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Xavier’s athleticscontinues its winsXavier College Preparatory’s Gators

defeated Fountain Hills on April 10 towin the sand volleyball state champi-onship for the second year in a row.The tournament was held at theVictory Lanes Sports Park in Glendale.Xavier, which competes in Arizona’s

largest, most competitive athletic con-ferences, the 5A Division 1, has won103 state championships, 43 state run-ners-up titles and 160 regional champi-onships for sports such as badminton,cross country, golf, soccer, basketball,tennis, volleyball, swimming/diving,crew (rowing), and spirit line.Xavier also is an 18-time recipient

of the Region Excellence Award, for themost outstanding athletic program.Most recently, Xavier won the

Arizona Interscholastic Association’s2013 Tony Komadina Award forOutstanding Girls’ Athletic Program.First presented in 1989, this award rec-ognizes schools that demonstrate out-standing advocacy of, and progress in,girls’ athletics. Xavier was honored withthe association’s inaugural award in 1989and, subsequently, in 1996 as well.The criteria and selection process to

determine award recipients are estab-lished by the AIA Executive Board, andschools selected as finalists host an on-

site evaluation visit from an AIA selec-tion committee. Following the on-sitevisits, the committee presents its rec-ommendations to the AIA ExecutiveBoard for selection of the award recipi-ents. The award will be presented at theAIA Honors Luncheon in May.Komadina served as Executive

Director of the Arizona InterscholasticAssociation (AIA) from 1976 to 1987,and the award was established in hisname. Komadina passed away in 2011.

Kiwanis honorsnine great studentsBy Joan WestlakeNine youths from local elementary,

middle and high schools were honoredas Students of the Month by theKiwanis Club of Sunnyslope, April 11at Sunnyslope High School.From Desert View Elementary,

Racquel Garcia was praised as “a sparkin the school” who starts everyone’s dayoff with her cheerful and exuberantmorning PA announcements. The cre-ative writer with a lovely singing voiceis on the basketball team, StudentCouncil and participates in schoolcharity drives.Royal Palm Middle School student

Randi Hadi sets such a high standard ofcompassion and kindness toward otherstudents that her teachers say bullying

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Members of the state championship sand volleyball team from Xavier College Prep include,from left: back row, Ted Rogers, Matt Rogers (head coach), Kelly Andrew, Claire Coppola,Johnna Tucker, Paige Rogers and Tim McHale; second row, Callie Jones, Molly Scheel, MegIngram, Claudia Lemeiux and Kate Even; first row, Cayden Kuhler, Keely Komer, SaraMackey, Kristen Largay, Natalie Braun and Mallory Miller. Four Arizona high school teamsmade state and national history by pioneering the sport last year, and eight schools fieldedgirls’ sand volleyball teams this year (photo by Duke Photography).

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isn’t possible when she is around. Theexuberant and positive student is alwayshelping others and is a great class leader,setting an example of caring.

Royal Palm’s Jonathan Cain is a car-ing and fun-loving student. His quietbut strong leadership motivates hisclassmates. He is a big contributor inhis American history class. A standoutin physical education, Jonathan workshard and enjoys every moment.“Exceptional” is the word everyone usesto describe him.

A positive attitude with a big smileis the hallmark of Oswaldo PerezCamarillo, Mountain ViewElementary. Always seeking new chal-lenges, he tackles them cheerfully andwith persistence. This member of theschool Action Team is a positive rolemodel for all.

Karino Romero of Mountain ViewElementary is known for working veryhard so that she always exceeds expecta-tions. The well-mannered youngwoman is respected by students andstaff. She is very creative with excep-tional writing abilities.

An amazing Sunnyslope ElementarySchool student, Tatyana RodriguezCamargo starts each day with a conta-gious smile. Her quiet determination hashelped her overcome personal obstacles,showing that hard work and a love forlearning leads to success. She is a cheer-leader, drums for the band and plays onthe basketball and softball teams.

