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rizona Diamondbacks infielder Josh Rojas doesn’t like to be left out. He missed opening day with a grade-two strain of his right oblique muscle but spent his downtime still focused on the game. “It was very tough for me,” the Millennium High School graduate said in the team’s dugout during a May pregame practice. “The worst part was definitely at the end of camp (Spring Training). I was getting excited to start the season and start the real grind with my teammates and build a bond with those guys.” Watching his fellow Diamondbacks start the season without him was tough. Rojas watched the home games but could not hit the road with the team. He was forced to keep track of them on television. “You know, just to keep up with West Valley native Josh Rojas hit three home runs on how everybody’s doing,” said Rojas, May 20. (Jake Aks/MLB) who returned to the field on May 6. Fourteen days later he hit three home runs his baseball dreams from Little League through University of Hawaii at Mānoa. in one game against the Chicago Cubs. “When you’re so young, you have those Hometown hero aspirations of being a big leaguer,” he said, Raised in Litchfield Park and still residing in the West Valley, Rojas manifested Rojas...continued on page 3

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s the elections quickly approach, candidates throughout the West Valley are continuing to campaign for residents’ votes. Part of that process includes the submission of campaign ﬁnance reports.

Avondale The city of Avondale has one political committee open, Conde 4 Avondale City Council in support of Tina Conde. She was appointed to the city council in 2017. Conde submitted two campaign ﬁnance reports this election cycle, most recently for the quarter one report, in April, tracking funds spent from January to March. The 2021 quarter four report indicated that the balance at the close of the reporting period was $1,442.43. Conde’s April report showed a slight decrease, with the balance at the close of the reporting period at $1,148.47. The next campaign ﬁnance report is due July 15. Conde submitted her committee statement of organization in August 2021.

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Rojas...continued from page 1 looking around Chase Field. “Everybody just pushes it down your throat that the odds are against you. “I mean, the odds are against you. The guys who can stick to the grind succeed when it really counts. I was never a top prospect through middle school, high school or even in college.” Rojas took the advice of mentors and coaches and devised a backup plan: studying sociology with plans to be a collegiate baseball coach. “I took the classes that would allow me to focus most of my time on baseball,” Rojas said. He quickly added he doesn’t discredit anyone who suggests backup plans. “I came up with a bunch of guys who were better than me on multiple levels and they just didn’t quite make it, whether their talent peaked or they got themselves into tough situations off the field,” he said. Dashes of hard work, dedication and a nose to the ballfield worked out well for Rojas. The Houston Astros drafted him in 2017 in round 26, 781 overall. Rojas — along with Corbin Martin, J.B. Bukauskas and Seth Beer — pulled into Chase Field on July 31, 2019, in a trade with the Houston Astros for pitcher Zack Greinke. Rojas is the second Arizona-born player to make his MLB debut for the D-backs. The other is Charles Brewer. Rojas is the 10th native to play for the D-backs. In Rojas’ first season with the D-backs, he hit .217 with seven doubles, two home runs and 16 runs batted in. “I never gave up on my first plan of making it to the big leagues,” he said. “You can have a backup plan but work toward your real goal. When you’ve exhausted all your options, then you can go to your backup plan. “I had teammates in college who felt like, ‘OK, my potential is maxed out. I don’t see myself going to the next level,’ and then they shut it down and move on to ‘real’ goals.”

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“Meanwhile, I’m in the minor leagues making $10,000 a year,” he added. “It’s very hard, mentally, to think, ‘There’s an end goal here, right?’ It’s very easy to say in two years I want to start being an adult. I want to make real money. It’s tough.” It all paid off the day he stepped foot onto the grass at 401 E. Jefferson Street. “When I was traded here, I was excited for sure,” he said. “I was scared to get traded at first. I was very bummed and not really knowing what to expect, having to meet a whole new set of people, remembering everybody’s names, that whole thing. “It’s like being the new kid in school.” The upside was Rojas was traded to his hometown team, Rojas injured an oblique during Spring Training. allowing him to play in front Josh (Jill Weisleder/Arizona Diamondbacks) of his parents, his grandparents, his aunts, uncles, cousins — “ev“It’s a 20-minute drive from the erybody who has been supporting me house to come watch me play,” he said. along the way.” “It’s been awesome.”

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University High ranks as one of state’s best BY LAUREN SERRATO

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niversity High School in Tolleson is no stranger to awards as the state’s only high school to garner the National Blue Ribbon Award for 2021. Staying with that trend, University High has been deemed the sixth best high school in Arizona by the U.S.

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News and World Report. Nearly 24,000 U.S. public high schools were reviewed, with 425 Arizona schools making the rankings. “Coming off the National Blue Ribbon Award and to now receive this, it’s just outstanding. It’s a great feeling,” said Vickie Landis, University High School principal. “We’ve had a rough few years com-

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ing through the pandemic, and our teachers have persevered and our students have held strong. It shows their resilience and their persistence. And so we’re really proud of our students and of our parents and of our community who have supported us.” The school sets the bar high for teachers and staff and allows them to function in a nontraditional campus model. “What makes us so special is that we are a small school within a larger school,” Landis said. “Students take all advanced courses and AP courses and dual enrollment courses at University High School, and then they get that opportunity to function in a larger high school where they can play sports and be a part of that comprehensive high school experience as well. That’s a pretty unique experience in the state.” University High is one of the few schools on the list in the West Valley and one of the farthest west in the top 10. Landis said she’s proud to represent the Tolleson Union High School District and the West Valley. “We’re proud to be a leader in the West Valley, in Arizona and in the nation for education and setting high expectations and supporting students along the way,” she said. Additionally, Landis said the award reflects her students’ hard work, especially having to juggle and transition from a year of school closures and online learning. “Coming through the pandemic and getting to do all of this in person is exciting,” Landis said. “We recently had a celebration for our seniors in person, and we’re getting ready to have a banquet for our outstanding seniors. So being able to celebrate them in person with their families is just amazing and something that we are not taking for granted.” As principal, Landis said she enjoyed celebrating her students’ success in May. “We see so many dreams come to fruition,” Landis said. “Many of our seniors are achieving their dreams. We have students going

Vickie Landis is University High School’s principal. (Tolleson Union High School District/ Submitted)

all over the nation. We have graduates going to Columbia, to Harvard, all over. “Seeing them achieve their dreams, watching their families support them, and even watching our underclassmen look toward the graduating class and aspire to be like them, it’s just a great experience.” University High School has a 100% graduation rate and a 96% persistence rate, which indicates the number of college freshmen who enroll for their sophomore year. Landis said both statistics are above state and national averages. “We believe that when you graduate from University High School, you really can do anything that you want to do,” she said. Landis hopes to see University High continue grow and produce successful students who are college and career ready. “Our hope is to continue to support students socially, emotionally and intellectually,” Landis said. “It’s been a difficult time, and we’ve learned a lot about ourselves and our habits through the pandemic, and so we want to ensure that we are teaching students to have a balanced life and supporting them.”

