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The Arizona Department of Health Services requires that all 11-year-old children obtain two adolescent vaccines, Tdap and Meningococcal (MCV4), or provide a valid exemption. These new immunizations are important as they will provide protection against serious illness.

Tdap is a combination vaccine that provides protection against three bacterial diseases — Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis (Whooping Cough). Meningococcal prevents against four types of bacterial meningitis.

Parents should review their child’s immunization records. If these vaccinations have not been received, the child should obtain the vaccination at either their doctor’s office or an immunization clinic. Proof of immunizations will need to be received before the student can begin school.

Children who are not yet 11 will be required to get the new immunizations once they turn 11.

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Trailside Point will be distributing Chromebooks and other instructional materials to families on July 30 and 31. Families will be able to pick these items up on a drive-thru basis.

We are asking families to arrive during scheduled time frames according to their last name. The times are as follows.

We are also offering an evening pickup from 5:00PM-7:00PM on Thursday, July 30th for families who cannot make the above times.

Please view the flyer.

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For more details on Laveen’s Back to School plans, visit www.LaveenSchools.org/Back-To-School.

Trailside Point has announced administration changes for 2020-21. Assistant Principal Brett Humphrey will take over as Trailside Point Principal when Mrs. Sarah Zembruski moves to open Estrella Foothills Global Academy. Ms. Ashley Grant will be moving from Laveen School to serve as TSP Assistant Principal.

Letter to Families

A second informational session for prospective families of Estrella Foothills Global Academy will be held on January 30 at 6:00 p.m. This event will take place at the Laveen Education Center, 5001 W. Dobbins. Attendees will hear more about the global studies program and the process of becoming an International Baccalaureate World School. Plans of the campus and construction progress will also be shared.

Visit Estrella Foothills’ page for more details.

Trailside Point’s Wake Up! Club performed community service at St. Mary’s Food Bank over Fall Break.   The students packaged food boxes for the charitable organization that feeds hungry families all across the state.  School Resource Officer Jason Groen leads the Wake Up! Club.

Trailside Point’s Wake Up! Club members created holiday stockings for active-duty military personnel. The project was done in conjunction with Veterans Day.

Wake Up! is a program organized by the Phoenix Police Department that teaches middle school students social and personal responsibility, community pride, life management skills, and conflict resolution.  They are led by the schools’ School Resource Officers.

On October 25, 2019, Laveen broke ground on their ninth school, Estrella Foothills Global Academy. The future school is located near 55th Avenue and Carver Road.

Development of the school was made possible through a number of partnerships. The land was acquired through a donation by developer Taylor Morrison and proceeds from another district-owned land sale; the Arizona School Facilities Board is funding $14.6 million in construction costs; and, in addition to the site’s three play fields, there will be a joint-use playground/city park of which the City of Phoenix and Taylor Morrison are funding the construction, amenities, and improvements.

Estrella Foothills will offer global studies as its signature program. Plans include becoming an International Baccalaureate World School and offering Mandarin Chinese as a foreign language component. Global designs will be incorporated into the building’s architecture. Estrella Foothills Global Academy will open to Grades K–6, adding a grade level each year until it serves Grades K-8.

The school was designed by EMC2 Architects and is being constructed by S.D. Crane Builders.

Contractor S.D. Crane sponsored the celebratory event.

View photos from the groundbreaking on our flickr page.

For more information about the school, visit www.laveenschools.org/estrella-foothills-global-academy

Samuel T. Smith from Fuel For Success visited with Trailside Point students during school assemblies.

Fuel For Success was created by NASCAR driver Joey Logano and is run by Smith, a California police officer. The message of the assemblies is that anyone can be a superhero when they step in to stop bullying. Fuel For Success partners with law enforcement to bring these programs to schools.

Smith hosted the assemblies at Laveen schools with Wake Up! clubs.

Arizona State House Representative Diego Rodriguez  visited with several Trailside Point classes. He discussed his background as a prosecutor and encouraged the students to work hard and set personal goals. He also explained his work as a state legislator and reminded them of the importance of voting.