By Diana Whittle
After an absence of several months, members of the Kyrene School Boundary Change Task Force have resumed meeting to continue their evaluation of enrollment trends and boundaries affecting the 25...
By Diana Whittle
He may not yet be Jeopardy-bound but Tommy LaPenna already has established himself as a worthy opponent on the spelling-bee circuit. The Kyrene Middle School 12-year-old recently earned top honors...
By Joyce Coronel
There’s a number Amy Storement wants you to remember in the face of ongoing political bluster over Common Core Standards: 43. “Arizona ranks 43rd in the nation in high school...
By Diana Whittle
The Empty Bowls project in Tempe is more than just a fundraising endeavor to benefit needy families: it’s also a chance for the whole community to come together in service,...
What do you get when you combine
the Great Depression, a dilapidated
orphanage run by an alcoholic, and
costumes reminiscent of a thrift-store
collection? Throw in some musical
numbers and you get Annie, a story
that has been...
By Diana Whittle
As the global workplace becomes even more competitive, schools share in what has become a basic economic tenet: students who develop technology skills hold a much greater chance of landing...
Can an eighth-grade physics class be fun? Yes, if Andrea Yocum is the teacher. The proof: Yocum, a middle-school science teacher at Summit School of Ahwatukee, is a now-three-time recipient of a...
Newcomers and oldtimers alike got a chance to share memories of their Kyrene schooldays at an alumni mixer at the Main Event entertainment venue. Festivities were preceded by a request to former...
