Neely Traditional Academy is hosting a sock drive Monday to Friday at the school, 321 W. Juniper Ave., Gilbert. The goal is to collect 2,000 pairs of new socks. The socks will be donated to Shoebox Ministry, which distributes packages to the homeless and working poor. Socks can be dropped off at the front office.

Anthony Mirabito, a student at Gilbert’s Neely Traditional Academy, won first place in the fiction category in Arizona StoryMakers Writing Contest.

The Chandler Unified School District plans to open a junior high next fall with a traditional focus.

The Gilbert Unified School District is limiting the number of district employees' children who can attend two of its popular academy schools.

The Gilbert Unified School District wants to limit the number of district employees’ children who can attend two of its popular academy schools.

Four years ago, Gilbert Classical Academy opened its doors.

January 10, 2005

GPS Traditional Academy - Neely Campus will now officially be called Neely Traditional Academy.

The first progress reports of the year are just arriving at home. Students are finally figuring out their schedules, homework load and what's expected of them.

A Union Pacific Railroad crossing on a private road where a man crashed his car on Monday has a history of collisions, police said Tuesday.

Lizett Segura’s son was enrolled in kindergarten at a neighboring district when she walked into Mesa’s Keller Elementary School looking for employment about five years ago.

For the first time, the East Valley's public schools have been graded just like their students.

1 AIMS WORKSHOP: Parents can learn how essays are evaluated on Arizona’s Instrument to Measure Standards test and how to help children expand their writing skills 6 to 7 p.m. today at Gilbert’s GPS Traditional Academy, Neely Campus, 321 W. Juniper. Information: (480) 892-2805.

1 CELEBRATE: Former teachers, students and families from Mesa’s Porter Elementary School, 1350 S. Lindsay Road, are invited to the school’s 15th birthday celebration 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday. RigaTony’s restaurant will cater the event. Tickets are $6 per person or $30 for families of five or more, and should be purchased from the school’s office. Information: (480) 472-6677.

January 21, 2005

March 5, 2005

The littlest learners are in big demand.

A planned specialty school in the Gilbert Unified School District designed to compete with innovative charter schools has piqued the interest of hundreds of parents. But with a limit of 60 students per grade, the Gilbert Classical Academy will turn to a lottery for enrollment for the first semester in fall 2007, principal Brian Rosta said.

A planned specialty school in the Gilbert Unified School District designed to compete with innovative charter schools has piqued the interest of hundreds of parents. But with a limit of 60 students per grade, the Gilbert Classical Academy will turn to a lottery for enrollment for the first semester in fall 2007, principal Brian Rosta said.

Two women and two men, including an elementary school principal and a former math teacher, are in the running to be the next superintendent of the Gilbert Unified School District.

In some East Valley school districts, nearly 10 percent of the population comes from outside the district boundaries.

In some East Valley school districts, nearly 10 percent of the population comes from outside the district boundaries.

The Gilbert Unified School District governing board will pick a new superintendent at today's board meeting, weeks earlier than originally anticipated, according to the board president. The meeting will be at 7 p.m. at Quartz Hill Elementary School, 3680 S. Quartz St. A dedication of the district's newest school is planned at 6 p.m.

Candidates for Gilbert school board divided Wednesday into two camps: one in favor of a budget override on November’s ballot and one against.