Santa Rita Foothills
Santa Rita Foothills, AZ · Education
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‘The worst mistake you can make’: Parents plead with TUSD to keep schools open
Parents were raising their hands to speak and wiping tears from their eyes on Thursday night in the Dunham Elementary School cafeteria. Some students slouched over their mothers’ and fathers’ laps in their pajamas from Thursday’s spirit day. Several of them were red-eyed, too. “What can I...
allsportstucson.com
No. 9 Cactus Shadows halts late comeback at No. 22 Tucson High
No. 9 Cactus Shadows held off a late comeback by No. 22 Tucson in a 38-14 victory at Rollin T. Gridley Stadium on Friday night. After forcing a punt on defense, the Falcons’ rushing game drained most of the clock in the first quarter, capping it off with a 2-yard run by sophomore Jack Liefer for an early 7-0 lead.
montananewsroom.com
Pentagon Awards $41 Million to Build New School at Arizona Air Force Base
TUCSON, Ariz. — The Pentagon has awarded a $41.1 million grant to the Tucson Unified School District to help construct a new elementary and middle school at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, addressing aging facilities and improving educational opportunities for children of military families. The federal grant will cover approximately...
KOLD-TV
TUSD superintendent answers questions on school closures
TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - Tucson Unified School District is closing 10 schools, and seven have been announced so far. Parents have questioned the decisions. Superintendent Gabriel Trujillo answered questions about the closures in his first interview since they were announced. Parents spoke out in school drop-off lanes, outside the...
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Free childcare, zero layoffs: TUSD makes promises ahead of school closure vote
At the south entrance of Palo Verde High School, the whispers of a marimba and snare drums echo out of the performing arts building. Inside, along the locker-lined halls, shiny medals and trophies tell more than 60 years worth of stories about Tucson’s athletic, academic and cultural communities. In...
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TUSD closures list: 14 schools recommended for closure or merger
On Wednesday afternoon, the Tucson Unified School District recommended closing Cavett Elementary and consolidating it with Utterback Middle School — the 13th and 14th schools named as part of recommendations to right-size Southern Arizona’s largest school district. The two schools are among the 14 so far, of the...
KGUN 9 Tucson News
TUSD Supt. says closing schools solves only part of the budget crunch
TUSD Superintendent says the plan to close ten schools will save about three and a half million dollars. Which is only a bite of a fourteen million dollar deficit. That means different cuts are in the district's future.
Arizona Silver Belt
San Carlos football team falls to Catalina in final game
The San Carlos High School football team lost their final game of the season against Catalina on Friday night. The Braves traveled to Tucson on Friday, Oct. 23, and lost to Catalina 66-0. The Braves finished their season with a 1-9 record. Volleyball. The San Carlos High School volleyball team...
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TUSD board hears cost of closing, merging 12 schools tonight
Before he could walk the halls of Cragin Elementary, Castiel Maske moved through them as a preschooler with his yellow walker. Now in fourth grade, Castiel has been known to run through the school doors to Ms. Paz’s class. Cragin is where Castiel learned to navigate physical barriers, develop...
KOLD-TV
Sunnyside Unified School District celebrates completion of new district pool
TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - Sunnyside Unified School District is celebrating its new District Pool with a ribbon-cutting ceremony today, October 26, at 3:30 p.m. Sunnyside tells us this coincides with the final swim meet of the season between Sunnyside and Desert View, allowing them to celebrate their pool, compete and honor seniors in their last meet.
Arizona Luminaria
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Dozens of students forced to relocate after they say mold found in university dorm
TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD/Gray News) - A mold outbreak has recently forced dozens of students to move out of a University of Arizona dorm. Lily Kingsbury and Ryleigh Beitler, both freshmen at the university, said they felt something was wrong shortly after moving into the Coronado Dorm. “Everybody was like continuously...
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KOLD-TV
University of Arizona celebrates homecoming win, 100 years of iconic ‘Bear Down’ tradition
TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - From the tailgates to the stands, Wildcat pride was on full display Saturday as the University of Arizona celebrated a homecoming victory against the Iowa State Cyclones. But this year’s homecoming was about more than football. It also marked 100 years of one of the...
azluminaria.org
TUSD closures list: 10 schools recommended for closure or merger
On Friday afternoon, the Tucson Unified School District recommended closing Collier Elementary School and consolidating it with Bloom Elementary School — the ninth and 10th schools named as part of recommendations to right-size Southern Arizona’s largest school district. The two schools are among the 10 so far, of...