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Goodyear unveils Civic Square, newly relocated library BY SUMMER AGUIRRE

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he new Georgia T. Lord Library was unveiled at Goodyear Civic Square on Aug. 1, bringing the city’s vision to create the heart of the community to life. City officials, developers and residents were in attendance for the opening of Goodyear Civic Square at GSQ, a project that has been in the works since 1984. The rehoming of the community’s library was a part of that project, not only to better serve residents but to help build a gathering place — the core of the city. “This has been a project long envisioned by our community. I think that it might be a blessing in disguise,” Goodyear City Manager Julie Karins said. “It took so long to get here, because now we were able to create something I think that’s truly unique and special. It was the right partners, the right project, at the right time, and I’m just so proud of the team and everyone who came together to make this happen.”

Celebrations for the opening of the Goodyear Civic square at GSQ started in the morning with music, food trucks and a yoga class at the park, followed by the ribbon-cutting ceremony and closed with a balloon drop and confetti cannons. (City of Goodyear/Submitted)

Celebrations began at 7 a.m. with music, food trucks and a yoga class at the park, followed by the ribbon-cutting ceremony and topped with a closing balloon drop and confetti cannons. After the festivities,

guests toured Civic Square’s facilities, which include the library, city hall, upscale office space and 2-acre park for communi-

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Sequoia Pathfinder Academy celebrates new Buckeye campus BY SCIANNA GARCIA

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equoia Pathfinder Academy at Verrado Way and I-10 in Buckeye celebrated its new secondary school building with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Aug. 4, joined by staff and families who will soon be using the new facility. The new building, located at 20570 W.

Roosevelt Street across from Sequoia Pathfinder Elementary School, will enroll students in seventh through 12th grades. With the opening of this new facility, students and faculty will no longer need to utilize the Summit Community Church for class space, though a close partnership with the church will remain. The secondary school will feature smaller

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class sizes; performing arts; a new synthetic turf field for football, soccer and lacrosse; a new hardwood gym floor; schoolwide college and career readiness developed on an AVID foundation; a cybersecurity and computer fabrication elective; and a new high school curriculum, along with the integra-

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