"Teacher of the week, Maggie McCorkle, leads a classroom that is based on honesty and transparency to create a positive culture at Sinagua Middle School. She became a teacher so she could be there for people, by giving them knowledge or emotional support. She wants to create an environment where students are comfortable."
The Coconino High School Coconuts robotics team had a busy weekend at the Arizona North Regional Competition at Northern Arizona University where the team had an 8-1-1 record in the robot game qualifying matches; ranking the team 9 out of 53 teams.
On Wednesday, March 13, 2019, all Sinagua Middle School staff participated in the "Launching the MYP" professional development training workshop focused on the International Baccalaureate learner centered academic environment and tools the team will take in approaching the next steps of the IB process.
Congratulations to the Coconino High School Orchestra and Band who earned the distinction of Superior with Distinction from the Arizona Band and Orchestra Directors Association for their work at the 2019 Area Concert Festival.
"For the next school year, advanced classrooms will be available in third and fourth grade at Knoles and first through fifth grade at DeMiguel."
The sixth annual Flagstaff Community STEM Celebration will be held on Monday, March 11 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Walkup Skydome located on the Northern Arizona University campus. The event is a community event supported by various community partners to bring families together for participatory events promoting Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.
At the annual Viola Awards Ceremony honoring excellence in the arts, Thomas Elementary teacher Kathy Marron was named as the winner of the Excellence in Education Award.
