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Chandler Gilbert Community College starts drones class.

Transfers beefing up Higley High football team.

ake Zimmerman initially thought he had a cold. The 21-year-old Gilbert man said he felt “super cold,” was shivering, sweating and had a low-grade fever. He decided to ride it out by resting and drinking fluids but after five days his temperature shot up, prompting him to go to urgent care.

A pulse oximeter read his blood-oxygen level at 80 percent. A normal reading ranges from 95 to 100 percent, meaning Zimmerman’s body was starved of oxygen. “They said I had bad pneumonia in both lungs,” said Zimmerman of the initial diagnosis in a hospital emergency room. “It was very hard for me to breathe. I was put on lots of oxygen. I’m talking about 50 liters.” The pneumonia turned out to be a more severe form of respiratory illness for Zimmerman, who

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Jake Zimmerman of Gilbert was recently released from the hospital after eight days of treatment for a lung ailment doctors think may be tied to his vaping habit (Kimberly Car-

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Daniels, other mayors call Leaked game plans have for education overhaul local schools scrambling

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t a Scottsdale roundtable ostensibly focused on the future of STEM industries in the Phoenix Metro area, several Valley mayors pivoted the discussion to education – with one advocating for the total dismantling of the current system. Gilbert Mayor Jenn Daniels argued for the dismantling of the current education system and rebuilding it to reflect the needs of an evolving workforce. “I think we need to completely dismantle our education system, not just in Arizona, but across this country,” Daniels said. Daniels found allies in Scottsdale Mayor Jim Lane and Litchfield Park Mayor Tom Schoaf, who both called for limiting or outright removing the federal government from public education.

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BY ZACH ALVIRA GSN Sports Editor

he revelations that an Ahwatukee football coach leaked game strategies to opposing teams for three years sent Gilbert and other East Valley school districts scrambling to assess what their coaches knew about and did with the information. Some schools came forward and said coaches received but ignored emails from an anonymous account traced to Mountain Pointe coach Justin Hager. Hager was hired as the varsity girls basketball coach at Mountain Pointe in 2016. He was also an assistant coach on the varsity football team. Tempe Union High School District revealed on Sept. 16 that Hager had sent “hundreds” of emails containing play calls,

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ilbert Planning Commission is expected to give a recommendation next month on a project Town Council rejected last year and later sent back for a redesign. A Scottsdale real estate group, which owns 124.8 acres at the northeast corner of Recker and Warner roads is seeking a major general plan amendment and rezone that would allow for residential on most of the land currently zoned for jobs. The number of residential lots proposed today is still lower than what was allowed in the town’s General Plan in 2009, said real estate attorney Adam Baugh in last week’s public hearing. The acreage was originally zoned for residential but the Rockefeller Group in 2007 purchased the site and rezoned it to light industrial and commercial in 2009 but failed to attract development. The Scottsdale firm purchased the land in 2017 and after finding no commercial interest for the site approached the town last year to build residential on it instead. Developer Lennar Homes was in escrow for the land. Commissioners unanimously supported the applicant’s request but it was shot down by the Council that didn’t want to lose an employment site. The new proposal calls for reclassifying 94.2 acres to allow for a masterplaned community and retaining 30.6 acres along Warner Road for light industrial. Baugh detailed why residential made sense for the site, noting it is surrounded on three sides by homes and has no direct freeway access or visibility. He added that the owner met with experts such as industrial brokers and, after research, found the best shot for industrial development on the land would be farther west along Warner Road given its arterial frontage and closer proximity to the Power Road Growth Area.

A splash pad with interactive features, a zip-line and other playground attractions await to be tried out starting next Saturday at Gilbert's newest and largest park. The park is part of the town's efforts to provide south Gilbert residents with more amenities. (Kimberly Carrillo./GSN Staff)

The Rockefeller Group submitted a new plan to the Gilbert Planning Commission in its effort to rezone most of a 124-acre tract at Recker and Warner roads from light industrial to residential. (Town of Gilbert)

The proposed master-plan community would include townhomes and singlefamily homes limited to two stories. Commissioners in a July study session on the proposal expressed support for it. Chairman Brian Andersen asked what would happen if the industrial site remains undeveloped.

“If there is no change we will come back before you with a different request but we don’t see that happening,” Baugh said. Commissions are expected to make a recommendation Oct. 2 for the Council, which is scheduled to vote on the proposal Oct. 17.

ciation found the 150 school districts and charter schools that responded to this year’s survey said they found themselves with nearly 6,950 positions to be filled. That compares with fewer than 6,230 last year. The good news is that four weeks into the school year just one out of every five of those vacancies remained to be filed.

Last year at this time the number was one in four. But Justin Wing, past president of the association who put the report together, said that doesn’t mean schools were able to find more certified teachers. He said districts have made up much

More uncertified teachers filling vacancies in Arizona BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

rizona schools started this year with more vacancies than last year as more teachers chose to leave the classroom. A new report Thursday by the Arizona School Personnel Administrators Asso-

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recently returned home 20 pounds lighter after an eight-day hospital stay. He is one of six suspected cases of severe lung illness linked to vaping reported so far in Arizona – five in Maricopa County and one in Tucson. Three cases were confirmed last week in the state, all in Maricopa County, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services. All three patients in their 20s were hospitalized and have since been released from the hospital, according to Chris Minnick, a state health department spokesman. ADHS is working with county health departments, medical providers and the Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center to identify cases in Arizona. But neither county nor state health officials will release any information about the identities of the confirmed vaping cases. Nationwide, 530 confirmed and probable cases of the mysterious vaping illness were reported in 38 states since Sept. 17 and eight deaths so far have occurred in California, Mississippi, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota and Oregon, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The first death was reported Aug. 23 and the most recent was last week. Vaping is inhaling an aerosol that is produced when an electronic cigarette heats a liquid that usually contains nicotine, flavorings and other chemicals. In all the reported cases, the patients have a history of vaping but there was

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no link to a specific e-cigarette product or substance, the federal agency said. Patients reported using products containing tetrahydrocannabinol or THC, products containing THC and nicotine and products containing only nicotine. The CDC on Aug. 1 launched a multistate investigation into the outbreak, working closely with the Food and Drug Administration, states and other public health partners to identify the cause of the illness. Vaping has grown exponentially since it entered the U.S. marketplace around 2007, promoted as a safer alternative and a way to quit conventional cigarettes. However, e-cigarettes are not currently approved by the FDA as a quit-smoking aid, and the available science is inconclusive on whether e-cigarettes are effective for quitting smoking, according to the CDC. Zimmerman, who exercises regularly, said he began vaping at 18 and never tied his habit to getting sick. Doctors suspected Zimmerman had something worst after a prescribed round of antibiotics for pneumonia failed to work. His breathing became so labored that doctors twice considered putting him in deep sedation in order to intubate or insert a tube into his airway, according to Zimmerman’s dad, who declined to be identified. Doctors ended up putting Zimmerman on a BiPAP machine, a non-invasive ventilation device. Physicians could not confirm com-

pletely that Zimmerman’s respiratory illness was due to vaping unless an invasive lung biopsy was performed and they didn’t want to do that, said the dad, who reported his son’s case to the Arizona Poison and Drug Center at the University of Arizona. “The only thing we have to go on – and it’s true with all these stories is – number one, they are spending more time in the hospital than a regular pneumonia patient would,” the dad said. He noted that doctors administered antibiotics and prednisone until his son eventually recovered. There is no one test that is currently being used to confirm if a patient’s lung injury is due to vaping, according to Dr. Ayrn D. O’Connor, a toxicologist at Banner University Medical Center. If a person has a history of vaping and has clinical symptoms such as shortness of breath, cough, fever and fatigue and some may have nausea and vomiting, physicians first have to rule out other possible causes such as bacterial, viral, fungal, autoimmune and cancer, O’Connor said. The onset of the symptoms generally occurred over several days to several weeks before hospitalization. If vaping is suspected, health-care providers are following CDC guidelines that include taking a detailed history of the substance used, the sources and obtaining any remaining product, devices and liquids that were used for testing. O’Connor said the majority of the reported cases in the country are in the age

group 18-35. She said everything from antibiotics and cortisone to ventilation machines and ECMO machines, which pumps and oxygenates the blood outside a body were used on the patients. In severe acute lung injury patients no longer can get oxygen into their blood and develop hypoxia, where the brain, heart and other organs are deprived of oxygen and can lead to death. “In other parts of the country hundreds of cases are being investigated and now we are starting to see cases here in Arizona,” O’Connor said. “Until we sort out the source and the cause we expect those numbers to increase. So, the only way to combat this effectively is to stop the exposure to these products.” Her advice for people who vape is to stop now. “This is a dangerous behavior,” she said. “You are taking chemicals and burning it and inhaling it on purpose. It’s not a healthy and wise thing to do.” She said people who want to stop should see their primary care providers and ask for help. “Whether it’s nicotine gum or the patch or counseling, there are resources to help,” she said. Zimmerman has sworn off vaping. He had his dad disposed of his vaping equipment and cartridges while he was in the hospital. “If you are thinking about vaping – don’t,” Zimmerman said. “If you think nothing bad can happen to you, it can and it won’t be good at all.”

