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Spotlight on Día de los Muertos News Highlights page 5

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Can Device Help Clean Oceans?

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A sea turtle struggle s through ghost ne ts

I a laud the efforts to re o e lasti s learly any ie e of de ris re o ed fro the o ean is hel ful olf alden told USA Today. alden is a rofes sor of en iron ental health engineering at ASU. But Halden and others expressed doubts about the ulti ate su ess of the ean Cleanu ro e t.

They say the focus needs to be on keeping garbage out of the o eans in the rst la e.

Asteroids Provide Fun and Suspense Can you imagine what the surface of an asteroid located 2 billion miles away looks like? ith a a anese s a e ro e’s hel you no longer ha e to i agine ast onth after a three and a half year journey that took the probe 2 billion miles, a a anese s a e ro e dro ed a air of ro ers on an asteroid no n as yugu.

The ro ers are a out the size of grapefruits and are hopping around the surface sending back images from the asteroid. yugu isn’t the only asteroid to be making news lately either. An asteroid that re iously i ed y Earth on Halloween three years ago is headed our way again The asteroid as sha ed li e a s ull and a e ithin 3 iles of arth hen it isited us last ti e. n o . it ill e hi ing y again ut ill e illion iles a ay this ti e. It’ll e too far a ay to tell if it still loo s li e a s ull. lus the asteroid’s sha e ay ell ha e hanged in the last three years. hile it as re iously esti ated to e feet in dia eter

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El Día de los Muertos Music and wonderful smells fill the air, and s ulls and s eletons are e ery here some made of sugar, others made of a er a he. And for so e reason the cemetery is aglow with families decorating with bright orange flowers and cleaning the gra esites of lo ed ones. el o e to l a de los Muertos hi h eans ay of the ead. l a de los Muertos is a holy day ith some of its traditions going back more than years This s e ial ti e oin ides ith All Saints’ ay o . and All Souls’ ay o . and is a ti e to re e er and honor fa ily e ers ho ha e died.

It’s a o ination of S anish and

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A strange looking CONTRAPTION was hauled out to sea last month, and its creators hope that it will help reduce the amount of plastics and other garage oating in the o ean.

The Ocean Cleanup Project is a 2,000-foot long series of pipes that suspend garbage-collecting netting in the ater. It left San Fran is o on Se t. headed for the reat a i ar age at h a giant growing glut of trash between California and a aii the largest of e o ean gar age at hes.

The project was thought up by 24-year-old oyan Slat. The ut h an as ins ired y the lasti he sa in ree aters here he ent di ing as a teenager. Slat reated the non ro t ean Cleanu hen he as . The ro e t re ei ed il lions in donations to e o e a reality. The ro e t team is based in the Netherlands, but the prototype as ade in San Fran is o.

The connected pipes are not motorized, but once de loyed ill oat in a u sha e that is slo ly ushed y ind and urrents. The ho e is that the netting that hangs a out feet elo the i es ill snag the oat ing gar age ut allo sh and other arine ani als to s i elo . A gar age shi ill then olle t the lasti s for re y ling.

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asteroids hange sha e o er ti e e ause they s ash into other o e ts in s a e rea ing a art and hang ing sha e as they do.

So hat e a tly is an asteroid A ording to ASA asteroids are ro y airless orlds that or it our Sun. They are too s all to e lanets. ASA says the ur rent known asteroid count is Our home state has a connection to one of those distant orlds as ell. ast onth the s a e raft no n as SI IS started its rst s ienti o ser ations y sear hing for dust plumes around the near arth asteroid ennu.

The s a e raft hi h stands for rigins S e tral Inter retation esour e Identi ation Se urity ego lith lorer laun hed in . SI IS ill study ennu for a hile fro or it tra el to the asteroid’s surface to collect a sample in 2020, and then return to arth in 3. ante auretta a rofessor of lanetary s ien e and os o he istry at the Uni ersity of Ari o na s unar and lanetary a oratory is the ission’s rin i al in estigator.

Día de los Muertos Facts: Translates to ay of the ead In ludes traditions fro more than 5,000 years ago • Celebrated throughout Mexico and in some areas with large Hispanic populations

re is ani ultures li e that of the A te s. ut the ele rations ha e e ol ed there isn’t one right ay. In so e la es it lasts a day in other la es it’s a t o day ele ration and so e Me i an illages a e it a onth long ele ration.

