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quickly, and parents in the Chandler Unified School District want to find ways to keep their kids active and occupied during their time off from school.

The following facilities offer camps that promise fun, supervised activities.

Great Play of ChandlerChildren ages 3 to 8 who like using

their imaginations, running and being silly are sure to enjoy the Great Play Adventure Play Camps at Great Play of Chandler.

The camps, which are held in the location’s patented “Interactive Arena,”

feature pretend adventures to the jungle, outer space and more. Each unique session includes at least a dozen planned games and activities, such as balancing, climbing, tumbling, obstacle courses and more.

The camps run from 1 to 3:30 p.m., Mon., March 11 through Wed., March 13. The cost is $25 per camp or $20 for two or more camps.

Great Play of Chandler is at 2855 W. Ray Rd., Chandler. Registration and info: 480-726-7529, info@chandler.greatplay.com, greatplay.com/chandler.

City of ChandlerBoys and girls ages 7 to 12 can take

part in spring youth intersession camps at the Tumbleweed Recreation Center (TRC) and the Environmental Education Center (EEC). The half-day and full-day sports and art camps run Mon., March 11 through Fri., March 15, and Mon., March 18 through Fri., March 22. TRC is at 745 E. Germann Rd., Chandler. EEC is at 4050 E. Chandler Heights Rd., Chandler. Info: 480-782-2900, 480-782-2890. Registration: chandleraz.gov/registration.

MVP ZoneKids of all ages and ability levels can

register now for two spring break camps at MVP Zone in Chandler. Sessions cover throwing, hitting and fielding, and those who are interested can also learn about pitching and catching. Experienced instructors work with all ages and skill levels. The main focus is awareness and

strategy during the game, developing player confidence, proper form and mechanics, and having fun.

MVP Zone Spring Break Camp 1 is from 8 a.m. to noon, Mon., March. 11 through Fri., March 15. Spring Break Camp 2 is from 8 a.m. to noon, Mon., March 18 through Fri., March 22. The cost is $40 per day or $160 for the week, which includes a shirt, daily snack and beverage. Preregistration is recommended; walk-ins are accepted based on availability.

MVP Zone is at 2460 E. G Spring Break Camps Germann Rd., Chandler. Info: 480-857-6000, mvpzoneaz.com. Registration: mvpzoneaz.com/camps-clinics.

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JUMP FOR JOY: Kids spend their time running, jumping and having a healthy dose of fun at Great Play Adventure Camp at Great Play of Chandler. Submitted photo

LEARN TO SWING: Young participants with various skill levels learn the proper technique of swinging a bat at spring break camps held at MVP Zone in Chandler. Submitted photo

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Aspire Kids sports CenterGymnastics-related fun, swimming and

crafts are planned for kids ages 4 to 12 who attend Spring Break Camp at Aspire Kids Sports Center.

The camps run Mon., March 11 through Fri., March 22 and include both morning and full-day sessions. Call for pricing information and to register.

Aspire Kids Sports Center is at 50 S. Hearthstone Way, Chandler. Info: 480-820-3774, aspirekidsports.com.

America’s Best KarateKids ages 5 and older may register

for the spring camps at America’s Best Karate in Chandler, held 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. Early drop off is available.

Kids take part in a variety of activities in addition to karate including field trips to Peter Piper Pizza, Harkins Move

Theatre and more. Tuition is $139 a week and includes all activities.

America’s Best Karate is at 2040 S. Alma School Rd., Suite 22, Chandler. Registration and info: 480-217-0652, americasbestfamilykarate.com.

Bear Creek Golf ComplexJunior Golf Camps taught by PGA

Professional staff are available for youths ages 6 to 14 at Bear Creek Golf Complex in Chandler. Students are grouped by age and skill level. Camp sessions are limited in size, and parents are responsible for providing golf clubs for their children.

Kids who are in kindergarten through sixth grade meet from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m., and students in seventh and eighth grades meet from 10 to 11 a.m. The Junior Golf Camps are Mon., March 11 through Thu., March 14 and Mon., March

18 to Thu., March 21. The cost is $50 per week. An optional junior golf pass for the Cub is available for $20. The pass is good for unlimited play on days of camp, space permitting.

Bear Creek Golf Complex is at 500 E. Riggs Rd., Chandler. Info: 480-883-8200. Registration: bearcreekaz.com/tournaments-a-events/events-calendar/icalrepeat.detail/2013/03/11/18804/-/spring-break-camp-2013.

