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Apache Junction USD honors students, ROTC veterans and outlines library and community programs
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Summary
At its April 28 meeting the Apache Junction Unified School District board recognized students of the year across multiple schools, heard from ROTC and library staff about civic projects and summer programs, and received public comments praising district scholarship and ROTC efforts.
The Apache Junction Unified School District governing board spent a sizable portion of its April 28 meeting recognizing students and community programs, hearing presentations from ROTC instructors and the public library and receiving public comments that praised district scholarship and ROTC activities.
An ROTC instructor described the district’s recent participation in Imprints of Honor, a long‑running project that collects veterans’ oral histories and archives them; the instructor said students interviewed 13 local veterans this year and copies of the resulting book will be available for purchase for $25. Phil Todd, one of the veterans, told the board he had participated in the interviews and urged continued support for the junior ROTC program, calling the cadets’ honor guard work “outstanding.”
Superintendent Dr. Popalardo and district staff recognized David Johnson for his work as a special‑education compliance officer. School principals then introduced students of the year from multiple campuses across the district, highlighting academic and extracurricular achievements and post‑graduation plans.
Megan Carvener, outreach librarian for Apache Junction Public Library, told the board that all AJUSD students receive an automatic student library card enabling them to check out three items and reserve study rooms, and she promoted the library’s summer reading program — “Unearth a Story” — which had more than 2,000 participants last year. Carvener also noted free community access cards for people who live or work in Apache Junction and an upcoming “Birds of Liberty” event featuring a bald eagle on May 7.
During public comment, Kim Thurnback praised the district’s scholarship results and offered community help to promote further support and fundraising; Thurnback and another speaker said community engagement was strong and offered to assist with a potential bond effort.
The meeting closed after action items and a brief list of future agenda requests, including a climate culture survey work session and a policy‑review schedule for summer.
