Border Eco February 2017

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Little Red School Celebrates

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U of A Doctoral Candidates Visit Lincoln Elementary

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SCVUSD Spelling Bee

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People that “Echo” Chris Young

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Tumacácori Begins Conservation Project

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Little Red School Celebrates 95 years

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U of A Doctoral Candidates Visit Lincoln Elementary

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Vanya Gupta Wins SCVUSD Spelling Bee

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Empowering through Education

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People who “Echo”Chris Young

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Little Red School “Celebrates 95 years”

On Friday, December 30th at 12:00 p.m.

Little Red School hosted a lunch Ribbon Cutting Ceremony to inaugurate their new K-5 Playground and celebrate 95 years. The Little Red School playground was made possible through a grant that Kathy Romero, School Principal applied for early in the fall that paid for 50% of the equipment. It was approved by three of the remaining board (President: Robert Noon, Clerk: Mercie Fernandez, Ron Fish) for the current term to purchase the playground after seeing how deteriorated the playground in place was. The Little Red School celebrated with a red ribbon cutting by board members and a barbecue grill lunch for attendees. #4 Pg.

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Mr. Noon president of the school board cut the ribbon and was the first one to go down the slide.

Also former superintendent Mr. Lel Newlon and his daughter Terri attended the ceremony.

Little Red School current board members are: President Robert Noon Clerk-Mercie Fernandez Board memberRon Fish Business Manager- Manny Huerta School Principal Kathy Romero and teachers Lupita Bojorquez and Anna Grijalva also celebrated by going down the slides.

The Little Red School has been dedicated to its community by educating children for years.

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The school's mission is to always provide the best education to all students.

“Our students are held to the highest expectations in academics, discipline, and character. Our students are well known in the community for achieving wonderful things. We have a committed staff of super heroes that work everyday to make sure that every student learns.

We are grateful to the many staff members, families, PTC, board members, students, and community stakeholders that have made our Little Red School a pride and joy for many years and more to come,” said Kathy Romero School Principal.

Little Red School “Celebrates 95 years”

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U of A Doctoral Candidates Visit LincolnElementary On January 10th Lincoln Elementary welcomed a group of doctoral candidates from the University of Arizona at their school. The group consisted of twelve doctoral candidates and three professors that were greeted at the school entrance by the school STUCO Officers, along with their guides (Ms. Mayra Garcia and Mr. Carlson).

Mr. Velásquez, School Superintendent, Mr. Young, Chief Deputy, and Dr. Lucina Romero were also there to greet them.According to the UA program coordinator, Ms. Vicky Mullins, the “UA has partnered with University of Arizona South (UAS), which is a Minority Serving Institution (MSI) and an upper-division branch campus, to create pathways to doctoral studies.

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The two campuses have formed a collaboration to increase numbers of underrepresented students who apply for and enroll in doctoral programs in education-related fields.” The visitors were escorted to the library for refreshments and fresh fruit. The group received a tour of the school, along with history and demographic information about Lincoln Elementary.

The visitors had an opportunity to visit one classroom per grade level, along with the Early Learning Center Self Contained classrooms.

Afterwards, the visitors were escorted to the cafeteria for lunch.

Visitors had the option to select from a menu of-Chicken Alfredo, Mole (nut free), or Chef Salad! The group sat at a special table near the students.

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The school Grade Level Chairs, specials teachers, and their special education teachers ate with the candidates and their professors. After lunch, the doctoral candidates and their professors went back to the library for a QA session with the elementary teachers.

It was an extremely engaging session where great questions arose from both groups with lots of positive interactions.

The QA session had questions in regards some of the challenges the school faces, the population they serve, testing, most current pressing issues the school faces, and how the school is able to establish such a warm, family feeling environment for their students. The doctoral students had positive comments about Lincoln students and their staff, as well as how beautiful and clean their school has been maintained for being a 95 old building.

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Vanya Gupta Wins SCVUSD Spelling Bee

In the 23rd round, Vanya Gupta, 7th grade student from Calabasas School, won the SCVUSD Spelling Bee by successfully spelling “crochet.”

