CATALINA FOOTHILLS SCHOOL DISTRICT

The foothills of the Santa Catalina Mountains
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Full Day Kindergarten Plus - 2024-2025 Registration Is Open
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CFSD IN THE NEWS

STEM integration specialist Kelly Taylor

The Science of Sport

Manzanita Elementary School hosted an evening full of sports-themed science at its recent STEM night.  Teachers and parents helped students participate in fun, hands-on learning activities with golf, basketball, football, and more. “It allows them (students) to see how science applies to all kinds of fun stuff that we are doing on a regular basis,” says STEM integration specialist Kelly Taylor. View the video here.

CHOOSE CFSD

School Registration id open. Residents & Admitted Open Enrollment Families, Register for the 2024-2025 school year at cfsd16.org.

CFSD Registration Is Open

It's time for residents and accepted open enrollment families to complete online registration for the 2024-2025 school year.  We encourage those who have yet to register to click here. Our planning depends on you. Thank you!

 

ALUMNI NEWS

Data-Driven Grad Searches For New Opportunities

2018 Graduate Hila Lamdan

Foothills grad Hila Lamdan '18 has joined Google as Program Manager in Data Center Planning. Her career reflects a deep interest in developing operations and strategies that can enable business transformation. At her previous employer, Zipline, Hila built autonomous logistics, where she was known as a dedicated team player, and a quick learner with a data driven, customer-focused approach. Hila graduated from the University of Arizona with a degree in Economics. Congratulations, Hila!

 

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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS

  • CFHS Juniors Samantha Farbarik and Emma Lindsay were selected for the 2024 Arizona Girls State.

  • Twenty-four CFHS students were selected for the Arizona Music Educators Association (AMEA) Regional Honor Choir.

  • CFHS seniors Anissa Madrid, Seth Rojas and Ilana Valenzuela were chosen for the Hispanic Heritage Foundation Youth Awards.

  • Congratulations to CFHS Seniors Ethan Blakely, Matalyn Hall, and Luke Sadalla who were named 2024 National Merit Scholarship Finalists.

  • Sixty-Eight band students were selected for the AMEA Regional Honor Band and Regional Honor Orchestra Winds.

  • Eleven Sunrise Drive students placed in the Chinese Language Teachers Association speech contest.

  • Pioneer Robotics won the MOTIVATE Award at state competition on February 17.

  • Congratulations to CFHS Intermediate Theatre Arts students Owen Cantor-Goldner and Louisa Stine who were selected as finalists to participate in the regional Shakespeare competition at the University of Arizona.

  • Three CFHS Art students were selected by the Arizona Art Education Association for a special exhibit at the Western Spirit Museum.

  • Ten CFHS DECA students competed at State. Five are going on to the International Center Development Conference.

    View more outstanding achievements here

OPEN ENROLLMENT


Open enrollment is a state law that allows students to attend schools outside of their resident school if the receiving school has the capacity to accept them. CFSD residents who wish to attend a school other than their home area school must apply under the open enrollment program as well as non-resident families.

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Special Distinctions

CFSD Award Badges - Niche, US News and World Report, Arizona Education Foundation

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