Graduation 2017
Sky Islands wishes all the best for our class of 2017: Lauren Carnes, Angel Gonzales, Tierney Lespron, Thomas Mann, Mikhale Mashak, Peter Middelkoop, Chris Schmidt, and Gabriel Wetzel! Prior to graduation, Sky Islands faculty and students had the chance to send our senior class off with a load of laughs at our annual senior roast […]
Desert Tortoise Habitat Project
Last year, students in the Projects, Research, and Design class wrote a grant to the AZ Game and Fish Dept. Heritage Fund to build a desert tortoise habitat in the school’s courtyard. They received the grant, but did not have enough time to actually begin construction. That was the job of this year’s Ecobiology students. […]
Sky Islands Recognized at Sears Park Dedication Ceremony
Sky Islands High School has officially adopted nearby Sears Park since 2013, and in that time the school has helped install a disc golf course, kept the park clean and free of graffiti, and helped to encourage the neighborhood to reclaim the park for the community. This spring, Sky Islands was formally and officially recognized […]
Arid Lands Management Trip to Hoover Dam
This spring, students in the Arid Lands Management class studied all aspects of the use of dams in the southwest. This included their construction, the different types, their important impact on our economy, agriculture, and lifestyle, and their environmental impacts. After exhaustive research and an opportunity to build model dams of their own and test them […]
2D Design Trip to Civano Community
Students in the 2D Design class took two trips to the Civano community as part of their studies in urban design. The students first drew maps and layouts of their own communities, then traveled to Civano to see how it differed in its layout, function, and overall sustainability from their own. Then, back in the […]
2D Design Biomimicry Project
Students in the 2D Design class took an inspiration from nature and turned it into something with a practical application for humanity. The students used a form of technology and design called biomimicry- which draws upon designs that have evolved in nature as a way to tackle challenges in the design and uses of products […]
Environmental Day at the Capitol 2017
Students from Sky Islands were excited once again to join representatives from the Sierra Club to attend Environmental Day at the State Capitol. The students watched the proceedings on the Capitol floor, saw bills being passed in real time, and were able to meet with their local Representatives to discuss their concerns about key environmental issues facing […]
Student Photo Exhibition at Murphy-Wilmot Library
The photo exhibition “Compost-to-Compost” is now on display at the Murphy-Wilmot Library through the end of April. The exhibition, a collaboration between the 11th grade Language Arts class and the Photography class, is a photo essay about the Garden-to-Kitchen program at Sky Islands. It includes photos from the Urban Horticulture classes as well as the […]
Greenhouse Project
A group of students in the 11th grade Urban Horticulture class worked very hard this spring to build a new greenhouse, which will be used to propagate seedlings and cuttings for the school’s orchards and gardens! Building a greenhouse turned out to be a major technical challenge with a steep learning curve, making it a […]