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Buckeye Fire unveils resuscitation program

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West Valley View Staff Writer

uckeye Fire Medical Rescue Department is the state’s first EMS agency to enroll its firefighters and paramedics in the Resuscitation Quality Improvement Program from the American Heart Association and Laerdal Medical. The digital program verifies CPR

competence to help up the odds for patients to survive cardiac events. Buckeye firefighters and paramedics started the program on May 1. According to the American Heart Association, more than 350,000 out-of-hospital heart attacks occur in the United States annually. About 90% of them die. “Buckeye Fire Medical Rescue is

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proud to have the distinction of becoming the first agency in the state to adopt the progressive resuscitation education solution,” Buckeye Fire Chief Jake Rhoades said. “Adopting this program fulfills our commitment to Buckeye residents to provide them with the best care possible, by preparing our firefighters and paramedics with effective, lifesaving interventions.” Consistent training allows firefighters to maintain and improve their CPR skills, Rhoades said. “It trains our members on a quarterly basis and drives them through simulations where they actually have to do the skills on a more frequent basis,” Rhoades said. “Cardiac arrest are huge events, and we want to make sure that both Jake Rhoades is Buckeye’s ﬁre chief. (City of Buckeye/Submitted) the steps and the quality that we’re delivering is top notch. Supplementing November 2021. that with training is really something “I’m lucky in the fact that I have a that has already shown improvement, very good department with a very good just by providing feedback to our legacy that’s been developed,” he said. members on how effective they are de“Now my job is to continue that and livering CPR.” empower people to want to continue to As the state’s first department to im- be better. Everybody knows that I’m a plement this program, Buckeye Fire huge believer in the accreditation proMedical Rescue proves its dedication cess because it makes you look at evto serving the community, Rhoades ery aspect of your organization. Bucksaid. eye will be going through that process “We are the first responders, we’re in the next couple of years, but we’ve on every EMS call with our commu- already started laying some groundnity, so having been the first shows work for the concept of continuous imthe community that we’re looking at provement in all aspects of what we’re all solutions for continuous improve- doing.” ment,” Rhoades said. Rhoades said his team is top notch “We don’t know where we’re going and a program only improves its skills. to be in 5 minutes,” Rhoades said. “Usually, CPR is practiced either “It might be a cardiac arrest. It could for recertification, which is every two be a mountain rescue. It could be a fire. years, or during a live event,” Rhoades We have to continuously train and look said. for solutions that make us better. That’s “Implementing RQI allows us to where we continue to look not only at get hands-on training every quarter, emergency medicines, but outside in at least every quarter, with qualitative all of our other disciplines.” feedback that shows you how well The Resuscitation Quality Improve- you’re performing and where you can ment Program educates the firefighters improve on a daily basis or during through six simulation stations, one per emergency service delivery. fire station. “If we are practicing during emerBesides saving patients, it cuts down gency services, we’re not doing someon department time and money. The thing right. So, this allows us to pracprogram is one of Rhoades’ major ini- tice our skill more often and provide tiatives since he was named chief in more realistic feedback.”

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A McDonald’s in Buckeye raised more than $6,800 for local schools recently. From left are, back row, McDonald’s Chief Operations Officer John Garofalo; Director of Operations Abel Mejia; area supervisor Jesus Juarez; I-10 and Watson general manager Pedro Mendoza; and technology/cultural analyst Derek Kinzer. In the front row are, from left, Bales Elementary administrative assistant Jennifer Osborn and Principal Brittany Tarango. (McDonald’s/Submitted)

Bales wins McTeacher’s Night Challenge

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uckeye’s I-10 and Watson McDonald’s restaurant raised more than $6,894 for local schools during its recent annual McTeacher’s Night Challenge. The McTeacher’s Night was an in-restaurant, drive-thru and mobile ordering event with a portion of the sales during the two-hour period benefiting each school. Twelve schools participated in the Buckeye McTeacher’s Night Challenge, including Westpark, Buckeye, Tartesso, Inca, Freedom, Liberty, Bales, Marioneaux, Sundance, Odyssey Prep

Apache and Verrado elementary schools and Verrado Middle School. Bales Elementary placed first in the Buckeye McTeacher’s Night Challenge, receiving an additional $500 donation for a total of $1,429. Odyssey Preparatory Academy - Apache Campus placed second, receiving an additional $250 donation for a total of $882. “We were delighted to host these fundraising opportunities with in-restaurant, drive-thru and mobile ordering to help our local schools,” said Chris Carney, McDonald’s owner. “Our family takes great pride as local business owners in giving back to our community.”

Buckeye launches community survey BY WEST VALLEY VIEW STAFF

uckeye launched a community survey for residents to provide direct input to the city’s decision-making process regarding our policies and programs. The National Community Survey allows Buckeye to compare results and benchmark residents’ opinions against other communities across the country. The survey includes questions about

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District 6: Clay Goodman, incumbent No one challenged the three incumbents running for reelection in Buckeye. HagEstad was first elected in 2018. Heustis is seeking his fourth term as a member of Buckeye City Council. Goodman was appointed to council in 2020 after Eric Orsborn ran for mayor. Buckeye City Clerk Lucinda Aja said the candidates for the upcoming election have not filed statements of organization. The three candidates are uncontested incumbents for districts 4, 5 and 6. The primary election is Aug. 2, followed by the general election on Nov. 8. The offices to be filled will serve a four-year term set to expire in 2026.

