April 2022 | Bear Essential News

WILDLAND FIREFIGHTERS TO THE RESCUE

Apr 13, 2022

Young Reporters had the chance to interview wildland firefighter Andrea McKenna. She is in her sixth season as a wildland firefighter and engine boss, and has been an EMT since 2014. McKenna shared many of the tools and techniques that firefighters use.

Aleena Rafiyath

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Female in glasses holding UA decal and stickers. Hughes' support changed my family's life. Katrina C.

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Life's financial road has many paths leading to a world of possibilities. That's why Hughes believes in being with you every step of the way, at every turn, and at every milestone—just like we have been for the last 70 years.

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Elementary Classroom Is the Right Place for Him

Teacher of the Month Tyler McKinzie from Sonoma Ranch Elementary

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Tyler McKinzie teaches sixth grade at Sonoma Ranch Elementary. “Sonoma Ranch is a wonderful school and there is a reason I have been there 16 years,” he says. “The kids, staff, and families make it the best place in the world to be every day.”

McKinzie says he loves teaching sixth grade... Read more

Antarctica Heats Up

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Antarctica is the Earth’s southern most continent and has no indigenous inhabitants. While many explorers speculated over the existence of a “southern land,” the... Read more

Scottsdale Friends Honored as Heroes!

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Photo caption: Zachary & Jake

Two Scottsdale high school students who are lifelong friends were just named Carnegie Medal winners for their heroic acts to save two other young people... Read more

WORLD WISH DAY IS THIS MONTH

Apr 06, 2022

The Make-A-Wish Foundation is a non-profit organization that grants the wishes of children with severe illnesses. World Wish Day is April 29. It is the anniversary of the first wish ever granted.

Athena O'Brien

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Backyard Birding

Some flit from branch to branch or can turn on a dime in mid-air to nab a gnat. Others soar majestically high overhead. If you’ve spent any time outdoors these days, you’ve probably seen and/or heard our fine-feathered friends.

But did you know that Arizona is a top-notch place for birding? And with spring’s arrival, there may be no better time to get your gear together to see all shapes and sizes of birds, which make up the class Aves.

Chris Rohrer teaches Spanish at Ironwood Ridge High. He also has been into birds since he was a kid. “They make...Read more

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