Elgin 4th grade teacher Angela Brown prepares her classroom for the beginning of the school year. “We’re ready,” she said. “We’re a big family. We all miss each other.” Photo by Marion Vendituoli As of July 29, Patagonia Schools will begin school online on August 17, with distance learning for at least the first month. […]
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Foundations Rush to Community’s Aid
Three Arizona foundations, the Arizona Community Foundation, the Legacy Foundation of Southeast Arizona and the Community Foundation of Southern Arizona, have established grant programs to provide immediate relief to residents suffering because the pandemic. The grants have been given to local nonprofits that serve our communities. At a time of decreased fundraising capability, these nonprofits have […]
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Mental Health Concerns on the Rise
“If you injure yourself, you’re going to see a doctor. It’s no different if you are suffering from a mental health crisis. We are available for residents who are in crisis, whether physical or emotional. Our staff will answer your call. We’ll listen for as long as you need us to, and get you the […]
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KPUP Airs SCFPA Concerts
Given the current limitations on gathering, the Santa Cruz Foundation for the Performing Arts hopes to help the community feel less isolated by partnering with KPUP to broadcast a new classical music program every Sunday evening at 5 p.m. for the foreseeable future. The series features performers who have played at the Benderly-Kendall Opera House […]
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Schools Rising to the Challenge Of Distance Learning
Schools in Arizona closed on March 23 and will remain closed for this school year, but the academic year goes on. It is uncharted territory for the students, parents and teachers at a time when parents may be trying to work from home or are out of work and wondering when they’ll work again. To […]
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Ochoa-Tovar Named 2020 PUHS Salutatorian
Arriana Ochoa-Tovar plans to study conservation biology at the U of A. Photo by Nick Botz When asked to talk about her academic passion, Arriana Ochoa-Tovar, Patagonia Union High School’s 2020 Salutatorian, expressed her love for the natural environment and her gratitude for being able to pursue that interest through the National FFA classes at PUHS. […]
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PUHS Valedictorian ‘Engaged and Talented’
Nick Botz is grateful for the supportive atmosphere at PUHS. Photo by Arriana Ochoa-Tovar Nicholas Botz, Valedictorian of the Class of 2020 at Patagonia Union High School, has excelled through his high school career, taking multiple dual credit (high school and college) classes in English and history. Botz is the son of Erin and Jason […]
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SCFPA’s New Show on KPUP 100.5
Santa Cruz Foundation for Performing Arts and KPUP 100.5 Present New Classical Hour on Sundays at 5. Evan Kory and Christina Wilhelm. Contributed Photo Given the current limitations on gathering, the Santa Cruz Foundation for the Performing Arts hopes to help the community feel less isolated by partnering with KPUP to broadcast a new Classical […]
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Youths Learn Adobe Brickmaking at Deep Dirt Farm
Photo by MacKenzie Martin A team of ten young people from Americorps participated in an adobe-building project at Deep Dirt Farm and Institute in March. Under the direction of Kate Tirion and intern MacKenzie Martin, they mixed, formed and dried almost 2000 adobe bricks to be used to build several small adobe houses. The purpose […]
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‘Leaving Home’ Exhibit Feature s Art by Young Asylum Seekers
A five-year-old Guatemalan child drew this picture of a bloody gunfight, depicting the conditions from which his family had fled. Photo by Chuck Klingenstein COVID19 concerns curtailed some of the activities of the Hope and Healing series focused on seeing migration through the eyes of children. Others went forward, including a short run of the […]