Gilbert High technology nailing vapers in droves BY CECILIA CHAN GSN Managing Editor

ith teen vaping a nationwide epidemic Gilbert High School is doing what it can to snuff out the habit on campus. This academic year, the school installed a smart sensor that detects smoking in a boys’ bathroom, part of a pilot program. “It’s been working wonderfully,” Allen Cain, Gilbert Public School’s Safety and Security director said last week. “The numbers are staggering, the amount of notifications we’ve got since we installed it. “We have another one that is set to be put in the girls’ restroom probably this week or early next week. I know the principal is planning to keep adding them to all the restrooms.”’

As cigarette smoking among teens has fallen, e-cigarette uses has skyrocketed in Arizona and across the country. (U.S. Centers for Disease Control)

The HALO sensor is a ceiling-mounted device that looks much like a home smoke detector. It has 12 detection sensors, including for audio and air quality

such as smoke from cigarettes, vaping devices and THC, the main psychoactive compound in marijuana. The device also sounds an alarm if it is tampered with.

If the sensor detects, for instance smoke, it will send a text message or email alert to the appropriate school official. “At first, I know for a fact (students) didn’t know it was there,” Cain said. “Kids were getting caught and were thinking kids were telling on each other so they started vaping by themselves.” The system, however, is not infallible, Cain said. “If we get a hit on it, a reading on it and security shows up and there are seven kids in there, we are not going to search everyone if they deny it,” he said. “We do the best investigation we can.” According to Cain, Gilbert High School had more problems with smoking violations than at the other four high school campuses in the district.

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“I was looking at stats from last year and unfortunately Gilbert (High School) had the largest incidents of vaping or smoking violations,” Cain said. Gilbert High School Principal Christopher Stroud would not disclose the number of violations reported on campus before the sensor was installed. And in an email, he said the number of violations since the installation will not be available until the pilot program ends. but added this school year there were no incidents involving cigarettes, just vape devices. “Tobacco referrals as a whole were down sharply prior to the appearance of vape devices a few years ago,” Stroud said. Stroud went on to say the pilot program was not prompted by the number of violations. “It is not the case that there is specifically a large number of vaping incidents at Gilbert High,” Stroud said. “Overall high schools in our district and across the nation have seen an increase in the use of vaping devices on campus over the last three years.” E-cigarette use increased from 11.7 percent to 20.8 percent among high school students and from 3.3 percent to 4.9 percent among middle school students from 2017 to 2018, according to a recent report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Flavors like strawberry cheesecake, chocolate and mint are fueling the teen-vaping epidemic and prompted the Trump administration to recently announce plans to ban flavored e-cigarettes. Stroud said the school’s pilot program is an opportunity for administration, staff and students “to be vigilant and pro-active regarding negative behaviors that are being experienced at high schools nationwide.” Prior to the HALO sensor, students were caught vaping by a teacher or a patrolling security officer who chance upon them by coincident. “Lot of times (the device) causes plumes of smoke or some smoke and it’s obvious or they are putting some device up to their mouth,” Cain said, adding:

Gilbert High School Principal Christopher Stroud said that while cases of students caught smoking cigarettes have fallen in recent years, those with vaping devices have increased. (Kimberly Carrillo/GSN Staff Photographer)

Vaping devices have become the most popular way for teens to consume tobacco, but they also are used to consume marijuana because the devices usually can mask the herb's smell.

“There have been a couple of students that have been caught and actually broke down. They said they were addicted and couldn’t stop. It breaks my heart to hear that. They know they are doing wrong and doing harm to themselves but they are already so involved in it they can’t stop.” Stroud said the staff was seeing teenagers who were not interested in smoking at all introduced to – and in some cases, becoming hooked on – vape devices. He said strategies used by vape compa-

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nies, such as offering subsidized prices. make vaping accessible and then young people become addicted to the nicotine. Nicotine is highly addictive and can harm adolescent brain development, the CDC reported. If students are caught smoking, the options are tobacco educational workshops or suspension but the goal is prevention, according to Stroud. Cain agreed, saying “My goal and Mr. Stroud’s isn’t to get them in trouble or catch them.” “Our goal is to stop them from doing

this bad habit that could be potentially harmful and deadly to their bodies,” he said. Stroud said the high school applied for and received a state grant allowing it to hire a social worker as the campus’ prevention coordinator. “She has been hard at work in providing counseling services and working on a nascent anti-vaping campaign on campus,” Stroud said. “We know the long-term solutions include a mix of approaches such as education, prevention as well as holding students accountable for their actions.” The HALO is one of two detection devices currently on the market targeted for school use. Kyrene Unified School District became the first district in the state last year to use Fly Sense devices made by Soter Technologies but returned them because of problems such as too many false positives. The HALO device, however, is “99. 999 accurate,” according to Rick Cadiz, vice president of sales and marketing for the HALO manufacturer, Ipvideo Corp. in New York. “Right now, we are in over 700 schools districts across the country and over 1,000 schools, all within the last year,” Cadiz said. “With 12 sensors we can do 150 different readings and part of that is vape and vape with THC. We’re the only one that could detect THC.” He said the manufacturer suggested retail price for a sensor is $1,295 but resellers are selling them for under $1,000 each to schools. As teen vaping increases so does the sale numbers for Ipvideo Corp. “We are getting hundreds of calls a day from schools and from all over the world, some from Norway and some from Panama,” Cadiz said. “It’s almost too much for our little company to handle.” Cain said he is getting calls from other campuses in the district, including junior high schools that are interested in obtaining the sensors. “I love the product,” he said. “But it’s unfortunate we have to have something like this to begin with. (But) we want to do everything we can not to catch but stop the behavior and hopefully same someone’s life."

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strategy, formations and at one point, a list of ineligible players to opposing coaches – including some in Gilbert. Among the coaches who received emails were former Chandler High School head football coach Shaun Aguano, Highland High head football coach Brock Farrel, Desert Ridge head football coach Jeremy Hathcock and Perry head football coach Preston Jones. It wasn’t until Mountain Pointe’s football team played Faith Lutheran in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Aug. 23 that Pride coach Rich Wellbrock was notified of the anonymous emails. Faith Lutheran head coach Vernon Fox told Hager – who used the email address walterpayton12@yahoo.com – that he doesn’t “believe in cheating.” Hager resigned on Sept. 13 from his position as coach and teacher at Mountain Pointe. But the Tempe Union Governing Board five days later refused to accept it and set in motion Hager’s firing next month. “To me, this unprofessional conduct he demonstrated has ramifications that we may not see initially,” board member Michelle Helm said, adding: “I feel like our community wouldn’t

Mountain Pointe girls basketball coach Justin Hager resigned in lieu of termination Friday after an investigation by the Tempe Union High School District discovered he had shared protected information for the school’s boys basketball and football programs with several opponents dating back to 2017. (Cheryl Haselhorst/Contributor)

have seen a resignation as enough. People submit resignations all the time for a variety of reasons, so how is anybody to know what he had done if we let his resignation go through? I was afraid our community and others wouldn’t really know the extent of the harm he created.” Tempe Union Athletic Director Bruce

Kipper told David Hines, the executive director of the Arizona Interscholastic Association, that emails from the walterpayton12 account to several Arizona coaches some out of state. Perry High Principal Dan Serrano told the AIA on Sept. 18 that neither Jones nor basketball coach Sam Duane used information in emails they received

from walterpayton12. Tempe Union officials have asked the AIA to investigate since the governing agency for high school sports. “Like any other thing that is brought to our attention, we are going to take the facts that we have, and we will forward them to the schools we have information on,” Hines said. “We will have them investigate the situation at their school and then we will have them report back to us.” “It’s frustrating,” Hines added. “We have been spending a lot of time talking about sportsmanship and educational athletics. We want to be competitive, but this is about the kids. We want a level playing field as much as possible.” According to emails released by Tempe Union, Jones was the only coach to respond to the anonymous address. The emails show a message from WalterPayton12 sent on Nov. 14, 2017, explaining that Mountain Pointe was planning to run the same defense it did against Chandler when it faced Perry in the 2017 6A Conference semifinals. A reply from Jones’ account asked, “Why do you think they will do what they did against Chandler?” On Nov.

