Ash Fork School District

The 2025 MS Boys Basketball season has ended. Twenty boys, grades 5th through 8th, participated in basketball. They were developing teams this year and improved considerably from the beginning to the end of the season. Coach Hoskins did a great job making practices effective and games memorable. Manager Karen went to every practice and game and helped ensure everything ran smoothly. “A” team: Fernando #13, Uriel #12, Landon #11, Emilio #10, Brody #23, Skyler #1, Wyatt #21, Carlos #2, Luke #3, Mason #4, Not pictured Alfredo # 5 “B” team: Ryan #4, Zane #14, Santi #2, Cyris #24, Luke #20, Santiago #15, Julian #33, Davian #10, Angel #12, Adrian #5, and Wyatt #23. Coach Hoskins Coach Acosta Manager Karen

Ash Fork high school will be holding a Freshman Orientation Night for all 8th-grade students and their families on April 9th from 5:00 to 7:00 PM. Dinner will be provided! This is an important event, and we highly encourage all future Freshmen to attend. Please RSVP with Mrs. Broehm regarding the number of attendees so we can ensure there is enough food for everyone.

Tha Ash Fork Lady Spartan’s basketball team made history the season . For the first time in school history, the girls made the state playoffs. It was the goal of the team at the beginning of the season to be ranked at least 16th. They accomplished more than that, they ended up 8th in the final rankings. Their regular season record was 14-4 in the conference and 5-2 in the Central 1A Region. The best ever record for our girls. In the regular season the girls lost to Mogollon, who made it to the semifinals of the state playoffs, by 40 points in their first game and 24 points in their second matchup. They met up with the Mustangs again in the regional tournament. The girls knew this was going to be a tough game. They ended up losing this game in the final seconds by a score of 37-38. Because of their high ranking, the girls were able to host the first two rounds of the state playoffs. In the first round, they defeated Grand Canyon by a score of 54-14. In the second round they faced #9 ranked, Salome Frogs. This was a close and exciting game throughout! Unfortunately, we lost 33-38. Isabella Acosta, a freshman, was our top scorer with 315 points for the season. Her aggressive defense also earned her 194 steals. Gracie Staples, a junior, contributed with 156 points and 152 rebounds. Crystal Nixon, a junior, had 150 points and 110 rebounds. Her aggressive defense earned her 16 blocks and 52 steals. Andrea Vazquez, a sophomore, had 141 points and 49 steals. Andrea was also #12 in the state for 1A schools for her 3 point shooting! Aspen Bond, one of the two seniors on the team, contributed with 54 rebounds and 30 steals. Jamie Keele, our other senior, had 86 rebounds and 9 blocks. Isabella Grijalva, a junior, contributed 38 points and 68 rebounds. Eva Flores, a sophomore, had 106 points, 65 rebounds, and 42 steals. Pamela Vazquez, a junior, Laney Trovillion, a sophomore, and Sol Ayala, a sophomore, all came off the bench and contributed with their tough defense and eamwork! What an awesome season! Our challenge for next year is to make it to at least the quarterfinals of the state playoffs! Great job ladies!AFHS Lady Spartans 2024-2025!

ASH FORK JOINT UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 31 March 27, 2025 Spring Immunization Clinic FREE IMMUNIZATIONS Clínica de vacunación de primavera VACUNAS GRATIS For current and incoming kindergarten Ash Fork students Para estudiantes actuales y entrantes de jardín de infants de Ash Fork Kindergarten Registration Registro de jardín de infantes  Must bring immunization record, birth certificate, and proof of physical address.  Debe traer cartilla de vacunas, acta de nacimiento, y comprobante de domicilio físico. Child Find Free Growth and Development Screening Evaluación gratuita de Crecimiento y Desarrollo Call to schedule an appointment if you have concerns about your child’s development. Llame para programar una cita si tiene inquietudes sobre el desarrollo de su hijo. Finding Students Who Need Special Help Ten percent of the general population has some form of disability or disorder. Ash Fork Joint Unified School District is looking for any students who might have difficulties resulting from a disability who might need special education services in order to succeed in school. If you know of a student who has major difficulty with organizational skills, learning or understanding, speaking or writing, getting along with others, making adjustments in different situations or completing tasks; please contact the Ash Fork School office at 637-2561 for an appointment, to have his/her progress checked. Free special education services are available to eligible students. For more information, Call Child Find at (800) 352-4558 or visit the Child Find web site at www.azed.gov/special-education/az-find/ En Busca De Estudiantes Que Necesitan Educación Especial El 10% de la población tiene alguna forma de deshabilidad. La Escuela de Distrito de Ash Fork está en busca de estudiantes que pudiesen tener dificultades resultantes a deshabilidades y que necesiten educación especial para poder tener éxito en sus estudios escolares. Si usted conoce un estudiante que presente mucha dificultad de aprendizaje, comprhención, habla, escritura, socialización, dificultad de razonamiento en diferentes situaciones o para terminar sus tareas y trabajos; por favor contacte la oficina de Ash Fork al teléfono 637-2561 para hacer una cita, y poder hacer un chequeo del estado y progreso del niño(a). Los servicios de educación especial son gratuitos y están disponibles para áquellos estudiantes que califiquen. Para más información, llame a ‘Child Find’ (‘Niño Encontrado’) al teléfono (800) 352-4558 o visite la dirección electrónica: www.azed.gov/special-education/az-find/ P.O. Box 247, Ash Fork, AZ 86320 46999 N. 5th Street Telephone: (928) 637-2561 Fax: (928) 637-2623 1-27-25

