The Marana Schools’ 2340 Foundation hosted our second annual Celebration of Excellence luncheon on March 13, 2015. The event was held at the Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain.
In keeping with the 2340 Foundation’s commitment to support the outstanding work being done in the Marana Unified School District (MUSD), the event recognized student academic achievement and employee excellence. Dan Marries, KOLD-Tucson News Now anchor, acted as Master of Ceremonies.
Staff monetary awards of $5,000 were sponsored by Chasse Building Team, CORE Construction, and a community partner who wished to remain anonymous.
A $2,500 scholarship was awarded to each of the eight MUSD high school seniors listed below. Scholarship eligibility includes the student having been enrolled in the Marana district, kindergarten through 12th grade.
Marana High School: Benjamin Davis, Julia Don, Jordan Wengert, Jubal Wilder
Mountain View High School: Tyler Oliver, Kaili Richards, Carlos Weiler, Chloe Wilberg
The following Marana Unified School District alumni were inducted into the Hall of Fame of their respective high schools.
Lacey Nymeyer-John – Mountain View HS alumni;
Dr. Kevin Schmidtke – Mountain View HS alumni;
Sheri Potter Cervi – Marana HS alumni;
Jerry Robinson – Marana HS alumni.
The 2340 Foundation sincerely thanks Dan Marries for acting as Master of Ceremonies for the 2nd year.
The work of the Foundation would not be possible without the support of community partners. The Foundation thanks the following sponsors:
A+ Educators
ADM Group
AXA Advisors
BWS Architects and Winslow + Partners
Chasse Building Team
Climatec, Inc.
Concord General Contracting
CORE Construction
Facilities Management Group
McCarthy Building Companies
Marana Farm Festival
Pima Federal Credit Union
Pueblo Mechanical & Controls, Inc.
RWC Group
Solon
SPS+Architects
Stifel
Sundt