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16-17, 2017, WalterPayton12 allegedly sent pdf images of Mountain Pointe’s defense to Jones and then another email explaining the defense they would run. Jones did not reply to either message. Perry went on to defeat Mountain Pointe, 56-31. There is no indication that the information sent to Jones or any other coach was used against Mountain Pointe. Gilbert Public Schools asked principals and athletic directors at Highland and Desert Ridge to follow up with coaches that received emails from the anonymous account. The district has not commented. Chandler High Principal Larry Rother said in a phone interview Tuesday that Aguano had reported the email he received last November to him and the school’s athletic director Jim Culver. The email contained defensive strategy Mountain Pointe had allegedly been planning to use against Chandler in the 6A quarterfinals. A chart showing the Wolves’ defense was also included in the email. Chandler went on to beat Mountain Pointe 49-21. “Coach Aguano came down to our office and said, ‘Hey, I just want to let you know I got this anonymous email from someone claiming to have inside information about Mountain Pointe,’” Rother said. “We asked him if he thought it was credible and he said ‘no.’ “We decided we would just move on, delete the email, not respond and go on and plan the game like we normally would.” “Our entire campus is shocked at these findings. It is the responsibility of all adults on a high school campus to act with integrity and to put students first in all we do,” Mountain Pointe Principal Tomika Banks said in a press release. “Mountain Pointe students, families and staff are heartbroken to learn our trust was violated by someone we cared for and considered a member of our family.” A motive for Hager’s actions is unknown. But it sparked outrage among former Mountain Pointe players, family members and others involved in prep athletics in Arizona. One former player said on Twitter he “couldn’t believe he would do such a terrible thing,” while a family member expressed discontent with possible opportunities that were lost due to Hager’s actions. During the investigation, former Mountain Pointe basketball coach

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Justin Hager Duane Eason, who coaches the Pride in the 2017 6A state title game against Pinnacle, said he was asked “informal” questions about Hager. Eason said the two often spoke about basketball and coaching techniques. He said he considered Hager a friend. “When you share a gym, you’re together all the time. You share a lot because you’re there while the other practices and you’re always talking strategy,” Eason said. Eason doesn’t blame the emails for his team’s loss. “I don’t know how much it made an impact because the kids still have to go out there and execute the game plan, but it’s definitely puzzling,” Eason said. In three seasons as head coach of the girls' basketball program, Hager led the Pride to a 64-31 overall record. He led the girls to the postseason all three years, including the state semifinals in the 2016-17 season. Hager was also an assistant coach under Vaughan and Wellbrock for the varsity football program. “In the Tempe Union High School District, we have a set of core values and beliefs that that guide everything we do,” Kipper wrote in the letter sent to the AIA. “First and foremost, we put ‘students first’ in all we do and expect all employees to behave with ‘integrity’ in all they do and say. “We value truthfulness and trustworthiness and we take responsibility for our actions.” This is a developing story. Stick with the Gilbert Sun News for new developments.

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Lane said he would support the mission “to get rid of the Department of Education and get the federal government out of this because it’s politicized it, (and) it’s pocketed the money for things that are politically directed and not necessarily to the education case.” If the federal government was removed from public education, Arizona would have to reconcile a considerable funding gap. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Arizona was one of the states to receive the highest percentage of their public school revenues from the federal government in the fiscal year 2017 at 13.7 percent. The mayors’ comments came at the inaugural mayoral roundtable at the Arizona STEM & Innovation Summit in Scottsdale Sept. 17. Daniels, Lane and Schoaf were joined at Scottsdale City Hall by Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego, Goodyear Mayor Georgia Lord, Paradise Valley Mayor Jerry Bien-Willner and Surprise Mayor Skip Hall. The roundtable included discussion of how each city or town was working to attract tech investment in their com-

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of acres in the city for data centers. Lord credited the recent investment to years of planning and investment in infrastructure. “We have been preparing for this time for a long time… it’s really something and you just look around and you have all this land and it never comes, never comes, and then all of a sudden somebody threw flower seed over Goodyear and it is popping up all over,” Lord said. Other Valley cities have seen significant investment as well. The STEM & Innovation Summit in Scottsdale on September 17 featured over 50 exhibitors who showed off their technology and Last year, a globSTEM-based programs at Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts. (Kimberly Carillo/GSN Staff Photographer) al consulting firm Deloitte signed a munity, and, over and over, the conver- of a tech windfall in recent years, none development deal with Gilbert to open sation returned to education as a major more than Goodyear. up a center to service its technology clicomponent of that goal. Goodyear has seen a rush of recent ents that could result in 2,500 new jobs, Without a doubt, the cities and towns investment from tech firms, including represented have seen nothing short Microsoft, which purchased hundreds

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including 1,500 over the next 10 years. In Scottsdale, a partnership between digital platform creator Infosys and Arizona State University could bring 1,000 jobs to the city at the SkySong development, according to an ASU announcement. Scottsdale has also seen growth in the biotech field within an area dubbed the “Cure Corridor” by the city. The area, which runs all the way from Scottsdale Airpark to SkySong, includes employers like Honor Health, Orion Health, Mayo Clinic and Translational Drug Development. The mayors took a moment to highlight those recent wins, but much of the conversation still centered on education, highlighted by Daniels’ pitch to reshape the whole system. Daniels acknowledged that her comments were controversial, but that changes are needed “not because we’ve been doing it wrong.” “We’ve been doing it the way that we know how to do it, and I still think we’re just one of the most successful countries in the world…when it comes to educating our youth, but our workforce is changing and the needs of our workforce are changing,” Daniels said. Following up on Daniels’ statement, Schoaf criticized the federal government’s involvement in public education, though he gave few specifics to back up that criticism. “I probably would start by having the United States Congress, the federal government absolutely stay out of education entirely,” Schoaf said. Lane said the Department of Education had become too politicized. He also echoed Daniels’ criticism, saying that society needs to be careful not to hold onto a system that is not working simply because it is the status quo. “These are tough words sometimes to be heard by some folks, but that is really one of the big issues,” Lane said. The education discussion spanned well beyond radical calls for upheaval, though. The mayors also discussed the ways the existing educational infrastructure in their communities affects and is affected by tech industry investment in the Valley. Education funding was also a hot topic as tech employers want to know that there is an adequate education system in place to support their growth and allow them to attract qualified workers. Arizona’s per-pupil spending of

