While many her age had an idea of what they wanted do for the rest of their life, then-seventh grader Ashley Zubiate did not.
That all changed once Zubiate joined a program at her middle school called AVID and since that point, the Arcadia High School senior has had her sights set on working in education.
Access to a quality public education is a hallmark of the ideals making the United States of America the greatest nation to ever grace the world’s stage. [Read more…]
We all face hurdles and challenges in life, but some of us are faced with overcoming what many believe to be insurmountable. [Read more…]
It’s just about this time of year heroes of America’s Pastime begin to refocus and dedicate themselves to being the best player they can be and — the really good ones — focus on making those around them better. [Read more…]
If you don’t know where you have been, you can’t figure out where you are going.
The Scottsdale Heritage Connection will emerge in future months at the Scottsdale Civic Center Library in an effort to showcase the rich and vibrant community history of “The West’s Most Western Town.” [Read more…]
The school year is nearing its halfway point and Coronado High School’s students and faculty members appear to be adjusting to the number of changes that have come with the Coronado Success Initiative. [Read more…]
The mission of Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College calls for mobilizing people and taking action to improve education; two imperatives that can’t be addressed without partners outside the college. One partner — Coronado High School in the Scottsdale Unified School District — is currently hard at work on a major initiative made possible by another. [Read more…]
For some of us, the memories of childhood represent a time of joy, play and a sense that we belong somewhere — for too many local children those ideas are figments of the imagination. [Read more…]
On December 4, 2017, the Scottsdale Unified School District (SUSD) hosted the Fall All-District Athletics Awards Banquet to honor athletes from Arcadia, Chaparral, Coronado, Desert Mountain and Saguaro high schools. [Read more…]
Scottsdale City Council approved the use of up to $900,000 from the Stadium Facilities Capital Improvement Fund for reconstruction of the Scottsdale Stadium’s outfield parking lot; expansion of the east practice fields; modifications to the existing half-diamond and bullpen; and the addition of an agility field with half-diamond at its Sept. 12 meeting. [Read more…]