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5 years ago Heritage Academy recognized its first ever graduating class during commencement ceremonies for 25 seniors. Speakers highlighted the students’ perseverance through a senior year disrupted by the pandemic, with valedictorian Hannah Skousen and Principal Kimberly Ellsworth praising the class for pushing through unusual challenges. Five years later, the charter school is preparing to expand by taking over the former Sequoia Pathway Academy campus, which is graduating its final class this month. Heritage, formerly a grades 6-12 school, plans to convert the site into an elementary school.
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Maricopa Police Department began the missing-person investigation after 24-year-old Angela Russo’s family reported she had not returned home to the city from a date in Phoenix. As detectives developed evidence pointing to foul play, the case was turned over to the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office. Russo was later found dead near Tonopah, and then-28-year-old Lashawn Johnson was eventually convicted of first-degree murder and related charges in her killing.
Christian Baymack, a fourth grader at Butterfield Elementary School, earned a spot on Team USA for the World Championship of Performing Arts in Hollywood, where he brought home multiple honors including two overall medals in acting and singing. He also was named Junior Male Model of the World in the ages 5 to 15 division. Baymack, then 9, competed against more than 3,000 contestants from 40 countries.
Church of Celebration celebrated its grand opening in the Heritage District about five months after welcoming its first members in 2005. The church, a partner ministry of East Valley-based Vision Arizona, was led by Pastor Josh Barrett and Worship Pastor Jon Lloyd. The event brought children’s ministry activities and flowers for moms in honor of Mother’s Day as it kicked off a new sermon series titled What on Earth Am I Here For? Two decades later, the congregation continues to gather on Sundays inside the Maricopa High School Performing Arts Center.
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InMaricopa.com | May 2026
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