October 2023 | Bear Essential News

EVERYBODY CAN CONSERVE WATER

Oct 03, 2023

Since we live in the desert, it is evident that water is scarce. When rain falls, Phoenicians are known to run outside and rejoice. But when lakes are low, citizens begin to worry because water is necessary for life.

Aislyn Sheard

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Arizona's Water Future

Water means life to all of us desert dwellers. This precious natural resource is essential to our impressive diversity of plants and to our wildlife. And for thousands of years, generation after generation of people have settled where they could find water.

About 7.3 million people call Arizona home. And where you live in the state usually determines what water sources you use at home, at school and when you’re out having fun splashing around!

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Starting Young Students On Their Journey Into Reading

Selika Gebhart from Combs Traditional Academy is Bosa Donuts Teacher of the Month

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Selika Gebhart is a second-grade teacher at Combs Traditional Academy. After years teaching first grade, she started her tenth year of teaching in a new grade.

“I was nervous, because I’ve done first grade for so long,” says Gebhart. But she has students who were in her classroom... Read more

Be a Young Reporter!

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Students from all over Arizona write for Bear Essential News, and you can, too!

The Young Reporters Program is FREE and teaches you the basics of journalism, sharpens your writing and gives you real-world experience.

From classmates to Presidents, our Young Reporters have obtained... Read more

Can Smells Help Boost Your Ability to Learn?

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A new study shows being exposed to different smells could help improve learning and memory in older adults—by more than 200 percent!

This is not the first study to show... Read more

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THE ARIZONA STATE FAIR IS HERE!

Sep 26, 2023

Now through Oct. 29 the Arizona State Fair will bring you fun, food, rides, and great events! From Monster Trucks to the iceskating show “Beauty and the Beast,” from the Read and Ride program to the Arizona Milk Producers mascot Daisy, it will be exciting!

Ezekiel Perez

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