Rim Country Middle School students picked up their promotion certificates last week during a special drive-thru celebration. Read more
The Payson Lions awarded six scholarships this year to local students. Most of the recipients attend Eastern Arizona … Read more
Registration for Eastern Arizona College’s upcoming summer classes continues this week, and there are still many cour… Read more
Joe Schmidt changed lives for the better during his three decades in education. Read more
The Payson Unified School District has launched an ambitious emergency effort to make sure that this fall every singl… Read more
Hello, my name is Michael Cline I am 18 years old, and this year’s Payson High School 2020 valedictorian, and on beha… Read more
My name is Jeff Simon, and I am the proud principal of Payson High School. I would like to welcome each of you to ton… Read more
For the past 13 years we have worked so hard to graduate. And now that moment is here. It may not be a Friday night u… Read more
Hello, fellow class of 2020 graduates, family, and friends! Read more
Payson High School is planning a drive-thru graduation ceremony May 22. Read more
Area high school students interested in learning about health careers are invited to once again take part in the Futu… Read more
As graduation season kicks off, Eastern Arizona College-Payson officials are working to give 16 graduates a memorable… Read more
Alan Werner, a self-proclaimed weekend warrior, and his wife Anita, have owned a home in Strawberry since 1997. While… Read more
Hannah Henderson of Tonto Basin has been awarded a scholarship from the International Organization of Women Pilots, t… Read more
Pine-Strawberry children are being well looked after as staff and teachers learn alternative ways of teaching and rea… Read more
The Rim Country Middle School student government didn’t let a virus interrupt school spirit, they hosted a virtual sp… Read more
Classes are suspended at all levels because of the COVID-19 outbreak, but that does not mean there won’t be graduatio… Read more
Teachers at Payson Elementary School showed their Payson pride on Wednesday. Read more
The Friends of Rim Country Gila Community College group has extended the scholarship application deadline for the 202… Read more
Jeff Simon’s office at Payson High School has turned into a manufacturing lab. Read more
It was many, many moons ago, but it seems like only yesterday that my Geneva High School teammates and I were slippin… Read more
The Payson Public Library, 328 N. McLane Road, is limiting its curbside service to students in need of reference or r… Read more
While Payson schools were ordered closed through the end of the school year due to the coronavirus pandemic, teachers… Read more
When Aaron Burk stepped into Eastern Arizona College’s science lecture hall at the Thatcher campus on Monday, he face… Read more
The school year is over – at least in traditional form. Read more
Deadlines for two scholarships are approaching. Read more
The Eastern Arizona College-Payson campus is closed to the public, but staff is still available to help. Read more
Arizona children won't be going back to school before April 13. Read more
State lawmakers are weighing contingency plans in case public schools do not reopen soon — or at all this school year. Read more
Payson’s Future Farmers of America chapter is headed to nationals after the horse team placed first at state in February. Read more
Based on recommendations from public health officials, Eastern Arizona College (EAC) has implemented the following me… Read more
Arizona public schools will be closed for at least the next two weeks. Read more
Julia Randall Elementary offers a variety of enrichment activities. After-school activities include Beth Christenson’… Read more
The community has provided tremendous support to the Payson Unified School District. People are the driving force to … Read more
Payson Elementary School, along with other schools in the Payson Unified School District, has fully embraced Capturin… Read more
February is a busy month for students and teachers in the Career and Technical Education (CTE) program at Payson High… Read more
It’s testing season for students in Payson Unified School District. The state testing window opens up at the end of M… Read more
Payson High School Theatre Director Kathy Siler normally likes to stay behind the scenes. Read more
House passes bill that would prevent transgender female athletes from participating in school sports
A divided House voted Tuesday to keep those born biologically as male from ever taking part in interscholastic or int… Read more
The Payson Unified School District invites the community to meet its four candidates to replace Stan Rentz, who recen… Read more
Eastern Arizona College’s nursing program is No. 3 in the state, according to RegisteredNursing.org. Read more
Rim Country students walked away with the top three spots at the Gila County Regional Spelling Bee Thursday. Read more
The Payson High School Theater Department is looking for local businesses to help in a silent auction fundraiser for … Read more
World renowned photographer Ansel Adams often commented that he visualized what his photographs should look like, so … Read more
Recently, the Payson High School band hosted a pulled pork dinner fundraiser. Along with food, students from the Long… Read more
The Gila County Provisional Community College District recently welcomed Connie Cockrell as their newest board member. Read more
Registration starts in March for Rock of Ages Lutheran Church’s free summer music learning program. Read more
The Payson Church of the Nazarene, 200 E. Tyler Parkway, is offering the parenting class, “How to Really Love Your Ch… Read more
Registration starts in March for Rock of Ages Lutheran Church’s free summer music learning program. Read more
The Payson Church of the Nazarene, 200 E. Tyler Parkway, is offering the parenting class, “How to Really Love Your Child,” based on the book b… Read more
The Payson Elks Lodge, 1206 N. Beeline Highway, has started a new monthly recognition program for students in the Payson community. The Elks’ … Read more
A pair of educators teamed up with the MHA’s Jennifer Smith to talk about the opportunities available now and in the coming years for area stu… Read more
