64.3 F
Cottonwood

Education News

VACTE student count goes up

Despite having no intergovernmental agreements with two of its three member school districts, Valley Academy for Career and Technology Education has increased its enrollment...

Forum discusses education

More than 100 people gathered Friday and Saturday, Sept. 8 and 9, at Beaver Creek School in Rimrock to discuss strengthening education in the...

Culinary classes pack new college kitchen

Monday, Aug. 21 marked the beginning of the fall semester at the renovated Yavapai College Sedona Center — the first semester to feature Culinary...

Friday courses aid schools

As Beaver Creek School shows, four days of school each week doesn’t have to mean only four days of instruction. Beaver Creek School District...

Camp Verde signs VACTE agreement

The Camp Verde Unified School District Governing Board unanimously approved an intergovernmental agreement with Valley Academy for Career and Technology Education for the 2017-18...

Sacco named as principal

A new principal greeted Beaver Creek School students on the first day of the academic year, Aug. 8. At 32, Katrina Sacco is the...

Kids get early start on college

This summer, nearly 200 kids went to college — but none of them had their high school diplomas yet. In a joint effort between...

COCSD kicks off the year with gifts

Cottonwood-Oak Creek School District teachers got a Christmas in August as members of the district community gave a little back. The district gave out...

Top cop now sits on school board

Mingus Union High School District named a new member to its Governing Board July 31. Cottonwood Police Chief Steve Gesell joins the board to...

Beaver Creek earns award

Beaver Creek School District is proof positive that small, rural school communities can compete with bigger, better-heeled urban districts. On May 25, the Yavapai...

Desert Star school adds new building

Whether you’re a member of Cornville’s small, tight-knit community or a commuter making your way through the area, you can’t help but notice the...

College names associate dean

After serving less than a year in an interim role, Barb Waak has been named Associate Dean of the Yavapai College Verde Valley Campus...

Popular Reads

Kyle Larson