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Chess team fourth » Biltmore Prep’s kindergarten chess team finished fourth in the Governor’s Cup State Chess Championship.

Encore Career Prize offered by Trust » The Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust has launched the Piper Trust Encore Career Prize.

Immersion program thrives at Pueblo » Pueblo Elementary has announced that it will be phasing its Foreign Language Immersion program into a full Spanish immersion campus.

Titan hoop camp offered in June » Registration is open for the Titan Summer Basketball Camp at Arcadia High School.

Cookbook: Illness can include cupcakes » In March, Arcadia resident Susan Reina was diagnosed with celiac disease. The day the words were spoken by doctors felt like both a blessing...

Neighbor: Growth seen in travels » Phoenix native Megan Bednarz has lived in the Arcadia area for five years.

Girls on the Run teaches self-worth » Hundreds of girls at the starting line of the Girls on the Run 5K seemed as ready to take on the race’s demands as they are to face life’s o...

Students travel to Haiti as partners » All Saints’ Episcopal Day School and Church recently commissioned members of the All Saints’ community as ambassadors to St. Paul’s School a...

Fur color for dogs » Dogs that look like tigers, pandas and other animals are more and more common. As are dogs with pink highlights, purple tails and other not-...

Tribe battles to keep traditions in Scottsdale » Keeping the Penjamo Yaqui Tribe’s culture and its traditions alive in the midst of Scottsdale’s development and city influences has been dif...

Titans' season crashes to an end » In one inning Tuesday, Arcadia’s magical end-of-the-season run into the playoffs was ended by Ironwood Ridge in Tucson.

Titans win first state tourney game » Arcadia opened post-season play Saturday afternoon with an 11-1 run-rule victory over Douglas at home.

Titans close out season in style » They saved the best for last Monday, as the Arcadia Titans had a huge night, defeating South Mountain 15-3 at home.

Service Learning students assist Miracle League » Arcadia High students have been volunteering to mentor children after school as part of the Service Learning program.

Author shows Paris through child's eyes » Author, freelance writer and French translator Kim Levesque will release her second book, The Little Bookroom Guide to Paris with Children, ...

Phoenix Zoo works for conservation » A new Grevy’s zebra born at the Phoenix Zoo has been named Bakari, Swahili for “one who will succeed”. The name could not be more fitting.

Roof rat time » For the 12th year, residents in Scottsdale and Phoenix Arcadia areas are being asked to remove extra citrus fruits in an effort to help cont...

Author draws upon teaching experiences » Local author Rhonda McCormack draws on her experience as a kindergarten teacher for inspiration.

Saturday, 25 May 2013

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