Recognitions
![2025 Spelling Bee Winners display trophies]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1737062604/maranausdorg/mjpnd3nor5t3vcacmqwk/SpellingBeeWinners300x300.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1737062604/maranausdorg/mjpnd3nor5t3vcacmqwk/SpellingBeeWinners300x300.jpg","width":300}])
Rattlesnake Ridge 6th grade student Bryant Banzhaf claimed the title of Spelling Bee champion. Other spelling bee winners hailed from Twin Peaks K-8, Marana Middle, Tortolita Middle, and Butterfield Elementary.
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Middle school students were inducted into the Twin Peaks Chapter of the National Junior Honor Society on Friday, October 25, 2024. Students were invited to join for exhibiting the characteristics of Scholarship, Service, Leadership, Character, and Citizenship.
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Congratulations to our Twin Peaks Spelling Bee Winners: First Place - Pyper Swegle, Second Place - Alyssa Dean, Third Place - Ariana Valencia, and Alternate - Mara Echeverri Dinu.
![Jasmine Jankowski Essay Winner]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1730571781/maranausdorg/ez9ymokfvtk8r4pkpirg/JasmineJankowski.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1730571781/maranausdorg/ez9ymokfvtk8r4pkpirg/JasmineJankowski.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1730571781/maranausdorg/ez9ymokfvtk8r4pkpirg/JasmineJankowski.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1730571781/maranausdorg/ez9ymokfvtk8r4pkpirg/JasmineJankowski.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1730571781/maranausdorg/ez9ymokfvtk8r4pkpirg/JasmineJankowski.jpg","width":1600}])
Congratulations to Jasmine Jankowski for being selected as one of the winners for the AZ529 Essay Contest. She received $529 from the Office of the Arizona State Treasurer towards her own AZ529 Education Savings Plan for her essay entitled, "My Dream Job." The award was presented by Treasurer Kimberly Yee. Twin Peaks is so proud of Jasmine for this accomplishment!
![Tyler Mann Top 300 Junior Innovators Challenge]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1725509985/maranausdorg/umf547zpowyne4ldkh9n/TylerMannTop300JuniorInnovatorsChallenge.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1725509985/maranausdorg/umf547zpowyne4ldkh9n/TylerMannTop300JuniorInnovatorsChallenge.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1725509985/maranausdorg/umf547zpowyne4ldkh9n/TylerMannTop300JuniorInnovatorsChallenge.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1725509985/maranausdorg/umf547zpowyne4ldkh9n/TylerMannTop300JuniorInnovatorsChallenge.jpg","width":891}])
Twin Peaks K-8 is PawsitivelyProud of Tyler Mann for being named one of the Top 300 Junior Innovators in the nation for his engineering project entitled, "Converting an Ornamental Windmill into a Wind Turbine" submitted to the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge.
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Early career and Veteran educators from across Marana Unified School District were honored for their strong commitment to students and educational excellence.