By Article Author Trevor, Lainey and Connor (TLC) Caswell, 16-year-old triplets that attend Andrada Polytechnic High School, have earned the prestigious membership into The National Society...
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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...
Read MorePlacemaking Through Story
With Old Vail Middle School Students Our stories, local history, lore, and special places help us connect to each other and find our way in a changing world. They allow us to understand the...
School Board Elections
By Anne Gibson Members of the five-member Vail School Unified District Governing Board are elected for four-year terms. The terms are staggered to assure continuity on the board. This...
Heat Optimist Oratorical Contest
By Article Author The Heat Optimist of S.E. Tucson hosted a club and zone level Oratorical Contest. Briana Ede, a Sr. from Tanque Verde High school, and Allison Peck, a Sr. from Andrada...
Where are They Now
By Article Author Melanie Cross recently graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Business with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing.
Be a Fan of Criticism
By Christopher Patterson We want to be liked. We want our work to be good. We want positive feedback. We want acknowledgment and a good pat on the back. When someone doesn’t like our work...
Placemaking Through Story – With Old Vail Middle...
From J.J. Lamb, Vail Preservation Society Our stories, local history, lore, and special places help us connect to each other, find our way, and understand the people whose lives and...
Love of Reading Week
By Anne Gibson Across the Vail School District and beyond, all elementary and some middle school students celebrated Love of Reading Week from March 2nd to the 6th. The week long annual...
Where Are They Now?
US Army Spc. Erick Richards (Cienega, 2014) completed 5 months of specialized training at Ft. Huachuca on Jan. 28, 2020 to further his career in Intelligence. Erick and his wife, Morgan...
Historic Library Groundbreaking at OVMS
By Mike Fester, OVMS Principal On January 10, 2020, the groundbreaking for the Old Vail Middle School Library was celebrated in front of special guests, Old Vail Middle School staff and...