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Register your student today for 2022-2023!
Registration for the 2022-2023 School year is now open! Click above for the quick and easy online registration process!
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DVUSD Free & Reduced Meal Applications Now Open for 2022-23- Complete the Application Online Today!
that free and reduced meal applications are now available online. Please note two important changes from the past two years, the USDA: 1) Will no longer provide funding for free meals for all students and, 2) Is offering a one-time Summer P-EBT payment only to students who were both certified to receive free or reduced meals and were enrolled in a DVUSD school offering a NSLP program during May 2022. Please consider submitting a meal application now before the “back to school rush” begins and to best assure seamless meal support.
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See the #Extraordinary Accomplishments of DVUSD's Students and Staff in the Newly Published 2021-2022 #Extraordinary Achievement List!
Deer Valley students, teachers, and staff just finished one of their most #Extraordinary school years! Read about it in the 2021-2022 Extraordinary Achievements annual publication, which has grown into a 35-page compilation of accomplishments celebrating academic, fine arts, and athletic achievements, as well as recognition for extraordinary teaching and community involvement.
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Ask Benji - FAFSA Help for High School Families
Benji is a first-of-its kind chatbot, specifically designed to help senior students, parents, and educators get quick answers to a wide variety of questions about the FAFSA. The FAFSA is the Free Application for Federal Student Aid for post-secondary funding opportunities at universities, colleges, and trade schools.
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Need to Help Your Student Navigate Online Learning Management Sytems? Learn more about Canvas & PowerSchools!
Click above for helpful tips to learn DVUSD's online Learning Management Systems -- Canvas & PowerSchool. Parents & Guardians can sign up to have an observer account in Canvas and have their very own app: Canvas Parent. Observers can link their Canvas account to their student's account so they can see assignment dues dates, announcements, and other course content. Observers can view the course content but cannot participate in the course.
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DVUSD Pathways Program Offers Convenient Path to Success for Students-- Enroll Today!
DVUSD Pathways is an after school program for students who desire to accelerate their learning, require flexibility in their school schedule, or want to recover credit. Our program provides an additional path to academic success through the Deer Valley Unified School District.
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Who Wants Free Books? Sign Up for Big Kid Book Club Today!
The Deer Valley Unified School District invites your child to join the Big Kid Book Club! Let us help your child cultivate a love for reading – and get ready for kindergarten. We will periodically send your child a free book in the mail along with helpful advice for parents of 3-5 year olds. You do not need to live within the Deer Valley Unified School District to participate.
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SDOHS Holds Sandra Day O'Connor Civic's Day Celebration, Other DVUSD Schools Celebrate Civic's Month
Sandra Day O’Connor students, staff, DVUSD Board President Ann O’Brien and district administration gathered to celebrate the life and impact of the school’s namesake, Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, during a Civic’s Day Celebration held on campus Sept. 24. Arizona’s Sandra Day O’Connor Civics Celebration Day is a day in which a majority of classroom instruction is devoted entirely to civics. This year was particularly special as it commemorates the fortieth anniversary of O’Connor being sworn in as the first female Supreme Court Justice. Many other schools celebrated Civics Month with a variety of events and activities! Read More about the various celebrations by clicking the link above.
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Desert Mountain’s Dr. Schwarting named DVUSD’s 2021 Principal of the Year!
Join DVUSD in celebrating Desert Mountain’s Dr. Schwarting as DVUSD’s 2021 Principal of the Year! Learn more about her and the impact she has had on the district and her peers by clicking the link above.
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From Curtis Finch Jr., PhD
Deer Valley Unified School District (DVUSD), staff and students had another banner year!
The district received the number No. 1 ranking in the nation as the Best Mid-Size Public School Employer from Forbes. The state added two more DVUSD A+ School of Excellence awards at Mountain Shadows and West Wing.
Two additional Model Professional Learning Community Schools were awarded at Mountain Shadows and Anthem School by the international PLC group. Our incredible communications department won an Arizona Copper Medallion and a Gold at the national level for its kindergarten enrollment campaign.
DVUSD teaching staff excelled with four new national board certification additions and one recertification.
Sixteen teachers received Fiesta Bowl Wishes for Teachers awards and one garnered the AzTEA Ed Tech Specialist of the Year award.
Two high school coaches won state coach of the year awards. Troy Dueling won in boys volleyball and Jamey Spartz in girls beach volleyball; Troy won the national NFHS volleyball coach of the year for his perfect season. Both coaches secured a state title for the O’Connor Eagles and ended the season ranked No. 1 in the nation.
Mountain Ridge and O’Connor cheer teams won USA Spirit National titles in Jazz and five-man stunt.
DVUSD senior students received more than $88 million in scholarship offers, 112 Seals of Biliteracy awards, 19 associate degrees, and 31 Fine Arts Seal awards. Four hundred and eleven DVUSD students received a “perfect score” on the new AzM2 assessment.
There were 45 DVUSD Career and Technical Education State Champions and one Educator Rising National Champion, Brynn DeVries.
Barry Goldwater High School produced a ProStart Culinary State Championship team this year and sent 14 students to Nationals. DVUSD students also secured a U.S. Presidential Scholar award, two Phoenix Outstanding Youth awards, two Flynn Scholars, five National Merit Scholar Finalists, and one Congressional Art Award Winner.
Athletes secured eight state and national champion awards. Sydnee Broadway and Margo Smith won the AZ Central D1 Beach Volleyball Pair of the Year and Zach Rama won 6A Male Volleyball Player of the Year honors. Jocelyn Erickson won the AZ Gatorade Player of the Year for softball. They all attended O’Connor.
Barry Goldwater’s Bree Garcia finished her third state wrestling championship and won Arizona female wrestler of the year honors. Josiah Anderson from Barry Goldwater won the 400-meter state track title, and Caelle Arnijo won the 100-yard freestyle state swimming championship representing O’Connor.
Mountain Ridge secured the AIA’s Director’s Cup for Arizona’s outstanding athletic program, and the basketball team also won the AIA Sportsmanship Award for the State.
Awards are a product of a commitment to continuous improvement. Whether in academics, arts or athletics, DVUSD students, staff and schools are committed to do their best and be #extraordinary!
We’ve listed all 35 pages, complete with names, pictures, and accolades, at dvusd.org/extra. Regardless of achievements, we realize it takes everyone to contribute to the success of our students, staff, and schools. Thank you for your support of DVUSD!
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