In December 2024, PowerSchool suffered a data breach exposing student, parent, and staff information, including names, addresses, Social Security numbers, and academic records. Hackers accessed the data using stolen credentials. PowerSchool has since secured its systems and is offering identity theft protection to those affected. You can find the information on how to access these monitoring tools here: https://www.powerschool.com/security/sis-incident/notice-of-united-states-data-breach/

Our district is looking to adopt a new reading curriculum! Please use the web addresses below to check out the Amplify reading curriculum. Paper copies of the curriculum are also available in the front office. The public can find more information about the Amplify curriculum on the school website under News. K-5th Grade Reading: https://amplify.com/caregiver-hub/amplify-ckla/ 6th-8th Grade Reading: https://amplify.com/caregiver-hub/amplify-ela/

No school on Monday, February 17, 2025 in observance of Presidents' Day.

Thank you to all of the parents who took our High School Improvement Survey! Pictured are the prizes generously donated by our Parent Teacher Organization. We will be reaching out to the winners today! Thank you PTO for making this possible!

Thursday, February 6th is the last day to order a Spartan Shirt! You can personalize them for $3. Order forms are available in the front office, or by using this link: -- https://5il.co/36zja

February Newsletter 💘

Due to upcoming construction, beginning on Monday, January 27, 2025 the student parking lot will be closed. Students may park in the staff parking lot or along the road in front of the school for the duration of the construction.

There will be no school on Monday, January 20, 2025 in observance of Martin Luther King JR. Day.

Please read this important message from Mr. Staples regarding a recent cybersecurity event involving our Student Information System, PowerSchool. https://5il.co/34zhq

Look 👀 what has been going on with High School Art: https://5il.co/33xhb

Thursday, December 19th, 2024 will be early release. All students (K-12) will be released at 1:30 PM.

On Thursday, December 19th we will be having a Christmas spirit day! Dress up like the Polar Express, your favorite Christmas character or just show your Christmas spirit! Please make sure all dress is school appropriate!

Check out the Kindergarten Newsletter from Mrs. Sharp: https://5il.co/33ici

Ash Fork Clinic-Meet your future medical team! Yavapai County Community Health Center of Yavapai It's official! Community Health Center of Yavapai is opening a medical clinic in Ash Fork in 2025. Join us in celebrating the clinic, tour our new mobile unit, and meet some of out Ash Fork team members. December 13th-2:00PM to 4:00PM 112 W Park Avenue Ash Fork Free produce and cooking demos! For questions: 928-634-6814

Ash Fork Schools Upcoming Events Dec 12th- Kindergarten Field Trip to the Ash Fork Museum. Dec 12th-Elementary Christmas Program @5:30 PM in the Multipurpose Room. December 18th & 19th- High School Students will be taking finals. Dec 18th-Early Release-High School ONLY. Grades 9-12 will be release @1:30 PM Dec 19th-Bonfire. This will take place in front of the blue bus barn construction @5PM Dec 20th- Winter Break Begins. This is a 2 week break. Happy Holidays!

The class of 2026 (this year's Junior Class) is selling Tamales! They are trying to raise enough money to go to Hawaii for their senior trip next year. The tamales are $30 a dozen, and will be available for pickup or delivery on Sunday, December 22, 2024. You can order them using this link: https://forms.gle/AsJSb22oBjCsCUa3A Payments (Cash only) can be made to the front office, or at the time of pickup or delivery.