Pawnee, whose handlers say is the largest ferruginous hawk in North America, perched patiently on a human arm waiting for food as a volunteer spoke about a new educational program about wildlife that is soaring into theValley.

National Sunshine Week comes to a close today, as newspapers across the country have been discussing why we must insist government officials keep their meetings and record files open to public inspection.

Shadow Ridge's varsity basketball team is still in the embryonic stage.

Well, here we go again. America’s most famous atheist, Michael Newdow, renewing his fight to get the Pledge of Allegiance banished from our public schools, has found a federal judge who agrees the "under God" part abridges the First Amendment.

October 31, 2004

Conley Elementary School students were asked to strip to their underwear Thursday so their fifth-grade teacher could search their clothing for money missing from a classroom fund, said Chandler Unified School District spokesman Terry Locke.

Students at Hancock Elementary school in Chandler collected more than 280 pounds of plastic bags to recycle over a period of just two weeks this fall. They’re hoping to save 1,000 pounds from turning up in landfills by the end of their task in March.

For 10 years, Marc Adams has been on a “rescue mission” across America to support religious-school students dealing with their identity and struggles as gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgendered persons.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona will host a one-day mini-conference July 15 to educate high school students on their rights, discuss current civil rights issues that affect their lives, and provide creative ways for the students to get active in their communities.

Arizona State University will become a tobacco-free campus beginning next summer, but in protest and to raise awareness of the ban, one student-led group passed out cigarettes to students on the Tempe campus Wednesday.

Last year, 5-year-old Lexie Weck couldn’t speak. The words “yes” and “no” meant nothing to the little curly-haired girl with cerebral palsy, autism and mild mental retardation.

A local Ahwatukee Foothills business that helps people with special needs is now offering an after-school program for high school students with disabilities.

A local Ahwatukee Foothills business that helps people with special needs is now offering an after-school program for high school students with disabilities.

October 23, 2004

Students as young as seventh grade in the Paradise Valley Unified School District would face random testing for drugs such as cocaine, Ecstasy and Soma if parents approve the practice.

Twenty home-schooled students from across the nation converged in Scottsdale last week to learn about legal issues from a conservative, Christian perspective.

Twenty home-schooled students from across the nation converged in Scottsdale last week to learn about legal issues from a conservative, Christian perspective.

Chandler Traditional Academy. Franklin. Zaharis. Gilbert Classical Academy. Mesa Academy for Advanced Studies. These East Valley elementary schools have two things in common: They are run by local school districts and they have had waiting lists for enrollment.

A Scottsdale-based group that defends religious liberty filed a federal appeal this week on behalf of an Arizona State University pro-life student organization.

TWIN FALLS, Idaho - A high school student says he may file a lawsuit against a physical education teacher who took a Mexican flag he had brought for Cinco de Mayo and put it in the garbage.

NEWARK, N.J. - A Roman Catholic high school has ordered its students to remove personal blogs from the Internet in the name of protecting them from cyberpredators.