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Boys Choir returns from Europe Chandler singer took part in lengthy tour

BY LYNETTE CARRINGTON

It was 19 magical days filled with travel, song, new friends and outstanding performances.

The Phoenix Boys Choir traveled Europe in June and participated in a performance tour that took the boys to Ely, Bath, Cambridge, London, Guildford, Hastings, Croydon, Canterbury, Salisbury, Portsmouth and Ramsgate in England; and Chartres, Versailles, Normandy, Rouen and Epernay in France.

The Tour Choir embarks on a threeweek jaunt each summer, alternating between domestic and international dates. Trips are designed to build cultural awareness, introduce landmarks and points of interest, and enhance selfresponsibility.

Chandler resident Shawn Romo, an eighth-grader at Kyrene Middle School, made the trip with The Tour Choir of the Phoenix Boys Choir.

“This will be my seventh year in choir,” states Shawn.

There were many memorable concerts in which the young singer was able to participate and this was Shawn’s second European trip with the choir.

“In the bigger cathedrals, you really have to sing together,” says Shawn, of what he learned on the tour. “It echoes and you have to make sure everyone can

hear you. The culture to going to those places is a great experience and it was fun.”

Many of the people for whom they performed were anxious to meet the boys. The hospitality was welcomed as the boys were accompanied mostly by chaperones and not many family members.

“Some nights we stayed in hotels and other nights we stayed with host families,” notes Shawn. Host families were often members of other choirs in England and France.

The boys in the choir were also able to partake in sightseeing, visiting Salisbury Cathedral, Greenwich, Royal Observatory, Hever Castle, Westminster Abbey, Tower of London, The Louvre and the Palace of Versailles.

“My favorite was probably the Eiffel Tower because we went to the top of it,” Shawn says. “We also did a walking tour of the major parts of London with another school that took us around.”

The boys also visited Napoleon’s tomb, took boat rides and toured the Arc de Triumph.

This will be Shawn’s final year with the Phoenix Boys Choir, but he has no plans to retire from singing.

“After I graduate from Phoenix Boys Choir, I’ll probably join the Master’s

PHOENIX BOYS CHOIR: The Tour Choir segment of The Phoenix Boys Choir from its performance at St. François de Sales Church. Submitted photo

Choir which is for the people who have graduated,” Shawn states. He plays piano and also sings with his school choir. He will attend Corona del Sol High School in Tempe.

The Phoenix Boys Choir Tour Choir toured Eastern Europe in 2011 and it just returned from a West Coast Tour with Columbia Artists’ Management of “The Lord of the Rings In Concert: The

Fellowship of the Ring” singing alongside the Pacific Chorale and the Munich Symphony Orchestra led by Maestro Ludwig Wicki. It performed Howard Shore’s complete Academy Award- and Grammy Award-winning score.

Lynette Carrington is a freelancer who is based in the East Valley. She can be reached at Lynette@santansun.com.

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Hamilton teacher honored

Spanish 4 Kids coming to Carebear

Holly Kain, social studies department chair at Hamilton High School, was recently honored by the National Veterans of Foreign Wars for being selected Arizona Teacher of the Year in the organization’s 2012-13 competition.

Nominated by a peer, Kain was selected for her dedication to citizenship education, innovative teaching and resource development methods. A National Citation was presented to Holly and Dr. Fred DePrez, principal of HHS, by VFW District 10 Commander, John Schneider and submitting Post 8053 Commander, Neal Peer.

With years of experience and a love of foreign languages, local teacher Ana Lay will be offering full immersion Spanish classes at Carebear Preschool starting this fall.

The half-day classes, open to students ages 3 and older, will follow the same curriculum as Carebear, including math, science, computers and other subjects, but with the key difference that instruction will be given primarily in Spanish.

The students will begin the year with instruction in English and Spanish, and as they progress and become more proficient in the second language, classes will gradually shift to 100% Spanish instruction at Lay’s discretion.

“The benefits of learning a second language from such a young age have been widely proven and in today’s world it is more important than ever to give children this advantage as early as possible,” Lay says.

