Jonathon Basurto likes to brag on the Lord. And he has a lot of opportunities these days, as principal of the first Christian classical dual language K-12 school in the nation.

Jonathon is a fifth-generation Tucsonan, descended from family who were ranchers in the area even before Arizona became a state. He loves his community and talks about how desperately the Spanish-speaking residents had prayed for a Christian school, recalling grandparents who could hardly walk, painfully lowering themselves to their knees to pray that it would one day happen.

Now that the Pusch Ridge Christian Academy South is a reality, Jonathon is helping lead an innovative team that teaches a dual language immersion program to help students become fluent in both Spanish and English. The classical education – which  includes not just academics, but music, art, and phys ed on a daily basis – also offers Mariachi classes at all levels. Students in the early grades learn guitar, then they move on to violin, and ultimately learn how to play trumpet. The emphasis is on worship music, helping the kids prepare to participate in worship bands at their local churches, showing how children CAN change a community for Jesus.

Click here to learn more about the Pusch Ridge Christian Academy:  https://www.prca.academy/academics/south-campus-dli

Original air date: January 8, 2026.

Jonathon Basurto likes to brag on the Lord. And he has a lot of opportunities these days, as principal of the first Christian classical dual language K-12 school in the nation.
Jonathon is a fifth-generation Tucsonan, descended from family who were ranchers in the area even before Arizona became a state. He loves his community and talks about how desperately the Spanish-speaking residents had prayed for a Christian school, recalling grandparents who could hardly walk, painfully lowering themselves to their knees to pray that it would one day happen.
Now that the Pusch Ridge Christian Academy South is a reality, Jonathon is helping lead an innovative team that teaches a dual language immersion program to help students become fluent in both Spanish and English. The classical education &ndash; which &nbsp;includes not just academics, but music, art, and phys ed on a daily basis &ndash; also offers Mariachi classes at all levels. Students in the early grades learn guitar, then they move on to violin, and ultimately learn how to play trumpet. The emphasis is on worship music, helping the kids prepare to participate in worship bands at their local churches, showing how children CAN change a community for Jesus.
Click here to learn more about the Pusch Ridge Christian Academy:&nbsp; <a href="https://www.prca.academy/academics/south-campus-dli">https://www.prca.academy/academics/south-campus-dli</a> 
Original air date:&nbsp;January 8, 2026.

The Rescuers radio show provides an opportunity to spotlight people who are working behind the scenes to make this world a better place. These people serve as inspiration and idea starters to encourage others to find creative ways to impact their community, their city, and the world.

Host Art Brooks has spent his career in broadcasting, both as on-air talent and in representing the industry as president and CEO of the Arizona Broadcasters Association for nearly 30 years. He was the driving force behind an Emmy-winning series of documentaries on drug abuse that combined a phone bank of 100 seasoned counselors and history-making "roadblock," as every TV station in Arizona and many radio stations broadcast the groundbreaking show on the same day at the same time. He also was instrumental in starting AZ AMBER Alert (one of two states in the nation where broadcasters initiated the program), helped form the Native American Broadcast Institute at Northern Arizona University and consulted with broadcasters in Bulgaria to help build commercial radio as the country was coming out of communism.

Rescuers airs 5:30-6 p.m. AZ time Thursdays on KPXQ-AM Faith Talk 1360, beginning May 7, 2020. Based in Phoenix, it is available internationally online. We invite you to submit names of heroes you think would be good subjects for the show - just message us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/rescuersradioshow/

The Rescuers radio show provides an opportunity to spotlight people who are working behind the scenes to make this world a better place. These people serve as inspiration and idea starters to encourage others to find creative ways to impact their community, their city, and the world. Host Art Brooks has spent his career in broadcasting, both as on-air talent and in representing the industry as president and CEO of the Arizona Broadcasters Association for nearly 30 years. He was the driving force behind an Emmy-winning series of documentaries on drug abuse that combined a phone bank of 100 seasoned counselors and history-making "roadblock," as every TV station in Arizona and many radio stations broadcast the groundbreaking show on the same day at the same time. He also was instrumental in starting AZ AMBER Alert (one of two states in the nation where broadcasters initiated the program), helped form the Native American Broadcast Institute at Northern Arizona University and consulted with broadcasters in Bulgaria to help build commercial radio as the country was coming out of communism. Rescuers airs 5:30-6 p.m. AZ time Thursdays on KPXQ-AM Faith Talk 1360, beginning May 7, 2020. Based in Phoenix, it is available internationally online. We invite you to submit names of heroes you think would be good subjects for the show - just message us on Facebook at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/rescuersradioshow/">https://www.facebook.com/rescuersradioshow/</a>

Rescuers radio show

An inspiring program highlighting everyday heroes who change and save lives, making the world around us a better place.

An inspiring program highlighting everyday heroes who change and save lives, making the world around us a better place.