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Our District At-A-Glance
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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Graduations for all five comprehensive schools take place at 8 p.m. on May 22, while Vista's takes place at 7 p.m. on May 20.
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One student from all six graduating classes in 2026 were awarded the scholarship.
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Vista High School recently hosted the Stop the Stigma Community Event, bringing together students, families, staff, and community members for an evening dedicated to mental health awareness, connection, and support. The event focused on breaking the stigma surrounding mental health while creating a welcoming space for education, healing, and community collaboration.
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Yuma Union High School District students in the Mastery of the Arts Program’s (MAP) “Paint the Town” class designed and painted a mural at Palmcroft Elementary School.
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Three Yuma Union High School District students have been selected as Architects, Construction, and Engineering (ACE) mentor program scholarship recipients.
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Greg Brown is the first teacher from Gila Ridge to win the award since 2018.
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Six boards across Yuma County will display 12 seniors from the YUHSD Class of 2026.
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The Kofa High School Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (MCJROTC) rifle team had two cadets compete at the All-Service National Championship earlier this year.
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Vista High School will host a “Stop the Stigma” community event on May 13 from 5-6:30 p.m.
The event, which is free and open to the public, is intended to raise awareness about mental health.
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Kofa High School student Enrique Diaz was selected as a recipient of the El Valle Puede Scholarship worth $20,000.
The scholarship, funded by the Helios Foundation in collaboration with the Phoenix Suns/Phoenix Mercury Foundation and the Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR), is awarded to five seniors in the state of Arizona to use towards their education at an Arizona public university.
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Twenty Yuma Union High School District students from six high schools earned awards at the Southern Arizona Research, Science, and Engineering Foundation (SARSEF) fair at the University of Arizona.
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Cibola High School student Jaida Bosch was selected to receive the Peter R. Marsh Foundation Silent Servant Scholarship.
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Kofa High School Career and Technical Education (CTE) nursing teacher Hilary Habecker won first place in a HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America) history competition against other Arizona HOSA advisors.
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Pavey was named an Advocate of Education by the Pete C. Garcia Victoria Foundation.
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Vista High School is hosting an open house on Wednesday, April 21 from 4-7 p.m.
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The event begins at 4:30 p.m. with an art show in the Snider Hall breezeway to be followed at 6 p.m. by a live performance in the Taylor Dean McBride Auditorium.
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Cibola High School nurse Erlinda Lee has been recognized as the Arizona Department of Education (ADE) school nurse “Hero of the Month” in their April newsletter.
Taylor Dean McBride Auditorium (Yuma High School)
YUHSD Board Room
