Education

Dr. Tim Richard, Principal of San Tan Foothills High School is excited to announce the appointment of Mr. Darren Johnson as the new wrestling coach for the 2020- 2021 academic school year.Mr. Johnson has an extensive background in wrestling and brings to San Tan Foothills over twenty (20) years of coaching experience. Coach Johnson was recently the...

Dr. Tim Richard, Principal of San Tan Foothills High School is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Kyle Diemer as the new Boys Basketball Coach.Coach Diemer was born in Indio, California and attended Cactus Shadows High School. Prior to San Tan Foothills he was the head coach at Notre Dame Prep in Scottsdale for five (5) years and the Head C...

The Florence Unified School District is proposing to expand the boundary for Skyline Ranch K8 to include the new Fulton Home development located [west of Kelly Dr., east of S. Caballero Dr., South of Empire Blvd., North of Hunt Hwy]  CURRENT BOUNDARY: (click here for interactive map) PROPOSED BOUNDARY: (click here for interactive map)

During this time when schools are closing and there is a little panic because we don't exactly know what's next, Shamiel Gary wants to do his part to send motivation to each student, teacher, principal, and anyone else affected in education. Motivation is key to combat fear and frustration. Students - this is the time to maximize your tim...

On Tuesday, Feb. 11, a ribbon cutting was held at Combs High School, signifying the official launch of CAC Connect, A J.O. Combs Educational Partnership. CAC Connect is a new and innovative partnership formed between Combs High School and Central Arizona College that provides an office space in the high school Career and College Center where CAC ad...

The Florence Unified School District is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Henry Saylor-Scheetz as the new Principal of San Tan Heights K8. (pending Governing Board approval).Mr. Saylor-Scheetz holds a bachelor degree in business administration from Washington State University, a master degree in teaching from Concordia University, and...

Roy Lewis, surprised the Champion School students during their first Pillar assembly of the year, celebrating HEART . Champion Schools celebrates 10 Pillars in their Character Building Program. Roy spoke to the students about what it means to have HEART --- Giving your best effort and never giving up.He described how HEART contribute...

Champion Schools is implementing the MindUP program district-wide and has seen amazing results so far. MindUP focuses on the social-emotional growth of students. Harvard University conducted a research study involving 1,000 people whom they tracked from age birth through 32, looking for common characteristics that contribute to succe...

Central Arizona College inducted 41 students into Phi Theta Kappa (PTK), the largest international honor society of two-year colleges during a special induction and honors recognition ceremony. Students being inducted to PTK have earned a 3.5 GPA or higher. Abby Atonal Rodriguez, Chief Project Officer for the Arizona Region and Kyran Soriano, Co-Vi...

For many years, the University of Arizona (UA) has been pursuing accreditation of a large animal veterinary program by the American Veterinary Medicine Association (AVMA). District 11 legislators Senator Vince Leach and Representatives Mark Finchem and Bret Roberts have played an active role in the process. "We have been champions for the school in...

The J.O. Combs Unified School District will hosted a ribbon cutting and open house to celebrate the grand opening of its new Transportation Warehouse facility on Wednesday, October 16, 2019. Elected officials, District administrators, project partners, and community stakeholders gathered for celebratory remarks and a ribbon cutting, followed by facility tours and a reception.

Mr. Boen is thrilled to be back at Champion San Tan Valley in 4th grade, this year teaching Reading, Writing and Social Studies. His dog, Maddie, loves Champion as well, and is especially fond of hunting for rabbits in the school garden.

Open enrollment across the state of Arizona allows families to choose which school is best suited for their child(ren). San Tan Valley offers dozens of school choices including district schools, charter schools and home schooling. Unfortunately, for our local San Tan Valley families who have special needs children, their choices are limited. Rockwood Preparatory School is looking to change that by opening their doors right here in San Tan Valley.

Champion San Tan Valley welcomes Coach Andrew Johnson as their New Athletic Director. Johnson says he is excited to be a part of the Champion San Tan Valley family; and looks forward to building strong bonds between athletics and academics. “I want the students to be the best that they can be and strive to be better every day!”

The J.O. Combs Unified School District is proud to receive global recognition for two financial reporting distinctions from the Association of School Business Officials (ASBO) International and the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA).