Good morning, Mesa. Triple-digit days are arriving this week.
🎓 A Skyline senior just landed a $60,000 national scholarship. One of three students in the country to win it. Details.
🌊 Mesa's pools open Saturday, May 23. Daily through July 18. Details.
🌡️ Cooling centers and a day respite center are open. Plus a Maricopa measles update. Details.
🎭 Cowboy Mouth, Chase Matthew, Mercury vs. Sky. Worth-the-drive picks this weekend. Details.
A $60,000 surprise at Skyline
Skyline High School senior Summer Fairbanks got surprised at school this week with a $60,000 college scholarship, one of three students nationwide to win the Burger King Foundation's top award.
Key facts:
- Who: Summer Fairbanks, Skyline HS senior
- What: Burger King Foundation Scholars Award, $60,000
- How rare: Three winners nationwide this year
- Coverage: 12News (KPNX) broke the story this week
The Burger King Foundation reviews thousands of applications a year. Winners are picked on academics, leadership, work experience, and community involvement. The award is the foundation's most prestigious. Full 12News story.
Around Mesa
🌊 City pools open Saturday, May 23. All Mesa pools run daily through July 18. Some aquatic complexes stay open longer. Schedule.
🌡️ Day respite center and cooling stations are open. The city partnered with community groups on cooling centers and hydration stations as triple-digit days arrive. Locations and hours.
💉 15th measles case confirmed in Maricopa County. Three public exposure sites identified in Mesa and Queen Creek. County health is asking residents to check vaccination records. Exposure sites.
🐕 Animal Control issued a heat reminder. Pavement burns paws at triple-digit temps. Walk dogs before 7am or after sundown. Pet heat tips.
🏛️ SelectMesa.com just relaunched. The city's economic development office rebuilt the site for businesses, site selectors, and developers looking at Mesa. New mapping and incentive tools. Site.
From the schools
🎓 MPS Governing Board meets tonight. 6pm at the district office, 549 N Stapley. Agenda posted the day of. Agenda.
🌾 Dobson FFA chapter meeting today. 3:30pm at Dobson HS, 1501 W Guadalupe Rd. Details.
🏅 Mesa students featured in Tribune leadership profile. Read Better Be Better and Pathway to Civic Leadership got coverage this week, including student Ulyssa Velez Ojeda. Story.
Around the Valley
A few picks worth leaving Mesa for this weekend.
🤘 Defeated Sanity at The Rosetta Room. Friday, 6pm in Mesa. Extreme death metal in a small room. Not for casual fans. Tickets.
🎸 Cowboy Mouth at Marquee Theatre. Tonight, 6:30pm in Tempe. Thirty years of New Orleans rock and they still treat every show like a fight. Tickets.
🤠 Chase Matthew at Wild Horse Pass. Friday, 8pm in Chandler. Mainstream country, packed houses lately. Tickets.
🏀 Phoenix Mercury vs. Chicago Sky. Friday, 7pm at Mortgage Matchup Center. WNBA season is underway and the Sky are a good early test. Tickets.
What Mesa was talking about this week
From r/mesaaz over the past few days:
A new resident posted gratitude after landing. After feeling invisible in a couple of past states, the welcome they got descending into Phoenix surprised them. The comment thread ran warm. Thread.
The blue-and-green-barrel question got a real answer. A resident watched both barrels go into the same truck. The City of Mesa Solid Waste Department posted that the day involved an unexpected service disruption requiring contingency services. Normal recycling resumes. Thread.
1990s dollar-theater memories. Two dozen comments on a long-gone discount mall theater near the Mesa and Apache Junction border. Worth a scroll if you remember it. Thread.
Next edition: Monday morning.