The cemetery celebrations can be s e ta ular. range arigolds alled “CEMPAZUCHITLES” seem to be e ery here andles and in ense urn usi ians lay the deads’ fa orite songs and a priest may walk the cemetery saying rayers for the de arted. Fa ily e ers ring the fa orite food of their de arted lo ed ones and ay e en stay the night Fa ilies also ay ela orately de orate their ho es. The arigolds are o en into beautiful arches for the altar, where candles are lit to hel guide the s irits a ho e.

S ells also hel guide the s irits so the de arted’s fa orite foods are la ed on the altar along ith lit in ense. Intri ately ut olorful a er alled a el i ado is hung.

Cartoon-like skulls and skeletons are eant to e fun not s ary an de muertos” or “bread of the dead” are small loa es de orated ith sugar and i ing. l a de los Muertos is a ti e to sho de arted fa ily e ers res e t lo e and oy.

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News Stories Written by Kids— for Kids

Books Tackle Environmental Issues

Adviser: Karen Golden

Journey to California Is a Fun Family Trip

by Reporter Carter Tewalt, Apache Elementary Over the weekend, my family and I went to California to race BMX. At the races my brother Landon got fifth, sixth, and he got Gold Cup 3— which means that he got third in the region. We had an awesome time.

After the races we went to Imperial Beach near San Diego. It was an amazing view! We searched for

sand crabs, built sandcastles, and we went boogie boarding in the waves. After a long day at the beach we went back to the hotel to get a good rest. In the morning we headed back home to Arizona. The drive took six hours, but when we finally made it home it was all worth it after all.

Adviser: Tara Woodward

Stay Safe this Halloween!

by Reporters Julian Serrano & Miliana Valenzuela Arizona Desert Elementary It’s o ing host and go lins rin es and rincesses. What will you be wearing this Halloween?

Officer Chris Medaglia, of the Tolleson City Police Department, does resources at Arizona Desert Elementary and does regular patrol after school.

Halloween safety is a concern but according to Medaglia, other concerns that night are people not looking both ways before crossing the street and going with a parent or group when going out of their neighborhood.

Medaglia says a safe way to travel on Halloween night is to go with a group and be with an adult. “Take a cell phone in case you are uncomfortable or in an emergency. Stay away from stray animals. Do not go to houses that have lights off. It is also important

to have your candy bag checked because there should be no loose candy, no fresh fruit, and nothing that hasn’t een ra ed for your safety.” ther safety ti s in lude • Bring a flashlight • Wear something bright on your costume You may also want to go to your local fire station, restaurants, or local business to get those sweet treats.

Adviser: Karen Golden

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illustrated by student artists from Tucson.

The Glassmans choose to write all of their books in English and Spanish so that all people can read them.

Their latest book, “Jeremy Jackrabbit Hops On Board,” is about transportation on the Valley Metro, light rail and a i y le. All of the lass ans’ oo s are environmental stories.

Student artists of Arizona create all illustrations in the books. The Glassmans say, “It makes the book more interesting and it is community work.”

You can see and read all of the Jeremy Jackrabbit books online at www.jeremyjackrabbit.com and learn more about Jeremy and the Glassmans.

The lass ans’ ad i e If you ant to become something, go after your dreams.”

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Imagine being the star of your own book! Imagine being a jackrabbit and starring in books! Jeremy Jackrabbit has starred in six books.

Authors Sasha and Rodney Glassman have written a series of books about Jeremy Jackrabbit and his adventures.

When the Glassmans went to the Tucson Festival of Books, they et a hildren’s oo author and that made them want to become authors. Rodney lass an’s little rother ere y had a poster in his room with a jackrabbit on it so the Glassmans chose to use a jackrabbit in their books.

The Glassmans wrote their first Jeremy Jackrabbit book in 2010. The title was, “Jeremy Jackrabbit Harvests the Rain.” The book was

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by Reporter Natalia Garcia Servin, Arizona Desert Elementary

Monarchs Come to Desert Botanical

by Reporter Jessica Rodriguez Arizona Desert Elementary The Desert Botanical Garden has a lot to see and do. There are five trails, all with different themes. You will see thousands of different plants, lot of wildlife, beautiful landscape and of course, butterflies.

Dr. Kim Pegram, Insect Ecologist and Exhibit Specialist, is an entomologist. Pegram studies insects. Her specialty is butterflies.

