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On Monday, Jan. 23, Payson High School’s marketing class went to compete at ASU for DECA and walked away with several first place finishes.

Payson students and teachers continue to reap the benefits of the district’s innovative dual enrollment program, stoutly supported by the Aspire Arizona Foundation.

A skeptical Payson school board listened to a heartfelt plea to restore district support for international travel by students by allowing donors to claim Credit for Kids tax credits. Teachers Ginger Liddell and Marsha Fitzhugh implored the school board to help kids raise money for school-sponsored overseas trips by making donations eligible for the state’s Credit for Kids (CFK) tax credit. “So many of our students have never been to another country, it’s an opportunity they won’t have any other way,” said Liddell. “It is life changing.” The board listened to...

Teens discover they can’t get real world experience without a job. And they can’t get a job without real world experience. A real chicken and egg conundrum. Enter Payson High School and the Rim Country Chamber of Commerce. The two organizations have forged a partnership to provide that real world experience for high school seniors through an internship program. Chamber Director Brenda Case invited Ginger Liddell, co-director of the Payson High School Career Technical Education Department and advisor for the DECA marketing program, to introduce the internship program to chamber membe...