Both the Santa Cruz County Teacher of the Year and Runner-up Teacher of the Year for 2020 teach at eastern Santa Cruz County schools. Nominated by their peers and/or school principals, Michelle Sebert, from the Elgin School, and Nate Porter, at Patagonia Union High School, were selected out of a pool of 22 educators through […]
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COVID Surge Shuts Down In-Person Learning in Patagonia
 The rising number of COVID cases in the County and State have sent Patagonia School District students back to distance learning for the foreseeable future. The district joins most others in Santa Cruz County who have recently closed campuses. The Patagonia Union High School campus had closed three weeks previously after two students tested positive […]
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PUHS Athletes Honored
Lobos goalie Alex Santos is one of four Lobo soccer players recognized by the Arizona Interscholastic Association. Four PUHS soccer players have been honored by the Arizona Interscholastic Association. Three students, seniors Kurt Whitcoe, Lalo Aguilar, both wings, and Julian Vasquez, defense, were named to the 1st team for the Southern Region, Division 1A. Senior […]
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PUHS Campus to Remain Closed, Elgin Still Open
Patagonia Union High School, after having moved to distance learning on Oct.14, due to two cases of COVID19, will continue in that mode for the immediate future. Though the administration had hoped to return to hybrid learning on Nov. 2, the data from Santa Cruz County is showing upwards trends in cases and percent positivity […]
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PUHS Athletes Competing Despite Covid Constraints
Freshman Jenny Vasquez sends the ball back across the net in the Lobos’ home game against St. David on October 27. The Lobos lost both the JV and varsity games in that match-up. Photo by Marion Vendituoli Fall sports at Patagonia Union High School have seen cancellations and loss of players due to the ongoing […]
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Patagonia Welcomes Two New Teachers
Two seasoned educators who spent years as teaching colleagues in Nogales have found new homes on the staff at Patagonia Public Schools. Cynthia Colbert, who teaches 2nd grade and gifted education, and Scott Connuck, the new music teacher, are both very happy to have joined such a warm and welcoming faculty who, they say, shows […]
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COVID School Benchmarks Revised
In August 2020, the Arizona Dept. of Health Services (AZDHS) established three benchmarks for school districts to assess opening in-person, staying virtual, or opting for a hybrid model. The three benchmarks were (1) a two-week decline in the number of cases or two weeks with new case rates less than per 100 per 100,000 population; […]
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PUHS Campus To Remain Closed, Elgin Still Open
November 5, 2020 By Sarah Klingenstein Patagonia Union High School, after having moved to distance learning on Oct.14, due to two cases of COVID19, will continue in that mode for the immediate future. Though the administration had hoped to return to hybrid learning on Nov. 2, the data from Santa Cruz County is showing upwards […]
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Essay Contest 2020
This Essay Contest is sponsored by the Patagonia Regional Times, the Patagonia Creative Arts Center and Borderlands Restoration Essay Topics: Grades 6 – 8: If it were up to you to choose one item from your community to place in a time capsule for future generations, what would you choose? Use specific reasons and examples […]
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Local School District Board Candidates
Patagonia Elementary School District Nancy McCoy Nancy McCoy has been a member of the Patagonia Elementary School Board since January 2018 and is currently PES board president. She spent 20 years as an elementary classroom and gifted education teacher in Illinois before moving to Patagonia in 2002. McCoy then owned a local bed and breakfast […]