Scottsdale Students Test Above National Norm in All Subjects
Scottsdale students score five to six months above national norm on Metropolitan Achievement tests across all subjects. Women Fry notes reading norms in second grade from 2.6 to 2.8 3.5, majority over 3. The board approves adopting Phonetic Keys to Reading to strengthen primary grade instruction alongside Scotts-Foresma phonics. Remedial reading exists but serves a small portion of students.
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Scottsdale
Fry
Scotts-Foresma
YW Wives Luncheon Friday at Lulu Belle
The Scottsdale YW Wives close the season with a luncheon Friday at the Lulubelle for members and guests. The group meets at 9 30 a m in the courtesy room of the Western Savings building to plan summer bridge lessons and invites anyone interested to call Mrs. Robert Dole WH 6 2319.
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Scottsdale
Lulubelle
Western Savings Building
Robert Dole
Kansas Alumni Dinner Set for May in Phoenix
About 200 University of Kansas alumni are expected at a Tuesday May 24 dinner at 6 30 p m at Macayoon North Central in Phoenix. Scottsdale alumni may reserve with Dick Houseworth at Scottsdale Bank of Douglas.
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University of Kansas
Macayoon North Central
Phoenix
Scottsdale
Dick Houseworth
Scottsdale Bank of Douglas
Scottsdale duo named directors of Arizona Apartment Owners
Clarence Johnson and Mrs Sophie Singer of Scottsdale were named directors of the Apartment Owners association of Arizona at the group's annual meeting this week.
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Clarence Johnson
Sophie Singer
Scottsdale
Apartment Owners Association of Arizona
Meter Sets Show Growth in Scottsdale April
Arizona Public Service reports April activity with 53 new electric meter sets and 1811 gas installations in Scottsdale. Metropolitan division totals include 1092 gas and 568 electric meter installations.
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Arizona Public Service Company
Scottsdale
Thunderbird Academy Graduation June 1
The largest class ever to graduate from Thunderbird Academy will hold commencement on Wednesday June 1 at eight in the evening. Valedictorian Patricia Horning, president Roger Rosenquist and co-valedictorian Donald Goley, salutatorian Sharon Baerg, and other graduates Judy Bergh, Jerry Dodge, Carl Friday, Victor Friedrich, Gene Martin, Norma Prout and Ernest Smith are named. Elder Butherus, president of the Arizona Conference of Seven Day Adventists, will deliver the address.
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Thunderbird Academy
Patricia Horning
Roger Rosenquist
Donald Goley
Sharon Baerg
C.salutatorian
Judy Bergh
Jerry Dodge
Carl Friday
Victor Friedrich
Gene Martin
Norma Prout
Ernest Smith
Butherus
Arizona Conference of Seven Day Adventists
Parents Question Board Over New Scottsdale School Areas
About 30 parents attended the Scottsdale school district meeting to discuss three new elementary schools and altered attendance zones next fall. A map of proposed districts was shown but not adopted, while the board kept the student exchange program allowing technical track students to attend Phoenix Union high.
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Scottsdale
Phoenix Union High
Nine Represent Scottsdale At Tucson Session
Town of Scottsdale officials attended League of Arizona Cities and Towns sessions in Tucson last week. Delegates included Mayor Mort E Kimsey Gordon Allison Dorothy Ketchum Jim Smith George Long Bill Schrader Moya Kelly John Marron and Bill Downing. Allison elected secretary treasurer of the Arizona City Managers association during concurrent meetings. Annexation policy sales tax distribution and municipal service topics were discussed.
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Scottsdale
League of Arizona
Tucson
Mort E. Kimsey
Gordon Allison
Dorothy Ketchum
Jim Smith
George Long
Bill Schrader
Moya Kelley
John Marron
Bill Downing
Allison
Arizona City Managers’ Association
County Rejects Bee Line Link
Maricopa County Supervisors rejected a Citizens petition for a cut off highway from Shea Boulevard to the Bee Line highway. County engineer Fred Glendenning cited the master plan and predicted Shea will be extended to the Bee Line later, and noted 10 to 12 miles of new road would be needed with no traffic justification.
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Maricopa County
Scottsdale
Shea Boulevard
Bee Line
Wilbur Smith and Associates
McDowell
Pima Roads
Fred Glendenning
Black Canyon
Bee Line Highway
Shea
Country Club Drive
Saguaro Lake
Hearing Delayed On Re zoning Between George and Hinton
The town council continues the re zoning hearing for the block between Indian School Road and Second Street to Wednesday May 25, announced by town clerk Dorothy Ketchum. The delay follows the municipal election held May 24.
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Dorothy Ketchum
Swim Pool Opens for Members' Children at Arizona Country Club
The Arizona Country Club opens its pool to all children of members for the summer. It will operate afternoons after school and on Saturdays and Sundays.
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Arizona Country Club
Flying golf ball marks a nonhuman champion at lab
At the Naval Ordnance Laboratory in Silver Spring Maryland a hypervelocity gun achieves a model golf ball size projectile at 10 000 feet per second nearly 7 000 miles per hour making it the lab champion in an unusual test.
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Ordance Laboratory
Silver Spring
Classified Ad Dial Whitney For Your Wants
Five ASU graduate students will receive doctorates in education. It is Youth Temperance Education Week in Arizona. Dial Whitney 6-3441 and ask for Classified ads.
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ASU
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