
Happy Earth Day, PXU Family! š Today and every day, we strive to do our part to take care of our planet. We encourage you to connect with your campus sustainability officers to think of ways to make a difference at your school!


On Wednesday, April 23, the PXU Budget Committee will hold their third meeting. The meeting will take place in the Lower Level Governing Board Room at the Center for Educational Excellence located at 4502 N. Central Ave. in Phoenix from 4:30 pm until 6:00 pm.
Please visit www.PXU.org/BudgetAdvisoryCommittee for additional information, materials for past & upcoming meetings, and past meeting recordings.


Join PXU and Raising Special Kids for a workshop on moving on from middle school to high school š«! The workshop will take place this Wednesday, April 23 beginning at 4:30 PM at Central High School. See the flyer for more information and how to registerš



PXU would like to congratulate Mr. Ulises Aragon for being named the next principal of Bioscience High School š Read more at PXU.org/BiosciencePrincipal š»


Introducing the incredible Class of 2025 š Nate Garcia Lopez is a senior at Franklin Police and Fire High School and hopes to someday open a clinic in honor of his late mother š„ He will attend Arizona State University in the fall to study Biomedical Engineering. Read Nateās full story along with other students from across the district at PXU.org/ClassOf2025 š»


Introducing the incredible Class of 2025 š Yaritza Breceda Pena is a senior at Alhambra High School who plans to attend Arizona State University to study political science on a track to law school āļøš„ Read her full story along with other graduating seniors from across the district at PXU.org/ClassOf2025 š»


Introducing the incredible Class of 2025 š Connor Jung is a senior and IB student at North High School who plans to attend Johns Hopkins University to study Molecular and Cellular Biology š§Ŗ. Visit PXU.org/ClassOf2025 to read the full article about Connor and other amazing PXU seniors š„


You are invited to join us this evening for the second PXU Budget Advisory Committee meeting. The meeting will begin at 4:30 pm at the District Office. If you are unable to attend in person, you can view the meeting online at www.PXU.org/BudgetAdvisoryCommittee


The Bioscience Principal Forum will begin at 5:30 PM! View the live stream at PXU.org/BiosciencePrincipalForum š»


Here at PXU, we have so many amazing things happening across the district every single day. Read about them in our latest PXU Newsletter: https://secure.smore.com/n/zk729

The Phoenix Union Governing Board has extended the application window for the Ward One vacancy. Visit PXU.org/PXUBoardVacancy for more information and to apply š»


PXU is proud to celebrate School Librarian Day during School Library Month š We are so grateful for all of our incredible Librarians district-wide for encouraging literacy and providing crucial resources to our students. Thank you, PXU Librarians! š„


Tonight, the Governing Board had some amazing celebrations š! First, the Board recognized the Central Boys Basketball Team for their State Championship win šNext, they celebrated the students from the Academies at South Mountain flight program who completed their solo flight āļø Lastly, they honored Ms. Amanda Bailey from Maryvale for being named the Kathy Lindholm Lane Arizona Dance Educator of the Year š Congratulations to all of them!




Happy Paraprofessionals Day, PXU Family! Today and every day we appreciate all of our incredible paraeducators for their hard work and support of our students. ā¤ļø


Today, Franklin received a generous donation of food and supplies from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona, with remarks from their current Vice President and former Maricopa County Sheriff, Paul Penzone. š„ Congratulations, Franklin!








PXU would like to congratulate Aaron Moreno from Trevor G. Browne for securing the top spot in the state for the HOSA Veterinary Sciences category š¶š±š©ŗ. He will go on to represent the District and the State of Arizona at the HOSA International Leadership Conference this summer. Aaron notes that he competed against students from schools with Veterinary Science programs and came out on top as a self-study student. Congratulations, Aaron š„


The City of Phoenix Parks & Recreation Department wants your feedback š³! Share your feedback on the future development of parks in our community. See the flyers for more info!



PXU would like to wish everyone a Happy Cesar Chavez day! Today, we celebrate and honor the legacy of Cesar Chavez š Phoenix Union is closed today in observance of this holiday. Tomorrow is a Testing iDay, so we will see testing students back on campuses tomorrow, and be fully back on Wednesday. š„ #ThisIsWhoWeAre


PXU Family, reminder that tomorrow, Phoenix Union is closed in observance of Cesar Chavez Day. We will see everyone on campuses on Tuesday š„


PXU is proud to share news of our first known Million Dollar Scholar for the 2024-2025 school year š„ Clemente Payan Burgos from Maryvale Gifted & Talented Academy is currently at $1.6M in total awarded scholarships and counting. He plans to attend Wash U in the Fall to study for a career in Human Resources. Congratulations, Clemente! š