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$8,003 ranked 46th out of the 50 states and Washington, D.C. in the fiscal year 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s latest numbers. The state has since partially implemented Gov. Doug Ducey’s 20 x 2020 plan that has increased teacher salaries statewide. Arizona still ranks near the bottom nationwide in teacher pay even with partial implementation Ducey’s plan, according to Expect More Arizona. Schoaf said his primarily-residential community is not Mayor Jenn Daniels captures the attention of other mayors during the STEM roundtable in Scottsdale. focused on attracting Gilbert (Kimberly Carrillo/GSN Staff Photographer) tech companies but does want the executives from those companies to live in vehicle company, for working with pro- Higley Unified, Paradise Valley Unihis city. grams like the Saguaro robotics team. fied, Phoenix Elementary and Tempe Schoaf said adequately funding priSimilarly, Gallego said Phoenix sup- Elementary. mary and secondary education is key ports local high school robotics teams The mayors also touched on the to attracting those companies and resi- and has even heard from local teams importance of quality college and unidents and preparing students to work that want to help solve city problems. versity education. “We love the idea of using our great, Gallego pointed to her city’s investin tech jobs. “We can’t expect to be able to edu- brilliant students to solve our local ment in a downtown medical school onsite previously secured for a Cardinals cate our children in STEM subjects if problems,” Gallego said. There is still a financial question as to football stadium as a major contributor we can’t afford to have a teacher who will go and work there to teach them,” how local governments can support the to growing the city’s educated workdistrict’s financial needs. force. Schoaf said. One topic discussed was budget over“And now we’ve gotten billions of dolThough cities have no influence over the actual funding of school districts, rides, which are not directly connected lars of economic impact from instead of the mayors pointed to the importance to local governments but can benefit getting football, getting medical education…we are not the ones educating of remaining engaged with the local from support from local leaders. While he said he has supported dis- doctors, but we are helping create the school district to provide support in other ways through collaboration and trict budget overrides in the past as physical space where that happens,” avenue to provide adequate funding for Gallego said. sharing of ideas. “We help in any way we can. We’re local districts, Schoaf said the override showing up,” said Goodyear Mayor system is inherently unfair to students Lord, whose city includes five school in districts that do not pass them. Schoaf said he would like to see the districts. “You know I always say if you show up, it says you’re interested and state adequately fund education so that Your news 24/7 overrides are not a necessity and that many people don’t show up.” www.GilbertSunNews.com Daniels said she brings together he would be willing to pay more in taxleaders from the three public school es to make that happen. “Absolutely, we pay more when we districts in Gilbert and 33 charter or private schools to discuss important have an override,” Schoaf said. “Locally, the districts that have an override, we education topics. Lane pointed to programs in the past pay more.” The discussion was a timely one as a in which his city has used the Sister Cities program to bring in Mandarin number of districts in the mayors’ cominstructors and how the city has sup- munities will be going out for bonds or ported the robotics team at Saguaro budget overrides in November this year, including Scottsdale Unified, Avondale High School. Lane also commended area business- Elementary, Chandler Unified, Gilbert es like Nuro, a robotics and autonomous Public Schools, Mesa Public Schools,

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Highland students help create chain of hope BY CECILIA CHAN GSN Managing Editor

andwritten messages such as “You shine,” “Love yourself” and “You are loved,” formed a half-mile paper chain circling the state Capitol briefly last Tuesday morning. The 13,010 links comprising the Connections of Hope Paper Chain served as a visible reminder of support to teens contemplating suicide. The messages were written by students and teachers at 11 Valley high schools – including Highland High in Gilbert. “This is near and dear to my heart,” said Rachel Brooks, a four-year Mesa High School teacher. “Early on in my teaching career, actually, one of my students took her life. She is forever with me in my memory and I still care for her. “It was an impactful event for me in that it shaped who I am as a teacher and why I care so much about Connections of Hope and helping students learn socially and emotionally how to be healthy.” According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, suicide is the second leading cause of death for those aged 15-34 in Arizona and overall the state ranks No. 20 in the country for the number of suicides. In the East Valley, 38 teens have taken their lives since July 2017, according to an unofficial tally. “Research shows that hope and connection are the main protective factors that help prevent teen suicide and suicide across all ages,” said Nikki Kontz, clinical director of Teen Lifeline, which introduced the chain project. “Teens need to feel support from their schools, their community, their parents, the larger community and even our policymakers in order to feel safe in their community,” Kontz added. State Sen. Sean Bowie, D- Ahwatukee, is doing just that with legislation he pushed through this year and was signed into law by Gov. Doug Ducey on Sept. 11. Ducey also declared September teen suicide awareness month. Bowie sponsored SB 1468, also known as the Mitch Warnock Act, which requires school districts and charter schools to provide training in suicide awareness and prevention to school guidance counselors, teachers, principals and other school personnel who work with students in grades 6 through 12. The law takes effect

in the 2020-2021 school year. “This is personal to me,” Bowie said at the event. “After visiting the over 50 schools in my district in the last two years, I knew there was more we could do here in the state Capitol.” The law is named after a student at Corona Del Sol High School in Tempe, who took his life in 2016 during his senior year. Bowie’s bill passed with unanimous bipartisan support. He also acknowledged the work of Teen Lifeline, a 24-hour peer counseling crisis hotline. The nonprofit is the first peercounseling hotline to receive certification through the American Association of Suicidology. “The training provides a critical tool to help teachers and administrators identify the warning signs and develop intervention measures before it’s too late,” Bowie said, noting: “This increased training and support will undoubtedly save lives and create a culture of support and inclusion at all the schools in our state. Suicide prevention really does require the support of the entire community.” About 15 volunteers and members from Teen Lifeline showed up at sunrise to connect the 11 piles of chains. Although students from the high schools were invited to attend, none showed up for the event. Brooks said she wrote a few messages for the Mesa High chain, including “You got this.” “I love that message,” she said. “Because sometimes life can be overwhelming and kids need to know to take a breath, you got this.” The students were given a week to write their messages and make the chains, which were in the schools’ colors. According to Brooks, the project ignited a conversation on the Mesa campus “about hope and how to instill that in others and what it means to be kind and make somebody’s day better.” As part of the Connections of Hope Paper Chain event, Teen Lifeline challenged high schools to a competition to create the most messages of hope. Three winners were announced at the event – McClintock High School in Tempe for creating the most handwritten links at 1,937; Phoenix Coding High School for

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Volunteer Rachel Brooks pulls out some of the Chains of Hope made by Highland High School and other Valley students last week as part of their observance of Suicide Prevention Month.They strung the chain around the State Capitol. (Kimberly Carrillo/GSN Staff Photographer)

Participants High schools that participated in the Connections of Hope Paper Chain included: Copper Canyon High School students in Tolleson created 1,264 links Highland High School students in Gilbert created 1,346 links McClintock High School students in Tempe created 1,937 links Mesa High School students in Mesa created 1,558 links North Canyon High School students in

Phoenix created 1,385 links North High School students in Phoenix created 1,411 links Phoenix Coding High School students in Phoenix created 863 links Saguaro High School students in Scottsdale created 814 links Sierra Linda High School students in Phoenix created 1,157 links West Point High School students in Avondale created 632 links Westview High School students in Avondale created 643 links

Students strung the Chain of Hope around a good part of the State Capitol for a brief time on Sept. 17. (Kimberly Carrillo/GSN Staff Photographer)

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highest ratio of links to students enrolled at 868 and Mesa High School for most handwritten links and highest ratio of links to students enrolled at 1,558. (Highland students created 1,346 links). Each winner received $1,000, provided by Mercy Care, to be used to create some-

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of the difference by putting people who do not meet standard teaching requirements in front of classrooms. That includes those who are in a teacher intern program and those who have emergency teaching certificates, people who lack any actual training in how to teach but have some professional background in the subject. Other slots were filled by those whose certification has not yet been approved, with the reporting schools saying they had hired 314 people from other countries through professional visas that allow them to work here. Yet even with all that, schools still reported they still have 1,444 positions where there are just no teachers to be had.

thing provides hope on the campus, according to Michelle Moorhead, Teen Lifeline CEO. After the event, the chains were returned to their schools, where students will be able to remove a message of hope from the chain when they need it. Kontz said there are stories of teens “needing some of those links and remov-

Most vacancies are being “filled’’ with long-term substitutes. But schools also have gotten creative, forcing existing teachers to take on additional classes, putting more children into classes than districts feel are suitable and creating multi-grade classrooms. Complicating the problem, according to the report, is that 283 teachers who they were counting on already have resigned this year, with another 81 that didn’t even report to work on the first day of school. And 63 simply abandoned their jobs. The number of positions that schools needed to fill fell between the beginning of the 2017 school year and 2018. Wing credited that to the 10 percent salary boost enacted by the Legislature in the wake of the Red for Ed movement. “One of the things that it did is it re-

ing them while they were being made because they needed to put them in their back pockets.” A word of encouragement does go a long way in helping a teen in crisis, according to Jennica Failner, a Teen Lifeline crisis service associate. The Chandler resident was a volunteer peer counselor when she attended Wil-

tained teachers for a few more years than it normally would have,’’ he said. Wing said he saw that in the Washington Elementary School District where he works. “I had teachers in May (2018) when that Red for Ed occurred rescind their retirement because this was the biggest raise they ever received in their career,’’ he said. More to the point, Wing said, is that staying on an extra year with a 10 percent higher salary directly increased their retirement benefits which are based on the highest-paid 36 consecutive months of their past 10 years of work history. But many of those people delayed their retirement for just one year to get that pension boost. The result was the bump this year in positions needing to be filled. The other half of the problem, said Wing, is that universities in Arizona are

