Middle school teachers at Casa Grande Elementary School District were treated to a day of learning on Friday, February 24th. The outreach group at Lucid is interested in developing Middle School STEM curriculum that can be implemented at local schools, as a way of getting Casa Grande middle school students exposed to careers at Lucid. The team reached out to Pinal County Education Service Agency to develop a plan on how to do that. Education specialists suggested starting with a teacher event to get educators familiarized and excited about the many STEM and STEAM careers available. The teacher workshop had five rotations for the teachers. Four contained hands-on activities for the teachers to learn about the different Engineering and Production careers at Lucid. The fifth rotation was a Ride-Along for the teachers in one of the Lucid Air vehicles. Next steps include bringing a similar awareness type event to the students at the middle schools. The team will then develop middle school curriculum for implementation. Pinal County Education Service Agency will help in that process and hopefully scale that curriculum to other Pinal County School Districts. Click to view video.
The 60th Annual Pinal County Spelling Bee was concluded on February 10, 2023, at Combs Performing Arts Center. Eleven public schools and six charter schools from across Pinal County competed for the champion trophy and a chance to represent our County at the state level. Sixty-six talented students earned a trip to the County Bee with fifty spellers showing their district pride on the big stage.
Kimora Holloway a seventh grader from Maricopa Virtual Academy, Maricopa Unified School District took home the hardware, out spelling her peers on a back-and-forth final round. Her champion word was C-O-N-G-R-U-E-N-T. Her alternate for the State bee and Pinal County’s first runner-up was Logan Friday, an eighth grader from Combs Middle School. Second runner-up was Cassidy Stuart a seventh grader from Leading Edge- Mountain Vista campus.
The Arizona State Spelling Bee is scheduled for Saturday, March 18th, 2023, at the Madison Center for the Arts in Phoenix (5601 N. 16th St., Phoenix, AZ 85016). The Bee will be open to the public and is free to attend. The venue opens to the public at 10:30 a.m. with the official bee start time at 10:45.
The Pinal County School Superintendent’s Office was originally established in 1914 by the authority of the Arizona State Constitution. As an Educational Service Agency, there is a long history of providing assistance to the school districts in Pinal County. Our organization is committed to working cooperatively with agencies throughout the state in identifying and serving the educational needs in Pinal County.
We strive to accomplish this through leadership and partnering to offer a wide range of educator and student centered services. Today, the roles and responsibilities have changed significantly as society, educational requirements, and economics have changed. However, the ultimate goal of each service and program offered is to improve the quality of learning opportunities provided to over 51,000 students and 6,300 employees that attend or work at public school districts in Pinal County.
