Archive for PRESCOTT SCHOOL DISTRICT

Oldest Continuous School in Prescott Arizona

Located in downtown Prescott AZ, in a building that used to house the Arizona territorial capital, is the oldest continuous school in Arizona. 
For 103 years, students have been lining up outside the Washington Traditional Elementary School to await an invitation inside by a teacher. 
Lining up outside the school is just one of the traditional aspects [...]

Embry-Riddle Prescott AZ Campus Award

Congratulations to Embry-Riddle’s Prescott, AZ campus for their 3rd place ranking as the “Best Undergraduate Aerospace/Aeronautic/Astronautical Engineering at Schools Whose Highest Degree is a Bachelor’s or Master’s”.
This ranking was published by U.S. New & World Report.  The magazine has place Embry-Riddle’s Engineering programs as the best for the 10th Year in a row during their [...]

A New Change on the Prescott AZ Education Landscape?

The Prescott, AZ higher education landscape may change in the foreseeable future.  Currently a couple of community colleges dot the Prescott, AZ landscape, but Northern Arizona University is proposing to add a campus in Prescott in an attempt to allow students access to programs around the state. 
This proposal will be dependent on community demand and [...]

Prescott AZ High School Student Scholarship Money

This year Prescott AZ High School Students earned and impressive $1,891,489 in scholarship money this year. 
The Prescott AZ school district only counts scholarship money that the student actually accepted.  The scholarship money ranged from local to regional organizations and from private to public entities.  Scholarship money amounts for various students ranged between $200 to a [...]

Prescott AZ School District May Graduates

A few more great products of the Prescott AZ school district graduated this May.  Amanda Alfing graduated at the head of her class with a 4.2 GPA with salutatorian Courtney Kreuzer who clocked a 4.1 GPA. 
Both students excelled academically by taking advanced placement classes which gave them the extra GPA points.  They were also involved [...]

Prescott AZ School District

Another successful school year is winding down for the Prescott School District. 
The standardized test scores in this school district exceed county, state and national averages and hosts a variety of state and national award-winning athletics, music, and art programs. 
The campuses across the district can boast modern computer and media labs as well as Internet access [...]