Vail Unified Governing Board Candidates 2022 Each election year, The Vail Voice supports Governing Board candidates speaking in their own voice directly to voters in the district. Total word count for each response (excluding the question itself) is to be no more than 300 words. I am grateful for each candidate’s participation! The answers...
By Kimberly Crossland Forty-one years ago, Liz Bradshaw arrived in Vail immediately after graduating from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1980. At the time, she was the only third grade teacher in the Vail School District. Now, 41 years later, Liz Bradshaw is retiring after having experienced a multitude of changes with...
Geoff Parks, former Principal of Catalina High School and long-time Vail resident, will be the new Principal at Andrada Polytechnic High School. Principal Parks comes to Andrada from Catalina High School where he previously served as Principal. He has an extensive background in education and coaching, with strong administrative experiences as an...
Vail Innovation Center Valedictorian: Eric SaffiotiWhat’s next: Eric will pursue degree the field of biomedical engineering at University of Arizona. He is particularly interested in regenerative medicine. “I look forward to the scholarly and innovative environment afforded by Barrett, The Honors College. Altogether, I am excited about...
Vail Academy and High School Valedictorian: Colleen GatelyWhat’s next: Colleen will be attending ASU and is enrolled in the Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering, pursuing a degree in environmental engineering. She is pursuing environmental engineering, she said, “in hopes of making a difference by serving my community the way that my...
Pantano High School Valedictorian: Miranda WilliamsWhat’s next: She will go to college for her associates degree and pursue a career in paralegal studies. She will then advance and get her bachelor’s degree, becoming a family attorney. Salutatorian: Maddison (Maddy) HolmesWhat’s next: She would like to continue working, then go...
Empire High School Valedictorian: Nainika MenakuruWhat’s next: Nainika plans on attending the University of Arizona, pursuing the Pre-Med track and ultimately applying to med school to become a doctor. Nainika looks forward to furthering her interest in the field of science. She is looking forward to spending time with family and friends...
Cienega High School Valedictorian: Marissa KroegerWhat’s next: Marissa plans on attending the University of Arizona in the fall, majoring in Political Science, and possibly double-majoring in History. After that,she plans on attending law school to become an attorney. She cited my parents. “Both of them have been really supportive of...
Andrada High SchoolValedictorian: Theresa OctavianoWhat’s next: Theresa will be attending The Ohio State University in the fall to major in either Zoology or Animal Sciences. Her eventual goal is to graduate as a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. Salutatorian #1: Ellie WolcottWhat’s next: Ellie will be working towards a degree in...
On Saturday, May 1st, Ms. Crusa, Mr. Farr, and Mrs. Farr’s students showed up at 7am to plant 30 new trees on the back side of the Mica Mtn. H.S. grounds. Seven of The Vail Rotary Club members were there to help where needed and planted 3 trees. Also in attendance were Julie Wilson, Vocational Training Lead from the H.S. and Desert Skies...
