Maryvale's September Students of the Month were invited to a breakfast with their teachers.  Here are those students recognized:  Passion Banks, Business Education; Fatima Cano, Math; Jose Carvajal, ESL/English; Fernando Diaz, Art; Edwin Garcia, Social Studies; Mayra Hernandez, Special Education; Albert Hullaby, World Languages; Astrid Maldonado, Yearbook; Ana Miranda, English; Eric Mommer, JROTC; Jessica Palacios; Counseling; Ashley Smith, Performing Arts; Mario Santa Cruz Sosa, Reading; Artija Tate, Science; Cynthia Valles, PE/Health; Nelli Villreal, Family and Consumer Science; Martin Yanez, performing Arts.

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Bioscience High School became the first Phoenix Union School to earn an Excelling label in the state’s Arizona LEARNS Achievement Profile rankings for 2008.

Metro Tech improved to Performing Plus, while the rest of the District schools were labeled Performing, according to the state’s accountability rankings released October 8. This is the sixth consecutive year that all Phoenix Union schools were rated Performing or better. Click here to view the press release.

Fall break is October 6-10, but some students will use the week to attend AIMS Camp in preparation for the October 28, 29 and 30 AIMS exams. The camp sites are Camelback, Carl Hayden, Central, Maryvale and South Mountain High Schools. It is the second year for the program, which is for students who have not yet passed the AIMS tests. Phoenix Union is also introducing a PSAT/SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) Training Center during that week as college-going students get tutoring in preparation for the college entrance exams. Camelback and Maryvale will be hosting the PSAT/SAT Training Center. Both Fall Break programs are free. Call (602) 764-1306 or click here for more information.

Seven North High seniors have been named Semifinalists in the 2009 National Merit Scholarship Program. Divina Allan; Nathan Estes; Amanda Glass; Jane Ly; Guillermo Martinez-Garcia; Lauren Partch and Matthew West qualified as semifinalists by scoring in the in the top half of the top one percent of students in Arizona in the 2007 Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSAT).

Semifinalists represent less than one percent of the 1.5 million juniors from over 21,000 high schools who take the PSAT. It marks the third time North has had seven semifinalists in one year since 1990. Should these seven students become finalists, it would give North 83 National Merit Scholarship Finalists since 1990. National Merit Finalists are highly coveted as prospective students to every college and university in the country, and the designation often leads to academic scholarships. Click here to view the press release.

If you are a Phoenix Union graduate of the Class of 2008 and took a Career & Technical Education (CTE) class during your high school career, we want to hear from you. CTE classes can be business/technology such as accounting or marketing classes, industrial arts, family and consumer science, or the many specialized classes at Metro Tech or Franklin Police and Fire High Schools. To access the survey, click here. You can also take the survey over the phone at (602) 764-8097.

Make plans to contribute to our schools through the Arizona Education Tax Credit. The maximum limit is $400 for married couples filing jointly, and $200 for single taxpayers or head of household. The amount contributed is credited dollar-for-dollar when you file state income tax. It’s a money-back guarantee. Donate by December 31, 2008 to receive the credit on your 2008 state tax return. For more information, including a donation form, and approved programs, click here.

• Nine of 13 schools met Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for 2006-07 according to the No Child Left Behind federal requirements released in September. The results are an about-face from last year, when just three schools met the requirements. View press release.

• North High School became the first Phoenix Union school to break into the Highly Performing category in the state's Arizona LEARNS Achievement Profile rankings for 2007, while the rest of the District schools were labeled Performing, according to the state's accountability rankings released October 15. View press release.

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