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In the news
Philippe Cousteau Jr. Visits Yavapai
Yavapai Students Have Fun With Math
Clowns MAC (Superintendent Dr. Gary Catalani) and Ro (Principal Wendy Cohen) made a special visit to Yavapai Elementary School on Wednesday to kick off the Math Achievement Club by Rodel (MACRo) for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th graders. MACRo is a home learning component of the Yavapai Math Program. Students will complete a monthly workbook that is aligned with state standards to help improve their math competencies. "This is a great math incentive for our students," said Cohen. More than 400 students at Yavapai benefit from this program. Additionally, math scores on the AIMS test have been strong, and the school was recently recognized by the Arizona Rodel Charitable Foundation for its fourth grade scores. MACRo is sponsored by the Rodel Foundation.
Students from Yavapai Elementary School will compete in FIRST LEGO League State Championship.
Saturday, December 12 with the Opening Ceremony starting at 9 a.m. The Arizona Ballroom in the Memorial Union Hall at Arizona State University, 1290 South Normal Ave., Tempe
Yavapai Students Have Fun With Math
Clowns MAC (Superintendent Dr. Gary Catalani) and Ro (Principal Wendy Cohen) made a special visit to Yavapai Elementary School on Wednesday to kick off the Math Achievement Club by Rodel (MACRo) for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th graders. MACRo is a home learning component of the Yavapai Math Program. Students will complete a monthly workbook that is aligned with state standards to help improve their math competencies. "This is a great math incentive for our students," said Cohen. More than 400 students at Yavapai benefit from this program. Additionally, math scores on the AIMS test have been strong, and the school was recently recognized by the Arizona Rodel Charitable Foundation for its fourth grade scores. MACRo is sponsored by the Rodel Foundation.|
Yavapai Students Advance to FIRST LEGO League State Championship
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12/08/2009
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Students from Yavapai Elementary School will compete in FIRST LEGO League State Championship.
Saturday, December 12 with the Opening Ceremony starting at 9 a.m. The Arizona Ballroom in the Memorial Union Hall at Arizona State University, 1290 South Normal Ave., Tempe

