Julie Rodriguez From a young age, Julie Rodriguez has pursued a love of learning through science and engineering. She completed her first science-fair projects in elementary school and continued her interests as a Elgin Middle School student, researching and developing award-winning projects, encouraged by her science teacher, Mrs. Annette Koweek. As an Andrada Polytechnic High School student, […]
School News
Posted inSchool News
Sonoita students create lasting memories at Marine Institute
28 seventh- and eighth-graders spent 5 nights at Catalina Island Marine Institute learning about ocean exploration and ecology.
Posted inSchool News
Salutatorian: Skylar Sanchez
Skylar has tried a bit of everything during his years at Patagonia Union High School, and closes that chapter of his life as salutatorian.
Posted inSchool News
Valedictorian: Valeria Castellanos
A self-taught artist, star basketball player and owner of a 4.2 GPA, Valeria Castellanos says the key to much of her academic success was simple: Don’t procrastinate.
Posted inSchool News
Donor ‘pays it forward’ with $25K scholarships for two PUHS grads
Brianna Majalca, a graduating PUHS senior, and Brianna (Young) Hubbell, a 2021 graduate, have been selected to receive the Michael R. Snyder Living Trust Scholarship.
Posted inSchool News
Lobos wrap up banner year in athletics
All five PUHS varsity teams qualified for the Class 1A state championships this year — quite an accomplishment for a school with only 80 students. Here’s a look at how it happened.
Posted inLocal News
Sudden closure of Montessori school concerns community members
For many in Patagonia, the closure raises broader questions about what led to the school’s sudden decline – and what happens next for the students and families it serves.
Posted inLocal News
Letter asks Montessori board to consider a plan to ‘pursue the original mission’
Community members and longtime supporters are calling on the school’s board to explore ways to continue operations.
Posted inSchool News
Lobos honor top athletes
Seniors Emma Lewton, Brianna Majalca and Miguel Albarran and junior Kannon Shore earned top honors at Patagonia Union High School’s sports awards banquet on Tuesday night.
Posted inSchool News
Students, teachers and administrators embrace judicious use of AI
Local public school districts are approaching artificial intelligence as a useful technological tool.