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He said he hopes his exhibit will open peoples’ eyes to the insect world, as it is sometimes taken for granted. “There is a lesson to be learned,” he said. Big bugs Continued from page 16 “The insect world plays more of an important role in ecology than humans do, but overall the exhibit is very playful and about having fun.” The Big Bugs exhibit will run through Jan. 15. The exhibit is included with Garden admission. Cost is $18 for adults, $15 for seniors, $10 for students with ID, $8 for children 3-12 years-of-age. Garden members and children 2 years and younger are admitted free. Garden docents needed; chance to learn, inform By Elias Tolano The Desert Botanical Garden is currently recruiting volunteer docents to lead visitors on tours and share desert knowledge. Garden of fi cials said no prior experience is needed to be a docent and all necessary training is provided. The only requirement is an enthusiasm for learning and sharing knowledge about desert plant life. Training will start this month and includes courses in biology and ecology. The training also includes an eight- week interpretation course that teaches volunteers how to conduct tours and engage visitors. Overall, about 100 hours of training are needed. The Desert Botanical Garden is one of only 44 botanical gardens to be accredited by the American Association of Museums. The Garden is a Phoenix Point of Pride and showcases more than 50,000 plant displays in outdoor exhibits. More than 1,000 volunteers and 100 staff members are needed at the Garden, so docents are welcome to apply all year round. Nancy White, the Garden’s assistant director of education, said training does take a certain amount of time. Being a docent, however, is a fun opportunity to meet people from all over the world and learn about the environment, she said. Arcadia resident Vicki Motzkin has been a docent for three years at the Garden and said volunteering is a commitment, but isn’t overwhelming. “Docents volunteer one day a week for four hours, and training is equivalent to a school semester,” she said. “You just don’t get thrown out there. You become very educated in order to participate.” Motzkin said tours can be small or large but she prefers smaller tours because they are more engaging and everyone is able to hear. She also said visitors are incredibly diverse and come from all walks of life. The Garden’s volunteers also are an interesting group. “I have friends there who vary in age, life experiences and careers,” she said. Marilyn Dennett, an Arcadia resident who has been a Garden docent for 11 years, said she gets more enjoyment from volunteering than just visiting the Garden. “There’s nothing like this garden anywhere else in the world,” she said. “It’s a great learning environment and a chance to meet people from all corners of the globe.” A Hawaii native, Dennett moved to the East Valley for job relocation and said there was no better way to learn about the Sonoran Desert than to become a volunteer at the Garden. After learning about how desert plants adapt to their environment, Dennett said she has a lot more respect for them. Dennett’s fondest memory of volunteering is when a group of blind visitors walked through the Garden. “It was beautiful. All the senses were going,” she said. “Anyone can come here and enjoy the Garden.” White said the Garden is looking for docents willing to work weekends and afternoon shifts. However, docents can select when they work from a set schedule. 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Page 43 September 2011 30th Street and Indian School 30th Street and Indian School 602.957.8402 Visit us at LindstromAutoWash.com for the “Deal of the Month!” Lindstrom Family Auto Wash Your Neighborhood Car Wash $3 OFF “The Works” Car Wash $2 OFF Regular Car Wash Not valid with any other offers. Must present coupon. Lindstrom Family Auto Wash Expires 9/30/11 Expires 9/30/11 Lindstrom Family Auto Wash A classic overachieving and perfectionist fi rstborn, Emma, who entered her freshman year at Arcadia High School, said she wanted to spend her high school years at a large public school, unlike her siblings. “We each go to different schools, but we all still have a really good time where we are,” she said. “I started Arcadia swim and already everyone has been really welcoming and I’m excited to start something new.” Emma said for now, she enjoys doing the breast stroke, but eventually is interested in possibly perusing a career in medicine and attending Arizona State University. Also a sport enthusiast, Matt, who Linda described as “the most laid back even though he is trapped between two hyper-verbal, controlling sisters,” plays club basketball and thrives in smaller environments. “We stumbled upon Valley Classical Christian Academy and now we like to call it the best kept secret,” Linda said. “It’s so small you get to know all the teachers, but it provides a great education.” After describing a time when he received math help from his teacher over the home phone, Matt said he loves the Christian environment at his school. “My school is small and the kids are all really nice,” he said. “I like that they teach you more about Jesus Christ.” Matt, who began sixth grade this year, said although Valley Classical Christian Academy doesn’t have a basketball team, he wants to be an NBA player