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HAPPENING NOW! School Calendar for 2010-2011 School Year
CITY HIGH SCHOOL IN THE NEWS Senior Class Achievers are Cream of the Crop Arizona Daily Star, April 25, 2010 Congratulations to Senior Joey Cooper! He was chosen as 1 of 5 'Senior Class Achievers' from almost 300 nominees from throughout the Tucson area. What an honor - and it comes with a $2000 scholarship! Spotlight on Youth Service Day & Pennington Street Block Party KUAZ-AM/FM, April 23, 2010 Reporter Luís Carrión has a spotlight story about City High School on the local NPR station. Check out the latest issue of City High School's Quarterly Newsletter. City High and 02 Modern Fitness Get Physical Zocalo Tucson Magazine, April 2010 Read about the latest fitness craze at City High School: spinning! Thanks to our new downtown neighbor, O2 Modern Fitness, for hosting a twice-weekly spinning class for City High School students this semester. Arizona Daily Star Student of the Week, March 16, 2010 Senior Kelsey Gates was featured in the Arizona Daily Star as the Tucson-area Student of the Week. Congratulations, Kelsey! Radio City Works: Students Investigate Personal Truths on the Air Author Abe Louise Young, What Kids Can Do, Inc. Pima Regional Support Center Honors Teacher Sarah Bromer Congratulations, Sarah! "As We See It", produced by the Video Productions CityWorks class Access Tucson, Channels 99/98 & 74/73; October, 2009 Student videos created during the 2008-2009 school year will air on Access Tucson, debuting Saturday, October 3rd, 2009 at 3PM on Cox channel 99 (Comcast channel 74). The broadcast repeats every Saturday at 3:00 p.m. and Mondays at 8:00 p.m. (Cox channel 98/ Comcast 73) throughout October. So, City High Student You've Earned Promotion? Prove It. Rhonda Bodfield, Arizona Daily Star, 5/28/09 City High School's tradition of doing year-end "gateway exhibitions" is featured in this article, along with the school's honor of being highlighted by the Coalition of Essential Schools as a demonstration site for National Exhibition Month. Letters to the Editor - Every Student Deserves Good Teaching Eve Rifkin, Arizona Daily Star, 5/24/09 Read Academic Director Eve Rifkin's response to a Star article on growing number of AP courses in Tucson-area high schools. Link to AP article. 5 in Tucson Receive Scholarships for High-Achieving Youth Rhonda Bodfield, Arizona Daily Star, 5/17/09 Congratulations to senior Andres Cano for being named a Gates Millenium Scholar. This is an incredible honor and a sizeable scholarship to cover undergraduate expenses. Student Donna Gard Publishes Story on New Hampshire Public Radio Check out the NH-NPR site to hear Donna’s story on the theme of “what I want to be when I grow up”. Donna produced the piece in her audio documentaries elective class with Teacher Sarah Bromer. Danielle Sottosanti, Arizona Daily Star, 4/6/09 Congratulations to 10th grader Kailia Miller for taking the top prize in a statewide poetry contest! Kudos as well to Kailia's creative writing teacher, Chad Blair, who encouraged students to submit. Believe it or not, last year's winner for the same contest was another City High student, Felix Valencia! DJs Put a Spin on Sharing with Community Gerald Gay, Arizona Daily Star, 4/5/09 Tucson's community radio station KXCI is featured in an in-depth Sunday article. Read it carefully to find mention of City High School students volunteering at the station. Teens Give Funds, Work to a Family Beset by Ills Tom Beal, Arizona Daily Star, 4/1/09 In honor of Cesar Chavez Day, the City High School senior class participated in community service and gifted $2000 to the family of a former classmate struggling with overwhelming healthcare costs. Chris Stagg, Class of 2012; Downtown Tucsonan, March 2009 Ninth grader Chris Stagg is participating this year in the Voices after-school program, 110 Degrees. An article he wrote as part of the program on the new skate park in Santa Rita Park and accompanying photos are featured in the Downtown Tucsonan. Teen Embraces Riding, Repairing Bikes Arizona Daily Star, 2/26/09 Congratulations to 10th grader John Kramer and our long-time community partner, BICAS, for such excellent coverage in the Star's weekly Caliente section. John's photo was featured on the Caliente cover page. City High Students Pick Up Trash at Jacome Plaza Pausing for the Big Moment Reporter Tom Beal of the Arizona Daily Star joined City High School as our community gathered to watch one of the most famous inaugurations in history. Mini-Parks In Parking Spaces Draw Friendly Viewers Downtown Teya Vitu, Tucson Citizen, 9/20/08 Read about City High School's Park(ing) day particiption. City High School Featured for National Exhibition Month Coalition of Essential Schools Website, Summer 2008 City High is one of a dozen schools from around the country highlighted for the student exhibitions that are an integral part of our academic program. Read about the City Works Showcase that took place May 14 at City High on this national website. Student Videos from Pan Left City Works Class Access Tucson (Channels 98 and 73), July 2008 Watch student videos created in the Pan Left CityWorks class' videos from the Spring semester on Access Tucson, channel 98 (Cox) or channel 73 (Comcast). Catch all four Global Issues Documentaries on Fridays at 11 pm and Mondays at 9 pm during the month of July. City High Students Publish Radio Stories Public Radio Exchange, Spring 2008 As part of their City Works class in 08-09, students produced radio stories and documentaries. Some are now published on the Public Radio Exchange website! To listen, follow the link above; sign up for a free account and then click on “Pieces” on the City High Radio page.
Arizona Department of Education 2008 Report Card for City High School
small enough so that everyone is known well organized around democratic principles challenging and engaging for all students a place where learning is connected to real-world issues in the Tucson community.
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