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July 7, 2021
The Voice of the West Valley for 36 years
Goodyear names Teachers Rock award recipients BY LAUREN SERRATO
West Valley View Staff Writer
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he past year has arguably been one of the most unprecedented for teachers across the country, as they had to transition to virtual learning and find creative ways to keep kids engaged. The city of Goodyear wanted to acknowledge some of the teachers who went above and beyond in their classrooms during the pandemic. Four teachers were presented with Goodyear’s Kids’ Choice – Teachers Rock awards at the city council meeting on June 21. Chandra Armstrong and David Matsuura tied for the public school category, Ramon Carranza won the private school category, and Rebekah Shoup for charter school. Armstrong, a third grade teacher at Palm Valley Elementary, said her favorite part of being a teacher is building a classroom community and relationships with her students and their families.
Rebekah Shoup, David Matsuura, Ramon Carranza and Chandra Armstrong received the 2021 Goodyear’s Kids’ Choice – Teachers Rock awards at the city council meeting on June 21. (Photo courtesy of the city of Goodyear)
During the pandemic, Armstrong admitted she had to take a whole new approach to create that connection. “I actually got to learn about them even
more because I knew all their pets and what their bedrooms look like,” Armstrong
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Proposed State Route 30 freeway in planning stages BY TYLER WEGLEITNER West Valley View Staff Writer
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lans for the proposed State Route 30 freeway in the West Valley may take hold in the future, following a recent regional council meeting by the Maricopa Association of Governments, or MAG. During the meeting, members of the MAG Regional Council supported a plan
that includes the extension of a tax aimed at funding transportation projects in the Valley. The MAG Regional Council consists mainly of mayors, leaders and presidents from surrounding towns, cities and Native American Nations in Maricopa County and northern Pinal County. Audra Koester Thomas, transportation planning program manager for MAG, said
the tax plan was originally passed by voters in 1985 and was called Proposition 300. It’s extension, Proposition 400, was passed in 2004 and will expire in 2025. The Maricopa Association of Governments has been working on extending this tax plan, and it would be in effect for 25
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