Extra Scholarship Funds Awarded to 15 Camelback Students

The Gap Scholarship Advisory Committee this spring raised over $52,000 from 20 donors. These funds were deposited at the Arizona Community Foundation (“ACF”) into the Camelback High School Scholarship Fund. After reviewing the gap scholarship applications,...

Sustainability Progress

We are currently wrapping up a very successful transition of leadership at Camelback High School. For the past two months, we have worked hard as a team and community to welcome and onboard Dr. Quintin Boyce. Since that time, Dr. Boyce has had an opportunity to meet...

Senior Honors and Awards Banquet

Here is a reprint of a May 8, 2014 email from Principal Chad Gestson to Camelback Faculty, Staff and Community. A huge thank you to everyone who attended and organized last night’s banquet .. what an amazing event! We were able to recognize approximately 75 of...

United Way provides mentors at CBHS

Michelle Gayles, Vice President for Community Impact at the Valley of the Sun United Way, provided a write up of its new mentoring program at Camelback High School. Valley of the Sun United Way’s Destination Graduation program is active in seven schools in the Phoenix...

Scholarships Wall

This is a photo of a wall in the admin offices where each graduating senior’s scholarships earned are announced and honored with the total amount of this year’s scholarships shown at top.

Camelback High School Career Fairs

Camelback High School, with the assistance of Social Venture Partners and local Rotary members, hosted two successful career fairs. A variety of guest speakers were recruited from varying occupations. Plumbers, doctors, social workers, paralegals, entrepreneurs, and...

Camelback High School: Truly Transformed

This is a guest post by Joseph H. Silver, Sr, Managing Partner, Silver & Associates Silver & Associates was engaged by Social Venture Partners to better understand the changes at Camelback High School and to determine the sustainability of  the positive...

Advisory Committee Scholarship Update – February 2014

SVPAZ and its friends involved with the Camelback High School turnaround effort have established an Advisory Committee to raise funds for gap scholarships for CBHS 2014 graduates. These funds will be placed at the Arizona Community Foundation in the Camelback High...