Weāre excited to highlight Jordan Fairley, Student Study Facilitator, new Head Cheerleading Coach at Alhambra High School, and former Cheer and Hip-Hop Coach at Maryvale, as a contestant in this yearās Dancing with oneĀ·nĀ·ten fundraiser!
Jordan is representing Outloud Sports in this inspiring event, which raises funds for oneĀ·nĀ·ten, a nonprofit that supports LGBTQ+ youth ages 11ā24 across Arizona. The organization provides safe housing, mental health services, education, leadership development, and inclusive spaces where young people can truly belong.
To support this effort, Jordan is launching the $10 Challenge, encouraging colleagues, friends, and allies to donate $10 or more to help make a collective impact.
š Interested in participating or donating? Contact Jordan directly at Jfairley@phoenixunion.org or by visiting https://give.onenten.org/jordan.
Letās show support for our staff and our students by standing with Jordan and helping to create safe, empowering spaces for all youth.


Earlier today, the amazing PXU NAEP team celebrated our Class of 2025 Native American students. The PXU NAEP 2025 Native American Convocation was as special as it was beautiful. We are proud of each and every one of our graduates š. We know a bright future awaits you all. Thank you again to the PXU NAEP team, the Central staff, and all the volunteers who made it happen! šš




Today we visited to Wilson to see their graduation practice and celebrate the seniorsā last day šš„ We are so excited for graduation next week to see each and every one of our incredible graduates take the stage. Congratulations to Wilson Class of 2025 and to all of our graduates district-wide š










Introducing the incredible Class of 2025 š Atiyat Raji is a senior at Wilson who plans to attend Northwestern University to major in neuroscience and additionally has enlisted in the United States Army. Read her full story alongside other graduating seniors at PXU.org/ClassOf2025 š»

Introducing the incredible Class of 2025 š Julianna Ramirez Fernandez is a senior at Trevor G. Browne who plans to attend Washington University (WashU) in Missouri to study Marketing with the hope of someday marketing businesses/brands. Read her full story alongside other graduating seniors at PXU.org/ClassOf2025 š»

PXU would like to congratulate Ms. Amarilis Granillo-Sotelo for being named the next principal of Maryvale High School. Read more about her selection at PXU.org/MaryvalePrincipal š»

Introducing the incredible Class of 2025 š Kaira Stewart is a senior at Maryvale who plans to attend Howard University to major in psychology on track to becoming a therapist. Read her full story alongside other graduating seniors at PXU.org/ClassOf2025 š»

Introducing the incredible Class of 2025 š Jason Gonzales Bermudez is a senior at Desiderata who plans to take a mental health break from school and then attend college for interior or fashion design when he is ready. Read his full story alongside other graduating seniors from across the district at PXU.org/ClassOf2025 š»

Introducing the incredible Class of 2025 š Connor Lofton Smith is a senior at Phoenix Coding Academy who plans to attend Arizona State University to major in software engineering with a hope of someday working in the gaming industry. Read his full story along with graduating seniors from across the district at PXU.org/ClassOf2025 š»

Introducing the incredible Class of 2025 š Gianna Rico is a senior at Betty Fairfax High School who plans to attend Arizona State University to study dental hygiene on a track to becoming an orthodontist š¦·šŖ„ Read her full story along with graduating seniors from across the district at PXU.org/ClassOf2025 š»

PXU is proud to share the news of two more Million Dollar Scholars, both from Camelback High School š„ Isabel Sabalza Astorga has been offered $1.79M in total scholarships and plans to attend Amherst College in Massachusetts on a pre law track. Moises Bautista Alvarado has been offered $1.71M in total scholarships and plans to attend Washington University in Missouri to study marketing or finance management with the hope of working in the sports industry. Congratulations to both of them! šš


Introducing the incredible Class of 2025 š Ernestina Ruelas is a senior at Carl Hayden who is a part of the Community Based Training (CBT) program. Her next step after graduation is to join the Upward and Onward program at the Academies at South Mountain to get career ready š„ Read her full story alongside other graduating seniors at PXU.org/ClassOf2025 š»

Introducing the incredible Class of 2025 š Victor Maldonado Mendoza is a senior at Metro Tech High School who plans to complete his degree in mechanical engineering at Arizona State University with a goal of a career in space exploration. Read his full story alongside other graduating seniors at PXU.org/ClassOf2025 š»

The Maryvale Principal Forum will begin at 5:30 PM. To view the livestream, visit PXU.org/MaryvalePrincipalForum š»

Introducing the incredible Class of 2025 š Plae Reh is a senior at the Academies at South Mountain who has already flown a plane completely by himself as a part of the flight pathway at South. He will attend the United Aviate Academy to become a commercial pilot āļø Read his full story along with graduating seniors from across the district at PXU.org/ClassOf2025 š»

Happy School Communicators Day, PXU Familyš„ As the team behind PXUās social media, website, and all forms of communication to you, we are excited to continue bringing you interesting content and sharing your good news š¤ Thank you for engaging with us, and stay tuned for more cool and fun things from the best school marketing team ever (in our opinion) š

PXU is proud to share the news of two more Million Dollar Scholars, both from Betty Fairfax š Xavier Koch is at $1.7M in total awarded scholarships and will attend College of the Redwood on a football scholarship to study kinesiology. Riauna Young is at $1.04M and will attend Spelman College to major in photography with a minor in business. The district-wide Million Dollar Scholar total for this year is now at 10 š„ Congratulations to both of them!


Introducing the incredible Class of 2025 š Christella Nyandwi is a senior at Camelback Montessori who plans to attend Williams College in Massachusetts to study to become an Orthodontist 𦷠š„ Read her full story along with other graduating seniors from across the district at PXU.org/ClassOf2025 š»

Graduation is almost here and preparations are happening all across the district! š Today, we stopped by South and saw the student speakers for Southās graduation practicing their speeches. Dania Sarat is a daughter of immigrants headed to Ivy League Dartmouth to study sociology on track to working in the medical field. Tania Salmeron Jaramillo is off to UNLV to study health science with a focus on physician assistant studies. Lastly, Isaih Bland is going to Gateway Community College to study Cosmetology. We are so excited for all of our graduates! Visit PXU.org/Graduation to see the full graduation schedule. šš„





Introducing the incredible Class of 2025 š Dylan Seavers is a senior at PXU City who plans to attend ASU to study photography and additionally attend flight school to become a commercial pilot šøāļø Read his full story along with seniors from across the district at PXU.org/ClassOf2025 š»
