By J. J. Lamb Hollywood came to Vail in 1943 to film Paramount Picture’s Incendiary Blonde starring actress Betty Hutton. Incendiary Blonde is a fictionalized biopic of “Texas” Guinan, a...
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VUSD Update – August 2025
Off to a Great Start The 25/26 school year is off to a great start. This year is especially exciting as we celebrated the grand...
Read MoreVUSD Update – November 2024
In Vail… Parents Get to Choose Long before I became superintendent, I was a Vail dad. Like many of you, my wife and I moved...
Read MoreBest Of Class 2024
Congratulations to the graduating class of Pantano High School 2024! Read what these graduates have planned for such promising...
Read MoreVail School District Foundation – July 2023
The 2023-24 school year is off to a great start! We would like to thank 3 more of our renewing sponsors for this school year...
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Meet the CdT Principals: Margaret Steuer
By Anne “AJ” Perrin Note: This is third in a series of articles on the five principals in CdT. So enthused the words tumbling from her mouth, Principal Margaret Steuer couldn’t emphasize...
Rotary Club of Vail Donates School Supplies
By Article Author On Friday, May 17th, the Rotary Club of Vail presented the VIP (Vail Inclusive Preschool) with $210 of supplies to be distributed throughout their 18 classes. For the...
A Trip to Amazon
By Hunter Fuenning of Cottonwood Elementary School Do you like buying things online? Well, go to amazon.com. There are many things to buy on Amazon, and they are coming to Tucson! I got to...
High School Solar-Powered Go-Kart Race a Success
By Article Author Tech Parks Arizona held the eighth annual Racing the Sun, a high school solar go-kart competition, this past Saturday, April 27th, 2019, at Tucson’s Musselman Honda...
Its High School Graduation Time in Vail!
By Anne Gibson The four traditional Vail high schools and one alternative are preparing to say goodbye to 814 qualifying senior students with graduation ceremonies. The culture of each high...
Camp Kesem: U of A Students Helping Kids Affected
By Marco Padilla of Cottonwood Elementary School Cancer is an illness that people can have. There is a camp that can help support children who have parents fighting cancer or have died from...
Vail Religious Leaders Unite Against Suicide With...
By Paige Vogt Cienega High School counselor Eric Boxley knows the right conversation could save the life of your friend, child, or neighbor. But when it comes to a topic as difficult as...
Where Are They Now: May ’19
By Article Author Brianna Martinez graduated from Cienega High in 2013 and will graduate from the Air Force Academy this year. Cadet Martinez also made the Dean’s list. U.S. Air...
Vail Academy and High School 9th Annual Boxer Expo
By Leatrice Ciaravella and Kariela Sigala Hundreds of Vail residents flocked to Vail Academy and High School on Friday, April 12th, to enjoy the 9th Annual Boxer Expo. The Boxer Expo, named...