Vicki Gillis - Gillis for Goodyear Balance at the close of the reporting period: $1,407.55 Wally Campbell - Friends of Wally Campbell Balance at the close of the reporting period: $21,045.91 Benita Beckles - Friends for Benita Beckles Balance at the close of the reporting period: $1,035.00 Sharnai Fisher - Friends of Sharnai Fisher Balance at the close of the reporting period: $268.24 Tamara Floyd - Tamara Floyd Campaign Balance at the close of the reporting period: $106.92

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The city of Goodyear will soon elect a mayor and three council members. Joe Pizzillo, interim mayor, and writein candidate Carlita Cotton are running for mayor. Six candidates are running for three seats on city council: Brannon Hampton, Vicki Gillis, Wally Campbell, Benita Beckles, Sharnai Fisher and Tamara Floyd. All candidates submitted a campaign finance report in April. The next report is due July 1. Here is how much each candidate has spent on their campaign from Jan. 1 to March 31. Joe Pizzillo - Friends of Joe Balance at the close of the reporting period: $42,602.06 Carlita Cotton - Cotton4Mayor Balance at the close of the reporting period: $0 Brannon Hampton - Friends of Brannon Hampton Balance at the close of the reporting period: $25,672.16

According to City Clerk Terri Roth, none of the candidates submitted financial reports. Mayor Tom Schoaf is running uncontested. He was first elected in 2006. Incumbents Paul Faith and Lisa Brainard Watson and Justin James are running for the at-large council positions. Faith was appointed in 2004, James previously served on the city’s planning and zoning commission, and Watson was first elected in 2018.

Survey...continued from page 7 individual data and votes are never forwarded. The first phase of the survey launched May 17 to random residents through the mail. A second phase will launch this summer to the whole community through online submissions. The survey will be available online in English and Spanish.

Tolleson According to City Clerk Crystal Zamora, the city only received campaign finance reports from Clorinda Erives, who has an open committee since her last election in 2018. Erives’ most recent report submitted in April indicated there was no financial activity during the reporting period. Erives added that candidates do not need to file a report unless they meet the $500 threshold.

The National Community Survey is one of the first scientific surveys developed to gather residents’ opinions on a range of community issues and has been used in more than 350 jurisdictions across 46 states. Survey results improve service delivery, strengthen communications with community stakeholders, and help city leaders identify clear priorities during strategic planning and budget processes.

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Avondale receives 2 water awards

WEST VALLEY VIEW NEWS | MAY 25, 2022

BY SCIANNA GARCIA

West Valley View Staff Writer

he city of Avondale received the Water System Project of the Year and Operations Supervisor of the Year awards from the AZ Water Association during its recent conference. The AZ Water Association’s 2022 Water System Project of the Year was awarded to the city of Avondale

through Carollo Engineers Inc. for the North Avondale Water Supply Project. The city is entitled to 5,416-acrefeet per year of Colorado River water delivered through the Central Arizona Project. On Aug. 6, 2018, city council approved an intergovernmental agreement with the city of Phoenix to allow Phoenix to divert, treat and transport a

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Public invited to comment on Buckeye’s budget BY WEST VALLEY VIEW STAFF

uckeye residents are invited to watch a short video describing the upcoming ﬁscal year 202223 budget process and provide comments and feedback through an online form at buckeyeaz.gov/budget. The online video and comment form replaces the public meetings usually scheduled throughout the city

and will be available until 10 p.m. Friday, June 3. On May 17, the Buckeye City Council adopted the tentative budget. Council is scheduled to vote on the city’s final budget at its 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 7, meeting. To learn more about the city’s finances, visit buckeyeaz.gov/ financialservices.

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WV honors the fallen on Memorial Day WEST VALLEY VIEW NEWS | MAY 25, 2022

BY ABIGAIL LACOMBE

Registration isn’t necessary; arrive at 6 a.m. May 30 to help place flags on veterans’ headstones. Wear comfortable shoes and sunscreen, and bring water.

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est Valley residents are preparing to honor and commemorate fallen soldiers this Memorial Day. On Monday, May 30, Avondale, Buckeye and Litchfield Park are hosting public events to do so.

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Avondale The city of Avondale is hosting a Memorial Day service from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Monday, May 30, at the Avondale Civic Center’s outdoor amphitheater, 11465 W. Civic Center Drive. At this free event of reflection, Mayor Kenn Wiese will speak. Performers include the West Valley Youth Orchestra string quartet performance; professional bugler Todd Bevins playing taps; and Avondale Fire and Medical Deputy Chief Aaron Glass on bagpipes. The service will end with special tributes and a candlelight vigil.

Buckeye Buckeye’s annual Memorial Day ceremony is 8 to 8:30 am. Monday, May 30, at the Louis B. Hazelton Memorial Cemetery, 23100 W. Broadway Road. Master of ceremony is public works director Lt. Cmdr. Scott W. Lowe. Serving as color guard for the event will be the Buckeye Fire and Medical Rescue and Police departments.

Buckeye will highlight the cemetery’s history and the men and women interred there since the Spanish-American War. Organizers are the Buckeye Patriotic Committee, the city of Buckeye, Buckeye Elks Lodge, the American Legion, Daughters of the American Revolution and Veterans of Foreign Wars. Volunteers are sought for the event.

The city of Litchfield Park will commemorate soldiers who died in the line of duty during a 7 a.m. Monday, May 30, ceremony. It takes place in front of the World War II memorial on the west side of Litchfield Elementary School. Litchfield Park Mayor Thomas L. Schoaf will lead the ceremony that will include placing floral tributes on the memorial, followed by a prayer and moment of silence. Taps will honor the women and men who bravely died serving their country. Known surviving service members and family members of those listed on the WWII monument are invited. This 30-minute event is open to the public. Refreshments will be served at the end of the ceremony.