Studies show that when children are exposed to a foreign language at such an early age, the information is stored in the same part of the brain as their native tongue and they are more likely to be completely fluent later in life.

TEACHER OF THE YEAR: Post 8053 Commander, Neal Peer, left, Holly Kain, Principal Dr. Fred DePrez and District 10 Commander, John Schneider.

RAY OF LIGHT TEACHING SAFETY TO PRESCHOOLERS: The children at Ray of Light Christian Preschool had a special visitor from the Chandler Police Department. Officer Robin Valenzuela from the Youth Safety Prevention Program spoke to the children about safety.

She stressed that it’s important to teach preschoolers “Who is a Stranger?” and “Who are Safe Strangers?” Valenzuela told parents, as well, they need to talk to their children and know where they are at all times.

Children should learn the location of safe places and that it’s OK to say “No.” Ray of Light Christian Preschool is located at 800 W. Ray Rd. in Chandler. For information about registration, visit rayoflightpreschool.org or call 480-963-6105, ext. 211.

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Studying a foreign language not only supports brain development, but it has also been linked to higher test scores, greater confidence, and more advanced reading and language skills in the child’s own language as well; not to mention an expanded view of the world and greater opportunities for the child’s future.

Lay brings her expertise back to Carebear Preschool after years of experience teaching in her native Costa Rica, the United States, and most recently, at the Dalian American International School in China. She has taught children from all over the world using both English and Spanish as the language of instruction with great success.

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Why I want to walk out of my house straight into Legoland

Kids: Win $15 gift card from Changing Hands Bookstore Students who either live in Chandler, Gilbert, Queen Creek or surrounding areas or who attend area schools can win $15 gift cards from Changing Hands Bookstore, thanks to a partnership between the bookseller and the SanTan Sun News.

This ongoing, monthly promotion awards a $15 Changing Hands gift card to every youth whose article, story, poem, essay, editorial, book review, photo or illustration is chosen to be printed in the SanTan Sun Kids Opportunity section, while supplies last. The Kids Opportunity section is printed in the Youth Section of the first paper of the month, each month.

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a file to be printed in future issues. So if an entry doesn’t win this month, it could win next month—or even the month after that.

To enter, visit SanTanSun. com, click on Youth and then on Student Writer Permission Slip to download a submission-permission slip.

Complete the form and have a parent sign it so the paper has permission to print the entry and the author or artist’s byline.

Then, email the submission-permission slip and writing or artwork to news@ SanTanSun. com as a Word file, if writing, or JPEG, if art, or pasted into the email.

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By Mikey Cozza Age 6 First Grade Horizon Community Learning Center

Picture by Lauren Orr, a second-grader at Santan Elementary School. She celebrated her 7th birthday on June 29.

After-school learning fun at EVJCC Chandler’s East Valley Jewish Community Center offers a weekly after-school enrichment program to help connect students in pre-K through sixth grade to Judaism. Am Yisrael Chai at the J aims to help enhance students’ Jewish identity and love of Judaism with hands-on lessons, fun and meaningful activities and an innovative curriculum. Pre-K and kindergarten students meet from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays, while first- through sixth-grade students meet Thursdays. Cost is $18 per semester.

East Valley Jewish Community Center is at 908 N. Alma School Rd., Chandler.

To register or learn more, visit evjcc.org or contact ECE Director Pam Morris at 480-897-0588 or pam@evjcc.org.

I want to walk out of my house straight into Legoland because Legoland is really fun and has 58,964 rides (not really). I really liked the helicopter ride and I liked building my own car and racing it down a Lego track.

The track was not loud because the race cars weren’t real and I found out that rolling a race car wheel with no other parts attached was the fastest way down. There was also a cool climber decorated to look like a castle.

