Church to give haircuts for school-age kids
Tucson Church International is sponsoring free haircuts for school-age children up to 17 years old.
The event, called Cutz for Kidz, will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday. Kids can get haircuts at four locations:
• Dunbar Barber Academy, 325 W. Second St. and 3232 N. Stone Ave.
• Empire Beauty School, 3030 E. Speedway.
• Vanity Hair Studio and Boutique, 2808 N. Country Club Road.
To receive the free haircut, a flier for the event must be presented. The flier can be printed from tucson church.org, the church's website.
Sabino program wins innovation award
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Sabino High School's engineering sciences career and technical education program has received an award for its innovative delivery.
The program was recognized on July 21 during a conference of the Association for Career and Technical Education of Arizona.
Sabino was up against programs in 16 other states.
Through the program, Sabino students can use the latest technology in the field, including robots and 3-D printers. They also can earn community college and University of Arizona credit.
The program is made possible by a partnership among the Tucson Unified School District, the UA's College of Engineering, the Science Foundation of Arizona's STEM Group and the Arizona Department of Education's Career and Technical Education division.
Teacher of deaf pupils gets technology grant
A teacher at the Arizona School for the Deaf has won a grant to receive a technology-infused classroom and training worth more than $15,000.
Elementary school teacher Kristina Manning submitted the winning application, having her students get involved with letters of support.
Educators for the deaf rely on American Sign Language and spoken and written English during classroom instruction. Nearly 50 percent of classroom time is spent on students leaving their seats to answer questions in sign language and then scanning for visual cues from classmates to see who the next respondent will be. During this process, students miss out on instructional content.
"I'm absolutely thrilled my class was chosen as a recipient of these interactive educational tools," Manning said. "To be able to teach using a document camera, wireless slates and student-response systems will greatly reduce lost instructional time. It's such a wonderful gift, and we're so thankful for it."
The grant was awarded by CCS, an innovator in audiovisual training among educators and corporate professionals. The competition was open to Arizona educators for kindergarten through 12th grade.
The Arizona School for the Deaf is on the campus of the Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind.
Contact reporter Alexis Huicochea at 573-4175 or ahuicochea@azstarnet.com
