Good afternoon OCS families... unfortunately our driver for the Antelope route is still sick and won't be in tomorrow. As we already have other key staff out, we will not have coverage for the Antelope route tomorrow, Thurs 11/14. Please find alternate means of transportation for students to get to and from school. Keep an eye on here to find out if we will have our driver back for Friday. We appreciate your patience with this situation. - Daniel Maldonado, Transportation Director.
🌞 COCSD Summer Team at the NSLA Summit in DC! 🌞
Our COCSD Summer Team is hard at work at the National Summer Learning Association (NSLA) Summit in Washington, D.C., bringing fresh ideas and vision to create another incredible summer learning program!
🎉 Camp Innovation was a tremendous success, and we’re proud to share that Heather Wacker, principal at Cottonwood Community School, presented valuable data on securing resources, funding, and partnerships for rural communities—particularly here in Arizona. COCSD is now recognized as a national leader in summer learning!
🌟 We invite everyone to read the Camp Innovation Impact Report and learn about the positive impact on our district’s students. With this data, we’re gearing up for another summer of amazing learning experiences and blazing new trails for summer learning across Arizona! All of this was funded with the 21st CCLC’s Best Summer Ever! Innovation Enhancement grant.
👏 Congratulations to the COCSD Team for their outstanding work!
Good morning DDB families... due to sickness and callouts we will not have coverage for the Road Runner route this afternoon, Wed 11/13. Please find other means of transportation for students to get home today. We are looking to having complete coverage return tomorrow. Thank you for your patience and understanding with this situation. - Daniel Maldonado, Transportation Director.
Good evening OCS families... we will be without coverage for the Antelope route all day tomorrow, Wed 11/13. We are unsure yet as to the following day, please keep an eye out here for further info. -Daniel Maldonado, Transportation Director
REMINDER for DDB Families that there are no After School Clubs this week. We will see you at clubs again on Monday, November 18th.
Just a quick reminder that there will be no school this Monday, November 11th, in observance of Veteran’s Day. We hope everyone enjoys the long weekend!
We also want to take a moment to thank all the brave men and women who have served in the military. Your courage and sacrifice make our freedom possible, and we are forever grateful. ❤️
#VeteransDay #ThankYouForYourService #NoSchool #Grateful
The Oak Creek School PTO took a moment to provide a salad bar luncheon congratulating all the staff on the school's recent 'A' grade! 🥗
OCS is one of the top schools in the Verde Valley! The PTO will do something special for all students next!!
#cottonwoodoakcreekschools #oakcreekschool #ocs #pto #ocspto #staffappreciation #congratulations #topratedschool #verdevalley #Agrade #Arizona #ruralarizona #title1school #goodjob #welldone #hardwork #lifechangingeducation #effort #celebration #distinguishedschool #smallcommunity #communityschool #inclusion
The 43rd Old Tyme Country Fair will be Saturday, November 16th from 10am until 2pm at Oak Creek School. Enjoy over 80 arts and craft vendors, live music, carnival games, face painting, a petting farm, cornhole, archery, interactive displays from over 30 community organizations, make-and-take crafts, a reptile exhibit, pony rides, and food trucks!
The fair is FREE for everyone!
If your child would like unlimited access to: the bounce house activities, carnival games, make-n-take crafts, cupcake walk, and petting farm, it is $10.
Wristbands can be repurchased at https://old-tyme-country-fair-wristband.cheddarup.com
DDB celebrated Red Ribbon Week with twin day on Monday and beach day on Tuesday!
Oak Creek School PTO wants to thank everyone who donated candy, cupcakes, and their time to OCS' Halloween Carnival & Haunted House this week! OCS PTO raised a little over $1,400 for Oak Creek School. Mrs. Ludden raised $150 for their Agriculture/Culinary program! Thank you to Low-Income Student Aid, Inc. for offering vouchers to our students. We love that LISA believes in inclusion. Kindergarten (Badger) is OCS's 1st place winner of the school's candy contest, and Mrs. Bond (3rd) is their 2nd place winner! 🎃
A Makerspace is an area that is reserved for creative exploration, engineering, tinkering, and inventing. Makerspaces incorporate engineering materials, crafting materials, technology, robotics, and more. Low Income Student Aid, Inc. (LISA) was able to fund the materials needed to create such space at Cottonwood Community School!
We are thrilled to announce that our district has achieved an incredible letter grade of A! This outstanding accomplishment reflects the hard work, dedication, and passion of our entire community—students, educators, staff, and families alike. Our communities' tax dollars are hard at work!
Cottonwood Community School = A*
Cottonwood Education Services/Verde Tech = A*
Dr. Daniel Bright Elementary = B**
Mountain View Preparatory = B**
Oak Creek Elementary School = A*
"A" schools fall into the "Distinguished" category and "B" schools fall into "Highly Performing"
#COCSDlettergrades
Falcon Alert: Attention, DDB adventurers! Our Book Blast event starts next week where we will set off in search of treasure to build our students' home libraries. Follow the steps on the Treasure Map coming home next week to embark on a jungle quest to earn exciting prizes and books. 🗺️🌟
@go.booksarefun #bookblastadventures #bookblast #booksarefun #literacy
¡Atención, aventureros! Nuestro evento Book Blast comienza la próxima semana, donde partiremos en busca de tesoros para construir las bibliotecas de nuestros estudiantes. Sigue los pasos en el Mapa del Tesoro que llegará a casa la próxima semana para embarcarte en una épica búsqueda y ganar emocionantes recompensas y libros. 🗺️🌟
Congratulations to our Lady Falcons for their 3rd place winning the Verde Valley League Volleyball Tournament! Also, shout out to Jaylynn and Ava for making the All Tournament Team!
#FalconsFinest #
A huge shoutout to the Mingus Union High School Band for their fantastic performance at DDB this morning! It was absolutely amazing—everyone was on their feet dancing, even Freddie the Falcon was getting in on the fun! What a fantastic way to kick off the day!
#FalconsFinest #MUHSBand #DancingFreddie
Dear Parents,
COCSD and Mingus High School are teaming up to bring band programs to all four of our schools! Join us at Parent Night to learn more about these exciting after-school opportunities that will soon be available for your children.
If you have any questions before the meeting, please contact Mr. Stallworth at: jstallworth@muhs.com.
This week and next, your children will have the opportunity to see the Mingus Band on tour at our schools! Be sure to ask them about it, and together, let's help grow this wonderful program in our community.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Good morning MVP families... we will be without coverage for the Wild Burro PM run. We WILL have Wild Burro for this morning, but please find alternate means of transportation for your students for the afternoon to get home. Our apologies for this major inconvenience. Daniel Maldonado, Transportation Director.
Falcon Announcement! Red Ribbon Week is next week, and we are having a spirit week!
-Halloween costumes must follow the dress code.
#RedRibbonWeek #DrugFree #FalconsFinest
Way to go, DBB B team volleyball players! Last night's win against Camp Verde was the perfect way to end a fantastic season. Congratulations on a job well done!
#FalconsFinest
