Seventh- and eighth-graders Kael Andrews, Josh Correa, Julian Crowley, Ty King, Noah Lasiloo, Erwin Manuel Jr. and Patrick Shaw Jr. are playing for their second year on the Scottsdale Scorpions basketball team. The traveling youth basketball club, coached by Desmond Beard, has started fundraising so they can participate in a summer tournament in Las Vegas, […]

During February, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Health Educator Vurlene Notsinneh-Bowekaty hosted Zoom workshops titled “Healthy Teen Dating: What Every Parent Should Know” and “Dating Matters: Healthy Relationships for Teens.” The goal was to help raise awareness about teen dating violence and help educate teens and their parents about these issues.  The workshops touched on […]

On January 26, Rancho Solano Preparatory School held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new Lower School (pre-K to fifth grade) campus on Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community land at 8075 N. Pima Road. The new campus will be built across the street from the Middle and Upper School campus (sixth to 12th grade) and will […]

Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community member Miles King finished up his wrestling season in early February. On January 20, King and other Westwood High School seniors on the wrestling team were honored during the girls’ wrestling match. The seniors were recognized with gift bags and other items.  King, who has played basketball, baseball and football, […]

February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month, and Health and Human Services Prevention and Intervention Services of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community is holding a number of workshops to help educate teens and their parents on teen dating violence issues. Community Health Educator Vurlene Notsinneh-Bowekaty will be providing three Zoom workshops, Healthy Teen Dating: […]

Six-year-old Jada Hasson started learning gymnastics in March of 2021, and in January she participated in her first-ever competition. Hasson is the daughter of Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community member Michaela and Tailhar Hasson. According to her parents, Jada needed an outlet to “get her wiggles out.” As a basketball family, her parents tried to […]

The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s Youth Services Department launched its first newsletter this month, called the Salt River Youth Times. The two-page newsletter highlights Youth Services programs, culture, staff highlights and community events.  The newsletter is quarterly, and the first issue features department activities from October through December 2021. The first page features three […]

Marching to the beat of his own drum, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community member James Schaaf is preparing to wrap up his senior year of high school and is looking forward to a new level of marching band experience at Arizona State University in the fall.  Schaaf is a senior at Corona del Sol High […]