year.

“It’s a very warming and engaging environment, as opposed to going to a big-box store,” Blanter said.

As a co-manager, Neel said she has seen major growth in the gallery in terms of both the items being sold and the business itself.

“Growth? Absolutely. As far as people visiting and coming shopping, taking classes. It was actually here when I moved here 17 years ago, but it was a tiny little shop. We then moved into the building we’re in now, and we’re going on 14 years in this building,” Neel said.

During the summer, the gallery is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon.

The Expressions Gallery and Gift Shop can be found at 16280 Clubhouse Drive. The building is located on the Tuscany Falls side of PebbleCreek, near the model home park.

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packets, and I ended up joining the Peace Corps.”

In 1990, Wheeler left her home in Illinois to go live and teach in the Toledo District for two years.

“At 22, the Peace Corps deemed me qualified to move to a different country and teach,” she said.

Living in the Toledo District was very different from U.S. life.

“They live pretty much the way they’ve lived for hundreds of years.

Subsistence farming is still the way they make their money. Belize is an English-speaking country, but they

speak their Mayan languages as well.

“Originally there were 50 volunteers set out for Belize. It isn’t a very large country, but it’s a very diverse country. They have tons of ecotourism with fishing, snorkeling and scuba diving.

There were six teachers working in the Toledo district, but we all lived in our own Mayan village.

“We lived alone in a hut with no electricity or running water. Water was a constant issue because we had to make sure it was clean. I was surrounded by a creek, so I would bring it back and boil it.”

This two-year experience changed Wheeler’s life.

“There are three goals for the Peace Corps. One is to go and teach your basic knowledge to the community.

The second is to learn as much as you can from the community — not just how to build a fire or smooth a mud floor, but how to live in the present.

Third, to continually talk about the Peace Corps when you return. Very few people know about Mayan people and how they live now,” said Wheeler.

When she moved back to the United States, her experiences in the Toledo District influenced the focus of her career in government.

“I became an elected officer for the county and then the state of Illinois.

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One thing that was always very important to me was preserving water and understanding the importance of our natural resources. The Peace Corps taught me how to respect not only our families and communities but our natural resources.”

Wheeler said some of her stories may not show the Peace Corps in the best light due to some unsafe practices.

“The policies within the Peace Corps were a bit flawed, but things have changed since then., she said.

“I’ve hopefully motivated people to join the Peace Corps to think outside their own situation and to give back to humanity.”

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Email Christina Fuoco-Karasinski at christina@westvalleyview.com. number of area students were student working toward a Master of Scihonored on the dean’s academic ence in finance, was named to the list for honor list at Baylor University the College of Business. in Waco, Texas. Of Buckeye are Baylee Marie Dougherty, College of Arts & Scott Kellenberger, a criminal justice Sciences, Tatum Hardin, College of major from Litchfield Park, has been Arts & Sciences and Kathlyn Oliv- named to the spring dean’s list for Upper ia Pittman, Louise Herrington School Iowa University in Fayette, Iowa. of Nursing; of Goodyear are Matthew Ryan McCaskill, School of Engineer- Kayla Laguerre-Lewis and Omar ing & Computer Science and Dylan D. Laguerre-Lewis of Litchfield Park have Murphey, School of Engineering & been named to the University of Rhode IsComputer Science; and Litchfield Park land spring 2021 dean’s list. To be includresidents are Kaylena Grace Berles, ed on the dean’s list, full-time students College of Arts & Sciences and Nathan must have completed 12 or more credits Robert Padley, College of Arts & Sci- for letter grades, which are GPA applicable during a semester and achieved at ences. least a 3.30 quality point average.

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Edgewood College in Madison, WisconMiguel Valdovinos of Avondale was sin. Full-time undergraduate and post-bacnamed to the dean’s list at Quincy Uni- calaureate students who earn a cumulative versity in Quincy, Illinois. Honorees GPA of 3.75 or higher are eligible for the must earn a semester grade-point average of at least 3.5 (on a 4.0 scale) to be included in the biannual dean’s list.

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Ryan Brown of Goodyear was named to the spring dean’s list at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Brown, a graduate

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Alexia Flores and Alexandra Mesquita of Goodyear, and Marissa Baldonado of Litchfield Park, were named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at St. Mary’s College in Notre Dame, Indiana. To earn this academic honor at St. Mary’s, a student must achieve a grade-point average of at least 3.6 on a 4.0 scale and have a minimum of 12 graded credit hours, no incompletes, and no grades lower than a C. School of Education student Eva Klein of Buckeye was named to the dean’s list at the University of Wisconsin-Madison for the spring semester. Students who achieve at a high level academically are recognized by the dean at the close of each semester.

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Samantha Elizabeth Wilson, a fourthyear veterinary medicine student from Goodyear, was named to the spring dean’s list at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. Students named to the dean’s list must have earned a gradepoint average of at least 3.5 on a 4.0 scale while carrying a minimum of 12 credit hours of graded coursework.

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Elle Freitas of Buckeye was named to the Southeast Missouri State University’s dean’s list for academic achievement during the spring 2021 semester. The school is located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Students named to the list earned at least a 3.75 grade-point average on a 4.0 scale; completed at least 12 hours of standard graded credit; achieved no grade below a B; and received no failing grades in enrolled, credit/ no-credit or pass/fail courses.

Christina Renteria, an exercise science student from Tonopah, was named to the spring dean’s list at Missouri Valley College in Marshall, Missouri. The requirements for the dean’s list are a 3.3 or higher grade-point average; at least 12 graded hours for the semester; and no D, F or “incomplete” grades for the semester.

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WEST VALLEY VIEW NEWS | JULY 21, 2021

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