Edgar Cardenas Hernandez ofSunnyslope Elementary is a diligentworker with an excellent attitude. He iswell spoken in class and his academicperformance is always superior. Hiscourteous manner is highlighted by will-ingness to help other students with their

schoolwork. He plays soccer, footballand clarinet in the band. He says he isworking toward a career in engineering,after his pro soccer days are done.

Teachers say they would love toclone Grace Novak, Sunnyslope HighSchool. Students and staff always havesomething nice to say about her. Sheworks very hard and is always superbusy including her participation in

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The Kiwanis Club of Sunnyslope honored nine local students at a luncheon in February. Theyincluded (TOP, FROM LEFT) Racquel Garcia, Randi Hadi, Jonathan Cain, Oswaldo PerezCamarillo, Karino Romero (BOTTOM, FROM LEFT) Tatyana Rodriguez Camargo, EdgarCardenas Hernandez, Grace Novak and Crystal Lachapelle (photos by Joan Westlake).

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school theater productions. She followsin the excellent footsteps of her motherSheila, who was also a Kiwanis Studentof the Month at Sunnyslope.

If you were to describe CrystalLachapelle of Central High School’ssuper power, it would be her extraordi-nary ability to focus and achieve. Thewell-rounded student excels in her twofavorite subjects, criminal justice anddance. Her fancy footwork runs thegamut from contemporary to hip hop.

The Kiwanis Club honors out-standing students each month as a wayof applauding youth academic andleadership successes.

Bus drivers givenclearer rules for lights

Gov. Jan Brewer last month signedinto law HB 2170, which providesclear direction to school bus drivers asto when and where they should activatetheir red lights and stop arm whenloading and unloading children. Thecurrent law was considered not clear onwhether the school bus driver mustengage the bus warning lights and stopsigns on private roads and driveways.

HB 2170 will amend the wording ofArizona Revised Statutes 28-857 to state,“When transporting school children toor from school or home, the operator ofthe school bus shall … display the signaland alternately flashing lights if passen-gers are being received or dischargedwhile the school bus is stopped on theroadway or a private road or driveway asdefined in section 28-601.”

Yvonne Hunter, an attorney withthe law firm Fennemore Craig, said,“We believe that HB2170 will clarify,for training and operation purposes,that school bus drivers must engage theschool bus warning lights and stop armwhile loading or unloading studentswhen transporting passengers to andfrom home and school. By changingthe statute, this will be a first steptoward implementing regulations andtraining for school bus drivers.”

Antonio Mlynek, transportationsupervisor for Washington ElementarySchool District, says, “I am happy to seeHB 2170 signed into law by GovernorBrewer. The law is clear and makessense. It’s the right thing to do.”

HB 2170 will go into law 90 daysafter the end of the current Arizona leg-islative session.

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Madison Camelview music teacherJesse McKinley created homemadeTaiko drums for the school’s SpringMusic Concert. Inspired by real Taikodrums that were well outside of theschool’s music budget, McKinley cameup with his own solution.

Several trips to Discount Tire(which donated the tires), many rolls ofpacking tape and countless hours ofwrapping later, McKinley had a set of“drums” for his students. The varioussizes create different sounds as the stu-dent bang away on their “new” Taikodrums.

Meadows’ NJHSis active in community

The members of MadisonMeadows’ National Junior HonorSociety (NJHS) chapter dedicate hoursof community service and raising fundsto help those in need.

This year NJHS members haveworked to aid organizations such asDesert Mission Food Bank and FeedMy Starving Children. Membershelped in the process of sorting andpackaging bags with necessities that arethen distributed to families in need.

At Desert Mission Food Bank, stu-dents reportedly set records of assem-bling the most emergency food bagsduring a single shift. NJHS also wasable to raise $250 in donations.

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Members also have teamed up withFirst Christian Church, where theyhave attended to yard work in neigh-borhoods around the Valley.

