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Elementary Schools
Apache
8633 W. John Cabot Road
623-412-4875
•The Turkey Trot is 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 26.
•Kindergarteners will visit the Tempe Center for the Arts to see a stage production 9 a.m.-1:40 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 2.
•November student of the month recognition is 8-9 a.m. Friday, Dec. 5.
•The fifth- and sixth-grade chorus will travel to the Alterra Sterling House for perform holiday songs for its residents 12:30-2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 8.
•A junior high dance is Tuesday, Dec. 9.
•The PTSA sponsored Holiday House is Dec. 1-5 and the Posie Patch is Dec. 13 and 14.
•A sixth-grade field trip to AMC Theaters and Apache Park is 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 16.
•The seventh- and eighth-grade visit the IMAX theater 9 a.m.-1:45 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 16.
•The Apache Sing-A-Long for grades preschool-six is 9-10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 18 in the café. Parents are also welcome.
Coyote Hills
21180 N. 87th Ave.
623-412-5225
•The band winter concert assembly is 2-3 p.m. and the winter band concert is 6:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10 in the multipurpose room.
•A winter choir assembly is 8:30-9:30 a.m. and the choir concert is 6:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 17 in the multipurpose room.
•A jingle bell sing-a-long is 8-9 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 18 in the multipurpose room.
Desert Harbor
15585 N. 91st Ave.
623-486-6200
•Peoria Unified School District’s Superintendent Dr. Denton Santarelli visited Desert Harbor during Literacy Week. Mr. Santarelli read to Melissa Shaver’s fourth-grade classroom Nov. 3. He read "Edward and the Pirates," a story about a boy who loves to read. He also talked about the importance of reading for information and using that information to make good decisions when voting.
•Outdoor Education popcorn sales continue every Tuesday.
•Fall drama practice is 3:15 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays.
•The school’s Holiday House is Dec. 1-6.
•The student council canned food drive runs from Dec. 1 to 13.
•Author Michael Buckley visits the school Wednesday, Dec. 3.
•A volunteer orientation is 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10 in room 167.
•A PTSO meeting is 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10 in the library.
•The third-grade winter show for grades kindergarten-four is 9 a.m. Monday, Dec. 15.
•A yearbook meeting is 3:10 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 16.
•A "Whale Done" lunch with the principal is 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 17.
Frontier
21258 N. 81st Ave.
623-412-4900
•The turkey trot is 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 26 on the north field.
•The book fair runs Monday, Dec. 1 –Friday, Dec. 5 in the library.
•A mother/daughter event to see "Miracle on 34th Street" is 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6 presented by Theater Works, 8355 W. Peoria Ave. This will be an exclusive performance for the ladies of Frontier with only about 225 tickets available. Tickets are $20 each.
•Frontier hosts author Michael Buckley Tuesday, Dec. 9. Mr. Buckley talks to the third- through sixth-graders.
•A canned food drive is Monday, Dec. 8-Friday, Dec. 12.
•The PTSO hosts a holiday movie night, featuring "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" 6-9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12.
Oakwood
12900 N. 71st Ave.
623-412-4725
•The Chess Club meets 3:05 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
•The guitar ensemble for grades four-six meets 3 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays in November.
•December’s students of the month will be recognized at a lunch beginning 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 17 at the stage.
•A PTSA executive board meeting is 8:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 19.
Parkridge
9970 W. Beardsley Road
623-412-5400
• Christine Best’s class won the Box Tops for Education contest with 1,465 box tops turned in. The contest raised slightly over $2,000.
•The National Junior Honor Society penny war is Monday, Dec. 1-Friday, Dec. 5.
•The spelling bee is 9 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3 in the library.
•A band concert is 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4.
•There is a chorus concert 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 11.
•Students of the month will be recognized Friday, Dec. 12.
Paseo Verde
7880 W. Greenway Road
623-412-5075
•Pencil sales continues through Tuesday, Nov. 30. The student council will be selling Paseo Verde Storm Logo pencils for .50 in the mornings outside by the basketball courts.
•Kindergarten practice for the holiday program is 9 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3 in the multipurpose room.
•Author Michael Buckly visits the school Friday, Dec. 5 in the library.
•Sports picture day starts 8:40 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9.
•The holiday choir assembly for grade five-eight is 9 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10 in the multipurpose room.
The kindergarten holiday program is 9 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 11 in the multipurpose room.
•The folk tale festival is 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 16 in the library.
•The Reindeer Run starts 8:40 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 18 on the field.
Vistancia
30009 N. Sunrise Point
623-773-6500
•After school city classes are 2:10 p.m. Wednesdays in room 193.
•The Turkey Trot is 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 26.
•A PTO board meeting is 8:15 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9.
•Student of the month recognition begins 8:15 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 11 in the multipurpose room.
•The winter band concert at Liberty High School is 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 16.
