Refugee Students to Meet with State Leaders at Capitol

WHAT:

Nearly 50 refugee students speaking 20 different languages will take a tour of the state capitol on Thursday as part of the Phoenix Union High School District’s Summer Language Institute.

The refugee students will have lunch with House Democratic Leader David Lujan, Rep. Cloves Campbell, D-Phoenix (District 16) and Rep. Ben Miranda, D-Phoenix (District 16). Pizza is being donated by Peter Piper Pizza.

WHERE:

1700 W. Washington St., Phoenix

WHEN:

Thursday, June 24 at 9:00 a.m. (tour of the Capitol) and 11:00 a.m. (pizza lunch)

WHO:

Students from various Phoenix Union High Schools. Among the native languages spoken are Karenni, Chin, and Burmese (Myanmar); Karen (Myanmar, Thailand); Farsi (Iran, Afghanistan); Swahili (Eastern Africa); Kurundi (Burundi); Tigrinya (Eritrea, Ethiopia); French, Spanish, Nepali, Arabic, and Somali.

Phoenix Union has a refugee student enrollment of over 600 (April, 2010) representing 39 languages. Most of the refugee students attend Central or Alhambra High Schools.

CONTACT:

Renee Ryon, PUHSD Community Relations, (602) 764-1528
Dr. Michelle Delgado, PUHSD Language Acquisition (602) 764-1323

Source: Phoenix Union High School District

Phoenix Union High School District Truth in Taxation Hearing Scheduled for June 22

The Phoenix Union High School District will hold a Truth in Taxation hearing on Tuesday, June 22 at 6:00 p.m. in the Governing Board room at the District office, 4502 N. Central Ave. Below is the District’s notice, as required by state law:

In compliance with §15-905.01, Arizona Revised Statutes, Phoenix Union High School District is notifying its property taxpayers of Phoenix Union High School District’s intention to raise its primary property taxes over the current level to pay for increased expenditures in those areas where the Governing Board has the authority to increase property taxes for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2010. The Phoenix Union High School District is proposing an increase in its primary property tax levy of $ 201,250.

The amount proposed above will cause Phoenix Union High School District’s primary property taxes on a $100,000 home to increase from $ 87.42 to $87.73

These amounts proposed are above the qualifying tax levies as prescribed by state law, if applicable. The increase is also exclusive of any changes that may occur from property tax levies for voter approved bonded indebtedness or budget and tax overrides.

All interested citizens are invited to attend the public hearing on the proposed tax increase scheduled to be held June 22, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. Phoenix Union High School District – Board room, 4502 North Central Avenue, 1st floor, Phoenix, AZ 85012.

Source: Phoenix Union High School District
Contact: Craig Pletenik (602) 764-1530

Refugee Students Get More than English at Summer Language Institute

WHAT:

Learning language through a variety of experiences, 48 refugee students speaking 20 different languages are taking a crash course in American culture this summer at Phoenix Union. The students, all of whom have been in the United States less than six months and are the most basic English Language Learners, classified as Literacy, or Pre-Emergent, are experiencing their new language at a Peter Piper Pizza, a Diamondbacks game, the library, a TV station, the zoo, the Science Center and the State Capitol. The three-week summer school program, in its second year, is taught by five ELL teachers with the help of five Instructional Assistants. Thursday afternoon (June 10) the students got a taste of peanuts, Cracker Jacks and baseball at Chase Field.

WHERE:

Central High School (4525 N. Central) Rms. 908, 909, 910 and various locations

WHEN:

Monday through Friday, through June 25. 8:30 a.m.- 2:40 p.m.

WHO:

Students from various Phoenix Union High Schools. Among the native languages spoken are Karenni, Chin, and Burmese (Myanmar); Karen (Myanmar, Thailand); Farsi (Iran, Afghanistan); Swahili (Eastern Africa); Kurundi (Burundi); Tigrinya (Eritrea, Ethiopia); French, Spanish, Nepali, Arabic, and Somali.

Phoenix Union has a refugee student enrollment of over 600 (April, 2010) representing 39 languages. Most of the refugee students attend Central or Alhambra High Schools.

