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Cave Creek Schools Provide Flu Shots

Cave Creek Unified School District elementary schools will have vaccinations for both H1N1 and seasonal flu available for children from age four to fifth grade. This service, “Zap the Flu at School,” will be provided by the Mollen Clinic for any families who would like to use it. Shots are covered by most insurance plans however, if a child does not have insurance, the shots are free. All children must be accompanied by an adult and may go to any of the sites on the following days after school from 3:30-6pm:
Black Mountain Elementary: Wednesday, November 4
Lone Mountain Elementary: Thursday November 5
Desert Sun Elementary: Friday, November 6
Horseshoe Trails Elementary: Monday, November 9
Desert Willow Elementary: Tuesday, November 10
For more information, visit ccusd93.org.

PVUSD Celebrates CREST Construction

Paradise Valley Unified School District and the City of Phoenix celebrated the start of construction for CREST, the Center for Research in Engineering, Science and Technology, on November 2. This small, specialty school will be located on the campus of Paradise Valley High School and will open fall 2010. Dignitaries present included Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon, Councilwoman Peggy Neely, PVUSD Superintendent Dr. James P. Lee, Paradise Valley High School Principal Cindy Daly; and PVUSD Director of Career and Technical Education Tony Maldonado.
For more information, visit cmweb.pvschools.net/siteweb.

Donations Needed for SUSD Food Drive

During the month of November, students in the Scottsdale Unified School District Service Learning program will work to collect and fundraise to help feed District families in need this holiday season. The Service Learning program is hoping to provide 150-170 families with a meal, which will be delivered the week of Thanksgiving. Any and all nonperishable food donations would be greatly appreciated.

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To help, take all food donations to the box located in the front office of the SUSD school nearest you or at the SUSD Education Center. For more information, visit susd.schoolfusion.us.

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Musical Theatre To Hold Auditions For Oz
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The Musical Theatre of Anthem (MTA) will hold auditions for The Wizard of Oz for junior MTA performers (ages seven-14) on Saturday, November 7 at 3pm. Callbacks are on November 8 at 4pm. Rehearsals begin on November 12 (with time off for the holidays) and the performances will be on January 29-31.
Auditions, callbacks and rehearsals will take place at Caepe School, 42212 North 41st Drive in Anthem. Those auditioning should bring a musical theatre song with an accompaniment CD or tape to sing with. Registration materials and details are available at musicaltheatreofanthem.org.

Tesseract Takes On The Bard

Competing for Team Tesseract, Tesseract alumni John Way won third place in the Stratford Division, Mono-Acts at the 33rd Annual High School Shakespeare Competition. A scene featuring Tesseract eighth-graders Derek Scullin and Scott Viteri and a monologue featuring Way were two of only three scenes out of 63 chosen for the Showcase Performance held at the competition’s close.
Each year, more than 2,000 junior high and high school students from 91 schools across the United States participate in the competition, hosted by the Utah Shakespearean Festival and Southern Utah University; it is the largest scholastic Shakespeare competition in the country. Team Tesseract joined student actors, dancers and technicians from Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada and Utah in competing before numerous professionals in the arts.
“There really is nothing like the High School Shakespeare Competition,” says Michael Bahr, education director for the Festival. “The competition provides young people an outlet to share their passion and excitement for the arts, while also cultivating the future generation of arts professionals.”
For information on the competition, visit bard.org. For more information, call 480.991.1770 or visit tesseractschool.org.

High School Open House At PV Prep

PV Christian Preparatory

Paradise Valley Christian Preparatory (PVCP), a PK-eighth-grade school for 35 years, opened its new high school with an inaugural ninth-grade class in August. A grade will be added each year until it is a fully accredited nine-12 high school by 2013. The high school is comprised of a very rigorous academic program with a strong spiritual focus and programs in athletics and fine arts.
The school will hold an open house and “Funding Your Child’s Private Education” seminar on November 18 from 6:30-8pm. Visitors can see the school, meet teachers and students, view curriculum and hear from several organizations that help assist families in affording private school.
The high school campus is located at 13613 North Cave Creek Road in Phoenix, less than two miles from PVCP’s main campus on the grounds of Phoenix First Assembly.
For more information, visit paradisevalleychristian.org or call 602.992.8140, Extension 223.

Scottsdale Teen Twirls Her Way To The Top

Outstanding Teen

L-R: Katelyn Niemiec of Desert Mountain High School, 2009 Arizona’s Outstanding Teen; coach Becky Hewitt of Arizona Twirling Athletes; and 2009 Miss Arizona, Savanna Troupe, are pictured at the Miss America Outstanding Teen Pageant in Orlando, Florida. Both Niemiec and Troupe will be seen riding on the Arizona Twirling Athletes Parade Float in the televised Electric Light Parade in December and then in the Fiesta Bowl Parade on January 2.

For more information, call 602.997.0522 or visit arizonatwirlingathletes.com.

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