May 20, 2015 • Vol. 13, No.25
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DVUSD to implement athletic participation fees ELIZABETH MEDORA STAFF
NORTH VALLEY – After repeated debate, the Deer Valley Unified School District Governing Board voted to implement athletic participation fees for the upcoming school year. In the May 12 Board meeting, the proposed athletic participation fees were approved for next school year’s budget, while being lowered from the original proposal. These fees follow multiple cuts and budget upheavals since the state budget came out in March. The 2015-16 state budget left the DVUSD with a $4.4 million shortfall.
Anthem teen selected for 2015 Team USA National Junior Team ANTHEM – The best junior tennis-playing girls in the United States are getting an opportunity to get even better. Sixteen-year-old Kyle McKenzie of Anthem is among eight girls in the country recently selected for the 2015 Team USA National Junior Team, a training program designed to give America’s best young players opportunities to train together during the summer and to compete against other top juniors from around the world. The boys’ team will be selected at a later date. Players were selected for the team based on automatically
Originally, fees were planned to be $125 per high school sport and $75 per middle school sport, with family and student caps. The fees that will be implemented will be $100 per high school sport and $60 per middle school sport. The student fee cap will be two times the cost per athlete ($200 cap for a high-schooler). Families will be capped at $300 total. For families who can’t afford the fees, hardship funding will be available; details of that have not been shared yet. Public commenters spoke before the vote was taken. Parents fought the fees, saying
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Kylie McKenzie of Anthem has been selected for the 2015 Team USA National Junior Team.
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‘A Day of Remembrance’ at Veterans Memorial ANTHEM – The community is invited to join in a ceremony to honor veterans on Memorial Day, May 25. The ‘A Day of Remembrance’ ceremony honors the service and sacrifice of veterans. The annual ceremony takes place at the Anthem Veterans Memorial in the Anthem Community Park, 41703 N. Gavilan Peak Parkway. Presenting the keynote address is United States Marine Corps Major General James M. “Mike” Myatt (Retired). General Myatt served in command and staff positions in all three active Marine Divisions. He served two combat tours in the Republic of Vietnam. General Myatt commanded the 1st Marine Division during Operation
Desert Shield and Desert storm (1990-1991). During a four-day ground war in February 1991, his division defeated seven Iraqi Army divisions in zone, seized Kuwait International Airport and liberated Kuwait City. Presenting the POW/MIA
ceremony is United States Air Force Colonel Thomas “Tom” Kirk (Retired). Colonel Kirk’s plane was hit by anti-aircraft fire on October 28, 1967. Forced to eject, he landed in a field 28 miles outside Hanoi where he was captured by the Vietnamese
Army. He was held a Prisoner of War for over five years. The Memorial Day ceremony is hosted by the Anthem Veterans Memorial Support Team, an affiliate group of the Anthem Community Council and the Daisy Mountain Veterans (an alliance of American Legion Post 128, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 12031, and the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 128). Ceremony music will be provided by ProMusica Arizona, under the direction of Adam Stich. The ceremony is expected to run approximately 45 minutes. Seating is limited; lawn chairs are welcome. For more information about the Daisy Mountain Veterans, visit www.daisymtnvets.org.
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