Choose Scottsdale Economic Development Newsletter, June 28
June 28, 2017 Click below to review the June 28th issue of Choose Scottsdale: City of Scottsdale Economic Development newsletter. You’ll find information about new business and educational initiatives and activities. Newsletter (PDF) The Peak Welcomes Your Comment The Peak invites you to share your thoughts about this article by using the “Submit a Comment” box at the bottom of this page. All comments are reviewed...
What is STEM? Why is it important?
June 25, 2017 By Les Conklin Some of my grandchildren live in Colorado and others live here in Arizona. Some are in middle school, some high school and others are college students. They all know what STEM is. Their teachers, professors and school administrators all know what STEM is. How about you? If you would like to learn more about STEM, the website at the bottom of this article has an excellent introductory piece on the subject....
Scottsdale Arts News: Making the Infinite Exhibit at SMOCA, Sept. 23 – Jan. 21, 2018
June 20, 2017 Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA) will present the acclaimed exhibition Marking the Infinite: Contemporary Women Artists from Aboriginal Australia, featuring paintings and sculptures of nine contemporary women artists from remote Aboriginal areas across the island continent. The exhibition will open on Sept. 23 and be on view through Jan. 21. Opening reception Friday, Oct. 13, 7–9 p.m., free to the public at...
Video: YMCA Summer Day Camps = Best Summer Ever
June 23, 2017 Courtesy of Valley of the Sun YMCA The Valley of the Sun YMCA’s summer day camps offer children positive developmental experiences and encourages them to forge bonds with each other and with staff, building confidence through skill-building activities suited to their age. Video + Information (PDF) The Peak Welcomes Your Comment The Peak invites you to share your thoughts about this article by using the...
Desert Discovery Center STEM Educational Program Announced
June 22, 2017 The Desert Discovery Center Scottsdale Pilot Educational Program recently kicked off at Scottsdale Community College. The program was a collaboration of DDCS staff, Arizona State University’s Global Institute of Sustainability and Scottsdale Community College. For information, click below. Desert Discovery Center Alert Newsletter (PDF) Related Articles A Peek at the Desert Discovery Center and Education This...
Tuned In: MIM Museum News – Jamaica Exhibit Showcases Reggae Production
June 19 , 2017 Click on the link below to read the June 19th issue of Tuned In. You’ll find information about upcoming concerts, and events in the newsletter. Volunteer Opportunities Available for Students Over Summer Musical Icons: Johnny Cash and June Carter Upcoming events, concerts and more. Tuned In: MIM Museum News (PDF) The Peak Welcomes Your Comment The Peak invites you to share your thoughts about this article...
Scottsdale Arts News: Summer Concert Series July 26 – August 25
June 17, 2017 Enjoy live and local concerts, brought to you by the Scottsdale Center of the Performing Arts, from July 26 through August 25. The concerts feature a variety of groups and musical genres, including Americana, Latin, Jazz, and more. For complete information, click below. Scottsdale Arts News Release (PDF) The Peak Welcomes Your Comment The Peak invites you to share your thoughts about this article by using the...
Voice of Scottsdale, June 16: DDC, One Issue Candidates, Facts Soon
June 16, 2017 One of the leaders of the opposition to Scottsdale’s Desert Discovery Center might be running for the Scottsdale City Council. Which one? Is a single issue candidate electable? In about 1 1/2 months, the proposed design of the Desert Discovery Design will be presented. That means we will have facts, figures, illustrations, and plans to look at an discuss. How that influence the political calculus? Click below to...
Write Stuff: The Wise Old Owl
June 11, 2017 Editorial Note. Be sure to enter the 2017 Write Stuff Contest. The Grand Prize is a stay for two at the Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale at Troon North, including breakfast at the resort’s Proof Restaurant. For complete information, click on the link below. The piece below won second place in the 2004 Write Stuff Contest. J. Douglas Hinds, the author, went on to become a regular contributor of western poetry to The...
Can you pass this college admission test from the 1890s?
June 12, 2017 Contributed by Claude H. Trottier, University of Rhode Island, ’60 Here are the requirements for admission to the Rhode Island College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts for September 1893. The College, which later became the University of Rhode Island, had opened the year before. Note. Dear reader, I assume this was a closed-book exam and in 1893 they did not have access to a calculator or Google. Good luck....
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