November 16, 2016

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Phoenix Union will have a Fall Teacher Career Fair, Saturday, November 19 from 8 a.m. to noon

at the District Offices at 4502 N. Central Ave. Positions would begin for the second semester,

January 9. Prospective teachers should bring resume, transcripts, teacher certification, letters of

recommendation and a copy of a fingerprint clearance card. It is recommended that applicants who

havenot completed a Phoenix Union online application complete one prior to the job fair. A

general certifiedemployee application is available at For more

information or to schedule ascreening interview prior to the fair, contact Alvina Turman at

(602)764-1519 or

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The Phoenix Union Academic Decathlon takes place November 18-19 at Maryvale High School. It is the first competition for many of the teams, as they prepare for the Region Decathlon in February. Eleven teams from PUHSD will be joined by Kingman Academy, St. John’s and Sierra Vista Buena. There will be 254 student competitors and over 200 volunteers.

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Four-hundred seventy-seven Phoenix Union employees reached their five, 10, 15, 20, 25, and 30 year anniversary last year, and they were invited to the Employee Appreciation Reception, November 17 at Metro Tech’s Banquet Room. The employees received a service pin and certificate. Those employees reaching 20, 25 and 30-year milestones received a plaque.

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Phoenix Union’s Exceptional Students Services will hold a Division of Developmental Disabilities Expo, November 19 at Alhambra High School from 10 a.m. to noon. Students, parents and teachers are invited to attend. Exhibiters will have services and resources such as employment opportunities, training programs, adult independent living and support, and many continuing learning opportunities. For more information, contact Renae Moncibaez at .

ALHAMBRA

Alhambra High School alumna Tanairi Ochoa-Martinez just won a seat on the Alhambra Elementary School Board, garnering the most votes, November 8, receiving almost 28% of the votes in a four-person race.

Ochoa-Martinez, who graduated in 2009, was named that year’s the Outstanding Young Woman of the Year by the Phoenix Youth and Education Commission. She was the class valedictorian and attended St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, She is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Public Administration at ASU. Ochoa-Martinez had an eye on politics early on. She was a state officer with Future Business Leaders of America, attended the Junior Statesmen of America summer school at Stanford University prior to her senior year at Alhambra, and was selected to represent the Junior Statesmen Foundation at the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver. She is married, and has a son in the Alhambra Elementary District.

Two others were elected, including former Phoenix Union board member, Garthanne de Ocampo, who served 1995-2002.

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Running back Yakir Cobb and kicker Jose Solorio were selected to the All-Phoenix Union Football team, voted on by the coaches.

CENTRAL

The Central Varsity Spiritline is competing in their first cheer competition in 10 years at the United Spirit Association Competition, November 19 at Estrella Foothills High School. They’ll also be competing on December 3 at the AIA Spiritline Competition in the Varsity Co-ed Division I at Gilbert High School.

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Central High students took part in CodeDay Phoenix, a 24-hour “hack-a-thon” with 100 student competitors from around the state, November 12-13 in Chandler. The students worked in teams to plan, research, design, and code either an app or computer game using any software orprogramming language. Seniors Oscar J. Gomez Rodriguez and Anthony Leon went as mentors, assisting participants with their coding challenges. Bryan Cruz also went as a mentor but was asked to help out on a team, because of his contributions he won the judges Special Award for Teamwork. Other students from Central High competing were Jacob J. Mehlhop, Alexander Velazquez, Jesus Martinez Bello and Tyler Chambers.

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The staff hosted its annual Veterans Breakfast, November 10, bringing U.S. military veterans from Central and the District office to a catered breakfast last Thursday. Attending were Central veterans, Principal John Beira, JROTC and Superintendent Dr. Chad Gestson. English teacher Mark Williams created a beautiful video tribute to freedom, and the Central veterans.

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Twenty-three culinary students and teacher Erin Sullivan played a big role in the 4th Annual Phoenix Suns Slam Dunk Charity Dinner, November 5 at Talking Stick Arena. The students were given the opportunity to do a very large-plated dinner service. They were put into groups of five and were each assigned a component of the dish. From the time the dinner service started to the end, all 800 plates were completedin 19 minutes. The dish for the night was Agave Roasted Chicken over a bed of quinoa with corn and black beans, an adobo sauce covered the chicken, topped with cotijacheese and pico de gallo.

