Why a Garden for Pinnacle? Great question. Maybe the question should be, why not a garden for Pinnacle? Gardens are soothing places filled with plants that are islands of serenity. Gardens can also create wonderful learning opportunities for all ages. One visit to the...
Two Cactus Shadows Students Honored as 2013 Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale Youths of the Year Contact: Andrea Omer 480-344-5683 (office) | 480-628-6800 (cell) aomer@bgcs.org Cactus Shadows sophomore Dani Haboush and junior Alexa Jenouri have been named...
The Future of Desert Ridge… Wouldn’t it be great if we could look into the future and know exactly what was going to happen? Imagine how much better our decisions would be, not to mention the improvements to our NCAA basketball brackets. While it would take away some...
We are pleased to announce Wildfire Elementary School was Recognized as a 2012 NCEA High Performing School. This is not an award that is applied for, but one that is the result of analysis by the National Center for Educational Achievement, a department of ACT and...
By Caitlin Sageng Branch Director Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale, Vestar Branch Each year the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale, Vestar Branch,through a partnership with the Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury, offers an instructional...
By Carmello Musarra, Compliance Coordinator, and Alyssia Saxton, Lifestyles Coordinator Desert Ridge Community Association The brand new Fireside Elementary School opened up its doors to accept its first students this year. The new school is located in Fireside...
Dr. Troy Bales, Pinnacle High School Trekking through mountainous terrain, away from the cellular devices of modern society, Pinnacle High School (PHS) principal Dr. Troy Bales engaged himself in the wilderness around him. He and other members of a Boy Scout troop...
Officer Timothy Mitten Community Action Officer Black Mountain Precinct Phoenix Police Department I have often said that in today’s society our children face many more challenges than we did as children. From technology, mass media, and the prevalence of drugs...
Ty Davies Teen Development Supervisor Adopt-A-Gingerbread Man Program The Boy & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale’s Vestar Branch is gearing up to launch an award winning program which helps ensure every family’s holiday season is bright. And this year, the...
By Kathy Crawford Communications Committee Chair Desert Ridge Community Association On July 30th, Fireside Elementary School celebrated their opening with a dedication ceremony attended by such dignitaries as Nancy Barto, Arizona State Senator, Heather Carter,...
By Andrea Omer Marketing Communications Manager, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale’s Vestar Branch was recently chosen from nearly 4,000 chartered clubs as the top branch of the Boys & Girls Clubs...
By Katya Hughes Owner/Instructor Arizona School of Dance Have you ever watched ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars,” and admired the great costumes, exciting music, and beautiful dancers? With the growing U.S. popularity of Ballroom dance, boys and girls can now...
By Marianne Bursi Principal Explorer Middle School Explorer Middle School’s Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math signature program attracts students from all corners of the valley creating new traffic challenges for this Arizona Excelling School, rated an...
Desert Ridge has found a rising star in our community. He is Kenny Holland, a 4 year Desert Ridge resident, self-described Pop-Rock singer. Kenny has just released a debut single entitled “SO WHAT”, that is available on iTunes and his Facebook page. We contacted...
District Spelling Bee results The PVschools District Spelling Bee was held Friday, Jan. 20. The district winner was Ben Jackman from Grayhawk Elementary, correctly spelling the word mechanistic. The runner up was Supriya Weiss from Sonoran Sky Elementary....
Wow – did you know we have a star in our midst? Well, we were thrilled to find Kenny Holland who is at Pinnacle High School and has already embarked on a music career. Read the interview we did with him and find out about his life around Desert Ridge in this issue...
Cashman Park is a neighborhood park within Desert Ridge that is owned and operated by the City of Phoenix. Located where 44th Street and Pathfinder meet, just south of Desert Trails Elementary, this park gives the City and surrounding Desert Ridge community acres of...
As you have all noticed, currently there are homes being built in the Desert Ridge Community. Here is an update on this construction from Pulte, the builder of the Fireside Community: We recently paved the last remaining subdivision in Fireside located at the...
The City of Phoenix and the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) have embarked on a federally funded project to design and build a planned arterial street connection along Black Mountain Boulevard with access ramps to the SR-51. A primary design consultant,...
