Thursday, May 21, 2026

SCHOOL CHOICE

Right now, opponents of school choice are actively collecting signatures to place anti-ESA measures on the 2026 ballot. If they succeed, these measures would kick tens of thousands of students off the Empowerment Scholarship Account program, disrupt special needs families, and open the door to unlimited government regulation of private schools.

This is not a distant threat. Signature gatherers are in grocery store parking lots, at community events, and on neighborhood sidewalks across Arizona right now. Many of the people they approach don't know what they're signing - and that's exactly what the opposition is counting on.

We need your help to change that.

The opposition is funded by out-of-state special interests spending millions to eliminate school choice in Arizona. They're building their campaign on a fraud narrative that has been thoroughly debunked - actual fraud in the ESA program is 0.3%, far below Medicaid, food stamps, or unemployment insurance.

But debunked or not, the narrative works if families never hear the truth. That's why this moment matters so much. We cannot let up in June. The signature collection window is open, and every conversation a school family has with a neighbor, a fellow church member, or a friend is an opportunity to protect the program that serves more than 102,000 Arizona children.

It's going to take all of us! Please download the flyer and share it with your friends, neighbors, and family. 



COMMENCEMENT CONCERT

Join us this evening for the Commencement Concert. 

Enjoy patriotic music by all of our music ensembles, individual performers, and of course, the alumni finale. All are invited to this free concert!

Streamed at ALAcoyotes.org/YouTube.

The Art Fair will be held in room 5 tonight, stop in before or after the concert and see the awesome works of art students have made! Students may pick up your artwork after the concert or at graduation.





PLATTERS

We have a couple of platters and a basket in the office from Teacher Appreciation. Please stop in the office if these might be yours.

Again, our thanks to all of you — our wonderful parents — for your generosity during teacher appreciation week and for your faithful support all year long.


FAREWELLS

During the Commencement Concert, we will bid farewell to
  • Michele Bayer who's served as our full-time substitute teacher
  • Andrea Indahl who's served as our Study Hall Supervisor
  • Dave Peter, who's served as our Athletic Director, and has accepted a call to serve at Divine Savior Academy-Sienna Campus in TX.
  • Greg Thiesfeldt, who's been serving as our long-term sub for Benjy Wells.
Please join us in thanking God for their faithful service. There will be a cake reception following the concert in the courtyard.