💎✨ Diamonds, creativity, and a whole lot of sparkle! ✨💎
Our Falcons Beyond the Bell Diamond Art Club is shining bright! 🦅💖 These students are turning tiny, colorful gems into beautiful works of art, one diamond at a time! 💎🎨
Diamond art is a fun way to practice patience, focus, fine motor skills, and creativity while watching something amazing come together. And let’s be honest… who doesn’t love a little sparkle?! ✨😍
We love seeing our Falcons explore new hobbies, build new skills, and discover just how creative they can be!
💙 Falcons Beyond the Bell — See Something More! 💛🦅
#FalconsBeyondTheBell #DrDanielBrightSchool #DiamondArt #SeeSomethingMore #FutureArtists #cocsd #cottonwoodoakcreekschools #drdanielbright
🧩🥤 Puzzles Club is branching out! 🙌
Our Falcons Beyond the Bell Puzzles Club is thinking outside the puzzle box and trying something new… CUP STACKING! 🎉
From piecing together puzzles to building towers with speed, focus, and coordination, our Falcons are learning that there’s always something new to try! 💙💛
We love seeing our DDB students challenge themselves, build new skills, and discover talents they didn’t even know they had!
Look beyond the puzzle… there’s always MORE to discover! 🦅✨
#FalconsBeyondTheBell #SeeSomethingMore #DDBFalcons #LearningBeyondTheBell #cocsd #cottonwoodoakcreekschools #drdanielbright
🤼♂️🔥 LET'S GET READY TO WRESTLE! 🔥🤼♂️
💪 Muckers Youth Wrestling is gearing up for the 2026–2027 season, and registration is OPEN!
Calling all students in 3rd–8th grade! Whether your child is brand new to wrestling or ready to take their skills to the next level, there's a place for them on the mat!
🏆 COMPETITION TEAM
📅 November – March
⏰ Tuesday–Friday | 6:00–7:30 PM
🤼 Build skills, compete in tournaments, and develop discipline and teamwork!
💥 PRACTICE TEAM
📅 November – January
⏰ Wednesday & Friday | 6:45–7:30 PM
🤼 Perfect for beginners looking to learn the fundamentals, build confidence, and have FUN!
📣 SEASON BEGINS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3!
📍 Mingus Union High School Wrestling Room
👦👧 Open to boys and girls in grades 3–8!
Under the leadership of Head Coach Jarrod Tavasci, young athletes will learn the importance of HARD WORK, DISCIPLINE, TEAMWORK, and RESILIENCE! 💪
📲 Ready to join? Scan the QR code on the flyer to register!
❤️🖤 Let's make this a GREAT season, Muckers! 🖤❤️
#MuckersYouthWrestling #YouthSports #COCSD #FutureChampions #Teamwork #HardWork #WrestlingSeason2026
🏫🔎 A Closer Look at Oak Creek School – Community Tour!
Today, we welcomed community members to Oak Creek School (OCS) for an opportunity to see firsthand some of the facility challenges facing our school.
👨🏫 Mr. Dalton led the tour, highlighting areas of concern throughout the campus. Ms. Borden demonstrated how water backs up near the school office, creating significant drainage problems that can lead to flooding in classrooms. 💧
🚧 Other facility needs highlighted during the tour included:
🔹 Aging HVAC systems
🔹 Deteriorating parking lots and sidewalks
🔹 Drainage and downspout issues
🔹 Outdated playground equipment
🔹 Athletic and recreational fields in need of improvements for student activities and community use
🛝 Did you know? Some of the metal playground equipment our students use today has been in place for more than 50 years! Our students deserve facilities that support learning, recreation, and outdoor activities.
🌳⚽ Our schools are more than just classrooms! They are gathering places for our entire community. Improvements to our fields would benefit not only our students but also the families and community members who use these spaces for recreation and activities.
📋 Proposition 409, if approved by voters, would provide funding to address many of these facility needs, including improvements to our fields for school and community use.
