Community Corner
🌱 How Chandler’s youngest students are already exploring future careers
Also check out Read-a-thon Day 2 on the Chandler Patch calendar
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In today's newsletter:
- How Chandler's youngest students are already exploring future careers
- Why did Chandler suddenly pull the plug on Flock cameras?
- Curious how Chandler Early College stacks up for local students?
Today's riddle: Why did the man leave his watch in the bank? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Sunshine and hot, with a high of 113 and low of 89 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Wednesday: Hot with periods of sun, temps: high: 110, low: 86.
- Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 110 and low of 86 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Chandler elementary students build career skills through hands-on pilot program (azfamily.com) — Conley Elementary students in Chandler are testing a hands-on pilot program that builds communication, teamwork, and problem‑solving skills with help from major local employers like Intel and McCarthy. The Chandler Unified School District plans to expand the program from 13 to 31 elementary schools next year, aiming to connect kids' classroom projects to future career pathways right here in the community. 
• Valley cities are suddenly very wary of Flock cameras (axios.com) — Chandler has canceled its contract for Flock automated license plate reader cameras amid growing statewide scrutiny of how police use the technology. The move comes as several Valley cities review potential misuse and as Flock rolls out new privacy safeguards, leaving Chandler residents watching whether the city might ever bring the system back.
• Chandler Early College High School in Chandler, AZ (usnews.com) — Chandler Early College High School, part of Chandler Unified School District, serves a small 9–12 student body and is currently unranked nationally by U.S. News. The profile breaks down enrollment, demographics, and district-level test performance, helping Chandler families gauge how this new, regular high school setting might fit their teen's needs.
📸 Around Chandler
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Chandler
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- Read-a-thon Day 2
Kyrene De Las Brisas Chandler, AZ 85226
11:00 pm - Early Release
Kyrene Del Pueblo Chandler, AZ 85226
11:00 pm - Jeremiah's Italian Ice
Kyrene De Las Brisas Brisas
11:15 am - Read-a-thon Day 3
Kyrene De Las Brisas Chandler, AZ 85226
11:00 pm - College Fair
Basha High Chandler, AZ 85249
8:00 am - Read-a-thon Day 4
Kyrene De Las Brisas Chandler, AZ 85226
11:00 pm - 6th Grade Dance
Kyrene Aprende Chandler, AZ 85226
2:00 pm - Read-a-thon Day 5
Kyrene De Las Brisas Chandler, AZ 85226
11:00 pm
Tuesday August 18
Wednesday August 19
Thursday August 20
Friday August 21
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Curriculum Night - KPrep
Quartz Hill Gilbert, AZ 85297
4:00 pm - Peter Piper Pizza Fundraiser
Curry Elementary School 1803 E Baseline Rd #102, Tempe, AZ 85283, USA
4:00 pm - Curriculum Night-Kg
Quartz Hill Gilbert, AZ 85297
4:30 pm - Fees Rebuild Community Information Night
Rover Elementary School Tempe, AZ 85283
4:30 pm
Tuesday August 18
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Before Sunrise in Arizona 🌅☁️
Caught this sky at about 5:18 AM this morning. The sun wasn't up yet, but it was already starting to light the undersides of the clouds with soft… (Nextdoor Amberwood North) - I thought when we named our little guy Bentley that it was so unique and joked that I had always wanted a Bentley.
Then, in our rounds of dog walking we discovered 3 more Bentleys. One was even a little girl & we thought the name fitted her perfectly. So today I… (Nextdoor Sorrento)
- PDS Tech, Inc. posted a job opening for Tool Maker in Chandler. Apply here.
- Mom365, Inc. posted a job opening for Photographer in Chandler. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Chandler here.
🗞 Nearby News
Gilbert
- 'A stepping stone': Gilbert heat relief site gives people a place to escape extreme heat (abc15.com)
- Check out this job at Deloitte, ServiceNow Delivery Consultant (deloitte.com)
- Loop 202, Lindsay Road closures in week ahead in Chandler, Gilbert (yourvalley.net)
Tempe
- 1 hospitalized, several displaced after Tempe apartment fire (azfamily.com)
- Tempe cooling center stays open with $61,000 donation amid extreme heat (fox10phoenix.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: So he could save time! (Thank you Lorraine S. for sending it in!)
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