Graduation 2022
Sky Islands wishes the best to all of its graduates this year- the biggest graduating class ever! Congratulations and BEST of luck to Mia Acuna, Mya Acuna, Anthony Alonzo, Byrdee Bidleman-Owens, Katelynn Brantley, Kirsten Brooks, Julie Chacon, Leiya Collins (Co-Valedictorian), Bida Cubillas, Orion Dunn (Co-Valedictorian), Joey Iman, Angel Hernandez, Addie Leimroth, Ivan Livingston, Andrew Lomme, […]
Senior Reflections 2022
This year’s graduating seniors were asked to participate in an interview consisting of four questions. Here are the responses of those who participated! Shannon Robinson: What is one of your most memorable moments at Sky Islands High School? One of my most memorable memories at Sky islands High School is being in Performing Arts 2 […]
Community Activism Seminar YOTO Fundraiser
Students in the Community Activism seminar organized a school-wide fundraiser for Youth On Their Own to help homeless youth have access to hygiene products, food and school supplies! The students worked hard to organize a school wide contest with a prize of a pizza party for the grade that got the most donations! After the fundraiser […]
Mt. Lemmon Ecology Trip 2022
Students in the Regional Ecosystems class spent the day exploring and documenting each of the major life zones in the Catalina Mountains, as an extension of what they have been learning in class regarding the Sky Islands region. The students made six stops along the Catalina Highway, where they recorded observations about how various factors […]
Spring 2022
This spring has seen lots of action! Restoration Ecology carried out buffelgrass removal in local neighborhoods, and nonprofit organization Preston’s Pythons brought in lots of cute scaly friends to educate the students about reptiles and teach them about reptile rescue and adoption. Meanwhile, Seminars (student-proposed and driven clubs and activities during the day) have entered […]
US/ AZ History Field Trip to Gordon Hirabayashi Prison Camp 2022
Following their studies in class related to the struggle of minority groups in the 20th century, students in the US/AZ History class were able to learn about the painful experience of Japanese American internment during World War II firsthand by exploring the Honor Camp, a prison camp that held Japanese Americans during the war, at […]
Gem Show Trip 2022
Students in the Earth Science class have been learning about the science of geology, including geologic time, the fossil record, and mineral characteristics and formation. And what better way to apply their learning in class than to tour the world’s biggest gem, mineral, and fossil show and see their studies firsthand? Students toured three different […]
Process-folios Fall 2021
At the end of each quarter, every student in the school selects one thing they learned, challenge they overcame, or experience they had that stood out the most for them, and then creates some kind of artifact that represents that unique thing for their quarterly ‘Process-folio’. Then, all the students present and discuss their artifacts […]
San Xavier Co-op Farm Trip 2021
After a long hiatus due to COVID, it was really exciting to be able to return back to San Xavier Co-op Farm! Students in the Plant Biology and Urban Horticulture classes toured the farm to learn about sustainable agriculture, traditional foods of the Tohono O’Odham people and their incredible health benefits, and to sample some […]