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BY JIM WALSH Tribune Staff Writer

NEWS ........................ 6 Mesa's muted Memorial Day commemoration.

COMMUNITY ........ 14 EV group has a veritable menagerie helping kids.

esa’s Small Business Reemergence Program will cost less than expected because only a fraction of the city’s estimated 12,000 businesses have sought grants to help them recover from the pandemic’s impact. And that may enable the city to buy hundreds of disadvantaged elementary school children laptops. Although planning is in an early stage, Mesa of�icials may use some of their $90 million in federal Coronavirus Relief Act aid to buy lap-

tops for children who have been shut out of distance learning when schools were closed. Although Mesa Public Schools and most districts made lessons on paper available to kids whose households have no internet access or devices, most education experts agree they are a poor substitute for virtual learning. In MPS, of�icials told the Governing Board recently that an estimated 7,000 of the district’s approximate 59,000 students have no devices or internet. The city program would be directed at socalled Title 1 elementary schools – those with at least 40 percent of all students living in homes at or below the poverty line. Mesa

district schools and two Gilbert Public Schools located within Mesa city limits would be included. High school and junior high school students in both districts have been provided with laptops. Distance learning could become a routine part of education in the 2020-21 school year. Kathy Hoffman, the state Superintendent of Public Instruction, has promised to issue guidelines by the end of the month for schools to reopen in late summer. But superintendents already are worrying

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ith their big moment reduced to a virtual exercise, a large group of Red Mountain High School seniors gathered last Thursday night to release biodegradable balloons as they celebrated their graduation. Advertised as “6 Feet to Graduation,” the event was organized by Red Mountain senior Sydney Stang, who wanted a chance for her classmates to gather safely in person. Stang and the other seniors, wanting more than a virtual slideshow, found a unique way to honor one another together instead of sit-

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Sydney Stang, a newly minted alumna from at Red Mountain High, and her mom Jenny Khayat organized a curbside commencement event after learning in-person ceremonies had been canceled at Mesa schools. (Pablo Robles/Tribune Staff)

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Memorial Day ceremonies also fall to pandemic BY PAUL MARYNIAK Tribune Executive Editor

mong the casualties in a pandemic that has taken thousands of lives are the solemn ceremonies that would have been held this holiday weekend in honor of thousands of other lives that men and women in uniform gave for their country. The canceled ceremonies caused by social distancing guidelines include Mesa’s decades-old Memorial Day tribute. “There is no ceremony or even placement Flags can still be placed on graves at the National Cemetery of Arizona but not by large gatherings of volunteers. (Special to the Tribune) of �lags on graves,” said Mesa American Legion Post 26 Command- Memorial Day, including the mass placeAll group activities – from Bingo to er John Jones, a Vietnam War veteran who ment and retrieval of gravesite �lags by monthly meetings and even of�icer elecany groups.” served from 1969 to 1975. tions – have been canceled. Noting thousands of volunteers gather The Young Marines and Legion Riders Many are planning more subdued �lag renormally place �lags on veterans’ graves throughout the weekend to place and tirement ceremonies on June 14, Flag Day. at the City of Mesa Cemetery – including retrieve American �lags on gravesites, The American Legion’s state and nationthose of 20 British airmen killed in train- “limiting the number of volunteers is not al conventions have been canceled. ing accidents when Falcon Field was a practical.” The state convention’s cancellation “Cemetery staff will conduct a wreath- hit Mesa Post 26 especially hard: It was training site during World War II. But Jones said the Young Marines had laying ceremony to of�icially commemo- scheduled to host it. not received authorization from national rate Memorial Day,” the National Cem“We’re losing $25,000 in revenue from headquarters to participate in group gath- etery Administration said, adding photos that,” said Jones, who feels somewhat of that will be posted on its Facebook site. cursed in that the convention was superings, so that tradition was canceled. On Memorial Day, however, “families posed to be held last year in Mesa but was Flags were placed on graves at another and friends are welcome to place �lowers moved because the Phoenix Mesa Marriott cemetery in Mesa. Gilbert Legion Post 39 had been encour- or individual �lags at veterans’ gravesites.” Hotel was undergoing a major renovation. The pandemic has impacted the cemaging members to meet at Queen of HeavAlso canceled was the 2020 Arizona Boys en Cemetery at 7 a.m. yesterday, May 23, etery in other ways. State, a week-long program that gives seEven funerals are restricted to 10 people lect high school boys a chance to learn how to place �lags – but respect social distanc– and color guards are not being provided government works. It’s unclear whether a ing guidelines. Those same guidelines prompted the since they involve active military and the similar program for girls sponsored by the same ban on ceremonies at the National social distancing guidelines are largely in American Legion Auxiliary is still on. Cemetery of Arizona for the �irst time force for them. Post 26’s headquarters at 505 W. 2nd The National Cemetery requires griev- Ave. is open, Jones said, adding there are since it opened in 1979. All national cemeteries, even the 624- ing family and friends to remain in their no restrictions on the number of people acre National Cemetery in Arlington, Vir- vehicles during funerals and suggests who can be there because “it’s big enough families postpone them for a later, per- to not be a problem.” ginia, are closed to large gatherings. “The health and safety of visitors, veter- haps safer time. Masks also are not required, although The disruption – which comes in a year some posts have suggested their members ans, volunteers and team members must be our primary consideration at this time,” when the 75th anniversary of Germany’s wear them in respect for their colleagues the National Cemetery Administration May 8, 1945, surrender was quietly ob- who are over 65 – and in a high-risk group says on its website, stating it was a “dif�i- served earlier this month – has also im�� MEMORIAL �� 11 cult decision to not host public events for pacted American Legion posts.

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about signi�icant numbers of parents who don’t want to send their kids to school out of concerns over the virus. Moreover, a possible resurgence of virus cases could force a statewide school shutdown. “I think the new normal will be as early as this fall, our children might not be going back to school in August,’’ Mayor John Giles said. “I think distance learning will become a bigger and bigger part of the new normal going forward.’’ Two GPS Title I elementary schools in Mesa – Harris Elementary and Boulder Creek – would be included in the city’s plan. Mesa Councilman Dave Luna, who suggested adding the laptops to the array of Mesa Cares outreach programs, said it is vital that disadvantaged students not fall behind their peers because of a lack of resources. “I think this is a better way to provide economic opportunity to our students. We know there are kids in poverty that are lagging behind,’’ said Luna, a retired MPS educator. Such critical details as how many computers would be purchased, how much

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they would cost and how many students would receive them are yet to be determined. Giles, Councilwoman Jen Duff and Vice Mayor Mark Freeman all spoke in support of providing the laptops and the council eventually voted unanimously for staff to develop details for a laptop distribution program. Luna said his concept is for the city to make payments to MPS and GPS, which would decide what kind of computers to buy and how to ensure WIFI service at homes or community internet “hotspots.’’ Gilbert Superintendent Dr. Shane McCord said he appreciates Mesa realizing about that about a third of his district is in Mesa. Arizona school district boundaries usually do not match city boundaries. “The ability to use technology to bene�it our students has been ampli�ied,’’ McCord said. “Our teachers have pushed into the technology world.’’ Expanding Mesa Cares to include distance learning is possible because the �irst round of the Small Business Reemergence Program will cost about $6 or $7 million – not the $20 million originally set aside by City Manager Chris Brady.

He said the $20 million budget was based on an estimate and that he is con�ident Mesa is reaching its target audience. “I think it’s been a huge success in terms of being able to connect with our smallest micro-businesses,’’ Brady said. “I think we are making good progress with single proprietorships and those with 25 employees or less.’’ Brady, Giles, and Assistant Economic Development Director Jaye O’Donnell all said they are satis�ied with the response. But others criticized the program for insuf�icient outreach and a web site that they said was dif�icult to use. Community organizations – such as the Asian Chamber of Commerce, Mesa Chamber of Commerce and RAIL-Mesa – have been marketing the program, encouraging as many businesses to apply as possible to hit today’s deadline. RAIL stands for retail, arts, innovation and livability and is focused on downtown Mesa community issues. Terry Benelli, executive director of LiSCPhoenix and a longtime economic development expert in Mesa, said businesses may be reticent in dealing with the government and that a level of trust is neces-

sary for them to cooperate. “I think this kind of program need to be taken out of City Hall and put in the hands of ones who have connections with businesses,’’ Benelli said. But Brady was worried about losing control of the program and getting audited by federal of�icials if an outside agency failed to follow the Cares Act rules. “I know we allocated $20 million for that, but that was really a shot in the dark. We really didn’t know what the need would be,’’ Giles said. “I am not at all disappointed the need is closer to $7 million than $20 million.’’ A second phase, scheduled to start in early June, would provide technical assistance to a wider range of business in such areas as accounting, digital marketing, developing a web site and taking online payments, O’Donnell said. Consultants also could show restaurants how to space their tables to comply with social distancing requirements, she said. O’Donnell said more than 700 businesses have at least started the process of applying online, but some had to stop and

federal dollars to buy a motel that could become a shelter operated by A New Leaf, a multi-faceted social service agency. “It has increased over the last two months. We are seeing an increase in our homeless population – not only locally but from out of state,’’ Assistant Police Chief Ed Wessing said. “This is a public safety issue as well as an issue related to COVID-19,’’ he said. “It’s happening not only in our parks; it’s happening in our public areas.’’ He said the operation also adds a new walking beat downtown to reassure residents that it is safe as businesses re-open. The homeless historically tend to congregate at Pioneer Park and near the Mesa library. Of�icers will offer the homeless a lifeline that includes a hotel room, food from the Feeding Mesa program and counseling to determine what measures are necessary to get them off the street permanently. If the homeless resist help – and don’t want to address their substance abuse, mental health or legal problems – they could be arrested and diverted to Mesa’s

Community Court program, where the focus is on self-improvement rather than punishment. Either way, the goal is the same: help people into a better life and eliminate a potential second wave of COVID-19 spawned by the unsanitary living conditions. “Our initial plan is to have a heavy presence for the next 30 days,’’ Wessing said. Operation Off the Streets for Everyone’s Health and Safety builds upon a previous campaign from 2018, Operation Mainline, in which of�icers contacted the homeless downtown and arranged social services, Lewis said. “In essence, what we are doing is taking that model and expanding it citywide,’’ Lewis said. “It’s a citywide and sustained effort.’’ Operation Off the Streets will include up to 100 hotel rooms a night in west and east Mesa to temporarily house the homeless so that the city can comply with a federal court ruling, Martin v. Boise. The rooms are being rented in blocks to conform with the court ruling, she said, and the number can be expanded if need-

ed. “Our goal is that this is a launch point for them,’’ Lewis said. The court ruling bars cities from arresting the homeless for merely having no other place to go, requiring cities offer shelter as an alternative to arrest for petty crimes. Although the motel rooms are only a temporary housing solution, it gives A New Leaf and other social agencies an opportunity to get the homeless the help they need to move into more permanent housing, Lewis said. “Our goal is to �ill up these hotel rooms,’’ she said. Normally, Mesa has only 189 emergency beds available, leaving of�icers with few options when dealing with the homeless, she said. Maricopa County also is housing the homeless in Phoenix and Mesa, attempting to eliminate the possibility of a COVID-19 cluster, according to Bruce Liggett, county human services director.

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Mesa launching broad effort on homelessness BY JIM WALSH Tribune Staff Writer

peration Off the Streets represents Mesa’s most ambitious plan yet to address the chronic but growing problem of homelessness, with more families spotted on the streets during the pandemic-driven recession. Forti�ied with $500,000 in federal Coronavirus Relief Act funds, the new two-month city initiative hopes to rescue anyone who wants a better life from the dangers of urban camping – though the focus is on helping the newly homeless who have lost their jobs and their homes. “Honestly, I think we will be seeing more homeless families. Our of�icers see them more than we think,’’ Deputy City Manager Natalie Lewis said. A team of about 40 police of�icers will target homeless “hot spots,’’ where they tend to congregate, and offer them an opportunity to get off the street immediately. But it’s also possible that Mesa City Council, which was divided on the issue, could expand the program by using more

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The county is leasing a central Mesa motel to isolate homeless people with symptoms of COVID-19, he said. A second facility leased from A New Leaf isolates nearly 50 homeless people considered a higher virus risk because of age and medical conditions. “I am super excited about this. I think there is more of an opportunity to make a true difference in our community,’’ Councilwoman Jen Duff said about Operation Off the Streets. “It’s a one-on-one approach. It’s a great way to have a friendly approach, to help someone down on their luck.’’ Duff said there are two distinct groups of homeless – those who recently lost their homes and the chronically homeless who have spent decades on the streets and are more dif�icult to reach. ‘’I think we can make a huge difference’’ in the lives of the newly homeless, she said, noting they typically never wanted to live on the streets but ended up there when they lost their jobs and could not pay their rent. Lewis said that another pot of $10 million in federal aid is being devoted to preventing about 5,220 Mesa families from becoming homeless. These programs in-

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clude housing vouchers and rental assistance, helping people pay overdue rent. The federal aid also supports more than 950 people served in homeless and domestic violence shelters. No council members opposed preventing homelessness, which has been identi�ied by Mayor John Giles as a council priority. But Duff and Councilman Kevin Thompson, who represents southeast Mesa, clashed over the expansion of social programs aiding the homeless. The �lash point was a debate over a proposal to use the federal funds to buy a small hotel that A New Leaf would essentially run as a shelter. The non-pro�it already operates the East Valley Men’s Center, the La Mesita family shelter and a domestic violence shelter. “I don’t want to sound callous, but I am of the opinion, if you build it, they will come,’’ Thompson said. He said such programs turn Mesa into a magnet for attracting the homeless, while other East Valley cities, especially Gilbert, do little or nothing to address the problem. He said Gilbert doesn’t have pockets of homeless hanging around its downtown like Mesa does. “I hate that Mesa ends up becoming the brunt because our neighbors aren’t doing

a whole lot,’’ Thompson said. “Homeless people are not going to gravitate to an area with no services.’’ But Duff called Thompson’s argument unrealistic. “They are already here. The question is, what do we do with them? Do we want them on the streets?” Duff said. “We have non-pro�its here, we have light rail here,’’ Duff said. “We can leave them on the streets or get them into housing.’’ Vice Mayor Mark Freeman said he supports the program on a temporary basis, even if the city can’t afford to operate it forever. He said services need to be spread out throughout the city to avoid creating an area dominated by the homeless. “At the end of the day, we have a responsibility to reach out to everyone in our community,’’ he said. Even before the pandemic, Maricopa County’s annual Point in Time survey in January identi�ied 7,419 homeless people across the county, with 3,767 unsheltered and 3,652 sheltered. That amounted to an 18 percent increase in unsheltered residents from a year ago. In Mesa, the unsheltered homeless increased to 338 this year from 206 a year ago and 144 in 2018, according to the survey.

