Marana teen starts running group
Marana teen Eli Barnett started the running group Runners of Continental Reserve, a group that meets to run three miles weekly, in mid-September.
Barnett, a 16-year-old Marana High School sophomore, is trying to draw new members to the group, which started out with five or six. Ages of current group members range from the mid-teens to the 40s, but it's open to runners of all ages and experience levels.
Runs are at 7 a.m. Saturdays at Continental Ranch Urgent Care, 8333 N. Silverbell Road.
"It's a lot better to run with a group of people that can motivate you to help you keep your pace," Barnett said. "It's easier to not get so discouraged."
For more information, check out the group's Facebook page at www.facebook.com/RunnersOfCR online.
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Elks group honors Pusch Ridge students
Four Pusch Ridge Christian Academy students have been named students of the month by an Elks Lodge.
Catalina Mountain Elks Lodge No. 2815 awarded the distinction to eighth-graders Haily Watson and Matthew McLeod, as well as seniors Kalyn Dowdle and Joshua Turdy.
Watson is class president and competes in volleyball, soccer and softball.
McLeod competes in cross country, basketball and football, and is a member of the National Junior Honor Society.
Dowdle is a member of the National Honor Society and the cross country and soccer teams
Turdy, also a National Honor Society member, takes part in cross country, basketball and track and field. He's the editor of a student publication and is student body vice president.
The Elks consider achievement, citizenship, scholarship and leadership when identifying students of the month.
NW students are National Merit Scholar semifinalists
Several students at northwest-side schools have been named National Merit Scholar semifinalists.
Students qualified for the honor - shared by about 55,000 students nationwide - by scoring well on the PSAT/NMSQT test. To qualify as finalists, they'll need to complete an application, write an essay, become endorsed and recommended by a school official and score highly on the SAT. Finalists will be notified in February.
Honorees from Basis Charter School include Shubha Ganesan, Kirk Hendricks, Alden Hill, Eric Kronemyer, Danielle Macias, Joshua Manning, Luke Maskarinec, Alden McCollum and Stephan Ness.
Canyon del Oro High School's Annaliese Grant and Jacob Rockland received the honor, as did Ironwood Ridge High School's Calvin Harrison, Mountain View High School's Alyssa Kayfes and Pusch Ridge Christian Academy's Alex Halvey, Jared Hout, Morgan Mattingly and Ellyson Uldrich.
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