Browse past news stories for Kofa High School in Yuma, AZ.

• Rock the Kettle kicks off holiday donations need (The Yuma Sun)
  posted on November 22, 2009 at 02:44:33 am
  The beginning of the holiday season marks the time of year when scores of Salvation Army volunteers don their red aprons, take up positions near their red kettles and eagerly ring their bells to attract donations for the needy.
• City Report 11-22 (The Yuma Sun)
  posted on November 21, 2009 at 10:59:33 pm
  The Yuma Police Department, Yuma Fire Department and Yuma Parks and Recreation Department respond each week to a variety of calls for service. Here's a by-the-numbers look at recent activity in Yuma.
• McCain, Kirkpatrick to host town-hall meetings (12 News Phoenix)
  posted on November 19, 2009 at 01:55:02 pm
  With Congress in recess until after Thanksgiving, Arizona lawmakers are hosting town-hall meetings to discuss health-care reform, the economy and more.
• McCain, Kirkpatrick to host town-hall meetings (The Arizona Republic)
  posted on November 19, 2009 at 06:44:43 am
  With Congress in recess next week, several Arizona lawmakers are hosting town hall meetings to discuss health care reform, the economy and more.
• Rock The Kettle to kick off holiday campaign (The Yuma Sun)
  posted on November 18, 2009 at 03:29:33 am
  Break out the bell. The recognizable red kettles of the Salvation Army are about to pop up around town for the holiday season. The Salvation Army will launch the 2009 Rock The Kettle event from noon to 8 p.m. Saturday at the Yuma Palms Regional Center Village.
• Sen. McCain address health care, Afghanistan at Kofa (The Yuma Sun)
  posted on November 13, 2009 at 04:44:33 am
  The auditorium at Kofa High School was packed to the rafters Thursday night by hundreds of people who wanted to hear what Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) had to say about health care, and the current situation in Afghanistan.
• High school imposter has sex with a minor (Sun-Sentinel)
  posted on November 11, 2009 at 09:40:36 pm
  Anthony M. Avalos, 22, graduated from Okaloosa County's Crestview High School in 2005. Then he moved to Yuma and re-enrolled.
• Fake student facing charges (UPI)
  posted on November 11, 2009 at 07:41:08 pm
  YUMA, Ariz., Nov. 11 (UPI) -- An Arizona man is facing 14 felony charges after allegedly posing as a high school student and having sex with a minor, authorities say.
• McCain to hold town-hall meeting at Kofa High (The Yuma Sun)
  posted on November 6, 2009 at 01:14:34 am
  U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) will hold two town-hall style meetings next week, one of which will be in Yuma. The first meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 12, at the Kofa High School Auditorium, located at 3100 South Avenue A.
• Man arrested after posing as high school student in Yuma (FOX 11 Tucson)
  posted on November 5, 2009 at 09:27:36 pm
  YUMA -- A man has been arrested after allegedly posing as a high school student in Yuma. "The Yuma Sun" reports Anthony Avalos, 22, was attending both Kofa High School and Vista Alternative School off and on since September 2008.
• Ariz. student impostor wanted to play basketball (KTVK 3TV Phoenix)
  posted on November 5, 2009 at 07:07:19 pm
  YUMA -- A 22-year-old man accused of posing as a student at two Yuma high schools told authorities that he wanted to play basketball and hoped to get a college scholarship. Yuma police on Wednesday arrested Anthony M. Avalos for fraudulently attending Kofa High School and Vista Alternative School intermittently since September 2008. He was a center on Kofa's basketball team. Police say Avalos is ...
• Man arrested for posing as high school student (The Yuma Sun)
  posted on November 5, 2009 at 04:59:33 pm
  A 22-year-old man was arrested Wednesday for forgery and sexual conduct with a minor after allegedly posing as a high school student, a spokesman from Yuma Police Department said.
• Heart of Yuma honors those who give back (The Yuma Sun)
  posted on October 28, 2009 at 04:59:45 pm
  When it comes to having a big heart, Yumans consistently come out to support their community and each other. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Heart of Yuma Awards Ceremony. The event recognizes and honors private and corporate philanthropy volunteerism and community leadership.
• College fair planned at Kofa High (The Yuma Sun)
  posted on October 18, 2009 at 02:12:34 am
  A college fair will be at Kofa High School Monday, and students at all grade levels are welcome. The annual Higher Education Night begins at 6 p.m. and continues to 8 p.m., according to a news release. The evening kicks off with a welcome in the Kofa auditorium from 6 to 6:15 p.m.
