Amphitheater Public Schools is an award-winning K-12 public school district in Arizona, with 21 schools in the Tucson and Oro Valley areas.
#PrideofAmphi
These three
@IronwoodRidgeHS
seniors, Hunter O Dore, Noah Martin, and Brady Arffa signed a recording and touring contract with Fearless Records. Their band is 17Blacklidge. They will be taking their band on the road, performing at 60 venues over the next year. Go Nighthawks!
One of our Wilson K-8 School Wranglers is competing at the
@ScrippsBee
. Tanish Doshi is one of 565 in D.C. for the bee. Today, he correctly spelled"afflatus". We are hoping he makes it to the finals on Thursday!
Photo credit: Mark Bowen / Scripps National Spelling Bee
Congratulations to Michelle Gerard from
@CdOHighSchool
! She was recognized as a finalist for The University of Arizona Outstanding High School Faculty Award!
Congratulations to
@IronwoodRidgeHS
's CJ Mustain and Jonathan Pitts for being accepted into The Academy. Congressman Tom O’Halleran was at the recognition to congratulate them!
Congratulations! For the 18th consecutive year,
@CdOHighSchool
's Academic Decathlon team won the Region III Academic Decathlon competition.
CDO’s score is currently in the top 20 of the US, and their score places them as first seed at the Arizona state finals on March 8 and 9.
A big congratulations to
@CdOHighSchool
's Mrs. Jill Christman for being chosen as a finalist for the U of A Outstanding High School Faculty Award. She will be recognized at Saturday's U of A Football game! Here is the moment she found out she was a finalist!
A BIG Congratulations to
@IronwoodRidgeHS
senior Diana Nisbett. She will once again play
#softball
for the Great Britain National team. This is Diana’s third year travelling around the world playing softball for Great Britain. She plays shortstop for IRHS varsity softball.
A big congrats to
@CdOHighSchool
Football player Stevie Rocker for being named
@520sportstalk
’s Player of the Week. You can watch the interview he did with them on our FB page. 🏈
Today we celebrate the 125th anniversary of Amphitheater Public Schools! We are excited to celebrate this milestone by honoring our past and sharing our vision for the future throughout the 2018-19 school year.
#Amphi125
📚📖
@RBWilsonk8
students are in for a treat! Check out their staircases in the main foyer! They have been decorated with the spines of some popular books.
Student Councils from Mesa Verde, Cross and
@CdOHighSchool
remembered and honored Christina-Taylor Green. Stars of HOPE, a healing arts org, provided stars for students to write messages on and paint. Stars will be shared with others that have experienced tragedy.
#PrideofAmphi
SUMMER TRAVELS: ☀️✈️ Chris Yetman and his wife are leading a tour group with Canyon del Oro High School students through Europe. Here are some pictures from Mt. Pilatus in Switzerland, Zurich, Cinque Terre in Italy, and Monaco.
WOW! Congratulations, Chloe! Her face is in lights in NYC! 💥🎉
Ironwood Ridge High's theatre student Chloe Elmer is nominated for the National High School Musical Theatre Awards aka the Jimmy Awards! The ceremony will be held Monday evening. We are wishing her all the best!
Beach Volleyball is official at all three of our high schools! Thank you to our community and voters for making this dream a reality for our student-athletes! The all-district competition is about to get underway!
@CdOHighSchool
@Amphipanthers
@IRVB_BeachHawks
#AmphiFamily
We are providing free meals for students to pick up and take home while schools are closed March 23-27 or until the end of school closures.
· open to anyone under 18 (doesn’t have to go to Amphi school)
· child must be present
· Meals offered Mon-Fri
· menus vary daily
Welcome Back! It was wonderful to have our students and staff back in their classrooms today! Superintendent Jaeger spent his morning welcoming the
#AmphiFamily
and spreading the message to continue to support each other and "finish the school year strong!"
#DiscoverAmphi
A BIG congrats to Victor Lopez-Carmen! He will be attending Harvard Medical School. He has been offered the “Deans REACH Scholarship Award”, He graduated from
@Amphipanthers
in 2013. He is a member of the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe, and also from the Pascua Yaqui Tribe in Tucson.
