June 2015
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Evan Feigin checks out his painted face at the Las Sendas Neighborhood Party.
Breast cancer survivor honored by Diamondbacks
By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski Barbara Nicholl knew her 2005 ner up. She then received a call from a breast cancer diagnosis had a devas- Major League Baseball representative tating effect on her famacknowledging she was ily. But she didn’t realize a candidate but then was how true that was until informed, “Today you’re her daughter nominated a winner.” her for a stint as Honor“I said, ‘You’ve got to ary Bat Girl for the Aribe kidding me,’” she rezona Diamondbacks. called. “I read what my The Honorary Bat daughter wrote and, oh Girl contest recognizes my goodness, she made baseball fans who have me cry,” Nicholl said. “I Barbara Nicholl was nomibeen affected by breast didn’t realize she saw nated to be the Diamondcancer and who dembacks Honorary Bat Girl by me that way. She said I her daughter. onstrate a commitment was a strong person and to eradicating the disa role model for her.” ease. As part of her win, she appeared ...continues on page 11 Nicholl was first told she was a run-
Red Mountain selected for AP Capstone Diploma program
By Heidi Hurst The Red Mountain High School graduating class of 2017 will be the first in Mesa Public Schools to have the opportunity to earn an AP Capstone Diploma. Red Mountain is the first comprehensive high school in the East Valley to offer Trevor Brimhall and Heather O’Brien will be implementing the AP Capstone Diploma program at Red Mountain. the program. Sophomores and juniors who en“Being selected for this program out of over 700 schools not ter the program take AP Seminar, only affirms our belief in what our followed by AP Research. Students mission is, but also creates an excite- earning scores of three or higher in ment about what the future holds,” both courses and four additional AP explained Jared Ryan, Red Mountain exams of their choice will receive the High School principal. ...continues on page 16 TIM HACKER
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