City Manager Chris Brady said that the $90 million in federal virus relief funds presents Mesa with a rare opportunity to look at homelessness in a more thorough manner. “We could position ourselves with an asset that goes well beyond December,’’ when unspent funds must be returned to federal authorities, Brady said. Although the motel is not in Brady’s present budget for relief funds, his presentation to the council raised the possibility of spending $3.5-$5 million on “permanent sheltering options.” Giles said he supports the idea of buying a hotel as a “legacy purchase,’’ turning a blighted, crime magnet into a facility that can help people turn around their lives. But he and Freeman both criticized other East Valley cities for failing to do their fair share on the homeless issue. “I can tell you right now, it’s not good,’’ Giles said when asked about cooperation from other cities. He said previously that discussions about a regional solution to homelessness have been sidetracked by the COVID-19 crisis. “I think our neighboring cities need to understand that Mesa is not the big brother taking care of everyone’s homeless,’’ Giles said. 

Lack of public bathrooms frustrates Mesa businessman

BY JIM WALSH Tribune Staff Writer

esa businessman Bob Curtis applauds Mesa’s new Operation Off the Streets program to help the homeless, but says it doesn’t help him with a critical problem involving transients who live on the streets. Bob Curtis, president of Rieth Auto CARQUEST Auto Parts, wants public restrooms at the end of Mesa’s Metro Light Rail line at Gilbert Road and Main Street, near his store. The lack of a public restroom has left Curtis desperate to stop the homeless from exposing themselves to his wife and urinating on her car. He also has watched them defecate in his parking lot. He said he allowed the homeless to use his restroom for a while but that back�ired when they trashed it. “This end of the street has become a toilet,’’ Curtis said. “This has been going on since Day 1.’’

Bob Curtis said Valley Metro or the city should provide restrooms at the Gilbert Road-Main Street terminus of light rail, near where his store is located, because homeless transients are using his lot as a bathroom. (Pablo Robles/Tribune Staff Writer)

Deputy City Manager Natalie Lewis said she would look into the restroom issue but she couldn’t promise a restroom. She said the issue is more complicated

than it sounds because public restrooms make for “attractive nuisances’’ for other crimes, such as drug dealing and even sexual assault.

But Lewis said police will look at the area as a potential hot spot where they would reach out to the homeless and offer them a choice between a motel room, with an opportunity to access services designed to address the root causes of homelessness, or getting arrested. Curtis is glad Mesa is focusing on the homeless problem and appreciates any help he receives, but he is skeptical about whether the effort will have a long-lasting impact. He said that longtime Mesa police Detective John Fitzgerald has already visited him and advised him to “call, call, call’’ if he sees homeless on his property. “I think it’s irresponsible on their part,’’ he said, to not provide a restroom at the end of the line. “To me, this is a public health hazard.’’ Susan Tierney, a Valley Metro light rail spokeswoman, said her agency has always had a policy against operating rest-

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House seeks business protection from virus suits BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

tate representatives voted last week along party lines to put new hurdles in the path of people suing businesses, churches and schools over COVID-19 claims. HB 2912 would immunize defendants against lawsuits if their actions or inactions that resulted in someone contracting the virus were merely negligent. Instead, victims or their survivors could sue only if they could show someone was grossly negligent, a standard that Rep. Aaron Lieberman, D-Phoenix, said amounts to willful misconduct. That change also may be illegal. Tim Fleming, the House attorney, advised lawmakers that it could run afoul of a constitutional provision prohibiting lawmakers from limiting the rights of victims to sue for damages. But Rep. John Kavanagh, R-Fountain Hills, said the protection is necessary to help restore the state economy. “There’s a great cloud of fear that hangs over the business community about being sued,’’ he said. “It’s slowing down their efforts to go back and open, to get their employees back, to get everybody working, get tax revenue back in to fund programs,’’ Kavanagh said. “And this will go a long way to

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start over again when they realized they lacked the necessary documentation. She declined to release a number of completed applications but said she will provide a complete report to the City Council at a study session on Thursday. A document provided to the Tribune early last week showed 391 applicants had requested a total of more than $5 million. The number of completed applications had grown to nearly 450 by midweek. O’Donnell said restaurants and small retail stores were the primary applicants for the grants. She said the smaller number of applications might allow the city to fund requests either fully or close to that level. “Those who have applied really need the funds and they are determined to re-open,’’ O’Donnell said. “We’re really pleased with the public’s response. We

alleviating that fear.’’ He said the bill will do more than prevent lawsuits. “We’re trying to prevent extortion by unscrupulous lawyers,’’ Kavanagh said, �iling claims “not to go to court but with the express intent of basically extracting settlements of $3,000, $4,000, which is about half of what the business would have needed to defend the lawsuit.’’ Kavanagh wasn’t the only one seeking to capitalize on the animosity of some toward attorneys. “I support lawsuits,’’ Rep. Anthony Kern, R-Glendale, said, but adding that businesses need protections against threats designed to get them to settle out of court. “And they need to know when they open their doors that there are not going to be these trial attorneys out there lining their pockets and going door to door and �iling these, in my opinion, frivolous lawsuits,’’ Kern said. But Rep. Domingo DeGrazia, D-Tucson, said it would be one thing for lawmakers to say that businesses following the Centers for Disease Control or the Occupational Safety and Health Administration would gain some liability protection. HB 2912, he said, does not do that. “With this bill, if you are negligent, you have no liability,’’ DeGrazia said. “By raising the standard to ‘gross negligence,’ you

feel this program is a success. We started this program to help small, underbanked businesses.’’ She said a language barrier, lack of computer literacy and businesses already receiving funding through the federal Payroll Protection Plan may all have been detriments in generating applications. Business receiving grants through other federal programs are not eligible for the city cash payments but will be eligible for technical assistance. Anyone still interested in applying by today’s deadline can go to mesaaz.gov/ CARESbizgrant or call 480-644-CARE. “While the demand is strong on the grant side, I think there will be greater demand on the technical assistance side,’’ O’Donnell said. Sally Harrison, executive director of the Mesa Chamber of Commerce, said the technical assistance program will improve the businesses that survive COVID-19 and

are saying that if you are negligent there is not a claim that can be made against you.’’ Rep. Athena Salman, D-Tempe, said there are risks to people. “If a customer eats at a restaurant that does not take sanitary precautions and they get the virus, it would be almost impossible to prove that the restaurant is liable, and that customer would have no recourse,’’ she said. The same holds true, Salman said, for situations where a nursing home is not following safety procedures and a resident contracts COVID-19. House Majority Leader Warren Petersen, R-Gilbert, dismissed those concerns. “This absolutely allows redress,’’ he said. “It just has a different standard.’’ Some votes for the measure were based on a semi-related provision that Kavanagh inserted. It would reduce the penalty for violating any emergency order issued by the governor from the current misdemeanor – with a potential six-month jail term and $2,500 �ine to just a $100 civil penalty. And offenders even could escape that by curing the violation before going to court. It also would eliminate the possibility that a business that ignored an executive order could lose its license. Gov. Doug Ducey used the threat of both the criminal penalty and loss of license

that business owners need to accept the business climate has changed. “You would hope people would not put their head in the sand and wait for this to blow over,’’ she said. “Just hunkering down is not going to get you where you want to be. You have to be creative.’’ The expansive Mesa CARES effort, as outlined in Brady’s budget for relief act funding, also includes: • A $1 million expansion to the Mesa CAN utility assistance program, which previously included $125,000. Mesa, Salt River Project and Southwest Gas utilities are all eligible. • $10 million for the Feeding Mesa program, which greatly expands the supply of food boxes for the hungry and prepared meals. The Mesa Convention Center has been converted into a food distribution center. • $50 million for police and �ire response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Brady said the

to try to get compliance with the executive orders he issued in March shuttering certain kinds of businesses. That bothered Rep. John Fillmore, R-Apache Junction. “When the government can say that you have to close up shop or they will take your license for trying to feed your family, for trying to provide for your workers, your employees and the people that you have known for many years, then there’s something wrong, radically, drastically wrong,’’ he said. Despite the House approval, the future of the measure is unclear. State senators earlier this month approved a resolution saying they were �inished with their business for this session and were ready to go home. But since they cannot do that without House approval the Senate technically remains in recess. Senate President Karen Fann announced late Friday the Senate will return Tuesday to consider the bill and several other measures, and then possibly consider future special sessions. There’s is a question of whether Ducey will sign the liability measure. He dodged questions earlier this week about both whether he thinks businesses need new liability protections and whether he will approve a measure that limits the penalties that can be imposed for violating his executive orders. 

act creates an exception for police and �ire services to be reimbursed and will delay layoffs. Giles said all large cities are using relief act funds in the same manner. Council member Jeremy Whittaker disagreed, saying the money should be used to help residents and stimulate the economy. • “I am entirely opposed to using such a large chunk of this money because we cannot balance our own budget,’’ Whittaker said. • $500,000 for the Operation Off the Streets homeless reduction program. • $2.5 million to retro�it city buildings to protect against the spread of COVID-19. • $250,000 for employee health and wellness, including expanded COVID-19 testing. • $500,000 for personal protective equipment and additional cleaning of city facilities. • $2.5 million for expanded technology allowing employees to work from home. 

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ceremony. They all cheered as the balloons �loated into the air. All students were �illed with joy, some became emotional. “We all had the same feeling when graduation was canceled. I mean, who wants to just sit and have their name go across a screen?” said senior Julius Thomas. “It was heartbreaking but I when I heard about this, I knew I had to come out and see everyone one last time.” For many seniors in attendance, releasing the balloons signaled the end of a signi�icant chapter in their lives – one met with adversity in a way nobody could have ever imagined when they left for spring break in March and were told they couldn’t return to school. But it also opened a new chapter. “I was a little shaky because the future is coming and you don’t really know what it holds for you,” Thomas said. “But it’s also exciting. Especially being able to share this moment with them. It kind of makes me a little teary to be here because I knew a lot of them when we were just kids but now we are adults. I’m really glad Sydney organized this.” Following the ceremony, the seniors and their families gathered near an SUV that had been brought into the park where a projector screen was set up for them all to watch the virtual ceremony put on by the school. Many families agreed that while they understood that the district had to resort to a virtual graduation, watching via computer wouldn’t have felt nearly as special. But even without a stage, �ireworks and the traditional throwing of caps in the air, the event Stang put together still allowed seniors to celebrate a signi�icant moment in their lives. “This is amazing, just having all these kids showing up and having all the parents drive by, it’s amazing,” Stang said, holding back tears. “It makes me happy that I can make other people happy. It makes my heart warm. “I’m glad we were able to do something memorable like this.” 

ting in front of a computer screen. “Everyone was really upset,” Stang said. “I would love to graduate after going to school for that many years. Having to do it online, it just didn’t feel right. We can’t end our whole year like that.” The students, dressed in their black graduation caps and gowns, gathered at a park across the street from Red Mountain. They lined up along Brown Road as cars �illed with friends, family, regular passersby – and at one point a Mesa Police cruiser – passed them by, displaying signs and honking horns. The students released the white doveshaped balloons into the air. “I’m just so proud, I really am,” said Jenny Khayat, Stang’s mother. “It’s been so hectic with the two of us trying to put this together, in that moment, when they released the balloons, it was all worth it.” Most districts last week held virtual commencements, though some – including Chandler Uni�ied and Tempe Union – are planning to hold some kind of public commencement celebration next month or in July if social distancing guidelines can be worked out. Meanwhile, Horizon Honors Secondary School, a public charter in Ahwatukee, announced it was postponing graduation altogether until Aug. 1, when it hopes to hold an in-person commencement. MPS Interim Superintendent Peter Lesar said the uncertainty of how the pandemic will play out over the next few months made planning for a traditional ceremony dif�icult. “We are disappointed that our seniors are getting something less than every other graduating class,” Lesar said during the meeting. “The decision we have made, we believe, is the most responsible decision for all of the families we serve in Mesa Public Schools.” Stang and Khayat brainstormed ideas to host some sort of celebration. They referenced Hands Across America,

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rooms because they create maintenance and safety issues. She said the restrooms at the Sycamore station in west Mesa and the Tempe Transportation Center – the only two public facilities in the East Valley – are

A group of Red Mountain High School seniors gathered Thursday night across from the school on Brown Road and released balloons to celebrate graduation in the absence of a traditional ceremony. (Pablo Robles/Tribune Staff)

an event that saw millions in 1986 join hands to make a human chain. Stang posted a poll on social media asking whether an in-person ceremony that still promotes social distancing would interest other seniors. A short time later, more than 100 students ex-

pressed interest. The original plan was to light and release lanterns into the sky. But not wanting to risk an accidental �ire, they resorted to balloons. Stang and Khayat purchased all of the balloons for the seniors in attendance and passed them out before the

Atria Coffinger, left, and Sydney Stang celebrate their graduation from Red Mountain High School during a curbside gathering in lieu of in-person commencement exercises. (Pablo Robles/Tribune Staff)

maintained by the respective cities. Former Mesa Mayor Scott Smith, who now heads Valley Metro, intervened to get the Sycamore restrooms installed. Sycamore was Mesas’ �irst end of the line station, before Metro was extended to Mesa Drive and eventually to Gilbert Road. 

