EL PASO, Texas, Nov.

By ERNESTO PORTILLO JR SOME HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FIND A BETTER FIT IN ALTERNATIVE ED PROGRAM When Sahuarita High School senior Hector Encinas was a frosh, he fell behind in his credits.

MARANA Grade-schoolers get breakfast at desks Second- and third-graders at Desert Winds Elementary School don't start the school day until they do one thing: have breakfast at their desks.

By ERNESTO PORTILLO JR Easing overcrowding at the high school and following state mandates on teaching non-English speaking students are two issues facing Sahuarita Unified School District voters who will elect three school board members in November.

By ERNESTO PORTILLO JR The Sahuarita Planning and Zoning Commission last week approved eight amendments to the general plan, which could lead to the annexation of 25 square miles and a 15,000-home development. The commission is recommending the Town Council adopt the amendments.