PXU is so proud to announce this yearās incredible Students of the Year š„ Congratulations to Bodon Hinton from Desiderata, Jonathan Guardian Robles from Linda Abril, and Mayen Usoro from Cesar Chavez for exemplifying what it means to be a Phoenix Union student. We are so proud of you!
Yesterday, PXU had a very successful Opening of Schools Convocation at GCU where all staff from every PXU school came together to celebrate the start of the school year š Congratulations to the Spirit Stick winners, Phoenix Coding Academy and Betty Fairfax. We are so excited for another amazing school year š„ #StrongerTogether
Today at Central High School, the PXU Community came together for the Return to School Resource Fair! šš Thanks to the support of our incredible community partners, PXU families received dental checkups, sports physicals, health screenings, and so much more. Weāre proud of our Family and Community Engagement Teamāand all our partnersāfor making this event a success. Now, even more of our community is ready for the new school year just around the corner! šš«āļø
Today, Education Support Professionals from across the district representing all job families gathered at Carl Hayden for the Classified Induction Experience š We are so excited to start another school year with so many amazing ESP's throughout the district.
Itās Freshman Orientation season š„ We stopped by Alhambra yesterday for their Freshman Orientation and are so excited to welcome the Class of 2029 onto our campuses so soon. š The first day of school is August 4th! Itās not too late to enroll at PXU.org/Enroll š»
For the past 2 days, Certified employees from across the district gathered together at Carl Hayden to prepare for the upcoming school year š At our annual Certified Induction Experience, participants learn all about the inner workings of the district and have fun through community building and professional development. Thank you to all who make this annual Experience happen! š„
Itās Freshman Orientation season š„ Today, we stopped by Chavez to see all of the festivities during their Orientation. Freshman success is important to the work we do as a district, and we are so excited to welcome new 9th graders onto our campuses. š
For the past two days, Administrators from across PXU came together to prepare to welcome back all of our amazing students in just a few short weeks š Through various workshops and informational sessions, PXUās administrators are better equipped to embody this yearās theme, Stronger Together šŖ. We are so excited for this school year! #StrongerTogether
PXU Summer 2025 Graduates, we are so proud of you! š You persevered and put in the work to finish strong. Congratulations, and we are so excited to see you make your mark on this world š„
PXU's Summer Graduation Ceremony begins at 6:00 PM. View the livestream at PXU.org/SummerGraduation. š»
Happy 4th of July, PXU Family šŗšøš! We hope everyone has a fun and safe holiday. PXU will reopen as normal on Monday, July 7.
Today, Phoenix Union is closed in observance of the 4th of July Holiday and will reopen on Monday, July 7. We hope everyone has a fantastic holiday weekend! šŗšøš
PXU is so excited to celebrate our Summer 2025 graduates next Monday, July 7 at 6:00 PM in the Central High School auditorium š View all the details including livestream information at PXU.org/SummerGraduation š»
Last week, incoming 9th graders participating in Freshman LAUNCH at Phoenix Coding Academy learned how to train an AI language model, integrate the trained model with a Raspberry Pi platform, and program the Raspberry Pi to respond to text/voice commands that controlled both a lamp and a fan š We have had some amazing learning happening on our campuses this summer. Great job, PCA! š„
Juneteenth honors the end of slavery in the United States and is considered the longest-running African American holiday.
Phoenix Union is closed today, June 19, in observance of Juneteenth. Join us in a day of thoughtful reflection.
PXU summer students and staff, just a reminder that Phoenix Union is closed tomorrow, June 19, in observance of Juneteenth. Summer School and Freshman LAUNCH will resume on Monday, June 23 to finish out strong š„
Today at Central, the Freshman LAUNCH students had interactive lessons with some of the CTE programs on campus š„ During their culinary lesson, students sampled bruschetta after learning how to plate food and then designed and plated a dessert of their own. š½ļø We are excited to have our incoming freshmen on campuses full time in August!
The PXU Engagement Center Mentors are hosting workshops this week to prepare students for college, career, and life š These sessions are open to all PXU students and attendees have a chance to win incredible prizes, with food and refreshments available. Click here to register for a session this week: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=YRiAyqiKVU6gPHPtFl268sFR27_faN9LkFlMvqsMfjxUOUZLQVZFNFZHVENHVzFIM0JDWjAwSkcxVS4u
Tonight, the PXU Governing Board had many celebrations š. First, the Board recognized DeāMar Coleman, recent South graduate, for being the State Champion in the 100M & 200M for Track & Field. They also recognized Cesar Chavez ACADEC for placing third nationally, a first in PXU history. Then, they recognized Alhambra MEChA for their artwork being displayed in the Alhambra community. Finally, the Board welcomed newly appointed member Jeremiah Cota representing Ward 1. Congratulations to everyone recognized! š
PXU is proud to share the news of another known Million Dollar Scholar š Congratulations to Gabriella Bastida, recent graduate of Phoenix Coding Academy, for being offered $1.1M in total scholarships š She will attend Scripps College in the fall to study Computer Science. The PXU Class of 2025 is now up to 13 known Million Dollar Scholars š„
