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Vol. 77 No. 30
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Vining hired as Raymond S. Kellis principal BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI Glendale Star Executive Editor
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Tony Vining has returned to the Peoria Unified School District as the Raymond S. Kellis High School principal. He replaced longtime principal Jeff Wooten, who retired June 30. “It’s a nice homecoming,” he said. “I realized how much of a special place Raymond S. Kellis is. When the opportunity opened up, I couldn’t pass that up.” Vining rejoined Peoria Unified from his current appointment where he serves as principal at Cactus Shadows High School in the Cave Creek Unified School District.
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“It’s nice coming back to a school that I know a lot about,” he said. “I think the culture there is amazing and I want to build on that. I want to rebuild the relationships and diagnose where they are economically.” Vining, who earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at NAU, was previously assistant principal at Raymond S. Kellis and Cactus high schools and served in additional roles including teacher and athletSEE PRINCIPAL PAGE 4
Tony Vining is the new principal of Raymond S. Kellis High School. (Photo courtesy of Peoria Unified School District)
Housing programs accepting preapplications BY MADELINE LEWIS Glendale Star Staff Writer
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July 22, 2021
The city of Glendale is making improvements to two long-term public housing programs. Preapplications are available and are due by Monday, Aug. 2. “Glendale has 155 public housing units that we own and operate and we have a little over 1,000 vouchers,” said Jean Moreno, community services director of Glendale. The public housing program is conventional public housing contained within three Glendale communities. The Housing Choice voucher program was formerly known as Section 8 housing. Participants can choose where to live and will receive a voucher to pay for rent. The preapplication is available to everyone in the community.
“The preapplication is for people who think they are eligible and need a resource,” said Moreno. “Anyone who is currently experiencing homelessness or housing instability should apply. They are eligible if they make less than 30% of the median income.” Each household may submit one application. Visit glendaleaz.com/housing to fill out the online application, or visit the Glendale Community Housing Office to receive a paper version. After the deadline on Aug. 2, applicants will be entered into a randomized lottery. Three hundred and fifty people will be chosen and placed on the waitlist for each program. “The purpose of the waitlist is two things. One, that anybody who needs housing support, typically low-income
families, has an opportunity to apply for the program. And, the waiting list helps us to immediately help people when vacancies become available,” said Moreno. The city of Glendale has limited housing resources but is making changes to their programs to help people as soon as possible, hence the waitlist format. “We have people cycling through the waitlist throughout the year when they need the resource,” said Moreno. “This was a strategic choice for the team,” said Donald Paredez, Glendale’s housing administrator. “We want to reach anyone in the community who needs a housing resource,” said Moreno. However, “there is no guarantee they will be matched with a resource.” After those who win the lottery are SEE HOUSING PAGE 3
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