Win FREE Ice Cream for a YEAR!
Win FREE ice cream for a year! In honor of National Coloring Book Day, held on Aug. 2, 2021, Epic Kids is hosting a Coloring Contest. The winner receives FREE ice cream for a year (1 ice cream cone or ...
First-Of-It’s Kind Mattel Adventure Park to Feature Hot Wheels Roller Coaster
Mattel Adventure Park to Open in the West Valley in 2022 Crystal Lagoons Island Resort recently announced an agreement with Mattel, Inc. for a new entertainment destination slated to open late 2022 in nearby Glendale. The first-of-its-kind Mattel Adventure Park ...
Butterfly Wonderland Hosts Kids Summer Coloring Contest
Attention all kids: Don’t let the “butterfly-days” of summer fly by without entering Butterfly Wonderland’s Summer Coloring Contest! Butterfly Wonderland invites children ages 6-17 to participate in its annual creative contest to win some exciting prizes! The winning entry will ...
Second-grader Kaia Hansen Makes a Difference with Book Drive
Second-grader Kaia Hansen, who is a Girl Scout Brownie with Troop 2674 and resides in Gilbert, was recently inspired to take action and help make the world a better place. Kaia decided to host a book drive throughout the month ...
Online Youth Video Competition Aims to Teach Kids About Civics
Registration continues for the O'Connor Civics Challenge, an online youth video competition that provides entrants with a chance to win valuable and exciting Apple products. Open to all U.S. students entering sixth through ninth grade in fall 2021, participants are challenged to choose ...
Twelve-Year-Old from Queen Creek Wins Bashas’ Donut Flavor Competition
Kinder Joy Donut dreamed up by 12-year-old Braxton B. Arizona’s hometown grocer named a 12-year-old from Queen Creek and grown-ups from Phoenix and Mesa as winners of this year’s donut flavor competition, just in time for National Donut Day on ...
Local Student Earns National Presidential Scholars Award
National Presidential Scholars Award Earned by Suhani Patel By Amy Wolff Photo by Sara Altair Photography For most high school seniors, final exams, graduation ceremonies and parties are in the rearview mirror and college is quickly approaching. Students also received ...
Arizona Student a Top 5 National Finalist in Google Competition
Student Sadra Rajaee named as a Top 5 Finalist in 2021 Doodle for Google Competition Google announced a talented student from Arizona, Sadra Rajaee, could soon have his art on the Google homepage for millions to see. Sadra is one ...
Pardes Jewish Day School Student Jacob Maskin Earns Recognition in Art Competition
Eighth-grade Pardes Jewish Day School student Jacob Maskin earned second place with his original creative art in the Phoenix Holocaust Association's Creative Arts Contest. Students in 7th-12th grade were encouraged to submit original creative work to highlight their personal experiences ...
Life Scout Eric Achor Creates Go Fund Me for Eagle Scout Project Benefiting the Non-Profit Phoenix Children’s Project
Eagle Scout Project Benefits Phoenix Children's Project Life Scout Eric Achor has been involved with scouting since he was 6 years old. Working toward earning his Eagle Scout rank he came up with the idea to complete a concrete walk ...
Newly Released Documentary About Brave Teens Stars Horizon HS Student
In 2018, twelve blind teenagers who grew up in the desert heat, void of an ocean, defied all odds and learned how to sail at a local lake. The dozen, known as the Blind Buccaneers, later journeyed hundreds of miles ...
Local Teen Publishes Second Children’s Book That Will Help the Homeless
Ashley Nevison, age 14, recently published her second children’s book, titled “We Are So Beautiful; Valuing the Differences Among Everyone.” The book introduces young children to the concept of diversity. The book is her second in The Monster Bully Series ...
Local Organizations Encouraged to Participate in the Grow a Reader Virtual Book Drive
Every May, Southwest Human Development’s Grow A Reader Virtual Book Drive helps provide books to young children in low-income Arizona communities. For companies and community volunteer organizations, Grow A Reader is an opportunity to support a charitable initiative and have ...
DVUSD Alumni Creates International STEM Program for Teens
By Emma Wolff For most teenagers, high school does not include connecting with people from all over the United States to start an international science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) program for other students. But, for Tina Sindwani, a class ...
Pinnacle High School English Teacher Named as a Finalist in the Governor’s Arts Awards
Katherine Fizz, an English teacher at Pinnacle High School, has been named a finalist in the Governor’s Arts Awards in the category of Arts In Education – Individuals. “This award means a lot to me personally and professionally,” Fizz says. ...
The Peoria Education Foundation Honors PUSD Seniors with Thousands in Scholarships
The Peoria Education Foundation awarded more than $45,000 in scholarships to Peoria Unified high school seniors this year. Many scholarship recipients were from Upper Westside schools. The Peoria Education Foundation awards various scholarships for high school seniors in the following ...
Experience the Power of Music at the Musical Instrument Museum
The Musical Instrument Museum’s motto is that “music is the language of the soul.” Also known as MIM, the North Valley treasure began with a vision to create a musical instrument museum that would be truly global. Realizing most musical ...
Desert Financial Fiesta Bowl Charities Helps Make Music Possible for Upper Westside School
By Noah Flack Emily Hendricks, an early elementary music teacher at Archway Classical Academy, recently had her wish granted as part of the Desert Financial Fiesta Bowl Charities Wishes for Teachers program. Every year Fiesta Bowl Charities awards grants to ...
