News and Updates

Flinn Scholars Program celebrates 22 graduates

May 19, 2008

The Flinn Scholars Program honored 22 graduating Scholars at the program's annual Recognition Dinner on May 17, celebrating the students' exceptional array of accomplishments during their undergraduate years and highlighting their diverse goals for the future.


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23rd class of Flinn Scholars chooses Arizona universities

May 19, 2008

Twenty of Arizona's premier high-school seniors have chosen to pursue their college education at an Arizona public university on a Flinn Foundation Scholarship. The award provides four years of study, academic-focused travel abroad, personal mentorship by faculty members, and other…


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23rd class of Flinn Scholars chooses Arizona universities

May 19, 2008

Twenty of Arizona's premier high-school seniors have chosen to pursue their college education at an Arizona public university on a Flinn Foundation Scholarship. The award provides four years of study, academic-focused travel abroad, personal mentorship by faculty members, and other…


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The soul of wit

May 19, 2008

Kate Petersen (’00), who also has a story in Issue 65 of Quarterly West, has a new piece in Brevity, a journal focusing on short-form nonfiction essays. Kate’s essay isn’t really about a fierce dog (despite the accompanying picture of…


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Soundtrack of the day

May 19, 2008

Your choice. Go to the Metallica concert and walk around all day tomorrow with your ears ringing. Or put these YouTubes on repeat and start referring to yourself as Dr. Chillaxing. You might think it’s the super-powered reincarnation of Brad…


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Newbies

April 24, 2008

Ladies and gentlemen, we have a winner. The first 2008 Scholar to draw the attention of the Fourth Estate appears to be Payson High School’s own Mark McCarty, featured in this profile in the Payson Roundup. Mark, who won a…


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Can we get some applause? (updated)

April 21, 2008

For Lara Cardy (’05) and Michael Mitchell (’06), announced as 2008 Goldwater Scholars; For Dustin Cox (’03), winner of a UA Pillar of Excellence Award; For David Hernandez (’04), finalist for the Marshall and Gates-Cambridge Scholarships, and selected as outstanding…


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