Local Education News

Yuma educator among test graders

BY WILLIAM ROLLER, SUN STAFF WRITER

Advance placement classes are looking for the few, proud, high school sophomores who can be all they can be, says a Yuma AP class instructor.Claudia Sohnleitner, head of Gila Ridge High School social studies department and who teaches one of four sections... Full story

Antelope High School 2009 graduates

Jaime Acosta, Mikel Alvarado, Daniel Alvare, Amelia Aguilar, Ashley Bachman, Randy Bailey, Kyle Baughn, Andres Bravo, Diana Brazo, Melissa Calderon, Jose Camacho, Henry Canan, Adriana Canchola, Tyler Claar, Jhovany Cota, Jesus Druan. Rebecca Edelman,... Full story

City proposal, District 1 sports at minimal cost

BY WILLIAM ROLLER, SUN STAFF WRITER

A proposal to continue District 1 athletics operated by the Yuma Parks and Recreation Department could save the program for the 2009/2010 academic year, according to an administration official. Associate Superintendent Tom Hurt presented a tentative... Full story

Pharmacy camp plants seed for professional career

BY WILLIAM ROLLER, SUN STAFF WRITER

A summer camp that not only offered fun but a unique opportunity to gain valuable experience and skills came to Yuma for the first time this season thanks to the University of Arizona Pharmacy School. Pharmacy Camp, a perennial program at the university's... Full story

Crane approves 2009-10 budget

BY WILLIAM ROLLER, SUN STAFF WRITER

Crane Elementary School District approved a proposed budget for the 2009/10 academic year on Thursday based on the best information they had but it is likely to be revised, officials noted. By a unanimous vote of 4 to 0, the governing board carried the... Full story

Horne: Deficit impact on education minimal

BY WILLIAM ROLLER, SUN STAFF WRITER

Arizona's growing deficit will have an impact on education, but compared with other state services, education fares well, Tom Horne, Arizona school superintendent, assured a Yuma audience Thursday. Taking time out from celebrating his 37th wedding anniversary,... Full story

U.S. high court rejects more funds for English learners in Arizona

FROM STAFF AND CAPITOL MEDIA SERVICES REPORTS

A local school official is hopeful a 17-year-old lawsuit over the state's financing of English language instruction to students is nearing an end with a ruling Thursday by the U.S. Supreme Court.The court ruled 5-4 that Arizona lawmakers don't have to... Full story

Yuma Catholic 2009 graduates

Cody Christopher Alexander, Tyler James Alford, Mark Joseph Allegranza, Michael Edward Brazeel, Rodrigo Castorena, Nilsa Maria Centeno, Kathryn Barbara Rose Clark, Elliot Joseph Cooley, Lizeth Cuevas, Erin Lynn Curiel, Javier Emmanuel DeSantiago, Marilyn... Full story

AWC appoints interim coordinator for paralegal programs

BY WILLIAM ROLLER, SUN STAFF WRITER

Arizona Western College recently appointed an interim coordinator for its paralegal associate's degree and certificate programs within its Business and Liberal Arts Department.   Jim Smith, a Yuma attorney and former English teacher in the AWC adjunct... Full story

YUHSD approves 2009-10 budget

BY WILLIAM ROLLER, SUN STAFF WRITER

The Yuma Union High School District unanimously voted 5-0 to approve the proposed budget that had its first reading last month at Wednesday's work session.The $56.8 million budget for the 2009-10 academic year is more than the revised budget of last December... Full story

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