By Chase Kamp
It was the Future Business Leaders of America club that drew those Sabercats with a knack for the hard skills of entrepreneurship and the soft skills of leadership. This year’s FBLA crew garnered some impressive accolades and skills that will help them rise to the top when they hit the job market.
Club sponsor Joe Galish said the state’s FBLA chapter provides leadership and career development opportunities as well as programs for business and IT students all over the state. The San Tan Foothills FBLA had 26 students compete in the state leadership conference in Tucson, where 14 competitors qualified for nationals on Jun. 24 Anaheim, California.
Among them were Kira Rhodes, Chace Engstrom, Deshaun Campbell, Karla Elias and Kevin Vicencio in various individual categories. The teams of Kaila Cross and Karah Wilson, Amanda Flock and Eddie Gallant, as well as
Looking for something fun and cool for the kids to do this summer? Coolidge Performing Arts Center (CPAC) will be hosting a summer movie program from June 5 through July 24, 2013. The movies will run every Wednesday for only $1!
This is an outstanding way to help the Center and
The Queen Creek Town Council honored 43 Star Students at its May 15 meeting. Students were nominated by their teachers for displaying citizenship, service and integrity. One student is chosen each month by each participating school. The ceremony recognized students nominated in January, March, April and May.
The following students were
QCUSD will hold two community meetings to discuss the possible QCUSD M&O override election in November 2013.
Mr. Lindsey, QCUSD Superintendent, will be presenting information on the current budget cuts for 2013-2014 and the impact of the budget override on the 2014-2015 school year. Community meetings will be held on May
By Andrew Luberda
Three local area high schools are providing athletes with disabilities an opportunity to participate in sports in the traditional high school sports format. Poston Butte, Florence, and Coolidge high schools have a Unified Sports program with teams for basketball and track.
The Unified Sports program integrates both students with
RYAN JOHNSON
SENIOR – COMBS HIGH SCHOOL
SPORTS: BASEBALL
POSITIONS: 1B – LHP & RHP
NOTABLE STATS: .513 BA / 3 HR / 39 HITS / 26 RBI / .627 OBP / .711 SLG%
Are you ambidextrous? Did you teach yourself or is
By Sherry Butler
Arizona Regional Multiple Listing Service member
Special to the Ledger
Stats released this week from the Arizona Regional Multiple Listing Service Inc. show that the real estate market is still improving in the Phoenix metro area. Sales rose in April to 8,755, percent gain, increasing for the third month in
Florence Unified School District No. 1 invites you to our 2013 Teacher Job Fair!
Saturday, May 18, from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM at Poston Butte High School, Queen Creek Arizona, 85143.
TARGET AREAS
* Pre-K through 6th grade * 7th and 8th grade (Science/Social Studies and Language Arts * 9th -12th grade
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Daniel C. Tan of Queen Creek will graduate from Oregon State University with a Bachelors of Science in environmental science. An estimated 5,267 students will receive degrees this spring from Oregon State University, which will hold its 144th annual commencement ceremony on Saturday, June 15, at Reser
By Heather Sneed
Special to the Ledger
Welcome back! It is still “drink month”! Throughout May I am sharing some of my favorite summer wines, bubblies, and refreshing cocktails. This week, I enjoyed a delicious whiskey sour.
Whiskey is not my first drink of
By Andrew Luberda
Three local area high schools are providing athletes with disabilities an opportunity to participate in sports in the traditional high school sports format. Poston Butte, Florence, and Coolidge high schools have a Unified Sports program with teams for basketball and track.
The Unified Sports program integrates both students with
San Tan Valley – The first Catholic Parish in San Tan Valley area, St. Michael the Archangel, broke ground on Saturday, May 4at its future location, 26035 North Apollo Drive. Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas conducted the ceremony at the new site, located just
By Bridgette Crosby
Southeast Valley Ledger
Rocky and Stephanie Adams dreamed of doing something good, not only for their young family, but for the community. Together, they went through many days and nights of thinking up ideas about what they could do. Finally, they decided
By Bridgette Crosby
Southeast Valley Ledger
On a beautiful Saturday morning when most people are sleeping in, Sarah Brewer and her crew of volunteers are up early and are hard at work helping local children and rescued horses. Brewer owns Saddle Up Ranch, a local
Superior, AZ – Mesa Community College Professor Andrew Baldwin will be the special guest tour guide for the 8 a.m. season debut of the Learn-Your-Lizards guided walk at the Boyce Thompson Arboretum (BTA) on May 11.
