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Thorpe introduces bill punishing Mingus school board members

In summer 2018, the Mingus Union High School District Governing Board sued the Committee for Better Upper Verde Valley Schools, as well as the...

Mingus auto class well-oiled

A dozen teenagers stood around a mangled engine. A hole cut straight through the metal, and the oil pan was twisted from its normal...

School districts opt out of merger push

During the public comment period at the Cottonwood-Oak Creek School District Governing Board meeting on Jan. 7, Denise Kennedy, a former principal of Cottonwood...

CVUSD OKs Bible class curriculum

In December 2018, local former educator Tony Isola stood up in front of the Camp Verde Unified School District Governing Board, and made the...

Mingus falls in love with Shakespeare

Every high school English class inevitably teaches William Shakespeare. We can all recall our teacher trying to get us to understand the flowery language...

Mingus actors to stage “Shakespeare In Love”

Mingus Union High School’s theater program, A Troupe of Ridiculous Thespians, is fresh off from wining numerous statewide awards, including Best Musical for “Newsies”...

COCSD’s new Rise program teaches children with autism

Last year, the Cottonwood-Oak Creek School District closed down Cottonwood Elementary School and realigned its student body into Dr. Daniel Bright and the newly...

Mingus cancels school Tuesday after power outage

Students were sent home early from Mingus Union High School Tuesday, Sept. 10, at around 9:30, after a power line problem at 760 West...

COCSD sees minor drop in enrollment, damping hopes for teacher raise

With the school year in full swing, the Cottonwood- Oak Creek School District governing board had their first meeting since the start of classes...

COCSD kids return to class

Last year, the first day of school for students in the Cottonwood-Oak Creek School District included a helping of confusion and stress. Before the...

Judge rules consolidation vote delay would allow for future lawsuit

Local school district consolidation proponents can delay their ballot proposition, but if they do, consolidation foes are free to sue to stop it, according...

Hackers hit CVUSD hit with ransomware attack as school year starts

Camp Verde Unified School District had its first day on Monday, Aug. 5. In addition to the usual stress and confusion that can come...

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