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Peoria High School names new principal BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI Peoria Times Executive Editor
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The Peoria Unified Governing Board tapped Landa Tartaglio to lead Peoria High School as its new principal during the governing body’s May 27 meeting. This spring, longtime principal Paul Bower announced his retirement. “I want to take this opportunity to express what an honor it has been to serve you, your children and our school the past several years,” Bower said. “One of our goals at the Peoria High School has been to help all of us determine our ‘why’ — because when we know our ‘why,’ the ‘whats’ and ‘hows’ of life become more apparent. My ‘why’ for the past 36 years has been to help young people realize their amazing potential.
Landa Tartaglio takes over as Peoria High School’s principal July 1, after she wraps her job as assistant principal at Raymond S. Kellis High School. (Submitted photo)
Although my ‘why’ will still remain, my ‘what’ and ‘how’ will change from that of being a professional educator to that of a professional grandfather. I will be retiring as principal of the first and best high school in Peoria Unified at the end of the school year.” Tartaglio brings more than 25 years of experience in education. She has been with Peoria Unified since 1998, serving as a teacher, Title I facilitator, instructional specialist, assistant principal and elementary school principal. She is also a Peoria High School parent. Tartaglio holds the Arizona Principal (K-12), Arizona Teaching and Intel Master Teaching certificates. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in elementary SEE PRINCIPAL PAGE 5
Arizona Christian acquires Glendale/Peoria YMCA
BY JOE MCHUGH
Peoria Times Staff Writer
Arizona Christian University acquired the Glendale/Peoria YMCA, which is another step in expanding the liberal arts school. ACU was able to purchase the 5-acre property thanks to donations from Green Fund, headed by David and Barbra Green of Hobby Lobby and the Museum of the Bible.
“It’s a fantastic story, and one that we’re really grateful for,” said James Griffiths, the vice president of university engagement. “The Green Fund became aware of the opportunity that we had to purchase the YMCA property and made a generous gift to the university to help make that happen, along with some other record-breaking fundraising that enabled us to make that happen.” Griffiths said the timing and the partner-
ship was ideal. “This was just us connecting well with people who were interested in what was happening in the school and wanted to be a part of it,” Griffiths said. This is just another step in Arizona Christian’s growth. In 2018, in a land swap with ASU’s Thunderbird School of Global Management, the Firestorm took over the university’s facilities. The move SEE YMCA PAGE 3
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