Guest Column: UHS, BASIS are undeserving of Star's columnist's apparent disregard

Alex Swindle

Guest Column: UHS, BASIS are undeserving of Star's columnist's apparent disregard

I'm a graduate of University High School and have spent the past two years teaching math at BASIS Tucson North. Therefore I have both a very personal and unique stake in Tim Steller's recent claims ("Let's keep the top ratings for Basis, University High schools in perspective," May 5) that t…

4 Tucson high schools score among top 10 in Arizona

A Basis Tucson charter school is ranked second-highest in the nation and its Scottsdale campus is ranked fifth, according to U.S. News & World Report.

Basis Tucson, University High among nation’s best schools

A Basis Tucson charter school is ranked second highest in the nation and its Scottsdale campus is ranked fifth, according to U.S. News & World Report.

Students from outside Tucson Unified flock to University High

More than half of the freshmen who will enroll at the prestigious University High School live outside Tucson Unified School District.

PGA Tour: Honda Classic: Tucson golfer tied for first place

Former Rincon/University standout Michael Thompson hits onto the 17th green from a sand trap in windy conditions. "We have the wind of a British Open," he said.

PGA Tour: Honda Classic: Tucson golfer tied for first place

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PGA Tour: Honda Classic: Tucson golfer tied for first place

Luke Guthrie, left, and Michael Thompson finish their day tied for first place at the Honda Classic in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.

PGA Tour: Honda Classic: Tucson golfer tied for first place

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. - Paired in the final group, Tucson native Michael Thompson and Luke Guthrie went head-to-head against each other and PGA National's wind-whipped Champion Course in Saturday's third round of the Honda Classic.

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TUSD board to discuss moving University High

As the TUSD Governing Board considers closing more schools, one member is proposing the expansion and relocation of the award-winning University High.