More than 30 high school students and five faculty members of Patagonia Union High School attended a special joint board meeting on Feb. 24 to give input on the selection of the next superintendent for the school district. Kenny Hayes has been filling in as interim Superintendent during Superintendent Rachell Hochheim’s maternity leave this fall, […]
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New Mural Completed at PUHS
Art instructor Cassina Farley does the honors at the ribbon cutting ceremony for the new mural at the Patagonia High School. Photo by Marion Vendituoli The art students at PUHS celebrated the completion of a large mural at the school with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Feb. 10. Art instructor Cassina Farley cut the ribbon as […]
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PUHS Boys Basketball Compete in State Playoffs
The PUHS boys basketball team gathers for a group photo at the state playoffs held in Prescott. The Patagonia Lobos High School Boys Basketball team had a successful season, finishing in the elite eight for the entire state in the 1A division. Patagonia was competing against schools that had student bodies two to three times […]
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Superintendent Leaving Patagonia
The Elementary and High School Boards met with Supt. Rachell Hocheim on Feb. 24 at a special joint meeting. From left: Kathy Pasierb, Nancy McKoy, Rachell Hochheim, Paula Schaper, Ron Pitt, Cynthia Matus-Morriss, Bo Simpson, Jim Cosbey. Seated: Audrey Doles and Lorenzo Doles. Photo by Aisha Sander Rachell Hochheim, Superintendent and Principal for Patagonia Union High […]
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A New Face at Patagonia Montessori
Verena Miller has returned to Patagonia to teach preschool at Patagonia Montessori. Photo by Aisha Sander Verena Miller, or Miss V as her students call her, has roots in Patagonia, having moved here from Georgia when she was 10 years old. After graduating from PUHS, Miller moved to Tucson to attend the University of Arizona and then Pima […]
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Patagonia Middle School Girls Softball Champions
(From left) back row: Alexis Fimbres, Jayme Dodson, Janelle Valenzuela, Brianna Majalca, Alexis De La Ossa, Heaven Shadrick. Middle row: Natalie Cooper, Vivi Pelayo, Ari Pelayo, Serenity Dodson. Front:. Akaya Pacheco, Janitza Valenzuela, Amaya Somoza. The Patagonia Middle school girls won their championship game against Elgin School on Dec. 11 with a score of 13-7. […]
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School Tax Credit Funds
Arizona law (A.R.S. 43-1089.01) allows taxpayers to receive a tax credit of up $200 for an individual or a head of household or $400 for a married couple filing a joint return for donations to public school districts. All Arizona taxpayers are eligible: you do not have to have children within the school district to […]
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Winning High School Essay
By Nicholas Botz Prompt: Imagine that you’re in a job interview and your interviewer asks this question to gain more insight about you: “How has the place where you’ve grown up shaped who you are?” Answer this question in an essay. What makes Patagonia what it is makes me who I am. The landscape and the […]
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PRT Celebration 2019
The PRT hosted a celebration during ArtWalk 2019 to honor all the students who participated and those who won the essay and photo contest. The contest was a collaboration between Borderlands Restoration, the PRT and the Patagonia Creative Arts Center. The photos and winning essays will be at display at the Patagonia Public Library from […]
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PRT Photo Contest 2019
The Patagonia Regional Times announced the winners of the PRT 2019 essay and photography contests on Nov 30 at an awards ceremony and 10th anniversary celebration of the PRT held at the Patagonia Creative Arts Center. The contests, which were open to local students in sixth–twelfth grades, drew 48 photo entries and 84 essay entries. The […]