Copper Basin News Celebrating More Than 50 Years of News Coverage in the Copper Basin
Vol. 53 No. 16
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Periodicals Postage Paid at Hayden, Arizona 85235
Mammoth, Hayden student at CAC Aravaipa among six to claim All-Arizona Academic honors; AJ student named Gold Scholar
PINAL COUNTY, Ariz. – When USA Today hit the streets on Monday, April 11, Central
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Arizona College’s Michelle Johnson found her name inside the pages under the heading Coca-Cola Community College Academic Team Gold Scholar. The Apache Junction resident who attends the Superstition Mountain Campus will receive a $1,500 stipend and a special medallion for claiming her national honor. The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation sponsors the CocaCola Community College Academic Team program by recognizing 50 Gold, 50 Silver and 50 Bronze scholars, and providing nearly $187,500 in stipends annually. Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society administers the Coca-Cola
Community College Academic Team Program and recognizes Coca-Cola Community College scholars during All-State Community College Academic Team Recognition ceremonies held in 37 states. Student scholars also receive local recognition during ceremonies held on campus. Community college presidents or their designated nominators may submit no more than two nominations per campus for this award. An independent panel of judges considers outstanding academic rigor, grade point average, academic and leadership awards, and engagement in college and community service in the selection process.
“We thank the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation for their See Academic, Page 6
Aracelli Castaneda
‘Change is hard’ but H-W schools consider shift to shorter school week ByC indy Tracy A proposal for the Hayden-Winkelman Unified School District to move to a fourday school week in the next school year got an in-depth airing last week in one of two required public hearings. The hearing took place just before the H-W school board meeting on April 13. Members of the board, school administration and public joined in the discussion. Hayden-Winkelman School Superintendent Jeff Gregorich outlined the issues using an overhead projector. He cited primarily budgetary concerns but also other district needs for the possible change. “There are not a lot of options out there but to cut some things out of our budget,” he said. “That we don’t want to do.” He said that by dint of lengthening the school day, the district could still fit in the required instructional minutes.
A list of reasons for possible change included the need to save money and teachers, decrease student and teacher absences, gain more time for project based learning and teacher collaboration and eliminate half days of school. The list had a question mark on whether the new plan would increase enrollment. A number of districts have gone to fourday school weeks. Gregorich said that it has been found that the four-day week decreases student absences. This has an impact on the budget, because, he said, “We do get paid for students in school. When they’re sick it really does impact the money we get from the state.” There is the hope that parents can help reduce these absences by taking their children to medical and other appointments on Fridays instead of during the Monday through Thursday school week. Teacher absences can likewise be
reduced because staff can make their own needed appointments on Fridays. He said the new schedule would allow more time for project based learning during the day. “Sometimes the class periods are so short,” he said. The students get into the class and by the time the teacher takes attendance there is not as much time to get into project based learning activities that in the middle and high schools incorporate higher level thinking skills. “If we did go to a four day week there would be no more half days, which are really a disruption for the learning for everybody,” he said. “But there’d be more time for our teachers to collaborate and work on some of the exciting things that we have planned next year when we move towards a science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) model of instruction for K-12.” See Hearing, Page 4
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Easter services listed for area churches “Why do you seek the living among the dead. He is not here, but has risen.” Luke 24:5 Non-denomination Easter Sunrise Services beginning at 6 a.m. at Kearny Town Lake will highlight the celebration of the Resurrection of our Lord this Sunday. Holy Week Services in Kearny also include the following: Church of the Good Shepherd, Senator Chastain St, Kearny: Maundy Thursday, the observance of Jesus’ last supper with his disciples, 6:30 p.m. On Good Friday, Good Shepherd Church will host “A Desert Walk” on the hill above the church building from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. -- a time for meditation on the death of Jesus. The public is invited to come at any time between those hours. Participants will be given a devotional book about Jesus’ last words on the cross, and then invited to walk the paths of the Desert Garden, pausing at specified locations for reading and solitary meditation. Good Shepherd Church will also host an Easter Sunrise Service on the Village Patio in front of the fellowship hall at 5:30 a.m. The public is invited. A breakfast will follow. The main celebration of Easter will be held at 9:00 a.m. Infant Jesus of Prague Catholic Church, 501 Victoria Circle, Kearny: Holy Thursday, Mass of the Lord’s Supper, 7 p.m. Good Friday, Stations of the Cross will be held outdoors starting at 10 a.m., participants will walk from Station to Station situated around the Parish compound. That evening Celebration of the Lord’s Passion and Veneration of
