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🌱 How is explosive growth reshaping Queen Creek’s schools and classrooms?

Queen Creek, Arizona Patch AM: a 5 min read

What's up Queen Creek! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How is explosive growth reshaping Queen Creek’s schools and classrooms?
  • What’s planned for Creek Bash Rodeo at Horseshoe Park this weekend?
  • Where to donate bikes and food in Queen Creek this month

Also on today's calendar: Does Beauty Matter? and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between black eyed peas and chick peas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: A couple of heavy t-storms, with a high of 85 and low of 74 degrees.
  • Thursday: Clouds and sun, temps: high: 92, low: 76. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Mostly sunny and warm, with a high of 100 and low of 75 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. School districts race to keep up with rapid growth (yourvalley.net) — Queen Creek families are seeing rapid school growth, with Queen Creek Unified jumping from about 6,100 students in 2015 to more than 14,000 across 16 schools today. The district’s expansion mirrors the housing boom transforming former desert into subdivisions, forcing leaders to juggle new campuses, enrollment projections, and open enrollment choices while similar pressures reshape districts in Buckeye, Goodyear, Maricopa, and beyond.
   

2. Ride to the Hondo: Creek Bash Rodeo Is the Second Stop on the Road to Hondo (cowboylifestylenetwork.com) — Queen Creek is about to host the Creek Bash Rodeo at Horseshoe Park & Equestrian Centre on September 18–19, bringing two nights of rodeo, freestyle motocross, food, and family activities. As the second stop on the Ride to the Hondo Rodeo Fest, locals can enjoy Western culture, enter to win Hondo tickets, snag exclusive merchandise, and access special discounted pricing available only to attendees.
   

3. ABC15 2nd Chance Bike Drive Expands This Year to Include Food Donations (catholicsun.org) — Queen Creek residents can support St. Vincent de Paul all September by dropping off new or gently used bikes and nonperishable food at Earnhardt Chevrolet or Earnhardt Queen Creek CDJR on Ellsworth Road. Donations will be refurbished through SVdP’s Bike Shop or distributed through its hunger relief programs, helping low-income families across northern and central Arizona with transportation and daily meals.
   

4. Energy Transition Comes Home: Next-Gen Electrification Manufacturing Expanding in the U.S. (energytech.com) — Queen Creek is slated to get a massive new LG EV battery manufacturing facility, planned to span more than 1.4 million square feet on a 109-acre site. This project is part of a broader national push to expand domestic clean-energy manufacturing, alongside large solar and battery plants in Michigan, Georgia, and Texas that aim to strengthen U.S. energy independence and grid reliability.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Queen Creek

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★ Featured events ★

    Thursday September 17
  • Does Beauty Matter? →
    Mesa Community College Performing Arts Center, 1520 S Longmore, Mesa
    5:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • These 2 babies followed my daughter home tonight.
    No collars spare friendly. Please help me find their home. You can tell they have been taken care of. (Nextdoor Skyline Ranch I)
  • Are these your Corgi babies?
    Found in Skyline Ranch I We need to get them back home. (Nextdoor Skyline Ranch I)
  • Kroger posted a job opening for Courtesy Clerk/Grocery Bagger in Queen Creek. Apply here.
  • Popeyes posted a job opening for Popeyes Team Member - Queen Creek, AZ in Queen Creek. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Queen Creek here.

Ok Queen Creek! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Black eyed peas can sing us a song but chick peas can only hummus one. (Thank you Bev H. for sending it in!)
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