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Gilbert High thespians take on the Bard BY PAUL MARYNIAK GSN Executive Editor

o one can ever accuse students in Gilbert High School’s Theatre Ensemble of approaching their craft casually. For their new school year debut, the young thespians are preparing to present William Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing” at 7 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, Sept. 26-28, at the school, 1101 E. Elliot Road, Gilbert. Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 at the door. Shakespeare’s language can be daunting in an era of sound bites and Twitter posts, but school Theater Director Dr. Angela Hines said her cast is up to the challenge. Indeed, Hines admitted, “I picked this play because I wanted to challenge my students with a Shakespeare piece.” “Shakespeare can be difficult to understand and we focus on making the story relatable for not only the actors and crew but also for our audience,” said Hines, who has been at Gilbert High for six years. “Translating the language was definitely a challenge for the actors, and connecting with the characters they are portraying. Making sure the audience

understands the subtext and can follow the story-lines was also a challenge for the actors.” Fortunately for the students and their audience, they’re in the hands of a veteran practitioner of stagecraft. A director for 10 years and performer for the last 25, Hines was in the theater group throughout her high school days in Glendale. She majored in theater at Arizona State University with an emphasis on directing and acting and has her masters and doctorate in theater education. One of Shakespeare’s most frequently

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Members of Gilbert High School’s theater group rehearse for this week’s production of Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing.” (Photos Kimberly Carrillo/GSN Staff Photographer) At left, Gilbert High Theater Director Dr. Angela Hines guides her talented cast through some scenes of “Much Ado About Nothing” during a rehearsal.

Gilbert High thespians rehearsing a scene are, from left, Brick Dutcher as Borachio, James Ellis as Claudio and Eli Lewis as Don Pedro.

Brick Dutcher as Borachio, James Ellis as Claudio and Eli Lewis as Don Sammy Alfaro as Balthasar serenades Trinity Frank as Margaret. Pedro.

Cailin McInturf as Leonata enjoys a scene with James Ellis, center, playing Claudio and Eli Lewis as Don Pedro.

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Gilbert High grad pens trivia homage to ‘Friends’ BY PAUL MARYNIAK GSN Executive Editor

f you don’t know who Joey, Rachel, Chandler, Phoebe, Ross and Monica are, you probably have never met Kylie Digges. The Eastmark resident and Gilbert native knows more about the central sextet of characters from the long-running TV series “Friends” than you could ever imagine. Digges, whose fulltime job is the editor of ASU Now as part of her work on the Arizona State University media relations team, has written a trivia book about the series loaded with 600 questions that will test the mettle of even the most binge-worthy fan of the show. Which is something when you consider that Digges, 38, was only 13 when “Friends” debuted. For the uninitiated, “Friends” followed the antics of the six residents of the same Manhattan complex in half-hour weekly segments for a decade as they went through their 20s and a good chunk of their 30s. Romance, heartbreak and just the challenges of life in the Big Apple were underlying themes, though Digges likely would argue there are far more. The Gilbert High grad, who arrived in Arizona from Minnesota with her family the year before “Friends” started its impressive run, finished the trivia book in about five months and considers it both a

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performed comedies, “Ado” is the story of two intertwined love affairs that sometimes has been compared to the romantic comedy classics of the 1930s that starred the likes of Carry Grant and Clark Gable. Some Shakespeare experts have explained that “nothing” in the title is deliberately ambiguous and was pronounced Much Ado’ Cast Eli Lewis, Jon Sons, Darrius Ruffin, James Ellis, Trevor Leavitt, Cailin McInturf, Lindsey Ross, Sophia Ivanic, Sophia Young, Alaina Parker, Trinity Frank, Hannah Pawlowski, Victoria Tuka, Sammy Alfaro, Brick Dutcher, Kaysah Traasdahl, Autumn Van Ruler, Katherine Manson, Gillian Goldstein, Emma Hill, Katelyn Kochis, Gillian Cate, Chris Nixon, Kyeisha Swan.

Eastmark resident and Gilbert High grad Kylie Digges has written a book chock full of 600 questions for fans of the TV series “Friends.” She’s not done, either with her brain-teasing books. She’s finishing on on the HBO series “Sex and the City.” (Kimberly Carrillo/GSN Staff Photographer)

cultural achievement and a bit of a bragging right. “’Friends’” is my all-time favorite TV show,” she explained. “Then my younger brother, Trent, and I often play ‘Friends’themed trivia nights and we usually win by a fair margin, so I felt like I had an expert-level knowledge base on this show and it was a good place to start to write a trivia book of my own.” Her 600-plus questions cover all 10

seasons, ranging from easy to difficult as the reader moves through the book. In between season-based sections are themed chapters with sets of questions about the show’s twosomes, sections covering its many romances, and quizzes about recurring themes. “Each chapter ends with a ‘quotable’ where you have to finish a set of dialogue with the punchline,” Digges added. “And at the end, there are three expert-level

like “noting” in Shakespeare’s time. “Noting” back then referred to eavesdropping, around which much of the comedy revolves. “One of our English teachers, Mrs. Robin Dodder introduced the script to me over the summer and I fell in love with the script,” Hines said. While Hines said the language has been a bit daunting, she added that “the stu-

dents find a connection to the situations that the characters are going through. “We find that low comedy and high comedy still have a place and Shakespeare’s humor is still funny and relevant today,” she added. Moreover, Hines explained, the play “is about rumors and misunderstandings – something my students really connect with. Being teenagers, they really relate to what the characters are going through.” Language isn’t the only challenge for a high school troupe that takes on The Bard. The sets and costumes also are elaborate, echoing the 16th-century medieval Italian palace where the action takes place. And the costumes in Gilbert High’s presentation are elaborate. “Some costumes were made, some were from our closet from past donations and constructions and some were rented,” Hines said. The set is a box set construction, with a

Crew Becca Martin, Lynden Martin, Ryan Glenn, Sammy Alfaro, Sophia Ivanic, Cailin McInturf, Natalie Beaird, Tianna Bunn, Lucas Vaz De Campos Pfeffer, Aliyah DePue, Kailynn Hall, Autumn Van Ruler, Victoria Tuka, Mason Cook, Olivia Hanstedt, Levi Fleegle, Cailin McInturf, Kyleigh Ridener, Trinity Frank, Hannah Pawlowski, Victoria Tuka, Natalie Beaird, Kat Krick

quizzes for true die-hards.” Digges said the show “was definitely appointment viewing for me.” “Before TV shows on DVD were a thing, I taped the whole show, at the time six seasons, from syndication on VHS and then created dubbed versions with every episode in order to give to my family as Christmas gifts,” she said, adding: “Alas, the DVD sets were released about a year after I completed that project. I have since purchased all 10 sets.” She’s not shy about how much of her life has been consumed by watching the show, either, noting, “They say it take 1,000 hours to become an expert on something. With ‘Friends,’ I’m pretty sure I’m there.” But she has her reasons, explaining “these characters and the dynamic of that cast were just lightning in a bottle, and the story of figuring yourself out in your 20s and 30s with the help of your chosen family – your friends – is so universal.” “The main thing for me though is that the funny just holds up: the one-liners, the running gags, and especially the physical comedy, which I think doesn’t get enough credit. I’ve seen Ross try to get his leather pants back on a dozen or more times, and it’s never not funny,” Digges said. The character she identifies the most with is the somewhat fussy Monica, explaining “I’m a perfectionist, a bit of a

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second-story balcony. “We have built a false proscenium with scenic paint design,” Hines said. “Our tech crew has been hard at work on this set since the start of rehearsal in August.” Hines promises that audiences will enjoy the show – and appreciate the effort the young thespians put into it. “Audiences will be transported to Messina, Italy through Renaissance costumes, classical Italian set design, elegant waltz dancing, and swashbuckling sword fights,” she boasted. “Our actors transform the stage to take the audience on an exploration of love and marriage, friendship and honor, in this brilliant war of words in Bard’s classic tale.” “Much Ado’s” assistant director is Adara Knelange; the dramaturg is Robin Dodder; stage manager is Krista Gerhauser and her assistants are Tori Richards and Damian Rood.