NJHS members also have volun-teered for numerous school activities.Students raised money forComfyCozy’s for Chemo in memory ofa Meadows student who was lost tocancer last year. Students also raisedmore than $1,000 in donations for aMeadows student who underwent aheart transplant, and donated funds toArizona Search and Rescue and aMeadows beautification project.

Students honoredin essay contest

Two Madison students placed inthe Anti-Defamation League’s MoralCourage Essay Contest. MackenzieHolden, an eighth-grade student atMadison No. 1, took second place forher essay about the Holocaust’s Bielskibrothers. She described the courage ofthe brothers, who rescued more than1,000 Jews, as follows: “It is not a mea-sure of how much change you madebecause of your actions; it is a measureof how much you were willing to riskto stand up for something.”

Madison Meadows eighth-graderHannah Jensen won third place for heressay about Malala Yousafzai, the 15-year-old Pakistani blogger who wasshot by the Taliban for her activism foreducation and women’s’ rights.

Student will travelto L.A. for contest

Madison Rose Lane fifth-graderDanna Rivera Carreon won first placeat the Regional Braille Challenge, heldat the Arizona State School for the Deaf

and the Blind in Tucson in February.This is the second year Danna hastaken first place in her grade level. Thisyear she competed with fifth- throughseventh-grade students.

The top-scoring 60 contestantsnationally, including Danna, are invit-ed to Los Angeles June 21-22 for aFinal Round—two days of competi-tion, camaraderie and fun. BrailleChallenge contest categories includereading comprehension, Braille speedand accuracy, proofreading, spellingand reading tactile charts and graphs.

This two-stage contest is designedto motivate blind students to empha-size their study of Braille, while reward-ing their success with a fun-filled, butchallenging, weekend of events.

Students pledge to‘be a helmet head’

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The prevention program wasfocused on protecting the brain bywearing a helmet while riding anythingwith wheels—bikes, scooters, skate-boards, etc. Madison Heights offered apublic service announcement during

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the morning televised announcements.During recess, the children could

make a pledge to “be a helmet head” andreceive a special sticker. Informationsheets were sent home about the day’sactivities along with resources on helmetuse and brain injuries.More than 400 children watched the

announcement and nearly 200 made apledge. Based on the success of this pro-gram, it is expected that this preventionprogram will be adopted by schoolsthroughout the Valley in 2014 andadapted to fit different school age groupsand related brain injury topics.

PHOENIX UNIONHIGH SCHOOL DISTRICTPUHSD offersfree summer schoolFree summer school is offered to

current students and new students thisyear. The Freshman Academy is forincoming ninth graders who need toincrease their math or English skillsnecessary to succeed in high school.There will be course offerings in

reading, introduction to high schoolliteracy and high school math. Elevenschools will have Freshman Academy.Most campuses will have classes fromJune 3-26, Monday through Thursday,from 8:30 a.m. to 2:15 p.m.Current students (entering grades

10,11 and 12 next fall) will attend May28-June 27 at their home schools,Monday through Thursday, with twosections available: morning from 8-11:50 a.m. and afternoon from 12:30-4:20 p.m. Each section is a half-credit.For courses available and more infor-

mation, visit www.PhoenixUnion.org/SummerSchool or call 602-764-1307.

Gallagher to attendAir Force AcademyShelby Gallagher of North High

has received an appointment to theUnited States Air Force Academy inColorado Springs. There were 12,000applicants to theAir Force Academythis year, andonly 1,200, or 10percent, make it.The senior is

an InternationalB a c c a l a u r e a t eDiploma candi-date, currentlyranked 12th in a class of 576 with a 4.5GPA. She is the Drama Club president,

serving as an actress, stage manager,and set and light designer. She was co-captain of the golf team, and is a pub-lic affairs officer in JROTC. InJROTC, she was captain of theNational Semi-finalist JROTCAcademic Bowl Team.Gallagher is a member of the