Music Maker Workshops Students ages 5 to 12 of all ability

levels who enjoy making music can register for Spring Break Morning Music Camp at Music Maker Workshops in Ahwatukee.

Kids can design their own camp by selecting three classes from the choices of drums, guitar, piano, voice or arts and crafts. Camps are divided into groups according to age and ability levels. If applicable, participants must provide their own guitars.

Sessions are 9 a.m. to noon Mon., March 11 through Thu., March 14 and feature a concert performance for friends and family from 11:15 a.m. to noon on the last day of camp. The cost is $125 before March 1 or $135 after.

In addition, the Ahwatukee studio offers a Spring Break Bootcamp March 11 through 14, featuring customized private lessons for a variety of instruments, including brass and woodwind. Lessons are scheduled between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Music Maker Workshops is at 3233 E. Chandler Blvd., Suite 2, Ahwatukee. Info: 480-706-1224,

lessons@musicmakerworkshops.com. Registration: musicmakerworkshops.com.

youth Football CampFourth- through sixth-graders and

seventh- and eighth-graders who want to improve their skills on the football field can register for one of two Youth Football Camps at Hamilton High School. Both camps focus on fundamental football techniques at each position.

The camp for grades four through six is coached by the Junior Varsity football staff, and the camp for grades seven and eight is taught by freshman football staff, as well as some of the school’s varsity coaches. The fourth- through sixth-graders’ camp costs $75 and is held on the school’s junior varsity practice field from 5:30 to 7 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday between April 1 and 30. The seventh- and eighth-graders’ camp is $100 and takes place on the school’s varsity practice field from 5:30 to 7 p.m. every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday between April 1 and 30.

Hamilton High School is at 3700 S. Arizona Ave., Chandler. Registration: cusd80.com, click on “Community Education, then select “CUSD Camps/Clinics” and then “Hamilton High School.”

Fourth- through sixth-grade camp info: stout.kelly@cusd80.com; seventh- and eighth-grade camp info: reynolds.lane@cusd80.com.

Alison Stanton is a freelance writer who lives in the East Valley. She can be reached at Alison@SanTanSun.com

BLOCK PARTY: Kids enjoy time in a foam block pit at Aspire Kids Sports Center in Chandler. Submitted photo

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Submissions from Chandler youths ages 13 to 18 are still sought for the fourth annual Young Artists & Authors Showcase, held by City of Chandler’s Sister City affiliate, Chandler-Tullamore Sister Cities (CTSC).

Deadline for entries is Wed., March 27, with a $5 entry fee.

“The Power of Exchange” is the showcase theme for 2013. Using 2D media, entrants should illustrate the long-term impact exchanges have had on themselves or the community, expressing through art or literature how one or both have changed for the better.

Young Artist entries must be no larger than 24 by 30 inches including matting. Watercolor, oils, pastels, pen and ink, charcoal, photography, two-dimensional

mixed media and computer-generated art are all accepted.

Chandler’s young authors and artists are celebrated at a reception from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Fri., April 19 at Vision Gallery

in downtown Chandler. One piece of artwork and one essay from the Chandler entries will be submitted to Sister Cities International, where 10 finalists are chosen. From the 10 winning works, one author and one artist will be chosen as overall winners.

For more information or to submit entries, contact CTSC Education Committee Chair Barb Olivieri at chandler_tullamore_education@yahoo.com or at 480-347-8293. Entry guidelines and forms may be found under “Events” at chandlerirish.org.

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CHALLENGED: Jacob and Jon Gonsalves, Ryan Tran, JonBlake Chua and George Wilkinson, all of the Accelerated Middle School at Basha High, are in one of six teams chosen out of 210 teams from across the state to compete in the 14th Annual Honeywell Fiesta Bowl Challenge held recently at the Challenger Space Center Arizona in Peoria. The students spent more than 200 hours engineering and building a model of a lunar station designed to mine and extract Helium 3 and which must be able to convert into a tourist attraction. Submitted photo

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The registration deadline is Fri., March 8, and the entry fee is $4 per child for Chandler residents and $6 for nonresidents.

The meet accepts entries for sprints,

relays, the standing long jump and the softball throw for youths in various age categories. Top performers may go on to compete in the State Hershey Track & Field Meet and the national meet in Hershey, PA.

Registration forms are available at chandleraz.gov/youth-sports, from physical education teachers in Chandler schools, at all Chandler public libraries and at the following locations: Chandler Community Center, 125 E. Commonwealth Ave.; Snedigar Recreation Center, 4500 S. Basha Rd.; Tumbleweed Recreation Center, 745 E. Germann Rd.; and Environmental

Education Center, 4050 E. Chandler Heights Rd.