SCHEDULE:

June 15: Channel 12 Station Tour, Barr Library; June 16: Phoenix Zoo; June 17:
Pizza Dough Day at Central Cafeteria; June 18: Science Center; June 22: Channel 12, Barr Library; June 24: Arizona Capitol tour with Rep. David Lujan; June 25: Parent Morning and root beer floats. (CALL for exact times, locations)

CONTACT:

Renee Ryon, PUHSD Community Relations, (602) 764-1528
Dr. Michelle Delgado, PUHSD Language Acquisition (602) 764-1323

Source: Phoenix Union High School District

PHOENIX UNION JOINS SUMMER FOOD PROGRAM FOR 29th YEAR

For the 29th summer, the Phoenix Union High School District, along with other agencies, will provide lunches for needy children 18 years of age and younger at various locations, Monday through Friday, June 7 – June 25. In addition, the Phoenix Union will be providing breakfast for needy children 18 years of age and younger at the Summer Food Program sites.

Funded through the U.S. Department of Education food and nutrition programs, the Summer Food Program has, for nearly three decades, prepared and served more than 3 million meals at as many as 60 sites throughout Phoenix. Summer lunches are an extension of the National School Lunch Program.

Meals are prepared at PUHSD’s various high school campuses, listed below, serving thousands of meals per day. New foodstuffs are purchased at the beginning of the program to support the nutritional needs of children in impoverished areas. Food left over at the end of the program, like that at the end of the school year, is donated to local food banks for distribution.

Meals will be made available to all children 18 years of age and under within the approved geographical area without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation or marital or family status.

Meals will be served at the following PUHSD campuses: Cesar Chavez High School, 3921 W Baseline Road; Central High School, 4525 N Central Avenue; North High School, 1101 E Thomas Road and Maryvale High School, 3415 N. 59th Avenue

Each of those school campuses will be hosting Summer School. Food will be prepared, as it is during the regular school year, at each location in the school cafeteria. Participating community members will be directed to the designated areas of each campus.

The Summer Food Program will be held Monday through Friday, from June 7 through June 25. Breakfast will be served from 7:30 A.M. until 8:30 A.M., with lunch being served from 10:45 A.M. until 12:45 P.M. Adults are welcome to accompany children and can purchase breakfast for $2 and lunch for $3.

Source: Phoenix Union High School District

Central High Hosts Teen Maze: A Game of Real Life Consequences

WHAT:

Central High School students will journey through a maze of interactive life choices to learn about the responsibilities and consequences of sexual activity; teen pregnancy; sexually transmitted diseases, abstinence, homelessness, depression/suicide; graduation; college education and future careers. Participants "choose" which track they will follow through random drawings located throughout the tracks. A female pregnancy track, for example, will put participants in a 30-pound pregnancy apron. Girls will learn what happens to their bodies, and boys will find out what financial and relationship hardships they may encounter. Coming prior to the school’s April 24 Prom, a presentation on making good decisions (i.e. drinking, driving, etc) for prom will also be featured.

WHERE:

Central High School (North and South Gyms), 4525 N. Central Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85012
(602) 764-7000

WHEN:

Friday, April 9; 8 a.m. - 3:10 p.m.
About 75 students will be going through the maze each hour. There will be a lunch break 12:20 - 1 p.m.

WHO:

Approximately 500 high school students

Several community agencies volunteer to sponsor the tracks and provide staffing for the event, including Catholic Charities of the East Valley, Maricopa County Department of Public Health; South Phoenix Healthy Start; Banner Health; Abrazo Medical Group; Tumbleweed; Father Matters; Southwest Human Development and Phoenix Union community and student liaisons.

WHY:

Teens learn that they have control over the decisions they make, while experiencing the positive and negative consequences of certain behaviors. The event is part of a statewide effort to reduce teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases and increase the high school graduation rate among teens.

CONTACT:

Cynthia Tercero, PUHSD Dropout Prevention Program, (602) 768-7896
Craig Pletenik, PUHSD Community Relations, (602) 764-1530

Source: Phoenix Union High School District

Phoenix Union Foundation for Education to Honors...