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State House stays in session despite pandemic concerns BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

ouse Republicans last week thwarted a bid by Democrats to shut down regular legislative business and focus only on issues related to COVID-19. The party-line vote to keep the session open came as the GOP majority said it’s time to stop worrying about the virus and get back to the regular business of the Legislature. And they followed through with votes on everything from regulation of travel insurance to when state health inspectors can drop in at medical marijuana dispensaries. “Nobody is saying we’re all going to be safe going out,’’ said Rep. Nancy Barto, R-Phoenix. “We know this is a very contagious disease.’’ She said many if not most people will be exposed and many will get it. “But we shouldn’t live in fear and have to get back to normal life,’’ Barto said. Rep. John Fillmore, R-Apache Junction, had his own take on how there has been a vast overreaction to the pandemic: “The experts were wrong in the United States and the state of Arizona. The surrounded my president and they surrounded the governor and they gave them bad information. Paranoia was fueled by the media.’’ All that, he said, is part of “a blatant move to replace the freedoms that have been given to us.’’ The extensive debate came as the Senate remains in recess, with members there having voted earlier this month to say they’ve �inished their business for the session. But House Republicans have a laundry list of issues they want addressed. That decision by the GOP to remain in session angered Rep. Arlando Teller, D-

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for contracting COVID-19 The absence of formal Memorial Day ceremonies also comes at a time when the 455-member Post 26 hit its 100-percent membership goal for the �irst time since 2002. But just because there are no 21-gun salutes, no taps and no formal gatherings

While many of his fellow Republicans in the Legislature are eschewing masks, House Speaker Rusty Bowers of Mesa took no chances last week while lawmakers debated bills. (Capitol Media Services)

Chinle, who pointed out that the Navajo Nation has the highest per capita infection rate in the country. “Over 150 of my family and my relatives are either six feet under or in the process for a casket to be processed so that we can pay our respects,’’ he said. And Minority Leader Charlene Fernandez, D-Yuma, chided colleagues for voting on changes in state oversight of college savings programs. She said what her constituents need is food. Democrats fought for a special session to focus only on virus-related issues, including increasing the maximum bene�it under the state’s unemployment compensation law. It is capped at $240 a week, the second lowest �igure in the nation. Some of that has been masked by federal legislation providing an additional

$600 a week. But those additional bene�its are set to disappear this summer. The divide between Republicans and Democrats over COVID-19 was pointed up by the fact that only a handful of Republicans were wearing masks; all the Democrats had their faces covered. “We know that a person who is speaking without a mask is sending out vaporized virus in their breath, no less than six feet,’’ said Rep. Diego Rodriguez, D-Phoenix. “To pretend otherwise is irresponsible.’’ The �ight that erupted onto the House �loor on Tuesday has been brewing for weeks, ever since the GOP majority refused to follow the lead of the Senate and shut down. At the same time, though, there has been some �inger pointing about what is taking so long to wrap up the session.

doesn’t mean the purpose of Memorial Day should be ignored. Asked what citizens can do to observe the day, Ahwatukee Legion Post 64 Commander Pete Meier replied: “Being that the country is in distress, I would encourage all of them to �ly the �lag on their house. The old saying is ‘United We Stand.’ Put the �lag out and give themselves a few moments of silence for the

people they knew who went into the service and have passed away and recognize them that way. “I wouldn’t encourage a meeting in groups or anything until it opens up more in a few weeks, but they can show unity by putting the �lag out, �lying the �lag during daylight hours and honoring people that way. Give them a moment of silence, a salute and give them their due.” 

In a message to colleagues, House Majority Leader Warren Petersen, R-Gilbert, said the chamber could wrap up all the loose ends by Thursday -- “or if the Dems are turds we come in Friday to wrap up.’’ And Petersen set the stage for the talking points. “We need to constantly push the narrative that the Ds are stalling and keeping AZ society from getting back to normal as needed,’’ he wrote. That played out on the �loor as House Speaker Rusty Bowers, R-Mesa, called the Democrats a “party of fear.’’ And he noted the hit the state’s economy has taken from the virus and the governor’s orders telling people to stay home and limiting what businesses could operate. Most of those directives are now gone. Bowers acknowledged that there are people who are not ready to resume their pre-COVID activities. “Please, stay home,’’ he said. “Wait until you’re con�ident, then start coming out.’’ But that, he said, cannot be the attitude for the entire state. “For the majority of Arizonans, especially those with businesses, they need to get back to work,’’ Bowers said. One unanswered question is whether and House votes will actually result in changes in the law. Technically speaking, while the Senate voted to say it is �inished, it has not gone home. Instead, Senate President Karen Fann put the chamber into an inde�inite “recess’’ as the Arizona Constitution forbids one chamber from adjourning for the year without the consent of the other. But Fann also noted that being in recess leaves the door open for dealing with a few more issues if needed. And one of those she personally favors is a bill set for House debate to make it harder for people who contract COVID-19 to sue businesses. 

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n the eyes of Pawsitive Friendships, dogs – and pigs and goats and other animals – can be a child’s best friend. The East Valley nonpro�it has a menagerie at its disposal to help children with special needs achieve their therapy goals – and sometimes bring joy to hospital patients and nursing home residents. Pawsitive Friendship therapy animals have worked with more than 300 children in and schools. Tosha Tharp was inspired to start the animal assistance therapy program in 2014 after seeing how the family’s French Bulldog helped her son, who was diagnosed with high functioning autism and Asperger’s Syndrome when he was 4. One day when Tharp was struggling to work with her son on his home exercises, he asked if their French bulldog Zoe could participate. Tharp was shocked to discover how much more receptive he was when Zoe joined them. He started achieving his goals more quickly than before with Zoe’s involvement. She trained Zoe as a therapy dog and they eventually became a registered pet therapy team through Pet Partners. Tharp’s household currently includes four French bulldogs Zoe and Jacques as well as two pigs, Penelope and Paxton. Both dogs and Penelope, a potbelly pig, are certi�ied for therapy while 7-monthold Paxton, a Juliana Pig, is still in training. Currently 65 trained animals and their owners work with Pawsitive Friendships and many also volunteer at hospitals and nursing homes. The therapy animals might work in two

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In addition to dogs, Pawsitive Friendships turns to other such as pigs, miniature horses and goats. Tharp says this helps children who may not get on as well with dogs. “ S o m e kids are afraid of dogs,” said Tharp. “But if we bring the mini horses in, or a bird, Pawsitive Friendships Jamie Larson says she and her dog Dos “volunteer at as many places as pawsthey’re all ible.” (Pawsitive Friendships) over it.” settings, one-on-one clinical sessions and Pawsitive Friendships recently enlisted larger group educational events. an alpaca, though it only managed to visit In one-on-one sessions, “the therapist one school before campuses in Arizona runs their session as normal and then were shut down. we’re kind of like the extra tool in the toolBoth clinical and educational sessions box,” Tharp said. last about an hour, though in the latter the Before a session begins, Tharp trains animals interact with multiple children. At with the therapists and of�ice staff. schools, therapy animals will often spend “Once they kind of really get the idea of 20 to 25 minutes in three different classhow these dog toys can be used to work rooms. towards the same skills they’re working Tharp says that a primary difference on without the dog, they really embrace it. between Pawsitive Friendships and other Once it clicks, you almost can’t unsee it,” therapy animal organizations is her group said Tharp. “It’s like a never-ending cycle provides a different environment for both that you’re always �inding new ways to in- children and animals. corporate the animals into therapy.” While most therapy dogs used by other

groups must remain on their best behavior waiting to be petted, Pawsitive Friendships’ dogs can be off their leashes and run and play with the children. Tharp has developed an internal curriculum for Pawsitive Friendships, which includes motor skills, cognitive development and social emotional language. “Not every animal will be able to do all of those things,” says Tharp. “So, I plan the lesson based on what the animal can do, and what the kids or what that school is really needing to focus on.” While she currently works with 55 volunteers, Tharp said she is always looking for more. And not all volunteers have to have an animal. Volunteers without them attend events with handlers and provide an extra set of hands. As with most Arizona organizations, Pawsitive Friendships has largely shut down with quarantine restrictions, but offered virtual story times so children could at least see the animals. Volunteers read books alongside them and the videos are posted on the website. Tharp says she is amazed by how far they have come since working with her son and Zoe. “It’s always amazing to me when I go and talk to the therapists, they say how well it’s been working with the kid,” said Tharp. “I can’t even believe that what was working with my son. “Zoe is now working for 300-plus children and still growing and it’s all because of me and my son and what we were doing at home. It just baf�les me that it’s done so well. I knew it could but it’s just one of those when you when you see it and you see all the differences made in the kids’ lives, it’s really amazing.” 

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Social media sites for high schools in the Mesa Public Schools District are loaded with eye-catching memories of the Class of 2020’s final year. From stadium-jammed games to witty pictures such as one below where a student quipped that Red Mountain High School therapy dog Sawyer was “done sitting in for” Red Mountain Principal Greg Milbrandt while he was visiting Dobson High, hundreds of photos displayed the seniors’ enthusiasm and affection for their alma mater and each other. (Special to the Tribune)

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Congratulations to the Mountain View High School Class of 2020! Dear graduates, We are so very proud of this year’s graduating class. You have overcome all the challenges of a global pandemic and continue to show your Toro Spirit. Our seniors represent our community well through resiliency and persistence. Our students represent the reason we are one of the top schools in the country by the U.S. News & World Report and Niche ranking systems. This class is the first to be named one of the top STEM schools in the country by Newsweek and also named a Common Sense School of Digital Citizenship. Although the end of the year does not look like we all had hoped, we still celebrate the amazing Class of 2020. This year’s class had many incredible achievements, such as a state championship in We the People for the second year in a row, a state championship in pom for the third year in a row, and the cheer team taking the state runner-up title. Our orchestra, under the leadership of Dr. Temme, was named the William E. Richardson program of distinction for the third year in a row. Our Model UN team was named Best Delegation at the MCC Conference for the 16th consecutive year. Yearbook students, led by Ms. Wrather, were named the Gold Crown recipients by Columbia Press Association of Columbia University. This class also had two National Merit Scholars, five National Hispanic Scholars, and two National Merit Commended students. We also had one senior, Mai Ta’ase, become the all-time leading rebounder for girls basketball at Mountain View. This year’s performing arts all-region selections contained 35 Choir, 21 Band, 14 Orchestra and 11 All-State Jazz Choir members. Our student council, led by Dr. Farmer, raised over $10,000 for charities and scholarships. These are just a few of the many great stories surrounding this incredible class. So as your time at our school comes to an end, we want you to know that we love you, we are proud of you, and we can’t wait to watch your dreams come true. No matter where you live, work or raise your family, you will always be part of our Mesa community, and you will always be welcomed home at Mountain View. Congratulations, and go Toros! Principal Greg Milbrandt and the entire faculty of Mountain View High School

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w e i V n i a MountHIGH SCHOOL NUMBER OF GRADS: 722 TOTAL SCHOLARSHIP OFFERS: $14.7 MILLION TOP 21 SENIORS: • Abigail Anderson, Courtlynn Burr, Ethan Coulter, Julia Egbert, Tyler Garn, Chase Harris, Riggs Jesclard, Caleb Jones, David Jorgensen, Joshua Larson, Seong-Jin Lim, Brandon Lopez, Callie Lunt, Micaela Merrill, Tran Nguyen, Jade Pastor, Kiersten Rule, Anna Stratford, Ellie Thompson, Heidi Turley and Kalli Verzera. NATIONAL HISPANIC SCHOLARS: • Olivia Cabelli, Spencer Knighton, Brandon Lopez, Jade Pastor and Carson Robles. Choral Parents Association Scholarships: David Jorgensen, Julia Egbert, Carson Robles, Mazie Burton, Alyssa Keeler, Kiersten Rule, Leighanna Rutledge, Trevor Campbell, Brigham Norton, Kyle Phillips and Jordan Suarez. Wood Scholarships: Courtlynn Burr, Saige Holloway and Sadie Rasmussen. ASU Leadership Scholarship: Alvin Machado Castro Desert Club: Saige Holloway and America Gutierrez Ramirez Elks Scholarship: Steven Anglen

SENIOR AWARDS: ROCK ARNETT - American Legion Auxiliary Citizenship HARRISON EVANS - American Legion Outstanding Student BRANDON NIETO - Marine Distinguished Athlete MCKINLEY BARNEY - Marine Distinguished Athlete DAVID CASH CLARK - Marine Scholastic Excellence COLTON DELONG - Marine Semper Fidelis Award for Musical Excellence KIMBALL BEGAY - Mountain View Scholar Athlete HANNAH DECIOUS - Mountain View Scholar Athlete DAVID CASH CLARK - Coaches Award Athlete of the Year MAIANALANI TA’ASE - Coaches Award Athlete of the Year KIERSTEN RULE - Mesa Association of School

National Merit Finalists: • Spencer Knighton and Micaela Merrill.

