Kinder Joy Donut dreamed up by 12-year-old Braxton B. Arizona’s hometown grocer named a 12-year-old from Queen Creek and grown-ups from Phoenix and Mesa as winners of this year’s donut flavor competition, just in time for National Donut Day on ...
National Presidential Scholars Award Earned by Suhani Patel By Amy Wolff Photo by Sara Altair Photography For most high school seniors, final exams, graduation ceremonies and parties are in the rearview mirror and college is quickly approaching. Students also received ...
Student Sadra Rajaee named as a Top 5 Finalist in 2021 Doodle for Google Competition Google announced a talented student from Arizona, Sadra Rajaee, could soon have his art on the Google homepage for millions to see. Sadra is one ...
Eighth-grade Pardes Jewish Day School student Jacob Maskin earned second place with his original creative art in the Phoenix Holocaust Association's Creative Arts Contest. Students in 7th-12th grade were encouraged to submit original creative work to highlight their personal experiences ...
Eagle Scout Project Benefits Phoenix Children's Project Life Scout Eric Achor has been involved with scouting since he was 6 years old. Working toward earning his Eagle Scout rank he came up with the idea to complete a concrete walk ...
In 2018, twelve blind teenagers who grew up in the desert heat, void of an ocean, defied all odds and learned how to sail at a local lake. The dozen, known as the Blind Buccaneers, later journeyed hundreds of miles ...
Ashley Nevison, age 14, recently published her second children’s book, titled “We Are So Beautiful; Valuing the Differences Among Everyone.” The book introduces young children to the concept of diversity. The book is her second in The Monster Bully Series ...
Every May, Southwest Human Development’s Grow A Reader Virtual Book Drive helps provide books to young children in low-income Arizona communities. For companies and community volunteer organizations, Grow A Reader is an opportunity to support a charitable initiative and have ...
By Emma Wolff For most teenagers, high school does not include connecting with people from all over the United States to start an international science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) program for other students. But, for Tina Sindwani, a class ...
Katherine Fizz, an English teacher at Pinnacle High School, has been named a finalist in the Governor’s Arts Awards in the category of Arts In Education – Individuals. “This award means a lot to me personally and professionally,” Fizz says. ...