Ecobiology Field Trip to Saguaro National Park
Students in the Ecobiology class applied their studies of ecological relationships, abiotic and biotic factors, and desert adaptations and natural selection firsthand by spending the day exploring Saguaro National Park East. Walking in the desert provides many unplanned and spontaneous teachable moments, opportunities for discovery, and a natural synthesis of material that is learned in […]
Urban Horticulture Fall 2022
Students in the Urban Horticulture program have been busily tending to the school’s production farm, ensuring that the Blue Sky Café has lots of fresh, healthy produce from on-site. This means frequent harvesting, planting, and clearing out and composting. Each stage is rich with learning opportunities about diverse areas such as agriculture, ecology, biology, botany, […]
Fall 2022
Students hit the ground running during orientation week, where in addition to the usual overviews of policies, procedures, and school culture, they had an all-school scavenger hunt, as well as multiple variations of icebreaker activities. Engaging with each other and the staff in a variety of different ways helps to maintain the strong climate of […]
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 […]