On the climber there was a robot crow, which was a bit hidden at first glance so you couldn’t see it when you looked at the climber but it was very easy find because it was loud. You had to get up face to face to see it but because it was so loud and you could easily follow your ears. There was a giant Lego Dragon by the climber. The giant dragon made out of Lego was amazing because it was big and red and seemed to be breathing fire. If I was able to walk out of my house straight into Legoland, I wouldn’t have to sit in the car for the six-hour drive. If Legoland was super close, I could spend my whole day going on rides, which would be totally fun. I could go on a daily helicopter ride and give my little brother a whole bunch of driving lessons on the fire truck ride. Bean (my little brother) would LOVE it.

I think Legoland is one of the coolest places on Earth and it would be so much fun to go there every day of the week.

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SCHOOL SPIRIT

CHEER UP: Hamilton High’s varsity cheerleaders will wash cars from 9 a.m. to noon Sat., Sept. 21 at Applebee’s, 2805 S. Alma School Rd., Chandler. The car wash will help raise funds for their trip to a national cheer competition in Anaheim, CA. Submitted photo

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YOUTH CHRONICLES Chandler residents Sarah Ahsan, Elizabeth Ambrose, Rachel Anderson, Melissa Arellano, Sara Bailey, Lauren Balconi, Alexandra Ball, Aaliyah Bancod, Samantha Barber, Bryan Barney, Dale Barney, Ashley Bartkowski, Nicole Beiley, Jimmy Benitez, Alex Bennett, Jordan Bergeson, Connor Bjotvedt, Kaitlin Booth, Susana Bracamonte, Samantha Breiten, Kelsey Bucher, Harold Campbell IV, Alyssa Click, Chelsea Collinge, Christine Conger, Caitlin Corbett, Thomas Crane, Samantha Davenport, Breanna Davis, Tiffany Dayton, Bianca De Los Reyes, Brian Devine, Eric Dworshak, Stefani Eagleton, Katherine Ettling, Dana Exline Jr., Kimberly Farley, Isabella Ferreira, Karly Flanigan, Kendal Felgenheimer and Sophia Franco are on the spring 2013 Dean’s List at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff.

Chandler residents Taylor Nance, Cynthia Naus, Jalen Nesmith, Elizabeth Nichols, Annsley Niemann, Kelli Nuneviller, Alexandra Otiz, Yenny Ortiz-Sanchez, Britnee Perkins, Danielle Perry, Angel Rangel, Mary Rawlins, Jean-Paul Reboulet, Allison Reese, Tolley Rippon, Catherine Ronai, Maziel Rosario, Staci Rubin, Patrick Ryan, Hanna Saleck, Arielle Santacruz, Stephanie Schiele, Jason Scott, Jessica Seibel, Joshua Simpson, Janice Skalsky, Emily Smith, Carolyn Snyder, Beth Souza, Nathan Steen, Chealsey Summerfield, Grant Swenson, Chelsie Thielsen, Victoria Torres, Jeffrey Tsang, Caitlin Turner, Richard Virgo, Rachel Waite, Hannah Wall, Mallory Westphal, Allison Whiteford and Jordan Wilkins and Stephanie Rodriguez of Gilbert are on the spring 2013 Dean’s List at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff.

Chandler residents Rebecca Gallagher, Sean Garcia, Kellie Garrett, Katherine Gatz, Caitlin Gilkey, Robert Giorgio, Mary Good, Jared Gorshe, Paige Green, Kelsey Griffieth, Hallie Grothaus, Addison Guevara, Thomas Hahnke, Breanna Hale, Elizabeth Hard, Janet Hatch, Ceara Henderson, Alyssa Hill, Brandon Hollingshead, Jessica Horn, Melissa Howell, Anig Imam, Morgan Jensen, Andrew Johnson, Paige Johnson, Janelle Jones, Kelly Joynt, Tobey Kackley, Shelli Kahler, Shawna Kalber, Jason Kirkhorn, Kevin Koril, Ethan Kuvent, Jefferson Kyle, Kyle Larsen, Dylan Lefler, Tate Lenkaitis, Lori Lopez, Shanna Majercak, Mark Malpiedi, Livia Marku, Bradley Marsh, Selina Martinez, Ashley Mescher, Sara Miller, Dillan Mills, Tiera Motley, Suzanne Mouser and Brooke Myers are on the spring 2013 Dean’s List at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff.

