School agendas now online
The Payson Unified School District (PUSD) has gone electronic with its school board agenda.
Teachers all get As
Almost every teacher qualifies for $2,000 performance pay bonus
Virtually all the teachers in the Payson Unified School District (PUSD) are doing well enough to receive a roughly $2,000, state-funded performance pay bonus.
PCCS students Walk Through the Bible
Nine Payson Community Christian Students (PCCS) third- and fourth-grade students recently returned from a trip to the Creation Museum in Petersburg, Ky.
HOSA members to compete in Nashville
Six members of Payson’s Health Occupation Student Association (HOSA) will compete in a national competition June 25 through June 30 in Nashville, Tenn.
Mogollon Health Alliance awards 45 scholarships
The Mogollon Health Alliance awarded $20,000 in scholarships during its annual Auxiliary Spring Luncheon last month to students pursuing higher education in a human health-related field.
Community college’s tax will rise
GCC board trying to cope with dwindling enrollment, state aid
On June 13, the Gila Community College (GCC) board will likely boost its property tax rate by 2 percent — the maximum allowed by state law.
School board balks
Crying enough is enough, the Payson Unified School District board killed requests to create two new positions as it approved a slew of layoffs at its meeting on June 5.
School staffing shuffles continue
Bracing for feedback from laid-off employees, the Payson Unified School District school board will meet on Wednesday, June 5 at noon for what promises to be another rocky budget session.
What do English teachers do for fun?
AP essay graders read ‘The Great Gatsby’ in Fitzgerald’s favorite bar
What do 3,000 English Lit instructors do to relax after reading 100 Advanced Placement (AP) papers in a day?
School staff in turmoil
The Payson Unified School District has effectively let go of 18 non-teaching employees, part of a far-reaching overhaul of staffing.
Grading teachers changed
Ever walk into a classroom full of excited, engaged, can’t wait to learn students and wish your child could be there? That’s the feeling the Payson Unified School District (PUSD) hopes to create in every classroom.
Eighth-graders promoted to the big leagues
Around Rim Country, mothers pulled out tissues to watch their children move on to the last and final step in their child’s K-12 education during eighth grade promotions.
Law, initiatives combat concussions in Arizona high school sports
Mary Shannon suffered her first concussion during North High School soccer tryouts in 2011, colliding with the goalie and hitting her head on the ground.
PHS Band needs help funding trip to Gettysburg, NYC
Payson High School Band Director Daria Mason believes that music comes alive through history — that is why she will take 36 band students to perform in Gettysburg and New York for the National Festival of the States on June 10.
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