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TIME IS RUNNING OUT TO GET YOUR LIMITED EDITION 2025 CONVENTION T-SHIRT!!! Order here: https://members.azhpe.org/https/members.azhpe.org/admin/store/products but don’t wait! Several colors and sizes S-4XL are available. Be sure you are signed in to your membership profile to get the membership price of $20! Again, these will NOT be available to order after next Friday, October 17, 2025 so click on that link …
Arizona Health and Physical Education is proud to present the 2025 Award Winners Kelly Jordan, Elementary Physical Education Teacher of the Year Nataly Van Alstine, Middle School Physical Education Teacher of the Year Steve Shween, High School Physical Education Teacher of the Year Leo Dorantes, Adapted Physical Education Teacher of the Year Trevin Erickson, Future Professional of the Year Kelly …
Greetings Arizona Health and Physical Education Members! This week we have a special gift/resource for you to use in your classes right away! I hope you find it useful and something worth sharing! Let us know what you think! Meet Artie Kamiya & Great Activities Newspaper 2.0 Great Activities Newspaper Artie Kamiya is a longtime advocate, publisher, and innovator in the …
The countdown is on! Join educators, presenters, and partners from across the state for three days of learning, movement, and community at the Mesa Convention Center. We’re kicking things off with a brand‑new social experience you won’t want to miss—then rolling right into two full days of top‑tier professional development. Key Dates & Times Kick‑Off Social @ Revel Surf: Monday, …
Please visit www.azhpe.org/state to view all 2025 Arizona State Convention information and to register. Our convention this year begins with a ‘Kick-off Social’ at Revel Surf in Mesa at 5pm on Monday October 27th with our awards and recognition ceremony for our Teacher of the Year award Winners at 7pm. Any and ALL members are FREE to attend and able …
Dates: October 27–29, 2025 Location: Mesa Convention Center Kickoff Event: October 27 at Revel Surf, Mesa, AZ We’re thrilled to announce the 2025 Arizona Health and Physical Education (AZHPE) State Convention is just around the corner—and this year promises to be bigger, bolder, and more inspiring than ever! The convention officially takes place October 27–29, and we’re starting things off …
Kindness is one of those special things in life that is free to give out while bringing so many benefits to yourself and others. Being kind is shown to have positive effects on both people and the world around us. Encouraging and modeling kindness is one of the easiest ways parents, school staff, and other caring adults can help create a positive school …
Posted Sunday, November 17, 2024 8:00 am Independent Newsmedia Lara Cox wants to get kids moving. The K-sixth physical education teacher at Faith Mather Sossaman Elementary School is devoted to making sure students exercise their bodies along with their brains. Her devotion paid off when she earned an honorable mention at the Arizona Educational Foundation’s 2025 Teacher of the Year Awards in October. …
“If you are not advancing, you are retreating.” A quote from Four-Star General Oliver P. Smith. Teaching is not unlike war, in an abstract sense. There are many daily battles that are won, and there are many that are lost. Some of those battles are in the classroom, and some are outside of it. But it is a war worth …
To celebrate 25 years of serving Arizona’s educators and our exciting future, the Arizona K12 Center is getting a new look! You’ll see our fresh appearance at events, in emails, and on social media — and other upgrades are on the way! But this next chapter is about more than that. We’re building an even stronger community of Arizona educators who are passionate …