Echo Canyon School News Today

A Scottsdale middle school is focusing on a healthier and happier lifestyle for its students, and it just got nationally recognized.

An event that aims to “feed the future” is being sponsored by a nonprofit with a name that’s hard to forget.

An event that aims to feed the future is being sponsored by a nonprofit with a name that’s hard to forget.

She entered a contest that was hosted by Governor Katie Hobbs' inaugural committee, asking for students to submit their original artwork following the theme, "An Arizona for Everyone."

March 16, 2022, marks two years since Arizona officials began closing schools statewide — first on a temporary basis and then for the rest of that school year. Six Arizona students shared with KJZZ how COVID-19 has impacted their lives and how living in a pandemic for two years has changed them.Listen to this story Your browser does not support the audio element.

Gone are the days of frozen or re-heated cafeteria food. Kids across the Valley are learning firsthand from experienced chefs in the community and they're using their lessons to reimagine the school lunch menu.

Ann stayed at the school until her daughter graduated eighth grade. “Then I was diagnosed with breast cancer,” she says. “It took a year to go through a double mastectomy, chemo, and radiation. The teachers were so supportive that I decided to do something for them.” Lou Rodarte, Alice Waters, Ann Colleary Rodarte. Ann Colleary Rodarte When she was done with the cancer treatment, she contacted the principal to offer to do something for the teachers. The principal asked her to take ove...