The recognitions for the Nogales Unified School District Superintendent’s Award for Outstanding Student and Outstanding Educator were handed out at the Feb. 25, 2019 governing board meeting, once again before a full house gathered to support those being honored.

Over 150 students at Mary L. Welty and Lincoln Elementary Schools in the Nogales Unified School District have completed the first phase of a project to erect Be Kind murals at their sites.

Four Nogales High School students were honored at the Feb. 11, 2020 governing board meeting held at NHS before a packed crowd of admirers.

Nogales High School business education teacher Marcia Mendoza was honored by Supt. Fernando Parra at the Feb. 11, 2019 governing board meeting.

The Nogales Unified School District governing boardroom was packed Monday, Jan. 14, 2019 as the entire Maintenance Department was honored along with Challenger Elementary School fifth-grader Gregory Kory by Supt. Fernando Parra.

The Nogales Unified School District governing board received its second recognition at the board meeting Jan. 14, 2019, earning the Total Board Award, presented by Arizona School Boards Association (ASBA) Past President Linda Lyon.

The governing board of the Nogales Unified School District was named this year’s recipient of the Lou Ella Kleinz Excellence in Governance Award, the highest honor bestowed by the Arizona School Boards Association.

Every year FBLA participates in the St. Andrew's Clinic for the month of December.

Nogales Unified School District honored music teacher Hanna Milner and Pierson High School student Delia Atondo at its governing board meeting Dec. 10, 2018.

The Nogales Unified School District governing board meeting held Nov. 26, 2018 was packed with supporters of School Resource Officer (SRO) Ray de la Ossa and Francisco Vasquez de Coronado Elementary student Adan Fierro.

Two of Nogales Unified School District’s youngest students, along with a school psychologist, were honored at the NUSD governing board meeting Nov. 13, 2018.

Teachers who work with gifted learners must be provided with professional development support based on a plan outlined within a school district’s Scope and Sequence for Gifted Education.

Every year each school selects a Teacher of the Year and a Classified staff of the Year to be honored at the District Rally on the first day of the new school year for teachers.

ASBA County Meetings provide an opportunity for ASBA and its elected County Directors to share issues and solutions to local challenges with members of other boards in their areas.

Nogales Unified School District recognized Francisco de Vasquez Elementary teacher Ellen Woodburn at the governing board meeting Sept. 24, 2018.

El programa T.E.A.M. Kids de la Estación Nogales de la Fronteriza y el Consulado de México invitan al panel:

Presentations from the non-profit organization Champion of Choices were given to almost 5,000 students, teachers, administrators, parents, and community members August 29 and 30 in Nogales, sponsored by Chamberlain Distribution, the Southern Arizona Autism Association, the Nogales Police Department, and Caza, a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu program.

Javier Lopez, Director of the University of Arizona Teachers in Industry program presented to the Governing Board on Monday, May 14, 2018. The program partners with businesses/industry to provide employment for teachers for the summer months while also providing industry level wages.

NUSD comprehends the need to maintain effective leadership by utilizing district-level personnel to work collaboratively with all stakeholders to maintain assets, meet all state and federal mandates, and to have all students college-and-career ready by the time they graduate from high school

Your school-age children may qualify for certain rights and protections under federal McKinney-Vento Act

NUSD encourages all parents to become actively involved in their children's education by monitoring grades, attending parent-teacher conferences and parent meetings, contacting teachers/administrators with concerns, attending extra-curricular activities, and serving on parent-involvement committees.

The term 'awaiting foster care placement' has been removed from the definition of 'homeless' in McKinney-Vento.

Congratulations to Francisco Vasquez de Coronado who will be receiving $204,118.00, and congratulations to Robert M. Bracker receiving $94,921.60!

I am pleased to share a new resource available for families and teachers to help identify and support students with dyslexia.

The International Baccalaureate (IB) programme, now in its 25th year of full operation, became a hallmark of Nogales High School shortly after Barbara Mathis joined the NHS faculty in 1988, having experience as an IB teacher while working in Jakarta, Indonesia.