District

Dialogue

Bi-weekly news from the Laveen Elementary School District January 30, 2015

The District Dialogue is issued twice monthly.

Trailside Point student

recognized at Senate Trailside Point second

grader Andrew Capono was

recognized by Senator Cathe-

rine Miranda on the Senate

floor this week for his

achievements in the Special

Olympics swim competitions.

Andrew took the gold med-

al in the 50 meter free style

at regionals and the silver

medal in the 25 meter free

style at state.

His parents, brother,

teacher, and principal all

joined him at the State Capi-

tol for this special recogni-

tion.

Students win MLK art, essay contests

Three Laveen District students placed in Arizona State

University’s annual Martin Luther King, Jr. art and essay contest.

Vista del Sur students Alan Roy, Grade 8, and Lucas Henderson,

Grade 2, took 2nd and 3rd place respectively in their grade level

divisions.

Trailside Point seventh grader Jorge Jasso took 3rd Place in the

poster contest.

The winning students and their families were honored at ASU’s

annual breakfast celebration.

Jorge Jasso’s artwork was

posthumously honored by ASU. Jorge

unexpectedly passed away just days

before the breakfast celebration.

Cheatham receives grant

Cheatham School is the recipient of a $4,000 Fuel Up to Play 60

grant from the Arizona Dairy Council.

The money will be used to support healthy eating, breakfast in

the classroom, and physical activities.

Laveen recognizes top spellers

Laveen held their annual district Spelling Bee on January 14

where the top spellers from each

school competed for 1st, 2nd, and

3rd Place.

The district winners are:

Lindsay Davis (Vista) - 1st

Place

Kaia Manion (Rogers Ranch) -

2nd Place

Nikki Nguyen (Rogers Ranch) -

3rd Place

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Desert Meadows hosts Science Night

Desert Meadows recently held a Science

Night for their whole school.

The Arizona Science Center provided

experiments and demonstrations for students of

all grade levels. Mr. Steve Humble even

conducted an astronomy activity using iPods and

tablets; once darkness fell he pointed out the

stars in the sky.

The event also featured games, a hot dog

stand, and treats

p r o v i d e d b y

Scooptacular.

Mea dow s ’ PTA

helped plan this

successful event.

Commemorative storm shirts discounted

The Laveen Education Foundation has only a

few commemorative storm shirts left and are sell-

ing them at a discounted rate.

The navy blue shirts note that the wearer sur-

vived two 1,000—year storms and includes the

dates. The back features a large wave and school

bus.

The remaining shirts are being sold for $10.

Sizes available are medium and large. To pur-

chase yours, please contact Kristen Landry at

klandry@laveeneld.org or 602-237-9100 x 3002 or

stop by the Laveen Education Center.

All proceeds benefit the Foundation which

provides scholarships to Laveen school alumni.