School News

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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; […]

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 […]

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 […]

At the end of September, the schools in Eastern Santa Cruz County represent a mixed bag of reopening phases. Patagonia Schools moved from distance to hybrid learning on September 28, with the middle, high, and preschool grades on campus several days a week and elementary students on campus full-time. Elgin School has been holding classes […]

From Letter to Elgin School Community From Principal Mary Faley, Aug. 25, 2020: The Sonoita School Board approved the two phases of our reopening plan. • Phase 1 – Elementary students (grades K-5) will begin on-campus school starting on Monday, August 31st. • Phase 2 – Middle School students (grades 6-8) will begin on-campus school […]