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neat freak and I’m pretty competitive.” The book, available on amazon.com or on Digges’ website, brainwavetrivia. com. She believes her book will “help spark lively game nights for people.” “One of my favorite things to do is play trivia with my friends and family, so if this book is a tool for people to do that, I’m happy,” she said. “I laughed a lot while writing this book, because the show is filled with so many hilarious moments and lines, and every question reminds you of those jokes. I hope it does that for other people as well.” And you haven’t heard the last of Digges either. She is hard at work on another trivia book about another popular dramedy, the HBO show “Sex and the City,” which is coming out in November. After that, she’s taking on “Scrubs.”

Dyson D. Buycks, a 2017 graduate of Gilbert High School, has graduated from basic trainign in the U.S. Air Force, earning airman status. Also graduating was Dezmen R. Moore, son of Regan Tillar and Donald Moore of Gilbert and a 2019 graduate of Higley High School.

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Drones school opens at CGCC campus BY KEVIN REAGAN GSN Staff Writer

program devoted exclusively to teaching pilots how to fly drones has taken off at Chandler-Gilbert Community College. Students at the college’s Williams campus can now take introductory courses in flying unmanned aerial vehicles and potentially become a licensed drone pilot. Dirk Van Voris, one of the program’s instructors, said the program works the same as any other flight school, except the pilots are controlling their vehicles from the ground. Theirs is the first drone program to operate in the Maricopa Community College District, Van Voris added. CGCC joins community colleges in Maryland, Michigan, and New Jersey in putting together courses that will prepare students for careers in the emerging drone industry. Van Voris said drones are at the “Wright Brothers stage” in aviation – referencing airplane innovators Orville and Wilbur Wright – because everything about UAVs is still new and developing. “What we’re trying to do is get ahead of the curb before we get so many people that we don’t know what to do with them,” Van Voris said. Drones were initially developed to carry out military missions thought to be too dangerous or dull for soldiers. In recent years, the devices have grown in popularity among civilians for recreational, agricultural, and commercial uses. Consumer drone sales ballooned from about $200 million in 2014 to nearly $800 million in 2016, according to the Consumer Technology Association. Retailers like Amazon have been investing in the mini helicopters to deliver packages to customers for the last few years. Journalists have found drones useful in safely documenting war zones and natural disasters. Van Voris said industries are constantly finding new ways to utilize these flying vehicles, creating a demand in the labor market.

Dirk Van Voris demonstrates the flight simulator in his drone class at Chandler Gilbert Community College. (Photos by Kimberly Carrillo/GSN Staff Photographer)

To the left is one of the drones that students learn to operate while below, Van Voris shows off ghe map used by students to determine the devices’ flight patterns.

“They’re gonna need pilots,” he said. “We hope to fill that void.” Law enforcement is another sector that could potentially benefit from the college’s classes, as more agencies in the Valley consider using drones to monitor traffic and investigate crime scenes. A small police agency can’t afford to buy a big helicopter, Van Voris added,

so licensing an officer to fly drones could be an affordable substitute for some situations. The Federal Aviation Administration estimates the fleet of commercial drones flying in the United States will grow three times larger by 2023. CGCC already offers various degrees and certifications for students wanting to become pilots or technicians within the aviation industry. It currently partners with the University of North Dakota to provide upper-division coursework in pilot training. The aviation department has been “booming” in recent years, according to CGCC President Greg Peterson, and faculty saw an opportunity to continue growing by delving into drones. “There’s a lot of applicability of this drone technology across industries,” Peterson said. “We’re really excited about being able to grow that.” Peterson was hired to lead the college a couple of years ago and said he’s tried to strategically partner with local industries to find out their workforce needs. “We’re really ramping up our ability to be more responsive,” the college president said. The drones program will eventually allow students to earn a certificate of completion or an associate’s degree in applied sciences. Students could then transfer to Arizona State University and possibly pursue a bachelor’s degree in aeronautical management technology. The college’s governing board invested about $1 million in building a flight lab at the Williams campus, which will allow students to safely fly drones within an enclosed space. Van Voris said the college copied the designs of similar flight labs at Kansas State University and the Virginia Polytechnic Institute. The school’s close proximity to Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport made it necessary to construct a facility where drones could fly without interrupting the international air space.

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Gilbert Leadership names new class GSN NEWS STAFF Gilbert Leadership has announced the members of its Class XXVIII. Founded in 1991, Gilbert Leadership brings together individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences to develop their leadership potential and to expose participants to the issues impacting our community. By understanding the needs and concerns in a wide variety of areas, these individuals will be better able to contribute their resources to making a difference in many ways. Participants see first-hand the challenges and demands facing our town, including economic, social and political forces impacting the community; engage in dialogue and other leadership exercises to expand opinions and remain objective while demonstrating respect for various points of view; and learn

about the many opportunities to serve the community through civic engagement and volunteerism; Participants are eligible for graduation upon earning a predetermined number of program points through participation in a combination of learning days, individual community tours, curriculum participation, and the mandatory class project. Additionally, program graduates are asked to help facilitate one learning day during the following fiscal year. Gilbert Leadership candidates are required to live or work in Gilbert or be employed by a business holding an active membership with the Gilbert Chamber of Commerce for at least one year. Candidates should possess a commitment to community involvement and personal growth, and have a desire to improve the local commu-

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Gilbert school revolutionizes the classroom BY MAIRA WILLIAMS GSN Guest Writer

magine a classroom. Take a moment. What does it look like? How does it feel? What are the students doing? A decade ago, it was unheard of to picture anything other than crisp rows of individual desks facing a chalkboard where a teacher would command the entire room. As a teacher, I knew this style didn’t support every child. For a while, I felt frustrated because I didn’t have the necessary resources to make a substantial change. The good news: times have changed. Educators and childhood development experts know that a one-size-fits-all approach to learning is not what’s best for young minds. Every child is unique and they deserve the opportunity to learn in

a variety of creative ways. At first, I was apprehensive when I learned that my school, The Performance Academy at Mesquite Elementary School in Gilbert. It’s an elementary and middle school for high-performing athletes and artists. I would be adopting a new way of teaching where we would not only teach defined subjects, but also focus on helping students develop lifelong habits like goal-setting, time management and perseverance -– all skills that support our youth in becoming engaged, self-directed learners. Students would focus on learning through collaborative, integrative projects, which would challenge them to synthesize what they’ve learned and apply it to a scenario that reflects the world as we know it. And thanks to the support of an online learning platform and curriculum, teachers would have access to students’ prog-

ress in real-time. The most striking change that I observed this past school year was how the roles for both students and teachers expanded as a result of this program. While I was still leading the classroom, there was a clear space for students to drive how they learn best. At first, this freedom to make informed decisions about the pace, order, and content of how they’d choose to structure their classroom time was uncharted territory for my students. However, they soon found that they were learning at a deeper level and their efforts were reflected in their performances on assessments and projects. This concrete display of proficiency led my students to take great pride in their work. I cannot imagine a better lifelong skill to teach than self-sufficiency. As they became more involved in their own learning process, my students began acting as teammates with their peers in a

way that I couldn’t as an authority figure. Now, students in my classroom can often be seen assisting their classmates with study guides, explaining concepts to one another, and collaborating with each other to evolve their interpersonal skills. My role as a teacher has expanded since working with Summit Learning, and I have never been more satisfied with my profession. This program shifts mindsets for both teachers and students, challenging all of us to think bigger, broader, and better when it comes to what can be achieved and learned here at The Performance Academy. Bottom line: I could simply not do what I did this past year in a traditional classroom setting.

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— Maria Williams co-teaches 4th-6th grade ELA and social studies at The Performance Academy in Gilbert. She has 16 years experience teaching elementary and middle school levels.

