Here's your local news at a glance for Saturday, the 13th of September.
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🎓 Education
The city of Surprise is hosting a workshop — More Than Monarchs — at the Surprise Water Education Center (16126 N.
Civic Center Plaza) on Saturday, Sept. 20 from 9 to 10:30 a.m. where participants will learn to build a garden that attracts butterflies and other pollinators.
DUSD Superintendent John Croteau informed Surprise voters about an upcoming bond and override election aimed at funding urgent repairs, maintenance and construction for the aging school district — a measure voters have rejected in previous attempts since 2006.
Mail-in ballots will be delivered soon to decide the proposal.
Seth Pedraza from Surprise was named to Bismarck State College’s president’s honor roll for the summer semester after earning a 3.50 GPA—he qualified by taking 12 semester hours.
Interim college president Dan Leingang said the honor roll recognizes students who exceeded academic expectations.
🏛️ Government
Records show that since 2018 an average of 20 children died yearly while in DCS care with reports of 14 deaths in 2024 and 19 in 2023—cases include a 16-year-old shot in Phoenix and two children who died from not getting enough insulin.
DCS has started a review to learn what went wrong and try to stop more tragedies.
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