Paul Acuna, 6th grade student from Coatimundi Middle School, came in second after being knocked out with “anchovy.”

SCVUSD held its annual district spelling bee at the district office yesterday. Winners and runnersup from each of the district’s elementary and middle schools competed for the district title and opportunity to represent the district at the County Bee on February 3.

Competitors included: Diego Garayzar, Calabasas K-8 School Elementary Champion, 5th grade Marcelo Ibarra, Calabasas K-8 School Elementary Alternate, 3rd grade Paulina Fontes, Mountain View Elementary Champion, 5th grade Antonia Corei-Correa, Mountain View Elementary Alternate, 5th grade Samantha Villanes, San Cayetano Elementary Champion, 5th grade Regina Inda, San Cayetano Elementary Alternate, 5th grade (not in attendance) Vanya Gupta, Calabasas K8 Middle Champion, 7th grade Airyle McIlrath, Calabasas K8 Middle School Alternate, 6th grade Paul Dominic Acuna, Coatimundi Middle School Champion, 6th grade Amy Mendivil Limon, Coatimundi Middle School Alternate, 8th grade.

In one of the longest bees in district history, the nine competitors were slowly eliminated through a grueling 22 rounds. Words of defeat included: zodiac, prosthetic, venerable, boulevards, quandary, undulating, syncope, contraband, seersucker and anchovy.

The competition was organized by Marcy Miller, District Instructional Specialist. Pronouncers were Superintendent Verdugo and Assistant Superintendent Schadler. Judges were Rebekah Cabrera, Assistant Principal at Calabasas; Lerona Dickson, Principal at Coatimundi Middle School; and Chris Jackson, Principal at Mountain View Elementary.

“Students were so well-prepared and ready for competition,” said Miller. “It was obvious they spent much time studying impressive words while learning new vocabulary along the way. They ‘rocked’ the audience – it was amazing!”

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The following students will now compete in the Santa Cruz County Spelling Bee, hosted by Santa Cruz County Superintendent of Schools, on February 3 at the County Board of Supervisors Office: SCVUSD Champion Gupta Diego Garayzar, Calabasas K-8 School Elementary Champion, 5th grade Paulina Fontes, Mountain View Elementary Champion, 5th grade Samantha Villanes, San Cayetano Elementary Champion, 5th grade Paul Dominic Acuna, Coatimundi Middle School Champion, 6th grade Airyle McIlrath, Calabasas K8 Middle School Alternate, 6th grade.

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“Empowering through Education” The Santa Cruz County School Superintendent's Office has an important function within our county. Their main role within our county is to serve as a fiscal agent to all school districts in Santa Cruz County, as well as a liaison to the Arizona Department of Education. Their main responsibility includes budget assistance, auditing and approving payments of payroll and expense vouchers submitted from all school districts. They also hold basic administrative functions, their office coordinates elections for school districts and maintains records of school personnel certification. The County School Superintendent Alfredo I. Velasquez is an elected official serving a 4 year term.

The superintendent's office also manages the CREO project, which stands for : Career Readiness Educational Opportunities.Their office also introduced the Metro Matematicas an innovative model of teaching mathematics in schools. “The Superintendent’s Office is a wonderful organization to work with because you have an overall vision of the county and you are able to work on projects that you know will have a positive impact on our community. It is extremely rewarding seeing that your actions have an immediate impact on the young people in our county,” said Chris Young Chief Deputy.

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During the month of February the Santa Cruz Superintendent’s Office is promoting Early Childhood Development.

They want to ensure the community understands the importance of a child’s first years and how it relates to success later in life. “The better we develop our young children, the better our community will be,” said Chirs Young.

People that “Echo” Chris Young There is a new rising star in Santa Cruz County Chris Young. He is currently working at the Santa Cruz County Superintendent’s Office as a chief deputy.

Mr. Young started working for the Santa on October 31, 2016. “The Santa Cruz County Superintendent’s Office led by Mr. Alfredo I. Velásquez, plays an important role in the success of education within our county,” said Young.

