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Principal |
Mike Duff |
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Awards |
SAT-9 top 10 (AZ) |
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Special features |
gifted and talented, after-school care |
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Dress code |
Uniforms required |
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School Mission
- Cheyenne Traditional School is a school of choice. The acquisition of basic skills, primarily through direct instruction is viewed as the foundation of the learning process. Priority is given to the fundamental tools of learning in the core academic areas of phonics and reading; grammar, spelling and writing; mathematics; history, geography and science. Students will be given opportunities to apply those skills in a meaningful, reinforcing way. Similar to other schools in the Scottsdale Unified District the traditional school will provide and academic environment that will develop respect, responsibility, honesty, integrity, leadership and citizenship in accordance with the district's mission statement.
| Curriculum |
- Foreign language(s) taught: Spanish.
- Special education programs designed specifically for students with autism, language or speech impairment, specific learning disabilities and orthopedic impairments.
- This school has a particular instructional focus on back-to-basics, traditional instruction.
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Instructional Program Highlights
- Elevated Grading Scale.
- Spalding Language Arts program and Saxon Math.
- School uniforms.
- Gifted Education to those who qualify.
| Activities and Sports |
- Girls sports: intramural sports (after school).
- Boys sports: intramural sports (after school).
- Clubs and extra-curricular activities include: Odyssey of the Mind; Media Club; Cheerleading; Math Club; Chess Club and Student Government.
- This school has the following art(s) programs: orchestra, band and chorus.
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Parent and Community Support
- PTO, Volunteering in classrooms, field trips and supervision, Support at home, after school comunity groups (ie: Boys Scouts, Girl Scouts,Boys & Parks and Recreation).
Other news or notes
- Cheyenne is a public school located within the Scottsdale Unifed School District. However, Cheyenne is a school of choice (not a neighborhood school) serving students that reside within the Scottsdale Unified School District. All students are accepted through open enrollment based on state and district open enrollment policies.
| Technology and Facilities |
- 6 students per computer.
- 100% of classrooms are connected to the Internet.
- District provides transportation to this school.
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| Admissions and Enrollment |
- Entering students typically come from: Anasazi; Aztec and Laguna.
- Graduates typically go to: Brophy/Xavier; Desert Canyon High School and Notre Dame Prep Academy.
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| Safety, Discipline and Support |
- Safety and discipline-related resources include: After school or lunchtime detentions; In-school suspension;
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| Other Features and Highlights |
- This school has an emphasis in mathematics.
- This school also emphasizes: Spalding Language.
- Regular classroom hours: 7:40 a.m. to 2:10 p.m.
- Principal has been at this school for 1 year.
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| Source of Data |
Additional information, including curriculum and special programs, was either submitted to GreatSchools by a school official or comes directly from the school or school district's Web site. This page was last updated on 03/31/2008. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of information submitted by school officials.
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