High School Students, Practice SAT Techniques!... Dear High School Parents, We had a great SAT preparation course this spring; the students were attentive and involved and a lot of test-taking strategies were packed into the 12 hours. It is now critically important for those who took the SAT preparation to actively practice the strategies and techniques learned in the course before the actual SAT. There are eight practice tests in the book purchased for the course....

Bella’s Birthday Gifts Go to 4 Peaks Animal ... Isabella Puente recently celebrated her 8th birthday with several of her classmates. Instead of birthday gifts, she asked each child to bring either a bag of dog or cat food to donate to our local rescue 4 Peaks Animal Rescue. Read all about Bella’s gift to others on her birthday on the shelter website: http://ahsvet.com/resources/pet-tails/meet-a-special-girl/

Tanner Matheny - Flying Over Phoenix... At 17, Tanner got his flying license and is flying the Phoenix skies. Check out this great video of Tanner on The Daily Dish. Tanner Matheny flying over Foothills Academy at the 2010 Talent Show Tanner Matheny Flyover at Foothills Academy

Congratulations Foothills Academy Middle School Sc... Photo by Carolyn Smith The middle school has prepped and performed our science fair experiments. The fair was spectacular with over 140 displays and three hours of judging! After tabulating all the judges scores the winners are: 6th Grade: 1st P{lace: Natalie - Heat absorption 2nd place Madelyn - Foods producing electricity 3rd place Rachel - Music...

Letter from the Director... “Foothills Academy was founded to serve academically advanced students who are college-bound and who flourish in a highly personalized learning environment. Our task is to balance student-centered, personalized teaching approaches with the curriculum-centered emphasis of college preparation. To maintain our productive academic environment we have kept our classes informal, allowing each student to grow and develop...