Haley Barraza of Chandler, a student at CulverStockton College in Canton, MO, volunteered in the school’s annual Extreme Dome Makeover event recently, sprucing up 13 work sites in Canton, including public areas and private residences.

Volunteers painted, landscaped and cleaned to help improve Canton Senior Housing, City Hall, the Canton Community Garden and more.

Markus Kalber of Chandler earned semester honors and was named to the Dean’s List for the spring 2013 semester at Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN. To earn semester honors, students must attend at least halftime and have at least a 3.5 semester grade point average and at least a 2.0 cumulative grade point average. To be named to the Dean’s List, students must have completed at least 12 credit hours and be enrolled at least halftime with a semester grade point average of at least 3.5 and a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.5.

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WHERE KIDS EAT FREE Apple Dumpling Café 3076 E. Chandler Heights Rd. Suite 101, Gilbert 480-279-3879 AppleDumplingCafe.com Here’s the deal: Mondays are Family Value night, where kids eat free with each adult meal and two drinks purchased. On Family Fun night, kids receive free ice cream with a meal. After school coolness is from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, where kids buy one ice cream, and get one free Chompie’s 3481 W. Frye Rd., Chandler 480-398-3008 chompies.com Here’s the deal: All day Tuesday, children 10 and younger receive one free item from the Kids Meal menu with adult meal purchase of $8 or more. Dine in only.

Dilly’s Deli 2895 S. Alma School Rd., Suite 5, Chandler 480-722-0644 dillysdeli.com Here’s the deal: On weekends, get one free kids meal for each adult meal purchased for $4.79 or more.

El Palacio Restaurant & Cantina 2950 E. Germann Rd., Chandler 480-802-5770 epchandler.com Here’s the deal: Wednesday kids 12 and younger eat free with paid adult.

Fat Willy’s 4850 S. Gilbert Rd., Chandler 480-883-1356 fatwillysaz.com/Chandler Here’s the deal: From 2 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, dine in and get a free kids meal with every adult entrée purchased. Little Leaguers menu only, 12 and younger.

Frio Mio Frozen Yogurt 4991 S. Alma School Rd., Chandler 480-609-0007 Here’s the deal: Every day, kids wearing a sports or scouts uniform receive 50% off frozen yogurt and 50 cent all beef hot dogs.

Pittsburgh Willy’s 1509 N. Arizona Ave., Chandler 480-857-2860 pittsburghwillys.com Here’s the deal: Every day except Sunday breakfast, kids younger than 10 eat free with each paying adult. Additional kids eat for 50% off; Wee Willy menu only.

Planet Sub 1920 W. Germann Rd., Chandler 480-245-6503 planetsub.com Here’s the deal: Monday kids eat free with paid adult.

Sidelines Grill 2980 S. Alma School Rd., Chandler 480-792-6965

SidelinesAZ.com Here’s the deal: Kids eat free from kids menu after 4 p.m. Thursdays with adult entree. Dine-in only. Cannot be combined with any other offers or specials.

The Cove Grill 5070 S. Gilbert Rd., Suite 400, Chandler 480-802-9070 thecovegrill.com Here’s the deal: Tuesday kids younger than 12 receive one free meal per adult entrée purchased.

The Sushi Room 2475 W. Queen Creek Rd., Chandler 480-821-9000 sushiroomaz.com Here’s the deal: Sunday Funday means kids 12 and younger eat free, two kids per paying adult.

Uncle Bear’s Grill & Bar 1980 W. Germann Rd., Chandler 480-722-1555 unclebearsgrillandbar.com Here’s the deal: Wednesday kids eat free with each full price entrée purchased.

Whiskey Rose Bar and Grill 135 W. Ocotillo Rd. Chandler 480-895-ROSE (7673) whiskeyrosesaloon.com Here’s the deal: Kids eat free every day with the purchase of an adult entree and kids drink.