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t is no secret that trade policy has been a major priority for U.S. policymakers, business owners and workers this summer. At the top of the agenda is the United States-Canada-Mexico Agreement (USMCA). If passed, the USMCA will bring muchneeded certainty and help ensure continued growth for businesses in Arizona and across the country. Last November, leaders from the U.S., Mexico and Canada signed this new agreement to update existing rules put into place under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). While NAFTA strengthened regional trade significantly when it was ratified nearly three decades ago and has resulted in stronger economic growth across North America – as demonstrated by the surge in cross-border investments and a tripling of U.S. trade with Canada and Mexico – it has become increasingly

— John Giles is the mayor of Mesa, Jenn Daniels is the mayor of Gilbert, Gail Barney is the mayor of Queen Creek, and Denny Barney is the president of the East Valley Partnership.

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Higley football planning to turn corner with transfers eligible BY ZACH ALVIRA GSN Sports Editor

igley High School football coach Eddy Zubey has established a strong family culture within his football program during his 9-year tenure. As more players buy into that culture every year, it results in wins. Zubey led the Knights to the playoffs each year since 2013, including back-to-back appearances in the 4A semifinals in 201617 before the Knights moved up to 5A in 2018. The overall success of the program has endured, allowing it to become one of the most popular transfer destinations for East Valley high school football players in the past two seasons. “Once these guys get here, the guys that are currently here embrace them and allow them the opportunity to flourish as a football player,” Zubey said. “As a program, we always say we are going to play the best players whether you’re here for one year or four years. If you’re the best guy, we put you on the field.” He adds, “I think knowing that they actually have a legitimate chance to get out there and play, intrigues a lot of people.” Last season, Higley welcomed 11 new transfers into the program. This season, there are nine. Zach Kriens, Peyton Hill, Kope Vahai, AJ Laux, Handrick Kupu, Nik Rieck, Colin Kraemer, Jaden Wingo and Quinton Crosby all transferred in during the offseason. Each player has sat out the required five games by the AIA but now they’re eager to make an impact. Kriens, who transferred from Skyline, will work his way in with the rest of Higley’s linebackers along with Kope Vahai, a junior transfer from Mesa. Kriens spent the last five weeks on the secondteam defense in practice, doing what he can to help his team get better. But now that he is eligible, his mindset has completely changed. “If you watch practice, I’m out there grinding, getting the first team better, the second team better and myself bet-

Higley junior quarterback Kai Millner has clicked with the Knights’ offense leading up to Millennium on Sept. 20. He has passed for 634 yards and five touchdowns in the last two games. (Kimberly Carrillo/GSN Staff Photographer)

Higley senior athlete Isaiah Eastman, who has been filling in at running back, has been an integral part of the Knights’ offense this season despite a tailbone injury. (Zach Alvira/GSN Sports Editor)

ter, honestly,” Kriens said. “I’m already tapped in for next week. I’m ready.” Senior athlete Isaiah Eastman was one of the 11 players who transferred to Higley in 2018 from Desert Ridge. A natural slot receiver, he has played all over the field for the Higley offense this season.

He’s gotten most of his playing time at running back, rushing for 652 yards and 6 touchdowns leading up to the Knights’ matchup against Millennium in Week 5. He’s also caught 15 passes for 187 yards and another touchdown. Eastman’s production was one of the bright spots for the Higley offense in the Knights first two games of the season, which they both lost to Bishop Alemany (Calif.) and Horizon. Despite a bruised tailbone, which limited him in practice since the first week, Eastman remains a cerebral part of the offense. “I love my team and I love the game of football,” Eastman said. “It fuels my drive and I just have so much fun playing it. I just want to get out there and play for my boys every Friday night, that’s what keeps me going.” Eastman will return to the slot receiver position once senior running back Peyton Hill becomes eligible to play against Maricopa on Sept. 27. Hill, a 6-foot-1, 190-pound transfer from Perry, is a bruising back with the ability to break away in the open field. Eastman and the rest of the Higley team know the type of talent Hill brings. “I think Peyton is going to be a big add to the offense,” Eastman said. “He

is going to make us that much more explosive, fast-paced and a better offense overall. I’m excited to go back to slot and see what he can do at running back.” Despite dropping their first two games of the season, the Knights have clicked ever since. A team meeting seems to have been the turning point for all players to come together, especially on offense. Higley’s young offensive line gells at the right time and started to create clean pockets for junior quarterback Kai Millner. Millner, a 6-foot-2, 180-pound junior with scholarship offers to Arizona, Arizona State, Michigan State, Iowa State and Northern Arizona, has seen a dramatic uptick in production over the course of the last two weeks. The junior had a solid outing against Bishop Alemany completing 21 of his 29 pass attempts for 181 yards and a touchdown. Against Horizon, however, he went 5-of-17 for 38 yards and a touchdown. Since then, however, something in Millner and the Higley offense clicked. Against Marana Mountain View and Rainier Beach (Seattle, Wash.) Millner passed for a total of 634 yards and 5 touchdowns, leading Higley’s offense to score an average of 47.5 points in two outings leading up to Millennium. “These past two games we’re playing with energy and doing all of the things we need to do to,” Millner said. “We’ve really come together and created that bond and have started playing for each other. I’m really excited.” Millner and the rest of the team expect to continue firing on all cylinders as they progress throughout the season, especially given the firepower they gain on both sides of the ball when the transfers become eligible. The Knights have turned into a confident group, and they realize they are on the right path to remain one of the top teams in the 5A Conference. “We are going to be super explosive,” Eastman said. “You’re going to see a lot more energy.” “Honestly, it’s going to a scary sight to see.”

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Night Ranger’s Keagy relishes the desert BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI GetOut Editor

ight Ranger drummer/vocalist Kelly Keagy loves the heat and the desert. The new Gilbert resident is also enamored with the city’s restaurant row and the Valley’s music scene and will be playing at Wild Horse Pass next weekend. “I have a lot of friends there now, whom I met through my fiancée,” he said. “I remember the first time I was ever in Tempe with Sammy Hagar back in the day. We played this complex on a university on a baseball field.” Night Ranger includes, from left, keyboardist Eric Levy, guitarist Brad Gillis, singer/bassist Jack Blades, drummer/singer Kelly Keagy and Singer/bassist Jack Blades grew guitarist Keri Kelli. (Courtesy Night Ranger) up in Scottsdale, and that tie keeps their relationship tight. long time,” Keagy said. “We’d go out there, around Scottsdale for the first time.” “I’ve been around the area for a long, visit them and write songs. He showed me The rockers are celebrating the 35th

anniversary of their first two albums, “Dawn Patrol” and “Midnight Madness.” “We can’t believe it’s been 35 years,” Keagy said. “But we’ve been having fun playing those double-album shows. We’re taking it to Japan in October for the first time. With 17 million units sold under its belt, Night Ranger will bring classic tracks like “Sister Christian,” “When You Close Your Eyes” and “Sentimental Street” to Wild Horse Pass Hotel and Casino on Saturday, September 28. Keagy takes lead vocals on “Sister Christian” and “Sentimental Street.” “The double-album shows have been really successful,”

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Chilean guitarist-vocalist makes area debut

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amila Meza has been playing within her hometown jazz scene in Santiago, Chile, since the early 2000s. But nothing has inspired her more than her current project, the octet Camila Meza and the Nectar Orchestra, who recently released the album, “Ambar.” She’ll present “Ambar” for the first time in the Valley on Sept. 28 when she comes to the Tempe Center for the Arts as part of Lakeshore Music. “It was definitely extremely ambitious in the sense that it involved a lot of people and the music itself is music that needs a lot of detailed work,” she said. It’s so ambitious that “Ambar” took six years to record. Meza took a few breaks, though, to finish 2016’s “Traces.” “After that, we ended up focusing fully on finishing this,” she said. “Playing with an orchestration like this, I was like a kid in this playground full of incredible toys. It does need a lot of really focused and

Chilean jazz singer Camila Meza will be bringing her cool sounds and silky voice to the Tempe Center for the Arts next Saturday. (Special to GSN)

detailed work to make the strings be a support, but also find a way to make them shine through the music and bring the lyricism of each tune.” An admirer of George Benson and Pat Metheny, Meza has long been obsessed

with music. “I definitely cannot remember the first time I made a note with my voice or I was inclined to music,” she said. “I feel like I’ve been doing it for as long as I can remember.