Registration forms and fees can be dropped off at or mailed to Snedigar Recreation Center, ATTN: Hershey Track, Mail Stop 502, P.O. Box 4008, Chandler, AZ 85244-4008. Checks should be made payable to the City of Chandler. Info: 480-782-2704, visit chandleraz.gov/youth-sports.

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LONG SHOT: SanTan Sun area kids participate in the long jump at last year’s Hershey Track & Field meet. Submitted photo

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HAIR TODAY: CTA-Liberty teacher Michelle McGhan stands with fifth-grader Clarissa Yosik, whose mother has been diagnosed with cancer. McGhan had 20 inches of her hair cut to donate to Pantene Beautiful Lengths, a program that partners with the American Cancer Society to donate free, real-hair wigs to women facing cancer. McGhan and Clarissa also participated in the American Cancer Society Climb to Conquer Cancer event held at South Mountain Park to raise funds in support of the ACS. Submitted photo

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Chandler high school students and their parents are invited to “How to Pay for College without Going Broke,” a free college financial aid workshop, at 7 p.m. Wed., March 6 at the Noah Center, 2100 E. Yeager Dr., Chandler.

The workshop helps prepare students and parents to beat the increasing cost of a college education using strategies that save families money no matter their income level. Participants learn insider tips and techniques to avoid costly mistakes, how to fill out the required paperwork and how to find their current “Expected Family Contribution” as determined by the federal government.

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Registration is now open for the summer session of A World of Music, a music festival for children ages 6 to 12 from 9 a.m. to noon daily June 17 through 21 at Trinity Christian Fellowship, 50 S. McQueen Rd., Chandler.

Children choose from a variety of classes in dance, musical theatre, ukulele, guitar, flag twirling, silly skits, rhythm and more. Campers perform a final concert for parents. Snacks and camp T-shirts are provided.

For more information, visit worldofmusicaz.com or call 480-963-7698.

Perry High School Principal Dan Serrano and teacher Rhonda Duering recently visited Washington, D.C. to take part in the Teachers for Global Classrooms Program’s Global Education Symposium, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.

The two were among 160 teachers, principals and district administrators selected for the symposium, which included sessions on the Need for Global Education, Principles for Globalizing Schools, Bringing Global Education to Your ZIP Code and Working Effectively Across Cultures.

Duering will also travel to Kazakhstan as part of the program, which allows U.S. teachers to participate in two- to

three-week professional field experiences around the world to develop international knowledge and skills. Teachers reconvene in October in Washington, D.C. to share experiences and discuss best practices for internationalizing U.S. schools.

The Teachers for Global Classrooms Program is an exchange and professional development opportunity for secondary school teachers sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and administered by nonprofit organization IREX. Through the program, teachers from across the country learn how to advance their schools’ global education practices, internationalizing teaching and learning in their classrooms.

For more information, visit irex.org.

Additional players are sought for the Arizona Sting Basketball 7th Grade

Boys team, which plays a regional tournament schedule.

The AZ Sting was founded more than 12 years ago, and has since worked with hundreds of young athletes in Arizona.

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Players both new and experienced in the sport of lacrosse are welcome to join the Spring Fling Lacrosse League offered by Elite Lacrosse from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturdays March 17 through April 13 at Desert Breeze Park, 660 N. Desert Breeze Blvd., Chandler.

An introduction to the game of lacrosse is provided for new players, and an emphasis on evolved game play and conditioning is offered to those already experienced with the sport. Coaches from Brophy Prep and Gilbert, Chaparral and Desert Mountain high schools join with former and current collegiate players to provide instruction.

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FESTIVAL FUN: Kids perform during A World of Music festival. Submitted photo

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Hey Kids!Remember that the Kids Opportunity section

will eventually print all good entries. That means that if your entry didn’t make it into this issue, it may be slated for a future one. Keep checking back, as we sometimes experience a backlog of submissions.

santan sun kids have talent! In the first issue of every month, the SanTan Sun News prints the best entries from kids in grades kindergarten through 12th grade in a variety of categories. Congratulations to this month’s winners!

Note: If a great entry doesn’t make it into this issue because of space considerations, we will hold it over to run in a future issue. Submissions are minimally edited to preserve the writer’s voice. If your submission appears in this section, compare it to your original to help improve your writing skills.