Administrators JACKSON TORRENS - St. Lawrence University Book Award REID SCHWAN - University of Rochester George Eastman Young Leaders Award BEN PHILLIPS - Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony Award in Humanities and Social Sciences TYLER FILLMORE - Wells College 21st Century Leadership Award and Student Council Officer of Distinction. EMERSON NORTON - Student Council Officer of the Year JACKSON TORRENS - Student Council Officer of the Year JEREMY MILES - Outstanding Art Student AMMON CLELLAND - Outstanding Toro TV Student ABIGAIL ANDERSON - Outstanding English Student MONICA SANDOVAL - Outstanding ELD student SAIGE HOLLOWAY - FACS Department DAVID JORGENSEN - Outstanding Math Student JADEN SUMAKUD - John Philip Sousa Award HENRY ARMSTRONG - Louis Armstrong Jazz Award MICAELA MERRILL - National School Orchestra Award BRANDON LOPEZ - National School Orchestra Directors Award JORDAN SUAREZ - Theatre Department Outstanding Female Actor CARSON ROBLES - Theatre Department Outstanding Male ALOISE DE SANTIAGO MENDOZA - Theatre

Department Outstanding Theatre Technician JULIA EGBERT - National School Choral Award MAZIE BURTON - National School Choral Directors Award JADEN SUMAKUD - Outstanding Performing Arts Student KYLE JOHNSON - Outstanding Science Student ASHLYN PATTERSON - Outstanding Social Studies Student BRENDA BERMUDEZ RIVERA - Outstanding World Language Student CALLIE LUNT - Mesa Student Citizen of the Year ALYSSA KEELER - Female Faculty Foundation AUTUMN GAPA - Bob Miller Memorial HEIDI TURLEY - AP Student of the Year and William Mellyn Scholarship. BRANDON LOPEZ - AP Student of the Year SAVANNAH COOK - Mountain View Citizenship JOHN GOMEZ - Mountain View Citizenship JADEN SUMADKUD - Honors Committee Award of Merit ASHLYN ALLEN - Mountain View School Service & Yearbooker of the Year WILLIAM SNITZER - Mountain View School Service ANNA STRATFORD - National Honor Society LUIS NAJERA - Toro Achievement Award ABIGAIL ANDERSON - Toro Friendship Award SCOTT DIKE - Toro Friendship Award KARLA ALCARAZ SANCHEZ - Troy Davis Award BRANDON LOPEZ - Most Outstanding Boy ANNA STRATFORD - Most Outstanding Girl

n i a t n u o Red MHIGH SCHOOL NUMBER OF GRADS: 707 TOTAL SCHOLARSHIP OFFERS: $7,661,021 Students with a GPA of at least 4.0: 125 AP Capstone Diplomas: 21 4-Year STEM Diplomas: 46 Advanced STEM Diplomas: 33 Total scholarship offers: $17 million Service Hours for Class of 2020: 45,000

FLINN SCHOLARS: Heather Jensen and Rex Dyer NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARS: Heather Jensen, Joshua Schomaker, Ethan Smith. NATIONAL AP SCHOLAR: Rex Dyer NATIONAL HISPANIC SCHOLARS: Gabriel Bourgeois, Giovannah Hoskin, Alexander Jacobs, Jackelyn Lobatos, Calvin Locke, Carolina Meza, Isabella Moya, Elena Ortiz and Alex Pruchnic.

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NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP: Maya Chatham EMERGING LEADER AWARD: Collin Steadman. STUDENT COUNCIL LEADERSHIP AWARD: Alex Pruchnic BEESON AWARD: Mackenzi Stein SERVING IN U.S. MARINE CORPS: Ruben Albanez, Jaeden Batista, Christopher Bernard, Coltan Levenske, Hugh Nash, Dane Richardson and Marco Salazar Vasquez. SERVING IN U.S. ARMY: Kyle Albrechat, Jordan Bone, Justin Ketterling, Joel Menchaca, Syris Mitipok, Bryce Stahl, Alejandro Torres, William Vander Linden and Brandon Vazquez Hernandez. SERVING IN U.S. NAVY: Wyat Thompson, Adam Golob, Andres Daniels and Tyler Peterson.

Chase Rohlik Parents: Ann and Mike Lagman and Tony Rohlik College: Arizona State University, Barrett, The Honors College Major: Mathematics

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Congratulations to the Red Mountain High School Class of 2020! Dear graduates, While the last few months of senior year are always filled with a certain degree of anxiousness about the future and what path to take in life after high school, you have faced and overcome challenges unique to any generation. While we all enjoy our homes and using our technology, in the past few months you have expertly transitioned to living in these spaces full-time, 24-7. While expectations for learning, assignments, meeting with teachers and classes, and improving your grades all remained the same, your ability to be with your friends, and to enjoy our vibrant campus life abruptly vanished. Instead of complaining and mourning lost opportunities, many of you seized new opportunities for collaboration and connectedness. True to every challenge you have encountered throughout your lives, you saw the challenge before you, rising like a mountain. Instead of turning away, you climbed its peak, and now stand at the top. Together, we overcame our difficulties and now, like our motto proclaims, we stand as one. Although the end of the year does not look like we all had hoped, we still celebrate the amazing Class of 2020. We will never forget all the many times we celebrated together, on campus, at dances, at assemblies, the Homecoming parade and spirit week, and a host of athletic and academic events where Red Mountain achieved victory. So as your time at our school comes to an end, we want you to know that we love you, we are proud of you, and we canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wait to watch as your dreams come true. No matter where you live, work or raise your family, you will always be part of our Mesa community, and you will always be welcomed home at Red Mountain High School. Congratulations, and go Mountain Lions! Principal Casey Eagleburger and the entire faculty of Red Mountain High School

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Congratulations to the Skyline High School Class of 2020! Greetings to the Skyline Class of 2020, Being the principal of Skyline is nothing short of a dream come true, and it is an honor to have served as your principal for the past four years. I hope you realize how proud Skyline’s teachers, counselors, administrators and support staff are of you. Yes, we are always proud of our graduates; however, the Class of 2020 will endure in our hearts and minds for the perseverance you have shown this year in particular. There are more than 450 members of Skyline’s Class of 2020, and you have achieved tremendous academic, athletic, artistic, leadership and service success. We applaud you who challenged yourselves with Advanced Placement, dual enrollment and honors classes. We are incredibly proud of those of you who did whatever it took to achieve the goal of graduation - credit recovery, summer school, MDLP - no matter what challenges you faced in the past. You kept your eyes focused on the goal, and you made it! We are proud of the goals you have set for your future, including college, technical school, military and the workforce. A goal without a plan is just a dream, and we applaud you for making a plan to bring your goals to reality. We thank you for the Legacy of Excellence you are leaving at Skyline. Your investment in your school through academics, athletics, the arts, CTE, leadership and service learning makes our school a better place for all. We appreciate all that you gave to Skyline while you attended here. We also look forward to learning about your successes in the future - drop us an email from time to time! Remember Class of 2020, you are a part of history, and you can be proud of all that you have achieved despite the challenges that were thrown your way this spring. Be well, be kind, be prosperous, and always live by the values of the Skyline PACK--Perseverance, Achievement, Community, Knowledge--you won’t go wrong! Sincerely, Principal Tom Brennan and the entire faculty of Skyline High School

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230 seniors took at Advanced Placement or dual enrollment course this year 32 earned and MPS Advanced Honor Seal on their diploma

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26 graduates enlisted or are committed to a branch of the US Armed Forces, earning over $4.3 million in scholarships 12,527 hours of service learning

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32 graduates have the MPS Service Learning Seal on their diploma 14 received athletic scholarships. 46 were named to an AIA All-Academic

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team this year Of the 142 in a performing arts group; nine were named to a Regional Honors band, choir, or orchestra

Student Body Officers: Shelbie Rash, president; Hailee Clarice Mae Ponce De Leon, vice president; Marlen Uribe, secretary. Senior Class Officers: Julian Martinez, president; William Forder, director of clubs; Leslie Zacarias Rangel, public relations director; Luke MacKinlay, senior class representative.

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Brian Andrew Lynch David John Johnson Jr. Anna Christine Ray Ashton Reese Ryals Madison Paige Ryals

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McKenna Faith Bustamante Ryan Allen Muir Isabelle Rose Wiltbank Ryan Elizabeth Todd Cade Taylor Watkin Jacob Brix Doest Tanner Ian Herlofson

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Jose Gonzalo Montes Amaya Hailee Clarice Mae Ponce De Leon Olivia Madison Lowery Haily Marie Hopper Jaiden Ainsley Woods Taryn Nicole Bickle

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Nathan Cooper Ghisolfo Aubrey Anna Mather McKenna Grace Tucker Kaylee Lynn Freudenthal Luke Everest MacKinlay Kevin Hoang Duy Nguyen Savanna Cabrera Kierstin Rayn Christenson

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Karen Gisel Hurtado Hernandez Alyssa Grace Bickle Jillian Rachel Ellsworth Jesus Alejandro Mendoza Pimentel Elena Quinn Mugge Daniel Reyes Salgado

Congratulations to all of our Graduates! Perla Arbayo Chomina Sebastian Arce Maldonado Mia Banks Cesar Barraza Gavin Barraza Crystal “Chachi”Begay Haley Bejarano Ortega Dylan Brown Rachel Burnham Brandy Chacon Mayra Chavez Hernandez Zoey Contreras Diogenes De Aza Garcia Nyia Donnelly Leslie Enos Daniel Gama Diana Garcia Laura Garcia Gallardo Keyon Gibson Angela Godoy Anyssa Gomez Alejandra Griego Latterian Harris Rosa Lagarda Zapata Dakota Lawrence Inner Leon Miranda

Raven Lugo Jennifer Madero Galeana Stephanie Marquez-Cadena Ricardo Martinez Carlos Martinez Monroy Ivan Matthews Yvette Matus Kayla McGregor Josiah Mohr Lesli Montesinos James Montgomery Selene Mora Thierry Ndikumwenayo Viktor O’Connor Mia Ochoa Jesus Orr Oscar Palmeros Ri’Schard Parker Lusinda Perez Oregon Andrea Pina-Jimenez Berlin Reyes Abigail Richards Ronald Ritchey Tristan Rivera Kaya Robinson Shareli Romero Resendiz

Jasmin Rubio-Diaz Joseph Russell Kenya Salazar Holguin Nayveth Salazar Holguin Richard Sandoval Trejo Bradley Schnellbach Annairis Serrato Christian Slauter NaQuita Smith Alexes Soto Jose Soto Zendejas Seth Stickler Madison Stoddard Michelle Valdez Jennavive Valencia Tamara VanBuren Angel Victor Vargas X-Zarion Braedon Williams-Lothlen Noah Woith Daisy Zambrano Elenes Caspian Zaragoza Connor Zimmerman

Valedictorian Destiny Chavez

Salutatorian Jesus Serrato

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NUMBER OF GRADS: 49 TOTAL SCHOLARSHIP OFFERS: $12,125,216

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Lindee Brown

STUDENT BODY OFFICERS: • Jaquelyn Hernandez, president; Rachel Early, vice president; Janique Pizano, secretary; Shyla Sherlock, treasurer; Dawson Debevec, spirit director.

CLASS OFFICERS: • Roger Antunez, president; Marissa Duran, vice president; Alison Cote, secretary; Kelly Rackow, treasurer, Kelsi Encino-Flood, spirit director.

OTHER TOP SENIORS DEMITRIOUS MATUS Parents: Santos Matus and Angela Torres Total scholarship offers: $1,078,544 College: Tufts University School of Museum of Fine Arts Major: Fine arts BROOKE STRATMAN Parents: Kevin and Kimberly Stratman College: U.S. Military Academy West Point Total scholarship offers: $488,000 Awards: Outstanding Senior Award for top academic achievement coupled with significant contributions to activities and achievements on campus; NFL Wright/ Adams Athlete of the Year; National Merit Scholarship Commended Student; AP Capstone Diploma Qualifier. MAREN WENGER Parents: Amy & Craig Wenger Total scholarship offers: $414,540 College: Brigham Young University Major: Actuarial science MERCEDES STARR Parents: Jean and Harry Starr Total scholarship offers: $383,600 College: Siena Heights University Major: International business Awards: American Legion Auxiliary Outstanding

Senior, Outstanding Girls Diver, top 5 student service learning with 581.15 hours. DAIJON CHRISTIE Parents: Bianca McNeil Total scholarship offers: $353,712 College: University of Arizona Major: Mathematics Awards: Penny and Roe Stamps Scholarship for academic merit, strong leadership potential and exceptional character; AP Capstone Diploma Qualifier; Outstanding Senior Math Student. KAYLA AGUIRRE Parents: Kristie and Pete Aguirre Total scholarship offers: $351,336 College: Arizona State University Major: Nursing Awards: AP Capstone Diploma Qualifyer CODY MARTINDALE Parents: Charlotte and Edwin Potter and Matt Martindale College: Plans on serving a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Awards: American Legion Auxiliary Citizenship Award; NFL Wright/Adams Athlete of the Year; Outstanding Boys Track Athlete. SEE NEXT PAGE

GPA: 5.0 (College core) Parents: Elizabeth and Kyle Brown Total scholarship offers: $50,000 College: Arizona State University Major: Environmental engineering Achievements: U.S. Marine Scholastic Excellence Award, Top 20 Senior Activities: Team captain and founding member of the robotics club, treasurer of the French Club, works for the volleyball team, member of National Honors Society, Academic Decathlon, and Key Club.

