PXU Family, just a reminder that this weekend is a 3 day weekend in honor of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. PXU will be closed on Monday, January 19, and reopen on Tuesday, January 20 in observance of the holiday. See you on Tuesday!
Today, Betty Fairfax BSU and HBCU Clubs hosted a beautiful assembly in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day š It featured performances from many groups across Fairfax mixed with educational moments about key figures in black history. Congratulations on the successful assemblies, Fairfax! š„
Calling all Future Freshmen šØ If you are interested in attending a PXU school next year, our schools are hosting Future Freshman Days and Nights š„ Check the schedule for details.
PXU is so proud to congratulate Adrian Stubbs from the Maryvale Basketball Team for scoring 100 points in 3 quarters during their game against Kofa š With his points scored, he broke the existing state record for most individual points scored during a basketball game. We are so proud of you, Adrian!
Today, South Upward and Onward helped their community by hosting Market on the Move, a mobile market where members of the community can stop by and receive multiple boxes filled with fresh food for $10 šš„¦š
The interns had an assembly system for creating the boxes of food and even checked people in and loaded vehicles. We are so proud of them for their hard work giving back to our community. š Follow @upwardandonwardsmhs for their future Market on the Move events!
Yesterday, Central Culinary had an exciting afternoon after individuals from Project Roots arrived with three brand new grow towers for them to grow their own ingredients in the classroom šæ Culinary students had the opportunity to assemble the grow towers themselves, and they are excited to grow fresh ingredients on their own. Congratulations, Central Culinary! š
Tonight, the PXU Governing Board had some incredible celebrations š First, the Board recognized our Questbridge Matches from across the district. Congratulations to Suri Hernandez Chavez, Sofia Villa, Sara John, Susanne Guerrero Sanchez, Miraje Jemal (not pictured) and Fabian Melton (not pictured). The Board also recognized Kauwan Ellis, Safety Team Member from Cesar Chavez who recently saved a studentās life, making local and national news for his act of heroism. Congratulations to all who were recognized!
Happy School Board Recognition Month! We are thankful for our Board for all they do for our district. The next PXU Board Meeting is tonight! If you cannot make it in person, tune in virtually at PXU.org/JanuaryBoardMeeting!
PXU Family, we are so excited to kick off the second semester tomorrow! We will see everyone back on campuses tomorrow to finish out the 2025-2026 school year strong š„
Mayen Usoro is a senior at Cesar Chavez who is a track superstar āļø Breaking state records as early as her freshman year, she plans to continue her track career in college. Read more about Mayen in the latest edition of our magazine at PXU.org/Magazine š»
Now that it's 2026, Class of 2026, graduation will be here before you know it šIt is not too early to make plans. Here is the schedule. Visit PXU.org/Graduation for more details including parking info!
PXU family, we hope that your break has been great! Just a reminder that school is back in session for the second semester on Monday, January 5! Please look out for scheduling communications from your schools for our first day back.
Happy New Year, PXU Familyš We are looking forward to this new year with our incredible studentsš„ Let's make this year our best one yet!
Happy New Year's Eve, PXU Family š„Thank you for spending 2025 with us, and we look forward to another year with our incredible students āØ
Dominik Hart is a sophomore at Camelback Montessori who is very involved on campus and is considering a semester abroad in Germany š©šŖ Learn more about Dominik in the latest edition of our magazine at PXU.org/Magazine š»
Luis Aguilar Munoz is a senior at Trevor G. Browne who plans to study either robotics or engineering to prepare for employment at a local company like Intel, Honeywell, or SRP š Read his full story in the latest edition of our magazine at PXU.org/Magazine š»
Javier Godinez is a senior at Central High School who plans to attend college in California to study dermatology šRead his full story in the latest edition of our magazine at PXU.org/Magazine š»
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 š»
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 š Read her full story in the latest edition of our magazine at PXU.org/Magazine š»
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. ā¤ļø