❤️ Thank you to everyone who joined us today! We appreciate our community members taking the time to visit, ask questions, and learn more about the condition of our school facilities.
📚🏫 Our Schools. Our Students. Our Community.
#COCSD #OakCreekSchool #CommunityTour #Prop409 #SchoolFacilities #CommunityEngagement
🍂 Fall Break Reminder
🍁🎃 FALL BREAK IS ALMOST HERE! 🎃🍁
COCSD schools will be closed for Fall Break:
📅 Monday, October 12th – Friday, October 16th
🏫 The District Office will also be CLOSED Monday, October 12th.
We hope our students, staff, and families enjoy a wonderful break filled with rest, fun, and plenty of time together! 🍂🧡
Have a safe and happy Fall Break, COCSD! 🍎🍁
#COCSD #FallBreak #NoSchool #COCSDFamily #FallFun
💕🎃 Big creativity and tiny treats at Barbie and Friends Club!
Students in the CCS Beyond the Bell after-school program continued creating their Pumpkin Spice Café, making miniature placemats, pumpkin spice coffees, and plates of cookies! ☕🍪 Their imaginations brought every little detail to life.
After welcoming a new friend, the group revisited their club agreement about kindness and inclusion. During playtime, students put those values into action by sharing, helping one another, and making sure everyone had a friend to play with. 💗
Barbie and Friends Club gives students a place to create, connect, and build friendships! ✨
🏈✨ MUHS HOMECOMING TAILGATE — EVERYONE IS INVITED! ✨🏈
Join Mingus Union High School for a fun-filled Homecoming Tailgate celebration! This is a community event, and you do not have to be an MUHS student or family to join the fun. Bring your family, invite your friends, and come enjoy a great evening together!
📅 Wednesday, October 21
⏰ 5:30–8:00 PM
🌮 Food Trucks
🎯 Games
🏰 Bounce House
🤝 Community Booths
🏈 Powderpuff Football — 5:30 PM
🏈 Unified Flag Football — 7:00 PM
🎟️ Games & Bounce House Wristband: $5 — Cash Only
Come out, show your school spirit, and celebrate Homecoming with our students, families, and community! 💙💛
Everyone is welcome — we hope to see you there!
#MUHS #Homecoming2026 #HomecomingTailgate #CommunityEvent #CottonwoodAZ #SchoolCommunity
📬 Mail-In Ballots Are Coming Soon!
Mail-in ballots will begin arriving in mailboxes in the next few days. As you prepare to cast your ballot, we encourage our COCSD community to be informed about Proposition 409.
Have questions about what Proposition 409 includes, how the funding would be used, or what it means for Cottonwood-Oak Creek School District?
Visit our COCSD Bond 2026 Information Page for facts, frequently asked questions, and additional information:
🔗 https://www.cocsd.us/o/cced/page/cocsd-bond-2026
Get informed. Get the facts. Make your voice heard.
#COCSD #Proposition409 #COCSDBond2026 #CommunityInformation
CCS Beyond the Bell is up and running! 🎉🐺
We are so grateful for Blaze Way, our amazing Site Coordinator, who has worked incredibly hard to prepare wonderful clubs and opportunities for our students!
From Little Lobo Dribblers and Girls on the Run to Archery, Makerspace, and so much more, our Lobos are learning, creating, moving, building friendships, and growing Beyond the Bell! ❤️
We are so excited for a great semester at CCS!
🏐 Lady Falcons Volleyball Family Night! 🏐
The Lady Falcons A Team had a great night of volleyball, team building, and family fun! 💙
Our players enjoyed playing against their parents and family members, creating lots of laughter, competition, and special memories. Thank you to all our families for coming out and supporting our players! 🏐❤️
Thank you for being part of our volleyball family! - Coach Villas 🏐🦅
Lady Falcons Team — building memories on and off the court!
