Since DVUSD lost its Maintenance and Operations Override measure that it had in place for the last 30 years, the district is faced with making difficult decisions to reduce its budget by $11 million a year for the next three years for a total of $33 million. DVUSD’s Governing BoardContinue Reading
Prom season is just around the corner, which means students enrolled in any of Deer Valley Unified School District’s five high schools can make an appointment to shop Ann E’s Closet at Barry Goldwater High School to find the perfect formal wear for the big event at no cost. WhatContinue Reading
A former Boulder Creek High School student is now a national football champion. Ohio State Buckeyes long snapper John Ferlmann attended Boulder Creek High School and played defensive end for the Jaguars before he graduated in 2021. Originally from California, Ferlmann told Valley Vibe in a phone interview he beganContinue Reading
Ninety years ago in New River, Arizona, the Deer Valley Unified School District was born. The year was 1934 and started with a couple of families getting together to find a way to provide a formal educational path for their children. The local school ca. me to life with oneContinue Reading
Minio Maldonado Elementary Academy Principal Last spring, Maldonado joined the Ridgeline Academy staff as High School assistant principal. Prior to that he served as a teacher and Dean of Students at Great Hearts Anthem for eight years. He is excited to begin his role as principal and brings extensive trainingContinue Reading
Traffic Impact Study Delays Construction Plans North Valley Christian Academy is proposing to construct a separate early education center on a parcel of land it owns just north of 27th Drive and Westland Road, but before preliminary site approval can be granted, the City of Phoenix is requiring that theContinue Reading
Valley Vibe spoke to the head of the new North Phoenix charter school about the opening of the new campus on the west side of Anthem. VV: Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and your background? Kennedy: I am originally from the Midwest, where I earned aContinue Reading
The Greater Anthem/North Phoenix area has been known for its abundance of choice for families in finding the right educational fit for their children. This fall, families have another tuition-free public charter school to consider—BASIS Phoenix North is opening its newest location on Anthem’s west side in the Commerce Park,Continue Reading
Moms English Friendship Group Supports International Families A language and friendship club at Sandra Day O’Connor High School created by a fellow Norterra area SDOHS mom in partnership with the high school aims to ease the transition into the local school community for moms who have relocated from Taiwan asContinue Reading
Over the past year and a half, Deer Valley Unified School District has welcomed 311 students from Taiwan at 19 of its 41 campuses in the growing North Phoenix region along the I-17 corridor where Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company’s silicon chip plants are under construction. The students relocated with theirContinue Reading