Pegram came to the Garden to support the butterfly exhibit and to do research on the butterflies that live in the Garden. She is also a part of the Monarch butterfly conservation initiative, Great Milkweed Grow Out. The Desert Botanical Garden was founded in 1939. The Garden was started by Gustaf Starck and Gertrude Divine Webster because they saw the need to conserve the desert in the growing Phoenix area.

Pegram says, “Mighty Monarchs and Plant Protectors opened Sept. 29 and will continue through Nov. 18. We will have many different species of butterflies in the exhibit.”

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More Monarchs Continued from page 7 “Monarch butterflies are special to many, but they also have an important story,” she says. Pegram says they undergo a magnificent migration.

Monarchs are in decline and Pegram says they will share with visitors how they can help monarchs.

There will be at least 300 monarchs in the exhibit and 1,000 butterflies total.

Adviser: Karen Golden

Photo credit: Desert Botanical Garden

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Royal Wedding Makes History

by Reporter Evalyn Satalino, Logos Christian Academy rin e arry and Meghan Mar le ere arried on May at St. eorge’s Chapel at Windsor Castle in the United Kingdom. The bride wore a simple white dress with a sparkly tiara and a long white veil. Prince Harry wore his military uniform. The royal family paid for the 600-guest event.

In 2011, Prince Harry trained in Arizona for 12 weeks to be an Apache helicopter pilot.

Markle is an American actress. They met on a blind date in 2016. Markle is the first American to marry into the royal family. She is also biracial. The couple lives at Nottingham Cottage. They are now known as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

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The Thin Mint S rint Sa oa Stroll ha ens e . fro a. . to noon at ASU est as Casas a n . Thunder ird d. in lendale. The ost is for registered irl S out e ers 3 for non registered irl S out e ers. ust off those running or al ing shoes and oin in the Thin Mint S rint For girls ho refer to al or those too young to s rint there’s the M Sa oa Stroll.

And this year there’s a third o tion added into the i the .I. . . Fun un arti i ants an sto at four stations throughout the ourse to ut their o getter Inno ator is ta er and eader s ills into a tion.

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Getting Serious About Bullying Because Bullying Is a Big Deal…

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e all no so eone ho has suffered ullying or ho’s urrently eing ullied. ith a out one out of e ery four students in the United States saying that they’ e een ullied the ro le isn’t going a ay. ut the osts are high e otionally edu ationally and e en onetarily.

These are so e of the reasons hy o unity leaders in luding the Mari o a County Attorney are ste ing u to ullying as should all of us

Saddening Numbers hy e are hy the Mari o a County Attorney’s f e is in ol ed ith ullying is e ause statisti s sho us that 3 illion young eo le are eing ullied ea h year nationally. ne in e ery four ids e erien es ullying. ery inutes a hild is ullied e lains Martin o a o s i o unity affairs oordinator for the Mari o a County Attorney ill Mont gomery

Identifying Bullying hile any of us ha e itnessed ullying or e erien ed it any don’t no e a tly hat it is. In fa t not all eo le eing ean or lashing out at so eone are ullying. o a o s i des ri es hat ullying is and hy it an e so hard to ta e. There’s rudeness. eing ean hen so eone is intentionally hurtful. ullying is hen so eone is eing hurtful o er ti e he says. It’s one of the hardest things for a student to ENDURE e ause it’s re eated

eanness. And it’s o urring fro other ids and the erson eing targeted feels o erless to sto it e oints out that there are three ey ele ents in ol ed ne un anted and aggressi e eha ior. T o it’s re eated. Three there’s an i alan e of o er.

Kinds of Bullying Unfortunately ullying has PERSISTED o er generations ut those try ing to re ent it in ore re ent ti es ho e the nu ers ontinue to dro .

Most ullying still ha ens at s hool or near y. And state la s all for s hools to ha e ullying oli ies and ro edures in la e in luding ee ing re orts of ullying on le. ften s hool ullying ha ens in the hall ay or stair ell in a lassroo the afeteria a athroo or lo er roo or out in the s hoolyard or on the us. ullying often in ol es ut do ns na e alling a ing fun of or insulting a erson or e en s reading ru ors a out the . So eti es the ullying gets hysi al ushing and sho ing tri ing s itting or hitting a erson. ther ti es the ullying is indire t and in ol es e luding so eone fro a ti ities on ur ose li e a ing the eat alone or re enting the fro ha ing fun ith lass ates on the layground.

