Ash Fork School District

On Saturday, October 8, 2022, Ash Fork Spartans took on the Whiskey Row Half Marathon and proved they are tough enough by earning spots on the podium. Pamela came in first place for the women’s category ages 1-19 and third place for the women overall. Mrs. Broehm came in third place for the women’s category 30-39 and tenth place for the women overall.

Ash Fork Cross Country at Buffalo Park 10/6/22

Homecoming Spirit Week Dress Up Days Monday 10/10/22 Pajama Day Tuesday 10/11/22 Movie Character Day Elementary = “ A Bugs Life” Middle School= “Lion King” Freshman= “Minions” Sophomores= “ Toy story” Juniors= “Lilo and Stitch” Seniors= “Incredibles” Staff= “Marvel” Wednesday 10/12/22 Frat Day Elementary= Wacky Wednesday Thursday 10/13/22 Class Color Day Elementary= Orange Middle School= Red Freshman= Pink Sophomores= Purple Juniors= Blue Seniors= Black Staff= Spartan Apparel

There will be an informational parent meeting Tuesday, October 11, 2022, to talk about boys and girls basketball for middle school and high school. This meeting is not mandatory, but we are encouraging all parents to attend if their child is interested in playing basketball this season. The meeting will start at 4:00 PM in Mrs. Broehm’s room. (Room 116).

Ash Fork middle school participated in team building activities and took a tour of YC college in Prescott. In the morning the students reviewed the social contract and participated in table surfing. The middle school students also earned an awesome affirmation from the YC campus. They said, "Your students are all so bright and have great futures ahead of them. They were all excellent guests as well!"

Ash Fork cross country had a good meet in Flagstaff today. Several students set new PR times and the varsity girls took third place in the team competition.

Arizona News- The Affordable Connectivity Program is an FCC benefit program that helps ensure that households can afford the broadband they need for work, school, healthcare and more. The benefit provides a discount of up to $30 per month toward internet service for eligible households and up to $75 per month for households on qualifying Tribal lands. Eligible households can also receive a one-time discount of up to $100 to purchase a laptop, desktop computer, or tablet from participating providers if they contribute more than $10 and less than $50 toward the purchase price. The Affordable Connectivity Program is limited to one monthly service discount and one device discount per household. https://www.fcc.gov/acp

The middle school cross country meet in Williams tomorrow (9/15/22) has been cancelled. Their course is in bad shape due to the heavy rain they have gotten this week. We will have regular cross country practice tomorrow.

PARENT TEACHER ORGANIZATION (PTO) WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2022 ASH FORK UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 7:00 PM A parent teacher organization (PTO) gives parents and teachers the opportunity to work together to supplement and enrich the educational experience. This is a new organization for Ash Fork Unified School District. At our organization meeting last month, we selected officers to begin forming the Ash Fork School PTO. This group has filed the correct paperwork and drafted a set of bylaws. There are many fun activities, and events we could offer our children here at Ash Fork School District. We encourage parents to join us Wednesday and help is create an organization that will benefit your children and their teachers throughout the school year.

The middle school cross-country team competed in a co-ed relay in Flagstaff 9/7/22. They competed for the fastest relay team and for the most accurate prediction of finishing times. Brian, Ben, Eva, and Isabella were the third fastest team and Bear, Chandler, Gabby, and Laney were only off of their predicted time by 4 seconds. Great job Spartans!

Congratulations to our Spartan Athletes Gracie and Bear Staples for dominating the Leamarado Days 5K run in Utah. Gracie was the overall female winner and Bear took 3rd place in the overall standings.

Today was the first walk-a-thon of the school year. It was a bit warm out today, but there was a good showing! Two bikes were given away in a drawing today. For every 5 laps walked, the participant was able to enter their name in the drawing, Lilly Broehm and BrianPurser won.

The middle school cross country team had a remarkable day at their meet in Parks on 9/1/22. Every runner improved on their standings and their run times. Isabella Acosta took 2nd place and Eva Flores took 3rd place in the girls varsity meet with times of 14:36 and 15:53. Brian Purser took 3rd place in the boys varsity meet with a time of 13:37. Congratulations to all of our runners and their PR runs.

Middle School cross-country ran their first cross-country meet in Chino Valley today, 8/31/22. They competed against 40+ middle school students from around Northern Arizona. Congratulations to all of our runners for competing in their first meet!

On Saturday the high school soccer team defeated St. John’s by a score of 1-0. The only goal scored was by an assist from Domitilo Ayala to Branson Milius. These young men played very hard and played great as a team. Nicely done Spartans!

The Ash Fork High School STUCO had their first blood drive if the year. We had 41 donors yesterday out of the 53 slots that were available. We thank those of you who helped with our blood shortage! Our next blood drive is Wednesday, October 26. We hope you can help us again!

Congratulations to Tarah Hall! She won the $50 Amazon Gift Card!

STUCO Blood Drive today from 11:30 AM to 4:15 PM. The state is in dire need of blood. Please help us help others in need. Walk-ins are welcomed! Hope to see you here!

Kindergarten planted cucumbers, beets, butter lettuce, kale, broccoli, and green beans today!

Kindergarten planted cucumbers, beets, butter lettuce, kale, broccoli, and green beans today!