WHERE KIDS EAT FREE The SanTan Sun News now has a regular “Where kids eat free” section.

Restaurant owners, please email us details such as days of the week kids can eat free at your establishment, and what conditions apply, such as purchase of an adult meal, certain hours, etc., Include your restaurant name, address, phone and website and a contact name for verification.

Readers, if you know of a location that has a kids-eatfree program, email us with the restaurant name, a phone and /or email for confirmation and details.

Email information to KidsEatFree@santansun.com.

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CHANDLER UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Sept. 27: First quarter ends Sept. 30-Oct. 11: Fall intersession; no school Oct. 14-15: Teacher inservice/workdays; no school

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Youth Fundraiser fun – PTO’s Check-a-thon fundraiser runs throughout September.

Parents are encouraged to make a flat donation to support PTO’s efforts in acquiring items from the teacher and school wish lists. The two classes that raise the most money win a popcorn party.

Easy money – Help Carlson earn dollars by going to GiveWith.Target.com and voting for Carlson Elementary once a week through Sept. 21. The link can also be forwarded to friends and family.

Calendar Sept. 16: Family Food Night at Subway at Gilbert and Riggs roads, 3-10 p.m.

—Lora Robinson

CTA-Independence Hawks

LEADING THE WAY: Carlson’s new executive Student Council officers are, from left, Treasurer Laramie Rasmussen, Vice President Taylor Goldberg, Historian Sydney Lautt, Secretary Anna Brandon and President Hannah Brundage. Representatives are sixth graders Ryan Evans, Kate Robinson, Corbin Steimel, CJ LePage, Brock Rollins and Carter Simbles; fifth graders Preston Felker, Zach Frederick, Brady Shough, Taryn Bee, Christian Davin, Jordan Goldberg, Tarynn Bingold, Taylor Kassan and Stephanie Robinson; and fourth graders Kennedy Melton, Skylar Sisung, Sarah Tran, Keegan Gray, Hallie Kimball, Lizzy Ricks, Lauren Lautt, Mia Lindell, Holland Stuart, Avery Anderson, Faith Philips and Braedin Whitney.

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Book it – The Book Fair runs from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. through Sept. 10 and is a great opportunity to stock up on reading material. If interested in volunteering at this event, contact Mrs. Hyman in the library.

AR testing – Accelerated Reader testing is available before school through September in the computer lab. Parent volunteers are needed to man the computer lab in the mornings; if available to help out, see the Sign Up Genius on the PTO website. Testing is available after school Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays in the library; a parent must accompany the student to the library while he or she is testing.

Save the date – The first general meeting of the PTO is at 3:30 p.m. Wed., Sept. 18 in the Orange Hall, Room 25.

Heart smart – Students at CTAIndependence have been learning to jump rope in P.E.; they will show off their skills during the Jump Rope for Heart event Sept. 20, 23 or 24.

Robotics Club – Mrs. Babcock and Mrs. Behnke are looking forward to an exciting year full of fun learning experiences for the Hawkbots.

Conferences – Thanks to everyone for attending recent parent-teacher conferences.

Tax credits – Contributions to qualifying activities such as arts or after-school programs can reduce taxes and benefit the school. Qualifying contributions of up to $200 for individuals and $400 for married couples filing jointly can be claimed as tax credits to reduce taxes owed to the state or increase the state refund. To learn more about tax credit

www.SanTanSun.com donations, visit the school website.

—Wendi Olson

Fulton Fire High honors – Six Fulton students represented Fulton in a “Back to School Sectional” chess tournament: Joshua Gataric; Noah Gataric, third-place trophy; Carly Stahl, second-place trophy; Parker Stahl; Mitchell Steddom; and Hunter Quick, fourth-place medal. Their combined wins earned Fulton a fourthplace team trophy.

Thanks due – Fulton students enjoyed the recent celebration of Grandparents Day. Thanks to all the grandparents for a great day. Thanks also to all the Fulton families who participated in the Chandler Educational Foundation 100% Awareness Campaign.

