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Gracie Talavera is a freshman at Alhambra who is a part of the brand new 3DE program! Learn more about her and the 3DE program in the latest edition of our magazine at PXU.org/Magazine 💻

Trang Tran is a senior at Bioscience who plans to attend college to study both psychology and education with the hopes of becoming a professor 📝 Read her full story in the latest edition of our magazine at PXU.org/Magazine 💻

Happy Holiday Season, PXU Family! No matter what you celebrate or where you celebrate, we are thinking of you and hope you have a great Holiday season. ❤️

Happy Winter Break! Just a reminder that PXU is closed until Monday, January 5. We will see you in the new year!

PXU Family, we hope you have a safe and restful break! Reminder that PXU schools and work sites are closed until Monday, January 5. We will see everyone back on campuses in the new year ✨

Today, students from across PXU traveled to Phoenix College to participate in Coding in Color’s Day of Compute 💻 This event is for students with interest in STEM fields to explore the options they may not know are available to them. What an incredible opportunity for our students! Thank you to Coding in Color and Phoenix College for welcoming our students.

Today, Phoenix Coding Academy was the place to be! PCA 9th graders held a stop motion film festival where they watched multiple stop motion films created by the students themselves 🔥 We are always so impressed with the talent of our students. Way to go, PCA!

On Saturday, PXU's Superintendent’s Advisory Council alongside Councilwoman Laura Pastor, Phoenix Coding Academy, and Bioscience High School, all participated in the APS Light Parade 💡It was an incredible evening and a lot of fun to showcase our schools and students to our community.

PXU would like to congratulate Mr. John-Martin Rigsby for being named the next principal of Betty H. Fairfax High School.

Today, Bioscience Sophomores had the opportunity to meet with industry experts and professionals, including individuals from PXU, to review their research projects and receive feedback. What an amazing opportunity for them! Thank you to everyone who volunteered their time to help our Bioscience Sophomores out 🎉

Today, Bostrom took advantage of the amazing weather and their beautiful basketball court to play some Staff vs Students games 🏀 The students had more points, but the staff also gave it their all 🔥We love you, Bostrom!

Tonight, the PXU Governing Board celebrated some amazing individuals 🎉 First, they recognized our Student & Family Services Division for their efforts in distributing food and resources to our community during the holiday season. Next, they recognized our Maryvale and Cesar Chavez ACADEC teams for earning 1st and 2nd place respectively at the recent ACADEC competition. Congratulations to all who were recognized!

Today, Cesar Chavez hosted their annual Champion Cheers event where younger students from the Laveen Elementary School District are paired with students from across PXU for a fun-filled day ❄️ Some of the games and activities included face painting, performances, races, and a lot of arts and crafts. Congratulations on the successful event, Chavez! 🔥

PXU is so proud to announce this year’s Questbridge Matches representing Phoenix Union 🎉 The Questbridge Match program offers recipients full ride scholarships to the colleges and universities they match with. In order of the photos, congratulations to: Miraje Jemal, Bioscience High School, Matched with Cornell University Suri Hernandez Chavez, Metro Tech, Matched with Yale Fabian Melton, Maryvale GTA, Matched with Stanford Sara John, North (IB), Matched with Smith College Sofia Villa, Camelback Montessori, Matched with Washington and Lee University Susanne Guerrero Sanchez, Franklin Police & Fire, Matched with Washington and Lee University We are so proud of all of you! 🔥

Thank you, PXU Voters! We are forever grateful for your overwhelming support. Both the M&O Override Continuation and the DAA Override Increase passed with over 63% of our community voting in favor. These funds play a critical role in ensuring that our students continue to receive the high-quality educational experience that they deserve!

Last night, PXU hosted the annual Phoenix Union Sports Hall of Fame ceremony at Chase Field 🏟️ It was a beautiful celebration of athletic greatness that recognized very worthy athletes. Thank you to Central JROTC for posting the colors, Betty Fairfax Choir for performing the National Anthem, and Maryvale’s Las Panteras de Oro for providing entertainment during dinner. Congratulations to the 9 newest additions to the Phoenix Union Sports Hall of Fame 🔥

PXU is proud to share the news of a Million Dollar Scholar 🎉 Joseph Parra Miguel from Phoenix Coding Academy has been offered approximately $1.8M in scholarships and counting, on his way to $2M 🔥 His offers come from 18 schools, with colleges including University of the Pacific, Drake University, and Elmhurst University. He plans to attend ASU to study accounting. Congratulations, Joseph!

Today, juniors from Camelback Montessori traveled to Helios to present their personal narratives that they have been learning and exploring to create since the beginning of the school year 📝 Students can present any topic of importance to them related to self, sense of place, and expression. Friends and family were able to attend and it was overall a successful day for Montessori juniors 🎉

Today, Cesar Chavez hosted a Unified Sports basketball tournament including Chavez, Fairfax, and South 🏀! The athletes gave it their all and played some great games with teamwork and good sportsmanship. Shoutout to the Chavez Drumline for the amazing performances in between games 🥁. Great job to all three teams! 🔥

PXU students and staff, just a reminder that PXU is closed today for our Thanksgiving Recess 🍂 We will reopen on Monday, December 1. See everyone on Monday!