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June 14, 2010

HUSD June Newsletter

HUSD June Newsletter

May 3, 2010

Higley High School Boys Varsity Volleyball

The Higley Boys Varsity Program’s first year was spring 2008. The first year the varsity record was 4-13. The team consisted of one player that had some volleyball experience; the rest were new to volleyball and spent that year learning the fundamentals of the game.

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March 29, 2010

Higley Unified School District Announces Arizona Alliance for Arts Education Awards to 5 HUSD Students!

At the March 25th Governing Board meeting, the president of the Arizona Alliance for Arts Education recognized five Higley Unified School District students for their winning essays entered into the “How the Arts Help Develop My Imagination” contest. Congratulations!

Cerina Richan – 1st place, grade 12 – Williams Field
High School

Ariana Frankowski – 2nd place, grade 12, Williams Field
High School

Elise Trejo – 1st place, grade 9, Williams Field High School

Fatima Alam – 2nd place, grade 9, Williams Field High School

Caitlin Crosby – 3rd place, grade 8 – Power Ranch Elementary

March 4, 2010

Higley Unified School District Announces “Growing Up In Gilbert” Contest

In celebration of The Town of Gilbert’s 90th anniversary, the Gilbert Historical Society is sponsoring a contest called “Growing up in Gilbert.” They are requesting stories 200 words or less telling your fondest memories of growing up in Gilbert. It doesn’t matter if you are 5 or 105, everyone has memories! A story will be selected each week to be published in the Gilbert Republic newspaper from April through November 2010. There will be a culminating event in December for all winners. All entries will be on display throughout the year at the Gilbert Historical Museum.

Send your essays to:
Gilbert Historical Society
Attn: Contest
P.O. Box 1484
Gilbert, AZ 85299

or email to info@gilbertmuseum.com and put “Contest” in the subject line.

February 25, 2010

HUSD February Newsletter

HUSD February Newsletter

February 10, 2010

Higley Unified School District Announces Excelling High Schools Want You!

Higley Unified School District’s two AZ Learns Excelling High Schools are now accepting student enrollments for the 2010-11 school year. Come home to Higley today!

What makes our course catalog GREAT? Check out these exciting programs:

• Career & Technical Education introduces students to video, TV, and movie production; TV broadcasting; graphic design; and advanced computer applications.
• Biotechnology Academy introduces students to scientific concepts, laboratory skills, critical thinking, and communication skills used in the industry.
• Pre-Engineering introduces students to engineering and design, computer-modeling software, technology systems and manufacturing processes, electronic circuits, and digital electronics.
• Sports Medicine introduces students to athletic training; physical therapy; medicine; physiology of exercise; biomechanics; prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of advance sports injuries; and nutrition.

For more information, see the High School Course Guide and visit our Excelling campuses located at:

Higley High School
4068 East Pecos Road
Gilbert, Arizona 85295
(480) 279.7300

Williams Field High School
2076 South Higley Road
Gilbert, Arizona 85295
(480) 279.8000

February 9, 2010

Last fall, during regular maintenance checks on our facilities, come concerns were raised regarding the Power Ranch Elementary School campus. Specifically, we found what we believed to be settlement cracks. Upon further investigation, prior years’ maintenance reports revealed Power Ranch Elementary School had received numerous cosmetic repairs from sidewalk removal and replacement to frequent patching and painting of interior and exterior walls. Rather than continue with costly yearly repairs, we are seeking a more permanent solution.

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January 26, 2010

HUSD Spelling Bee

The Higley District Spelling Bee was held January 25th at the Higley Center for Performing Arts. Congratulations to all of the participants; they did a great job! Our competition went for 12 rounds and the top 2 students will represent the district. The Region 6 Spelling Bee will be held February 20, 2010 at Queen Creek High School.

Gabrielle Hester - Champion
6th Grade
Centennial Elementary

Sophia O’Malley – Second Place
7th Grade
Cortina Elementary

Jihan Reksodiputro - Alternate
5th Grade
Power Ranch

January 11, 2010

Open Enrollment for 2010-2011

Did you know that parents outside of the HUSD boundaries may apply to enroll their child in a Higley Unified School District school? Did you know that parents may apply for open enrollment in a school outside their neighborhood school attendance area? HUSD will begin to accept Open Enrollment applications for the 2010-2011 school year during the initial open enrollment period of February 1 through March 1, 2010.

Students currently open-enrolled in HUSD schools will need to reapply for the 2010-2011 school year. New students are invited to apply for 2010-2011. Although students submitting applications from February 1 through March 1, 2010, are granted first priority in the enrollment process, all other applications will be evaluated based on program and campus capacity.

Open Enrollment forms are available at any HUSD school office, at the District Office, or online:

HUSD Open Enrollment Application for Non-Resident Students
HUSD Open Enrollment / Internal Transfer Request Form

January 4, 2010

Crossroads of Historic Higley

In celebration of Higley’s Centennial, the San Tan Historical Society proudly presents the 2009-2010 community history project Crossroads of Historic Higley, an oral history project and narrated driving tour of the San Tan Mountain communities.

Crossroads of Historic Higley is a project which will collect oral histories, use audio excerpts, combine them with a narrative relating to local history/AZ history, creating a driving tour of local historic treasures in and around the “crossroads” of the San Tan mountain communities (Southeast Gilbert/Mesa, Queen Creek, Chandler Heights, Combs, San Tan Valley).

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December 1, 2009

PSAT Scores are Back/Now What?

PSAT scores are in!!! Parents and students who took the test, from both Higley High School and Williams Field High School, are invited to “PSAT Scores are Back, Now What?” on Tuesday, December 8th, at 6:00 p.m. at the Higley Center for Performing Arts in the small theatre. Your students’ scores will be explained and information shared regarding planning for the next few years.

November 16, 2009

CELEBRATING 100 YEARS!
December 12th: 100 Bikes for 100 Kids

We are celebrating Higley’s 100th birthday this school year through various Centennial Celebrations! Our kick off event is “100 Bikes for 100 Kids.”

We have 10 schools in our district and we are looking to give away 10 bikes per school to our kids in need. Mark your calendars…Our event is tentatively scheduled for Saturday, December 12. We are putting together a media event and enlisting the help of Gilbert officials to help us put some of the bikes together!

Our superintendent and several directors have personally purchased some bikes to donate and now we are asking our community partners and parents if you would like to participate. For your participation we can provide you with free advertising/media coverage as well as a tax credit donation letter. Would you be able to donate a bike for this cause? If so, please contact Deb Woods, Director of Capital Campaigns at (480) 279.7096 or email at debbora.woods@husd.org.

Thank you for your continued support of Higley Unified School District!

July 29, 2009
We have great news. Make that great news times 6!

In the December 2008 issue of our newsletter, we presented the HUSD Governing Board’s goal of achieving Excelling designations for each of our schools by 2012. We are happy to report to you, with six of our nine evaluated schools having earned the designation of Excelling for 2009, we are well on our way to achieving that goal. Congratulations to Coronado, Cortina, Power Ranch, San Tan,Higley High School and Williams Field High School for the hard work and dedication the staff, students, and parents put forth to earn those Excelling labels.

Each year, the Arizona Department of Education (ADE) evaluates all of its public schools and uses a rating system to label them.