Today is Presidents' Day! Phoenix Union schools and offices are closed in honor of today's holiday and will reopen tomorrow. We hope you have a fun and safe long weekend! š„
Attention North High School, Academies at South, Wilson College Prep, and Bioscience High School families! We invite you to attend a community listening session hosted by Governing Board President Francisco Pastor-Rivera and Ward 2Ā Governing Board Member Signa Oliver on Friday, February 20, 2026, from 5:30 pm until 6:30 pm in the North High School Library. The listening session will focus on future goals and guardrails being developed by the Board. Have your voice heard in this important process! Light refreshments will be available for those in attendance.
Happy Birthday to our beautiful home state, Arizona! 114 years ago today, Arizona became the 48th state in the United States of America. We are proud to call this state home. ā¤ļø
PXU Family, just a reminder that we have a 3 day weekend and our schools will be closed on Monday, February 16! Weāll see everyone back on campuses on TuesdayāØ
We visited Betty Fairfax today to check out their Future Freshman Day š©µš Hundreds of 8th graders from the Laveen Elementary School District made their way to Fairfax to see all of the incredible programs and offerings there. We are so excited to welcome the class of 2030 to our campuses next school year! š„
Today was a huge day for the Maryvale community! Students from Maryvale GTA and the Maryvale Basketball Team made their way down to the Capitol to be recognized by the Arizona Senate through Proclamations, one in honor of the Basketball Team and one in honor of Maryvale GTA ššš¤ Thank you to Senator Analise Ortiz for educating our students on how Arizonaās Congress operates, for giving our students a tour, and for the two Proclamations today. š„
Today, ESS students from across the district made their way over to Carl Hayden for the annual CBT Valentines Dance ā¤ļø We are so excited that our students experienced this wonderful opportunity to connect with one another and have fun. Thank you to Carl Haydenās CBT program for being incredible hosts! š„
Please join us in congratulating Ms. Amy Steinbugl for being named the next Desiderata Principal. See the attached press release for more information.
Listening session TODAY! Attention Academies at South, Wilson College Prep, and Bioscience High School families! We invite you to attend a community listening session hosted by Governing Board President Francisco Pastor-Rivera and Governing Board Member Signa Oliver TODAY from 5:30 pm until 6:30 pm. The listening session will focus on the future goals and guardrails being developed by the Board. Have your voice heard in this important process! Light refreshments will be available for those in attendance.
The listening session will take place in the Cafeteria located at The Academies at South Mountain. We hope to see you there!
Yesterday, a Counselor appreciation banquet was held at Metro Tech in honor of National School Counselor Week š½ļø Counselors from across the district came to celebrate together, enjoy some great food, and win prizes! Thank you to Metro Tech and Central Culinary for making the food and providing exceptional customer service to everyone in attendance! š„ We hope all of our Counselors district-wide have had a great week!
Last night, the Governing Board had a lot of incredible individuals to celebrate š First, the Board welcomed students from Betty Fairfax to present in honor of Black History Month, followed by a wonderful performance from the Legacy STEP team. They then recognized all of our new and maintaining National Board Certified Teachers. Finally, the Board honored Mr. Richard Rubin, safety assistant at Phoenix Coding Academy, for his heroic act in saving a recent PXU graduateās life on campus. Congratulations to all who were recognized!
Happy National School Counseling Week, PXU Family! We love and appreciate our counselors district-wide for ensuring the success of our students not only during their time at PXU, but beyond graduation and in life. Thank your counselors this week š„š
Today, a reception was held at the Phoenix Art Museum in honor of a new installation by local artist Edgar Fernandez titled Cultural Identity, featuring art from 24 Maryvale Art students š Visitors to the Phoenix Art Museum can view this installation in the Singer Hall. What an amazing opportunity for our Maryvale Art students šØšš¤ Thank you to Edgar Fernandez, the Menās Art Council, and the Phoenix Art Museum for supporting our students!
Happy Black History Month, PXU Family! We are so excited to celebrate this month with you and will have a lot of amazing content to come with students and staff from across the district. Join us in celebrating Black History Month this February! š
Today, South took advantage of the L&D Day and hosted hundreds of 8th graders from multiple schools on their campus š„ The 8th graders learned about all of the incredible programs at South and what their Academies offer. We canāt wait for these future freshmen to start on our campuses next year! š
Yesterday was a big day for the Carl Hayden Basketball Team š The team made their way down to the Capitol where they were introduced on the House floor and toured it, toured the Museum, then they had a meet and greet with Governor Katie Hobbs! One player in particular, Prince Cash, had the incredible opportunity of interviewing the Governor for an upcoming social media video on their page. We are so excited for them having this experience! š
PXU is so excited to celebrate our new and maintaining National Board Certified Teachers (NBCT)āļø! Congratulations to:
Emily Bogush, Phoenix Coding Academy, New AND Maintaining, Math and ELD
Ann Marie Shanahan, Maryvale, New, Social Studies
Reema Sharma, Central, New, Math
Holly Taylor, Alhambra, New, ELD
Barry Bertolet, Central, Maintaining, Art
Amy Hollister, Carl Hayden, Maintaining, ELA
Lauren Hubert, Camelback, Maintaining, Science
Karina Rascon, Maryvale, Maintaining, ELA
Students from more than five middle schools traveled to Maryvale today for Future Freshman Dayš„. The students got to see all the incredible clubs, programs and academics Maryvale has to offer, and enjoyed multiple performances from the Maryvale performing arts programs. Weāre excited to welcome them and all other future freshmen to PXU!š
Today we recognize International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. We honor and remember the millions of lives lost, and continue to hope for a safe future among the Jewish community. šÆļø#WeRemember #NeverAgain
Today, Camelback hosted dozens of individuals from districts from not only Arizona, but other states too, alongside the Center for High School Success, to showcase their Freshman House and how they prioritize Freshman success as a National Demonstration School š We are so proud of all the hard work Camelback puts in to keep their students on track to success š„
