North Valley families will soon have another choice in tuition-free public charter school education in the growing North Phoenix/Anthem area.  BASIS Charter Schools plans to open for the 2024-25 school year, initially serving grades K-5 in Caurus Academy’s elementary campus on Anthem’s west side at 41900 N. 42nd Ave. SchoolContinue Reading

DVUSD student expands high school wellness center concept   Last spring, a group of teachers at Barry Goldwater High attended a conference in San Diego which sparked the idea to create an on-campus wellness center―a space where students could come and take a short break from their stresses and recharge forContinue Reading

No-Tax Increase Bonds Would Fund New High School and Elementary School  Voters in the Deer Valley Unified School District will have a say on two important ballot questions in the Nov. 7 election. Following a recommendation by a Bond/Override Citizen Advisory Committee, at its May 9 meeting, DVUSD’s Governing BoardContinue Reading

NVCA 2023 Construction Plans

Construction on North Valley Christian Academy’s new high school is moving along with a targeted completion date of January 2024. The new 13,700-square-foot building will be located on the north end of the existing parking lot on its current campus. Building plans include a STEM lab, science lab, theater, lectureContinue Reading

DVUSD No-tax Bond 2023

No-Tax Increase Bonds Would Fund New High School and Elementary School Voters in the Deer Valley Unified School District will have a say on two important ballot questions in the Nov. 7 election. Following a recommendation by a Bond/Override Citizen Advisory Committee, at its May 9 meeting, DVUSD’s Governing BoardContinue Reading

DVUSD North Phoenix School Growth Projected

In preparation for the wave of residential growth about to sweep the North Valley near Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company’s silicon chip plant under construction, Deer Valley Unified School District is putting the plans in motion to build another high school and an elementary school. With more than 4,000 new multifamilyContinue Reading

Boulder Creek High School is hosting 300 talented high school students from around the state n a show choir competition combining choral singing with choreographed dance in the first-annual “Showoff in the Desert.”  On Saturday, Feb. 25, participating high school show choirs will bring custom arranged popular music, choral vocalsContinue Reading

2022-23 Open Enrollment

Although the start of the new school year is just underway, the time is now for families to begin to assess whether their child’s current school meets their child’s needs and to make any necessary plans or changes as to where their student will enroll for the 2023-2024 school year. Continue Reading