Marana Cares Mobile to provide free lunch
The Marana Cares Mobile will provide free lunches to children over spring break.
The refurbished school bus offers a fun dining experience in an air conditioned setting.
From March 14 through March 18, the Marana Cares Mobile will be at the following locations:
11 a.m.-noon — Sandario Road and Anthony Drive
12:30-1:30 p.m. — 16560 W. El Tiro Road.
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CDO instructor named Circle K teacher of year
A biology and biotechnology teacher at Canyon del Oro High School was chosen as the Circle K Teacher of the Year.
Carolyn Zeiher, who previously worked as a research biologist at Monsanto and an assistant professor at the University of Arizona, was one of nine finalists in the program that selects outstanding high school faculty members in Southern Arizona.
The program is a cooperation between the University of Arizona Intercollegiate Athletics Department and the Circle K corporation.
Teachers are evaluated based on excellence in teaching preparation, leadership and innovation, among other qualities.
Compiled by reporters Alexis Huicochea and Yoohyun Jung. Contact Alexis at ahuicochea@tucson.com or 573-4175. On Twitter: @AlexisHuicochea. Contact Yoohyun at 573-4243 or yjung@tucson.com. On Twitter: @yoohyun_jung. Ironwood Ridge students take part in national events
Ironwood Ridge High School students will travel across the country this spring to take part in a leadership program and a national competition.
Ironwood sophomores Austin Heisterman and Gianna Joseph and juniors Sarina Calzadillas and Mckenzie Harrison were awarded scholarships to attend the Spirit of America Youth Leadership Program in Pennsylvania in April.
The program stresses the need for youth to embrace the values and practices essential to responsible citizenship and includes a mock congress, a free enterprise challenge and other leadership skill activities.
The trip is funded by donations to Freedoms Foundation-Tucson from individuals and the Crane Family Foundation.
Ironwood Ridge senior Tristan Odenkirk will also be heading to New York in May for the national Shakespeare competition.
Odenkirk took first place in the 31st annual Southern Arizona contest earlier this month.
The 18-year-old beat nearly two dozen other high-schoolers with the monologue “What a piece of work is man” from Act II of Hamlet.
The all-expenses paid trip is sponsored by the English-Speaking Union, an organization dedicated to clear communication across all borders.
Nicolle Chavez of Rincon High School took second place and third place went to Feliz Torralba of Tucson High Magnet School.
Up for grabs in New York is a six-week study trip in England.
Marana Unified hires three elementary principals
Marana Unified School District hired three new principals for Thornydale, Butterfield and Ironwood elementary schools.
Zachary Singer, who is currently the associate principal at Desert Winds Elementary School, will be Thornydale’s new principal starting July 1. He has seven years of experience in teaching and administration. Singer is replacing Sarah Clem, who is moving on to a district administration job.
Joshua Bayne, Marana Middle School’s associate principal and athletic director, will join Butterfield as the new principal. Prior to joining Marana Unified, he was a teacher, instructional support assistant and athletic director at the Amphitheater School District. Bayne would replace Patricia Abbuhl, who is retiring.
Aaron Johnson, who serves as the associate principal at Ironwood, will become the school’s new leader. Before coming to Ironwood in 2014, he was an assistant principal and sixth grade teacher at Estes Elementary School. He also taught in the Tucson Unified School District. Johnson is replacing Eric Abrams, who is retiring.
Compiled by reporters Alexis Huicochea and Yoohyun Jung. Contact Alexis at ahuicochea@tucson.com or 573-4175. On Twitter: @AlexisHuicochea