National Honor Society, a Girls StateAttendee where she was the winner ofthe Joe Foss Institute LeadershipAward. She volunteers with her churchas a counselor and teacher assistant,and works as the technical booth oper-ator for the North auditorium.Gallagher wants to be a biochem-

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Khan clocks firstFBLA state winCamelback High had its first-ever

Future Business Leader of America(FBLA) state winner when Omar Khanplaced first in Public Speaking at theAZFBLA State Leadership Conferencein Tucson, April 1-3.He was honored to perform his

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speech on stage for the entire confer-ence during the closing ceremonies—more than 1,000 strong. He will repre-sent the Spartans at the FBLA NationalConference in June in Anaheim, Calif.Camelback also had seven other

students compete at the state level:Jasmine Packard, Marlon Hill, GerardoGonzalez, Juan Reyes Rojas, AngelicaBermudez, Brianna Puentes, and DanaLira Rodriguez.

Students to attendcooking schoolGustavo Alegria of North High, a

senior finalist in the Careers throughCulinary Arts Program (C-CAP)Culinary Competition, was awarded afull-ride $15,000 scholarship to ClassicCooking Academy in Scottsdale.Leonel Sosa, a Top 10 Junior, was

awarded a $2,000 scholarship for aculinary boot camp this summer atMonroe College in New York. AngelaPugliese, a Top 10 Junior, won a MasterClass at Le Cordon Bleu.C-CAP is the largest scholarship

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program for culinary arts. According toinstructor Mary Sawark, scholarshipsare awarded by what best fits the stu-dents’ goals and objectives. Arizonastudents were awarded more than$500,000 in scholarships through C-CAP this year.

Cisneros travelsto D.C. this summerYailin Cisneros of Camelback High

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Metro Tech studentsinvited to ‘Metro Mania’Juniors and seniors for the 2013-14

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Choir performs atO’Connor HouseThe Central High School A Capella

Choir was invited to perform theNational Anthem for the O’ConnorHouse Distinguished Speakers SeriesLuncheon with Colin Powell on April23 at the Phoenix Convention Center.Seventeen students, Director of

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Jones attended. Blue Cross and BlueShield of Arizona sponsored the choir’sattendance, where they heard Powellspeak and engaged in an on-stage con-versation with O’Connor.

Duarte performs onTV’s ‘La Voz’North High freshman Alan Ponce

Duarte recently was selected to appearon the television program “La Voz,” theSpanish equivalent of “The Voice” on anational network. He travelled to Miamifor a two-and-a-half week selection seriesand taping. Duarte performs with amariachi group and is involved withNorth High’s choir.

WASHINGTON ELEMENTARYSCHOOL DISTRICTValley Metro, partnerstreat Maryland studentsMaryland School students received

lots of healthy treats on April 11, thanksto Valley Metro, together with SundtConstruction, Stacy and WitbeckConstuction and the WashingtonNeighborhood Association.The companies donated brain food

(healthy snacks and water) forMaryland’s kindergarten througheighth-grade students to enjoy duringAIMS/Assessment Week, April 15-19.

Artwork exhibitedat ASU West campusHundreds of pieces of artwork creat-

ed by students from all 32 schools in theWESD dazzled guests at the District ArtShow March 26 at ASU West.Parents, students and community

members had the opportunity to see forthemselves how talented WESD stu-dents are, from giant modified guitarsand papier mache masks to brightpaintings and drawings and multime-dia creations. The library was filledwith students proudly standing next totheir creations while their parents andguests snapped pictures.Art teachers were on hand to meet

families and present students with aspecial award for participating in theart show.The exhibit was on display at ASU

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Tree, we’d like to thank all our parents and students, both pastand present, for all your love, support and commitment to thecooperative participation spirit over the years. You are the

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PRIVATE ANDCHARTER SCHOOLSBroncos receive state,national honorsBrophy College Prep Speech and

Debate recently received recognitionfrom the National Forensic League.Seniors Jack Flynn and Samir

