In Tempe Elementary Schools, the connections that students make extend far beyond the classroom.
Just ask Alison Beauer and Dr. Jennifer Ostrom, whose school-days connection would go on to define their personal and professional lives, eventually bringing them back to the very schools that helped nurture their friendship.
The two met in preschool. Their moms were friends. But their friendship really began to blossom when they were kindergartners together at Ward School (now Ward Traditional Academy). When the school closed after fourth grade, the friends stayed together at Curry Elementary and finished their schooling in the district at Connolly Middle School…