Sixty students from Warren Elementary School were given free winter coats Thursday as part of the annual Coats for Kids event.
TUSD students in need went shopping for a new jacket at Fallas Paredes Discount Store Thursday morning, followed by lunch at Peter Piper Pizza.
The program was put on by the Educational Enrichment Foundation and the Rincon Optimist Club.
The foundation supports TUSD students and teachers through classroom grants, student scholarships and programs that supply eyeglasses, shoes and other necessities.
Education programs
receive State Farm grants
Two Tucson education programs have been awarded nearly $200,000 by the State Farm Youth Advisory Board.
Changemaker High School was awarded a $100,000 service-learning grant for a project that aims to close the achievement gap.
The project will create three “Changemaker Hubs of Learning” focused on the arts, ecology and social entrepreneurship for nearly 500 Tucson youths.
The Lapan Sunshine Foundation’s College Club is also getting a boost from State Farm, with a grant of $87,500.
The money will support the organization’s mentoring program for students preparing for postsecondary education.
Students participate
in leadership course
More than two dozen students at Tucson Youth Development’s ACE Charter High School are taking part in a new nonviolence leadership course.
The course, taught twice a week by high-school-age youth trainers, focuses on concepts like building healthy relationships, applying nonviolence to social justice issues and de-escalating conflict.
The programming is offered by the Nonviolence Legacy Project, an organization recognized for its peace-building events and activities.
Labor federation donates to JTED
The Pima Area Labor Federation has donated $1,000 to Pima County JTED to support students in career and technical education programs.
The money, raised during the foundation’s annual Labor Day picnic, will be used for student supplies, uniforms or testing fees associated with programming.
Nominate exceptional teachers for awards
Do you know an exceptional Tucson teacher? Or three?
Raytheon Missile Systems and Tucson Values Teachers are seeking nominations for the Raytheon Leaders in Education Awards.
The honor will go to three certified K-12 teachers who achieve outstanding classroom performance, demonstrate leadership in their schools and communities and support their peers. The winning Pima County educators will get $2,500 each, plus $2,500 in matching gifts for their schools.
The awards seek not only to identify excellent teachers but to share their best practices to positively impact students and the performance of their schools. Nominees must have at least four years of classroom teaching experience to be considered.
The deadline to apply is Nov. 20. For more information and to download the application, visit www.tucsonvaluesteachers.org
UA, PCC students get $2,500 in scholarships
Students from Pima Community College and the University of Arizona have been awarded $2,500 in scholarships by Altrusa International of Tucson Inc.
Receiving a $1,500 scholarship is the UA’s Nicholas Pehrson, who is pursuing a double major in mechanical engineering and applied mathematics.
Pehrson started college at 16 and is a member of the Honors College. He plans to pursue a master’s degree in mechanical engineering.
Melissa Escarcega of Pima Community College was awarded a $1,000 scholarship. She is working toward an associate’s degree in elementary education and plans to transfer to a four-year college for her bachelor’s degree.
Escarcega would like to become an elementary school teacher, working with children in third-world countries.
