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Creative minds at work

Remember Bert, the street artist in Mary Poppins, who captured the imagination of kids with his chalk drawings in the well-known children’s movie? Kyrene students not only got to see this form of...

Taste of Kyrene raised more than $44,000

This year’s Taste of Kyrene proved to be larger than the last year’s event, with more guests and greater representation between staff leaders and community members. “It’s definitely grown,” said MarJean Steinkamp, who...

Building leaders, one kid at a time

Kyrene’s first ever leadership academy, started this year at Pueblo Middle School, is building new leaders with a passion for helping their community. And the group was applauded earlier this month by...

Fund-raising strategist aims at building partnerships

With two children attending Kyrene Public Schools (and one who graduated from them, coincidentally with some of the same teachers), parent Ted Gonzalez is all too aware of the effects of cuts...

Marcos teen among 250 would-be astronauts hosted by Honeywell

Jackson Wilfert is keeping his eyes—and his career hopes—focused upward. The Marcos de Niza High School ninth grader is among 254 students from around the world who have just returned from the...

Lease-back concept viewed for teachers

One more potential revenue-generator for the Kyrene School District is under study, focusing on a phased retirement plan that would lease retired employees back to the district through an outside company at...

Going-away party is one more adventure for retiring principal

Gerri Shaw retires this year after a decade as principal of Kyrene Aprende Middle School and 10 earlier years in classrooms around the district. It’s been quite an adventure, she admits, with lots...

Phased retirement plan

During a Kyrene Governing Board study session and meeting held March 6, members were presented with a potential revenue-generator for the school district by implementing a phased retirement plan that would lease...
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