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Surprise bills Editor: Congress finally passed meaningful legislation in the form of the No Surprises Act to try to fix the surprise medical billing problem, only to see Secretary Becerra and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) write the rules not to make it fairer for the patients and medical professionals, but instead to heavily favor the insurance companies. This is so unfair to those who find themselves victim to these surprise medical bills because they had an emergency health incident and could not choose to make sure the care they received was from in their insurance network. Thankfully, the courts threw out those rules. Now we need the Senate and Congress to tell the HHS to follow the intent of the law and administer the act as intended. The HHS needs to get it right this time and protect the patients and health care professionals. P.S.: It’s good to read “Banner Health to build new Hospital in Buckeye.” It’s needed! Rod Wesley Buckeye

Ukraine and the United States

Editor: The Russian attack on Ukraine has many Americans wondering where Ukraine is located. They have also been questioning whether the United States has ever been involved in that area of the world. Ukraine is located to the southwest of Russia, east of Poland and north of the Black Sea, and we have been involved in that part of the world throughout my lifetime. In February 1945, I was 9, and World War II was raging, but the outcome in Europe was clear. Germany was los-

ing, and the war would end that year. A conference was scheduled between the three major allies — the United States, the United Kingdom and the USSR — to be held at Yalta in the Crimea. Much of Europe was divided between the Western allies and Russia, and that set the stage for the Cold War. By the early 1950s, the Cold War had become the main geopolitical issue of the time. Turkey became a key ally, and the United States began building military bases in that country. The largest was Incirlik AB near the Syrian border. That base became home to the U-2 spy plane, which flew high-altitude reconnaissance flights over Russia and Eastern Europe. On May 1, 1960, a U-2, flown by Gary Powers, was shot down over Russia, creating an international incident. In 1963, I was a newly minted USAF captain assigned to Incirlik AB. Our military mission was nuclear strikes against Soviet targets across the Black Sea in Ukraine. On Friday, Nov. 22, 1963, I was having dinner in a rooftop restaurant in Istanbul with a friend who had flown in from San Francisco. The view was spectacular, the music entertaining and the food outstanding. Then the maître d’ stopped the music and with tears streaming down his face announced that the president had been assassinated. My first response was that it was the president of Turkey. It was, in fact, President John F. Kennedy. The following day the city of Istanbul was a sea of American flags. We were all recalled to the base. When I left Incirlik on Friday, security was normal. When I returned on Saturday, it was at the highest level. We were on a war footing. Planes were ready to launch, and the targets were across the Black Sea in Ukraine. The leadership in the Soviet Union was concerned that the assassination was a conspiracy and that World War III was possible. Give Lyndon Johnson credit for reaching out

to the Russians and lowering the threat level. In 1991, the world saw the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the birth of a host of new nations. Ukraine was one of those new nations, but of note, it had been a member of the United Nations since 1945. During the presidency of Donald Trump, Ukraine became front-page news, culminating in the first impeachment trial of Mr. Trump in 2019. The new president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, became well known in the United States and around the world. It is now 2022. Our former ally, Russia, is the enemy. Our former enemy, Germany, is our ally. Our former target, Ukraine, is now the recipient of our aid. The only constant is change. Col. Dr. Leonard Kirschner Litchfield Park

U.S. Senate superstars

Editor: I wanted to take a minute to acknowledge both U.S. senators, Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ), for

helping confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson. President Biden’s nomination of Judge Jackson to the highest court in our land has made her the first Black woman to sit on the Supreme Court, a truly historic and proud moment in our country. I know Judge Jackson will serve our country well in the years to come. Thank you, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema. Thank you, Sen. Mark Kelly. And thank you, President Joe Biden. Arthur Richarelli Litchfield Park

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Editor: I’m a Goodyear resident who is very fond of your West Valley View paper. I find it extremely informative. I look forward to receiving my copy every Wednesday. I am presently 90 years old. Over the years, I have read hundreds of articles written by hundreds of people. In your

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Suns coach displays more soul than governor hopefuls BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ West Valley View Columnist

ew things in life reveal character more than heartbreak. Given that Phoenix Suns basketball coach Monty Williams has faced more than his share of adversity, including the death of his wife in a headon collision caused by a driver sky-high on meth, perhaps we should not be surprised by how gracefully Williams handled the Suns’ shocking Game 7 implosion against the Dallas Mavericks. Williams’ candor and eloquence, coupled with his willingness to accept responsibility for that miserable 12390 blowout, impressed me even more than his team’s best-in-the-NBA 64 wins during the regular season. Truth be told, Williams is also more impressive than the three Democrats and five Republicans currently running for governor of Arizona. The man exudes perspective, dignity, moral

strength and leadership — qualities in short supply in politics today. On a Monday Zoom press conference hours after the Mavs’ onslaught ended, Williams explained how he’d spent the night reflecting on the season past and talking it over with his family and coaches. He spoke about his own high expectations, now dashed, and the many steps forward the Suns have made under his leadership. The NBA’s reigning Coach of the Year also talked about the gut twist losing brings and what he’d told his locker room afterward. “(I) wanted them to understand that we accepted the praise when everybody was talking about us and we were winning games and guys were accomplishing things, and now we have to accept this,” Williams said. “This is going to help us grow in a way that last year didn’t allow for us to grow. These are the adverse times that help you.” You could see the sadness in the man’s eyes as he acknowledged what could have been.

“It is a huge sting to end this way,” he said. “But it’s just part of it. It’s part of our journey. We have to accept it and embrace it and try our best to grow from it.” When was the last time you heard a political figure speak that articulately, that intuitively, in such a soul-crushing moment? I have written thousands of talking points for dozens of candidates and office holders — none of those words as authentic as Williams’ thoughts — and I would walk through walls to work for a human being with such emotional intelligence, should that person decide to run for office. Tossed a softball by a reporter asking what went wrong — a question perfect for deflecting blame — Williams would have none of it. Of course, this is a man who missed two seasons of college basketball at Notre Dame because of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a rare and potentially deadly heart condition. By comparison, this latest professional heartbreak perhaps seemed less life-shattering. “You know, I could sit here and make

some excuses about stuff. I’m not going to do that,” the coach said. “I think everybody is somewhat tired this time of the year. I think teams are dealing with bumps and bruises. We just weren’t as consistent as we had shown during the regular season.” Come October, the Suns will begin another long grind of a season, led by Monty Williams once more. I had lost my passion for this team because of their legion of front office troubles, but Williams has a way of making you believe. He has been tested in ways most of us will never understand, this father who had to raise five children on his own, this husband who lost his wife of two decades in an instant, this gentleman who has an unshakeable faith and a steady hand with people. Maybe next year for the Suns. Though I wish Monty Williams had better things to do than pace the Phoenix hardwood come Election Day 2022. David Leibowitz has called the Valley home since 1995. Contact david@leibowitzsolo.com

