Ash Fork School District

Social skills are weaved into the fabric of our day to day living. As children learn these skills at home and in a school setting they may be easily picked up on while some take ...

About mid-year, 4 th grade students Kaylee and Audrina asked if they could come into my 1 st grade classroom and help out with a lesson I was teaching. I gladly said yes to the...

I want to take the time to thank all of my fabulous first grade families for their hard work and stellar efforts to help their children during this school year, especially this la...

Parents can do a great deal to support their children’s summer learning through educational and engaging home-based activities that will help keep them mentally and physically fit...

Ash Fork High School announces the first graduating class from its associate’s degree program in conjunction with Yavapai College. By Al Wood Whil...

I’m sure that we have all heard some discussion on the recent issues surrounding the coronavirus. I want to give some recommendations and also inform you of what we are doing her...

Harnessing the ability to read well is a key for success in school. In the lower grades we use strategies to help engage students before, during and after they become proficient r...

Test Taking Skills Being able to take a test is a vital skill necessary for nearly any career choice. The idea that taking tests is simply for academic pursuits is an archa...

2 nd Quarter Team Building Reward Trip At the beginning of the 3 rd quarter, twenty-eight of the middle school students went swimming at the flagstaff aquatic center. T...

The 2019 middle school girls' basketball season showed promise of a strong group of young ladies. We started the season off with 20 athletes spread throughout three teams. Viole...

We introduced the very first Gingerbread Decorating Contest for the high school art classes – and what a success it was! Students were divided into teams with each creating a gin...

‘Twas the Month After Christmas By author unknown 'Twas the month after Christmas, and a...

The High School Physics class takes part in a summative unit project to show off what they have learned. The project itself is to build a “catapult” to support and highlight the p...

On Wednesday, December 18, parents were able to come and pick up their donations from Toys for Tots. Toys for Tots mission is to collect new unwrapped toys and distribute those t...

Returning from winter break marks the beginning of scholarship season! I like to think about quarter 3 as scholarship season because this is the time that seniors should be compl...

The month of November was eventful for our Ash Fork Cadets. We kicked off the month with a special Marine Corps Poolee meeting where our cadets learned about the Marine Corps...

Sleep is an important part of our everyday life and getting enough is especially important for school aged children. While we sleep our body has time to repair, grow and sort in...

Our recent trip to Washington D.C. gave me a chance to reflect on how fortunate I have been to be part of such a special team. The journey from an under performing school to a nat...

3rd-5th grade took a trip to Wildlife World Zoo in Phoenix. They had the opportunity to see a variety of animals up close. In their ELA class they will be asked to chose an animal ...

I think it would be safe to say all parents want their children to be successful in school. One of the most important skills I teach in first grade is reading. A child’s ab...