—Rebecca Bentz

Haley White Tigers

NONFICTION FUN: Arlette Perez, Dominic Tamburrelli and Kelton Yocum are some of the Fulton first graders who have been digging into great nonfiction books and enjoying learning new facts about the world. Submitted photo

Fieldtrip fun – Fifth graders are headed to Biz Town Sept. 10 to show off the financial literacy, work readiness and quality business practice skills they have been working on. Students can play roles such as mayor, deejay and banker, and will even be able to make a trip to the town bank to deposit their hard-earned “paychecks.”

Book it – Haley hosts its first book fair of the new school year through Sept.

23. All proceeds earned go directly back to Haley’s library for more curriculum resources.

—Stephanie Vatistas

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Youth learn their colors, with the entire school wearing the “color of the week” on Thursdays until December.

The kindergartners are excited to see Mrs. Weed and the whole school wearing the color of the week each week.

—Linda Monaghan

Hancock Heat Music notes – The Hancock Heat Harmony Choir rehearses from 3:15 to 4:15 p.m. Tuesdays in the Music Room, Room 14. The choir is open to any fourth-, fifth- or sixth-grade student who likes to sing. No audition, registration or fee is required; every member receives a free T-shirt.

Great grade – Hancock earned a letter grade of “A” from the Arizona Department of Education.

Tax credits – Hancock families are asked to consider donating to the school through the extracurricular tax credit program and to encourage friends, neighbors and relatives who live in Arizona to also donate.

Donations can be made in any amount or in increments; married couples can donate up to $400 or singles up to $200. The full donation will be returned in the form of a tax credit.

—Guia Lehr

Jacobson Jets Music notes – Jacobson fourth graders proudly present “Arf! The Musical” at 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Fri., Sept. 20 in the Jacobson Multipurpose Room.

Fundraising fun – The Jacobson Jets are eager to jump into their first ever fundraising read-a-thon. Designed by the Jacobson PTO, the program allows students to collect sponsorship donations from family and friends in

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GROWING UP: During the 2007-08 school year, 10 teachers at Jacobson Elementary had babies. Those youngsters have grown up and Jacobson welcomes several of them this year as kindergartners. Submitted photos

support of efforts to reach or exceed rigorous reading goals throughout the month of September. Because the entire program was designed and implemented on campus, Jacobson will keep 100% of profits to put toward school improvements.

Kindy colors – The Jacobson kindergarten team has the entire school helping the kindergartners

SAVE A LIFE: Chandler firefighter Adrian Thomas teaches CPR procedures to Tarwater third graders Justin Corless, Isabel Brady, Ryan Pareti and Carsen Culp. The City of Chandler Fire Department visited third grade classes at Tarwater recently to lead students in a variety of hands-on activities to learn three different CPR techniques.

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Tarwater Toros School Cents – Shop and log all Chandler Fashion Center and The Boulevard Shops receipts to earn School Cents points for Tarwater.

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Original receipts may be shown to the staff at Guest Services, located on the upper level across from Barnes & Noble at Chandler Fashion Center, or turn receipts into the front office to be logged. Receipts must be dated between Aug. 15, 2013 and April 15, 2014. Tarwater earns at least five points for every dollar spent at any of the participating stores, restaurants and services, with additional bonus point opportunities throughout the year. This great program has earned Tarwater $8,000 in the last three years. Everyone’s participation is needed to help Tarwater earn first place again and the grand prize of $3,000.

Save the date – Second graders will put on a patriotic performance at 6:30 p.m. Wed., Sept. 11.

—Robyn Kelly

Hamilton High Huskies High honors – Hamilton High is recognized as a School of Merit and one of 20 Arizona Civic Engagement schools by the Arizona Department of Education. The honor is part of ADE’s Excellence in Civic Engagement Program. Hamilton High will be recognized at an award ceremony on Sept. 17, Constitution Day, at the Sheraton Crescent Hotel in Phoenix.

To learn more about ADE’s Excellence in Civic Engagement Program, visit azed.gov/civicengagement.