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aomi Judd. Robin Williams. Katie Meyer. Anthony Bourdain. Kate Spade. So many more and too many to count. Loved ones, neighbors, friends and celebrities. We don’t like to talk about suicide. Too difficult. Heartbreaking. We cannot comprehend it. Depression and mental illness are not things we like to think about, much less discuss. Depression. It is being lost in the dark room and unable to find the light switch. The (delusional) thought that loved ones are better off without us. The idea that pain is permanent and that no options exist. And the horrible idea that we do not matter. It is the thick fog that causes spatial

disorientation, like when a pilot can no longer visually ascertain altitude or speed, up from down. It is dangerous and life-threatening. This is Mental Health Awareness Month, but we have a hard time grasping it. We can discuss heart disease, cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer’s, but depression and suicide, not so much. We don’t want to sit down with our kids who are home from college break and ask, “Are you ever feeling depressed?” So, we ask about grades or friends. We don’t want to think that our elderly, lonely parent might be contemplating an ending like we never imagined. Let’s talk about anything else. We don’t know what to say, and it is not our fault. There is stigma, shame and misinformation. When my father died unexpectedly of a heart attack, no one asked my mother if she saw “signs” or had she noticed “any-

thing strange” leading up to the event. But when my cousin, Kathryn, died by suicide, the entire family for many years, wondered what we missed, why we didn’t pick up signals, why was there no sensible explanation. Guilt was overwhelming. So, families of the victims of suicide not only deal with crushing grief, but they also often blame themselves, perhaps the victim, and maybe God. Why did this happen? Are you there, God? Just curious, because many folks are suffering. Suicide is the No. 10 cause of death in America and second cause of death for people ages 10 to 34. Veteran suicide rates are rising. This is a tragedy. When people who are successful, wealthy, accomplished and talented end their lives, what are the rest of us ordinary folks left to think? We look at “successful” lives and might be tempted to think that what these individuals “have”

should bring happiness. Yet, mental illness doesn’t have much to do with success. Depression is an equal opportunity illness. It affects people of all ages, from all walks of life. It does not discriminate. Naomi Judd detailed her depression and suicidal ideation in her 2016 book. One fan said that treatment for depression seems hopeless because, after all those revelations, Judd still couldn’t survive. Yes, it’s hard, but it’s not hopeless. Remission and relapse happen with most diseases. Maybe the more we learn about mental illness there will be less stigma and more progress will be made to help those in need. We can continue learning, asking questions, and finding ways to understand. So, let’s keep talking. Even about this. Judy Bluhm is a writer and local Realtor. Have a story or a comment? Email Judy at judy@ judybluhm.com.

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ou may have entertained this thought — perhaps in different words or at an earlier point — sometime over the past (soon to be) 18 months. It appeared recently in the form of a question found in an email… but the fact that it was posed in “game-show friendly” form does nothing to detract from the genuine jeopardy we all now face: “Are there any examples of the Biden administration proposing policies that ‘might work’?” In the tradition of Bill Clinton’s infamous utterance, “It depends on what the meaning of the word ‘is’ is.” If success is defined as decreeing by government edict and “cultural consciousness” that there are more than two genders, regardless of the principles of biology.

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If success is further championed as government intervening via “public health” and “public education” to usurp the traditional role of parents in the family… If success is typified by acute shortages of baby formula for American families, but plenty of it for the infants of illegal aliens, who enter our country unlawfully… …then (with apologies to Jeff Foxworthy), you might just be a “Biden backer!” But wait… there’s more! If you define success by shutting down domestic sources of energy and believe it’s better to purchase oil from Iran and Venezuela… If you count as success the resulting higher and higher and higher prices at the pump, leading to higher prices for everything… If success to you is forcing Americans to abandon the freedom of family cars for the uniform control of movement found via mass transit…

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…then you probably are a “Biden booster.” If you interpret as success the American withdrawal from Afghanistan, leaving hundreds — perhaps thousands — of our fellow citizens behind… If you deem it successful to allow thousands of Afghan refugees into our country, unvetted and undocumented, and put them on a “fast track” to citizenship… If you score it as a success to abandon billions of dollars of military equipment to the Taliban… …then you are undoubtedly a “Biden Believer.” And finally… If you think success is found in subsidizing drug abuse in our inner cities by providing taxpayer-funded crack pipes, then denying the presence of those pipes in so-called “safe smoking kits”… If you determine success as transforming our justice system into a system of “just us,” freeing or refusing to prosecute violent criminals, then empowering those same criminals to again take to the streets in what you

call “mostly peaceful protests”… If you believe future success will be built upon the erasure of our national borders and the continued illegal invasion of our nation… …then you are in a distinct minority! An NBC News survey conducted in mid-May found that 75% of American adults believe our country is on the wrong track. That means that the meager 25% still insisting that things are great must possess a blind faith in Joe Biden. A more realistic view, shared by three quarters of the public, can be found in this assessment offered by Sen. John Kennedy (R-Louisiana), who says of Joe Biden, “You can lead a man to the presidency, but you can’t make him think!”

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May 11, 2022, issue, there is an article written by David Leibowitz about Allister Adel. It is, with no exception, the finest and most honest article I have ever, ever read. I cut it out and am saving it. Without question, Mr. Leibowitz is an extremely gifted writer. You should be proud that he writes for your paper. Ronald “Mickey” Donner Goodyear

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LP acreage goes for $2.2M

The 5.45 acres on the southwest corner of Citrus and Bethany Home roads traded for $2.2 million. (SVN Desert Commercial/Submitted)

SVN Desert Commercial Advisors kicked off the second quarter with a land sale adding to the expansion and development of Litchﬁeld Park. The 5.45 acres on the southwest corner of Citrus and Bethany Home roads traded for $2.2 million. This transaction is the highest price per square foot for land in the area. The buyers plan to build a self-storage facility to accommodate the boom in planned residential developments. “The demand for self-storage around Phoenix has been growing at a rapid rate, and this location has great potential being right next to over 1,000 housing units either already developed or being developed in the area,” said Michael Tarantino, SVN Desert Commercial Advisors.

