Thank you to the Pacific Life Foundation and Kaboom! for making our new Phoenix Academy playground a reality. Not only did all of our volunteers build a playground today but they mixed pallets upon pallets of concrete, moved 130 cubic yards of mulch, built 4 picnic tables, 4 benches, 2 storage cubes, 4 trash and […]
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Posts about Phoenix Academy events
We’re half way there! Kaboom Project Update
What a transformation! Can you believe what has been accomplished in just 3 hours?! We’ve made picnic tables, a connect 4 game, benches and look at how much of the playground system is already set up–not to mention the mulch! Wow! Where will we be in another 2 and half hours? Updates are awaiting!
Transforming the Phoenix Academy Playground in 6 hours?
Transforming Phoenix Academy playground in 6 hours. Today is the big day! The Phoenix Academy “Build it with KaBOOM” We have 200 volunteers here from Pacific Life Foundation and Phoenix Academy working to transform our playground. Can we do it in 6 hours? Stay tuned! #playmatters.
Phoenix Academy is getting a NEW playground… and we need your help!
Big news… we are excited to announce that Phoenix Academy will be getting a brand new playground thanks to Pacific Life Foundation and KaBOOM! More than 200 volunteers from Pacific Life Foundation, Phoenix Academy, organizers from KaBOOM!, and the community will join forces on Saturday, May 7, to give our school a new playground based on […]
Anti-Bullying Day
Today was Anti-Bullying Day (a.k.a. Pink Shirt Day) at Phoenix Academy! Pink shirt day was started by students in Canada because a boy at their school was bullied for wearing a pink shirt. The students at this school stood up and all wore pink one day to show that is it okay to be different. […]
Construction Field Trip
Yesterday our students went on a construction-themed field trip… right in our own backyard. Our building expansion project is running along smoothly and workers have just begun to erect the steel beams. Adding the steel beams requires big machinery (including a crane that weighs 40,000 pounds) making it the perfect time for our students to […]
Scholarship Luncheon Raises Over $125,000 and Honors Omaha Education Advocates
The 2015 Phoenix Academy Scholarship Luncheon was held Friday, October 2 at Hilton Omaha. More than 350 supporters attended the luncheon, which featured Dr. JoAnn Deak, noted educator, psychologist and author of Your Fantastic Elastic Brain, and raised more than $125,000 for the school’s scholarship fund. The event also honored two champions of literacy in the […]
Skutt Catholic Students Visit on Community Involvement Day
Wednesday was Skutt Catholic High School’s annual “Community Involvement Day” and we were excited to have a group of students visit our school to volunteer! Our students had an absolute blast working with the Skutt students. The volunteers worked alongside our students in the classroom, read books to the younger students, and even helped […]
Michael B. Yanney and Dr. Maryanne Stevens, RSM, to be Honored
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 1, 2015 Contact: Christine Dunn, (402) 345-5401, ext. 107 or cdunn@vgagroup.com Michael B. Yanney and Dr. Maryanne Stevens, RSM, to be Honored at 2015 Phoenix Academy Scholarship Luncheon Tickets Now Available Omaha, Neb. – Phoenix Academy is proud to announce its 2015 Scholarship Luncheon to be held on Friday, October […]
Phoenix Academy Groundbreaking Ceremony a Success!
Thank you so much to all our friends, family and supporters who attended our expansion groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday of last week. It was a lovely ceremony, and the rain stopped just in time to reveal a beautiful day. Attendees were treated to some wonderful speeches by our Executive Director, Board President, Board Vice-President, […]