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Yeime Martinez GPA: 4.29 Parents: Cecilia Martinez Total scholarship offers: $102,456 College: Arizona State University Major: Public health Achievements: Arizona Seal of Biliteracy, Service Learning Seal, Obama Scholar Activities: Key Club, Environmental Club, Secretary of the Leadership Club, AntiDefamation League, Drama Club, Dobson Spirit Line and Dobson Advanced Dance, Mustang Mentor

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JOANNE DACOYCOY Parents: Liberty and Norberto Dacoycoy College: Arizona State University Major: Biochemistry Awards: National School Orchestra Association Award (highest honor bestowed upon a high school orchestra member); Principal’s Senior Award; Homa and Irene Wood Foundation Scholar. SUSANA SALLARD Parents: Ruth Kish College: Arizona State University Major: Nursing Awards: Krystal Ebel Award & Scholarship; Lady Mustang Athlete. ALAN IBARRA ARIZMENDI Parents: Beatriz Arizmendi College: Grand Canyon University Major: Math for secondary education Awards: Marilyn Thacker Memorial Award & Scholarship; Mightiest Mustang Award. PIERRE MCNEAL Parents: Shernetra Scott and Wesley Young College: Not provided. Major: Business finance Awards: US Marine Distinguished Athlete; Mario Cardinale Honorarium Award & Scholarship. BECKY SALAZAR Parents: Jose Luis and Rosa Salazar College: Arizona State University Major: Landscape architecture Awards: Mesa Association of School Administrators Award; AP Capstone Diploma Qualifier; Performing Arts “Make My Day”Award; Homa and Irene Wood Foundation Scholar. NATALIA CORDERO REYES Parents: Maria and Eladio Cordero Reyes College: Arizona State University Major: Civil engineering Award: Mike Moffat Award & Scholarship.

SUZANA KRSTIC Parents: Rava and Miladin Krstic College: Northwest Christian University Major: Biology Awards: US Marine Distinguished Athlete; Outstanding Softball Athlete Award. LAIKYN HEDRICK Parents: Stacy and Brian Hedrick College: Arizona State University Major: Psychology Awards: U.S. Marine Semper Fidelis Award for Musical Excellence; Outstanding Agriculture Science Student. ALEX CASTILLO Parents: Michael Castillo and Liberty Engle College: Mesa Community College Award: Dick Pallas Outstanding Male Athlete. JUHLAWNEI STONE Parents: Marshall Stone College: Cal Baptist Major: Social work Awards: Jack Rowden Award; Outstanding Boys Basketball Athlete Award.

MORGAN LEON Parents: Beth and Eric Leon College: Mesa Community College Major: Criminal justice Awards: Nancy Ellis Outstanding Female Athlete; Outstanding Girls Swimmer Award; MCC Presidential Scholarship. TUFI LUPE Parents: Ana and George Lupe College: Arizona State University Major: Business Awards: Wibbi Koski Award; ASU Obama Scholar. KRISTEN MARQUEZ Parents: Gloria and Samuel Marquez College: Arizona State University Major: Music Awards: Leonard Bernstein Award for Musical Excellence; Outstanding Fitness Student Award. SARAH RASCON Parents: Terry and Francisco Rascon College: Not listed Awards: M.D. Olson Award; Outstanding Choral Student Award.

MASEY WALKER Parents: Eric and Sena Walker College: Mesa Community College Major: Criminology or nursing Awards: Lady Mustang Cheerleader.

JOHN SHERIDAN Parents: Heidi and Patrick Sheridan College: Arizona State University Major: Computer systems, cybersecurity Awards: Principal’s Senior Award.

VICTORIA MALAKI Parents: Martha Malaki College: Pima Community College Major: Criminal justice Awards: Lionel Goar Award; Outstanding Girls Basketball Athlete Award; Outstanding Girls Track Athlete Award

JAQUELYN HERNANDEZ Parents: Rutila and Jesus Hernandez College: Arizona State University Major: Biochemistry Awards: Mustang Shadow Award, Obama Scholar. RUDY CARTAGENA Parents: Mandy and Raymond Cartagena College: University of Southern California Major: Business of cinematic arts Awards: Outstanding Senior Award.

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Congratulations to the Dobson High School Class of 2020! Dear graduates, The Class of 2020 holds a special place in my heart and always will. As incoming freshmen, I had the honor of being your assistant principal. I was also fortunate to stay on as your administrator for three years and felt immense pride as your principal this senior year. During your time at Dobson, I could easily recognize that this was one of the best classes to come through in many years. You love Dobson, the teachers, staff and coaches. You brought a lot of pride back your senior year with the accomplishments and the legacy of excellence you leave behind. For each of you, getting to graduation was a different journey. We are so proud of this class, your resiliency and legacy. Seniors, your goal of wanting to leave Dobson better than when you got here has become a reality. We are better because of you and your commitment to yourselves, your classmates, your families and your community. Our hope is that you will always have hearts full of glory. No matter where any of you go, you will always be Mustangs, and no Mustang ever runs alone. Principal Gabbi Buckley and the entire faculty of Dobson High School

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Congratulations to the East Valley Academy Class of 2020!

Dear graduates, Graduation is a time of new beginnings. It is a moment in time where students close one chapter of their lives and a new and exciting chapter begins. As we recognize these students and their past academic achievements, let us also celebrate the hope in each of them for a bright and joyous future. Although the end of the year does not look like we all had hoped, we still celebrate the amazing Class of 2020. For the last seven years, East Valley Academy has been recognized by the state as a school with a strong sense of civic engagement. We have been recognized as a “No Place for Hate” campus by the Anti-Defamation League. East Valley Academy & Crossroads is one of five Mesa Public Schools campuses chosen to pilot the PAWSitive Peers program, where trained rescue dogs are brought to schools to support the social and emotional needs of students.

to reflect upon the Class of 2020, this theme of perseverance continued to surface. One teacher said it best when she noted this about our students: “Students continue to be tested for their resiliency in a place where young people spend most of their days...the education system. We have students who are experts with adversity and overcoming hardships. 2020 has pushed these limits even further, and yet, they continue to show their strength and willingness to move forward and reach for the prize - the high school diploma.” So as your time at our school comes to an end, we want you to know that we love you, we are proud of you, and we can’t wait to watch your dreams come true. No matter where you live, work or raise your family, you will always be part of our Mesa community and you will always be welcomed home at East Valley Academy. Congratulations, and go Griffins!

Our seniors are very accomplished. Some of our students are members of our service learning organization and have donated hundreds of hours of time to improve our school and local community, including tutoring students at Redbird Elementary School. Other students have helped run two blood drives each year, and many regularly donate. Some students have achieved high academic success, earning a GPA of 3.0 or higher. If there is one award that all our graduates deserve, it would recognize resiliency. As I asked your teachers

Dr. Justine Pilar and the entire faculty of East Valley Academy

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Congratulations to the Westwood High School Class of 2020! Dear graduates, To the Class of 2020, history has found you. This class is nothing but ordinary. Graduation is a special time of the year, a time for the celebration of your individual and class accomplishments. Although the end of the year does not look like we all had hoped, we still celebrate the amazing Class of 2020. I am going to finalize the claim that history will always have a special chapter for the class of 2020 with some other details about our student body. Our students have been admitted to some of the most selective schools, universities, colleges and trade schools across the nation including: Arizona State University, University of Arizona, Northern Arizona University, Yale, Duke, Loyola Chicago, Parsons School of Design, University of Michigan, UCLA, USC, Illinois Institute of Technology, BYU, Northern Colorado University, Purdue, Penn State, American Musical and Dramatic Academy, New York, Middlebury College, Lourdes University, Rochester Institute of Technology, Boston University, Fordham University, Prescott College, Benedictine University, Grand Canyon University and Utah Valley University Our Class of 2020 honors include: • • • • • • • • • • • • •

National Merit Finalist - Gordon He National Commended Scholars - Rachael Cohen, Naomi Sellers, Alec Wilkes National Hispanic Scholar - Ximena Arroyo Flores 18 under 18 in Arizona - Hannah Mason IB Arizona Diploma Student of the Year - Naomi Sellers Dream US Scholarship winner - Carolina Derras Herrera Senior drum major led band to first-ever state Marching Band Championship Senior David Glines led AFJROTC to win Grand Marshall Trophy at the East Valley Veterans Day Parade and ROTC National Scholarship Award Lady Warriors Basketball team won the first ever East Valley Regional Championship 65 seniors graduated as IB Diploma candidates (our biggest group ever) 54 seniors graduated as part of our AVID program 53 Seniors graduated as Westwood Scholars 35 Obama Grant Program recipients

Our students have received nearly $5 million in MERIT scholarships just from three in-state public universities and Mesa Community College. This number does not even begin to touch the offers made by private universities and out-of-state schools our students are attending. Of our graduating class, 268 seniors participated in service to school or community. During their high school years, they performed over 29,000 amazing hours of service! So as your time at our school comes to an end, we want you to know that we love you, we are proud of you, and we can’t wait to watch your dreams come true. No matter where you live, work or raise your family, you will always be part of our Mesa community, and you will always be welcomed home at Westwood High School Congratulations and War Eagle! Sincerely, Principal Christopher E. Gilmore and the entire faculty of Westwood High School

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GPA: 5.00 Parents: Xiao Qingsong and Thomas Bach College: Arizona State University Major: Business Society, Academic Decathlon, and Key Club.

GPA: 5.0 Parents: Monika SudDevaraj and Ramesh Devaraj College: Boston University Major: Nutrition science

GPA: 5.0 Parents: Christy And Michael Mcclure College: Brigham Young University Major: Mechanical Eengineering.

GPA: 5.0 Parents: Jennifer and Ken Schultz College: ASU Major: Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership.

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Asia Bach

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Sonia Devaraj

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Savanna Bonitatibus Gordon He GPA: 5.0 Parents: Wendy and Dominic Bonitatibus College: Arizona State University-West Major: Forensic science.

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Rachael Cohen

GPA: 5.0 Parents: Shanshan Zeng and Jianqi He College: Duke University: Major: BiochemistryBiomedicine

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Cortez Hill Jr.

GPA: 5.0 Parents: Julie and Marc Cohen College: UCLA Major: Ecology, behavior and biology

GPA: 5.0 Parents: Cheryl and Cortez Hill College: University of Michigan Major: Business and theatre

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Brian Daw III

GPA: 5.0 Parents: Wendy and Brian Daw College: Not listed Major: Aerospace engineering

Elisa Roberts GPA: 4.968 Parents: Carrie And Russell Roberts College: Brigham Young University Major: Chemical Engineering

Addison Mcclure

Julianna Roberts GPA: 5.00 Parents: Jeannine and Jeffrey Roberts College: Illinois Institute Of Technology Major: Architecture

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Tara Ruhland

Natalie Schultz

Naomi Sellers GPA: 5.00 Parents: Jennifer And Graeme Sellers College: Yale University Major: Global Studies

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Jenna Westad

GPA: 5.0 Parents: Sally and Fred Ruhland College: University Of Arizona (Baird Scholar) Major: Biochemistry

GPA: 5.00 Parents: Lisa and Ronald Westad College: Parsons School of Design Major: Interior Design Club.

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Danielle Silva Brannum Samantha Streicher GPA: 4.968 Parents: Janice And Juan Manuel Silva College: Northern Arizona University Major: Undecided

GPA: 4.968 Parents: Margarita And Michael Streicher College: Northern Arizona University Major: Biomedicine

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WESTWOOD AWARDS: Hannah Mason Warrior of the Year Top all-around, volunteerism, leadership, scholarship and character Molly Porter Jack Joyce Spirit Award High-energy motivator, encourages school spirit Anissa Gurrola Mel Sizemore Award Service and leadership Jaiden Wilkins Harold Crenshaw Unity Award Unity, diversity and leadership Tara Ruhland Helen Riddle Warrior Pride Award Character, scholarship and school participation Cortez Hill Jr. Mel Sizemore Award Service and leadership

Logan Perry Blue & Orange Award Behind the scenes hard worker Sunil Devaraj Helen Riddle Warrior Pride Award Character, scholarship and school participation Brenda Vargas Duarte Shawn Lynch Move Up Award Work ethic, perseverance, academic and personal growth Truell Williams Shawn Lynch Move Up Award Work ethic, perseverance, academic and personal growth Savanna Bonitatibus American Legion Auxiliary Outstanding Student Scholarship, leadership sportsmanship, citizenship and community service

Congratulations, class of 2020!

