Salpointe Catholic High School sophomore Erica Marquez took first place in U.S. Rep. Martha McSallyโs Congressional Art Competition.
Marquezโs painting of San Xavier Mission will be on display at the U.S. Capitol. Tatyana Padrรณ-Miguel, a junior at Buena High School, won first runner-up for her submission, โFreedom.โ Paulina Barrera, a junior at Flowing Wells High School, won second runner-up for her drawing, โAmerican Dream.โ
Both of those pieces will be displayed in McSallyโs Tucson or Sierra Vista district offices along with art from other honorable-mention winners.
Four schools get $5K grants
for technology in classrooms
Four Tucson schools have been awarded nearly $20,000 in grants to implement technology in classrooms.
Tucson-area winners of the CenturyLink Clarke M. Williams Foundation grants are:
- Marana High School, $5,000 for a project submitted by teacher Alex Ruff.
- Lulu Walker Elementary School, $4,998 for a project submitted by teacher Gina Graham.
- San Miguel High School, $5,000 for a project submitted by teacher Bethany Thiele.
- Old Vail Middle School, $5,000 for a project submitted by teacher Kristina Laborin.
National recognition for 2 Desert View programs
Desert View High Schoolโs precision machining and mechanical drafting courses are being recognized at the national level as innovative and impactful career and technical education programs.
The program was one of 11 selected for the Excellence in Action award in the Manufacturing Career Cluster from Advance CTE for strong partnerships with industry leaders, alignment between secondary and postsecondary education and high-quality, work-based learning experiences, providing students with the skills for success.
TEP honors 2 who teach
about energy, electricity
Two Tucson educators are being honored for their commitment to teaching children about renewable energy, energy efficiency and the science of electricity.
The teacher-recognition awards are part of Tucson Electric Powerโs Bright Students program.
The elementary school honoree is Amanda Knutson, a sixth-grade teacher at Coyote Trail Elementary in the Marana Unified School District. The middle school recipient is Daniel Encinas of Billy Lane Lauffer Middle School in the Sunnyside Unified School District.
Basis North student gets highest ACT score
A student at Basis Tucson North earned the highest possible ACT composite score of 36.
The achievement by junior Cameron Williams is accomplished by less than one-tenth of 1 percent of students who take the exam.
The ACT consists of tests in English, math, reading and science.
Families are sought
for exchange students
An educational-exchange foundation is seeking host families for the upcoming school year.
Davi Biondi, Juan Melo Navarro and Maria Olmedo Silva, who arrived last August from Brazil, Colombia and Ecuador, are wrapping up their exchange experience sponsored by the Aspect Foundation at Catalina High School, City High School and Sahuaro High School.
Interested families can view profiles and letters for next yearโs students on the Aspect Foundation website, www.aspectfoundation.org
For more information , contact Annilee Jacobs at 392-9267.
