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YUHSD military program to be districtwide

BY SARAH WOMER - SUN STAFF WRITER

Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (MCJROTC) courses will be offered districtwide on Kofa High School's campus this fall.The Yuma Union High School District board unanimously approved an agreement Wednesday allowing students from acro... Full story

Gadsden district has first spelling bee champ

BY SARAH WOMER - SUN STAFF WRITER

For the first time in Gadsden Elementary School District history, a San Luis Middle School student is champion of the annual Yuma County Spelling Bee.Hours of studying and utter determination led eighth-grader Alessia Garcia to win the competition We... Full story

Four from AWC in line for up to $30,000

BY SARAH WOMER - SUN STAFF WRITER

Four Arizona Western College sophomores have been named Jack Kent Cooke scholar nominees with a chance to be awarded up to $30,000.Alfredo Vizcarra, Neenora Khibeir, Haggeo Cadenas and Miranda Labs were nominated by the AWC Honors Council for the nat... Full story

School Corner 2-9-12

BAND CONCERTWHEN: 7 p.m. todayWHERE: Yuma High School, 400 S. 6th Ave.GOING ON: Night of chamber music, band literatureCOST: DonationsJUMP-A-THONWHEN: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. FridayWHERE: Palmcroft Elementary SchoolGOING ON: Kindergarten through fifth-grade... Full story

Workshop to help with college financial aid

BY SARAH WOMER - SUN STAFF WRITER

Arizona Western College is hosting its annual College Goal Sunday for students planning to attend any college in the fall.The free workshop will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday in the Academic Complex Center building on AWC's main campus.In conjuncti... Full story

Bookmark contest passes airport board’s expectations

BY SARAH WOMER - SUN STAFF WRITER

Over 10,000 blank bookmarks were sent out to elementary school districts across Yuma County to promote literacy, and one student's bookmark was chosen as the best. Sara Strandberg, a fifth-grade student at Mesquite Elementary School, was recently ann... Full story

Cibola registration starts Tuesday

BY SARAH WOMER - SUN STAFF WRITER

Eighth-grade students planning to attend Cibola High School in the fall can finish a portion of their registration requirements this week.Evening registration will be taking place from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday.Students with a last name... Full story

YUHSD programs, events to be updated

BY SARAH WOMER - SUN STAFF WRITER

Staff and faculty from across the Yuma Union High School District will share updates on various programs within the district during a governing board meeting Wednesday.Updates will include information on the Early College STEAM (Science, Technology, ... Full story

YUHSD schools earns bronze in first year with Beat the Odds

BY SARAH WOMER - SUN STAFF WRITER

Administrators from all six Yuma Union High School District schools received bronze Beat the Odds awards Monday from Center for the Future of Arizona (CFA) for their successes in implementing a new program on their campuses this year. Principals and... Full story

The importance of play in children’s lives

BY JUDITH WATKINSON - FAMILY FOCUS

I feel enormously lucky to have a large office window that looks out on the children's playground at the lab school. I spend my days watching the children play outside my window as I work.I wish more adults would take time to just watch children play... Full story

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