AZ CENTE'NNIAl~1912·2012 Z18 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14,2012 The Media Center building at Glendale high school. is one of the oldest school buildings in the city. DEIDRE HAMILU THE REPUBLIC West Valley's school districts have risen from humble starts By Kristena Hansen, Eddi Trevizo about whether they needed a two-room and Amy B. Wang building or one room," said Harold The Republic Iazcentral.com McKisson, director of the Peoria Arizo­ na Historical Society. "By one vote, it Schools for children of farmers and was decided to build two rooms." ranchers in the Arizona Territory began Within five years or so, the city's rap­ decades before 1912. id growth prompted the district to build Some of the West Valley's earliest three more schools side-by-side. The public schools opened in the late-1880s, four old schoolhouses still stand and are later becoming the Peoria Unified occupied by the historical society. School District and the Buckeye and Lib­ The Peoria district now serves 36,000 erty elementary school districts. students from Glendale and Peoria. The formation of Glendale Grammar In 1911, Glendale High School opened School, present-day site ofLandmarkEl­ near present-day Glendale and Grand ementary near59th and Myrtle avenues, avenues to provide an education beyond in 1895 planted the seed for what is now eighth grade, becoming part ofthe Glen­ the Glendale Elementary School Dis­ dale Union High School District that trict. would later develop. In areas that would develop later, the In the 1920s, William Hovey Griffin Dysart Unified School District formed settled on a piece of land in the North­ in El Mirage and Surprise in 1920 while west Valley known as Nadaburg. Griffin the Deer Valley Unified School District built a small schoolhouse for his four would come even later to serve students sons and eight other students from near­ from northern Glendale to New River. by homesteads. The governing board of Some of the West Valley districts that the Nadaburg Unified School district began humbly are today among the still meets in that schoolhouse. state's largest. In the Southwest Valley, students in Peoria opened in 1889 with no more 1887 attended class ih a log schoolhouse than 15 students in an abandoned groce­ that was the Buckeye Valley's first pub­ ry store near Washington Street and lic school and 21 years later would be­ Grand Ayenue, according to "The Privi­ come the Liberty Elementary District, lege You Inherit: History of the Peoria said Andy Rogers, the district's superin­ Unified School District 1889-1986." tendent. 1\vo years later, the district graduat­ The first building as a district was ed to a one-room schoolhouse with a wa­ constructed in 1910 and remains in use ter trough and hitching post outside for today on the corners of Arizona 85 and use by students who commuted on horse­ Liberty Road. back and mules. A school that would become Buckeye In 1906, the district used $3,200 in Elementary District began around 1889. bond money to build Peoria Central The Litchfield Elementary School School near 83rd Avenue and Madison District would form nearly 30years later Street after a fire destroyed the one­ in 1917 with 11 students in a shack with room building, the book said. wooden floors and canvas-flap walls. "They had a debate in the community More than 10,200 students now attend. AZ CENTENNIAL~ 1912·2012 Z18 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2012 By Cecilia Chan Base begins 10 miles west of Glendale. The Republic azcentral.com 1946: A business school now known as the Thunderbird School of Global Man­ 1885: WJ. Murphy's Arizona Canal agement opens at the former Thunder­ Company completes the canal that bird Field. brought water to what would become 1960: About 16,000 people live in Glen­ Glendale. dale. 1886: William H. Bartlett builds Sa­ 1965: Glendale Community College huaro Ranch, a 640-acre fruit farm. opens. 1892: Glendale Temperance Colony 1980: Glendale has about 97,000 resi­ officially founded when WJ. Murphy's dents. New England Land Company, along with 1984: A state law paves the way for an Burgess Hasdell, completes a survey Arizona State University campus to and plat of Glendale's first residential serve the West Valley_ area. This date is celebrated as Glen­ 1995: Glendale annexes Luke Air dale's official birthday. Force Base. 1895: The first school, the Glendale 1996: Midwestern University opens Grammar School, is built on CAvenue, and eventually becomes the state's larg­ now Myrtle Avenue. est medical school. 1895: Victor E. Messinger helps form 2003: The arena, christened Jobing­ the town's first library with 400 books .com Arena three years later, opens. from his own collection. 