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Alexandra Wittenberg

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Vets, pets face changes during pandemic

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In light of the novel coronavirus outbreak, archived photos of scenes from the Spanish Flu of 1918 have been making their rounds across the internet to show parallels, including one widely shared family portrait which includes a pet cat...
Human Interest

Non-traditional schools turn to technology

Alexandra Wittenberg -
Nate Hansen’s family’s morning routine hasn’t changed much since the novel coronavirus precautions have been in place. Like usual, Hansen and Lupita Pollock prepare breakfast for Finn, 12, and Lily, 9. After the family eats together, it’s off to...
Village of Oak Creek

Miss Havasupai talks dreams after Verde Valley School

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Last year, the Verde Valley School community gathered at the campus flagpoles to raise a new flag up. This flag would join the others in the collection, which represents the states and countries that students and staff have come...
Sedona News

Sedona Charter School students experience medieval times

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In the weeks before public and charter schools were required to close due to COVID-19 concerns, fourth-, fifth- and sixth-grade students at Sedona Charter School were learning about a different pandemic. As part of their medi­eval studies...
Sedona News

Schools closed, but learning still strong

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Although spring break is over and there haven’t been any snow days, area schools were eerily empty this week. Due to the ongoing threat of COVID-19, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey and Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman...
Sedona News

Free meals for local youth

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With the Sedona-Oak Creek School District’s partner­ship with the National School Lunch Program, the district is able to provide free breakfast and lunch to anyone in the area under the age of 18, whether district students or not, through...
Human Interest

Kids drum up fun at new youth drum circle

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While 11-year-old Matreiya Viafora's voice may have been quiet, her beats were loud. “My name is Matreiya and this is my sound,” she said before hitting the rim of her Festival Tubano drum three times for a tone...
Sedona News

West Sedona has a club for every kid

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It takes more than two hands to count the number of clubs offered at West Sedona School this spring. The elementary students are staying busy after the school bell rings at 2:30 p.m. with complimentary snacks and opportunities of...
Sedona News

VOC preschool opens its doors

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Big Park Community School will once again be filled with the voices of young children playing and learning when Sedona Village Learning Center opens its doors on Monday, March 16. The nonprofit preschool will be located in a former...
Village of Oak Creek

Verde Valley School’s 11th annual Hunger Banquet hits the spot

Alexandra Wittenberg -
When Alta Crawford walked into the doors of Verde Valley School’s Brady Hall for the school’s 11th annual Hunger Banquet on Feb. 20, she was no longer a self-proclaimed snowbirder visiting the area via RV from Puget Sound, Wash.,...
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About Me

Alexandra Wittenberg made Northern Arizona her home in 2014 after growing up in Maryland and living all over the country. Her background in education and writing came together perfectly for the position of education reporter, which she started at Sedona Red Rock News in 2019. Wittenberg has also done work with photography, web design and audio books.
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