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School Briefs
The decision to suspend the prac-
tice of offering kindergarten services to
KYRENE ELEMENTARY children who turn 5 after Aug. 31 was
SCHOOL DISTRICT made for financial reasons connected to
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Arizona’s budget crisis. If the situation
third place in bee
changes and state budget resources
Lucas Redshaw, a sixth grader from
become available to restore these ser-
Kyrene Middle School, took third place
vices, parents who fill out a notification
in the Kyrene School District Spelling
card at www.tempeschools.org/kinder
Bee, held Jan. 14. Other winners were
will be contacted.
from the district’s schools outside of
Tempe.
A walk on the
He and the other top-five winners wild (animal) side
from the district competed in the Fifth grade students from Tempe’s
Maricopa Regional Spelling Bee on Feb. Laird Elementary last month kicked off
7. Redshaw was not among those who
From left: TESD Spelling Bee Champion Theo Vermaas, Preston M. Hunter, Kaitlyn
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona’s
advanced to the state contest, set for
Kartchner, Koral Sherman, Shane Cruz, and Brady Fellows show off their spelling trophies
(Photo by Tempe Elementary Schools).
fourth annual Walk On! Challenge at
March 28. the Phoenix Zoo. Accompanied by the
conquered the TD3 Spelling Bee. Theo
–Curry; Shane Cruz–Curry; and Brady
Phoenix Suns Gorilla, the students
TEMPE ELEMENTARY
Vermaas won the contest when he cor-
Fellows–Meyer. These six students will
were the first to walk the BCBSAZ-
SCHOOL DISTRICT
rectly spelled the word “juggernaut,”
advance to the regional bee. The win-
sponsored “Wild Walk” trail around the
Vermaas proves to
which means a huge, powerful, over-
ners of that spelling bee advance to the
zoo.
be a ‘juggernaut’ whelming force or institution.
state bee, which crowns a winner to
Walk On! is an innovative school-
A seventh-grader from Fees Middle The other top spellers were:
compete in the Scripps Howard
based activity program designed to
School proved that he is a force to be Preston M. Hunter–Arredondo; Kaitlyn
National Spelling Bee.
motivate kids in grades K-8 statewide
reckoned with when he successfully Kartchner– Ward; Koral Sherman to incorporate exercise into their daily
Evans School
routines throughout the school year.
Explore
to be ‘repurposed’
Fifth-graders statewide are challenged
The Tempe Elementary School
to compete for prizes by completing
District Governing Board has approved
10,000 steps every day in February.
Arizona School for the Arts the recommendations of the District
is a rigorous adademic and Strategic Planning Team (DSPT) to
Summer School
performing arts learning community repurpose Evans Elementary. registration begins
cultivating leaders of the future. Evans families will receive person- Tempe Elementary School District
Grades 5 - 12. alized letters that provide parents with is set to begin registering students for
information about their child’s new its summer classes. This summer
home school and other options within school program offers several classes
the district. All Evans employees will for gifted students.
have jobs in another TD3 school or Classes are for students who will be
department. in kindergarten through ninth grade in
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