Due to illness and driver shortage, BOTH Big Horn Sheep and Antelope routes will NOT be running at all tomorrow Wed April 10th. Please find alternate means of transportation for your students both to and from school. Thursday's situation is still unknown at this time. I will keep you posted. We are extremely sorry for this major inconvenience. - Daniel Maldonado, Transportation Director
over 1 year ago, Cottonwood-Oak Creek Schools
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Attn Oak Creek Families... due to illness there will be no Big Horn Sheep morning route run tomorrow, Tues 4/9. There will be coverage for the afternoon run tomorrow. Please prepare for no route at all on Wed 4/10, as our driver got the flu and this may take a few days. I will keep you updated each day. Thank you for your patience and understanding. - Daniel Maldonado, Transportation Director
over 1 year ago, Cottonwood-Oak Creek Schools
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Solar eclipse 2024. Hope everyone viewed the eclipse safely today!. Thank you to Tyler Lewis for bringing in his solar telescope! #solareclipse #eclipse
over 1 year ago, Cottonwood-Oak Creek Schools
solar eclipse through a solar telescope
Verde Tech students participated in a Fast and Loud field trip the the National Hot Rod Association, Arizona Nationals! I'm sure they had a blast! #NHRA #VerdeTech #DragRacing #ArizonaNationals #BobTascaIII
over 1 year ago, Cottonwood-Oak Creek Schools
Yellow Pro-Stock car
two students giving thumbs up in front of Bob Tasca's funny car pit
two students on bus
four students enjoying ice cream in front of dragster
Three students giving the thumbs up in from of dragster trailer
Student wincing
two students displaying their NHRA entry tickets
two students in front of funny car pit for Bob Tasca
Three students and teacher waving
Cottonwood-Oak Creek School District would like to wish our IT Director, Kathy Epperson, and IT Manager, Greg Epperson, a long and joyful retirement! They will both be missed. Their legacy and dedication to the district will not be forgotten! Kathy has insured there are small tokens of her playful personality all around the district! #IT #littlepig #retirement
over 1 year ago, Cottonwood-Oak Creek Schools
Kathy, Greg and Jess Epperson
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little piggy on exit sign
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Kathy's farewell message
Summer is right around the corner! Low Income Student Aid, Inc. can help students financially with their swim lessons, summer camps, sports registration, summer classes, extracurricular activities, clothing and things to help keep students engaged and learning! Please visit their website: http://www.oakcreeklisa.org #lowincomestudentaid #cottonwoodoakcreekschools #cottonwoodcommunityschool #drdanielbright #oakcreekschool #verdevalley #lowincomefamilies #summertime #swimlessons #summercamp #studentaid
over 1 year ago, Cottonwood-Oak Creek Schools
LISA student aid flyer
Oak Creek Schools 21st Century After School Programs Mountain Bike Club receives instruction from Wheel Fun Volunteers today. What a beautiful day for a ride. #OCS #Cottonwoodoakcreekschools #lifechangingeducation #COCSD #21stCCLC #21stCentury #afterschool #oakcreekschool #Mountainbikers #wheelfun
over 1 year ago, Cottonwood-Oak Creek Schools
kids on the grass listening to coaches and a lot of bikes all lined up
Mr. Z (Jon ZumMallen) instructs his students in his "Sewing for Dudes and Dudettes", class on how to make water bottle shoulder slings. These kids rock at this cool sewing lifeskill. Go OCS!! #OCS #oakcreekschool #cottonwoodoakcreekschooldistrict #21stCCLC #afterschoolclubs #lifeskills
over 1 year ago, Cottonwood-Oak Creek Schools
students sitting at desks sewing on sewing machines.
Hello MVP Families... we have a driver out for tomorrow. We will still run all routes, but Wild Burro students will be released an hour early tomorrow, 4/5/24 at 1:30pm to accommodate this issue. If you need to have your child transported by bus, please make any arrangements for an hour earlier drop-off time. If you prefer to have your child stay till the regular end of school and they usually ride the Wild Burro bus, please have other transportation arrangements for your student. Thank you, Daniel Maldonado - Transportation Director
over 1 year ago, Cottonwood-Oak Creek Schools
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You're invited to the 2024 Verde Valley Fair! On With The Show May 1-5, 2024 Senior Day is Wednesday, May 1st Seniors 60+ receive free admission Come enjoy the fair before the Carnival opens and the crowds arrive! Gate Hours 10 am-10 pm Art & Craft exhibits open at 10 am A limited selection of Food Vendors will open in the afternoon. All attractions open at 4pm Verde Valley Fair Association 800 E Cherry St PO Box 1974 Cottonwood, AZ 86326 www.vvfair.com. 928-634-3290
over 1 year ago, Cottonwood-Oak Creek Schools
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WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN YOUR COMMUNITY? Become Clarkdale’s Parks and Recreation Youth Advisor DO YOU LIVE IN CLARKDALE? ARE YOU 14 - 17 YEARS OLD? APPLY TODAY! Address youth issues in Clarkdale. Build leadership skills. Learn about local government. Attend a monthly Parks Commission meeting. Earn volunteer hours. Scan the QR code to apply Learn more at: clarkdale.az.gov/parksyouthadvisor or call 928-639-2460
over 1 year ago, Cottonwood-Oak Creek Schools