ViaWest closes on deal ViaWest Group, in a joint venture with American Opportunity Zone Advisors LLC, acquired an 8.8-acre land parcel in Goodyear. This land site is immediately south of its Goodyear Crossing Industrial Park project and marks the fourth Opportunity Zone deal for ViaWest Group. Goodyear ranks as one of the top 10 fastest-growing cities in the country and additionally as Arizona’s second-fastest-growing city. This site is located 3.2 miles south of a full-diamond interchange on Interstate 10 and within a mile of the future Loop 303 southern extension from I-10. Development plans include a

92,621-square-foot industrial building with ample acreage for an outdoor storage yard that will break ground and ﬁnish in 2023. “Currently our Goodyear Crossing property, with 411,000 square feet, is over 100% leased at completion. Adding Goodyear Phase II is a natural addition to the growing demand for industrial space,” said Alex Boles, director of investments and development at ViaWest Group. “The Goodyear submarket has been particularly strong, accounting for over a quarter of the overall absorption over the past three to four years.” The federal opportunity zone provided an incentive for ViaWest Group’s initial investment at Goodyear Crossing. Finding the industrial demand high for an ideal distribution location, ViaWest expanded its interests by procuring 8.8 acres of additional neighboring land to develop. Its cumulative industrial development projects will contribute to Goodyear’s growth and prosperity.

Denny’s opens in Tolleson Location: 9960 W. Lower Buckeye Road Denny’s opened a new store in Tolleson, offering guests a new look, featuring splashes of blue while paying homage to the restaurant’s 70-year history. While dining at the new eatery, guests can take advantage of a $6.99 deal: endless buttermilk pancakes, cheesy scrambled eggs and hash browns, starting at $6.99, through August.

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ark Plitzuweit, president and CEO of Edkey Inc., is a recipient of a 2022 Phoenix Titan 100 award. Edkey Inc. is a nonproﬁt organization with 16 schools around the Valley. The Titan 100 program recognizes Phoenix’s top 100 CEOs and C-level executives who have shown to demonstrate exceptional leadership, vision and passion as business leaders in their industry. Plitzuweit, a leader in education for nearly three decades, has been the recipient of multiple awards in both K to 12 and higher education

environments. “I am humbled by this recognition and am grateful to work with Edkey’s accomplished team that made all this possible,” Plitzuweit said. “I appreciate the countless individual efforts of each employee and student across our great organization.” Under the leadership of Plitzuweit, Edkey Inc. has increased student outcomes, ﬁscal stability and student enrollment growth. “The Titan 100 are shaping the future of the Phoenix business community by building a distinguished reputation that is unrivaled and preeminent in their ﬁeld,” said Jaime Zawmon, president of Titan

CEO. “We proudly recognize the Titan 100 for their successes and contributions. “We know that they will have a profound impact that makes an extraordinary difference for their customers and clients across the nation.” This year’s honorees will be published in a limited-edition Titan 100 book and proﬁled exclusively online. Plitzuweit will be honored at the Titan 100 awards on Thursday, Sept. 29, at the Chateau Luxe in Phoenix.

Mark Plitzuweit, president and CEO of Edkey Inc., is a 2022 Phoenix Titan 100 Award recipient. The program recognizes Phoenix’s top 100 CEOs and C-level executives showing exceptional leadership. (Submitted photo)

Abrazo West adds to nursing leadership team

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Department, Labor and Delivery, Postpartum, and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. She will work closely with the hospital’s Laborist group and Neonatologist group, as well as collaborate with peers in the Abrazo Health system. Nowlin is a certiﬁed perinatal nurse with more than 20 years of experience in the care of high- and low-risk mothers and infants. She is experienced in direct patient care, unit leadership, and the instruction of students and nurses. The department includes three triage/OBED (obstetrics emergency department) beds, two operating rooms, nine labor beds, 12 postpartum beds and seven NICU (neonatal intensive care unit) beds. “Jennifer has an accomplished background as a neonatal intensive care nurse, a nurse manager of Women’s & Children’s Services, an adjunct facJennifer Nowlin, director of Women’s and Infants Services at ulty member of CreighAbrazo West Campus, with the new parents’ “selfie wall” in ton University College of the hospital’s labor and delivery lobby. (Abrazo Health/Submitted) Nursing, and a staff nurse ennifer Nowlin has joined the nursing leadership team as director of Women’s and Infants Services at Abrazo West Campus, 13677 W. McDowell Road. As director, Nowlin has oversight of the Abrazo West Obstetrics Emergency

in Labor and Delivery at Abrazo West Campus,” said Sue Rainey, Abrazo chief nurse executive. “She was also the director of Wom-

en’s and Infants Services at the West Campus from 2014-16, and we are thrilled to have Jennifer join the nursing leadership team.”

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nimated businessman Greg Hague is known for his optimistic real estate commercials. That trait carries over into his off-screen life as well. He and his company, 72Sold, sponsored a contest for Arizona homeowners, choosing one to cover their house payments for six years. The winners were Eloy and Eileen Cruz of Glendale. The generosity of Greg and his wife, Teresa, didn’t stop there. The Cruz’s son, Daniel, graduated from the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs from 2001 and then served in Afghanistan three times. Risking his life to save others, Daniel was awarded the Bronze Star and the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement during aerial ﬂight. He died in 2016 from complications of post-traumatic stress disorder at age 37. During a lunch with Eloy and Eileen, the Hagues learned the couple had fallen

on hard times. “They told us about their son,” Greg said. “He was buried in Colorado Springs, but they hadn’t been up there in years. I asked them what their dream vacation would be. They said to go to Colorado Springs and celebrate his life.” They paid for Eloy and Eileen to travel there, in addition to their house payments. “How lucky are we that we have the resources to be able to do things like that,” he said. “We realized how blessed we are.” Greg encourages his 450 agents and employees in Arizona to give back, too. The company 72Sold operates in 38 states and offers homesellers a program to sell in 72 hours, avoid daily showings, choose their closing date, then stay in their home for up to six months after closing. A one-year study of 90,000-plus home sales found that sellers who used the 72Sold program had an average 8.4% higher sale price. The contest comes on the heels of 72Sold Phoenix afﬁliate Hague Partners announcing a record year of growth,