Michelle Dao American Legion Auxiliary Outstanding Student Scholarship, leadership sportsmanship, citizenship and community service Micky Scala Marine Corp Scholastic Excellence Scholar, leader, outstanding citizen Autumn Richards Principalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Leadership Award OutstandinglLeadership Naomi Sellers National Merit Commended Scholar Outstanding Leadership Hannah Mason 18 Under 18 Junior Achievement recognizes young leaders, Innovators and change makers

Gordon He National Merit Scholar Rachel Cohen National Merit Commended Scholar Alec Wilkes National Merit Commended Scholar Ximena Arroyo Flores National Hispanic Scholar Carolina Deras Herrera The Dream Us Scholarship Sonia Devaraj Mesa Student Citizen of the Year Hannah Mason Mesa Student Citizen of the Year

Congratulations, class of 2020! At Arizona State University, we want to help you along the path toward realizing your goals. Thousands of incoming first-year and transfer students will soon call ASU home, and we want you to be one of them. Let ASU be part of your academic journey. Map your path to ASU today with ASUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pathway program.

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Congratulations to the Mesa High School Class of 2020! Dear graduates, We are so proud of all of you. We honor your resilience and Carry On spirit during this unprecedented time. Although the end of the year does not look like we all had hoped, we still celebrate the amazing Class of 2020. We will never forget the many celebrations we participated in this school year. We kicked off the year with our annual traditions assembly where we honor our Carry On spirit. We continued the year with sports assemblies, as well as our Homecoming week that ended in an amazing dance hosted by our Student Council. Next was Breakfast with Santa, where Mesa High provided Christmas for 60 of our families. We kicked off our second semester with our legacy assembly, where former Mesa High alumni Anthony Robles reminded us that Mesa High students can achieve anything in life. We will also never forget the many achievements of the Class of 2020. Boys soccer was region title champions. We have four East Valley Region Players of the Year. Our Marching Band is the Division II State Champion. We celebrate the many tournaments and competitions where Mesa High students led in sports and performing arts. And we recognize our clubs and students who provided countless service hours throughout the year. Most importantly, we will never forget the 707 seniors who graduate this year. So as your time at our school comes to an end, we want you to know that we love you, we are proud of you, and we canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wait to watch your dreams come true. No matter where you live, work or raise your family, you will always be part of our Mesa community, and you will always be welcomed home at Mesa High School. Congratulations, go Jackrabbits and Carry On! Principal Kirk Thomas and the entire faculty of Mesa High School

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NUMBER OF GRADS: 707 TOTAL SCHOLARSHIP OFFERS: $7,661,021 STUDENT BODY OFFICERS: • Devyn Houston, president; Aurora Carvalho, vice president; Hayden Booth, secretary; Zainab Alsaeedi, treasurer.

CLASS OFFICERS: • Justine Laurence, president; Dylan Moore, vice president; Molimau Mcllhenny, secretary.

VALEDICTORIAN

Gabrielle Hodge GPA: 5.0 Parents: Chris Hodge and Suzie Dickey College: Arizona State University Awards: Principal’s Award, National Merit Scholarship.

SENIOR AWARDS: KEVIN MORALES OCEGUEDA Parents: Jose Arturo Morales Rodriguez and Alma Rosa Ocegueda Arancibia Carry On Award GRACIE WESTERN Parents: Greg Western and Danene Jarvis Carry On Award KATHERINE HATCH Parents: Kirk Hatch and Amy Strawn Ishikawa Award for Outstanding Athlete. BRIGHAM SPILSBURY Parents: Jeremy and Julie Spilsbury Ishikawa Award for Outstanding Athlete MAXIMILIANO MONTES DE OCA Parents: Roberto Montes and Ana Fleitas Purple and Gold Award

BRYAN SKABELUND Parents: Russell and Kalynn Skabelund Principal Award BRANDON PEREZ Parents: Fernando and Marcela Perez MASA Outstanding Student EVAN BOSEN Parents: Michael and Melissa Bosen Faculty Citizenship Award BRITTNEY BIGLER Parents: Michael and Joy Bigler Faculty Citizenship Award ZAINAB ALSAEEDI Parents: Alaa Al-Saeedi and Gulkas Ismaeel Outstanding Citizenship Golden Jubilee Award, National Merit Scholarship

REBEKAH REED Parents: Jason and Laura Reed Principal’s Award

WOOD SCHOLARS: (Chosen for high academic achievement, integrity and leadership skills) • Efrainn Filippi Estrada, Aspen Sass and Atticus Rexroat.

SALUTATORIAN

Triston Lescallett GPA: 5.0 Parents: Jeremy Takas and Sophia Lescallett Total scholarship offers: $40,000 College: University of Arizona/The Honors College for Pharmaceutical Sciences Awards: Principal’s Award. Activities: Swim Team captain, varsity track & cross country, weekend volunteer at Banner Gateway, AVID tutor.

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Ottawa University enhances student experience BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI Tribune Staff Writer

ith the COVID-19 pandemic still dominating the world, high school graduates and transfer students may choose to stay closer to home to continue their studies this fall. Encouraging students to “Stay Connected, Stay Local,” Ottawa University-Arizona (OUAZ) wants these bright young minds to consider its Surprise campus at 15950 N. Civic Center Plaza. “We are preparing all necessary precautions to host students at our brand-new residential campus in Surprise, which also has emergency services on site,” said Dr. Brian Sandusky, OUAZ’s chief enrollment of�icer. “Students may want to stay close to home and we want them to know about their opportunities here with us. We have new facilities on our campus, which opened in Fall 2019. It’s an exciting time for us here in Surprise.” Founded in 1865, Ottawa University is a nonpro�it, private liberal arts university with its original residential campus in Ottawa, Kansas. The professional campus in Phoenix has been educating adult learners in the Valley for more than 40 years and boasts more than 8,000 alumni. Surprise is home to Ottawa University’s second residential campus. Housing at OUAZ features a new residence hall with suite-style, fully furnished rooms. Amenities include cable television and a 55-inch, wall-mounted TV, laundry facilities, student lounges and a game room. Scholars Hall accommodates more than 300 students. Ottawa University offers housing awards for students who hail from the West Valley—Avondale, Buckeye, Deer Valley, El Mirage, Goodyear, Glendale, Litch�ield Park, Peoria, Sun City West, Tolleson, Surprise, Waddell, Whitman and Youngtown. “We believe a fully rounded educational experience for students includes residential living,” Sandusky said.

Ottawa University Arizona—Surprise Campus offers classes in four-, eight- or 16-week format. (Courtesy Ottawa

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Students who stay in university housing na, facility and athletic of�ices, additional for six semesters, or three years, are eligi- classrooms and laboratories. OUAZ offers a variety of majors. Top ble for 50% off their graduate tuition rate majors include biology, business, Chriswhile studying at OUAZ Surprise. “We want to bring value to our commu- tian studies and ministry, communication, nity and our alumni, and this is one exam- early childhood education, elementary education, engineering, exercise science, ple of that mission,” Sandusky said. human resources, Two other new leadership and manbuildings are part of agement, psychology, the OUAZ campus. secondary education The student union and sport studies. includes a state-ofOttawa University the-art dining cenis committed to deter, an entertainveloping students to ment lounge with be work-ready and indoor/outdoor world-ready upon �ireplace, fan shop, graduation. Personal mailroom, classGrowth Days (PGDs) rooms and banquet consist of three imhall. It is also home portant components: to the new Adawe Spirit Life, a worship Center mentorship and speaker series; program, which is Network Lunch, a designed to help community lunch on students be succampus; and Student cessful in their colDevelopment Courses, lege experience. a series of life- and The new O’Dell work-skills workshops Center houses the “Our chancellor, Dr. university’s athletic Kevin Eichner, came facilities, �itness up with the idea of and recreational BRIAN SANDUSKY limiting classes on center, Faith Are-

Wednesdays to allow for our PGDs,” Sandusky said. “We have a variety of guest speakers, such as community- or faith-based leaders. The Wednesday workshops provide students with work-readiness skills, like resume writing and interviewing. Students need those skills. There’s a focus on worldreadiness skills, too. That can be how to buy a house, how to budget, business dinner etiquette, and even changing a tire.” Ottawa University prides itself on being a “participatory campus.” Students participate in academic clubs, competitive club sports and varsity athletics. For example, students who participate in the business club gain real-world business experience outside the classroom, while receiving a signi�icant scholarship to help them. “We have ACT, SAT and GPA scholarships, as well as scholarships for the academic and club sports,” Sandusky said. “These are unique and lucrative scholarship opportunities for our students.” Complementing OUAZ’s robust varsity athletic offerings are the university’s competitive club sports. Esports and badminton are starting in the fall. Other programs include ultimate frisbee, cycling, outdoor adventure, bowling and wrestling. Gone are days of one-size-�its-all scheduling, and OUAZ offers an innovative alternative. “Our exclusive FlexTerm scheduling is one of our biggest distinguishing features,” Sandusky said. “It has been well received by students.” FlexTerm scheduling consists of classes offered in a four-, eight- or 16-week term format. Students work with their faculty mentor to assist them with their course scheduling. This �lexible format allows them time to study and participate in activities. Visit ottawa.edu/ouaz to learn more about OUAZ’s programming and scholarships. So next semester, remember to “Stay Connected, Stay Local.”

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rizona Boardwalk – the home of OdySea Aquarium, Butter�ly Wonderland – has reopened to the public just in time for Memorial Weekend. The recently renamed entertainment destination implemented new guidelines and safety protocols. New signage also has been erected around the premier 35-acre, multilevel entertainment complex located near Scottsdale off the 101 and East Vía de Ventura. “We are excited to reopen to the public after nearly eight weeks without visitors,” said Greg Charbeneau, vice president and general manager of OdySea Aquarium. “We have worked thoughtfully and within the state’s recommended guidelines on our reopening plans as the health and wellbeing of our guests, team and animals is our top priority.” The entertainment destination opened in 2013 with a butter�ly exhibit and grew in 2016 with the addition of an aquarium and a swim-with-the-dolphins attraction called Dolphinaris. But after four dolphin deaths over several years, Dolphinaris closed in 2019. It rebranded to Arizona Boardwalk in early February – roughly a month before it and thousands of other businesses were closed because of the pandemic. At the time the rebranding was announced, spokesman Ran Knishinsky told news media the hope was that the name change would reduce confusion for consumers. “What I want people to know is that we’re more than just the aquarium,” he said. “It’s eight attractions. One location. Lots of shopping. Lots of restaurants.” Much has changed as a result of efforts to control the coronavirus spread. Arizona Boardwalk’s anchor attraction, OdySea Aquarium, now operates with timed-ticketed entry and limits the number of visitors at one time. It also has im-

OdySea Vice President Greg Charbeneau points out some of the social-distancing features that have been implemented to protect visitors. (Pablo Robles/Progress Staff Photographer)

plemented new standard operating procedures to safeguard guests, animals and team members. Arizona Boardwalk also boasts handsanitizing stations throughout the aquarium. “Our priority is to keep everyone who visits Arizona Boardwalk, as well as our employees, healthy and safe while providing a fun and engaging environment,” said Knishinsky. Team members at OdySea Aquarium have their temperature checked at the start of their shifts and they are required to wear masks in public spaces. Guests are also strongly encouraged by Arizona Boardwalk to wear masks. The Odysea Treasures gift shop will have face masks for sale as well. “We recognize how stressful this situation has been for our community and the world at large, and we look forward to once again providing a safe, family-friendly experience to our guests,” Knishinsky said. In addition to wearing masks, guests are also strongly encouraged to visit in groups of 10 or less, reschedule their visit if they’re not feeling well and purchase discounted tickets online in advance as limited capacity will be strictly enforced

to maintain social distancing. OdySea Aquarium supports physical distancing via markers at key exhibits and offers ticket sales online and at kiosks. Entry times will be sold in 30-minute slots and guests will be required to enter during their speci�ic time. Not all attractions and exhibits will be available to the public, however. Arizona Boardwalk has enhanced their cleaning methods, focusing on high-touch areas such as restrooms, counters, escalator railings, elevators and exhibit-glass. But the Kids Cove play area, animal touch exhibits and 3D movie will remain temporarily closed. Arizona Boardwalk also suspended animal encounters and behind-the-scenes tours; VR Xtreme and Polar Play Ice Bar did not reopen in the �irst phase. “We are taking a phased, controlled approach to reopening yet will continue delivering a wonderful, memorable guest experience while ensuring we operate safely and responsibly,” Charbeneau said. Attractions, restaurants and shops that opened on May 21 have capacity limits. Those businesses include Arizona Territory Trading Post, Four Peaks Mining Co., and Vitality Oxygen Bar & Aqua Massage.