—Holly Kain SEE CUSD NEWS PAGE 34

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Basha High Bears

TOP TEACHER: Basha High’s Dr. Michael Mckelvy is the recipient of the 2013 Teacher of the Year award from the Governor’s Celebration of Innovation (GCOI), sponsored by the Arizona Technology Council. Before joining the Basha staff six years ago, Mckelvy spent 31 years at ASU as a student and research scientist, directing the Goldwater Materials Science Laboratories, leading the ASU Carbon Sequestration Program and co-founding, directing and teaching the Science is Fun program. Mckelvy teaches AP Chemistry, Honors Science Research and Science is Fun at Basha High. Submitted photo

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Collection competition – Families are encouraged to collect Box Tops and Labels for Education for the school competition. Earn an extra 50 bonus points by printing the Labels promotional flyer from knoxpto. com. One primary K-3 class and one intermediate 4-6 class will each win sports equipment for collecting the most in its class group. The competition ends Sept. 27.

Give with Target – Target is giving away $1 per vote to schools at givewith.target.com; up to $10,000 per school can be earned. No purchase is necessary. Vote often until voting ends at 11:59 p.m. (Central Time) Sept. 21.

Shop and earn – Visit knoxpto.com and click on the Amazon link to shop and earn referral fees for Knox.

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Knox Knights Donuts for Dads – Dads, stepdads, granddads and significant dad-like figures are invited to spend a morning before school starts with their students on Fri., Sept. 20. The special, free event is hosted by Knox PTO for dads to share with their kids and form campus connections; donuts and morning

FOOTBALL FUN: Cheer on the Pumas at a home game against Mountain View High School at 7 p.m. Fri., Sept. 29 at Perry High’s John Wrenn Stadium. Submitted photo

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Free SAT workshop Charter school leads at library healthy food drive A free SAT workshop for students and their parents is offered by Tutor House Tutoring Services from 10 to 11 a.m. Sat., Sept. 14 in the Monsoon Room at the Chandler Public Library’s Sunset Branch, 4930 W. Ray Rd., Chandler.

The workshop introduces participants to test format and scoring, question types and content and strategies and techniques for SAT subjects.

Tutor House provides an individualized approach to education, beginning with a skills assessment to identify students’ academic strengths and weaknesses. Test results are then reviewed with parents, and a program is designed to address the student’s individual needs. A wide range of one-on-one and small group tutoring for students in grades K through 12 is available, including tutoring in reading, math, writing, Spanish, study skills, algebra, geometry, calculus, SAT/ACT prep and more.

Tutor House is a family-owned and operated learning center with locations at 6139 S. Rural Rd., Suite 102, Tempe and 100 W. Boston St., Suite 4, Chandler.

To sign up for the workshop or to learn more, visit TutorHouseAZ.com, call 480-857-1222 or email Tutoring@ TutorHouseAZ.com.

Students from Athlos Traditional Academy in Chandler, a Legacy Traditional School, recently participated in a weeklong SuperFood Drive benefiting a Chandler food bank.

The drive sought to collect nutrientdense, nonperishable “SuperFoods” instead of the highly processed foods full of fat, sugar, sodium and high fructose corn syrup that are often collected in food drives. The healthy foods will be donated to Matthew’s Crossing Food Bank in Chandler, a nonprofit organization that provides emergency food assistance to more than 3,500 people each month in the East Valley.

Healthy food drive foods include brown rice, low-sodium pasta sauce, whole grain pasta, canned tuna and chicken in water, low-sodium canned soup and whole grain oats and cereal.

“Athlos is based on a healthy living premise, so this food drive is a wonderful fit for the culture we are creating,” says Lori Bernardi, the teacher responsible for bringing the SuperFood Drive to Athlos.

Matthew’s Crossing Food Bank is open from 9 a.m. to noon Mondays through Fridays, 1368 N. Arizona Ave., Suite 112, Chandler.

To learn more about Matthew’s Crossing Food Bank, visit matthewscrossing.com. To learn more about Athlos Traditional Academy, visit legacytraditional.org.

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