• Yuma band exhibition a success (The Yuma Sun)
  posted on October 11, 2009 at 09:42:14 pm
  The bleachers at the Cibola High School football field were filled with eager spectators who turned out to watch four local high school varsity marching bands put on their field shows Saturday night.
• Federal grant helps high school students succeed (The Yuma Sun)
  posted on October 9, 2009 at 02:12:14 am
  For many Yuma teens whose parents did not go to college, higher education seems like the impossible dream. But thanks to a federal grant, Kofa High School is helping launch some students to a professional career.
• Gila Vista teacher recovering from surgery (The Yuma Sun)
  posted on October 5, 2009 at 10:57:24 pm
  A Gila Vista Junior High School teacher has returned from a Phoenix hospital and is now recovering from a brain tumor, according to her family. Ashley Wagner, 26, is a special education teacher who works with autistic students.
• Student club helps youths keep up with news (The Yuma Sun)
  posted on October 1, 2009 at 10:42:14 pm
  For students wanting an outlet to discuss issues not talked about in class, the Junior Statesmen of America is the ideal organization for youths to learn the daily strategies guiding government and politics, according to a club officer.
• Huppenthal to run for state superintendent (The Yuma Sun)
  posted on September 23, 2009 at 04:27:14 am
  Right now Arizona schools are making the grade, but one state senator wants to run for the top position in public education to make Arizona's education better.
• Housing America appoints new director (The Yuma Sun)
  posted on September 16, 2009 at 11:12:18 pm
  The acting executive director of Housing America Corp. is now in the position permanently. The board of directors of the housing assistance organization recently appointed Irma Myers to the post she had been holding on an acting basis since the board's firing of Laurie Senko in November.
• AVID is a path to career success (The Yuma Sun)
  posted on September 14, 2009 at 05:57:34 pm
  There is nothing completely new with the instructional coaching teachers receive with AVID training, but AVID organizes instruction methods so teachers can implement them in the best way, says a Yuma teacher.
• Fund set up for chef's surviving children (The Yuma Sun)
  posted on September 11, 2009 at 12:27:16 am
  A memorial fund has been set up for the three children of the Yuma couple killed this past weekend in a single-vehicle automobile accident.
• YUHSD honors Kofa at ribbon ceremony (The Yuma Sun)
  posted on September 10, 2009 at 04:12:24 am
  Yuma Union High School Superintendent Toni Badone thanked the voters who made the new Kofa High School possible at a ribbon cutting ceremony that officially inaugurated newly constructed buildings Wednesday.
• Kofa campus construction now complete (The Yuma Sun)
  posted on September 7, 2009 at 01:57:15 am
  Kofa High School will celebrate completion of recent construction with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, and the public is invited to attend. Kofa's official opening will take place at 5 p.m. Wednesday in front of the new Competition Gymnasium, according to a Yuma Union High School District news release.
• Scores turn out for Jackson charity dance (The Yuma Sun)
  posted on August 23, 2009 at 04:24:24 am
  As scores of adoring fans stepped into the klieg lights of Club Yuma Fitness and Sports Center they learned to "moonwalk" like the "King of Pop" while the Michael Jackson Charity Night raised funds for terminally ill children Friday.
• YUHSD welcomes families to open house (The Yuma Sun)
  posted on August 19, 2009 at 12:30:46 am
  The Yuma Union High School District invites students and their families to attend open houses at all district schools starting Thursday and continuing into next week.
• Prominent Yuma doctor passes away (The Yuma Sun)
  posted on August 7, 2009 at 01:15:45 am
  Dr. Ernest Rillos, a well-known and highly respected Yuma physician suddenly passed away of what is thought to be natural causes on Thursday morning.
• Hot weather may have sparked depot fire (The Yuma Sun)
  posted on August 6, 2009 at 01:45:45 am
  Either pesticides or fungicides are suspected of fueling the chemical fire that happened at the Desert Depot on Tuesday. "We still don't know exactly what burned, what we do know is the category of the material that burned," said Fire Marshal Art Castricone of the Yuma Fire Department.
• City council candidate forum Aug. 13 (The Yuma Sun)
  posted on July 30, 2009 at 11:52:42 pm
  Early voting is now underway for the city of Yuma's Sept. 1 primary election. Eight candidates are vying for three openings on the Yuma City Council, while five candidates are in the running to be the next mayor. Judge Doug Stanley is running unopposed for municipal judge.
• YUHSD fall registration begins next week (The Yuma Sun)
  posted on July 27, 2009 at 10:52:42 pm
  The Yuma Union High School District administration is reminding all students planning to attend one of the district's schools in the fall to register before the term begins.