Local school archery programs have only run a few years, but Rim Country students have already reached national acclaim. Read more
As an 11th grade student at Payson High School, I would like to express how grateful I am to the Payson High School and the Aspire program for… Read more
In the educational setting, special education related services refer to speech therapy, occupational therapy (OT) and physical therapy (PT). … Read more
The hallways of Rim Country Middle School echo with the sounds of laughter and learning. After we returned from winter break, STEAM (Science, … Read more
On Oct. 24, Payson Center for Success students ventured out on a journey. Their destination: the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. Read more
Julia Randall Elementary is one school working with Rim Country Middle School on pen pals. Some of the advisory classes at RCMS are writing p… Read more
The Payson Unified School District’s new interim superintendent Mark Tregaskes made his first public appearance since the school board hired h… Read more
Like happy new parents, when rainbow trout eggs are delivered to Rim Country classrooms each fall, there are squeals of joy and laughter. That… Read more
The Payson Unified School District board unanimously voted Friday morning to go with an outside hire instead of a local staffer to serve as in… Read more
Two Payson High School theater students have qualified to compete in the International Festival at Indiana University in June. Read more
In collaboration with Community Bridges, Payson High School advanced art students Mckenna Bramble, Marcos Dominquez, Isabella Cervantez and Ma… Read more
The Payson Unified School District board will interview five candidates by today to fill the superintendent’s position until the board finds a… Read more
For the 56 students of the Eastern Arizona College Marching Band a recent trip to Phoenix was an occasion they will never forget. Read more
Kirstyn Arianna Shields of Payson is a member of Baylor University’s newest class of graduates. She earned a bachelor of science in nursing at… Read more
PUSD
The Payson school board last week launched a national search for a new school superintendent in the wake of a surprise resignation by Stan Rentz. Read more
After just five months on the job, Payson Unified School District Superintendent Stan Rentz has resigned. Read more
Education remains on the top of the list of voter concerns, according to a statewide poll of likely voters. Read more
Advisory classes at Rim Country Middle School have been engaged in conversation regarding what makes them happy as a person. Read more
On Oct. 16, 35 Payson Center for Success and eight Payson High School students went to Northern Arizona University (NAU) to learn about attend… Read more
Daily, more than 400 Payson High School students prove that Career and Technical Education (CTE) is “Learning That Works for Arizona [and Payson].” Read more
Julia Randall Elementary fourth grade students and teachers teamed up with the Town of Payson Water Department to learn about water resources. Read more
The safety of Payson Schools is often on my mind. Every day when school ends and our students arrive home safely; our busses are neatly lined … Read more
A group of students from the Payson Future Farmers of America chapter traveled to Indiana to attend the National FFA Convention from Oct. 30-Nov. 2. Read more
“There are three ways to ultimate success: The first way is to be kind. The second way is to be kind. The third way is to be kind.” Words spok… Read more
While the Gila County Regional Science Fair competition is in early March, the Gila County School Superintendent’s Office is recruiting judges… Read more
Fewer and fewer kids are going to college — but they’re coming out deeper and deeper in debt. The trend’s especially worrisome in Arizona — es… Read more
Eastern Arizona College-Payson offers a comprehensive gardening class for the coming spring term. Read more
School resource officers
The kids keep the cops busy. Read more
Eastern Arizona College’s Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is offering a one evening seminar entitled, Start Up Smart for Small Busine… Read more
This month, Rim Country Middle School students and staff nominated eighth-grade student Brooklyn Klein for the Payson Elks Club November Stude… Read more
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The Payson School Board last week pondered the gains and losses in the latest school-by-school state report card. Think of it as the parent-te… Read more
Last year, the Arizona Legislature put an extra $20 million into the state’s School Safety Program, which covers the cost of having police off… Read more
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Masoud Yasami decided his painting and sketching students weren’t noticeable enough at the EAC Payson Art Show, so he had them dress in hats a… Read more
The kindergarten through second grade Payson Elementary School Christmas Concert packed the Payson High School auditorium with family and frie… Read more
The award-winning Julia Randall Elementary School bell choir drew a standing ovation from the folks at the Payson School Board meeting on Mond… Read more
Budget
Payson schools’ bump in enrollment and the messy mucking about with state funding formulas has yielded a pleasant $600,000 surprise for the sc… Read more
EAC Payson Campus students and the Payson community are in for a treat from the campus biology instructor, Cameron Mower. Read more
On Monday, most of the Payson Unified School District’s administrators walked out of a school board meeting after reading a statement expressi… Read more
Watching all of the kids on the stage dressed in their glittery well-pressed best, it’s clear the holiday season has started with festive scho… Read more
The Payson Elks Lodge has started a new monthly scholarship program for students. The Elks Lodge Student of the Month program is an effort to … Read more
A math wiz with a different way of doing things amazed students at Julia Randall Elementary on Wednesday, Nov. 20. Read more
The most iconic tradition of Hawaii arrived in Rim Country in early October. Native Hawaiian and new resident Tiana Price opened a school of H… Read more
Molly Beier, Payson, has earned a spot on the University of Wisconsin-Madison Dean’s List for the spring semester of the 2018-2019 academic year. Read more