•The "kinder-play" is 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 18 in the multipurpose room. Zuni Hills
10851 W. Williams Road, Sun City
623-412-5275
•New/returning volunteer orientations is 5 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3 in the TLC lab.
•A winter band concert assembly is 9 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 4 in the multipurpose room. The concert is 6:30 p.m.
•The "Fun Run" starts 9 a.m. Friday, Dec. 5 on the field.
•The PTSO holiday house is 8:40 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9-Friday, Dec. 12.
•Student of the month recognition is 8 a.m. Friday, Dec. 12 in the multipurpose room.
•The PTSO meets 4 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 17 in the library.
High Schools
Cactus
6330 W. Greenway Road.
623-412-5000
•Math tutoring in the library is 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesdays.
Centennial
14388 N. 79th Ave.
623-412-4400
• Cylan Shaffer has been named Rotary October student of the month. He is involved in Schools for Schools, a nonprofit club that raises money to help rebuild war-torn schools and promote the growth of education in Northern Uganda. He holds the office of secretary and is an advocate for this cause. In the National Honor Society, he is the vice president and is also senior class treasurer in the student council
He is currently seeking the most prestigious Arizona scholarship, the Flinn, and hopes to be accepted to Stanford University.
• Kayla Hooley won the US Airways High Flyer Award, thanks to her work with the National Student Food Drive to benefit St. Mary’s Food Bank. Centennial High placed third in the Valley-wide competition in its inaugural attempt.
Ms. Hooley received a $1,500 gift card from US Airways and was recognized at the Roadrunners’ Hockey Game Oct. 18.
Ms. Hooley, who is the National Honor Society president, helped the student body collect 6,798 meals in cans. Besides bringing actual food, students donated $1 to buy a construction paper can which was displayed in a giant paper semi-truck driven by a paper doll cut-out of principal Jim Davis.
She also wrote announcements for students and included statistics such as, "One out of seven high school students go to bed hungry each night." She shared that each dollar donated would buy seven meals. Students also brought canned items instead of paying late fees on overdue books in the library.
•The winter dance concert is 7-10 p.m. Dec. 2-4 in the auditorium.
•A winter art show is 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4 in the library.
•The holiday band concert is 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9 in the auditorium.
•The holiday choral concert is 7-10 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 11 in the auditorium.
Sunrise Mountain
21200 N. 83rd Ave.
623-487-5125
•Child Oriented Occupational Program kids at Sunrise Mountain High School dressed in their costumes and hit the hallways on Halloween to trick-or-treat. The three and four-year-olds decided to collect candy for the troops overseas. The children and their teachers collected over 200 bags of candy from the high school students and staff members. The candy was donated to Packages from Home, a local organization that sends care packages to the troops.
Editor’s Note: Mountain Ridge High School in Glendale serves the Terramar neighborhood of Peoria.
Mountain Ridge High School
22800 N. 67th Ave., Glendale
623-376-3000
•Mountain Ridge High School continued to support the St. Mary’s Food Bank by participating in the annual high school food drive. This year they collected more than 211,000 cans of food, which will provide 135,000 meals to families in need. With this amount, Mountain Ridge was awarded first place in the state for its participation and was given the John Van Hengel Memorial Cup at the Roadrunners hockey game Oct. 18.
•Mountain Ridge clubs participated in the annual Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Juveniles Diabetes Walk Nov. 1 at Tempe Town Lake. Members of student government, Vocational Industrial Careers of America, National Honor Society, cheer and football teams all walked in support of students on campus that are dealing with the disease. More than 130 members walked and raised money to find a cure. In addition to the walk, paper shoes and raffle tickets for an iPod were also sold. The proceeds were donated to JDRF.
•Mountain Ridge students collected the largest amount of canned foods in the state with the equivalent of 222,273 cans for the eighth year in a row. St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance Executive Director Terry Shannon presented the Student Government with the John Van Hengel Cup trophy for collecting the most food in the six week drive. Students collected enough food for 103,000 meals.
•Students Laura Sterbach and Marqueze Gordon were selected to perform in the All-State Show Choir. About 500 students from Arizona auditioned for the All-State Show Choir. Only 40 students were chosen to participate in the All-State festival which will be held Jan. 8-10, 2009. Participants will have the opportunity to work with Paul Gulsvig, vocal clinician, and Marty DeMott, choreographer, as they prepare for the festival concert.
•Mountain Ridge "Pride of the West" marching band received a Superior with Distinction at the ABODA State Marching Festival. In addition the band was recognized for Outstanding Music Performance, Outstanding Visual Performance, Outstanding General Effect, Outstanding Percussion, and Outstanding Auxiliary.
•Mountain Ridge History Teacher Chris O’Brien received the KNIX/Fulton Homes Teacher of the Week award. He was nominated by Jaclyn Harper, president of Mountain Ridge Community Service Club.
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