Northwest briefs

North La Cholla Blvd. expanding to 4 lanes

Northwest briefs

Oro Valley needs rep to sit on bike panel

In brief

Oro Valley names new DIS director

School notes

MUSD administrator wins counselor award

Hundreds of kids get free eye exams, eyewear

Joshua Ferguson, 6, has his eyes checked by Dr. Thomas Ginman inside the OneSight Vision Van. Local eye doctors, lab techs and others volunteered to staff the van during its Tucson stop.

Hundreds of kids get free eye exams, eyewear

Angelique Flores, 8, tries on new frames. "In class, I can't see the board. My new glasses are going to help me see better," she said.

Hundreds of kids get free eye exams, eyewear

EyeLeen, an optical lab on wheels, rolled into Tucson last week to provide free eye exams and eyewear to children from Marana, Flowing Wells, Amphitheater and Tucson Unified school districts.

School notes

Flowing Wells air rifle team wins state

Marana Middle student wins bee

Mary Morgan of Roadrunner Elementary School stretches to reach the mic as the number of contestants dwindled during the Marana Unified School District's Spelling Bee at Mountain View High School. The bee was held Jan. 25.

Marana Middle student wins bee

Matthew Glasshoff of Rattlesnake Ridge Elementary fist-bumps Savanna Kelly after she spelled her word correctly.

Marana Middle student wins bee

Nathan Edwards of Picture Rocks Intermediate feels the pressure during the Marana Unified School District's Spelling Bee at Mountain View High School.

Marana Middle student wins bee

Jeremy Parry and Grace Hala'ufia give a satisfied glance toward their teammates after they finish in first and second place, respectively, in the spelling bee.