Feb. 16 – March 1, 2013
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Police, schools, community partner for safety by Selena Larson
School safety is not singularly a Chandler Police Department issue, nor solely a Chandler Unified School District concern, say representatives from both. That’s the main takeaway from a series of meetings held between the two in the wake of the Dec. 14, 2012 shooting in Newtown, CT. The deaths of 20 small children and six staff shook the nation and raised a spotlight on school safety in districts across the country.
HOODIES: Get a peek under the hoods of retro trucks and cars like this 1956 Nomad at the 10th Annual Chandler Classic Car Show, held 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sat., Feb. 23 in downtown Chandler, surrounding Dr. A.J. Chandler Park. Read more on Page 50. STSN photo
Mayor touts wins, job growth in annual address by Tracy House
Chandler has weathered the storm in what Mayor Jay Tibshraeny calls the worst recession since the Great Depression, and will move forward and continue to be recognized as a great community. Tibshraeny shares the City’s accomplishments and offers a look at what’s ahead during the 2013 State of the City address and accompanying video presentation, held in Chandler City Council Chambers, 88 E. Chicago St., 6 p.m. Thu., Feb. 21. The free event is open to all residents and begins with a reception with the City Council at 5 p.m. in the Vision Gallery across the courtyard from the Council Chambers. Light refreshments will be served and an RSVP is not required to attend. “We had a number of things in 2012 that were good,” Tibshraeny explains. “We were named one of the top 50 best places to live by Money Magazine. We were named top 10 Best Run by 24/7 Wall Street. We were named
SCHOOL SAFETY: Officer Gomez at Kyrene Aprende Middle School stresses the need for collaboration among schools, police departments and the community. STSN photo by Selena Larson
Parents and community members reacted to the news of the shooting in varying ways. But what was on top of mind for everyone was the obvious question: How safe are our schools? In the wake of the incident, Chandler Unified School District sent out a letter detailing the safety precautions that were in place, as well as recognizing steps taken as a result of the tragedy. Some of the see School safety page 14
see State of the City page 4
GEARED TOWARDS GROWTH: Bringing more jobs to Chandler is on top of Mayor Jay Tibshraeny’s 2013 agenda. Booming development in the technology, health care and education fields bode well for the City. Submitted photo
Living history lesson for HHS by K. M. Lang
Recently, a group of Hamilton High School students visited several of their nation’s most sacred institutions before attending one of its most important rites: the inauguration of a democratically elected president. “It offered wonderful educational memories,” Hamilton teacher Sarah Burgess says of the experience. “But more important than that, it helped students think about what it means to be a good citizen, a citizen who questions, a citizen who participates, a citizen who’s involved.” Most of the 35 students who took part in the fourday adventure are or have been enrolled in Hamilton’s
COLD CAPITOL: Hamilton High School students braved the East Coast chill to attend the presidential inauguration in Washington, D.C. Submitted photo by Steve Carr
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AP-level American Studies course, co-taught by Burgess and Patrick Whorton, who was unable make the journey. In the eight years Hamilton has offered the class, students have traveled to five “key American sites and events,” including New York City, Boston and Washington, D.C. They also attended Barack Obama’s first presidential inauguration in 2009. “When we were looking at where to travel four years ago, the inauguration was obviously an exciting see HHS to DC page 8
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