Brinley Jeffers, a kindergarten student at Desert Cove Elementary School, recently won The Be Kind People Project Make a Difference Essay Contest. This contest gives students a voice while practicing key writing skills and focusing their attention and actions on making a difference. Brinley won T-shirts for her class and will be featured on a national video with Be Kind People Project. Brinley's essay reads: "I can make a difference with my kindness rocks and the place I am calling Friendsip [sic] Mountain. Because of this virus we can’t go to school or see friends and that makes people very sad. My mom and I go hiking on trail 100 at Dreamy Draw Park and I paint beautiful rocks to place on the trail to make people smile. I have my mom write kind words to make people feel happy like when they are with their frinds [sic]. I have painted and set out over 100 rocks and people like them and smile and that makes me smile."

In observance of Memorial Day, all district offices and services are closed today. We hope you have a safe and reflective day of remembrance.

Assistant Superintendent Steve Jeras went all out for the PVSchools Good News end of year finale! This extended episode celebrates good news throughout the district and features a special tribute to the 2020 graduating class with special guests Matty Cardarople from Stranger Things and David Koechner from The Office and Anchorman. As always, thank you to John Krasinski for the creative inspiration with Some Good News!

Starting Tuesday, May 26, our meal services will transition to a Summer Meal Program. We will condense sites to four locations – Cactus View, Campo Bello, Indian Bend, Palomino – and there will be no distribution on Fridays (an additional meal will be served on Thursdays). Please see flyer for more details.

With the close of the school year upon us, Dr. Welsh reflects on the inspiring resilience of our PVSchools community. We hope everyone has a safe and healthy summer!