Yavapai Accommodation School District

YASD Parents and Guardians, I am available all summer and all school year to review your student’s current credit standings, transcripts and graduation plans with you! I would gladly meeting with you in person or by phone so that you have a solid understanding on what credits they have earned, and what classes/credits they still need to earn in order to graduate! Please contact me at 928 759 8126 or kburns@yavapaicountyhs.org to schedule an appointment in the upcoming summer break or next school year! I will be out of the office from May 30th to June 3rd but am available most days beginning June 6th. Thank you so much for your dedication to your students. It is an honor to partner with you to help them complete high school. It takes a village. Sincerely, Kellie Burns

May 25, 2022 Dear YASD Families, Like you, we are shocked and deeply saddened by the news of the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Texas on Tuesday. We share in the heartbreak we are all feeling for the families who have lost a loved one due to this senseless act of violence. School should and must be a place where students feel completely safe and secure. When events like this happen in our country, it throws off our sense of security. Please know that we continually work to ensure our schools are a safe place for our students. We know that children and teens will process this news in different ways. Counselors are available at each of our school buildings to assist students who may need some extra support. We strongly encourage any students or families to contact the school should they need these services for this or any other issue this summer. We are here for you. Please join us in keeping the students, staff, and families of the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District in our thoughts at this time. Sincerely, Kellie Burns District Executive Officer

Thank you Ms. Taylor and Mr. Rosario! We love you!

Good morning! Just a reminder that the YASD Diamondbacks Game outing is today! The game starts at 5:10 and YASD will be honored at home plate! The school bus will leave Aspire at 2:00 sharp and will not be able to make any stops between leaving YASD and arriving at the ballpark. Don’t forget your tickets because we don’t have extras! Also, remember they have a clear bag policy! Have a great time and safe travels to all! “PLAY BALL!”

Greetings YASD Families! Just a reminder the bus will be leaving at 2:00 pm sharp on Saturday from Aspire High School for those of you attending the Diamondbacks game via school bus. Do not forget your tickets! We don’t have any extras. All students and children must have an adult present in order to ride the bus. We will not be able to make any pit stops for bathroom breaks because we were just notified that our staff needs to arrive by 4:00 at the latest! Use the restroom before you get on the bus. Also, they have a clear bag policy. Please review the following website for rules if you are concerned. https://www.mlb.com/dbacks/ballpark/information/bag-policy

Yavapai Accommodation School district update on Diamondbacks trip on Saturday, May 7th. Due to lack of interest in riding the bus, we have one bus instead of two going to the Diamondbacks game. The bus will arrive at Aspire at 1:45 PM and will leave the camps at 2:00 PM to head to Phoenix. ALL STUDENTS AND CHILDREN MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT. Students and children will not be allowed to ride the bus without an adult. We hope you have an enjoyable time! Go DBacks!

Great news! We have two school buses scheduled to take people down to the Diamondbacks Game on Saturday, May 7th! PLEASE DO NOT FORGET YOUR TICKETS BECAUSE WE DO NOT HAVE EXTRAS! The buses will arrived at the Aspire campus at 1:45 PM with a departure time of 2:00 PM! All students and their friends and families are welcome to ride the buses! Come early so you are better guaranteed a seat! First come, first served!

YASD STUDENTS — IMPORTANT INFO! Excessive absences (frequently being absent or frequently arriving late and leaving early) may result in loss of credit! You absolutely cannot excessively miss school, arrive late or leave early if you are expecting to earn credit for your classes! Many students have adopted this alarming habit. Please be aware of the consequences of your decisions!

Attention YASD families: We have school next Monday, April 18th!!! This was set aside as our snow day make up day! Because we had a snow day on February 23rd, this is the day we set aside to make up for those snow days! SCHOOL IS IN SESSION NEXT MONDAY, APRIL 18th AND IS A REGULAR SCHOOL DAY! Great job and shout out to our students who are keeping track of our calendar and using our website!

