Join Carl Hayden Community High School on September 30th at 6 PM for their Noche de Orgullo Latino! Celebrate Latino culture and see performances, art, and more! We hope to see you there.
Representative Ansari encourages young coders in Arizonaās Third Congressional District to apply to the 2025 Congressional App Challenge and showcase their skills by creating an original software application (app).
Only students who reside in or attend school in AZ03 can have their work accepted by the office and displayed in the app challenge, as per guidance from the Congressional App Challenge.
Instructions:
Students can now register and start coding their 2025 apps at this link: https://webportalapp.com/sp/login/congressional_app_challenge_2025. For additional information, students can find further instructions through the videos on this page: https://www.congressionalappchallenge.us/students/student-registration/.
Rules and Eligibility:
STUDENTS CAN USE ANY PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE (example: C, C++, JavaScript, Python, Ruby, āblock code,ā etc.) and ANY PLATFORM (PC, web, tablet, robot, mobile, etc.). There are NO LIMITS on application themes or topics!
Eligibility and Age Division:
To be eligible to participate in the Congressional App Challenge, you must be a middle or high school student at the time of app submission.
Students may register as individuals or as teams of up to four. No more than four students are allowed to form a team.
Students may compete in the district they reside in or the district they attend school in.
If competing as a team, at least half of the teammates must be eligible to compete in the district in which they are participating.
All competing students must be U.S. residents at the time of submission. There is no citizen requirement for students.
Deadline:
October 30 ā Deadline for students to register and submit their app online
The full rulebook can be viewed here: https://www.congressionalappchallenge.us/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024-CAC-Rules-2.pdf. For more information please visit the official Congressional App Challenge website at CongressionalAppChallenge.us, or contact our office at (602) 956-2285.
Only students who reside in or attend school in AZ03 can have their work accepted by the office and displayed in the app challenge, as per guidance from the Congressional App Challenge.
Instructions:
Students can now register and start coding their 2025 apps at this link: https://webportalapp.com/sp/login/congressional_app_challenge_2025. For additional information, students can find further instructions through the videos on this page: https://www.congressionalappchallenge.us/students/student-registration/.
Rules and Eligibility:
STUDENTS CAN USE ANY PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE (example: C, C++, JavaScript, Python, Ruby, āblock code,ā etc.) and ANY PLATFORM (PC, web, tablet, robot, mobile, etc.). There are NO LIMITS on application themes or topics!
Eligibility and Age Division:
To be eligible to participate in the Congressional App Challenge, you must be a middle or high school student at the time of app submission.
Students may register as individuals or as teams of up to four. No more than four students are allowed to form a team.
Students may compete in the district they reside in or the district they attend school in.
If competing as a team, at least half of the teammates must be eligible to compete in the district in which they are participating.
All competing students must be U.S. residents at the time of submission. There is no citizen requirement for students.
Deadline:
October 30 ā Deadline for students to register and submit their app online
The full rulebook can be viewed here: https://www.congressionalappchallenge.us/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024-CAC-Rules-2.pdf. For more information please visit the official Congressional App Challenge website at CongressionalAppChallenge.us, or contact our office at (602) 956-2285.
Today, Phoenix Coding Academy is a professional development hub ā
! PD opportunities for both education support professionals and certified employees are underway. ESPās, if you are interested in the next ESP Super PD Saturday, stay tuned for an email about the next opportunity. Thank you to everyone who is facilitating these PD opportunities this weekend! š
Today, North hosted assemblies to celebrate their Fall athletics programsš„ They have a home football game tonight beginning at 7PM! We hope to see you there! Go Mustangs ā¤ļøš
Earlier this week, the Metro Tech Flower Shop had their Grand Opening! Here is the 12News coverage of the incredible annual event: https://youtu.be/9he1SdJSyLs?si=8xdsUJdfj0pB0hdR
Today, CW7 hosted a pep rally at Cesar Chavez to get everyone excited for their home football game that will air on live TV TONIGHT šŗš„ Tune into CW7 this evening at 6:30 PM to see the Cesar Chavez Champions take on Saguaro š You donāt want to miss it!
Today, students from across the district attended the annual HBCU Fair at Phoenix College š« Students learned about various schools from across the country and started preparing for their futures! Thank you to everyone who makes this event happen each year. š
Today was another successful National Voter Registration Day on our campuses š³ļø! We had the pleasure of stopping by North and Coding to see how they were celebrating. Thank you to all community partners and dignitaries who supported this initiative, and to all students who registered to vote! š„
Today was Metro Tech Flower Shopās 10th Annual Grand Opening š The Flower Shop students were navigating everything from selling inventory to creating new products to being interviewed by one of the three news outlets who stopped by to highlight them. It was another successful opening! The Metro Tech Flower Shop is officially open for business on school days during school hours š»
Happy IT Professionals Day, PXU Family š We are so grateful to our IT departments for all the work they do to keep the technology in our district running. We could not do the work we do without them. Thank you, PXU IT! š„
Tomorrow is National Voter Registration Day! Any students who are interested in registering can bring a photo ID and their Social Security number to participate. š³ļø
Happy Hispanic Heritage Month, PXU Family š We are excited to highlight events, initiatives, and individuals from across the district in celebration of this month. Stay tuned for more! š„
PXU Athletes, any photos that PXU has taken at your games are available at PXUSports.org! Photos from last year are also available.
KTAR featured PXUās new implementation of 3DE at Alhambra and Cesar Chavez. We are excited to see the students in the program thrive and become career ready! š„ Link to the story: https://ktar.com/arizona-education/3de-learning-model-business-kid/5749081/
This week, we are happy to celebrate Athletic Administratorsā Week! š„ We are so thankful for all of our Athletic Administrators who support our student athletes each and every day. Thank you to them š
Today, we remember and reflect on the events of 9/11/2001 and honor those who tragically lost their lives. Thank you to all former and current first responders and those who have served and continue to serve our country.
Yesterday, the Chavez football team had an incredible evening thanks to Arizona Cardinals player Will Hernandez š After practice, Hernandez brought his food truck, Mijos Tacos, to Chavez to give the team free tacos. He shared his experiences and advice with the team, donated $500 to them, and even hosted a taco eating contest for 5 offensive lineman. Thank you to Will Hernandez for his generosity towards our students! š„
September is Suicide Prevention Month. Here at PXU, know that you are never alone and resources are available if you need them. If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts, please dial 988, the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.
On Saturday, PXU Family & Community Engagement and the Engagement Center participated in Councilwoman Betty Guardadoās Maryvale Resource Fair! We offered resources and information to the Maryvale community, and even had Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego stop by the PXU booths. Thank you to Councilwoman Guardado for facilitating this event! š
Franklinās Annual Community Fair was a huge success! šā¤ļø Community partners from all over the city participated in the event, and it was very well attended. Attendees had so much fun with things like haircuts, free food, games, performances, and more. We are so proud of the Franklin community for putting on yet another incredible event. Congratulations, Franklin! š„
