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Yuma High School has numerous rigorous academic and robust extracurricular offerings. Learn about just some of them below.
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Yuma High offers courses with a focus on academic rigor through the Cambridge Curriculum.
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Report urgent concerns anonymously to school officials.
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There are 22 varsity sports at Yuma High School for students to choose among other extracurricular offerings.
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Students can choose from eight CTE courses at Yuma High.
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There are many ways to contact Yuma High School, including through our handy email form.
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Yuma High is home to the Mastery of the Arts Program (MAP), which is open to students across YUHSD.
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Andrew Mosqueda will be the fourth sibling to play for the Ripon College football program.
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YUHSD offering four weeks of Parent Academy sessions for families across the district, including Spanish and virtual options.
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The school's A-F Letter Grade was improved from a 'C' to a 'B' after winning appeal.
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The Helios Ready Now Yuma Scholarship is open for applicants for YUHSD seniors in the Class of 2025.
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More than 300 Yuma Union High School District Career and Technical Education (CTE) students competed in the SkillsUSA Region One competition throughout the last week of January at Arizona Western College (AWC), and several other locations across Yuma County.
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Somerton High School will host the Arizona Interscholastic Association (AIA) Unified District Jamboree on January 10, 2025.
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YUHSD was one of six school districts in the United States selected to take part in the sixth cohort of the “Get Schools Cooking” program.
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Yuma Union High School District will be closed for Christmas and winter break. District and school offices are closing from the end of business on Friday, Dec. 20, 2024 through Jan. 6, 2025. Students will return for all six YUHSD schools on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025.
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The YUHSD Governing Board on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024, by way of a 4-0 vote, approved district calendars for the next two school years.
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Kofa High School alum Isaac Navarrete (Class of 2022) opened his fifth-annual “Grant a Gown” fundraiser to support high school seniors who cannot afford their cap and gown for graduation.
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More than 300 Yuma Union High School District Career and Technical Education (CTE) students competed in the SkillsUSA Region One competition throughout the last week of January at Arizona Western College (AWC), and several other locations across Yuma County.
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Yuma High School will be hosting “The Criminal Connection: Community Open House” on January 22, 2025 from 4-6 p.m. The event is meant to connect families and the community with YHS.
Somerton High School will host the Arizona Interscholastic Association (AIA) Unified District Jamboree on January 10, 2025.
YUHSD was one of six school districts in the United States selected to take part in the sixth cohort of the “Get Schools Cooking” program.
Yuma Union High School District will be closed for Christmas and winter break. District and school offices are closing from the end of business on Friday, Dec. 20, 2024 through Jan. 6, 2025. Students will return for all six YUHSD schools on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025.
The YUHSD Governing Board on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024, by way of a 4-0 vote, approved district calendars for the next two school years.
Kofa High School alum Isaac Navarrete (Class of 2022) opened his fifth-annual “Grant a Gown” fundraiser to support high school seniors who cannot afford their cap and gown for graduation.
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Yuma Union High School District is seeking volunteer judges for multiple competitions at its annual Academic Decathlon Scrimmage.
The scrimmage, which will help students prepare for Arizona’s regional competitions in 2025, takes place over two days (Dec. 5 and 7, 2024) at Kofa High School.
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Yuma Union High School District’s Mastery of the Arts Program (MAP) will host an open house event on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024 from 5-7 p.m. at the Taylor D. McBride Auditorium on the Yuma High School campus.
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Yuma Union High School District hosted its annual College, Career, Community and Military Fair from November 12-15, 2024, at each of the district’s seven high schools
Taylor Dean McBride Auditorium (Yuma High School)
Taylor Dean McBride Auditorium (Yuma High School)
Taylor Dean McBride Auditorium (Yuma High School)
Taylor Dean McBride Auditorium (Yuma High School)
