Combs High School will be hosting a Re­lay for Life event on April 20, 2012.

Organizers are looking forward to this school/community event to raise money for the American Cancer Society.

Central Arizona College adjunct faculty and Phoenix-area attorney Leo Valverde will moderate and present during the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities’ 26th Annual Conference Oct. 20-22 in Washington, D.C.

PINAL COUNTY - Central Arizona College has received a three-year, $2,182,003 federal grant to provide training in certificate and degree programs in biofuels production and solar installation.

Since late 2006, the college has received roughly $6 million in Community-based Job Training Grant funding from the U.S. Department of Labor.

Jack W. Harmon Elementary donated over 1,600 food items including monetary donations to support J.O. Combs local families in need.

On November 19th, Circle Cross Ranch K-8 S.T.E.M. Academy was awarded a $5,000 dollar grant from the Arizona Diamondbacks, “for the “Building a STEM Program” project.

Ranch Elementary second grade students read the story How Big is a Foot? by Rolf Myller.

Central Arizona College’s Early Childhood Education (ECE) program has been recognized for their commitment to action from the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics.

Sixth-grade students from Simonton Elementary in the J.O. Combs District attended Junior Achievement (JA) BizTown.

In October, Ranch Elementary students were treated to the “Power of One” assembly brought by Soren Bennick Productions.

At Combs Middle School, teachers are participating in a program this year called Love and Logic.

At the July 8, 2015 J.O. Combs school board meeting, governing board members unanimously voted to approve a resolution calling for a bond election on November 3, 2015. The district will be asking registered voters for $40 million for capital purchases.

The Florence Unified School District (FUSD) is proud to announce that both Florence High School and Poston Butte High School will be receiving the prestigious “Spotlight on Innovation” Award from the Arizona Department of Education (ADE).

APACHE JUNCTION, Ariz. – Thirty-two Central Arizona College students were celebrated and recognized for completing the college’s nursing program, one of the most challenging curricula offered in higher education.

The program’s 43rd nursing division graduating class was confirmed on Dec. 8 during the Fall 2011 Nursing Convocation Ceremony.

Thirty-one Central Arizona College students were celebrated and recognized for completing the nursing program, one of the most challenging curricula offered in higher education.

Each of the 31 members of the program’s graduating class received pins signifying the student’s completion of the program. Following a candle-lighting ceremony, the graduating students took the Florence Nightingale pledge.

The J.O. Combs Unified School District will be participating in the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program.

Twenty-eight Central Arizona College students were celebrated and recognized for completing the college’s nursing program, one of the most challenging curricula offered in higher education.

The program’s 44th Nursing Division Graduating Class was confirmed on May 1 during the Spring 2012 Nursing Convocation Ceremony.

APACHE JUNCTION, Ariz. – A total of 25 students were recognized for their academic achievements during Central Arizona College’s fall Phi Theta Kappa induction ceremony Nov. 10 at the institution’s Superstition Mountain Campus in Apache Junction, Ariz.

Phi Theta Kappa, the International Honor Society for the Two-Year College, recognizes and encourages the academic achievement of two-year college students and provides opportunities for individual growth and development through participation in honors, leadership, service and fellowship programming.

Mr. Jim Segar, Physical Education Teacher at Circle Cross Ranch K-8 S.T.E.M. Academy, earned a $1,000 grant from the Arizona Diamondbacks.

This summer, the telecommunications company Sprint worked out a deal with Walker Butte K-8 Leadership School to provide a power supply for their football score board.

Combs Traditional Academy, a new K-5 “back to basics” school in the J.O. Combs Unified School District, will hold a special ceremony on November 12th, 2010 in honor of Veteran’s Day. The ceremony will begin at 8:20am around the Combs Traditional Academy’s flagpole as students bring out the flag and raise it, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance and a moment of silence. Students, staff, and the community will then be invited into our gym for presentations by a Veteran, students, and our choir. Students in all grade levels will be putting together a writing activity around Veteran’s Day, which will be displayed in our hallways and selected writings will be recited at the ceremony as the grade level presentations.