“The kids worked hard to stay focused on just their dish while moving at a lightning speed. I am so proud of these kids and the way they represented Central and the Phoenix Suns,” Sullivan said.

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Central High had a number of football players named to the All-Phoenix Union team from the offensive side of the ball. The quarterback was Rico Davis, running back Tommy Works; lineman Mica Vanterpool; and wide receiver Terry Gardner. The All-PUHSD team was selected by the Phoenix Union coaches. Central finished the year 6-4, and scored 36 or more points five times.

CESAR CHAVEZ

Travion Allen was named Player of the Year and running back Mike Rogers, Offensive Player of the Year for the All-Phoenix Union Football Team. Other Champions named to the team were Taylor Skaff-center; Javier Meza-offensive line; Carlos Richie-defensive secondary; Kavarry Burns-defensive end and Brandon Thomas-linebacker. The All PUHSD team was selected by the ten school football coaches.

BETTY FAIRFAX

Shamar Moreland was the All-Phoenix Union Football Defensive Player of the Year, and Dylan Winemiller was the Coach of the Year. The All-PUHSD teams were selected from the ten teams by the coaches. Linebacker Kaleb Williams and lineman Tyreke Humphrey were named to the Defensive team. Damian Pina was the Punter. Fairfax finished 8-2 in the regular season, 5-0 in Region, but lost in the 5A opening playoff round.

CARL HAYDEN

CodeDayPhoenixwas a 24-hour “hack-a-thon” with 100 student competitors from around the state, November 12-13 at Infusionsoft in Chandler. The students worked in teams to plan, research, design, and code either an app or computer game using any software orprogramming language.

SophomoreFelipe Marquez Lopez worked aloneand won theMVP-16 award for his game: “Project Carnival.”SeniorBrandon Bustamante was offered a game designinternship from Rogue Robot Studio. Also participating from Carl Hayden wereKaryme Gomez, James Garnica,Gerardo Montoya, Jorge Ortiz Rivas and Lauro Casas. The teacher-adviser who mentored and prepared these students was computer science teacher Archana Chaudhari.

METRO TECH

For the 20th consecutive year, Metro Tech students involved with Future Business Leaders of America and the Student Government have gone to the Arizona Veterans’ Home to help celebrate their special day with the two hundred patients. Because the home is short staffed, the students start early in the morning blowing up balloons, setting up tables, and decorating the outdoor facility. As the band sets up and the food is prepared, the students bring the veterans from their rooms, serve them lunch, and then wheel them to the parade. The students make sure the vets are hydrated and attended to. They then bring them back to their rooms when the parade is over. According to teacher and FBLA advisor Debbie Cross, the students are exhausted at the end of the day, but they love hearing the stories and feeling like they have served these veterans. Approximately 158 vets witnessed the parade. Without the 115 Metro Tech students, only about fifty vets would have been able to celebrate the day.

PHOENIX CODING ACADMEY

Twelve students from the Phoenix Coding Academy participated in CodeDay Phoenix, November 12-13 in Chandler and there were two winners from the new school. Adrian Dragos won Best Website Design and a team of students won Best Game: JJ Holderman, Morgan Whitworth, Steven Diederich, and Daniel Prather.

Additional PCA students who participated were Kaitlyn Martinez, Harrison Kerkhoff, Elizabeth Dill, Cesar Jimenez, Steaphean Williams, Edgar Armenta, Manny Rendon.

CodeDay Phoenix was one of 38 24-hour events nationwide, held simultaneously. CodeDay sparks an interest in computer science by showing high school and college students how creative and empowering coding can be. The students worked in teams to plan, research, design, and code either an app or computer game using any software orprogramming language.

TREVOR BROWNE

Trevor Browne’s JROTC took the championship sweepstakes award at the Second Annual Latino Veteran’s JROTC Competition held at the American Legion Post #41 November 12. The competition consisted of Armed and Unarmed Exhibition Drill, a Physical Fitness Event and a written civics test. Along with the 1st place sweepstakes trophy, TGB JROTC received a $1,500 donation prize. Second place and a $1,000 donation prize went to South Mountain JROTC and Central JROTC took third with a $500 donation prize.

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