New Chandler Schools Opening

Jalyn Knight, Staff Reporter
September 25, 2019
Due to a fiercely growing student population in CUSD, district officials have decided to resolve this issue by spending $25 million for two brand new schools. The decision to build a brand new elementary school was made just a few weeks prior when the district purchased 14.5 acres of land. The lo...
Principal Dan Serrano press conference 12/4/2018
Drew Charlet, Web Editor
December 5, 2018
Principal Dan Serrano's monthly press conference discusses changes to CUSD vape policy, campus construction, holiday traditions and more. Look for our next edition of the print Precedent on Dec. 19. ...
Puma Pipeline: welcoming new food options
Sydney Wolfe, News Editor
November 19, 2018
A new food truck and other additions will be expected throughout the school year As the seasons changes, perhaps Perry Pumas can give thanks to the new food truck that will be implemented into school lunches. Finally, students can feast on an array of foods that deter away from the stereotypes of...
Opinion: Graduation Overhaul Step in Right Direction

October 16, 2018
As higher education grows increasingly requisite for career success and the number of college applicants continues to rise, many students are aggressively seeking to differentiate themselves from the hundreds of thousands of other hopeful applicants in the competition for selective scholarship awards...
STEM Scholars looking for distinction at graduation

Morgan Chung, Staff Reporter
May 23, 2018
Freshman year, Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) program participants were told that there was a difference between STEM Diploma and STEM Scholar. Diploma requires you to take only two higher level core classes, science and math. Scholar requires you to take four or more higher level core ...
Lack of distinction in STEM hoods upsetting

Morgan Chung, Staff Reporter
May 23, 2018
Let’s get one thing straight: there is a difference between STEM Diploma and STEM Scholar. At graduation, there is no physical distinction between the two levels of STEM and that has caused a lot of unrest among Scholars. We have worked hard for four long years, taking extra classes and all hono...
Red for Ed: a brief overview

Morgan Chung, Staff Reporter
April 25, 2018
The recession of 2008 affected citizens in both the private and public sectors. Schools were no exception. Teacher pay was cut due to this recession and due to tax cuts that followed. Ever since then, teachers have been advocating to get a raise to keep up with the rate of inflation. Abryanna Baldw...
Funding is the main issue regarding increase in safety

Morgan Chung, Staff Reporter
March 23, 2018
In response to the Florida school shooting, parents have been questioning safety measures taken in schools across the nation. Perry is no exception. There are quite a few safety precautions taken here, however, money given to the schools determine the quality and quantity of those measures. Principal...
School lunch is last on the agenda… and that’s okay
Hannah Knight, Staff Reporter
January 19, 2018
Some may reminisce on high school as “the best four years of your life!” One thing that may not be missed is the infamous school lunch. Picture the flimsy paper tray littered with gray meat, a soggy vegetable and dry sandpaper disguised as bread. It’s notoriously gross, and similarly to prison food th...
School grading system ineffective for CUSD

Morgan Chung, Staff Reporter
December 18, 2017
As schools were graded on their AzMERIT test scores this fall just like the students who took the tests in April, the scores received by many schools, including those in our district, came as a shock. Every high school in the Chandler Unified School District (CUSD) has received a B grade, yet the distric...