This year Mountain Empire Rotary Club has started a new school program to encourage students to read and achieve. First Books, an organization that promotes reading, awarded our local Rotary Club a grant to purchase books as gifts and awards for students in grades K-8. Accordingly, each student will receive a book on his or […]
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Quiroga Files Suit Against PUHS District
Attorney Eugene M. Goldsmith has filed a Notice of Claim against the Patagonia Union High School District (PUHS), claiming that Gilbert Quiroga was wrongfully terminated as a bus driver after 36 years of driving for the school and serving as PUHS Safety Instructor, as well as instructor for other bus drivers. The claim alleges that […]
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Patagonia School Updates
ARIZONA SCHOOL TAX CREDITS: AN IMPORTANT REMINDER Patagonia taxpayers can take a tax credit of up to $200, or $400 if filing jointly, for contributions paid to our schools to support extracurricular activities. The contributions go directly to the school, and can be designated for athletics or band at either the elementary school or the […]
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Fabian Espinoza: PUHS Graduate Success Story
Fabian and Ashleigh Espinoza Fabian Espinoza graduated in August from the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas, with a Bachelors of Science degree in Nursing, with honors. He is presently in private practice as a Nurse Practitioner in San Antonio where he resides with his wife, Ashleigh and their two children. Espinoza […]
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PRCF Grant Brings Music to Montessori
Using a grant from the Patagonia Regional Community Foundation (PRCF), The Montessori School recently offered an “Arts Across the Curriculum Program” to enrich the lives of their students. Jessi Beebe, Montessori Executive Director and upper elementary/middle school guide, says “parents loved that we provided violin and mandolin lessons at no charge, and the students loved […]
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Montessori School Hosts Open House
Maria Montessori, born in Italy in 1870 (long before most women studied much of anything), was a doctor and educator. She developed a child-centered approach to learning that is followed today in schools around the world. Her ideas were revolutionary at the time and in many ways still are. Montessori saw independence as the aim […]
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Supporters Question Motive for Quiroga’s Termination
Gilbert Quiroga The termination of veteran school bus driver Gilbert Quiroga has continued to draw support from community members who have attempted to speak on his behalf at the past three meetings of the school governing board. At a board meeting on June 12, shortly after his termination, many residents were present, and several spoke […]