Peoria Unified School District News
This channel contains links and listings to news and events within the Peoria Unified School district and its surrounding community. Peoria Unified School District 6330 West Thunderbird Road – Glendale, Arizona 85306 (623) 486-6000

• CANYON ROBOTICS TEAMS EARN HONORS AT FIRST LEGO LEAGUE TOURNAMENTS
  Earlier this month, the Canyon Elementary Robotics teams made it into the top 10 at the First Lego League (FLL) regional tournament and went on to compete, along with 32 teams across the state, at the FLL State Championships at Arizona State University.
• FUTURE FRESHMAN NIGHTS AND FINANCIAL AID NIGHT SET FOR JANUARY AND FEBRUARY
  The Peoria Unified School District (PUSD) has scheduled Future Freshman Nights in January and February to introduce current eighth-graders and their parents to PUSD high schools.
• MEET THE NEW PUSD BOARD MEMBERS
  The Peoria Unified School District (PUSD) Governing Board will sport two new faces and return an incumbent member following the November elections.
• SUNRISE MOUNTAIN AND LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE CHRISTMAS ANGELS TO LUCKY VALLEY CHILDREN
  There will be some very happy children this holiday season thanks to Sunrise Mountain and Liberty high school students. For the second year, Civil Engineering and Drafting students volunteered their time to build dollhouses to be donated to the Christmas Angel Foundation. The dollhouses will be given to needy children for Christmas.
• MARSHALL RANCH ELEMENTARY HOSTS FAMILY LITERACY NIGHT
  WHO: Marshall Ranch Elementary School WHAT: Family Literacy Night WHEN: Tuesday, Dec. 16, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. WHERE: Marshall Ranch Elementary School, 12995 N. Marshall Ranch Road
• HOOPS FOR THE HOLIDAYS RAISES MONEY FOR HOLIDAY ANGEL PROGRAM
  Last weekend, boys’ elementary basketball teams from the Peoria Unified School District competed in the fourth-annual Hoops for the Holidays basketball tournament at Country Meadows Elementary School.
• COYOTE HILLS STUDENTS IN FINALS OF HONEYWELL FIESTA BOWL AEROSPACE CHALLENGE
  Seventh-graders Ryan Call, Zachary Cooper and Tyler Hamre from Coyote Hills Elementary School placed in the top six at the Honeywell Fiesta Bowl Aerospace Challenge. The team, coached by teacher Deb Jones, will compete in the final event Friday, Jan. 2 at the Challenger Space Center in Peoria.
• EDUCATION OFFICIAL FROM SONORA, MEXICO TO OBSERVE DESERT VALLEY'S THRILLSEEKERS PROGRAM
  WHO: Secretary of Education Victor Casillas, Sonora, Mexico WHAT: Visit to observe THRILL Seekers and Character Education Presentation WHEN: Friday, Dec. 12, 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. WHERE: Desert Valley Elementary, 12901 N. 63rd Avenue
• FOOTHILLS’ STUDENTS PERFORM IN ARIZONA BROADWAY THEATRE’S A CHRISTMAS CAROL
  WHO: Foothills Elementary School Students WHAT: A Christmas Carol WHEN: Through Sunday, Dec. 28 WHERE: Arizona Broadway Theatre (ABT), 7701 W. Paradise Lane
• SANTA FE ELEMENTARY TO OFFER ADDITIONAL SECTIONS OF HIGH-DEMAND FOREIGN LANGUAGE IMMERSION PROGRAM
  Due to high demand, Santa Fe Elementary School is opening an additional kindergarten section of their multilingual immersion program. A few spots are also available in the first-grade section.
