Sierra Vista Unified School District

There will be no school on Friday, February 17th and Monday, February 20th in honor of Presidents Day. All school and district offices will also be closed. Please have a safe holiday weekend.

Due to our area forecast for ice and snow overnight all Sierra Vista Unified School District schools will have a delayed start time of two hours. Buena will begin at 9:20am, JCMS at 11am and elementary schools at 10am. Bus times will be pushed back 2 hours on all routes and stops. All release times will remain as a normal Wednesday school day. Breakfast will still be available but only cereal, lunch will be served as normal. Buena will not have zero hour. Thank you.

At Buena, one of our amazing School Counselors is Ms. Brown. "Hi everybody I’m Stephanie Brown, School Counselor at Buena High School. I love being a school counselor. As a former special education/kindergarten teacher, my passion for helping kids grew into my motivation to start my masters in school counseling. The last two years at the high school I have enjoyed building relationships with the students, families and staff. I look forward to continuing at the high school and improving/ growing our school counseling program. " Thank you for #HelpingStudentsDreamBig

Meet Ms. Danielson, the School Counselor at Huachuca Mountain Elementary! "Hi, I am the school counselor at Huachuca Mountain Elementary. I love being a school counselor because, I love getting to know students and being there for them through the highs and lows of life. I enjoy the opportunity to work with students on the skills they will need to find success and happiness throughout their lives. I love that I am able to maintain a continuous relationship with students during their entire elementary experience; watching them learn and grow to be incredible people. I also like being a part of helping other educators meet the needs of their students. My favorite thing about being a school counselor is that my job is truly about being present for students. Through laughter, tears, frustrations or celebrations; I feel privileged that our students allow and trust me to be an encouraging voice in their lives. " Thank you for #HelpingStudentsDreamBig

PDS loves their School Counselor, Ms. Galbraith! "While this is my first year as a school counselor, I have always been in roles where I was able to help build and shape the minds of the youth. Since taking on this role as a counselor I have enjoyed getting to know each student and helping them work through their problems. My favorite thing about being a school counselor is helping the students see the bigger picture." Thank you for #HelpingStudentsDreamBig

You are invited to Meet you SVUSD School Counselor Night on Wednesday, February 8th at the Rothery Education Center from 4:30pm -5:30Pm. Stop by and learn about what School Counselors do and meet our team. Every student deserves a school counselor to help with academic achievement strategies, managing emotions and applying interpersonal skills, and planning for postsecondary options. Every day, school counselors make a difference for students. Learn more at schoolcounselor.org/role #NSCW23 #HelpingStudentsDreamBig

Happy National School Counselor Week Dr. Ross!!! Dr. Carolyn Ross is the Counselor at Joyce Clark Middle School. "One of the greatest things about being Counselor at Joyce Clark Middle School is helping students between elementary and high school. There is so much change during this time for students and their families and Counselor Dr. Carolyn Ross finds joy in helping JCMS students, families and staff during this transition. She tries to bring out the best in each student and staff as she helps students make good choices and remain safe, respectful and responsible each day. " Thank you for #HelpingStudentsDreamBig

Our first counselor to celebrate during National School Counselors Week is Ms. Weber from Village Meadows. Let's meet Ms. Weber! "I am the school counselor and PBIS Tier II Team Leader at Village Meadows Elementary school. I love being a school counselor because of the relationships I get to build with my students! I get to be there for support during tough times and to cheer-on and celebrate our students’ successes every year they’re with us. My favorite part of being a counselor is helping students who drop-in for support with friendship skills and conflict resolution- it’s so rewarding to help students navigate their day-to-day lives and learn some new skills to take out into the real world!" Thank you Ms. Weber for #HelpingStudentsDreamBig

Buena High has been cleared of any threat and classes have resumed as normal. SVPS will still be on campus as they finish their investigation.

Buena High has changed from a Lock Down to a Shelter in Place. Classes will resume as normal within the building, Sierra Vista Police Department will remain on scene continuing their investigation. During a Shelter in Place the campus does still remain closed to outside visitors. More information will be shared as it becomes available.

School counselors help students in more ways than you may know. This week we celebrate them as a part of National School Counseling Week 2023. All week we will feature one of our amazing counselors and what they to #HelpingStudentsDreamBig.

There is still plenty of time to check out the proposed new science curriculum. Check out our news page for presentations, videos, questions and even a view at the student portal. https://www.svusd68.org/article/977752

Friday, February 3rd is a half day for all of the Elementary Schools in order to have Parent Teacher Conferences. Students will get out at 11:15 am.

This morning the smoke alarm at Huachuca Mountain went around off due to a high volume of smoke in the kitchen. The staff and students were all evacuated from the building and the fire department was called. Students and staff were outside for approximately 15 minutes before the fire department allowed everyone back in the buildings. The smoke was a result of a piece of kitchen equipment, at no time were flames visible in the area or any immediate threat to student and staff safety. Thank you to all the staff and students for following our fire/smoke alarm procedures and putting safety first. We would also like to thank the Sierra Vista Fire Department for their quick response. All activities and classes have resumed as normal.

Yesterday we held the 2nd annual SVUSD68 Spelling Bee. The 14 participants were the champions and runner-ups from each elementary and our middle school. Congratulations to all of our school winners for making it to the district wide Spelling Bee! After 17 rounds with 106 words called, January was the championship word. SVUSD68 2023 Champion is Quinn H. a 6th grader from Huachuca Mountain Elementary. And our runner-up, Landen M. a 4th grader from Village Meadows Elementary gave it his all! Quinn will be representing SVUSD68 at the Cochise County Regional Spelling Bee next month! Good Luck, Quinn!

SVUSD is excited to have our second Governing Board meeting of the new year. At our last meeting, new and re-elected members Kale Kiyabu, Donald Lee and Hollie Sheriff were sworn in by Jacqui Clay, Cochise County School Superintendent. Join us tonight for the Governing Board Meeting at 6pm in the Governing Board Room or streaming on our YouTube channel

SVUSD Curriculum Office is hosting a presentation about the proposed new science curriculum on Thursday, January 19th from 5:00-6:00 pm in the Rothery Education Center Conference Room. During the presentation representatives from both programs, Inspire Science and BRW AP Science, will walk through their respective programs and take questions from the attendees. 5:00-5:05 Welcome & explanation of our process by Terri Romo, Assistant Superintendent 5:05-5:25 Presentation from Inspire Science 5:25-5:35 Community questions for Inspire Science 5:35-5:40 Transition to BRW AP Science 5:40-5:50 Presentation from BRW AP Science 5:50-6:00 Community questions BRW AP Science Any questions that cannot be answered during the presentation will be sent to the companies for a reply and the district will post the answers on our website. If you would like to submit questions for the company please print from the link below and bring it with you to the event. https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/2408/svusd/2704418/_Science_Curriculum_Questions_Form__1_.pdf

All schools and offices will be closed tomorrow in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

SVUSD has selected a new Science Curriculum for all grade levels. The proposed curriculum is available for public viewing and comments until Monday, March 6th. To view the curriculum stop by the Curriculum Office in the Rothery Education Center Room 403, Monday thru Friday from 8am-3pm. Scheduled appointments can also be made by calling 520-515-2742.

Due to a sewer line break, tonight's governing board meeting will be held in the Rothery Education Center Conference Room.