ASU Women’s WaterPolo Team Making a Big Splash!

By LynLee Smith For ASU women’s waterpolo team, seven isn’t just a number used for good luck. For them, it’s the number of countries represented on the team. This year the Sun Devils show representation from South Africa, Germany, Hungary, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. When asked about playing in a foreign country with a diverse group of athletes, senior attacker Candice Phillippe said, “All the locations of our homes make us different and unique, but it’s our love for waterpolo that brings us together,” Coming from Berlin, Germany Junior Mariam Salloum participated in the European Championships in Zareb, Croatia through August 2010. She recorded two goals and three assists and started in all four games for Germany. Salloum lead the Sun Devils in 2010 with 27 assists and third on the team with 50 points netting 23 goals. Both Senior Sarah Harris and Junior Kelsey White made a big splash for South Africa over summer competing in World League in Greece and France. Harris, a super star in her first season for the Sun Devils, finished with 38 goals, 30 steals and recorded 14 assists. She was named MPSF newcomer of the week, All MPSF and All American Honourable Mention. Captain of her South African side Harris says, “Playing internationally this summer was a great experience, it taught me so much about teamwork and developed my leadership skills.” White stepped up her game from her freshman year and played an outstanding season for the Sun Devils last year, recording 46 points and 30 steals scoring multiple goals for the sun devils throughout the season. She was named most...

Light Rail Commute: How do ASU Students Fare?

Although he never used public transportation in his hometown of Temecula, Calif., Arizona State University junior Andrew Wolfe of Tempe looked at home while standing in a Metro light rail car headed downtown Phoenix about noon Thursday. The criminal justice major has been taking the light rail from Tempe to the school’s downtown Phoenix campus right after it started operating in December 2008, and has had a lot of practice. Read...

Robert L. Duffy High School

Robert L. Duffy High School -By Jessica Driver, Editor In terms of architecture and design, academic buildings across the valley tend to look the same. Two stories with brick, two stories with concrete, four walls and a window, high schools across the country mirror each other in size and concept. However, there is a new charter school under construction near downtown Phoenix that is breaking this mold. Robert L. Duffy high school, located at 2550 E. Jefferson Street is part of the Career Success School District, which is in its 10th year and has a total of six high schools and one K-12 elementary. Robert L. Duffy is purported to be a multi-dome charter school connected by an enclosed corridor system, setting it apart from almost every other school in Arizona. Robert L. Duffy is just one of many community structures taking advantage of a revitalized architectural design known as dome technology. Due to the structural insulation and non-flammable construction materials, domes have long been considered one of the most efficient and structurally sound designs. A dome provides low construction costs and high-energy efficiency, at times ½ the cost of a conventional building of the same size, making it an ideal option for schools, especially in Arizona where effective cooling is at a premium. Dome Technology, an Idaho based company who specializes in this modern, concrete thin-shell design has been contracted to build these monolithic domes. Founded in 1976 by brothers Barry, David and Randy South, the initial dome shape is created by spraying polyurethane foam over an air form and then adding a continuous spray of concrete to...

Phoenix Light Rail: Duffy High School Nearing Completion

    R.L. Duffy High School Nearing Completion Location: 2550 E. Jefferson St, Phoenix AZ 85034 At the 24th Street/Jefferson Light Rail Station I walked around the school yesterday and grabbed some photos of the current status of the school. The holiday weekend had stopped construction of the buildings, but evidence was all around that the outside was nearing completion. The parking lot was essentially striped and sealed, the sidewalks around the building were completed and swept, and some of the landscaping was planted. Accoring to the school, the Duffy High School is one of 5 Career Success High Schools in the Valley. It is a Charter School and in the 10th year of operations. The objective is to educate 14-21 year -olds who want and need a ‘serious’ education. Programs include: Performing and Recording Arts Green Technology Health & Fitness Medical Culinary College Prop Graphic Art & Design Child Development Business Entrepreneur Computer Technology On-the-Job Internships You can call and talk to a counselor about how the school can benefit your son or daughter at 602-393-4200, or see them on the web at...

Schools on Light Rail: Phoenix-Tempe-Mesa

We have compiled a list of 27 schools that are in the light rail corridor in Phoenix-Tempe-Mesa. There are Elementary, Middle and High Schools, private and public. And of course we have included the gigantic Arizona State University, through which light rail runs on a daily basis. Have we missed one? Let us know, and we will gladly revise our list to include it. The moral to the story? You can find every type of school on light rail. The convenience is hard to beat for those who live near the tracks. Schools on Light Rail in Phoenix-Tempe-Mesa Schools on Light Rail in Phoenix-Tempe-Mesa Arizona State University               Mill Ave & University Dr, Tempe ASU Walter Cronkite Campus 50 E. Van Buren St, Phoenix Augustus H. Shaw ES 123 N. 13th Street, Phoenix Brophy Catholic Prep School 4701 N. Central Ave, Phoenix Central High School 4525 N. Central Ave, Phoenix Crittenden Youth Academy 715 W. Mariposa St, Phoenix David Crockett ES 501 N. 36th St, Phoenix Desiderata Alternative HS 512 E. Pierce, Phoenix Duffy Charter High School 2550 E. Jefferson St, Phoenix Emory Riddle Aero Institute 301 S. 26th St, Phoenix Faith North Montessori 910 E. Washington St, Phoenix Flora Thew ES 2130 E Howe St, Tempe Gateway Community College 108 N. 40th St, Phoenix Kenilworth ES 1210 N. 5th Ave, Phoenix Maryland ES 6503 N. 21st Ave, Phoenix Monterey Elementary 2301 N. 3rd Street, Phoenix Osborne MS 1102 W. Highland St, Phoenix Phoenix College Downtown (MCC) 640 N 1st Ave, Phoenix Phoenix Pappas Regional MS 374 N. 6th Ave, Phoenix Phoenix Prep Academy  735 E. Fillmore St, Phoenix R.E. Simpson MS 5330 N....