That ind of ullying ould usually end shortly after s hool lets out. ut there is a less o on ut gro ing eans of ul lying that ne er see s to sto .

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Cyberbullying S art hones ta lets and la to s are eing isused y ullies to hurt threaten or HARASS i ti s. May e it’s on so ial edia through instant essaging e ail or in a hat roo .

In the ast ullying sto ed at s hool hen the last ell rang in the day oints out o a o s i. o a erson an e y the sel es and hen they hear the digital de i e ring they an e ullied hen they’re alone in their edroo . ullying is no he says.

More often than not the erson eing y er ullied doesn’t e en no ho the ully is nline you an e anony ous it ould e that the erson eing ullied during the day an e the y er ully at night. It an e dif ult to tra e the sour e and it the ost an last fore er.

The Cost of Bullying It’s not un o on for so eone eing ullied at s hool to start s i ing lass. o a o s i says that students ea h day in the United States iss s hool due to ullying. And hile it’s a reality he’s oints out that getting a good edu ation needs to o e rst don’t dro out of s hool ullying an hurt your self estee hurt your so ial in uen e he ontinues. It an lead to a erson feeling isolated or re e ted de ressed or an ious. Su h feelings an e en lead to sui idal thoughts.

Costs are high for the ully as ell. oung eo le ho ully tend to get into serious trou le. In fa t ost of the end u eing on i ted of a felony by age 24.

So e ty es of ully ing and y er ullying rosss the line into ri inal a ti ity o a o s i arns. For e a le hitting so eone an e

an assault. If so e ody threatens to hurt you or threatens your life. r if the ully does so ething to hurt you e ause of your ethni ity religious eliefs or se ual orientation that an e a hate ri e o a o s i and his Co unity Affairs tea for the County Attorney ill Montgo ery do a lot of outrea h on safety in luding ullying. The tea offers a ariety of free ro e t Safe ids resentations at s hools and for youth ased organi ations.

It also offers its Stand U to ut o ns bullying awareness resentations for arents in olla o ration ith s hools or other youth organi ations.

“Bullying is a solutely hurtful he says and e ill ne er sto ad o ating to redu e the nu er of young eo le eing hurt fro ullying.

When Bullying Happens…

If you’re eing ullied get a ay fro the ullying situation al a ay. ou an tell the ully to sto . If you see so e ody eing ullied e a friend so they don’t feel alone. And the ost i ortant thing so eone an do for so eone eing ullied is to get hel fro a trusted adult o a o s i says. A ay fro s hool it ould e a arent an older si ling or an un le. ut at s hool it ould e a tea her a s hool ounselor or a oa h. hen you need a s e ial ind of hel your s hool ounselor an e a good hoi e.

More eo le ho see ullying need to a t. ids stand u for the i ti only er ent of the ti e.

Sho ingly that nu er is e en lo er er ent hen arents itness ullying. o a o s i en ourages ystanders an ta e the o er a ay fro the ully. oing nothing e o ers the ully.

The County Attorney re inds students that you an o at ullying y s ea ing u rea hing out to those eing ullied or eing a friend hene er you see ullying ha ening he says.

Some Helpful Links About Bullying

Mari o a County Attorney safeteensaz.org/bullying/ TA arti le ktar.com/story/2068120/its-time-to-stand-up-to-bullying/ US e t. of ealth u an Ser i es www.stopbullying.gov/ AC ullying Statisti s www.pacer.org/bullying/resources/stats.asp

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Phoenix Author & Illustrator Likes to Collaborate

by Reporter Ben Parsons, Homeschool I got to interview Nate Evans, author and illustrator of o er hildren’s oo s at the orld of ords oo Fiesta at the University of Arizona. I asked him about how he became an artist and illustrator and how he does his work.

Evans loved comics and books when he was a kid. He drew with his brother Vince. When they grew up, Vince was an artist for Marvel and Evans drew cards for Hallmark for 10 years.

Then he became an author. Evans quit his job and started writing books. He says, “I was so excited to tell stories. I wanted to tell about action and adventure and tell jokes, and you can do all that in stories!”

