Change happens all the time and it affects people in many ways. For example, a dog running away from its home and never returning. Imagine the family that lost the dog. Sad right? Change can ruin people’s life or help them. I had to go through change also. I moved from the house I grew up in. I went from being in the middle of nowhere and only...
What happens when you put 24 hopeful candidates, each appearing on the ballot for the November 8th General Election, for various local and county offices together? The answer is, a lot of politically oriented conversations. That is exactly what happened at the Vail Candidates Town Hall held on Monday, September 19th in the Vail Theatre of the...
Mark Flint (left), the Arizona Trail Regional Steward for passages 7 – 9-B and Dennis Fischer (right) with the Greater Vail Area Chamber of Commerce and Steward of trail segment 8-C are shown with the new trail sign at the Pistol Hill trailhead. Dennis recently rebuilt the long time eye sore kiosk and with the help of Peter Minot with Southwest...
To the Editor: One of the issues before the voters this year concerns a budget override for the Vail Schools. I would like to provide some reasons why everyone should vote in favor of the override. Reason #1 – The cost/benefit ratio says to vote yes. Vail is a community comprised 83% of owner occupied homes (source: City-data.com). The median...
Composting is Cool! by Elizabeth Smith Wednesday afternoon, 10 enthusiastic, 9 year old Boy Scouts from Pack 761 bounced into the garden to learn all about composting. The range of experience with gardening and composting was varied, so I started with some simple questions, “How many of you like to compost?” A few hands went up. “How many of you...
As a recently retired educator of 36 years, I wholeheartedly support the Vail School District override. Vail has proven it is one of the top districts in the state by having above average test scores (61% higher than Arizona’s average), a 96% graduation rate, and scholarship awards of over $14,000,000. The 12.5% override will cost a homeowner $3...
Our Vail School District is the envy of the rest of Arizona and is recognized for its progressive, can-do attitude throughout the country. To have achieved this, despite the challenge of operating in a state that has not been the least supportive of education spending, is frankly remarkable. The district could not achieve what it has without the...
Dear Editor, I have a tremendous amount of love and respect for the teachers, staff and administrators of the Vail School District! As a Parent Volunteer and a member of the Vail Pride Committee for the past decade, I have seen first-hand the amount of encouragement, passion and heart that is put into the education of the kids in our District! ...
We have lived in the Corona de Tucson area for almost 14 years. As many other families have done and continue to do, we moved to this area mainly for the schools and the district. The Vail School District continues to have an A+ “Excelling” schools rating and is consistently ranked as one of the best school districts, not only in Arizona but in...
My two children have had the benefit of being in the Vail School District for the last ten years. In fact, when my wife and I were looking for a home to purchase in 2005, we specifically looked within the Vail School District due to the outstanding reputation. In an era when we are all being asked to do more with less, I am concerned about...
