2022 Lights of Havasu List 
TEACHER SPOTLIGHT: Bridget Hagest, Coaxing Havasu’s Gifted Students In Her Own Way
By Jayne Hanson Starline Elementary School teacher Bridget Hagest, of Lake Havasu City, has a knack for teaching that extends beyond the ho-hum standard to nurture critical thinking and kindness when it comes to her 39 combination fifth- and sixth-grade gifted students. Hagest’s latest ventu...
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A Challenge Of Compassion Comes To Schools This Fall
By Grace Usher This school year will be met with a challenge. Rachel’s Challenge is a nation-wide program that was inspired to counteract the negativity brought about by the infamous Columbine High School Shooting in 1999. The first victim of the shooting, Rachel Scott, left the world with ...
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Caught Being K.I.N.D At Nautilus Elementary
More Kids Involved in Nice Deeds (K.I.N.D.) were spotted this week at Nautilus Elementary School. The group of 10 students were recognized performing a thoughtful gesture to faculty, staff or a peer student. Each student caught being kind was awarded a coupon for Megan and Eric's Water and Ice. T...
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Caught Being K.I.N.D. at Thunderbolt Middle School
This week marks the third installment of the K.I.N.D. Project by RiverScene Magazine. Kids Involved in Nice Deeds (K.I.N.D.) is a series that features students noticed by teachers around school who perform random acts of kindness without any prompt. This week, RiverScene asked Thunderbolt Mid...
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