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The Phoenix Union High School District is deeply saddened and shocked by the recent allegations against Cesar Chavez. While we don’t yet know the full impact of his alleged behavior, we stand firmly with victims of sexual abuse. Despite the alleged egregious actions of one person, the Phoenix Union High School District remains committed to honoring the thousands of farmworkers, past and present, who organized through the United Farm Workers and beyond to secure safer working conditions and fair wages. We are thankful for leaders such as Dolores Huerta, who continue to lead through truth-telling. At Phoenix Union, our commitment to ensuring that our schools are safe, supportive spaces for all students, especially survivors of sexual abuse, is unwavering. We will continue to foster environments that ensure our students’ dignity is protected while feeling seen, protected, and empowered to come forward. The District’s calendar is Governing Board-approved each year well in advance of the opening of schools. This calendar takes into consideration all state and federal school day requirements. In addition to the need for Governing Board action to remove the holiday from our calendar, we must consider student, staff, and family pre-planned personal activities on this date. Therefore, the District will follow our approved schedule this year in order to cause the least disruption possible. Our values remain centered around student safety and dignity while receiving a high-quality education. We look forward to working alongside our community to examine this issue further and make any necessary decisions to our calendar and our high school’s namesake in Laveen as more information comes forward.

Today, Maryvale Senior Adrian Stubbs threw the first pitch at the Milwaukee Brewers vs Los Angeles Angels Spring Training game. Congratulations, Ace! ⚾️🔥

Happy Social Work Month to all of our incredible Social Workers district-wide ✨ Today, our PXU Social Workers gathered at the ASU School of Social Work office at the Westward Ho and celebrated the month with a lunch. We encourage you to thank your school Social Workers if you see them 🔥

PXU Family, we hope you had a fun and safe Spring Break! Just a reminder that school is back in session beginning tomorrow, Monday, March 16th. We are excited to see everyone back on campuses to finish the school year strong 💪

Happy Procurement Month! The month of March is Procurement Month, and we are so thankful for everyone in our district who plays a role in the procurement process at PXU. Your work does not go unnoticed! 🎉

March is National Athletic Training Month 💪 We are so thankful for all of our Athletic Trainers district-wide for keeping our student athletes game-ready and in great shape! We appreciate you and your critical role in our student athletes' lives!

PXU Class of 2026, your time is SOON 🎓 Just a reminder of the Graduation schedule so you can prepare ahead of time. Let's finish out the last quarter strong and see you all cross that stage! 🔥 Visit PXU.org/Graduation for full details about the Graduation schedule.

PXU Family, just a reminder that PXU schools and job sites are closed beginning tomorrow until Monday, March 16th for Spring Break. We will see everyone back on campuses on March 16! Have a great Spring Break!

Last night, Central became the back to back 5A Boys Basketball State Champions 🏆❤️🖤 They defeated Mountain Pointe 62-53 and senior John Mattingly was named MVP. Words cannot express how proud we are of this team for their hard work and for their historic back to back championships. Congratulations, Central! We love you!

Earlier this week, we stopped by Phoenix Coding Academy to see their freshmen showcasing their Rube Goldberg Machines! Students made contraptions that did everything from popping balloons to making pancakes 🎈🥞 We are inspired by our students’ creativity each and every day!

PXU would like to congratulate Ms. Leah McKiernan for being named the next Phoenix Digital Academy principal. Please visit PXU.org/PDAPrincipal for more information.

We hope you have a great Spring Break, PXU Family 🌼 Just a reminder that all PXU schools and work sites will be closed next week for Spring Break and will reopen on Monday, March 16th. Have fun and be safe! ✨

Tonight, the PXU Governing Board had a lot of amazing celebrations! First, in honor of Music in Our Schools Month, we had performances from the Maryvale Touring Guitar program before the meeting, and from the Betty Fairfax Vocal Ensemble during the meeting. Next, the Board recognized FBLA students from across the district who earned first place in their respective categories at Regionals and qualified for State. Finally, the Board recognized Adrian Stubbs for his historic 100 point performance and the Maryvale Basketball team overall for their successful season. Congratulations to everyone! 🔥🎉

Today, brilliant minds from across PXU took over the Arizona Science Center! 🔬✨ Students from multiple schools showcased projects they worked on to a panel of judges, featuring original research conducted by the students. Congratulations to all of the students who participated, and thank you for representing PXU👏

This weekend, we had the honor of watching the Betty Fairfax Boys Soccer team play in the State Championships ⚽️🩵💙 Although the game did not go as they hoped, we are extremely proud of the Fairfax boys for playing a historic season and being the State runner-ups this year. We cannot wait to see how this team continues to grow! We love you, Fairfax soccer! 🔥

Today, PXU hosted our Job Fair at Central High School and had a great turnout 🎉 Thank you to everyone who works to put our Job Fair together, and congratulations to all who signed letters of intent today! 🔥

Tonight, Central and Carl Hayden Boys Basketball played an amazing game against one another 🏀 Central will advance to the semifinals after winning the game 71-44. We are so proud of both teams for making it this far in the season! Congratulations to both Hayden and Central, and we wish Central luck in the next round ❤️🖤

Today, the US Department of Labor and the Industrial Commission of Arizona held a presentation at South to educate students on youth workers’ rights. We are excited to have had this opportunity, and we hope our students learned a lot 🎉

Today, via Arizona House Proclamation, is officially Adrian “Ace” Stubbs Day! The Proclamation was read on the House floor today with the entire Maryvale Basketball team in attendance. We are so proud of Adrian! Thank you to the Arizona House of Representatives, to Representative Hernandez, Representative and PXU Board Member Marquez, and to the entire Maryvale community for their support. 🎉