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MESA Regional Design Day
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Dominican Republic Professional
Development Trip
Dr. Mark Yslas
Superintendent
The Alhambra District MESA (Math,
Engineering and Science Achievement) team
from Montebello School, led by MESA advisor
Kelby Milgrim, earned three awards at the
MESA National Challenge in Ogden, Utah,
in June. The team was awarded an overall
fourth place in the United States! The national
challenge was to design, engineer and operate a
low-cost, environmentally sustainable, easy-
to-operate prosthetic arm that could perform
a variety of real life tasks. These tasks include
picking up everyday items, placing them in a box
and tossing items into a bucket.
Alhambra’s Montebello MESA Team earned
second place in the country in the “Design
Efficiency” category, a third place award in the
“Object Relocation” category and a third place
award in the “Academic Poster Presentation”
category. In addition to earning these top
awards, Alhambra’s Montebello Team placed
fourth in distance accuracy, fifth place in
the oral presentation and eighth place in the
technical paper.
Alhambra’s STEM Team Earns National Awards!
Educat ion
Alhambra Elementary School District
Alhambra Elementary School District Opens Family Resource Center
The Alhambra Elementary School District recently announced the opening of their first Family Resource Center (FRC) to better meet the needs of
students, families, and community members. Alhambra’s new Family Resource Center will open its doors this fall, and will offer a number of services
for students and their families. The FRC Will house a homework support room, school pantry, lending library, and numerous parenting classes, just to
name a few. The FRC is located at 6615 N. 39th Avenue. Look for additional information this fall on programs and services provided through the FRC.
Over spring break, Alhambra
Elementary School District
(AESD) staff members Kimberly
Jones, Bethany Valdivia, Melody
Hodges, Narrae Nelson, Diane
Hernandez, Melody Schlosser,
Sandy Casady, Jeaneen Deunsing,
Kaitlyn Lang, Barb Preston, Mia
Delarosa, Theresa Killingsworth,
Pam Escobedo and Melinda
Schlosser provided professional
development to educators in the
Dominican Republic. Here are a
couple of their photos!
On Saturday, March 5, AESD students from around the district participated in
the MESA Regional Design Day at Grand Canyon University, where over 600
total students participated. Please help us to celebrate our students’ wins, listed
below by category:
Prosthetic Arm: 2nd Place – Montebello, 3rd Place - Simpson
Change Maker: 1st Place - Montebello
Communication Revolution: 1st Place – Montebello, 2nd Place - Alhambra
Traditional, 3rd Place - Montebello
Designer of the Day: 1st Place - Sevilla West, 2nd Place - Cordova Middle
Duct Tape Survival Challenge: 1st Place - Granada East, 2nd Place - Montebello
Hydro Power: 1st Place – Montebello, 2nd Place – Montebello, 3rd Place –
Cordova Middle
E gg Delivery: 1st Place – Montebello, 3rd Place - Sevilla West
Congratulations to all of our Alhambra MESA winners! For more photos from the
event, please check out Alhambra’s Facebook page at
Alhambra Elementary
School District
4510 N. 37th Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85017
602-736-2925
AESD staff members traveled to the Dominican Republic to provide
professional development and support to educators
Designer of the Day - 2nd Place - Cordova Middle School