Mr. Young’s role is to make sure the office of the superintendent provides the proper supervision and support to ensure the school district budgets’ are being managed properly.

Mr. Young is also responsible for leading and promoting County Superintendent Office initiatives within the community. He is no stranger to education. Mr. Young has a secondary teaching degree from the state of Colorado.

He worked at a private University in Mexico for the past 13 years as an Academic Director of Campus, High School Principal, and Academic Regional Manager. Mr. Young chose education as his profession while in college. According to Mr. Young he has never had second thoughts about his profession. He believes strongly in the power of education. Mr. Young’s goals are to make sure that projects within the schools and their participation in the community are directly aligned with the goals of the community. Mr. Young believes it is important to work together to make sure that Santa Cruz County is the best it can be. Mr. Young is originally from Colorado where he earned his secondary teaching degree in history. He lived for the past 13 years in Mexico where he worked for a private University of Mexico.

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The person who had the biggest impact on his professional career was his former boss Leticia Amezaga. She was the first person to demonstrate the importance of positive relationships. She was a true inspiration as she was an accomplished professional, but at the same time treated everyone with the utmost respect.

Mr. Young considers himself the luckiest man in the world because of his amazing wife Bianca Martinez who is originally from Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. “She is highly intelligent, beautiful and extremely supportive. We have two twin 1 year-old daughters, Emma Jo and Maya Jo Young, whom have absolutely changed our lives,” said Mr. Young.

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Tumacácori Begins Conservation Project Inside Historic Mission Church Tumacácori National Historical Park is launching a five-year project to conserve original plasters and painted finishes inside the San José de Tumacácori Mission church.

The work will be carried out through a Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Unit (CESU), a national consortium of federal agencies, academic institutions, non-profit groups, and other agencies who work together to accomplish preservation and conservation projects.

In order to conserve the fragile interior finishes, Tumacácori is partnering with the Architectural Conservation Laboratory of the University of Pennsylvania, specialists in research on and field treatment of earthen architecture. The University of Pennsylvania team has previously worked on Franciscan Missions in Texas and California, and Dominican missions in Puerto Rico. Their first project at Tumacácori, in 2014, involved conservation of the church façade. The current project builds on a detailed photographic survey of the church’s interior finishes completed by students from the University of Arizona between 2014 and 2016. #14 Pg.

Beginning this year with the east side of the nave, conservators from Tumacácori NHP and the University of Pennsylvania will work their way toward the domed sanctuary.

During their recent, initial visit, the team tested a new method to strengthen the lime plaster which coats the adobe walls. Future visits will explore improved methods of reinforcing the attachment of the lime coating to the mud brick of the walls.

Through this project, Tumacácori and the University of Pennsylvania see huge potential in engaging related professionals in both the U.S. and Mexico, and in training conservation students in the delicate work of heritage conservation.

Tumacácori is seeking additional funding to host conservators and students from both the U.S. and Mexico to foster collaboration and education.

For more information or comments, contact Alex Lim, Architectural Conservator, at 520-377-5091, or alex_lim@ nps.gov.

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Happening Events-February Frontier Printing Press Demonstrations – Thursdays, February 2, February 16, & February 23, 11 am – 2 pm A knowledgeable volunteer demonstrates the Washington Hand Press used to print Arizona’s first newspaper in 1859 and answers questions about hand press printing, type setting, and other aspects of this marvel of industrial engineering. You will get to set type and print small samples to take with you. Included with park admission: $5 adult, $2 youth 7-13, children free.

Walking Tours of Old Tubac – Saturdays, February 4 & 25, 10 am – Noon Come explore colorful Old Tubac that even some of the locals don’t know about! Guided by Connie Stevens, you’ll discover fascinating facts about the town’s early adobe buildings and learn about Arizona’s first European settlement. Topics from early Native American inhabitants, Spanish explorers, American pioneers, Apache attacks, kidnappings, and other exciting episodes are discussed. Meet at the Park’s Visitor Center. Allow 2 hours for the tour and wear walking shoes, sunscreen and a hat. $10 fee includes all day admission to tour the Presidio Park.