Phoenix Union Foundation for Education to Honor Wayne & Maureen Doran and Art Hamilton at Annual Scholarship Gala Dinner & Silent Auction on Friday, February 19, 2010

Phoenix, AZ - February 9, 2010 – The Phoenix Union Foundation for Education will hold its Annual Scholarship Gala at the Downtown Wyndham Hotel on Friday, February 19, 2010, to raise scholarship funds for students graduating from the PUHSD. In addition to the dinner and silent auction that anchor the event, the non-profit group will honor some Valley residents who have shown a commitment to Arizona’s education.

Wayne & Maureen Doran Honored as “Friends of Phoenix Union”

Paradise Valley residents, Wayne and Maureen Doran, will be honored for their commitment to providing higher education opportunities and assistance for the students of the Phoenix Union School District through their Doran Community Scholars program at Arizona State University. This program is a partnership between ASU and the Phoenix Union High School District, an area with the highest percentage of economically disadvantaged households in the Phoenix metropolitan area. It provides not only critical financial assistance for students to attend ASU, but also the tutoring and mentoring needed to ensure academic success. Additionally, the scholarship incorporates leadership skills and community service into its program.

Mr. Doran is a retired Ford Motor Company executive and graduate of Phoenix Union and ASU. He joined Ford Motor Company in 1969 and became Chief Executive of Ford Land when it was formed in 1970. Before joining Ford Motor Company, Mr. Doran served as Vice President and General Manager of the land development division of Del E. Webb Corporation, Chicago, from 1963 to 1969. He continues to serve as a director on the boards of the Arizona State University Foundation and the Arizona State University Research Park.

Scholarship Gala Details

When: Friday, February 19, 2010, 6pm

Where: Wyndham Downtown Phoenix, 50 East Adams St., Phoenix, 85001

What: Dinner & Silent Auction, entertainment provided by student music and dance ensembles from PUHSD schools

Cost: Individual tickets are $150. Sponsored tables of 10 can be purchased for $1500, $2500 and $5000 (sponsorship benefits vary according to level).

How: Visit http://www.foundation4education.org/ for details or to purchase tickets.

Phoenix Union Foundation for Education to Honor Wayne & Maureen Doran and Art Hamilton at Annual Scholarship Gala Dinner & Silent Auction on Friday, February 19, 2010

About the Phoenix Union Foundation for Education (http://www.foundation4education.org/)

The Phoenix Union Foundation for Education began in 1985 as the Phoenix Union Partnership of Business and Education, Inc. It is a 501(c)3 organization founded to enhance cooperation and collaboration between the Phoenix business community and the Phoenix Union High School District. The group’s mission statement is, "Strengthening our Community by Investing in Student Success." In order to achieve this mission, the volunteer-driven foundation orchestrates many different fundraising events and campaigns in order to provide scholarship assistance to college-going students. The Foundation is comprised up of business leaders, retired administrators, and individuals who have an interest in helping students in the Phoenix Union High School District reach their goals of attending college.

Source: Phoenix Union High School District

Google Maps recognizes Phoenix Central Neighborhood Association as a Favorite Place on Google

Congratulations! You have made Phoenix Central Neighborhood Association a Favorite Place on Google. Between July 1 and September 30, Google users found Phoenix Central Neighborhood Association listed 5547 times, and requested driving directions or other information about our association 216 times.

Because we are so popular, Google provided a decal that shows citizens we are a Favorite Place on Google. The sticker includes a special bar code that citizens may scan with cameras on their phones. Then they can see Phoenix Central Neighborhood Association listings on Google, read and write reviews, and be added as a favorite right there. Our office is located in the Executive Towers Condominiums at 207 W. Clarendon Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85013. Stop by and visit the facility and ask the office manager, Cindy Lee or one of the front desk attendants if you can capture the special bar code from the sticker. We have placed it on the condo resident bulletin board in the mail room adjacent to the lobby.

Send us an email at Info@PhoenixCentral.org if you have problems.

We look forward to providing you with more and better ways to grow the Phoenix Central Neighborhood Association.

Alton J. Jones
Chairman
Phoenix Central Neighborhood Association

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