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Introducing the Incredible Class of 2026 🎓 Christopher Quiroz is a senior at Bostrom who plans to enlist in the Air Force after graduation. His ultimate dream is to become a musician after serving this country. Read Christopher’s full story along with other amazing Class of 2026 graduates at PXU.org/ClassOf2026 💻

Introducing the Incredible Class of 2026 🎓 Kaylee Sanchez Amador is a senior at PXU City and Alhambra High School who plans to become a cardiologist ❤️ She is starting college ahead of the game because of a program she did at Gateway Community College that prepared her for work as a CNA. Read Kaylee’s full story along with other amazing Class of 2026 graduates at PXU.org/ClassOf2026 💻

This year, PXU has two known Gates Scholars! Mariana Castrejon from South and Jeremiah Ratley from TGB. Mariana plans to attend ASU to major in Medical Studies with the hope of someday becoming a pediatrician. Jeremiah Ratley will attend Princeton for undergrad in preparation for law school. Congratulations to both of them! 🎓

Introducing the incredible Class of 2026 🎓 Cesar Landey Valenzuela is a senior at Alhambra High School who plans to attend ASU’s Polytechnic campus to study Applied Physics with the hope of someday getting his Doctorate. Read Cesar’s full story along with other amazing Class of 2026 graduates at PXU.org/ClassOf2026 💻

Introducing the incredible Class of 2026 🎓 Ja-Maree Daviss is a senior at Phoenix Digital Academy who plans to attend culinary school after graduation with the goal of owning his own restaurant 🍽️ Read his full story along with other amazing Class of 2026 graduates at PXU.org/ClassOf2026 💻

This year, PXU has two Flinn Scholars! The Flinn Scholarship is a full-ride to any Arizona public University. Michelle Luna from Maryvale High School was deciding between Harvard or ASU, and ultimately decided on accepting the Flinn Scholarship and attending ASU to study Biomedical Engineering. Charlotte Williams Gross from North High School will attend the University of Arizona to study Biochemistry and Public Health. The Flinn Scholarship is only offered to around 20 students statewide each year, and we are so proud of both of these ladies! 🎓✨

Introducing the incredible Class of 2026 🎓 Johana Moreno Sepulveda is a senior at Carl Hayden who plans to attend Northern Arizona University (NAU) to study political science with a minor in psychology. Her long term goal is to run for congress 🔥 Read Johana’s full story along with other incredible graduates from across the district at PXU.org/ClassOf2026 💻

On Friday, Phoenix Coding Academy welcomed the visit of award-winning author-illustrator Gareth Hinds. He gave the talented and curious students of PCA a thorough presentation explaining his process for creating his works both on page and on-screen. From rough sketches to his writing process to a live drawing presentation, Mr. Hinds inspired our students (and staff!) to continue to pursue their artistic passions as he has done! Thank you, Mr. Hinds! 🥳🏫🎨

Happy School Communicators’ Day, PXU Family ❤️ As the team behind PXU’s social media, website, and all things media, we plan to keep bringing you good content and making PXU look its very best. 🔥 Thank you for engaging with our content ✨

Earlier this week, Wilson held their Senior Portfolio and Awards Night where seniors presented about their high school experience and plans after graduation, then convened for a ceremony where each of them received their AVID stoles and some were recognized for scholarships received. Congratulations, Wilson Class of 2026! 🎓🎉

Tonight, the PXU Governing Board recognized 9 incredible representatives of the Class of 2026 as we get ready for graduation 🎓 Congratulations to Aidan Terrazas (Fairfax), Anthony Sotelo (Bioscience), Cesar Landey Valenzuela (Alhambra), Charlotte Williams Gross (North), Jayelynne Garcia (CCHS), Jeremiah Cook (CB Montessori) Joseph Parra Miguel (PCA), Katherine Ramirez Solorio (Franklin), and Yeraldin Perez Armenta (Maryvale GTA). They also celebrated becoming a full Board, welcoming member Cruz Apodaca-Flores representing Ward 1. Welcome, member Apodaca-Flores! 🎉

PXU is proud to share the news of three more Million Dollar Scholars, each from Trevor G. Browne High School 🎓 Jeremiah Ratley has been offered over $3.5M in total scholarships and plans to attend Princeton to study philosophy on a pre-law track. Abigail Irigoyen Castillo has been offered over $2M in total scholarships and plans to attend Colgate University to study political science or international relations. Jonathan Mendoza De Niz has been offered over $1M in total scholarships and plans to attend Colgate University to study astronomy/physics. Congratulations to all three of them! 🎉

PXU is proud to share the news of 3 more Class of 2026 Million Dollar Scholars 🎓🎉 Naiya Pena, Maite Alvarado, and Chingjwok Awejok, all three from Bioscience High School, have each earned over $1M in total offered scholarships. Naiya will attend Williams College to study Spanish and Neuroscience. Maite will attend Arizona State University to study Nursing. Ching will attend Washington University in St. Louis to study Philosophy, Neuroscience, and Psychology. Congratulations to all three of them 🔥

Introducing the incredible Class of 2026 🎓 Moses Dorley is a senior at Metro Tech who is enlisting in the United States Marines 🇺🇸 He plans to hold a tech-focused career in the Marines, like cybersecurity or equipment repair. Read the full story about Moses and other amazing Class of 2026 graduates at PXU.org/ClassOf2026 💻

PXU is so proud to announce that our very own Ms. Carly Bacha from The Academies at South Mountain is officially in the top 5 finalists for the @azedfoundation 2027 Teacher of the Year 🎉 As one of the top 5, Ms. Bacha is an Ambassador for Excellence ✨ We are looking forward to the final ceremony early next school year and wish her all the best in becoming the next Teacher of the Year 🔥🏆

Introducing the incredible Class of 2026 🎓 Brieyah Johnson is a senior at South who is proud to be headed to an HBCU, North Carolina A&T, after graduating 🔥 She plans to study biology with the goal of becoming a pharmacist. Read Brieyah’s full story along with stories about other amazing graduates at PXU.org/ClassOf2026 💻

PXU would like to congratulate the Falcons Esports Varsity Super Smash Bros team for finally taking the AIA Esports State Championship home 🏆 The team placed first after defeating Queen Creek High School in a best of five. We know this team has worked hard, and after two years of being the runner up, it finally happened. Congrats to this team and to their coach, Michael Marmolejo! 🎮🔥

Introducing the incredible Class of 2026 🎓 Dom Rojas is a senior at Central who was a part of the back to back State Champions Boys Basketball team 🏀 He plans to attend Glendale Community College to keep playing basketball and study to become a firefighter 🧯Read his full story and other stories about amazing seniors at PXU.org/ClassOf2026 💻

PXU is proud to share that Joseph Parra Miguel from Phoenix Coding Academy is the first-ever $5M Scholar in Phoenix Union history! He has been offered $5M in total scholarships across all of the schools he has been admitted to. He plans to attend Arizona State University to study business. Joseph said, “I chose to study business with an emphasis on language and culture because I want to learn how to work within and support diverse communities. In the end, choosing ASU also meant staying close to my family, which made that decision even more meaningful. Huge shoutout to my friends, my family, and Ms. Zaiser for always encouraging me to see what I’m capable of—I wouldn’t be here without that support.” Congratulations to Joseph and the Phoenix Coding Academy community!

Happy Principal Appreciation Day, PXU Family! We are so grateful to have a team of dedicated, passionate principals who love their campuses and students. If you see your principal today, we encourage you to thank them 🔥