Peoria Times
22 YOUTH
February 3, 2022
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City of Peoria celebrates district’s young artists BY PEORIA TIMES STAFF
Peoria Mayor Cathy Carlat and councilmembers recently celebrated 22 young artists from the Peoria Unified School District, spanning kindergarten to eighth grade, who participated in the 11th annual exhibition of the Mayor and Council’s Young Artists Program. Covering Glendale and Peoria, these district students were recognized: Andrew Fastrup and Xenia Sledge from Apache Elementary Daylene Barcelo Barraza and Sawyer Harris from Cheyenne Elementary Jaela Dees and Samantha Machado from Cotton Boll Elementary Ali Alroubaiee and Mallory Sardella from Coyote Hills Elementary Marissa Walker-Deitzler and Kiley Webb from Desert Harbor Elementary Lukas Lakatos and Becca McClary from Frontier Elementary Ivan Begay and Emilea Rogers from Ira A. Murphy Elementary Dutch Jarrett, Kamden Quijada and Austin Rollins from Lake Pleasant
Desert Harbor Elementary School student Marissa Walker-Deitzler talks with Peoria Mayor Cathy Carlat about her artwork. (Photos courtesy of the Peoria Unified School District)
Elementary Fiona Baker, Elic Hinderer and Levi Martin from Oakwood Elementary Kai Beaudoin and Ashley Wudarski from Oasis Elementary Students were honored with a certificate of recognition for their creative contributions and the framing of their personal artwork.
The West Valley Art Museum (WVAM) selected one students’ artwork to have on display near the museum through March. Becca McClary, an eighth grader at Frontier Elementary School, was chosen. The WVAM is on the first floor of Peoria City Hall, located at 8401 W. Monroe Street. The gallery is open free
Eighth grade Frontier Elementary School student Becca McClary was chosen to have her artwork on display at the West Valley Art Museum through March.
to the public from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays; and noon to 6 p.m. Thursdays. For more information, contact WVAM at 623-972-0635 or wvam. org. To experience art in Peoria, visit peoriaaz.gov/arts. PT
Coyote Hills student wins district spelling bee BY PEORIA TIMES STAFF
The Peoria Unified School District held its annual spelling bee on Jan. 27, when top spellers from across the district competed in front of their peers. The winner of this year’s bee is Ethan Greenwood from Coyote Hills Elementary School. Greenwood won in the 12th round with the word “quinary.” The seven runners-up include: Archer Hill from Apache Elementary School of Peoria Jackson McLean from Lake Pleasant Elementary School of Peoria
Brian Fielder from Sun Valley Elementary School of Peoria Aidan Clark from Desert Harbor Elementary School of Peoria Vinh Le from Parkridge Elementary School of Peoria Gerald Sanchez from Oakwood Elementary School of Peoria Julia Bergner from Her- Ethan Greenwood from Coyote Hills Elementary School in Peoitage Elementary School ria won the district spelling bee in the 12th round with the word “quinary.” (Photo courtesy of the Peoria Unified School District) of Glendale These eight students
will compete in the Maricopa County Region IV Spelling Bee in February. The winners of the Regional Bee will move on to the state-level Arizona Spelling Bee in March, followed by the Scripps National Spelling Bee held in Washington, D.C., in the summer. Those who were unable to attend the annual district spelling bee may watch the recorded event on the district’s YouTube channel at https://bit.ly/3o6wBWN. PT
