| Important Dates March 1-7 -
National PTA Drug and Alcohol Awareness/National Volunteers of America Week
March 2-6 - National School Breakfast/Newspaper in
Education Week
Wednesday, March 4 -
Magnet High School Lottery Event
Thursday, March 5. - K-8 Magnet School Lottery Event
March 6 - April 30 - First round of K-8 magnet
selection/placements
Tuesday, March 10, 6:30 p.m. - Govering Board Regular
Meeting
Wednesday, March 11 - TEA Representative Meeting
Thursday, March 12 - Professional development; early
dismissal K-12
Friday, March 13 - Traditional year Schools Grading
Day; No School
Saturday, March 14 - Bilingual Learning Fair and Spelling
Contest at Pueblo High Magnet School; All-State MS Music Festival
Monday, March 16 - SCPC Regional Meeting
March 16-21 - Southern Arizona Regional Science Fair
Thursday, March 19 -
4th R Board Meeting; Indian Parent Advisory Committee meeting
Monday, March 23 - SCPC District meeting
Wednesday, March 25 - Parent Teacher
Conferences/Inservice; early dismissal K-12
Saturday, March 28 - All-State Elementary Music
Festival
Monday, March 30 - Treble Choir Festival - Rincon
High
Children's Play Group To Present New Play
"Still Life With Iris," a play about a young girl from a magical world who goes
in search of her past, will run at 1 p.m. March 14 and 21 and at 2 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. on
March 22 at the Temple of Music and Art, 330 S. Scott. Presented by Childsplay Inc.,
Arizona's theater for young audiences and families, the play will run in conjunction with
Arizona Theatre Company's "Rocket Man". Patrons for each repertory company can
view the other company's play on the same stage at a discounted price. "Still
Life" will also be offered to educators at a reduced rate of $4 per student, teacher
and chaperone. Regular prices are $15 for adults, $10 for students, senior citizens and
groups of 10 or more. For tickets, please call 622-2823. For more information on school
bookings, please call (800) 583-7831. |
College Comes to Cavett
A free college fair offering information on financial aid, admissions, and career
choices will be held from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on March 4 in the cafeteria at Cavett
Elementary School, 2120 E. Naco Vista. Biology lab, chess, and computer activities will
also be featured at the fair presented by Pima Community College in conjunction with
Catalina and Utterback Family Resource and Wellness Centers. For more information, call
617-6105. Mariachi Fest
Mariachi bands from Mansfeld and Roskruge middle schools, Tucson and Pueblo magnet
high schools, and from the University of Arizona will be featured at Mansfeld's Second
Annual Mariachi Fest at 6:30 p.m. on March 5 in the cafeteria at Mansfeld Middle School,
1300 E. Sixth Street. Admission is free. For more information, call David Membrila at
617-6120.
Tucson High Magnet School Will Present New Play
Tucson High's drama department will present "Noises Off," a farce about a
bumbling touring theater company, at 7 p.m. on March 5 through March 7 at the school's
auditorium, 400 N. Second Ave. An opening night reception, presented by the Badger
Foundation, will be held at 5:30 p.m. on March 5 in the school's Art Gallery. General
admission is $5 and $3 for students. For more information, call Art Almquist at 617-7549.
NAU Seeks High School Students for Summer Program
High school students can apply for the Four-Corners Upward Bound Math/Science summer
program at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff. Participants conduct research with
experts and get free tuition, books, and room and board. Students must be in grades 9, 10
or 11 and should have completed or be taking algebra and a high school science course.
They must also qualify for federal low-income guidelines or as the first in their family
who will attend college. Deadline for applications is March 13. For more information, call
Terry Hubbard at 523-1308.
Statewide Bilingual Education Meeting
A statewide conference focusing on bilingual education issues will be held from 10:30
a.m. to 4 p.m. on March 21 at Wakefield Middle School, 101 W. 44th St. Sponsored by the
Tucson Association for Bilingual Education, the conference will bring Arizona educators
together to formulate an action plan to promote bilingual education statewide. Keynote
speakers include Dr. Kenneth Goodman, of the Language, Reading and Culture Department at
the University of Arizona. For more information, call Alejandra Sotomayor at 617-6117.
Arizona Theatre Company To Perform "Rocket Man"
"Rocket Man," a comedy about a man who sheds his hum-drum life for one in a
parallel universe, will be performed from March 6 through March 25 at the Temple of Music
and Art, 330 S. Scott Ave. Presented by Arizona Theatre Company, the play will run in
conjunction with Childplay's production of "Still Life With Iris." Patrons for
each repertory company can view the other company's play on the same stage at a discounted
price. Prices range from $18.50 to $27.50. For times and more information, call 884-4877.
"The dream begins, most of the time, with a teacher who believes
in you, who tugs and pushes and leads you on to the next plateau, sometimes poking you
with a sharp stick called truth."
Dan Rather, journalist |
Children and Adolescent Literature Conference
Noted authors and illustrators including Ronald Himler and David Tineo will discuss
literature as a method of exploring issues such as prejudice, death, immigration and other
complicated topics beginning at 8:15 a.m. on March 7 at the University of Arizona's Kiva
Auditorium, 1453 E. 2nd St. Break-out sessions, discussion groups and author signings will
also be held. On-site registration will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. Cost is $45
for same-day registration and $35 before March 7. Applications are available at TUSD's
Communications Dept., 1010 E. 10th St. For more information, call Eddie Suttles at
621-1311 ext. 5830.
Spring 1998 Lecture Series Wartime Arizona
Colonialism in North America, Fort Apache, and German prisoner camps and other aspects
of Arizona's diverse military history will be discussed Wednesdays from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
on March 4 through March 18 in the auditorium at the Arizona Historical Society Museum,
949 E. Second St. Cost is $5 per lecture, $3 for students with I.D. Funds will benefit
educational programming for schools and the community. For more information, please call
628-5774.
WM Symposia Offers Free Teacher's Workshop
A workshop focusing on K-12 education in energy, environment and economics of radioactive
waste management will be held from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, March 3, in the
Gila/Coconino Room at the Tucson Convention Center. Information on the effects of
low-levels of radiation on the body, science experiments with radiation, and utilization
of radiation detectors will also be available. Sponsored by the University of Arizona, the
American Nuclear Society, the New Mexico State University, WERC and WM Symposia, Inc., the
workshop will be held in conjunction with the annual Waste Management '98 conference. In
addition to the formal workshop, a tour of the of the Waste Management '98 exhibit area
will be available from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. For reservations, please call Donna McComb
292-5652.
Hispanic and Latin Art-Music Concert
Flamenco, orchestral and choral music will be featured at a Hispanic and Latin concert
from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on March 6 and at 3 p.m. on March 7 at the Proscenium Theatre at the
Pima Community College Center for the Arts, 2202 W. Anklam Rd. Tickets are $3 for
students, $8 for seniors and $10 for general admission. For more information, call
624-0170.
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TUSD Governing Board: Joel T. Ireland, President;
Gloria C. Copeland, Clerk; James N. Christ; Brenda B. Even, Ph.D.; Mary Belle McCorkle,
Ed.D.
Superintendent: George F. Garcia Ed.D. |
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