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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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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.
Featured News
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Vista High School will host its 2025 winter graduation ceremony at Yuma High School’s Taylor Dean McBride Auditorium on Thursday, December 18 at 7 p.m.
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Cibola High School students from the Career and Technical Education (CTE) drone program welcomed industry guest Amalia Andaverde, founder of Fly AmaliAir, LLC, and professional pilot with American Airlines, on November 14 to learn firsthand what a career in aviation looks like.
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Schools from across Yuma and Imperial counties take part in the girls and boys soccer tournaments over the course of the next two weeks.
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More than 900 eighth-grade students attended the 2025 YUHSD CTE middle school expo.
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Grades for schools across the state were released October 29, 2025 with Gila Ridge and San Luis earning 'A' grades.
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Grades for schools across the state were released on October 29, 2025 with San Luis and Gila Ridge earning 'A' grades.
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The MAP open house event takes place from 6-8 p.m. at Yuma High School and is free to the public.
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Vista High School is hosting a no-cost “Winter Wonderland” themed open house on Wednesday, December 10 from 4-6 p.m.
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Five Yuma Union High School District staff members from three different schools were selected as recipients for the “Wishes for Teachers” classroom grant in the amount of $2,500 each.
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Gila Ridge plays Coconino at Memorial Stadium in the AIA state playoffs on Friday, November 21 at 7 p.m.
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The state team chess tournament begins Friday, November 14 at Yuma High School.
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Kofa High School alumnus Jojo Copp from the Class of 2024 has been nominated for the City of Yuma’s 2025 Helios Award presented by the Yuma Art Center.
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The Hawks won 9 regular-season games for the second time in school history in 2025.
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San Luis High School has been recognized as a Top 50 College-Level Examination Program® (CLEP) High School, a distinction awarded to the top national institutions whose students earned the highest number of college credits through CLEP exams during the 2024-25 academic year.
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The Kofa High School dance department is presenting their fall dance showcase “Dancing Under the Big Top” on November 20-21, 2025 at 7 p.m. in the Kofa High School auditorium.
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The Yuma High School Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) program is partnering with Yuma Elementary School District One (YESD1) to host an AVID night at Fourth Avenue Jr. High School for all north-end AVID schools on November 12, 2025 from 5-7 p.m. in the Fourth Avenue Jr. High cafeteria.
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