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MINING IN THE VERDE VALLEY. DID YOU KNOW! A Deeper Dive Into Mining & Effects on Health. What You Will Learn. Lunch & Learn Keynote Speaker Yavapai County Supervisor Dr. Donna Michaels Mining activities in our community (Jerome, Clarkdale, & Cottonwood), past and present. Where we stand with testing & remediation 1:- 1:45 Dr. Raina Maier, Professor of Environmental Science, & Dr. Mónica Ramírez-Andreotta, Associate Professor of Environmental Science and Public Health, University of Arizona - Brief overview of Environmental Health Science Research with Mining Communities. How to collect samples for pXRF analysis in preparation for Soil Workshop tentatively May 2024 2 – 3 PM Ginny De LaCruz - Childhood Lead Prevention Program Manager AZ Dept Health Services (Phoenix). ADHS – Ways to protect oneself from potential exposure to contaminants. Focus on dust and incidental ingestion 3:15 – 3:30 PM Where: Clemenceau Gym, Old Cottonwood School House 1 N Willard St, Cottonwood, AZ 86326 When: Saturday, April 6, 2024 Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM Dr. Shaida Sina Facilitator of the lecture. Question or reserve seat text to (928) 554-5779 or email to reserve seat – Office@breakthroughmed.com Live Presentation, capacity 75 at the Gym , or Sign up on Zoom Link to hear live. Zoom capacity 500. Click for zoom link. lhttps://arizona.zoom.us/j/82932712843#success
over 1 year ago, Cottonwood-Oak Creek Schools
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COCSD and Sodexo are so proud of our 2024 Future Chefs! Please use the link to see pictures from this year's event. Congratulations to Lilah Elinski and her winning recipe: Lilah's Healthy Chocolate Chip SurPRIZE! Click the link to enjoy a slideshow of this wonderful event. https://docs.google.com/document/d/11P02cACqnb-43hszbjJd7xWdeyVMOuEg7OQdd8G9Pew/edit?usp=sharing
over 1 year ago, Cottonwood-Oak Creek Schools
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Lego Club at CCS has been crushing it with team-building projects! Last week, they crafted treasure maps, and this week, they collaborated to build the fastest 8ft zip line cage. 🏎️ Their creation zipped across in a record-breaking 1.8 seconds! 🥇 Way to go, learners! #Teamwork #LegoClub #CCS #21stCCLC #cocsd #Cottonwoodoakcreekschools #handsonlearning #teambuilding
over 1 year ago, Cottonwood Community School
Lego Club
Lego ZipLine
🎓🌟 A huge shoutout to these businesses for their incredible support in motivating our students to strive for academic excellence! 📚✨ Thanks to their generous support, our students are even more inspired to reach for the stars. Your commitment to our community's education is truly commendable. 🙌 #SupportLocal #AcademicExcellence #Gratitude #ccs #cottonwoodcommunityschool #lifechangingeducation #cocsd #cottonwoodoakcreekschools
over 1 year ago, Cottonwood-Oak Creek Schools
Banner with Logos from Cottonwood Community School, Park Hotel, Taylor and Sons Hauling, Taylor Waste, STS, Jackson Hewitt, KP Ventures, ISI Robotics
I know you dread seeing any email from me on these routes. But this is a good one. Antelope tends to get overloaded when there is no 21st Century (Fridays, Special Events... ALL of May). So to help with that, we are moving the Vineyard Church @ Zalesky stop and the Thompson Rd & Garden Ln stop, aka the Bridgeport area, onto Big Horn. Hopefully this will alleviate any more issues with this situation. The spreadsheets have been changed to reflect this. Parents, view the new times on your SCHOOL website (not the district one) on your route's spreadsheet. If you have any questions, please call the Transportation Department. This change will go into effect beginning this Friday, March 22ndThank you for your understanding! - Daniel Maldonado, Transportation Director
over 1 year ago, Cottonwood-Oak Creek Schools
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Thank you to families and community members who came on National Agriculture Day to play Bingo to raise funds for Oak Creek School's Agriculture/Culinary program! They raised $955 for the program! Food sales raised were $258 and will be split between six 7th graders who volunteered to raise funds for their 2025 Washington D.C. school trip. 🌱 #cottonwoodoakcreekschools #oakcreekschool #ocs #lifechangingeducation #agriculture #culinary #bingo #fundraiser #familyfun #agricultureeducation #growyourownfood
over 1 year ago, Cottonwood-Oak Creek Schools
Collage of students and families playing bingo
Good Morning MVP Families... please note that if your child takes the Wild Burro bus in the afternoon, there will be NO coverage today. The morning route will run as scheduled. Please find an alternate means to get your child home today. Tomorrow SHOULD run normally. Thank you for your patience. - Daniel Maldonado, Transportation Director
over 1 year ago, Cottonwood-Oak Creek Schools
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COCSD Food Service Department was recognized by the Yavapai County Health Department for exemplary service with food safety, receiving multiple Golden Plate Awards. Food Service Director Tanya Barrett and Bethany Campista accepted this award from Elaine Bremner and Yavapai County Health Department Director Leslie Horton. #cocsd #octtonwoodoakreekschools #lifechangingeducation #sodexo #goldenplateaward #yavapaicountyhealthdeparrtment #schoollunch
over 1 year ago, Cottonwood-Oak Creek Schools
Four members of our food service with their certicates
Happy National Agriculture Day!! We're just a bunch of foodies over here at Oak Creek School! #ocs #ocsgarden #oakcreekschool #cocsd #cottonwoodoakcreekschools #lifechangingeducation #agriculture #agricultureinschool #farmtotable #nationalagricultureday
over 1 year ago, Cottonwood-Oak Creek Schools
Students lined up watering lettuce in a hot house
Students around a table with ground wheat
Students mincing herbs
Two students cooking on hot plate
Two hands sprinkling herbs on plates of farm fresh food
Teacher and two students mixing ingredients
Students looking at baby pigs through fence
Student eating plate of vegetables
Students shoveling soil from pickup
Students on compost pile