Reddy, along with juniors CarlosOchoa and Joe Russell earned thedegree of Premier Distinction. Eachyear, fewer than 500 high school stu-dents achieve Premier Distinction sta-tus, placing them among the top half ofone percent of League members.In addition, Brophy Coach Beth

Clarke received a 2nd Diamond Coachaward from the National ForensicsLeague. Under Clarke’s direction, stu-dents have earned more than 30,000credit points through speech anddebate presentations, competition andservice. Clarke will be honored thissummer at the national speech anddebate tournament.Though it didn’t walk away with the

top trophy, Brophy’s showing at the StateTournament earlier this year producedsix individual State Champions (of the15 total events) including: Jack Flynn inLincoln Douglas Debate; Joe Skoog andRyan McCoy in Policy Debate; JimWelty in Public Forum Debate; CarlosOchoa in Congressional Debate; PatrickJohnson in Original Oratory; andSeveriano Vallejo in HumorousInterpretation.

All Saints’ hostsnaturalization eventAbout 50 people from 26 countries

and cultures became U.S. citizens April16 during a Naturalization Ceremonyat All Saints’ Episcopal Day School.All Saints’ students participated

throughout the ceremony by singing,sharing essays, signing The Pledge ofAllegiance, and presenting artwork andcongratulations to the candidates.Judge David K. Duncan, federal magis-trate judge for the United StatesDistrict Court for the District ofArizona, presided over the court pro-ceeding, which took place on the DaySchool campus.Irene Tseng, All Saints’ Head of

Middle School, gave the keynotespeech. “I am a naturalized citizen ofthe United States, and I treasure mycitizenship and appreciate the opportu-nity to be able to participate in theAmerican Dream,” shared Tseng. “I amhonored to be able to welcome our newcitizens.”For more information, visit

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VLHS students in‘Day of Giving’All students and faculty from Valley

Lutheran High School participated inthe Annual Day of Giving on April 12,contributing more than 510 hours ofvolunteer time to food banks, churches,shelters and other charitable organiza-tions throughout the Valley.Instead of attending classes, stu-

dents and faculty spent the day helpingothers at seven Valley-wide nonprofits.Activities ranged from feeding thehomeless at St. Vincent De Paul andpackaging food boxes at St. Mary’sFood Bank, to making site improve-ments at Shepherd of the DesertLutheran Church & School and hands-on learning about world hunger at FeedMy Starving Children.“At Valley Lutheran High School,

our mission is to provide a foundationfor a life of faith, learning and service,”

“A” Rated School & DistrictAmeriSchools AcademyCamelback K - 8

The 2012-13 Brophy College Prep Speech and Debate Team has received both state andnational recognition after competing in tournaments this year (submitted photo).

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said Principal Robert Koehne. “On ourAnnual Day of Giving, the entire cam-pus community comes together to servethe greater Phoenix community. Ourstudents learn to serve and share withthose less fortunate.”

Slater receives firstRobinson award

Brophy College Prep senior CJSlater is the inaugural recipient of ascholarship in honor of JackieRobinson from the Jackie RobinsonFoundation.

Slater was recognized as the MLBAll-Star Arizona DiamondbacksBranch Boys & Girls Club Youth of theYear at a pregame ceremony on April16 vs. the Yankees.

Sakha wins award formicrobiology project

Xavier College Preparatory juniorSarah Sakha won the United StatesNavy and Marine Corps Naval ScienceAward, First Place in Microbiology anda Grand Prize at the Arizona Scienceand Engineering Fair (AzSEF) for thesecond year in a row

Sarah’s winning project involvedexpanded research and comprehensive,formal microbiological testing of theviability and marketability of an alter-native potential Emergency FoodProduct (EFP) that she designed. Herwork has significant implications onthe palatability, nutrition, cost efficien-cy, local production, preservation anddistribution of emergency food rationsin times of crisis in areas of the worldsuch as the Middle East and Africa.

Her next step will be to compete inthe International Science andEngineering Fair (ISEF) in Phoenixthis month.

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