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MAY 28 AND MAY 29 Chris Lake b2b Fisher headlines with support from Loco Dice, Hot Since 82, Anna, Eli & Fur, Joshwa, Cloonee, Miane and Sosa. Phoenix Raceway, 7602 Jimmie Johnson Drive, Avondale, 7 p.m., tickets start at $52.50, relentlessbeats.com

Rock Art Workshop

MAY 29 Create art using rocks as the canvas. The library provides the materials for free, and guests can take home their rock creation. Open to all ages, from children to seniors. Goodyear Library, 14455 W. Van Buren Street, Goodyear, 3 to 4:30 p.m., free, mcldaz.org

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MAY 29 Local favorite for Mediterranean bites Pita Jungle is taking its 20-foot food truck to Goodyear to serve salads, pita, bowls, beverages and desserts. Food truck goers can enter to win a gift card to Pita Jungle by taking a photo of the truck and tagging Pita Jungle on social media. Goodyear Recreation Campus, 420 S. Estrella Parkway, Good-

Memorial Day Ceremony

MAY 30 Honoring those who have served with memorial exhibits, a musical tribute and flag ceremony dedicated to the men and women who lost their lives in service of the nation. Civic Center Amphitheater, 11465 W. Civic Center Drive, Avondale, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., free, avondaleaz.gov

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MAY 30 The 30-minute ceremony salutes all service personnel who died for their country. It features master of ceremony retired Lt. Cmdr. Scott W. Lowe, who is the city’s public works director. Representatives from the Buckeye Fire and Medical Rescue and Police departments will serve as color guard for the event. Other highlights include a history of the cemetery and servicemen and women interred since the Spanish American war, participation by the Naval Seal Cadets, and patriotic music. Louis B. Hazelton Memorial Cemetery, 23100 W. Broadway Road, Buckeye, 8 a.m., free, buckeyeaz. gov/events

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JUNE 15 JT Seminars’ Justin Thorstad, founder of Libertas Real Estate, is hosting a free mindset shift workshop. Held at Libertas Real Estate’s Goodyear branch, the session provides an inspired course that encourages attendees to elevate away from the hustle and grind. Instead, guests will gain a plan on how to implement new ways of operating immediately, empowering them to live a life limited only by their imagination. Libertas Real Estate, 250 N. Litchﬁeld Road, Suite 261, Goodyear,

JUNE 19 The city of Goodyear is hosting a Juneteenth Family Day that includes soul food, live music and dancing, and storytelling/ poetry reading. Can’t forget about dad. Attendees can make Father’s Day cards, see live art demos and win prizes. Goodyear Recreation Campus, 420 Estrella Parkway, Goodyear, 6 to 9 p.m., free, goodyearaz.gov

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ER nurse dubbed ‘hero’ for accomplishments

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ikki Suppeland, Abrazo West Campus nurse manager in the emergency department, was named a Tenet Hero for her outstanding contributions in 2021. The award is part of hospital parent company Tenet Healthcare’s annual recognition program. The Tenet Heroes program celebrates individuals who make a meaningful impact within their communities and go above and beyond their daily responsibilities. Nominated by hospital leadership and/or colleagues, honorees exemplify the company’s core values and commitment to its mission. Suppeland was recognized for many reasons, including her leadership abilities and ascent into the manager role during the pandemic, her community volunteer work, and going above and beyond to ensure patients in the Abrazo West ER receive the care they deserve. “Nikki is a true inspiration who continues to make a positive and meaningful impact in our community each day,” said Garrett Ryum, associate chief nursing ofﬁcer at Abrazo West Campus. “We are deeply grateful to Nikki for her dedication, selﬂess efforts and commitment to our mission.”

A Goodyear resident, Suppeland was nominated for the Hero award by Ryum. “Nikki has been dedicated to not only Abrazo West Campus but her community,” Ryum said. He noted that she helps with her church’s special needs group and is active in the West Side Sexual Assault Response Team committee to help victims of domestic violence, sexual crimes and human trafﬁcking. Suppeland was promoted to nurse manager of emergency services at Abrazo West Campus earlier this year after completing the hospital’s Clinical Ladder program. “I strive to be the best nurse I can be and want this organization to be the best organization it can be,” Suppeland said. “I feel that by participating in the clinical ladder, I am doing my part in helping to achieve those goals.” This year, Tenet is recognizing roughly 70 heroes in its facili- Nikki Suppeland, center, nurse manager of emergency services at Abrazo West Campus, was ties across the United States. The named a Tenet Hero. The hospital’s associate chief nursing officer, Garrett Ryum, and CEO Hans nominations were inspirational, Dreissnack congratulated her on the recognition. (Abrazo Health/Submitted) touching and outstanding. lection as a Tenet Hero. I would like pus and the entire West Valley commu“We are pleased that Nikki’s accom- to express our sincere appreciation for nity,” said Hans Driessnack, Abrazo plishments were recognized with se- her contributions to Abrazo West Cam- West Campus chief executive ofﬁcer.

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Landes 93 of Avondale, AZ, went to be with our Lord on May 16th, 2022. Maxine was born on April 6 th , 1929 in Council Hill, Okla. She moved to Hobbs, NM in 1939. Maxine married Joe Bagwell in 1946. They divorced in 1965. She then met the love of her life, Cecil E. Landes in Eunice, NM. They were married 39 years before he passed away in March of 2004. While married to Cecil they lived in Modesto, CA, Montrose, Colo, Mesa, AZ and then in Avondale. Maxine was a hairdresser and later in Mesa she worked in customer service for her brother, David, at Tres Amigo’s Western Wear before going full time housewife. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. Maxine was preceded in death by her parents, Earl and Lydia Murrell, a sister, Lorraine Morgan, husband Cecil Landes, daughters, Gail Rivera and Betty Hay, granddaughter Sherry Rivera. Grandson Dale Koskinen, and great grandson Kevin Neill She is survived by 3 brothers, David, Ray (Gay) and Roy (Cookie) Murrell, 1 daughter Donna Koskinen, 2 sons, Ben (Jan) and Rick (Deb) Landes. 17 grandchildren, 36 Great grandchildren and several Great Grand children Graveside Services were held on May 20 th at Louis B. Hazelton Memorial Cemetery in Buckeye, AZ