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Students who either live in Chandler, Gilbert, Queen Creek or surrounding areas or who attend area schools can win $15 gift cards from Changing Hands Bookstore, thanks to a partnership between the bookseller and the SanTan Sun News.

This ongoing, monthly promotion awards a $15 Changing Hands gift card to every youth whose article, story, poem, essay, editorial, book review, photo or illustration is chosen to be printed in the SanTan Sun Kids Opportunity section, while supplies last. The Kids Opportunity section is printed in the Youth Section of the first paper of the month, each month. The best news is that even though only one to three submissions are printed per month, all good submissions are held in a file to be printed in future issues. So if an entry doesn’t win this month, it could win next month -- or even the month after that.

To enter, visit SanTanSun.com, click on Youth and then on Student Writer Permission Slip to download a submission-permission slip. Complete the form and have a parent sign it so the paper has permission to print the entry and the author or artist’s byline. Then, email the submission-permission slip and writing or artwork to Lynda@SanTanSun.com as a Word file, if writing, or JPEG, if art, or pasted into the email.

Those who don’t have access to email, or prefer to send submissions on disk, may send a hard copy of the form with the entry in a Word file or JPEG on a CD via postal mail to Lynda Exley, Kids Op Page, SanTan Sun News, P.O. Box 23, Chandler, AZ 85244-0023.

For more information on the Kids Op page, or to have SanTan Sun News Editor Lynda Exley speak at your school to rev students up about writing and publishing, email Lynda@SanTanSun.com.

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Carlson ChampionsPlay ball – Families interested

in attending the AZ Diamondbacks game Fri., April 12 with other Carlson Champions can fill out the order form for tickets and return to school by Thu., March 28.

Calendar:March 7: Champions Assembly,

1:30 p.m.March 8: Field Day; volunteers

needed—Lora Robinson

CtA-independence hawkshealth notes – Students entering

sixth grade in the 2013-14 school year are required to have meningococcal and Tdap immunizations. Updated immunization records should be brought to the health office. Contact Mrs. Liles at 480-224-2702.

Winner’s choice – Purchase a $20 CEF raffle ticket in the front office for a chance to choose between a 2013 Scion FR-S or $20,000 cash. The drawing is Sun., March 10 at the Chandler Chamber of Commerce Ostrich Festival.

save the date – CTA’s Spring Fling is 5 to 9 p.m. Fri., April 12. Families are welcome to enjoy games, food and fun.

Wise Woollies – School counselor Mrs. Dussault teaches first-graders

cooperative classroom lessons on topics such as bullying and shyness and how to be “Wise Woollies.” Wise Woollies is a classroom-management program that enlists the help of those who can change disruptive behaviors best: the students themselves.

CalendarMarch 5: Spring Picture Day,

free dress allowedMarch 8: $1 Dress Down Day—Wendi Olson

haley White tigersWrite stuff – The Tigers welcome

award-winning author Doreen Rappaport to the school on March 6 as a culmination of the week-long celebration of Read Across America. Mrs. Rappaport will speak about writing nonfiction and research papers.

—Stephanie Vatistas

hull heroesWin big – Purchase CEF raffle tickets

in the Hull office to win a 2013 Toyota Scion FR-S or $20,000 in cash. Tickets are $20. Hull keeps $4 from every ticket sold at Hull. The drawing is Sun., March 10 at the Chandler Chamber of Commerce Ostrich Festival.

—Kristen Boyd

Jacobson JetsMusic notes – Third-graders

participate in the musical, “How Does Your Garden Grow?” at 10:15 a.m. Fri., March 8. The students are encouraged to dress as their favorite flower, weed, vegetable, gardener or garden creature. Contact general music teacher Kristin

Moran at moran.kristin@cusd80.com.on board – PTO elections are in April.

The PTO Board may be expanded to include one or two vice presidents. If interested email jacobsonpto@gmail.com.

Postponed – Plans for Spring Carnival are on hold, as construction on the east playground could possibly begin this spring. Plans will be finalized and announced.

Funds raised – The school raised $25,000 this year, which helped purchase color printers, industrial pencil sharpeners, industrial staplers, die cut machines and die cuts, fade-free paper for the classrooms and microwaves for the teachers’ lounge.

Fun run – Jacobson participated in the APEX Fun Run, receiving 50% of all funds raised, which go toward technology improvements at the school. Teachers were to receive 10% of what their students raised for their classes, but collectively decided to donate earnings to P.E. teacher Amanda Dannenfeldt and school assistant Susan Jehowski, whose families are battling cancer. For every child who raised $10 per lap, APEX donated $25 to the Dannenfeldt and Jehowski families.

