Cottonwood-Oak Creek Schools

Come out for some fun Halloween events sponsored by the City of Cottonwood! #COCSD #cityofcottonwood #halloween

Good afternoon all, We had an unexpected fire drill today at CCS. Students were working in the Science lab at CCS and doing a science experiment. Some solution spilled and splashed into a nearby outlet causing smoke in the classroom. The classroom was evacuated which led to a school-wide fire alarm initiated. All students were evacuated to the field. The fire department came immediately and assessed the situation. Students have now returned to the classroom to finish their day. Maintenance and Facilities are addressing the problem. #CCS #COCSD # CottonwoodFD

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Good afternoon CES families... It is with regret that I inform you the Torro route will be suspended until further notice, as of Mon Oct 21st. Our Transportation Department has lost 3 drivers in the last month and we cannot continue supporting this route with the amount of drivers we have. We will pick up the AM for tomorrow, Thurs 10/10 as planned, but there is still no PM route for tomorrow. For those who have become dependent upon this route service, we do apologize. It is only out of necessity that we do this. Hopefully, upon hiring more drivers, we can bring back the Torro route sometime later this school year.

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Hello MVP Families... Tomorrow, 10/9 we will not have the Cactus Mouse PM route running as we will be short drivers. The AM route will still run to get to school, but please find alternate means of travel for your student to get home after school. We apologize for this major inconvenience but thank you for your patience and understanding. - Daniel Maldonado, Transportation Director

Hello Verde Tech Families... Tomorrow and Thurs, 10/9 and 10/10 will not have the Torro PM route running as we will be short drivers. The AM route will still run so they can get to school, but please find other means of transportation to get home after school. We apologize for this major inconvenience but thank you for your patience and understanding.

Hey DDB Families, we are selling snow cones this Friday!

Hello DDB families... Diamondback route will run 15-20min later as the sub driver for this route will be driving another route before it. We appreciate your patience with this. Thank you - Daniel Maldonado, Transportation Director

We are extending an invitation to decorate Masquerade Masks on October 10, 3:00-5:30, at the Cottonwood Public Library. It should be a creative time; filled with fun and camaraderie. These masks will be auctioned off either at our November Gala or our Mystery Event (TBD) . Hopefully, COCSD and the Verde Valley community would be interested in participating in this event by attending the mask decorating. 😉Thanks, for always being so supportive of the positive mentorship of our Verde children. Have an awesome week. With a Sincere Thank You, Cheryl Gray Office Manager Yavapai Big Brothers Big Sisters 830 S. Main St#1-H Cottonwood, AZ 86326 office: (928) 634-9789 cgray@azbigs.org Yavapai Big Brothers Big Sisters like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ybbbs Changing children's Lives....Fundamentally. For the better.

Hello DDB families... Our Diamondback route driver's last day will be this Friday, Oct 4th. We WILL have coverage as the driver who had it previously is driving it again starting on Monday, Oct 7th. But since he will still be driving another route before-hand, this will make the Diamondback route start later in the afternoon. We are looking at a 20 minute possible delay before leaving DDB. Please contact the Transportation Dept if you have questions. Thank you - Daniel Maldonado, Transportation Director.

Hello DDB Families... I regret to inform you that due to driver illness, we will need to do a last minute cancellation for the Elk route this afternoon. We apologize for the minimal heads up. Please accept our apologies for this major inconvenience. - Daniel Maldonado, Transportation Director

COCSD is pleased to announce we are now enrolling for our Little Wings Preschool. Please see the attached flyer and feel free to share. Thanks for your help in getting the word out.

Good morning OCS families! Due to too many riders on the Antelope bus, we will be moving some students over to the Big Horn Sheep bus to accommodate. All of those who's stops are along the Page Springs stretch will now be on the Big Horn Sheep bus for both the AM and PM routes, with the exception of Page Springs and Bright Star. This will begin tomorrow, Friday Sept 27. The routes have been updated on our website so you can see the times from there. Thank you for your understanding! - Daniel Maldonado, Transportation Director

6th graders at Oak Creek School brought math outside last week. They added and subtracted positive and negative numbers to plot on giant number lines #lifechangingeducation #cottonwoodoakcreekschools #oakcreekschool #ocs #6thgrade #math #numberlines #classroomoutside

Hello to all DDB families... The Mtn. Lion route will NOT run for the PM time on Thurs, Sept 26th due to shotage of drivers. The AM route will run to get kids to school, but please find an alternate way home for your student. We apologize and understand the major inconvenience this causes. Thank you - Daniel Maldonado, Transportation Director

Cottonwood Community Nature Center Grand Opening, Saturday 9/27 from 10AM to 1PM located at Cottonwood Education Services (CES)

We're looking forward to seeing everyone tonight! What a wonderful opportunity for our families. Remember, tonight's meeting with be in the DDB Library. We'll see you there!

Low Income Student Aid, Inc.'s aid request form allows for not only a parent or guardian to advocate for their child, but school staff and community members can too! Coaches, teachers, neighbors, after-school club leaders, camp directors, etc...can request aid for a child enrolled at CCS, DDB or OCS! Please share the below graphic to help get the word out! #cottonwoodoakcreekschools #cocsd #ccs #ddb #ocs #lowincomefamilies #directstudentaid #title1schools #basicneeds #sports #fieldtrips #nostudentleftbehind #opportunitiesforall #nonprofit

Come join the fun! #cocsd #afterschoolarcheryclub #ocs #21cclc