We have FREE DBacks tickets for the Saturday, May 7th game at 5:10 pm against the Colorado Rockies! Contact the school if you would like tickets! 928 759 8126

Greetings YASD families! We hope you had a safe and relaxing Spring Break! We are looking forward to seeing you tomorrow! This is a reminder to students who are thinking about enrolling in JTED/CTED courses next school year or are planning to attend Yavapai College in the Fall! We will be taking those students to Yavapai College on Tuesday, March 22nd. Permission slips were sent home last week and are required and must be returned before we leave! Please note the items in red that students must bring with them. If you have questions or need another permission slip, please contact the office tomorrow. See you tomorrow!

Greetings YASD families! We hope you had a safe and relaxing Spring Break! We are looking forward to seeing you tomorrow! This is a reminder to students who are thinking about enrolling in JTED/CTED courses next school year or are planning to attend Yavapai College in the Fall! We will be taking those students to Yavapai College on Tuesday, March 22nd. Permission slips were sent home last week and are required and must be returned before we leave! Please note the items in red that students must bring with them. If you have questions or need another permission slip, please contact the office tomorrow. See you tomorrow!

Greetings YASD families! Due to increased deterioration of road conditions, YASD will be closing school today, Wednesday, February 23, 2022. Again, all YASD schools will be closed today, February 23, 2022. Stay safe and we will see you tomorrow!

Good morning YASD families. Due to hazardous road conditions, we are currently on a 2-hour delay this morning. School will begin 2 hours after your original start time. Please be safe and travel carefully! We will keep you updated of any changes.

YASD would like to give a giant shout out to the following Chino Valley businesses for their support and agreeing to participate in our staff Team Building Scavenger Hunt today! We absolutely could not have done this without your support and we want you to know how much we appreciate you! *Safeway and Vicky Paulus *Overflow Coffee and Desi Payne *Tri City Towing and staff *El Mercadito de Abby and Lucy Lopez *Chino Valley Heating and Cooling and Rachel and Brady Little *Northwest Veterinary and Dr. Lane Kihlstrom *TDK Comfort Systems and staff You will never know the joy you helped bring to their lives today!

Greetings Yavapai Accommodation School District Families! This is just a reminder that there is no school on Thursday, February 17th for Teacher Inservice and Monday, February 21st in honor of President's Day. Enjoy the long weekend and we will see you on Tuesday, February 22nd!

Greetings YASD Families - Every Monday, your student gets a piece of colored paper called "paychecks" notifying you about their academic and behavioral success for the previous week. The students are required to get a parent signature. They are designed to reward students on good choices and to notify you of their academic and behavioral reports for that week. Your student should be asking you to review and sign this document every Monday evening and return it to their teachers on Tuesday mornings. Students then are awarded bracelets of different colors, indicating their privileges at school This practice has been in place for several months so if this is new news to you, please contact the school immediately so we can explain the procedure! 928 759 8126. Thank you!

Good morning! Like many other schools in our area, YASD is also on a normal schedule this morning! Please leave early and allow extra time to get to school. Drive carefully!

Greetings YASD students!   This is a reminder that classes need to be completed no later than Thursday, December 16th unless you have been granted an Incomplete.  Very few students are granted Incompletes based on special circumstances.  Please work diligently on your classes to ensure that you complete them by December 16th at 4:00 pm.  Unfinished classes will result in a failing grade and will have to be repeated.   Also, go to our website at www.yasd99.com and scroll down to the bottom of the screen.  Upload our app to your phone for immediate messages!  Snow is going to be coming soon and you will want to know if we have any cancelations!  These cancelations will be sent through this app!  Please share this with your parents as well!   Please let me know if you have any questions!   Have a wonderful day.   Mrs. Burns 

If you were at school today, Tuesday, November 23rd, you may have been exposed to COVID. Should you have symptoms upon the return of school on Monday, November 29th, please remain home until you are symptom free for 3 full days. We have no school tomorrow and Thursday. School will resume on Monday, November 29th. Have a safe and happy Thanksgiving.