🌟 We're so excited to welcome back our amazing secretary, Kathy Devault, to another school year at Cottonwood Education Services! 🌟Her dedication, organization, and friendly smile keep everything running smoothly—and we truly couldn't do it without her. Thank you, Kathy, for returning to work ahead of staff and students to ensure a smooth start to the school year! 💙📚

🎆 Happy Fourth of July from Verde Tech High School! 🇺🇸 We’ve just welcomed a new batch of baby guinea fowl to our school’s sustainable agriculture program! 🐣 Students will soon have the opportunity to learn more about sustainable poultry care and habitat management as part of our hands-on curriculum. From our team at Verde Tech, we wish you a wonderful and safe holiday!

📢 COCSD Governing Board Meeting Tonight 📢

The Cottonwood-Oak Creek School District Governing Board will meet this evening at 5:00 PM at the District Office. One of the items on the agenda is the possible approval of the proposed budget for the upcoming year.

🔗 For the full agenda and to watch the live stream, click here:
https://cocsd.diligent.community/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Org=Cal&Id=918

Your engagement matters—stay informed and involved! 💼📚

🎉✨ You’re Invited! Verde Tech High School Back to School Open House! ✨🎉 Get ready to kick off an amazing new school year! Join us for our Back to School Open House and celebrate the start of another year of innovation and learning at Verde Tech High School. 📅 Date: Wednesday, July 30, 2025 🕚 Time: 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM 📍 Location: Verde Tech High School Come meet our dedicated teachers and staff, tour classrooms and learn about our exciting programs. This is a great opportunity to: ✅ Meet your teachers and classmates ✅ Pick up class schedules and supply lists ✅ Get your questions answered We can’t wait to welcome you back! Let’s make this school year our best one yet!

Verde Tech staff recently attended the AVID Summer Institute in San Diego, CA. It was a great opportunity to connect with other educators and bring back new ideas to support our students and school community.

Verde Tech's welding teacher is hard at work at the "Taste of Welding Workshop" at Northland Pioneer College. We can't wait to welcome our welding students in the fall! Interested in Verde Tech? Please navigate to vths.cocsd.us to register your student.

Verde Tech High wrapped up the year with a field trip to Crema Craft Kitchen! ☕🥐 Students and staff shared laughs, stories, and some seriously delicious pastries and coffee as we celebrated a fantastic year together. See you next year! 💚

🎢🌞 Verde Tech End-of-Year Celebration at Castles & Coasters! 🎉🍦 To wrap up an amazing year, the Verde Tech crew hit the rides and soaked up the sun at Castles & Coasters! It was a day full of rollercoasters, arcade games, mini golf, and of course, refreshing ice cream to keep us cool. 🎮⛳🍨 One of the highlights? Mrs. Romero jumped in on the fun and took a few laps around the go-kart track in the Dr. Pepper cart! 🏎️💨 Thank you to everyone who helped make this year a success — we couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate. Here’s to a summer full of adventure and a new year ahead! #VerdeTech #EndOfYearFun #CastlesAndCoasters #StudentSuccess #TeamRomero #GoKartsAndGoodVibes

Partnering with a Friends of the Verde River scientist, Verde Tech students collected water samples from the Verde River right next to the Farm at Bent River. Their mission? To help monitor the health and quality of our local watershed. 🌿💧 We’re so proud of their teamwork and dedication to protecting the beautiful river that runs through our backyard!

Please join us in celebrating the Class of 2025 at Verde Tech High School's Graduation! 📅 Date: Friday, May 16, 2025 🕔 Time: 5:00 PM 📍 Location: Clemenceau Building 1 North Willard Street Cottonwood, AZ. 86326 Come and honor the hard work and achievements of our graduates. We can't wait to see you there! 🎉🎉

Our Cottonwood-Oak Creek Schools app keeps getting better and better! Parents/guardians who have already created an account can now access new app features like Messages and Class Streams via web and in the app. Another round of email/text invites have been sent! Download for Android https://aptg.co/JZhC0r Download for iPhone https://aptg.co/bZfqHr

Big shoutout to DJ D Bear for making the Verde Tech Prom a night to remember! 🎧✨ You brought the perfect vibe, kept the dance floor moving, and made the evening feel truly special. Thank you for helping create such a fun and memorable night! 🙌🎶

Big shoutout to the Arizona Flywheelers, Ginny & Steve Rench, Tom Coultas, and Maryann Gajewski for treating our staff to an amazing Teacher Appreciation lunch and such thoughtful gifts! 💚 You really made our day — thank you for showing our teachers so much love and support! We love our community partners! 🙌🍽️🎁

Big thanks to Emily Holly and the RISE Resource Center for treating Verde Tech High School to some seriously tasty drinks from Christie's Caffeination Station for Teacher Appreciation Week! We appreciate you, too!

Our Cottonwood-Oak Creek Schools app keeps getting better and better! Parents/guardians who have already created an account can now access new app features like Messages and Class Streams via web and in the app. Another round of invites have been sent! Download for Android https://aptg.co/JZhC0r Download for iPhone https://aptg.co/bZfqHr

Please join us!

We are incredibly proud to announce that 8 of our outstanding students earned trade certificates today from Yavapai College! Their hard work and dedication to their futures is truly inspiring — way to go, VTHS scholars! 👏🔧🎓 Also, a special shoutout to COCSD's very own Accounting and Benefits Technician, Kalista Baze, who just earned her Associate of Arts degree ! Way to go, Kalista! 💼📚✨ #VTHS #YavapaiCollege

Our Cottonwood-Oak Creek Schools app keeps getting better and better! Parents/guardians who have already created an account can now access new app features like Messages and Class Streams via web and in the app. A 2nd round of invites have been sent! Download for Android https://aptg.co/JZhC0r Download for iPhone https://aptg.co/bZfqHr

There’s a mysterious box truck camped out in the courtyard. We’re not sure whether to be excited or concerned. All we know is: Monday, it’s getting unloaded... and if you hear clucking, just know — it’s all part of the plan. 🐔🚛 #VerdeTech #OperationTurkeyTrot

🌱 Today at Verde Tech High School, we had the pleasure of hosting 8th grade students from CCS, DDB, MVP, and OCS for 8th Grade Day! 🎉 Students explored our campus, met future teachers and classmates, and enjoyed a fun and educational visit to Bent River Farm. We can’t wait to see some of these faces again next year!