Tour limited to 20; reservations requested, 520-398-2252 or info@TubacPresidio.org.

Talk: The Historical Influences of the Railroads on the Borderlands, Saturday, February 4, 2 pm Rio Rico historian Dwight Thibodeaux will speak about how the arrival of the railroads in Arizona Territory affected the borderlands. Today, we don’t think about railroads unless the traffic arms come down at a railroad crossing and block our way. This is especially true since there is no passenger service (only freight) from Nogales to Tucson. Dwight will explain how the Gadsden Purchase of 1854, which resulted in the purchase of southern Arizona from Mexico, was motivated primarily by the railroads. Beginning in the 1880s, the railroads had an enormous impact on southern Arizona, including an impact on marriages! He will also explain how Rio Rico could have become a major metropolitan area with over a million residents, if only the many proposed railroads had been completed to Calabasas! Call (520) 398-2252 to make your reservation. $10 fee includes all day admission to tour the Park.

Teodoro ‘Ted’ Ramirez Artist-in-Residence Concert Series: Earl Edmonson, Sunday, February 5, 2 pm Earl Edmonson is a master of the flat-top guitar, steel guitar, mandolin, harmonica, and vocals! His work is found on countless Arizona recordings, and he has appeared in live performance with many legendary performers: Alison Krauss and Union Station, the Subdudes, Travis Edmonson, Katie Lee, and Tom Paxton to name just a few. We’re thrilled Earl will perform in a solo format, and Ted might just join him and share a few tunes and stories about the early Tucson music scene. Tickets $18 adults, free for children 14 and younger. Seating is limited, please call now for reservations, 520-398-2252.

Tubac Festival of the Arts, Wednesday thru Sunday, February 8 – 12, 9 am to 5 pm The Tubac Chamber of Commerce is proud to sponsor the 58th Annual Festival of the Arts. The major event of the year for Tubac showcases the work of hundreds of visiting artists and craft persons from around the country and Canada. The food court features a variety of cuisines.

Nonprofit organizations (including us!) benefit from the $8 per car charge for parking. Ours is the best lot: it's paved and the closest lot to the Festival. You can insist on parking at the Presidio, but you will have to resist everyone's frantic gesticulations to get you to park in their lots.

Just keep insisting "The Presidio" and make your way across Burruel to our beautiful lot. You'll get a free pass to see the Presidio, too!

Statehood Celebration at the Tubac Presidio, Tuesday, February 14, 2017, 11 am Join us to celebrate the 105th anniversary of Arizona’s statehood at Arizona’s first state park! The Presidio cannon will be fired at 11am and we will join in a group birthday song. To honor the occasion we will have a special Arizona birthday cake and soft drinks will be served. Visitors are encouraged to bring a picnic lunch to enjoy on the park grounds. Included with regular Park admission: $5 adults, $2 youth (7-13), children FREE. Museum Tour: Spanish Tubac – A Curator’s Look at the Presidio that Transformed the Santa Cruz Valley, Tuesday, February 14, 11 am – Noon Join us for a guided tour where you’ll explore Spanish Tubac and take a closer look at several museum artifacts and discuss their impact on history. Allow 1 hour for the tour. $10 fee includes all day admission to tour the Presidio Park. Tour limited to 12; reservations requested, 520398-2252 or info@TubacPresidio.org Guided Tour of the Barrio de Tubac Archaeological Site – Wednesday, February 15 and Friday, February 24, 11 am – 1 pm Special tour by Phil Halpenny and Gwen Griffin of the Spanish colonial archaeological site just south of the Park which preserves the remains of the original Tubac town site, including residence foundations, plaza area, refuse area and partial irrigation ditch. Meet at the Park’s Visitor Center. Tour involves a walk of about 1-1/4 miles. The Archaeological Conservancy protects this site and participants are asked to sign 'An Acknowledgement of Risk Factors' before entering. Wear walking shoes, sunscreen and hat. $10 fee includes all day admission to tour the Presidio Park. Tour limited to 15; reservations encouraged, 520-398-2252 or info@TubacPresidio.org.

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