By Andrea Rivera, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson Mar. 13--Some of Sonoran Science Academy's most gifted athletes don't train in gyms or on soccer fields. They train in classrooms with pencils and calculators.

By JAMAR YOUNGER 2008 Arizona assistant principal of the year works at cienega high school Shelly Vroegh spends most of her days helping students work through their academic and personal problems.

By Jamar Younger, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson Jan. 17--Shelly Vroegh spends most of her days helping students work through their academic and personal problems.

By JAMAR YOUNGER DISTRICT HAS GROWN FROM 650 STUDENTS TO 9,000 UNDER SUPERINTENDENT'S WATCH When Superintendent Calvin Baker took the reins of the Vail School District in 1987, he presided over a district that had one school with 650 students and 73 employees.

By Jamar Younger, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson Aug. 10--When Superintendent Calvin Baker took the reins of the Vail School District in 1987, he presided over a district that had one school with 650 students and 73 employees.