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Vernon Eugene Nichols

Vernon Ronley Jones Vernon Ronley Jones passed away quietly on March 27th, 2022 at the age of 82 in Buckeye, Arizona where he lived with his wife Deborah Ann Tripp Jones – the love of his life – with whom he shared 30 years. Son of Vernon A. and Zelma Atkison Jones, Ronley was born in Malad, Idaho on November 27th, 1939 as the middle of three children; older sister Mary Connie Lewis and younger brother Randy A. Jones all of whom he loved dearly. Ronley developed a love for animals and avid horsemanship skills in his early childhood years while farming and ranching cattle. Ronley enjoyed art and sports in elementary and high school joining basketball, boxing, and baseball teams. A young man of 22, Ronley enlisted in the Army to serve his country, attended college (graduating later in life with a BBA from Southwestern University) and returned years later to join his father and brother to farm and ranch the family land. At a young age, Ronley learned the value of a hard day’s work and throughout his long life enjoyed living the roles of rancher, farmer, part store manager, Malad City deputy sheriff, security guard and planning engineer at Thiokol, and maintenance lead at the Pocatello Zoo to name a few...

Beyond farming and ranching which comprised much of his adolescent and adult life, Ronley was most proud of his long career as an LPN and medic serving in the Air Force where he was known as Vern or Jonesy. After two tours of duty in the 90s as NCOIC, Ronley retired with honors at the rank of MSGT in 1999 with 23 years of service in the United States Air Force and Air Force Reserve. Ronley also had a magnetic connection with water which included the ability to locate underground streams of water, creating a lifelong secondary career as well witcher, witching nearly 200 wells throughout his lifetime, and developing the nickname the H20 Witchdoctor. Living most of his life on the ranch in Malad, Ron and Deb relocated to Buckeye, AZ to enjoy the warmer weather and city life near Luke AFB, a retirement for Ronley where he lived out his golden years. In both his Air Force and retired life, Ronley preferred the use of his first (and father’s name), Vernon, and was known as Vern. Ronley is survived by his wife Deborah (Buckeye, AZ), and his two children with first wife Marie Pratt Hegland, daughter Ronda Marie Robbins (Pocatello, ID) and son Jason Ed Jones (Washington, DC). Ronley has offered his final “Happy Trails” farewell to join his parents and siblings who precede him in death. A graveside memorial service has been scheduled to occur at 11am on Saturday, May 21st at the Malad City, Idaho Cemetery.

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when you need it, but also be able to apply all those skills that you’re going to need to be successful in future,” he said. “You need to be a creative problem solver. You need to be a communicator. You need to be a critical thinker. And you need to be able to share what you do in a way that the world finds useful. So, things like this, open-ended projects, real projects, you don’t know how they’re going to turn out, much like a project in a workplace.” Since opening two years ago, Goodyear’s Valor Prep has quadrupled in size, sitting at 135 enrolled students. Mahlandt said providing students a chance to stray from the traditional education style allows them to better prepare for their future and engage more efficiently. “Traditional models are based on inputs, lots and lots of inputs, and then they have to answer in a very low-scale way: Answer A, B, C or D,” he said. “This situation of creating a video game says, ‘Here’s the platform. Here’s the skills to do it. We’re going to support you along the way but produce what you feel is a good product and show what you can do in this situation.’ It is not a low level. It is as high level as you get.” Moving forward, Mahlandt said Valor wants to expand the program in terms of enrollment, teachers and the size of their campus. “The teacher part is a big part for us,” he said. “Finding the teachers who want to thrive in an environment like this is our hope. We want to double, even triple the number of teachers we have here. We have the land and the capacity to grow. We’re setting our kids up for how to apply what they’re passionate about into the world, and it starts with projects like this.”

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ompetitive gaming is making its way onto campuses across the country, including Pendergast Elementary School District. It implemented the Pendergast eSports League earlier this month for students in fourth through eighth grades. The eSports League, according to Dr. Jennifer Cruz, Pendergast Elementary School District superintendent, aims to captivate middle school students through organized competition in a safe environment. “For children right now, their online life, it’s very real to them,” she said. “For us, in an educational environment. To not help them navigate their online life and to not give them opportunities to compete online in a fair and healthy and respectful way is ignoring potentially a part of their development that’s really important to them. “That’s really huge for us to make sure that we’re creating opportunities that the kids want to participate in and also helping shape their online behaviors.” Each 12-student team can compete in the video game Rocket League against other schools in a private online match. While Cruz acknowledged the major benefits of athletics, she added that this league is a new extracurricular activity. “They’re learning things they might learn in physical sports through esports, which is just the venue that they are asking for,” Cruz said. “And now we’re taking folks who might have been physically separate from each other, and they’re in the

Students from Garden Lakes Elementary School practice every Monday for Pendergast eSports League competitions. (Pendergast Elementary School District/Submitted)

room together. So, we now have 12 students who might have been at home alone with no adult supervision and now they’re in a room together with a caring adult, a teacher who’s teaching them how to be online, who’s teaching them strategy, and they get to communicate with their teammates.” Esports offers kids the same access to college scholarships as athletics, Cruz added. “This is an AIA competitive sport. In high school, kids can earn varsity letters for this,” she said. “Kids have to be academically eligible in order to play. They also have to have no significant behavioral challenges in their regular school day in order to participate. “So, all the same rules that a varsity athlete has to follow in terms of their conduct and their grades applies here. And moving forward, they can actually be college scholarships eligible now for some of these games. So we’re now providing another venue opportunity for kiddos to get college scholarships.” The program has been a hit, and that surprised STEAM and Technology InTeams within the eSports League have 12 students, all of whom tegration Specialist compete in the video game Rocket League. (Pendergast Elementary Catherine Linhardt. School District/Submitted) “Some schools had

massive tryouts with over 30 students,” she said. “Those coaches decided to bring on more students to their team in a less competitive environment just to keep those opportunities open for as many students as possible. “The Pendergast eSports League is a

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