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FHS Jeremy Verhagen Signs with the Bears! Northern Colorado coach B.J. Hill is excited about the size and athletic potential the Bears will pick up as they sign FHS basketball player Jeremy Verhagen to the team! "He's a guy that has a great understanding of where he's at and where he needs to be to be an impact player at this level," Hill said. "He's going to give us something we haven't had here at Northern Colorado when you talk about his combination of size, athleticism and skillset." Read the article HERE! Copper Basin Youth Overcomes Obstacles, Inspires Others “Never give up,” he said. “Always try your hardest, don’t put your head down when someone says you can’t do something. And if someone says you can’t do something, turn around, and say ‘Watch me.’” Abi Alvidrez, 7th grader at Copper Basin K-8, has attracted the attention of local news media lately. Channel 5 came out for the story, and our own Florence Reminder followed up with this article.
FUSD Athletes Come Together to Take Club State Championship The Central Arizona Juniors Volleyball 16’s Team comprised of FHS and PBHS girls won the GOLD MEDAL in the Arizona Region of USA Volleyball this Saturday defeating Aspire 31-29, 25-17 in the Championship match. These girls have been playing together since January and went 31-3 on the season. It was such a great experience for athletes from our two High Schools to come together and bring the STATE CHAMPIONSHIP back to FUSD and our community!
Photo: Alex Villalobos-FHS, Kenzie DeVries-FHS, Cassy Williams-FHS, Kaitlin Verhagen-FHS, Monique Bosquez-FHS, Madison Harrison-PBHS, J’Nae Fraser-FHS, Jesika Masters-FHS, Lisa Dailey-PBHS, Payton Cap-FHS, Molly Rynerson-PBHS PBHS Problem Solvers Take First Place at State Competition Poston Butte High School is the home of a very small group of students who are already showing great promise for our future. For the second year in a row, the Future Problem Solving team at Poston Butte has claimed multiple first place trophies in the State Bowl at Arizona State University West and have been invited to the International Conference at Indiana University in June where they will compete against winners from nearly every state and a dozen nations. To learn more, click on the article title!
PBHS Takes First Place Overall in Annual CAC Math Competition Eighty-one students from Poston Butte High School competed in the 37th annual Central Arizona College Math Competition. Students took first place in Level 1 Algebra I and both first and second place in Level 3 Pre-Calculus and Calculus, resulting in a total score that landed the team in 1st place overall for 2013. “The kids have a team T-shirt with a picture of a ninety degree angle on the back and a slogan that says, ‘I’m always right,’” laughs team sponsor Eva Zakrocki. “They’re doing their best to make sure they live up to their slogan!” Click on the article title to see the division winners and to read the rest of the story. Florence USD Students Score BIG at AZ Science & Engineering Fair The results are in, and Florence Unified School District students scored big, setting a new record for total number of medal winners and the district’s first ever first place award! Angel Rutherford from Magma Ranch K-8 took first place in the Engineering category with her project about constructing homemade batteries out of everyday household objects.To read the rest of the article and to view additional pictures and a complete list of winners, CLICK ON THE ARTICLE TITLE.
Florence High School Graduate Publishes First Book Michael Trujillo, 2011 graduate of Florence High School, is now a published book illustrator. “On the Wings of a Miracle,” written by Jen Jones, is a children’s adventure story set in ancient Greece, and it includes ten illustrations by Trujillo. The book was released on April 8.
Trujillo, a fourth generation Florence native, attended Florence K-8 as well as Florence High School. He earned several awards for his artwork during his high school career; in November 2010, his oil painting took first place at the Arizona State Fair, and earned him bragging rights as the first FHS student ever to achieve a Merit Rosette (runner up for Best of Show). In his senior year, he received a scholarship to the Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota, FL, where he currently resides. Click on the article title to read more!
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