2006: University of Phoenix Stadium! 1895: Glendale becomes the pathway and Westgate City Center opens. for a line oftheSantaFeRailroad, linking 2001: Glendale hosts its first Fiesta the Valley to northern Arizona. Bowl and BCS National Championship 1906: A 52,000-square-foot beet sugar Game at UOP Stadium. factory is built, attracting Russian immi­ 2008: Glendale hosts Super Bowl grants familiar with harvestingbeet sug­ XLII. ar. 2009: Camelback Ranch Glendale 1910: Glendale incorporates and A.W opens as the spring-training home of the Bennet becomes first mayor. Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago White 1912: Glendale High School opens. Sox. 1915: Construction ofhomes begins in 2010: Glendale's population is 226,721. Catlin Court, part of the city's historic downtown. Sources: Glendale, Glendale Convention and 1930: Glendale has 3,665 residents. Visitors Center, Then and Now by Debbie 1941: Construction of Luke Air Force Veldhuis, and U.S. Census. £10 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2012 II AZCENTENNIAl~1~.12~2012 There'~ . much to sing about By Ed Masley The Republic Iazcentral.com rizona has sent its share of pop stars to the Hot 100 in its first 100 years while serving as a launching pad for several acts, from Waylon Jennings to the Meat Puppets, whose impact canlt be measured by that yardsti~k. These artists all had Top 10 singles on the Billboard Hot 100. Ifyoulre wondering why adopted sons Glen Campbell and Bret Michaels aren't included, thafs because the1 had their hits before they moved here. As for Chester Bennington of Linkin Park, the man was born and raised here, but he's just one member of a California band, which seemed a bit like counting Fleetwood Mac for Stevie Nicks. We also didn't count Joe Jonas of the Jonas Brothers, who was born in Casa Grande while his family was living with his grandparents, because it didn't seem like anyone considered him an Arizona guy. Unda Ronstadt Thcson's Linda Ronstadt made it all the way to No.1 with "You're No Good" in her 70s prime. But that was merely one of 10 appearances in the Top 10, including "When Will I Be Loved" (No. 2), "Heat Wave" (No.,5), "Blue Bayou" (No.3), "It's So Easy" (No.5) and two duets that peaked at No.2 in the late '80s --.:. "Somewhere Out There" with James Ingram and "Don't Know Much'l with Aaron Neville. Her biggest-selling single, "Blue Bayou," was certified platinum for sal~s of 2 million, while her singles with Ingram and Neville Tucson's linda'Ronstadt topped the .both went gold (i million). charts in the 19705. ASYLUM RECORDS Marty Robbins I Glend~e's Marty Robbins topped the charts with1959's "EI Paso." 1\vo more '7). Cooper's other Top-10 hits were "You Robbins singles went Top 10 - "A and Me," which peaked at No.9 and White Sport Coat (and a Pink Carna­ "Poison" (No.7). Both "Poison" and "I tion)" (No.2) and "Don't Worry" (No.3). Never Cry" (No. 12) were certified Although "EI Paso" charted higher, gold. Robbins'_ biggest-selling single was "A White Sport Coat," certified gold. He .Duane Eddy also topped the country charts with no in fewer than 17 singles. Born and raised New York State, this Hall of Famer was living in Coo­ lidge when he h,ooked 'up with a DJ Mr. M~ster named Lee Hazlewood, who cut the Formed by high-school friends from young guitarist's instrumental break­ Phoenix, Mr. Mister topped the Hot 100 through, "Rebel Rouser," in his Phoenix twice - with "Broken Wings" in 1985 studio. "E-ebel Rouser" peaked at No.6 and "Kyrie" in 1986. A third Top-10 in 1958 and Eddy placed two other sin­ appearance followed - "Is It Love," gles in the Top 10, "Forty Miles of Bad which peaked at No. 8. Road" (No.9) and "Because They're Young" (No.4). -------~-"~ - Stevie Nkks The Gin Bioss~ms Born in Phoenix, Stevie Nicks took "Dreams" to No.1 with Fleetwood Mac. "Hey Jealousy" may be the first But as a solo act, her highest-charting song people think of whqn somebody ----smgle was the one that launched her as mentionstheir name, but these Tempe a solo artist, "Stop Draggin' My Heart rockers did much better onthe Hot 100 Around." Recorded with 'Ibm, Petty and with two later hits ----' " 'Til I Hear it . the Heartbreakers, it peaked at No.3 in From You" (No.9) and "Follow You 1981. Her other Top-10 hits were"Stand Down" (No.9). Back" (No.5) and two songs that'were certified gold -1981's llLeather and Wa.yne Newton Lace" (a duet with Don Henley that· -----peaked.at No. 6) an~ "Talk to Me" (No. Mr. Las Vegas was born in Virginia' 4~ . but moved to Phoenix as a child and attended North High School.