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Summer Schedule for School and District Offices

All school and district offices will operate on a summer schedule starting on May 22 and running through July 17.

All offices will be open Monday – Thursday from 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. except on holidays. All offices will be closed on Fridays throughout the summer months.

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Vista Students Spearheads Mural Project

Bathrooms at Vista del Sur now feature uplifting messages in the form of murals – thanks to the leadership of one of their students.

Keely Lotz spearheaded the project to install messages of kindness. For this work, she was selected as an Uvalde Foundation for Kids Arizona Student Ambassador. Ambassadors represent the Foundation’s mission to end violence.

12 News ran a story on this project. Watch it here: https://www.12news.com/article/life/heartwarming/valley-student-paints-positive-messages-on-school-bathroom-walls/75-223dd967-158c-474a-b3fc-ce840b21e5a0

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Vista del Sur 7th graders recently participated in the Youth Frontiers Courage Retreat

The retreat is put on by Youth Frontiers, based out of Minnesota.  The end goal is for students to learn how to act with courage to build a positive school culture and climate.

Vista also had several student volunteers from Cesar Chavez High School support with small group facilitation.  These high school students were chosen by their teachers based on their academic merit, athletics, and leadership skills.

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Join Laveen Schools for an Open House

Interested in enrolling your child in one of Laveen’s outstanding schools? Prospective families are invited to visit the Laveen school of their choice during our annual spring open house events.

Visit our Open House page to learn more about our schools and reserve a space for the campus tour.

 

 

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Exceptional Service Awards

Congratulations to our 2022-23 Exceptional Service Award winner Tammy Heydari, Guest Teacher! The Exceptional Service Award is the district’s highest honor for classified staff members.

These individuals display the following attributes:
-Strong attendance and dependability
-High quality and quantity of work
-Excel at working harmoniously with others
-Expert in their job responsibilities
-Regularly show initiative and creatively solve problems
-Provide excellent customer service
Their commitment to our students, staff and community is greatly appreciated.

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MESA Day

Students from Vista del Sur participated in the MESA (Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement) Regional Design Day at GCU on February 11. Students either participated in challenges or received feedback on their designs. Vista’s On-Site Engineering team placed second out of approximately 25 teams during this regional competition. The Vista Hack Attack group was able to compete against other teams, and consistently ranked in the top 5 during those practices. This group will now use the practice and feedback from Saturday to help them prepare for MESA Day, which will be held at GCU on May 6.

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