the Cross will be at 7 p.m. Holy Saturday, Confession 9 to 11 a.m. The Easter Vigil, 6 p.m. Easter Sunday, The Resurrection of the Lord, masses at 7:30 a.m. and 10 a.m. St. Joseph Catholic Church, 300 Mountain View Rd., Hayden. Holy Thursday, Mass of the Lord’s Supper, 7 p.m. Good Friday, Stations of the Cross, 3 p.m. Veneration of the Cross, 7 p.m. Holy Saturday, The Easter Vigil, 7 p.m. Easter Sunday, the Resurrection of the Lord, masses at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. Fellowship Baptist Church, Tilbury and Danbury, Kearny. Good Friday service, 6 p.m. Easter Sunday, Sunrise Service, Kearny Lake; Sunday School, 9:30, Easter service, 10:45 a.m. Kearny Southern Baptist Church, 302 Danbury. Easter Sunday, the church is joining the sunrise services at the Kearny Lake, at 6:00 am and will have coffee and donuts afterwards. Sunday School at 9:45, Easter Services, 11;00 a.m. Other Churches in the Copper Basin area include: San Pedro Valley Baptist Church, Dudleyville Road, Dudleyville. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 200 Hammond Road, Kearny. Kearny Church of Christ, 103 Hammond Drive, Kearny. Iglesia Pentecostal De Dios De La Montaña, 688 Hayden Ave., Hayden. Lighthouse Assembly of God, Hwy 77, MP 134, ½ mile south of Winkelman. Copper Valley Christian Center, Corner of Upton and Croydon, Kearny. “He is risen, Alleluia!”
Asarco donates to Foundation for Blind Children By William Loehr Asarco has partnered with the Foundation for Blind Children’s (FBC) to underwrite five legs of Mike Armstrong’s historic trek across Arizona. Mike Armstrong is attempting to be the first blind person to hike the Arizona Trail, which stretches from Mexico to Utah, approximately 800 miles. This route will take him through the nearby towns of Oracle, Kearny, and Superior and also by the Ray Mine. There are 43 Passages on the Arizona Trail and FBC is attempting to raise $1,000 for each passage. Asarco is a Regional Sponsor and as such, Asarco will be listed next to the five passages it is sponsoring. This donation will allow five blind students a chance to attend the FBC’s summer camp program. The
Summer Camp is a unique camp for blind students and is often the only camp they will attend. The four, weeklong camps are designed for complete immersion into four areas of development to produce independent young adults and raise their quality of life with a focus on Literacy with Assistive Technology, Wilderness, Sports and Life Skills. Having lost sight 14 years ago due to non-diabetic retinopathy, Armstrong has hiked the Grand Canyon rim-to-rim and set a world record by reaching the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro with seven other blind hikers. Asarco’s Bill Loehr hiked in a mile to meet up with Mike and his two guides (Ben Cane and Yancey Herriage) and their support vehicle person (Anthony
The Easter Egg-spress will make annual stops in Kearny, Hayden
The Town of Kearny is hosting its annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 23, at Hubbard Park, starting promptly at 9 a.m. The Town of Hayden’s Easter Egg hunt will also be held April 23 at 10 a.m. at Hastings Park (golf course). There will be free hot dogs and drinks and a possible visit from EB himself! There will be games and crafts, face painting, kids’ dance & music.
Herriage) just before reaching their 200 mile marker accomplishment. The pictures in the attachments are at the end of Passage #12 that started on Mt. Lemmon and finished at American Flag Trailhead - FR 38 near the town of Oracle. FBC is an Arizona-based non-profit organization that creates opportunities for visually impaired individuals. The Arizona Trail is an 800+ mile National Scenic Trail from Mexico to Utah that traverses the whole northsouth length of Arizona. The trail begins at the Coronado National Memorial near the U.S.-Mexico border and terminates near the ArizonaUtah border north of Jacob Lake. The Arizona Trail is a primitive trail for hiking, equestrians, mountain biking, and even cross country skiing, showcasing the wide variety of mountain ranges and ecosystems of Arizona including areas that are unchanged from when Arizona became a territory in 1863. Asarco belongs to the Arizona Trail Association’s Premier Legacy Partner Program which includes corporate, non-profit and government agencies that contribute from $2,000 to $20,000 annually to the Arizona Trail Association. These contributions support the completion and preservation of the Arizona Trail and will leave a legacy for future generations to enjoy.
Yancey Herriage, front left, Mike Armstrong, Ben Cane and Anthony Herriage, back, are ready to set out on the Arizona Trail again after a brief respite in Oracle. (Submitted photo)
Yancey Herriage, Mike Armstrong and Ben Cane show off their nifty new T-shirts from Asarco while Bill Loehr looks on. (Submitted photo)