His first book was “How to Make your Own Monster,” a sticker book. When he co-authors a book, Evans sits down and brainstorms with a friend. e rote Coo iesaurus e ith A y Fellner o iny. e rote ang oo oar A usy Cre of inosaurs ith Ste hanie yn ro n. e rote “Ponyella” and the Jellybeans books with Laura Numeroff. He created the Humpty u ty r. ard oiled ete ti e series ith his rother.

One of his newest books is a graphic novel, titled “Tyrannosaurus Ralph,” which he also made with Vince. Evans says, “My brother really inspires me. His

artwork is super great.”

Evans lives in Phoenix and teaches art for kindergarten and first grade in the orning. In the afternoon he reates his o n oo s. ans’ latest idea is about Mother Goose as a firefighter.

Evans creates stuff because he wants to. The publisher sometimes likes his story and so eti es he doesn’t. e usually gets one yes for e ery no’s. hen I as ed if he has any other ideas ans said I ha e so many ideas that I do not know which ones to work on first.”

It was fun to interview a famous author. In October and e e er the orld of ords oo Fiesta ill ha e presentations by two other authors.

‘Mother Goose’ Visits Camp

by Reporters Julian Serrano & Jayden Rodriguez Arizona Desert Elementary Storyteller, Mother Goose, delighted kids in preschool and kindergarten with her stories. Mother Goose is an entertainer and author. She has done a lot of acting, commercials, plays, jazz singer and during a play, she was called to be Mother Goose.

“My mother told me stories when I was young,” says Mother Goose. “My inspiration was my mother because she would make good stories, play make-believe and use different voices.” That is where Mother Goose gets her ideas for her stories.

Mother Goose loves to make kids happy. She has been telling stories for 45 years. “I hope to bring joy to kids and make them interested in reading stories. Mother Goose feels it is important for kids to read because, “There is so much to learn in the world.”

Her favorite book is “By the Shores of Silver Lake” by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Mother Goose says, “If you want to be a storyteller, keep writing about your ideas.”

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Kindergarten

COUNTS! They’re cute; they’re energetic; they love playing and interacting with what’s around them. They’re 5 years old and taking their biggest step in life so far—kindergarten!

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tarting elementary school is a big deal. Many of these early childhood learners are almost uncontainably excited while others are more apprehensive. And their parents have some big choices to make and some key questions to ask.

Without a doubt, kindergarten is a challenging grade to teach. The range of abilities and readiness of the incoming students, their social development, their inde enden e it’d e hard to nd a ore di erse un h. For so e ho didn’t attend res hool this is their rst lassroo e erien e and their rst ti e eing a ay fro ho e Yet their kindergarten teacher is tasked with teaching and guiding them academically, socially and physically so by year’s end they are all rst grade ready and ha e a lo e for words and for learning.

Bear’s Outstanding Teachers Share Their Insight Recent Teachers of the Month, kindergarten teacher Bronwyn Larsen and special education teacher Sammy Kunk, shared what makes early education such a challenge and essential ti s arents an use to nd the right indergarten and s hool for your hild. arsen has her aster’s degree in early childhood education with a reading specialist endorsement. She is in her 11th year of teaching. Kunk has been teaching for six years and this is her fourth year teaching her K–2 self-contained cross-categorical class.

While some students enter kindergarten starting to read and with some ath s ills others aren’t uite there yet. e get a lot of ids ho ha e ne er been in preschool, we get kids who come from different backgrounds, maybe arents or all the ti e so they aren’t a le to or ith the on a ade i s at ho e arsen e lains. es e get ids ho o e in ho an already read ut then e also get ids ho o e in ho an’t e en re ogni e their na e or hold a pencil. The span of ranges as far as ability levels go is so large.”

To help get your child ready for a new school, Larsen says parents should tal to ros e ti e indergarten tea hers se eral onths eforehand. A great uestion to as is hat do you ant y hild to no efore they o e into the lassroo ’ asi s li e eing a le to rite their na e rst na e and in all capital letters is OK—and being able to color and to use scissors (which de-

velops their dexterity and muscles in their hands, which is important as they learn to write).

You can start by checking out your neighborhood school and their kindergarten tea hers. And de nitely tal to your neigh ors arsen urges. They an re o mend outstanding teachers, share what they li e and don’t li e a out a s hool and gi e you their overall opinion.

Many fa ilies al to arsen’s s hool hi h starts at 3 a. . So e ids arri e ithout eating rea fast and so eti es there’s not ti e to do the id’s hair, etc. So make sure the location and logistics of getting your kid there works for your family.