• PUSD COLLECTS NEW TOYS FOR ANNUAL TOY DRIVE
  WHO: Peoria Unified School District (PUSD) WHAT: Annual Toy Drive WHEN: Now through Monday, Dec. 15 WHERE: PUSD District Administration Center, 6330 W. Thunderbird Road
• PUSD’S MULTI-CULTURAL NETWORK HOLDS GOLF TOURNAMENT
  WHO: Multi-Cultural Network of Peoria WHAT: Second Annual Multi-Cultural Network of Peoria Scholarship Golf Tournament WHEN: Friday, Dec. 12; tee off at 12:50 p.m. WHERE: Palm Valley Golf Club, 2211 N. Litchfield
• NATIONAL TEACHER OF THE YEAR PRESENTS TO PUSD TEACHERS
  WHO: 2008 National Teacher of the Year, Mike Geisen WHAT: Presentation to PUSD teachers by National Teacher of the Year WHEN: Thursday, Dec. 11, 1:30 p.m. WHERE: Sunrise Mountain High School auditorium, 21200 N. 83rd Avenue, Peoria
• CTE DEPARTMENT HOSTS PARENT NIGHTS
  WHO: Career and Technical Education (CTE) Department WHAT: CTE Parent Information Nights WHEN: Thursday, Jan. 15 and Tuesday, Jan. 20, 6 p.m. WHERE: Centennial High School auditorium, 14388 N. 79th Avenue, Peoria Raymond S. Kellis High School auditorium, 8990 W. Orangewood Avenue, Glendale
• TAX CREDIT BENEFITS STUDENTS IN PUSD
  What impact does your tax credit donation have on the students at PUSD? Ask Zoe Seymour, eighth-grade teacher at Alta Loma Elementary, and she will tell you how her students have flourished, thanks to the tax credit which funded the artist-in-residence program.
• PUSD CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TO BE PRESENTED WITH PRESTIGIOUS GOLDEN BELL AWARD
  The Peoria Unified School District (PUSD) Career and Technical Education (CTE) Department has been awarded the prestigious Golden Bell Award from the Arizona School Board Association (ABSA) for the District’s Total Career and Technical Education Program. The award will be presented at the ASBA luncheon, beginning at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 11 at The Arizona Grand Resort, 7777 South Pointe Parkway in Phoenix.
• SAVE THE DATE: PEORIA EDUCATIONAL ENRICHMENT FOUNDATION VISIONARY DINNER ON FEB. 26
  WHO: Peoria Educational Enrichment Foundation WHAT: Fourth Annual Visionary Awards Dinner and Celebration WHEN: Thursday, Feb. 26, 6 p.m. WHERE: Union Hills Country Club, 9860 W. Lindgren Avenue, Sun City
• NEW PHS PROGRAM TO TEACH STUDENTS HOW TO TRAIN SERVICE DOGS
  Peoria High School is partnering with The Foundation for Service Dog Support, Inc. (FSDS) for a one-of-a-kind program that will allow high school students to earn credits while learning the necessary skills to train service dogs for individuals with disabilities. The Puppy Raising Program is open to twelve students in their junior year of high school who will raise and train the puppies. Three additional spots are also available for students who will serve as foster parents to the puppies.
• CACTUS PRESENTS PARENT UNIVERSITY
  WHO: Cactus High School parents and community WHAT: Parent University presentation WHEN: Thursday, Nov. 17, 7 p.m. WHERE: Cactus High School Library, 6330 W. Greenway Road, Glendale
• PUSD WINS PRESTIGIOUS SPOTLIGHT ON SUCCESS AWARD FOR 2008
  WHO: Peoria Unified School District WHAT: Spotlight On Success Award for 2008 WHEN: Thursday, Nov. 20, 11:30 a.m. WHERE: Renaissance Glendale Hotel and Spa, 9495 W. Coyotes Blvd.
• PEORIA HIGH SCHOOL PARTNERS WITH THEATER WORKS TO PRESENT SCHOLARSHIP NIGHT
  WHO: Peoria High School and Theater Works WHAT: Miracle on 34th Street and Scholarship Night WHEN: Wednesday, Dec. 10, 7 p.m. WHERE: Theater Works, 8355 W. Peoria Avenue, Peoria
• TWO PUSD SCHOOLS CONNECT LITERACY AND ELECTIONS
  WHO: Sundance and Foothills elementary students WHAT: Literacy/Election Week Activities WHEN: Monday, Nov. 3 to Friday, Nov. 7 WHERE: Sundance Elementary School, 7051 W. Cholla Street Foothil