By Chris Prickett — Back to school is nothing like I remember. Maybe it’s euphoric recall, but I think I got one or two pairs of trousers, a couple of shirts, a fresh pair of “Chuckie-T’s” for gym class, and some socks and underwear to complete the ensemble. I don’t even think we had to buy our […]
Curtis Finch, the new superintendent of Deer Valley Unified School District, moved from Michigan to Arizona last month to take over for the retiring James Veitenheimer. In&Out Magazine asked Finch why he’s here and what he thinks about some of the district’s pressing issues. In&Out: What led you to pursue this job? Curtis Finch: I […]
While the Deer Valley Unified School District expects to build another elementary school sometime in the next decade, none will be needed in the Anthem area, where enrollment is declining as the population ages and more charter schools compete to attract kids, said Jim Migliorino, DVUSD deputy superintendent of fiscal and business services. Diamond Canyon […]
Three years ago, Caurus Academy struggled to fill classrooms. Now as enrollment grows, with students from Anthem and the North Phoenix area, the charter school plans to lease additional space for an expanded middle-school program this fall and a high school the following year. Five new middle school teachers have been hired, said Principal Dameon […]
By Karen Goveia — Castle Preschool and Kindergarten plans to add classroom space this fall along with a recreational room featuring a virtual reality floor. A new building will house two additional classrooms and a 2,000-square-foot indoor gym with a rock-climbing wall, ball pit and the virtual reality playground, which makes the floor behave something like […]
By Brendan Mau — The Gavilan Peak School boys basketball team finished their season undefeated after defeating Sierra Verde in the Deer Valley 7th- and 8th-grade Conference Championship at Talking Stick Resort Arena. They went 8-0 in the regular season and 11-0 overall. With their “style of very aggressive team-based defense and the players playing together, […]
By Nadine Shaalan and Karen Goveia — After almost three weeks of investigation, the Deer Valley Unified School District announced today the suspension of two Boulder Creek High School administrators for 10 days without pay for violating the Governing Board’s ethics and conduct policies for staff members, as well as the policy for computer and […]
In&Out Staff Writers — After five years serving as superintendent of the Deer Valley Unified School District, Dr. James Veitenheimer has plans to retire at the end of the 2017 school year. Veitenheimer made the announcement at the Jan. 24 DVUSD School Board meeting. The decision, he said in a letter, was a difficult one […]
By Karen Goveia — When North Valley Christian Academy opens its new campus this fall, it will also welcome the addition of high school students. Construction is well underway along 27th Drive, just south of Carefree Highway. Foundation work was completed in December and crews are working on classrooms, the multi-purpose building, cafeteria and gymnasium, Executive Director […]
By Robert Roy Britt — A Mathnasium franchise branch is slated to open in March 2017 in the Anthem Crossroads Shopping Center (Fry’s plaza). The learning center will offer math tutoring for K-12 students. The owner of the branch, Sachin Diddee, chose Anthem because of the number schools (and students) in the area. He expects […]
By Brendan Mau — Boulder Creek swimmer Claire Grover, a junior, was named Division One Female Swimmer of the Year by the Arizona Interscholastic Association (AIA). After swimming in the Olympic trials this summer, Claire put together an impressive season. At the Division One State Championships, she set a new state record in the 50-meter freestyle and […]
By Brendan Mau — Boulder Creek Swim Coach Scott Newell was named Coach of the Year by the AIA after the boys’ swim team finished third in state and the girls finished eighth. He also added his third Region Coach of the Year, as he had done the first two years at the school, to his trophy […]