—Blanca Dozal

tarwater torosMusic notes – Third-graders are

working on a Dr. Seuss program, to be held at 1:30 and 6:30 p.m. Thu., March 7. Music teacher Mrs. Chappell greatly helped launch this new program. Tarwater families are invited to join students to celebrate and honor Dr. Seuss.

Class notes – Fourth-graders continue studying Arizona with a fieldtrip to the Arizona Sonoran Desert Museum in Tucson. They are excited to see the animals and desert plants they studied. They also enjoyed a guest speaker from Homeland Security.

Valentine’s visit – Tarwater’s after-school club, Toro Ambassadors, visited Park Regency Nursing Home in Tempe on Valentine’s Day. Students helped residents make bookmarks and read a Valentine’s book to them. Toro Ambassadors return on March 7 to perform a talent show for residents.

school Cents – The School Cents program ends April 15. Families are encouraged to collect receipts and turn them in to the school office or Guest Services at the mall. PTO thanks all participants for their support.

HEART SMART: Tarwater staff member Deidre Navarro practices CPR with Chandler firefighters. Forty-five Tarwater staff members trained for chest compression CPR recently by watching a training video and then practicing with members of the Chandler Fire Department. Submitted photo

—Robyn Kelly

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salute – Payne is the first junior high featured as part of the Fulton Homes Noon Salute program. As the featured band of the week, Payne symphonic band’s version of the national anthem was played on KOOL-FM at noon daily and is eligible to receive a $1,000 donations from Fulton Homes. The program recognizes school musicians and teachers who develop their talents at schools throughout the Valley.

Andersen AstronautsZoo cool – Mrs. Levine hosts Project

Zoo Labs Thursdays after school, where students investigate and study how animals adapt to survive and watch a weekly live broadcast from Phoenix Zoo that provides an insider’s glimpse into the world of animal adaptations through personal visits with Phoenix Zoo staff and animals.

science rocks – As a culmination of National Engineering week, an engineer from ARCADIS U.S. visits to perform an experiment for fourth-graders in which they create a mini oil tanker. For several weeks parents and students have come in together as Scientist of the Week to complete different experiments with students.

Pizza day – Mrs. Coffaro and select students meet at Pizza Hut on Saturdays as a reward for completing their reading for the month as a fun incentive to get students excited about reading.

Granted wishes – Congrats to Mrs. Munoz, who received a grant allowing her to take all the second-graders on a fieldtrip to the zoo.

Alphabet wedding – All four kindergarten classes participated in a wedding in which Q and U got married, complete with cake and bubbles. The wedding helps students remember Q and U always go together because they are married.

running Club – Andersen students had a successful Running Club season. Teachers and staff are proud of how hard they worked. Ribbon winners include: Colin Phillips, Isaac Maloum, Tyler Sullivan, Jaylee Harrington, Blaine Mourning, Andrew King, Vanessa Wilson, Aislinn Rosburough, Owen Kelly, Joseph Brewer, Laurel Anderson, Raynele Harrington, Jacob Maloum, Journey Guernsey, Sydney Wilson, Brynn Sullivan, Ibrahim Maloum, Lucas Kelly, Rudy Garcia, Kyle Kisthardt, Nico Manilla, Isaiah Prince, Taylor Wayne, Sarah Hemmen, Julian Gonzalez, Myles Bermudez, Destiny Hernandez, Trina Forti, Jenna Applegate, Takoda Rivers, Riely Forest and Nigel Garrity.

CalendarMarch 7: Field Day at school,

volunteers neededMarch 8: Tie Dye Day; Spirit AssemblyMarch 28: Honor Roll Assembly,

grades 4 and 5, 8:30 a.m.—Katie Perry

CtA-Goodman GatorsCalendarMarch 4: Flag ceremony presented by

Chorus, 8 a.m., AmphitheaterMarch 6: Go-Getters meeting, 2:45-

3:15 p.m., gardenMarch 7: APEX Fun RunMarch 8: Good News Gators Assembly,

1:30 p.m., Multipurpose Room; yearbook presale ends; third quarter ends

—Kathie Butters

Knox KnightsBook it – The Scholastic Book Fair is

March 4 through 8 in the Media Center.save date – Knox families are

encouraged to participate in the next PTO meeting at 3:30 p.m. Tue., March 5.

thanks due – Thanks to the Knox Celebration of Science & Engineering Committee that brought a delightful time to Knox in support of the school’s STEM curriculum. The campus was transformed into a lab where everyone played a role in scientific discovery and had fun. Thanks to the volunteers who helped make the event a success and to sponsors Arizona Down Under Exotic Petting Zoo, ASU Daedalus Astronautics, East Valley Astronomy

Club, ASU Graduate Partners in Science Education, Orbital, Intel, Gangplank, Starbucks Coffee, Einstein Bros. Bagels, Arizona Bun Devils and Sub Zero Ice Cream.

