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Mercado provides outlet for students’ creativity at area Montessori school

Desert Garden Montessori, at the northwest corner of Warner Road and the I-10, is not your average infant- to middle-school. For one, you’ll notice an all-organic garden as you enter the back...

New treatment option available for chronic heartburn

According to the American College of Gastroenterology, more than 60 million American adults suffer from heartburn at least once a month, while 15 million adults experience heartburn every day. Although heartburn is...

Technology brings new dimension to 5th graders

Noah, a fifth-grader at Mirada Elementary School, shows his dad, Steve Lanouette, various projects he’s completed this year via an electronic portfolio he spent the past weeks compiling for parent/teacher conferences.Parent-teacher conferences...

Technology links Kyrene kids to a global classroom

In the not so recent past, local elementary schools had computer labs filled only with buzzing Macintosh computers with games that would seem weirdly ancient to today’s students. More astonishing to them...

Bridging the funding gap: now is not the time to fail

                When the subject of selling ads on the sides of Kyrene school buses first came up, we expressed our thoughts on the matter  to district superintendent Dr. David Schauer and community...

New grading system praised for helping teachers

Kyrene schools fell only one percentage point short of achieving the state’s highest rating for overall academic achievement, according to the Arizona Department of Education’s newest system utilizing standard letter grades instead...

Brisas kids get a special treat at Constitution Day festivities

Students at Kyrene de las Brisas Elementary School got a patriotic presentation from Principal Christie Winkelmann during an assembly on Constitution Day, Friday Sept. 16, and were graced with the presence of...

Dress code, other changes alter new traditional school

Kyrene del Sureño Elementary School will become a traditional academy next year, according to an announcement by district officials. The news came during a board meeting late last month and again at...
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