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Robbie Moen joins SCV35 as Middle School Athletic Director, Laughland named RRHS baseball coach

RRHS seniors were recognized for their achievements and awarded scholarships on Wednesday, May 4th. Students received an impressive $58,500 in local scholarships and close to $2.8 million in scholarships from colleges and universities.

On April 12, 2022, the SCV35 Governing Board voted unanimously to approve the most significant wage increase to classified staff in District history. The sum total of this investment in staff is $565,811 for the 2023 fiscal year.

The Association of School Business Officials International (ASBO) is pleased to award Santa Cruz Valley Unified School District No.35 the Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting (COE)

Three students from Santa Cruz Valley Unified School District No. 35 have received prestigious awards from Cambridge Assessment International Education, part of the University of Cambridge, to acknowledge their outstanding performance on Cambridge coursework and examinations.

On April 27, 2022, Santa Cruz Valley Unified School District No. 35 will host a Southern Arizona student athlete workshop, “Navigating the College Recruiting Process for Athletes.”

Open enrollment and kindergarten registration is now open for the 2022-2023 school year.

Bella Cabrera has been part of the Young Artist Ballet Company (YACB) in Green Valley since she was 8 and was accepted into Ballet Continental at the age of 11. This year, Bella auditioned for and was awarded the part of Clara in “The Nutcracker.”

Assistant Superintendent Schadler addresses staff

Santa Cruz Valley Unified School District No. 35 is proud to announce the addition of Jeff Scurran at Rio Rico High School as the new college and career readiness coach and head coach for the Hawk football program.

The Rio Rico Performing Arts (P.A.C.) grand opening was celebrated this week with a small, in person ribbon cutting ceremony that included Fine Arts students and their families. Culinary, Hawk Theatre, HAWX, Interact, Art students lent their talent to the evening.

Dr. Williams and Dr. Pereira from Mariposa Community Health Center answer parent questions regarding vaccination of students, ages 5-11.

Rio Rico Medical and Fire District (RRMFD), Santa Cruz County Office of Emergency Management (SCCOEM) in conjunction with Integrated Community Solutions to Active Violence Events (ICSAVE.org) conducted Public Safety Integration training with the help of Rio Rico High School students .

Dr. Williams, Dr. Pereira, Mariposa Community Health and SCV35's Dr. Lunderville were recognized during the Governing Board Meeting on Tuesday evening for their dedication to our district and community during the pandemic.

ADM, project managers of the $22.5 million dollar bond gave an update to the Governing Board Tuesday evening regarding the progress of bond projects across the District.

SCV35 intends to submit an application to the Arizona Department of Education that will allow us to take advantage of new state legislation allowing schools to build class structures and class time around individual students...not just one 50 minute class periods for everyone.

Catch up on the latest news with the SCV35 Weekly Update with Superintendent Dave Verdugo. Updated every Friday

SCV35 adds an early release to family conferences.

Santa Cruz Valley Unified School District No.35 has launched a new mobile app featuring news, calendar of events, staff/school directories, and more.

SCV35 is proud to announce the Santa Cruz County Teacher of the year, Mr. Mark Dittmar. Mr. Dittmar, an art teacher for Mountain View Elementary was chosen as this year's teacher of the year from among 20 nominees from schools across the county.

SCV35 recently announced that face coverings were no longer required for staff or students on school premises based on recent legislation.

Superintendent Verdugo will review the learning model options and discuss the protocols for the 2021-2022 school year. Families may submit questions and comments to [email protected]

The Santa Cruz Valley Unified School District No. 35 (SCV35) is pleased to announce Mr. John Fanning has been selected as the new District Community Outreach/Co-Curricular Coordinator. The position was created to serve as a community liaison for the district and support community use of new facilities being constructed as part of the $22.5 million bond program approved in 2019. “This position will allow us to expand and strengthen our relationships with the SCV35 community. It is our goal to make SCV35 the center of our community by providing a first class education, but also providing amenities that build our community,” explained Superintendent David Verdugo.

Santa Cruz Valley Unified School District No.35 proudly announces Rio Rico High School and Calabasas School as winners of the Bronze Apple of Distinction Award by The Core Purpose Education Consulting Group (CPC)

The top 5% of the Rio Rico High School 2021 graduating seniors and their invited special educators were honored at the 10th Annual Excellence in Education Banquet sponsored by the Santa Cruz Valley Unified School District No. 35 Education Foundation. The event was held at the Tubac Golf Resort.

Mr. McPherson (far left) with Rio Rico FFA members after the Fresh Produce Distribution of 40,000 pounds of fresh produce at the Tucson Rodeo Grounds.

On April 19th, Governor Ducey issued an Executive Order which rescinded the requirement that face coverings be worn in schools. The Executive Order also states that school districts maintain the right to continue their adopted mitigation strategies, including the use of face coverings

Students who would like to attend must be enrolled.

After consideration of current COVID-19 benchmarks, the availability of the vaccine and consultation with the Pima County Community Health Department, students, families and staff, SCVUSD No. 35 administration approved a senior parade and an in-person prom and graduation ceremonies.

SCV35 is proud to announce that Hector Estrada, the second year principal at Rio Rico High School earned two student driven honors in the first month of 2021.

Calabasas Preschool Earns National NAEYC Accreditation Program recognized among the top in the nation by earning accreditation

RRHS teacher and Hawk Theatre Director Joseph Ellison has been awarded the Arizona Thespians Teacher of the Year Award for the south region.

RRHS senior Juliana Espinosa featured in 'all girls Jazz video project'

SCV35 in partnership with Mariposa Community Health Center (MCHC) will begin a pilot program to offer students and nurses access to physicians at the school site.

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Baely Ahumada, Rio Rico native and 2017 graduate of Rio Rico High School was recently affirmed at the United States Military Academy, West Point.