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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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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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For the fifth consecutive year, Yuma Union High School District reported a decline in its dropout rate, a number that has continually trended around 3 percent better than the state average.
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Yuma Union High School District schools received a grant worth $14,000 from the Albertsons Companies Foundation to distribute evenly amongst all seven YUHSD schools.
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Yuma Union High School District, in partnership with Onvida Health, will be hosting a no-cost sports physical event on July 31, 2026 at Somerton High School.
The event is open to all YUHSD student-athletes. Parents/guardians must be in attendance. Doors open at 3:15 p.m. and exams will conclude at 7 p.m.
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More than 80 individuals from the Yuma Union High School District Career and Technical Education (CTE) program are advancing to nationals after multiple state competitions over several weeks this spring.
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Yuma Union High School District is proud to sponsor the Summer Food Service Program at no cost for all children, ages 18 and younger. No registration or ID required.
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One student from all six graduating classes in 2026 were awarded the scholarship.
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Twenty Yuma Union High School District students from six high schools earned awards at the Southern Arizona Research, Science, and Engineering Foundation (SARSEF) fair at the University of Arizona.
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Six boards across Yuma County will display 12 seniors from the YUHSD Class of 2026.
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The event begins at 4:30 p.m. with an art show in the Snider Hall breezeway to be followed at 6 p.m. by a live performance in the Taylor Dean McBride Auditorium.
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The Yuma Union High School District Governing Board approved leadership transitions for principal roles at Yuma High School and Vista High School for the 2026-27 school year.
Michael Fritz, current principal of Yuma High, will be transitioning to serve as principal of Vista, while Marci Sanchez, the current academics principal at Yuma High, will take over at Yuma High. Both will begin their new roles on July 1, 2026.
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Yuma Union High School District schools received a grant worth $14,000 from the Albertsons Companies Foundation to distribute evenly amongst all seven YUHSD schools.
Yuma Union High School District, in partnership with Onvida Health, will be hosting a no-cost sports physical event on July 31, 2026 at Somerton High School.
The event is open to all YUHSD student-athletes. Parents/guardians must be in attendance. Doors open at 3:15 p.m. and exams will conclude at 7 p.m.
More than 80 individuals from the Yuma Union High School District Career and Technical Education (CTE) program are advancing to nationals after multiple state competitions over several weeks this spring.
Yuma Union High School District is proud to sponsor the Summer Food Service Program at no cost for all children, ages 18 and younger. No registration or ID required.
One student from all six graduating classes in 2026 were awarded the scholarship.
Twenty Yuma Union High School District students from six high schools earned awards at the Southern Arizona Research, Science, and Engineering Foundation (SARSEF) fair at the University of Arizona.
Six boards across Yuma County will display 12 seniors from the YUHSD Class of 2026.
The event begins at 4:30 p.m. with an art show in the Snider Hall breezeway to be followed at 6 p.m. by a live performance in the Taylor Dean McBride Auditorium.
The Yuma Union High School District Governing Board approved leadership transitions for principal roles at Yuma High School and Vista High School for the 2026-27 school year.
Michael Fritz, current principal of Yuma High, will be transitioning to serve as principal of Vista, while Marci Sanchez, the current academics principal at Yuma High, will take over at Yuma High. Both will begin their new roles on July 1, 2026.
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Yuma Union High School District student nutrition managers and assistant managers earned their School Nutrition Association (SNA) credential certifications.
The SNA provides leadership development through online coursework and operational training in partnership with the Institute of Child Nutrition.
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