Fundraising fun – Knox collects old clothing, Box Tops, juice pouches and Labels for Education. All items should be sent in to classroom teachers.

—Ximena Rodriguez

sanborn sunssave the date – Sanborn hosts its

7th Annual Dinner, Auction & Golf Tournament Sat., April 27 at Arizona Grand Resort in Phoenix. Cost for golf and dinner is $85 per person or $110 for one golfer and two dinners. Dinner and auction only is $35 per person. Event details, pricing, registration and sponsorship information are available at sanborndc.golfreg.com.

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SITTING PRETTY: Knox received three wooden chairs to decorate and donate to the City of Chandler’s art auction to raise money for youth arts. Students who worked on the chairs include, left to right, Eli Gramzinski, Kate Phillips, Amanda Wong, Becca Holdren, Maria Estrada, teacher Sandy Ashbaugh, Ian Meta-Martis, Paige Leff, Bryn Creek, Alexis Campana and Adhya Tandon. The ChairiTable auction is at 6 p.m. Fri., March 15 at Chandler Center for the Arts. Submitted photo

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Wilson Craighead, Avonlea hope and samantha Janko of Chandler-Gilbert Community College are among 25 Maricopa Community College students honored by Phi Theta Kappa and partnering sponsors as Academic All-Stars. To be eligible for the award, students must maintain a GPA of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale, be working toward an associate’s degree in good academic standing, demonstrate leadership and interact with their community as a college ambassador. State Academic All-Stars are eligible to be chosen as a national scholar.

Aryasp nejat of Chandler, a graduate of New Vistas Center for Education, is Arizona’s sole “Salute to Freedom” award winner in the Kenneth E. Behring National History Day Contest. Aryasp was chosen to accompany Lt. Col. Cary Salter, a World War II Silver Cross recipient, to the grand opening of the U.S. Freedom Pavilion: The Boeing Center in New Orleans, which will display key WWII aircraft and other artifacts designed by Boeing, McDonald and Douglas corporations during the war. Aryasp’s research about Arizona’s contribution to the war effort is now on permanent display at the museum. The full text of Aryasp’s winning “Arizona Salute to Freedom” can be seen at salutetofreedom.org/az.html.

Jimmy Barrios, a Basha High junior, is third trumpet in the All-State Jazz Band, the first student from Basha High to receive the honor. Sixty people auditioned for a place in the band.

Cole Graham, John hutchins and Andrew lwowski of Chandler are among nine Scouts from Chandler / Tempe Troop 697 who joined about 90 other Scouts from across the state at the State Capitol for the First Annual Scout Day. Under the supervision of Capitol staff, Scouts power washed, dried and polished statues and

monuments, and raked and cleaned the Capitol grounds. Scouts also toured the House and Senate floors, and learned about leadership, the legislative process and what it takes to become an elected official.

tristian, ramsey and Keegan taylor, Triplets and members of Scout Troop 233 sponsored by St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church of Chandler, each earned the rank of Eagle Scout. Their Eagle Scout projects benefited area hospitals. Approximately only 3% of any troop reaches the rank of Eagle Scout.

Kelsey ham, Jared ruchensky and sarah Wolnisty of Chandler are on the fall 2012 Dean’s Honor Roll at Creighton University in Omaha, NE. Kelsey is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences; Jared and Sarah are juniors in the College of Arts and

Sciences. Fulltime students who earn a 3.5 grade point average or better on a 4.0 scale are eligible for the Dean’s Honor Roll at Creighton University.

sowjanya Boddapati of Chandler is a recent graduate of University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg, MO, with a Master of Science degree.

Katherine Mount of Chandler is on the fall 2012 Dean’s List at Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, IL. To qualify, a fulltime undergraduate student must attain a semester grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 grading scale.

nathan Wong of Chandler is on the fall 2012 Dean’s List at University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Nathan is a sophomore broadcasting major in the College of Journalism and Mass Communications.

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