The Lady Falcons A Team had a great night of volleyball, team building, and family fun! 💙
Our players enjoyed playing against their parents and family members, creating lots of laughter, competition, and special memories. Thank you to all our families for coming out and supporting our players! 🏐❤️
Thank you for being part of our volleyball family! - Coach Villas 🏐🦅
Lady Falcons Team — building memories on and off the court!
Title 1 Escape Room Night
🔐✨ What a night at DDB! ✨🔐
Our Title 1 Escape Room Night was a HUGE success! 🎉 So much fun, laughter, teamwork, and a little bit of friendly competition with our amazing DDB families! 💙
It was wonderful seeing families working together, solving clues, cracking codes, and having a great time together. 🧩🕵️♀️
Thank you to everyone who came out and made the evening so special! We LOVE getting to spend time with our DDB families outside the regular school day. 🥰
DDB families + teamwork + fun = a perfect night! 🦅💙
#DrDanielBright #DDBFalcons #Title1 #FamilyNight #EscapeRoom #DDBFamilies #FalconFamily #cocsd #cottonwoodoakcreekschools
🎨🖍️ Tiny Picasso’s Club, with Mrs Montgomery, is creating some fall magic! 🍂🍁
Our littlest Falcons are having so much fun in Tiny Picasso’s, our after-school drawing club designed just for our little artists! 💕
With step-by-step drawing lessons, our kiddos are learning that they can create something amazing one little step at a time. ✏️➡️🖼️
This week’s fall-themed pictures are SO CUTE! 🍂🎃 From the first simple shapes to the finished masterpieces, it’s been so fun watching their confidence grow with every drawing.
We LOVE seeing our Falcons learn, create, explore and soar… Beyond the Bell! 🦅💙
#FalconsBeyondTheBell #TinyPicassos #LittleArtists #DDBFalcons #SeeSomethingMore #BeyondTheBell #cocsd #cottonwoodoakcreekschools #drdanielbright
What are the facts about Proposition 409?
As voters prepare for the November election, it's important to know what Proposition 409 would do.
✅ Proposition 409 is a capital bond for Cottonwood-Oak Creek School District that will appear on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
If approved, bond funding could be used for:
🏫 Facility improvements
🔒 School safety enhancements
🔧 Infrastructure repairs
💻 Technology upgrades
🚌 Transportation needs
What it is NOT:
• It is not intended to pay teacher salaries or day-to-day operating expenses.
• It is not for building new schools. The district states the bond is focused on maintaining and improving existing schools and addressing aging infrastructure.
According to district estimates, the average tax impact would be approximately the cost of two cups of coffee per month for the average homeowner.
No matter how you plan to vote, take time to review the facts, ask questions, and make an informed decision.
🗳️ Election Day: November 3, 2026
It's Tonight!!!!! DDB's Title 1 Escape Room! Dinner included! 5pm-6pm
🎃🍬 Halloween fun is coming to Old Town Cottonwood! 🍬🎃
Join the City of Cottonwood for Treat Street on October 31 from 5–7 PM on Main Street in Old Town! This favorite community tradition has relocated to Old Town and will feature plenty of Halloween fun, costumes, and treats for the whole family! 👻🍭
📅 October 31
⏰ 5:00–7:00 PM
📍 Main Street in Old Town Cottonwood
Grab your costumes, bring your treat bags, and enjoy a fun and festive Halloween evening with our community! 🎃🧡
Hosted in collaboration with the Cottonwood Old Town Association.
DDB Falcons
🏰 Our CKLA Middle Ages unit is underway in Mrs. Villas’ class! Students are beginning to work in groups to design and build their castles. We can’t wait to see their creativity, collaboration, and hard work come together! Stay tuned—we’ll share the finished results when they’re complete! 🏰✨
#cocsd #cottonwoodoakcreekschools #DDB #falcons
🏰 Our CKLA Middle Ages unit is underway in Mrs. Villas’ class! Students are beginning to work in groups to design and build their castles. We can’t wait to see their creativity, collaboration, and hard work come together! Stay tuned—we’ll share the finished results when they’re complete! 🏰✨
#cocsd #cottonwoodoakcreekschools #DDB #falcons
October Attendance Challenge!
