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Vol. 40, No. 24
Ahwatukee Foothills News
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 2016
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same. “We always have had the philosophy of learn, believe, dream and dare,” Shaheen said. “The things that were founded on haven’t changed. But we’ve had to innovate with time, the changes of technology, all of those keep us right on our toes. We always want to be cutting edge.” On April 8, the school celebrated its 20th birthday with a pair of assemblies for students that not only paid homage to the schools
Every year, there are over 450,000 babies born prematurely. This number can’t be changed, but the babies who survive can with the right health care and resources. National nonprofit organization Newborns in Need, works with medical hospitals and centers to provide baby items for families in need. The Newborns in Need Chapter in Ahwatukee will be hosting its Eighth Annual Baby Shower on Saturday, April 16 in Ahwatukee. “We are there to step up and help the babies that don’t have the resources that we would like them to have,” said Doris Dorwart, coordinator of the Ahwatukee chapter. “We have been told by some nurses that some babies go home wearing the diaper they are wearing and that’s it. “So for those people we give the hospitals a newborn kit, which includes something to wear, a blanket, a few diapers, a bar of soap and a washcloth, there’s a bib or burp cloth, there’s usually a toy,” Dorwart said. “We just do this knowing someone is going to need it and many of our members have been in a situation where their babies have been premature…those babies you
>> See Horizon on page 30
>> See Newborn on page 30
SRP and Kyrene team up to conserve energy; p6
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Students during the Horizon Community Learning Center’s 20th anniversary assembly on April 8. [David Jolkovski/AFN]
Band brings sound , work ethic to Tempe; p32
Horizon Community Learning Center celebrates 20 years, past and future By Eric Smith AHWATUKEE FOOTHILLS NEWS
SPORTS:
Remarkable transformation
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Two decades is a long time. A lot can happen and change in 20 years and Horizon Community Learning Center in Ahwatukee has come a long way, as faculty members take a look back. Cynthia Shaheen, principal of the secondary school section of Horizon Honors (seventh through 12th grades) started on the school’s very first day as an administrator and has ascended to principal, remembers when there were no
buildings dedicated to the school. “In the early days we didn’t have our own buildings,” she said. “We were in two separate campuses. Gosh, at the one site we used to have to pack everything up on Fridays so they could hold church (on the weekend). It was very, very different back then.” The school opened in 1996 in Chandler, but has been at its Ahwatukee location since 1999. Although the location of the school may have changed, its guiding principals have remained the
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