CCUSD ECS Enrichment Introduces Cooking for an Independent Life
Jul31

CCUSD ECS Enrichment Introduces Cooking for an Independent Life

July 20, 2018 Courtesy Education & Community Services, Cave Creek Unified School Distirct Cooking for an Independent Life! Unified Culinary Arts 1, for grade 11 through age 22 (prerequisites needed), was introduced this summer at Education & Community Services (ECS), a department of the Cave Creek Unified School District (CCUSD), and was an instant success. “It has been a goal of ECS Enrichment to offer classes for students...

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CCUSD: Students Serve Others, Learn  Life Lessons During Peru Visit
Jun28

CCUSD: Students Serve Others, Learn Life Lessons During Peru Visit

June, 2018 Cave Creek Unified Students – Off the Beaten Path in Peru  When Quechua, not Spanish, is the main language spoken around you, you know you are off the beaten path in Peru. Cave Creek Unified School District (CCUSD) students and parents learned that Quechua is considered the living language of the ancient Incan Empire and is still the primary language spoken in the remote mountains above the Sacred Valley near Machu Picchu....

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U.S. Army: Free Online Prep for College Admission Tests
Jun28

U.S. Army: Free Online Prep for College Admission Tests

Courtesy U.S, Army Recruiting Command Free program adds MCAT, DAT practice tests and ACT, SAT prep courses   FORT KNOX, Ky. – March2Success, a free online academic readiness program, added several new features this month to help students prepare for standardized admissions tests for college and beyond. The U.S. Army-sponsored program now has free full-length practice tests for the Medical College Admissions Test, the Dental Admissions...

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CCUSD: Cactus Shadows H.S. Teacher & Students Win Civics Contest
Jun06

CCUSD: Cactus Shadows H.S. Teacher & Students Win Civics Contest

June, 2018 Courtesy Cave Creek Unified School District Cactus Shadows High School Teacher and Students win 2018 Ninth Circuit Civics Contest   Cactus Shadows High School, located in the Cave Creek Unified School District, is pleased to announce that several students and a teacher were winners in the 2018 Ninth Circuit Civics Contest. Ms. Christine Marsh’s students, Merit Thompson (freshman), took 1st place;...

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CCUSD Education & Community Services: Summer Activities for Adults & Students
Jun04

CCUSD Education & Community Services: Summer Activities for Adults & Students

May 12, 2018 Courtesy Education & Community Services,  Cave Creek Unified School District   FREE SUMMER CATALOG AVAILABLE May 11, 2018 – North Scottsdale, North Phoenix, Cave Creek, Carefree, Anthem, AZ – It’s time to cook up summer fun through outstanding local educational, sports, and performing and visual arts opportunities for adults and students! Cave Creek Unified School District Education & Community Services has...

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CCUSD: 13 Cactus Shadows Students Named to Chinese Honor Society
May14

CCUSD: 13 Cactus Shadows Students Named to Chinese Honor Society

May, 2018 Courtesy Cave Creek Unified School District Cactus Shadows High School Students Make History, National Chinese Honor Society Thirteen juniors and seniors from Cactus Shadows High School were inducted into the first National Chinese Honor Society on Tuesday, May 1, 2018. In the Cave Creek Unified School District (CCUSD), Chinese Honor Society members must maintain 4.0 GPA in Chinese classes and complete Chinese community...

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CCUSD: Christine Huguley Named Teacher of the Year
May01

CCUSD: Christine Huguley Named Teacher of the Year

April, 2018 Cave Creek Unified School District 2018 Teacher of the Year – Christine Huguley Cave Creek Unified School District (CCUSD®) celebrates great teaching with their annual Teacher of the Year celebration. Christine Huguley, 2nd Grade Teacher at Desert Sun Academy, was named the 2018 CCUSD Teacher of the Year. Christine was awarded $3000 and will complete her application for the 2019 Arizona Educational Foundation’s Arizona...

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CCUSD: Cactus Shadows 2018 Valedictorian & Co-Salutatorians Announced
Apr24

CCUSD: Cactus Shadows 2018 Valedictorian & Co-Salutatorians Announced

April 24, 2018 Cactus Shadows High School Announces Valedictorian and Co-Salutatorians for the Class of 2018 Cactus Shadows High School, located in the Cave Creek Unified School District, would like to congratulate the Valedictorian and Co-Salutatorians for the Class of 2018. Valedictorian, Rachel Curnutt, has been a student in CCUSD since Kindergarten. She attended Lone Mountain Elementary School and Sonoran Trails Middle School....

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CCUSD: Sonoran Trails Student Gets Challenged Athlete Grant
Mar20

CCUSD: Sonoran Trails Student Gets Challenged Athlete Grant

March 2018 CCUSD Middle School Student Receives Grant from Challenged Athletes Foundation in San Diego Lera Doederlein, an 8th grade student at Sonoran Trails Middle School, has received a $2,000 grant to go toward a new, custom-made hockey sled from Challenged Athletes Foundation in San Diego. This charity provides opportunities and support to people with physical challenges. In June, Lera had bilateral knee disarticulation surgery...

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CCUSD: Cactus Shadows Students Compete in Career Development Conference
Mar09

CCUSD: Cactus Shadows Students Compete in Career Development Conference

March 2018 Courtesy Cave Creek Unified School District Cactus Shadows High School DECA Students Compete in DECA 2018 State Career Development Conference Cactus Shadows High School, located in the Cave Creek Unified School District, is proud to announce that 24 students competed in the DECA 2018 State Career Development Conference this past weekend. Ten out of the 24 students received a combination of medals and plaques for their...

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