Two Wilson teams win STEM contest
Two teams of students at Wilson K-8 School in Oro Valley placed first and second in the state in the eCYBERMISSION competition, which is an online science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, contest for students in grades 6-9.
Students submitted projects that addressed a community problem in the nationwide competition, which is sponsored by the U.S. Army.
Wilson's first-place team, Spunkie Smarties, won for its recycling project.
Students Kalyn Berg, Kelsey Buechler, Claire Hernandez and Megan Lemcke made up the Smarties.
Each of the students earned a $1,000 U.S. Savings Bond.
Wilson's second-place team, IME for Environment, consisted of Elisabeth Carter, Isabel Martinez and Marissa Moore.
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Their project involved taking water samples from the Santa Cruz River to "determine the effect of dispersants on dissolved oxygen levels in a body of water."
Those students received a $500 U.S. Savings Bond.
Film-workshop series open to teens
Teens ages 14-19 can apply to participate in a filmmaking workshop series this summer offered through the Pima County Public Library.
Workshops start in June and will be held at several different libraries.
Teens will work with professionals from Pan Left Productions to create short films and other projects.
Go to www.library.pima.gov/teenzone to find the application.
Applications are due May 27.
Estes Elementary has two MUSD honorees
The Marana Unified School District governing board honored two Estes Elementary staff members at its May 12 meeting.
Fourth-grade teacher Colleen Frederick was named Teacher of the Year in the district, and the school's Title I teacher aide Shannon Adragna was named district Support Staff of the Year.
Roadrunner wins soda-tab contest
Marana's Roadrunner Elementary, 16651 W. Calle Carmela, won the Ronald McDonald House's 12th annual statewide Pop Tab Pandemonium contest.
The school collected 399.2 pounds of soda tabs since the fall and won a visit from Ronald McDonald.
Contest organizers hoped to collect 3,000 pounds of tabs this school year, and the 50 participating schools collected 3,878.09 pounds.
That equates to 258 nights at the Ronald McDonald House for families who can't afford the $15-per-night fee, a press release said.
The program will begin again in October.
Immaculate Heart principal moves on
Lynn Cuffari, preschool to eighth-grade principal at Immaculate Heart School, 410 E. Magee Road, has accepted a position on the east side as principal at St. Augustine Catholic High School, 8800 E. 22nd St., a St. Augustine press release said.
She began teaching at Immaculate Heart in 2001 and has been principal there for the past five years.