Lizard walks are already BTA’s most popular monthly
By Andrew Luberda
Southeast Valley Ledger
Senior Gunnar Scrogham is playing in his fourth and final season for his father, Coyotes’ head baseball coach, John Scrogham. It hasn’t always been easy during the four
The Queen Creek Author’s Association is a critique and networking association open to writers of all genres and experience levels. If you wish to participate in the critique portion of these meetings, bring a 1-2 page selection on which you have a specific desire for feedback.
When bringing a piece for
School and District News
1. District enrollment is 4,603 students which includes Community Pre-K through Grade 12.
2. Congratulations to Brenda Mayberry, Principal at Combs High School, for being selected to serve on the Arizona Interscholastic Association (AIA) Executive Board for the 3A Conference. This appointment is for 2013-2015.
3. On April 30,
The Florence Town Council held its regular meeting on Monday, May 6th. The Town Council held a public hearing on new rates and fees for water and wastewater services, heard a presentation on two proposed annexations, took action on a contact with ADOT to construct a traffic signal and took
Lina Torres
Valedictorian
What extracurricular activities did you participate in?
I didn’t really do any this year because I was working three days during the week and on weekends.
Working two jobs, how did you find the time for homework?
I
By Andrew Luberda
San Tan Foothills senior Jake Lee will leave behind quite a legacy when he graduates in the next couple of weeks. He excelled in two different sports, football and wrestling, and was recognized by his coaches for his
By Andrew Luberda
On Monday, May 6, 2013, Poston Butte High School recognized three more student-athletes who signed Letters of Intent with different colleges or universities.
PINAL COUNTY – The Central the Arizona College women’s rodeo team earned a berth in the 65th Annual College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR) after finishing second in the Grand Canyon Region.
The nationals will take place at the Casper Events Center beginning Sunday, June 9, through Saturday, June
RYAN JOHNSON
SENIOR – COMBS HIGH SCHOOL
SPORTS: BASEBALL
POSITIONS: 1B – LHP & RHP
NOTABLE STATS: .513 BA / 3 HR / 39 HITS / 26 RBI / .627 OBP / .711 SLG%
Are you ambidextrous? Did you teach
By Andrew Luberda
Southeast Valley Ledger
Senior Gunnar Scrogham is playing in his fourth and final season for his father, Coyotes’ head baseball coach, John Scrogham. It hasn’t always been easy
TAYLOR CLARK
SENIOR – POSTON BUTTE HIGH SCHOOL
SPORTS: SOFTBALL AND VOLLEYBALL
POSITIONS: CF – 2B / L – DS
NOTABLE STATS: .486 BA / 2 HR / 18 HITS / .612 OBP
178 DIGS / 12 SERVING ACES
I understand
Servers, spikers and bumpers took over the Barney Sports Complex last week.
The volleyball tournaments are part of the USA Volleyball Tournaments Circuit and include teams from all over the Valley as well as teams from Queen Creek, Las Vegas, and Tucson.
Missed the action?
By Andrew Luberda
Poston Butte
Softball – The Broncos finished their season with a five-game winning streak. They defeated Campo Verde, 3 – 2 and Apache Junction, 15 – 5, last week. The Broncos will say goodbye seven seniors on this year’s team: Emily Lodge, Samantha Castoldi, Taylor Clark, Beth
By Bridgette Crosby
Sitting on a quiet street in Mesa, Arizona, the LDS Charities Production and Distribution Division is hard at work. Comprised of four main areas of focus, the center is just one part of entire system across the country and around the world designed to further humanitarian efforts for
By Heather Sneed
Special to the Ledger
Welcome back! It is still “drink month”! Throughout May I am sharing some of my favorite summer wines, bubblies, and refreshing cocktails. This week, I enjoyed a delicious whiskey sour.
Whiskey is not my
By Sherry Butler
Arizona Regional Multiple Listing Service member
Special to the Ledger
Stats released this week from the Arizona Regional Multiple Listing Service Inc. show that the real estate market is still improving in the Phoenix metro area. Sales rose in April to 8,755, percent gain, increasing for the third month in