Reopened restaurants include Coffee Cove, Frozen Penguin Ice Cream, Johnny Rockets, Nékter Juice Bar, Pangaea Dino Grill, Pizza Time, The Reef Snack Bar, Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, and Sugar Drop Candy Shop. As for the other opened attractions and exhibits, they include “Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition,” “Pangaea Land of the Dinosaurs,” the “Laser + Mirror Maze,” “Surprise Your Eyes” and Butter�ly Wonderland in addition to the OdySea Aquarium. “We can’t wait to see visitors and familiar faces come through our doors again,” said Dee Mangulins, executive director of Butter�ly Wonderland. “Outside of lovingly taking care of our butter�lies and other animals, we’ve used the last two months wisely to spruce-up, paint, deep clean and implement our new safeguards and guidelines to be in the best possible position to safely welcome back our beloved visitors,” she said, adding: “We made the most of our quarantined time, and we are now anxious to help families make memories again at Butter�ly Wonderland.” At the time of the rebranding, it was also announced that a Ripley’s Believe or Not Museum and a Hyatt hotel would be coming to the site – as well as more courtyard features like a rock-climbing wall, zipline and play structures. Information: odyseaaquarium.com 

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This weekend, we remember genuine sacri�ice BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ Tribune Columnist

ow comes Memorial Day, as if we need more solemn reminders of what Americans used to be so long ago. Once, we were a nation forged in revolution, a land that paid for its independence in blood. Once, when the Nazis threatened the world, we sent 16 million soldiers off to �ight and more than 400,000 never returned. Once, we lost 54,000 soldiers in Korea, then another 90,000 service members during Vietnam. So many wars, so many who paid the ultimate price. And now? Now we whine over eight weeks without a manicure and 50 governors closing

the dining rooms in 50 states full of Denny’s and Pizza Huts. Now, when asked to wear a mask in Costco, some of us protest like Paul Revere, warning not of the oppressor British coming but of potentially being inconvenienced on our way to buy 24-packs of extra soft toilet paper. Last week, a buddy of mine passed along the latest COVID-19 reportage by the New York Times, a woeful missive headlined “Facing Adulthood With An Economic Disaster’s Lasting Scars.” The story detailed the plight of young Matthew Henderson, a recent graduate of Loyola University and former intern at the British Consulate in Chicago. Tragically, young Matthew’s “chances of turning that opportunity into a permanent job after graduation ran headlong into the coronavirus pandemic,” the story noted.

Now Henderson is back living at home with mom and dad in Indiana, “unemployed and considering jobs at Costco and Target to help pay off $24,000 in student loans.” The Times noted: “‘I’m in this bubble of anxiety,’ said Mr. Henderson, who just turned 21. “I have to pay these, but I have no money to pay them.’” The tale went from sad to absurd when it cited a recent opinion piece published by the blog Lawfare. Authored by historian David Kennedy and retired general Karl Eikenberry, “World War COVID-19: Who Bleeds, Who Pays?” compared the pandemic to living through wartime – except that in war it’s the young who die and with COVID-19, it’s the oldest among us. However, wrote Kennedy and Eikenberry, “it is the young – including indebted students and struggling mortgagors,

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parents supporting families paycheckto-paycheck, precarious recent graduates and anxious �irst-time job seekers – whose lives will be most deeply scarred.” Let us speak plainly, given that this is Memorial Day weekend, a time when – between barbecues and beers – we pay homage to America’s war dead. I know that our President has suggested he is a “wartime president” and apparently the New York Times agrees with him – for perhaps the �irst time ever. I know that a pandemic that has killed tens of thousands of Americans is no small matter. I know the demolished economy is horri�ic. My family, too, has been touched by that gut punch, like yours. But let’s be real. To compare America this Memorial Day to, say, America between the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the dropping of two atomic bombs on Japan – to compare the national sacri�ice, the loss of life, the number of barely post-adolescent boys condemned to die in places like Normandy and Okinawa? Get hold of yourselves people. Yes, dead is dead. Yes, this pandemic has been full of personal tragedy. But let us not confuse viruses and lockdowns with Nazis and bombs, the draft and the battle�ield. This Memorial Day, let us pause that much longer to thank those who gave all so that we could give some to �ight off a virus. There is no comparison, after all. 

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Rangers’ Woodward focuses on outreach BY COLE BAILEY Cronkite News

he 2019 season was Chris Woodward’s �irst as manager of the Texas Rangers, but his leadership style was years in the making. He was looking forward to employing more of those lessons in his second season – before Major League Baseball shut down due to COVID-19. He and his wife, Erin, a nurse practitioner who has worked at Banner Desert Medical Center in Mesa, are staying home in Chandler. “With my wife being a health care worker, it’s obviously important,” Woodward told reporters during a conference call recently. “Regardless of that, we’re just trying to help as much as we can. We have a lot of family, friends, and people that are really struggling right now in the world, in our communities – in Arizona where we live, and also in Texas – we know people are really struggling through this whole situation. We’re just doing anything we can to help in any way possible.” And although he misses baseball, he understands why the season was put on hold. “It is tough, but the good thing is we have a lot of time,” Woodward said. “My mind is always going back and forth, trying to stay informed with the latest is with the virus, how it’s spreading, and trying to keep our family safe. But I try to communicate with our guys everyday – at least half the team or a third of the team and staff everyday. I reach out to let them know I’m thinking about them, see how they’re doing, see what they’re doing to stay safe. Then obviously on the baseball side, to make sure they’re trying to stay as ready as possible.” He feels ready. Before his coaching career began in 2013, Woodward played in parts of 12 major league seasons with six franchises. He saw managers and coaches come and

Texas Rangers manager Chris Woodward is staying at his Chandler home while baseball remains shut down because of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Reno Del Toro/Cronkite News)

go, including Hall of Famer Bobby Cox and former Red Sox and current Indians skipper Terry Francona. Playing under managers like this provided Woodward with a lot of inspiration for his managerial career, and it gave him an idea of what style clicked from a player’s perspective. “I played for 19 years, so when you play that long, you’ve had every different type of coach and every different type of manager,” Woodward said during spring training. “There’s been some tremendous people in my life that have steered me in the right direction. The more you see, the more you learn, whether that’s from some one person or 15 different people. “I de�initely had examples of what not to do; obviously not pointing �ingers to one particular person, but those are learning things. Those are things that you learn, like, ‘OK, what feels right, what doesn’t, what’s the best way to motivate a guy better.’” Although his rookie season in Arlington wasn’t without its ups and downs, it

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was overall successful considering some of the factors at play. Star out�ielder Joey Gallo missed more than 90 games, and the Rangers had only two pitchers who started more than 18 games, but they still managed to improve from 67 wins in 2018 to 78 last year. According to Woodward, his players’ willingness to embrace change was a big reason they made strides. “I think they adjusted last year and realized fairly quickly the expectations and standards that we set out,” Woodward said. “They rose up to that fairly quickly. This isn’t a cult where it’s, ‘Hey, you got to buy in or else.’ This is for their bene�it. I think they understand that. They’ve fully embraced that everybody here has a purpose to make them better players, which in turn will make us a better team and in turn make their lives better �inancially.” In Woodward’s eyes, communication may be the most important part of his job. He doesn’t lecture players in his clubhouse, he tries to make them feel comfortable while giving them the tools to maxi-

mize their production. “I’m not here to tell them what to do, I’m here to help them understand how to improve,” Woodward said. “Coming from a �inger-pointing place, typically you get (a negative) reaction, but when there’s care and love and, ‘Hey man, we want to make you the best player possible,’ people tend to be a little bit more open to that. “If we had one game to play and the world ended tomorrow, I’d probably motivate a little differently, clearly. Backagainst-the wall typically gets a lot out of a guy, but there’s no long term in that. I’m trying to get these guys to be good for as long as we have them.” This focus on longevity is a big reason why Woodward has chosen to take a more hands-off approach to managing. Building relationships is a vital step in reaching this goal in his view, and his way of achieving this means walking the line between promoting positivity and pushing players to take the extra leap. “Obviously, a positive state of mind is a healthier state of mind,” Woodward said. “That doesn’t mean we’re all happy and joyful in the clubhouse. We’re working hard and we’re getting after it. We’re challenging these guys every day, but with a positive, optimistic outlook on things to keep our bodies and minds healthy.” With the MLB season postponed due to the pandemic, Woodward must wait to improve upon his solid debut. When baseball does resume, though, he has high expectations for these Rangers. “I think we’re always making adjustments in what we do, but I think we’ve really taken everything a step further,” he said. “I think our players are ready for more. They’re ready to take things to a deeper level as far as how we do things and why we do things. It’s cool to see that. Our staff is the same. They’re also pushing a bit harder. It raises the stakes a little bit, and I want our guys to embrace that.” 

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PROJECT NO. CP0439P5B ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received until Thursday, June 25, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. All sealed bids will be received electronically at EngineeringBids@mesaaz.gov. Bids must be submitted as an unencrypted.pdf attachment with a maximum size limit of 20MB. Any bid received after the time specified will be returned without any consideration. This contract shall be for furnishing all labor, materials, transportation and services for the construction and/or installation of the following work:

The Engineer’s Estimate range is $2,465,000.00 - $3,015,000.00. For all technical, contract, bid-related, or other questions, please contact Stephanie Gishey at stephanie.gishey@mesaaz.gov. Contact with City Employees. All firms interested in this project (including the firm’s employees, representatives, agents, lobbyists, attorneys, and subconsultants) will refrain, under penalty of disqualification, from direct or indirect contact for the purpose of influencing the selection or creating bias in the selection process with any person who may play a part in the selection process. This policy is intended to create a level playing field for all potential firms, to assure that contract decisions are made in public, and to protect the integrity of the selection process. All contact on this selection process should be addressed to the authorized representative identified above. Contractors desiring to submit proposals may purchase sets of the Bid Documents from ARC Document Solutions, LLC, at https://order.earc.com/arcEOC/PWELL_Main.asp?mem=29. Click on “Go” for the Public Planroom to access plans. NOTE: In order to be placed on the Plan Holders List and to receive notifications and updates regarding this bid (such as addenda) during the bidding period, an order must be placed. The cost of each Bid Set will be no more than $20.00, which is non-refundable. Partial bid packages are not sold. You can view documents on-line (at no cost), order Bid Sets, and access the Plan Holders List on the website at the address listed above. Please verify print lead time prior to arriving for pick-up. For a list of locations nearest you, go to www.e-arc.com. One set of the Contract Documents is also available for viewing at the City of Mesa’s Engineering Department at 20 East Main Street, Mesa, AZ. Please call 480644-2251 prior to arriving to ensure that the documents are available for viewing. In order for the City to consider alternate products in the bidding process, please follow Arizona Revised Statutes §34.104c. If a pre-bid review of the site has been scheduled, details can be referenced in Project Specific Provision Section #3, titled “Pre-Bid Review of Site.” Work shall be completed within 200 consecutive calendar days, beginning with the day following the starting date specified in the Notice to Proceed. Bids must be submitted on the Proposal Form provided and be accompanied by the Bid Bond for not less than ten percent (10%) of the total bid, payable to the City of Mesa, Arizona, or a certified or cashier's check. PERSONAL OR INDIVIDUAL SURETY BONDS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE. The successful bidder will be required to execute the standard form of contract for construction within ten (10) days after formal award of contract. In addition, the successful bidder must be registered in the City of Mesa Vendor Self-Service (VSS) System (http://mesaaz.gov/business/purchasing/vendor-self-service). The successful bidder, simultaneously with the execution of the Contract, will be required to furnish a Payment Bond in the amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price, a Performance Bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price, and the most recent ACORD® Certificate of Liability Insurance form with additional insured endorsements. The right is hereby reserved to accept or reject any or all bids or parts thereto, to waive any informalities in any proposal and reject the bids of any persons who have been delinquent or unfaithful to any contract with the City of Mesa. BETH HUNING City Engineer

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Public Notices Contact with City Employees. All firms interested in this project (including the firm’s employees, represent-atives, agents, lobbyists, attorneys, and subconsultants) will refrain, under penalty of disqualification, from direct or indirect contact for the purpose of influencing the selection or creating bias in the selection process with any person who may play a part in the selection process. This policy is intended to create a level play-ing field for all potential firms, to assure that contract decisions are made in public, and to protect the integ-rity of the selection process. All contact on this selection process should be addressed to the authorized rep-resentative identified below. RFQ Lists. The RFQ is available on the City’s website at http://mesaaz.gov/business/engineering/construc-tion-manager-at-risk-and-job-order-contracting-opportunities. The Statement of Qualifications shall include a one-page cover letter, plus a maximum of 10 pages to ad-dress the SOQ evaluation criteria (excluding resumes but including an organization chart with key person-nel and their affiliation). Resumes for each team member shall be limited to a maximum length of two pages and should be attached as an appendix to the SOQ. Minimum font size shall be 10pt. Please provide one (1) electronic copy of the Statement of Qualifications by June 4, 2020 at 2:00PM to Engineering-RFQ@mesaaz. gov. The City reserves the right to accept or reject any and all Statements of Qualifications. The City is an equal opportunity employer. Delivered or hand-carried submittals must be delivered to the Engineering Department reception area on the fifth floor of Mesa City Plaza Building in a sealed package. On the submittal package, please display: Firm name, project number, and/or project title. Firms who wish to do business with the City of Mesa must be registered in the City of Mesa Vendor Self Service (VSS) System (http://mesaaz.gov/business/purchasing/ vendor-self-service). Questions. Questions pertaining to the Construction Manager at Risk selection process or contract issues should be directed to Stephanie Gishey of the Engineering Department at stephanie.gishey@mesaaz. gov. BETH HUNING City Engineer ATTEST: DeeAnn Mickelsen City Clerk Published: East Valley Tribune, May 17, 24, 2020 / 30634

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CITY OF MESA MESA, ARIZONA

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OAKWOOD CREATIVE CARE T.I. 7550 EAST ADOBE STREET, MESA AZ 85207 CITY OF MESA PROJECT NO. CP0878 HUD PROJECT NO. IDIS-808 CDBG PROJECT NO. CP0878CDBG (FEDERALLY-FUNDED PROJECT – DAVIS BACON WAGES APPLY)

The Mesa City Council will hold a public hearing concerning the following ordinances at the June 1, 2020 City Council meeting beginning at 5:45 p.m. in the Mesa City Council Chambers, 57 East First Street.

