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West Valley Preps' top 10 recruits for the Class of …

8/8/2017
By Richard Smith West Valley Preps While the 2017 high school football season does not start until Aug. 18, the recruiting season for NCAA and NAIA football schools hardly slowed …

Teacher retention not as easy as 1, 2, 3

8/2/2017
Teacher Departures By the Numbers District         Teachers 15-16    Left after 15-16   Teachers 16-17   Left after 16-17 Deer Valley       …

Class of 2017 athletes choose colleges (FINAL)

7/10/2017
Valley Vista football players pose during a national signing day ceremony Feb. 1. Seniors, from left to right: Reyes Lara III, Darin Perkins, Gavin Smith, Creston Cooledge, Ben Collier, Vodrey Gates …

Blog: West Valley ready to run 5A football

7/7/2017
A blog by Richard Smith West Valley Preps All three big school football divisions in Arizona crowned East Valley schools as champions last fall. Chandler and Scottsdale Saguaro are odds on …

DVUSD hires superintendent from Michigan

6/9/2017
By Cecilia Chan Independent Newsmedia Newly hired Dr. Curtis Finch will come on board July 1 as superintendent of Deer Valley Unified School District. The Governing Board unanimously last …

Projections show more housing in DVUSD, but small …

6/8/2017
Arrowhead Elementary School is one of four Deer Valley Unified School District campuses that will not see phase 2 security upgrades this summer. Those will come at Arrowhead when the campus in …

DVUSD dinged on lack of effective communication

6/7/2017
By Cecilia Chan Independent Newsmedia Fewer parents and community members think Deer Valley Unified School District uses money effectively, that the Governing Board is in tune with the …

Class of 2017 athletes choose colleges (UPDATED)

5/30/2017
Valley Vista football players pose during a national signing day ceremony Feb. 1. Seniors, from left to right: Reyes Lara III, Darin Perkins, Gavin Smith, Creston Cooledge, Ben Collier, Vodrey Gates …

New Mountain Ridge coach will try to rouse sleeping …

5/26/2017
By Richard Smith West Valley Preps Like most of the Valley prep football community, Vinny Ciliberti believes the Mountain Ridge program is full of untapped potential. Unlike most on the …

Local high schools slate graduation dates

5/19/2017
Shadow Ridge graduates enter the stadium during Shadow Ridge's graduation ceremony Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale. High schools in the Deer Valley, Dysart and …

3 local schools earn A+ distinction

5/18/2017
Submitted West Wing School in north Peoria recently received the 2017 A+ Schools of Excellence honor from the Arizona Educational Foundation, recognizing and celebrating outstanding schools in …

DVUSD passes pay raise: Teachers want more

5/18/2017
By Cecilia Chan Independent Newsmedia Matt Weaver said he took a 20 percent pay cut when he came to work for Deer Valley Unified School District a year ago. As a result, the family and …