We’re making attendance FUN this October at Dr. Daniel Bright School with our Build Your Potato Head Attendance Challenge!
Each day a class has perfect attendance, they’ll earn a new piece for their Potato Head. Once their Potato Head is complete, a special guest will visit the classroom with a delicious potato chip reward!
⏰ Remember—every minute matters! Students must arrive on time and stay for the entire school day to count toward their class’s perfect attendance.
🏆 There will be ONE winning class in each grade band: K–2, 3–5, and 6–8!
Let’s work together to make October a month of great attendance and see which classes can build their Potato Head!
Be Here. Be On Time. Stay All Day. SOAR Together!
💙 Empowering confident, curious, compassionate learners to SOAR today and lead tomorrow.
We’re making attendance FUN this October at Dr. Daniel Bright School with our Build Your Potato Head Attendance Challenge!
Each day a class has perfect attendance, they’ll earn a new piece for their Potato Head. Once their Potato Head is complete, a special guest will visit the classroom with a delicious potato chip reward!
⏰ Remember—every minute matters! Students must arrive on time and stay for the entire school day to count toward their class’s perfect attendance.
🏆 There will be ONE winning class in each grade band: K–2, 3–5, and 6–8!
Let’s work together to make October a month of great attendance and see which classes can build their Potato Head!
Be Here. Be On Time. Stay All Day. SOAR Together!
💙 Empowering confident, curious, compassionate learners to SOAR today and lead tomorrow.
🍕Tomorrow is the last day to help support Verde Tech High School PTO! THey have a Little Caesars Fundraiser that is ending! To support go to https://fundraising.littlecaesars.com/.../e95921.../products and add all your favorites to your cart. Once you’re ready, proceed to check out and add in your payment information.
🍽️ That’s it! Your Meal Deal Code(s) will be sent to you via email. Please follow the instructions provided in that email to redeem your code at your local store. Thank you for your support!!!!
#cocsd #lifechangingeducation #verdevalley #verdetechhighschool #pto #fundraiser
🍽️ That’s it! Your Meal Deal Code(s) will be sent to you via email. Please follow the instructions provided in that email to redeem your code at your local store. Thank you for your support!!!!
#cocsd #lifechangingeducation #verdevalley #verdetechhighschool #pto #fundraiser
🎓 September is Attendance Awareness Month — and High School Attendance Matters!
Verde Tech H.S. Principal, Mrs. Amy Romero, reminds our high school students that every class counts!
In high school, missing school can mean more than missing a lesson. Each class is an opportunity to earn credits, stay on track toward graduation, build important skills, and prepare for college, career, and life after high school. 📚🎯
Showing up consistently—and arriving on time—helps students keep moving forward toward their goals.
To our Verde Tech students: Your future is being built one school day at a time. Show up. Stay on track. Graduate. 💜💛
#AttendanceAwarenessMonth #HighSchoolAttendance #EveryClassCounts #VerdeTech #COCSD #StayOnTrack #Graduation
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ONE MORE RAD DAY IS COMING!
September isn’t over yet, and we have one BIG Random Attendance Day surprise left!
You definitely won’t want to miss this one! Make sure you’re at school each and every day so you’re here when the surprise happens!
You must be at school on time and can not be checked out early in order to participate.
When will it be? That’s the fun part… It's a surprise! 👀
Be here. Be ready. Don’t miss out!
September isn’t over yet, and we have one BIG Random Attendance Day surprise left!
You definitely won’t want to miss this one! Make sure you’re at school each and every day so you’re here when the surprise happens!
You must be at school on time and can not be checked out early in order to participate.
When will it be? That’s the fun part… It's a surprise! 👀
Be here. Be ready. Don’t miss out!