🥦🍅🥒 We partnered with the food bank and National Guard to start giving out fresh fruits and vegetables when families pick up their meals. Today, they dropped off produce at Amphi Middle. We are hoping to do this at different sites across the district.
#AmphiTogether
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Our top 5 finishers at the 2018 Amphitheater School District Spelling Bee!
1st: Benjamin M. (Cross, 7th grade)
2nd: Taryn Q. (Harelson, 6th grade)
3rd: Logan B. (Wilson K-8, 8th grade)
4th: Amber H. (Cross, 8th grade)
5th: Olivia G. (Wilson K-8, 7th grade)
#PrideofAmphi
WOW! What a weekend to remember! The first graduating class of
@CdOHighSchool
held their 50th reunion this weekend. Fifty people came from as far away as Brazil to celebrate!
Last night, the Amphitheater Governing Board adopted a Resolution to recognize and support district employees, families, students, and community participation in the
#RedForEd
movement.
Read the full resolution here:
A BIG thank you to
@fiesta_bowl
, and their partnership with
@uhc
, for building a new playground and beautifying some areas around Keeling Elementary School! We are sure the kids will be so excited when they return to school on Monday!
#PrideofAmphi
One of our favorite parts of each month is recognizing those employees who go above and beyond. Congrats to our March Distinguished Service Award recipients: Bertha Rischar (School Nurse, Cross Middle) and Liza Taylor (English teacher,
@IronwoodRidgeHS
).
#PrideofAmphi
Heartwarming Homecoming! It was a special day at Donaldson as Sergeant Rowe surprised his son and thanked the first grade class for their words of encouragement while he was in Kuwait. Watch the video on our Facebook page:
@AmphiSchools
. Welcome home & thank you for your service!
Thank you, Mayor
@TucsonRomero
, for visiting Holaway Elementary School this morning. It was her first school visit as mayor! As you can see from all the big smiles, everyone had a good time!
#PrideofAmphi
Congraulations to our newest appointments!
-Marco Dominguez is a new Assistant Principal for
@CdOHighSchool
-Kristie Stevens is a new Assistant Principal for
@IronwoodRidgeHS
What a treat!General John Wickham spoke to Mrs. Rutherford's advanced art class at
@IronwoodRidgeHS
today. He is a 4-star general who is writing a book of poetry. He has chosen Mrs. Rutherford's advanced art students to illustrate his book.
Student government students from
@Amphipanthers
,
@CdOHighSchool
, and
@IronwoodRidgeHS
delivered 130 boxes of food to our schools. All this food was collected through a district wide drive. Families who signed up last week, will have what they need for a
#Thanksgiving
meal!
We would like to give a big CONGRATS to Dan Schneider! He won Arizona STEM teacher of the year through the Air Force Association! He teaches at
@Amphipanthers
and we are proud to have him part of the Amphi family!
Today was a fun day! Here are some pictures from the
@Amphipanthers
deliveries. Graduates from all three high schools, Amphi Academy and the Rillito Center received signs! Congratulations, class of 2020.
#PrideofAmphi
Donaldson Elementary School teacher Kris Lee couldn't believe her eyes this morning! Her son, Lance Corporal Brandon T. Lee, surprised her at work. She didn't think she would see him for the holidays. There wasn't a dry eye in the room.
#PrideofAmphi
The Distinguished Service Award honors staff members who go above and beyond in their commitment and dedication to our district and our students! This month we proudly recognize Scott Floyd (Coronado K-8) and David Martinez (Interscholastic Activities)!
#PrideofAmphi
#AmphiDSA
Congratulations to the 2018 Amphitheater School District
#SpellingBee
Champion Benjamin McCarthy (Cross Middle School, 7th grade). The championship word was "Gardenia." Good Luck at the County Bee!
#PrideofAmphi
@ScrippsBee
These
@IronwoodRidgeHS
culinary students won more than $30,000 in college scholarships at the 2018 Career through Culinary Arts Program cooking competition!
#PrideofAmphi
Thank you to
@PimaSchoolSup
and
@RoadrunnersAHL
for putting on an incredible experience for students across the city today. It was a field trip our students won't soon forget and for many of them it was a first-ever experience with the sport of hockey!
#SchoolDayGame
#Tucson