District Dialogue Bi-weekly news from the Laveen Elementary School District
2nd Annual Spring Arts Festival
Vista student takes 4th place at state spelling bee Vista del Sur Accelerated Academy sixth grade student Lindsay Davis placed fourth in the Arizona Spelling Bee. Davis took first place in the Laveen Elementary School District Spelling Bee. She went on to compete in 64 rounds in the Region 3 Bee where she took second place, thus qualifying for state.
Meadows students recognized at Phoenix Suns game Desert Meadows students were recognized at a recent Phoenix Suns game for being the most active class in the Phoenix UNICEF Kid Power Month Challenge! They were hosted by Suns Center and UNICEF Ambassador Tyson Chandler and his wife, Kimberly. Twenty-nine students and their parents attended.
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April 8 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. LEC Lawn 5001 W. Dobbins crafts ● vendors entertainment ● food Benefitting the Laveen Education Foundation Cheatham lobby features student-designed mural Cheatham’s lobby now features a mural created by eighth grader Enrique Soto and painted by district employees Christine Crenshaw, Jamie Steinmetz, and Krista McDowell. The school’s seventh and eighth grade gifted class proposed the idea as a service learning project to promote pride, beauty and creativity for the school. Soto’s drawing was selected for its content and detail. The mural was completed over the spring break and funded by the school’s PTO.
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Laveen serves 16,000 breakfasts in one week National School Breakfast week was a huge success in Laveen. Over 16,000 breakfasts were served across the district during this week-long celebration. That is a 44% increase in participation. Students enjoyed a week-long menu of their breakfast favorites including breakfast burritos, maple French toast, and turkey sausage. While National School Breakfast Week may be over, Laveen’s cafeterias continue to serve breakfast every morning for free to all students.
There’s still time to make a tax credit contribution There is still time to make a tax credit contribution to Laveen schools and reduce the amount you owe on your 2015 taxes! Tax credit contributions are used to support character education and fee-based extracurricular activities such as after-school tutoring and clubs, academic enrichment, field trips, fine art programs, and athletics. For every dollar you donate, the amount you owe on your Arizona taxes will be that much less. Deadline is April 15. Visit http://www.laveeneld.org/tax-credit/ for more information.
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