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Adidas Phenom Basketball Camp stopping by Yuma

BY WILLIAM ROLLER, SUN STAFF WRITER

The Adidas Phenom Basketball Camp, training ground for national-caliber players, is giving a two-day clinic in Yuma and invites all interested youths to attend, say organizers.This is a fundamentals camp, not tournament play, that will improve... Full story

ASBA: State budget major issue impacting education

BY WILLIAM ROLLER, SUN STAFF WRITER

The Arizona School Board Association singled out the state's economy as the biggest issue impacting kindergarten through 12th grade public education at its annual county workshop.The ASBA met at Crane Elementary District's Pueblo School. Addressing... Full story

AWC preschoolers parade as favorite book characters

BY WILLIAM ROLLER, SUN STAFF WRITER

Preschool children and parents jump-started Halloween at Arizona Western College as creatures great and small followed their leader from "Where the Wild Things Are." The fifth annual children's Storybook Parade celebrated the "season of the witch"... Full story

YUHSD fires back at ADE chief

BY WILLIAM ROLLER, SUN STAFF WRITER

How can the state improve education in Arizona? Stop micromanaging schools and ease teacher certification requirements. At least, that's what one local official thinks. "(The Legislature's) job is to find the money to fund the schools. This year... Full story

AWC program helps students prepare for college

BY WILLIAM ROLLER, SUN STAFF WRITER

Students may not be scared by any ghosts at Arizona Western College's Trick or Treat Yourself to College event Thursday, but they will gain the confidence of how best to maximize services to help them obtain a degree. Upward Bound, a federally... Full story

AIMS test under way this week

BY WILLIAM ROLLER, SUN STAFF WRITER

The Yuma Union High School District will hold exams for Arizona Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) this week, but classes will still be in session.AIMS exams will be held Tuesday through Thursday at all YUHSD campuses, according to a district... Full story

AWC to hold free training for science teachers

BY WILLIAM ROLLER, SUN STAFF WRITER

Arizona Western College is offering free teacher training, thanks to a collaboration with Yuma Private Industry Council. The two institutions teamed up to help train kindergarten through eighth-grade science teachers to maximize best classroom... Full story

AWC commits to 'Writing Matters'

BY WILLIAM ROLLER, SUN STAFF WRITER

Monday was a great opportunity for Arizona Western College to make a commitment and be part of the national recognition of the importance of writing, said Marc Nigliazzo, AWC president. Nigliazzo issued a proclamation to kick off the celebration of... Full story

College fair planned at Kofa High

BY WILLIAM ROLLER, SUN STAFF WRITER

A college fair will be at Kofa High School Monday, and students at all grade levels are welcome. The annual Higher Education Night begins at 6 p.m. and continues to 8 p.m., according to a news release. The evening kicks off with a welcome in the... Full story

Kofa's celebration begins Oct. 29

By JOHN VAUGHN, BAJO EL SOL EDITOR

50. What is it about reaching that number - the Big Five-Oh - that makes the milestone a cause for celebration?"That's a good question," says Karen Johnson, a Kofa High alumna who remembers the school when it got its start that many years ago."Maybe... Full story

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