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received until Thursday, June 11, 2020, at 1:30 p.m. All sealed bids will be received at Mesa City Plaza Building, Engineering Department at 20 East Main Street, 5th Floor, Mesa, Arizona; except for bids delivered 30 minutes prior to opening which will be received at the information desk, 1st floor, Main Lobby of the Mesa City Plaza Building. Any bid received after the time specified will be returned without any consideration. This contract shall be for furnishing all labor, materials, transportation and services for the construction and/or installation of the following work: The contractor shall furnish, install and renovate the interior of the Oakwood Creative Care Facility housed within the Red Mountain Multigeneration Center located at 7550 E. Adobe Road as shown on the plans and specifications. Work to include but not limited to demolition and removals, installation of new interior walls, flooring, electrical, mechanical, doors and hardware and fire sprinklers. The Engineer’s Estimate range is $85,000 - $90,000. For all technical, contract, bid-related, or other questions, please contact Stephanie Gishey at stephanie.gishey@mesaaz.gov. Contact with City Employees. All firms interested in this project (including the firm’s employees, representatives, agents, lobbyists, attorneys, and subconsultants) will refrain, under penalty of disqualification, from direct or indirect contact for the purpose of influencing the selection or creating bias in the selection process with any person who may play a part in the selection process. This policy is intended to create a level playing field for all potential firms, to assure that contract decisions are made in public, and to protect the integrity of the selection process. All contact on this selection process should be addressed to the authorized representative identified above. Contractors desiring to submit proposals may purchase sets of the Bid Documents from ARC Document Solutions, LLC, at https://order.e-arc.com/arcEOC/PWELL_Main.asp?mem=29. Click on “Go” for the Public Planroom to access plans. NOTE: In order to be placed on the Plan Holders List and to receive notifications and updates regarding this bid (such as addenda) during the bidding period, an order must be placed. The cost of each Bid Set will be no more than $22.00, which is non-refundable. Partial bid packages are not sold. You can view documents on-line (at no cost), order Bid Sets, and access the Plan Holders List on the website at the address listed above. Please verify print lead time prior to arriving for pick-up. For a list of locations nearest you, go to www.e-arc.com. One set of the Contract Documents is also available for viewing at the City of Mesa’s Engineering Department at 20 East Main Street, Mesa, AZ. Please call 480-644-2251 prior to arriving to ensure that the documents are available for viewing. In order for the City to consider alternate products in the bidding process, please follow Arizona Revised Statutes §34.104c. If a pre-bid review of the site has been scheduled, details can be referenced in Project Specific Provision Section #3, titled “Pre-Bid Review of Site.” Work shall be completed within 120 consecutive calendar days, beginning with the day following the starting date specified in the Notice to Proceed. Bids must be submitted on the Proposal Form provided and be accompanied by the Bid Bond for not less than ten percent (10%) of the total bid, payable to the City of Mesa, Arizona, or a certified or cashier's check. PERSONAL OR INDIVIDUAL SURETY BONDS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE. The successful bidder will be required to execute the standard form of contract for construction within ten (10) days after formal award of contract. In addition, the successful bidder must be registered in the City of Mesa Vendor Self-Service (VSS) System (http://mesaaz.gov/business/purchasing/vendor-self-service). The successful bidder, simultaneously with the execution of the Contract, will be required to furnish a Payment Bond in the amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price, a Performance Bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price, and the most recent ACORD® Certificate of Liability Insurance form with additional insured endorsements. The right is hereby reserved to accept or reject any or all bids or parts thereto, to waive any informalities in any proposal and reject the bids of any persons who have been delinquent or unfaithful to any contract with the City of Mesa. BETH HUNING City Engineer ATTEST: DeeAnn Mickelsen City Clerk Published: East Valley Tribune, May 10, 17, 24, 2020 / 30575

1. Modifying rates for residential water utility services. Establishing a 30% discount rate off the water service charge for qualified low-income senior residents. (Citywide) 2. Amending Sections 911-3 through 9-11-5 of the Mesa City Code pertaining to Floodplain Regulations and the National Flood Insurance Program, and adopting by reference Floodplain Management Regulations, a Flood Insurance Study, and Flood Insurance Rate Maps. The revisions are to comply with current state and federal floodplain regulations under the National Flood Insurance Program. (Citywide) 3. Amending Chapter 58 of Title 11, the Zoning Ordinance, of the Mesa City Code to remove the limitation that certain land uses in the T5MS Transect Zone are not allowed on the ground floor and to allow certain Land Uses in the T5MS Transect Zone to occupy up to fifty percent of the ground floor if the development meets specific criteria. (Citywide) 4. ZON18-00483 (District 6) Within the 4800 to 5000 blocks of South Ellsworth Road (west side). Located on the west side of Ellsworth Road north of Ray Road (74± acres). Rezoning from AG, LI, and PEPBIZ-PAD to LI-PAD, LCPAD and RM-4-PAD. This request will allow for a mixed-use development. Jeffery Blilie, Beus, Gilbert, McGroder PLLC, applicant; Sun Belt Land Holdings LP, owner. 5. ZON20-00030 (District 6) Within the 9500 block of East Southern Avenue (south side) and within the 1200 block of South 96th Street (west side). Located west of Crismon Road on the south side of Southern Avenue (1.6± acres). Rezoning from NC to RM3 and Site Plan Review. This request will allow for a multi-residence development. Sean Lake, Pew and Lake PLC, applicant; Holualoa Superstition Canyon Land LLC, owner. DATED at Mesa, Arizona, this 24th day of May 2020./ 307xx DEE ANN MICKELSEN, City Clerk

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Obituaries Vernon H. Dahlke

Life Events Caroline Dorothy Vose Parron

Caroline Dorothy Vose PARRON was born in Pittsfield Mass. on 12/1/33, the first child of OW Bud Vose and Dorothy Helen (Fisher) Vose. She graduated from Dalton HS class of ’51. Caroline held several jobs including writer for the Berkshire Eagle; she was a champion for the marginalized and not afraid to share her opinion. She was a woman of strong convictions and stronger faith. She passed 5/12/20, proceeded by her parents, siblings and her husband John. Survived by her children, 8 grandchildren, and 5 greatgrands. As a resident of Arizona the last 20 years, she will be interned at the Veteran’s National Cemetery of Phoenix.

Obituaries Georgia Ann Howley

Georgia Ann Howley, born January 06,1943, was called home Wednesday, May 13, 2020. There to meet her were her Grandmother (Big Mama) Hattie Gunner, Father and Mother George and Ellen Bailey, Sister Hattie New, Aunt Elsie Webb and Cousin Lorene Wiley. Left to carry on her traditions are her Daughter Kimberly (Corey) Mustard. Her legacy will continue through her 5 Grandchildren, Wyatt Peterson, Joshua, Ruth, Abigail and Samuel Mustard. After employment with Boeing for 38 years, Georgia retired to spend more time with her family and friends. Known for her vibrant personality and zest for life, she will be missed by all. The memorial service will be held Saturday, May 23, 2020 at Life Community Church at 10:30 a.m. in Gilbert-717 W Ray Road, Gilbert. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to American Cancer Society.

Obituaries Ernest Lowell Buchanan

On Thursday, May 14, 2020, in Mesa, Arizona, at the age of 81, Ernest Lowell Buchanan went to be with the Lord. He no longer sees through a glass, darkly, but now face to face, as 1 Cor-

inthians 13:12 states. He was born August 21, 1938 to Guy and Freda (Hite) Buchanan in a log cabin on the family farm, near Parkin, Arkansas. He was the third of four children. The family moved to the Chandler, Arizona area when he was 7. He graduated from Chandler High School and attended Arizona State University. He joined the Arizona Air National Guard and spent 9 months in Germany between 1961 and 1962. He farmed with his dad and welded at the Spreckels Sugar plant in Chandler for many years. He was a problem solver and loved to tinker. He could fix almost anything and would build interesting and unique creations. He enjoyed striking up conversations with new people wherever he went. Getting his thoughts across well was important to him and he could tell great anecdotes. He loved to sing hymns and would often spontaneously sing out in his rich, baritone voice at family gatherings. “It is Well with My Soul” was one of his favorites. He was a proud dad to Karen Lee (Robert), Lowell Buchanan ( Lisa) and Stephen Buchanan (Desiree). Grandfather to Christy Breault (Andrew), Robert Lee (Mariah), Jonathan Lee (Angela), David Buchanan, Daniel Buchanan, and Dustee Rose Buchanan. Great grandfather to Keenan, Damon, Warren, Abigail, and Naomi Breault; Robert and Eliza Lee. A proud uncle to many nieces and nephews. In addition to his mother and father, he is preceded in death by his sister, Eunice Sampson, brother-in- law Virgil Sampson, brother James Buchanan, sister-In-law Phyllis Buchanan, niece Cheri Sampson and former wife Hazel Radke. He is survived by his sister Marine Selby (John), children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, his many nieces and nephews and former wife Diane Ewing Buchanan. We know this is not goodbye, but until we meet again. A private family memorial will be celebrated.

After 90 years of a full life, Vernon H. Dahlke passed away peacefully at home in Mesa, AZ, May 5, 2020. Born May 7, 1929 to Albert and Elsie (Rehder) Dahlke in Houlton, WI. He was the third son of four boys. He is a graduate of Stillwater High School and St. Olaf College ('51). There, he met the love of his life, Norma Andersen. They were wed on September 22, 1951. They had four children. Kristine Graven (deceased), Diana, Paul, and Jon. Vern was a respected and well-liked man who entered the insurance profession in 1953. In 1958, he was named the franchise General Agent for Mutual of Omaha for northern Minnesota and northern Wisconsin. Fun summers were spent at their cabin on Rose Lake just north of Duluth, MN. He was active in many community organizations as well as First Lutheran Church in Duluth. He also attended Shepherd of the Hills Church (Flagstaff) and King of Glory Church (Tempe). His faith was a cornerstone of his life. Some of the ways he gave back to his community was through Salvation Army, Boy Scouts, and Junior Achievement. Hunting, fishing, gardening (best rhubarb and raspberries!), traveling and cat-napping in the hammock were favorite pastimes. He loved playing bridge and cribbage and was involved with the Masons, Shriners and the Young Presidents Organization (YPO). He was family-focused, kind, caring, loving, generous, hardworking, and patient, which were character traits he lived by and showed others every day. He made friends easily and will be missed more than words can describe. He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Floyd and Albert; and his daughter, Kristine. Vern is survived by his wife, Norma; brother, Robert (Barb); daughter, Diana (Frederick); son, Paul (Gay) and their son, Ryan; son, Jon and his children Devin, Paige, and Ethan; Kris' children, Kala, Luke, and Mara Thompson (Jayson) and their children, Kingston and Zara. At this time, no service will be held but a Celebration of Life will be planned at a future date. Sign the Guestbook at: obituaries.EastValleyTribune.com

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THE MESA TRIBUNE | MAY 24, 2020

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THE MESA TRIBUNE | MAY 24, 2020

ARIZONA’S LARGEST GROWER DIRECT NURSERY FOR FOUR GENERATIONS!

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You’ll See The Difference As Soon As You Arrive!

M EMOR I A L DAY B LOWOU T SA LE! Palms and Citrus. We’ll do the diggin’!

GIANT HUGE 24” BOX TREES Mesquite • Oak • Pistachio Ash • Elm • Acacia

PLANTED & GUARANTEED

379

YOUR CHOICE

• Best Plants In Town • Friendly, Knowledgeable Nurserymen • No Commissioned High-Pressure Sales People • Best Price In Town On Quality Trees!

149

CITRUS TREES $ BIG 5-6 Year Old Many With Fruit!

Includes Dwarf Trees:

36” UPBOX TREES TO 15’ TALL

Lemon • Lime Grapefruit • Oranges

15 GAL.

CASH & CARRY

Mesquite • Thornless Mesquite Palo Verde • Acacia • Palobrea • Ironwood Sissoo • Oak • Ash • Elms & more

599

PLANTED & GUARANTEED

FROM

Compare at $1000

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Hours: Monday - Saturday 8AM - 5:30PM • Closed Sunday

Valleywide delivery just $75 MAIN TREE FARM • 602-268-9096

EAST VALLEY • 480-892-2712

2647 E. Southern Ave. (Phx)

Cooper (Stapley) & Guadalupe

• Lemon • Lime • Tangerine • Tangelo • Oranges • Grapefruit and more!

SHADE TREES Monster 48” Box Trees 1000’s to Choose From

1800

From

• Ash • Elm • Mesquite • Palo Verde • Pistachio • Pines

UP TO 25’ TALL

Planted & Guaranteed • Compare at $3000+

PALMS

Arizona’s Best Selection Grower-Direct From Our Farms

Dates • Bismarkia California and Mexican Fan • Cycads • Blues And More! NORTH PHOENIX/ SCOTTSDALE • 602-944-8479 824 E Glendale Ave. (Phx)

All offers limited to stock on hand. • No other discounts apply. • Not valid on previous sales. Multi trunk, jumbo size, and field dug trees slightly higher. LICENSED, BONDED & INSURED • RESIDENTIAL - C-21 - 125878 • COMMERCIAL - A-21 - 125879

SALE ENDS 6/15/20

Price is good with ad only.