for either the Phoenix Suns or the Boston Celtics. Grace, the brainchild of the family, is among the fi rst students to attend Archway Classical Academy–Veritas, an academically challenging school for the fourth-grader, Linda said. “It’s a charter school, so it’s free and we thought, ‘Wow in this economy, if we can get a similar product for free, why not,’” she said. “It’s a traditional education heavily based on literature and also offers foreign languages.” When the Schlenkers attended Grace’s open house, they said they were impressed with the school (at the old Motorola site on 56 th Street) and the administration. Grace said she, too, was amazed and wants to stay with the Veritas program until she graduates and goes to college to study medicine. “I want to be a couple things,” she said. “I either want to be an anesthesiologist or a vascular surgeon.” With an overachiever, a soon-to-be NBA player and a brainchild, Brent said each of the schools are ideal for their children and seamlessly fi t their personalities. “It took us a while to fi nd that fi t, but for us that was always the most important thing,” he said. “Back when we were all growing up you went to the public school in your neighborhood and there was no other option.” 3 schools Continued from page 28 He said it was important to have each child fi nd their own niche, even if that meant three different schools. “It feels like when you fi rst have kids it’s going to be forever, but the time has just fl own by,” he said. “You blink and then they’re gone, of all the sacri fi ces you make for them, we don’t mind one bit.” A family that still has sit-down dinners together, reserved for weekends since the weekday evenings are fi lled with homework and a variety of other extracurricular activities, the Schlenkers agreed the best thing about their family is how much fun they have together. “I like the way we work well together,” Emma said. “We all hang out, we all have dinner and we all make each other laugh.” Among those people: Tempe Mayor Hugh Hallman; Van O’Steen of O’Steen & Harrison law fi rm; Gail Johnson, who starred as Mimi on Days of Our Lives during the ‘60s; East Valley Tribune columnist Mark Scarp; and Jesse Valenzuela, a guitar player for ‘90s pop rock band Gin Blossoms. Coronado High School opened in 1961 and was named after Spanish conquistador Francisco Vasquez de Coronado. The school is widely recognized by its auditorium, which features a historic mosaic near the entrance representing the seven arts. Art teacher Joe Gatti designed the piece that has been in place since the school’s fi rst year. It is comprised of more than 100,000 three-quarter inch tiles that Coronado’s fi ne arts students were instrumental in piecing together. Other notable symbols of the school include the “Donettes,” a girls’ pom pom line that began in 1961 and lasted 27 years. Most performances by the dance group were at football and basketball games, but their popularity would become a coveted position among female students. The group performed at the 1977 Fiesta Bowl halftime show and reunited for Coronado’s 40 th homecoming anniversary in 2001. Coronado was a perennial state champ in gymnastics during the ‘60s and ‘70s. Under the reign of head coach Harvey Plant, the school would capture eight state championships in a 10-year period. Over the decades, Coronado has seen many changes to its student body and diversity. The student population, now at about 1,500, was once almost double that. The student body now consists of larger Hispanic, Asian, black, and Native American populations. Hispanics account for about one- fi fth of students. The school was designed by architect Ralph Haver, a midcentury architect who designed numerous public and commercial buildings. The school rests on 40 acres of land between Scottsdale and Miller roads. Coronado has been featured in fi ve major motion pictures including “Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure.” Coronado Continued from page 32 Straight Up Continued from page 25 gun fi re that puts the suspect and any accomplices in an “aardvark arrangement” while keeping the teams safe from friendly fi re. Heckler & Koch G11s, with their caseless 4.73 x 33mm rounds make an ideal weapon for such a strike when anonymity is important. In the middle of the darkness, the rooms are luridly lit with the targeting lasers from underneath the barrels of the G11s. The room fl ickers and fl ows with smoke and fl uttering goose feathers blasted out of the comfy pillows and couch cushions, obviously stolen from tax-paying citizens. At the one-minute mark, squad leaders call out instructions “Swap Out!” as the fi eld men whip the G11s around to their backs, weapon straps now diagonal across the chest. They jerk Desert Eagle .50s from sidearm holsters. Since the premature ignition of the caseless rounds cooks off in the G11’s chamber, heat affects reliability. The Desert Eagle was selected for operations such as this, not just to have another reliable armament at hand, but to keep the offense moving swiftly and easily through locked doors and (sometimes) walls without the use of bulky combat shotguns. Our junkie thief is found cowering, weeping and soiling himself under his bed. An arrest is fi nally made, and Operation Silver Arrow is complete, with full recovery of absconded items. Greg can be reached via e-mail: greg@arcadianews.com.