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Tuesday, May 6, 7 p.m.
Solo performances produced and performed by each student.
The First Annual PS48 Art Show
May 10-11, 12-5 pm at the Arts Incubator Gallery, 108 E. Congress St.
The art show will include work from the Photography, Traditional Arts, and Art City Works classes at City High, as well as work of the youth in the Voices after-school
program, including images that will be published in the next issue of 110°: Tucson’s Teens Tell Tucson’s Stories, due out next month.
City Works Showcase
Wednesday, May 14, 6-8 p.m.
This is our 4th annual City Works Showcase, which is a celebration of all the work done in City Works classes during the 2007-08 school year. This year classes include: Gardening with City High, Radio in the City, Civic Dialogue through the Arts, Video with PanLeft Productions, Culinary Arts, Sustainability - and Division I City Works Foundations. Students from all classes will be presenting work through a combination of formal presentations and exhibitions. Please join us for this event and see the amazing work of our students.
Gateway Exhibition Week
May 27-June 3
Students in grades 9, 11, and 12 will be participating in Gateway Exhibitions during the final days of the school year. For 9th and 11th graders, this is part of the process of graduating from their current division and moving to the next division (Division 1 to 2 or Division 2 to 3). For 12th graders, the exhibition is one of the steps to graduate from City High School. Participation is required of all students.
Critical Friends Group Facilitator Training
July 21-23, September 23, November 4
CITY HIGH SCHOOL IN THE NEWS
2007-2008 School Year
Arizona Department of Education 2008 Report Card for City High School
"We Are What We Eat": Tucson Weekly's Pick of the Week
Tucson Weekly, 4/24/08
Read about an innovative dance performance about food produced by NEW ARTiculations Dance Theatre. Two City High School City Works classes were involved in the early creative process of creating the dance. Students and teachers in the Culinary Arts and Community Garden classes participated in workshops with the dancers and generated ideas and movements that the dancers wove into the final performance.
Food Conspiracy Co-op Community News, March 8
Read about how City High School's Habitat Restoration Work in our school garden was recognized with a $300 grant in the article entitled "Co-op Election Results Announced".
Click here to watch a KUAT TV segment featuring City High School
Arizona Illustrated, KUAT TV, 2/27/08
CityScape Newsletter - Winter 2008
Jim Nintzel, Tucson Weekly, 2/14/08
As part of his weekly column, Nintzel commented on the nonviolent and powerful actions that a group of teen girls, including City High students, conducted in response to anti-immigrant hate speech that occurs at Jacome Plaza regularly. The girls, all of whom are involved in the Kore Press Grrrls Literary Activism Project, distributed love poems and silkscreened t-shirts as part of their counter-protest.
Hundreds Turn Out to Honor King in 25th Annual March
Tucson Citizen, 1/22/08
City High School had a team of marchers approximately 30 strong in Monday's event. Students, staff, and parents walked together from the U of A to Reid Park to honor Dr. King's legacy. City High School recently received a "MLK Day of Service" grant to focus on service projects related to King's teachings of nonviolence throughout 2008; participation in the Tucson walk was our kick-off activity. Click here to learn more about this national effort and grant program:
Tax Credit Donation Helps Schools, You
Arizona Daily Star, 12/8/07
Read the Star's editorial for a compelling argument about why all Arizona citizens should take advantage of the school tax credit program.
Young Pen Pal Bridges Cultural Divides
Margo Wallace, Arizona Daily Star, 12/7/07
Senior Margo Wallace writes about reconnecting with a childhood pen pal from Uganda. Her essay was published in the Star as part of her participation in the "110 Degrees" after-school program sponsored by Voices, Inc.
Teens Find Place With El Grupo
Casey Crowe, Arizona Daily Star, 11/13/07
City High School students train for El Tour de Tucson with El Grupo bike club.
Channel 12's "City News" covers PartnerShip 48's kickoff celebration featuring renovations to the lower level of City High School and VOICES,Inc.
State Drive to Curb Teen Drinking Focuses on Parents
Howard Fischer, Arizona Daily Star, 10/30/07
Governor Napolitano launched the "Draw the Line" campaign to focus more attention and resources on reducing underage drinking. Student Andres Cano, a member of the Governor's Youth Commission, has been active in this effort and had the honor of introducing the Governor at today's press conference.
Lots of Frank Talk at Student Forum
Nicole Santa Cruz, Arizona Daily Star, 10/30/07
A group of 10 City High students participated in the annual "It's Time to Talk" youth forum sponsored by the YWCA and Every Voice in Action Foundation. They were accompanied by Counselor Angela Daniels and Student Government Teacher Leslie Cho-Newman. Student Mara Balfe and former student Isabella Soto appear in article photos.
City High and Voices Form Partnership
Arizona Daily Star, 10/14/07
Open House at City High School
Tucson Citizen, 10/9/07
Strokes of Inspiration Enliven Area Traffic Circle
Teya Vitu, Tucson Citizen, August 2007
City High School students participated in a collaborative community effort for the benefit of the Dunbar/Spring Neighborhood.
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challenging and engaging for all students
a place where learning is connected to
real-world issues in the Tucson community.
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