First and fore ost hat’s the o unity of a s hool li e ere at Coyote Trail e’re a fa ily arsen oints out.

And when the bell rings, observe how the prospective indergarten tea her is ith the arents. o they gi e you time and welcome you into the classroom or (is their style ore standof sh What students are expected to learn during their year of kindergarten is remarkable. But how your child learns best at this age is important, and some teachers certainly teach differently than others. a e the e lain their hiloso hy hen it o es to edu ation arsen suggests. A ade i s are a ig part of it, but you need a balance between academics and play.” You might even check out their outdoor play space and watch how the students use it. un agrees. Al ays o e and loo at a s hool and eet the tea her s . o do they stru ture the lass room? Is the learning a lot of whole group or in centers?”

And while students are required to have 90 minutes of reading and ath a day ho does the tea her rea it up—is some on the rug and then some at a table?”

The ne t thing as a out their re ard and dis i line. And hat ind of communication do they use with the parents,” Kunk continues. There are apps li e Class o o that allo s tea hers to share re orts ith arents and ro ide u dates on hat’s going on in the lassroo throughout the day in luding photos and vids. y year’s end your indergartner should no the letter na es and sounds at least 100 sight words, count to 100, and be able to add and subtract within 5 and ay e ithin . They’ll e ore oordinated and stronger than hen they started. And they’ll e etter so iali ed. As they head into rst grade arsen says she ants her students to ha e started a lo e of reading and to e ind learners who can work in teams in a respectful manner and are able to work with and understand those with different points of view.” n e they lea e y roo they ne er lea e y heart arsen tells arents.

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Zoo Bench Has Valley Nostalgia

by Reporter Natalia Garcia Servin Arizona Desert Elementary Your parents or grandparents may remember Ladmo bags, Call a Kid, Pet Adoptions, kids in the audience and Wallace, Ladmo and Gerald on stage.

“The Wallace and Ladmo Show” was the longest running kids show in the Valley, delighting audiences for 36 years with their sketch comedy.

The Wallace and Ladmo Foundation seeks to preserve, nurture and continue the Wallace and Ladmo legacy, encouraging creativeness and a araderie in Ari ona’s hildren. hat etter la e to do that than at the world class Phoenix Zoo which is dedicated to inspiring and motivating people to care about nature and animals,” according to the foundation.

Linda Hardwick, Director of Communications for the Phoenix Zoo, says the bench will serve as a multi-generational gathering place for guests of the Zoo and fans of the show to reminisce about the iconic characters in a beautiful and uni ue setting. The en h ill e ust off the Afri a trail near the oo’s main lake. The area is known as Podd Ramada. Hardwick says, “It is a serene, beautifully lush area with greater flamingos on one side and the Red Ruffed Lemurs on the other.”

Jacque Duhame, from the Wallace and Ladmo Foundation, watched the show religiously as a kid because it was funny and had cartoons.

“We looked to see if our friends were in the audience. My sister and I and the neighborhood kids that would come over to watch the show together, would argue over who is our favorite character, which changed every day. Of course we all agreed we did not like Gerald,” says Duhame.

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Scholastic Book Fair Is Coming!

by Reporter Arabella Baca, Apache Elementary Do you love reading? Do you get excited when new books come out? If you are a book lover, then you will be happy to know that the Scholastic Book Fair begins on Oct. 10 in the library at Apache Elementary.

Come down to the book fair and buy a book! If you love to read, the book fair is a great place for you to get a book. Sure, you can borrow a book from the li rary ut ha en’t you e er seen a oo in the li rary and ished you ould take it home and keep it so you could read it over and over? You can make that ha en at the oo fair ust get in line to uy your oo and you’re all set.

There will be many selections to choose from and books at all reading levels. id you no that reading ene ts your edu ation Try to get a oo that is your le el not higher or lo er ut ust right for you If you don’t no your reading level, ask a librarian, and they will help you!

You can always go online to order books at scholastic.com.

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Neil Logan was the sculptor. Logan says, “Just like many others in Arizona, I grew up watching these great and funny guys on a daily cartoon show that lasted for 36 years. They are a part of our lives that we will always remember and will always love to share with others. This is a statue to pay tribute to three of my favorite people, Wallace, Ladmo and Gerald.”

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