“I do remember the moment that I knew in my adult life this was going to be it. I was the realization of knowing that music would make me wake up every morning feeling motivated to do things. The feeling was so strong. It’s such an incredible companion for life.” She released her first album, “Skylark,” in 2007, melding American and South American sounds. Two years later, she moved to New York to study guitar at The New School with Peter Bernstein, Vic Juris and Steve Cardenas. She sings in Spanish and English and won two Independent Music Awards as the Best Adult Contemporary Album and Best Latin Song, “Para Volar.” “Ambar” is a lush collection of songs that meld Meza’s innate musical abilities. She acknowledges that some of it is difficult to recreate on stage, but she was willing to experiment. “There has been this balance between creating a project I can take on the road

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Marianas Trench brings ‘sassy’ show to Valley BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI GET OUT Editor

arianas Trench bassist Mike Ayley can sum up his band’s shows pretty quickly. He eschews cliché descriptions like “high energy” or “full of hits.” “Shows are always new for us,” said Ayley, whose father is a former Scottsdale resident. “There are new fans and new rooms and all of that keeps us on our toes. But most importantly, there is singing and good times and lots of Josh’s weird, sassy sense of humor, as usual. We can’t tame him no matter what.” “Josh” is the Canadian band’s frontman Josh Ramsay, who brings Marianas Trench to The Van Buren on Friday, Sept. 27. The show is in support of its latest studio album “Phantoms,” which spawned the bouncy first single “I Knew You When.” Ayley said the track is indicative of the album as a whole. “Phantoms” is set from the perspective of a man descending into madness as he inhabits a house haunted by the ghost of his former love. According to the band’s bio, Ramsay was inspired by Edgar Allan Poe. “Strangely, the date he was rushed to the hospital preceding his death was Oct. 3, the same day our first album was released, and the same date I was once to be married,” said Ramsay, who received a

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and present in a touring scenario,” she said. “When I’m in the studio, I do give myself a lot of freedom to experiment with the possibilities of the studio. I do give myself permission to experiment with technology whether I’m able to recreate it on stage or not.” Even though “Ambar” was just released this summer, Meza is already considering her next musical move.

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Marianas Trench travels from Canada to Phoenix to play The Van Buren on Friday, Sept. 27. (Courtesy Marianas Trench)

Grammy nomination in 2013 for co-writing and producing Carly Rae Jepsen’s hit “Call Me Maybe.” “Even more strangely, we finished this album on Jan. 19, his birthday. I’m not one for superstition, but that does feel oddly serendipitous.” Since its 2006 debut, “Fix Me,” Marianas Trench has hit platinum in Canada with “Masterpiece Theatre” and “Ever After.” Their hits include “One Love,” “Rhythm of Your Heart,” “Haven’t Had Enough” and “Who Do You Love.”

“This year is all about promoting this album,” she said. “It’s so fresh. I’m already, in my mind, thinking of what’s next. I’m cooking the next thing.”

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This jaunt has been particularly positive for Marianas Trench, Ayley said. Fans have been receptive to the new music and the familiar tracks. “If you know the band, over the course of the years, each album changes styles,” he said. “A lot of bands find it hard to change sounds because they don’t want to lose their fans. “We’ve been doing it since the beginning. People expect it to be different and they’re waiting to see what that change will be. We have creative freedom. We

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said Keagy, 66. “We’re having a good time. But this will feel like old-home week for us. We’ve played Wild Horse Pass before and it’s great. It’s small and intimate, but it’s still rock ‘n’ roll.” Night Ranger, who recently finished a run of shows with Sammy Hagar, recently released the song and corresponding video for “Truth.” The act remains relevant – and revered – with music heard on TV shows like “The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,” “Gray’s Anatomy,” “American Dad” and “Parks and Recreation,” and video games such as Rock Band and Grand Theft Auto. On this tour, Keagy said Night Ranger is throwing in a few deep tracks that feature musicians Keri Kelli (guitarist) and Eric Levy (keyboards). The band also includes guitarist Brad Gillis, formerly of Ozzy Osbourne’s band.

don’t have a box.” That, Ayley said, keeps the band from losing its edge. The stylistic changes, too, encourage fans to listen to entire albums, instead of just singles. Marianas Trench wavers between emo, pop, rock and new wave. “We’re still making full albums,” he said. “This album is a little shorter; we did 40 minutes. It’s not asking much of the attention span of a listener. I love that people dig into it and get a vibe from our music. “The last track (‘The Killing Kind’) is such a cool piece. My son (who’s 9) got scared. I told him it’s just music. I think that’s pretty cool that we could make it creepy. As an adult, it gave me chills. To that degree, that’s cool.”

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What: Marianas Trench w/The Unlikely Candidates, DJ George Thoms and 76th Street When: 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27 Where: The Van Buren, 401 W. Van Buren St., Phoenix Tickets: $25-$30 Info: thevanburenphx.com

“We’re all about doing what feels right, spur-of-the-moment stuff,” Keagy said. “We’ll throw in covers. You never know. I wish we could do The Beatles, stuff we grew up with. Covers do endear you to your audiences, especially when they don’t expect it. It makes it fun and different every time. “Regardless, it’s a hometown gig. We have a lot of friends there. It’s going to be chaos. That’s what rock ‘n’ roll is.”

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Scottish entertainer a captivating showman BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI GET OUT Editor

ewis Capaldi offers what he calls honest expectations of his forthcoming show at The Van Buren in Phoenix. “Expect a slightly overweight Scottish man in his early 20s, sweating profusely, singing sad songs and doing his best to entertain a roomful of people.” He and Noel Gallagher, formerly of Oasis, have been embroiled in a war of words since the 52-year-old musician’s wife Sara MacDonald, who is from Edinburgh, compared Scotland to a “Third-World country.” He called Capaldi “Chewbacca.” Capaldi didn’t take it personally. At a show, he donned a T-shirt with Gallagher’s face inside a heart. This has gone on for months—and even include social media photos of Capaldi with Gallagher’s estranged brother, Liam. Noel’s daughter, Anais, tweeted she wants to be Capaldi when she grows up. The affable Capaldi laughs off questions and remarks about Oasis. “That was priceless,” he said. “It was all

Lewis Capaldi wants to introduce America and the Valley to his music. (Special to GetOut)

a good laugh from what I remember.” Instead, he wants to focus on breaking his music in the United States. His ballad, “Someone You Loved” spent seven weeks at the top of the U.K. Singles Chart making it one of the longest No 1 singles in U.K. chart history.

“It’s genuinely confusing,” he said with a laugh. “I’m very happy about the success. I can move out of my mum and dad’s house at some point. Mum doesn’t want to wash my underwear anymore. I never expected to do this—and I’m being 100 percent honest. It’s been incredible to watch. It’s like I’m watching something happen to someone else. I think the best way to get through all this is to have a laugh.” Capaldi is prolific nonetheless. He sets times to write songs, or else his music wouldn’t be recorded. “If I waited for inspiration to help me, I’d be waiting a long time,” he said. “I’m a lazy bastard—for real. I always try to sit down at the piano and write a song here and there. If inspiration happens, I can write a song in a half hour. Other times, I sit at the piano for five hours and question everything. I just want to pack it all in and go work as a fisherman somewhere.” There is a serious side to Capaldi. He recently released a special version of the “Someone You Loved” video heightening ens organ donor awareness and stars Capaldi’s distant cousin, Peter Capaldi, who portrayed the 12th Doctor in the British

TV show “Dr. Who.” “Someone You Loved” is from Capaldi’s debut album, “Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent,” which is the fastest-selling U.K. debut of 2019 with 90,000 albums sold in the first week. “I don’t think it’s fate, though,” he said. “Fate is, perhaps, overrated. If I hadn’t actively worked, I wouldn’t be here talking to you right now. “I would be lying to you, though, if I said I don’t feel pressure for my next album. It’s one of those things where I write the best songs I can write. If it doesn’t work, it doesn’t work. It’s all about pressure. If you put pressure on a grape, you’d crush it.”

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What Lewis Capaldi w/Saint Phnx Where: The Van Buren, 401 W. Van Buren St., Phoenix When: 8 p.m. Sept. 28 Tickets: show is sold out, but tickets are expected to be released closer to showtime. Info: thevanburenphx.com

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75 W. Baseline Rd. Ste. A-8, Gilbert, AZ 85233

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