NoPho Neighborhoods, Schools & Events
Illegal use of e-cigarettes has surged in North Phoenix and Anthem high schools, and even in middle schools. Parents may not realize their kids are vaping. Kids often don’t know the serious health risks. Schools are cracking down with suspensions and even criminal charges that can lead to fines up to $500.
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A pair of four-year-term seats are up for general election on the DVUSD board of directors. In&Out Publications asked each candidate to briefly answer three questions.
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Deer Valley Unified School District’s new Big Kid Book Club is giving away books to any kid age 3 to 5 who is not yet enrolled in kindergarten. Find out how to sign your kid up.
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#RedForEd leaders announced that teachers will go back to the classrooms Friday after legislation passed to increase teacher salaries and other education funding. Now parents wait to hear if DVUSD schools will in fact open Friday how makeup days will be handled.
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If you have a child in a Deer Valley Unified School District school, now is your chance to let administrators know how they’re doing in a detailed online survey.
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Officials do not yet know why or how a fourth-grader left Gavilan Peak Elementary school in Anthem today, and they have not confirmed where she was found after a search by residents and sheriff deputies. The school’s principal has provided some additional information about the incident.
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Maricopa County Sheriff’s Department deputies and residents mounted a search in Anthem mid-afternoon Wednesday after a girl was reported missing. MCSO announced at about 4 p.m. that the girl had been found.
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The ACT Test will be administered at no charge to all DVUSD high school juniors Feb. 27. Parents, your job is simply to get the kids to go to school that day and give it the old college try. Find out why it matters. (Also note: Other grades at the high schools will have a late start that day.)
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In addition to the job fair, the district has several openings ranging from teachers to psychologists to custodians and assistant coaches.
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Deer Valley Unified School Districts seeks input from parents, teachers and the rest of the community on how it should target resources in its 2018-19 budget. A simple online survey will be available through Jan. 31.
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Perfect scores achieved by several students, including kids from Norterra Canyon, Sonoran Foothills, Diamond Canyon, Boulder Creek and Canyon Springs schools.
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