Gilbert Classical Academy settles in new digs with anticipation

By Melody Birkett Parents, students and the community were hustling on a recent Saturday morning at Gilbert Classical Academy’s new home at 1016 N. Burk St. They were trying to get everything ready for the first day of school,...

Teens win contest to record songs at conservatory

Story and photos by Melody Birkett Two valley teenagers recently won a contest to record an original song at The Conservatory of Recording Arts in Gilbert.    Aspiring singer/songwriters Sam Mortimer, 18, and Brittany Tews, 17,...

Highland High receives award for most blood donations

By GSN Staff With an estimated 21,500 blood donations by the end of the last school year, teens have retained their status as United Blood Services’ largest donor group for the 13th consecutive year.  The Arizona Diamondbacks...

Youth awarded for volunteering at Washington, D.C. ceremony

Arizona’s top two youth volunteers of 2017, Emery Miller, 18, and Lauren Basye, 13, both of Gilbert, were honored in Washington, D.C. recently for their outstanding volunteer service during the 22nd annual presentation of The...

Gilbert teen CEOs win investors for their start-up businesses

They weren’t building better mousetraps, but Gilbert teens Sophie Bruner and Alec Liapis were ready for the world to beat a path to their door. Or so they and eight other teen members of the Young Entrepreneurs Academy, run by...