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Yuma Union High School District has numerous robust academic and extracurricular opportunities available to help prepare EVERY graduate to be college, career and community ready.
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The Portrait of a Graduate initiative helps prepare students for the future with 6 key competencies.
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Report urgent concerns anonymously to school officials.
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YUHSD schools offer 22 Arizona Interscholastic Association (AIA) sanctioned athletic programs.
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Students can choose among more than 30 CTE programs in YUHSD.
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Our amazing courses range from Advanced Placement to Career & Technical Education and more.
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Yuma High is home to the Mastery of the Arts Program (MAP), which is open to students across YUHSD.
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The Vista High School Mental and Social Health and Hospitality Management Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs have been recognized by the Arizona Department of Education for their performance in the 2025 all CTE Technical Skills Assessment (TSA).
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Yuma Union High School District will host its annual community transition fair on Wednesday, October 21 in the YUHSD board room from 4-7 p.m.
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San Luis High School student Diego Hernandez had his artwork selected for the Arizona Student Artwork Exhibit at Arizona’s 2026 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) conference.
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Kofa High School junior Alycia Swope was selected to attend the month-long Ballet Magnificat summer intensive program in Jackson, Mississippi, where she was selected to participate in the pre-professional level (PPL).
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Cibola High School student Talim Arzola has been chosen by Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs’ Office of Youth, Faith, and Family to serve on the 2026-27 Governor’s Youth Commission (GYC).
Out of hundreds of applications, the GYC brings together only 50-70 high school students from all 15 counties across Arizona, representing the state’s demographic and geographic diversity.
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Angelica Ordaz, Director of Procurement and Warehouse for Yuma Union High School District and Yuma Elementary School District One, has been sworn into office as a member of the Arizona Association of School Business Officials (AASBO) board for the 2026-27 term.
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For the fifth consecutive year, Yuma Union High School District reported a decline in its dropout rate, a number that has continually trended around 3 percent better than the state average.
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Vista High School received the top “safety committee” award of $8,300 on Wednesday, Aug. 12, during Yuma Union High School District’s monthly Governing Board meeting.
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Yuma Union High School District has been recognized as a 2025-26 Arizona Career and Technical Education Curriculum Connection (AZCTECC) Member of Distinction.
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Schools across Yuma Union High School District will hold open house events to welcome families into the 2026-27 school year.
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Yuma Union High School District schools received a grant worth $14,000 from the Albertsons Companies Foundation to distribute evenly amongst all seven YUHSD schools.
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Kofa High School Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (MCJROTC) cadet Mildreth Hernandez earned first place out of 132 competitors in the National Rifle Associations Rifle Championship.
This win by Hernandez marks the first national Gold Medal in program history for Kofa’s MCJROTC rifle team.
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