Welcome to the August 2019 issue of Schools News, a joint project by the Payson Roundup and the Payson Unified School District.
Full Steam Ahead
By Brenda Case, Director of Student Achievement
Well over three-hundred Payson Unified School District employees united to kickoff the 2019-2020 school year at the Mazatzal Hotel and Casino on Thursday, July 25th.
Scholarships available from the Elks National Foundation
By Teresa McQuerrey, Payson Roundup
Payson High School seniors have a chance to win scholarships from the Elks National Foundation ranging from $4,000 to $50,000. The foundation has announced the start of the 2020 Most Valuable Student scholarship contest.
I am so excited to be here with the teachers, staff, students, and families of Payson Elementary School! Payson Unified School District has been my home for two years, and I have been dedicated to the field of education for over 20 years
Did you know? Did you know Payson High School had students earn over 1200 college credits earned last year from 22 dual enrollment classes offered at PHS? Did you know Payson High School earned a National Showcase designation from Capturing Kids Hearts?
Payson teachers, staff thrilled to begin another school year
By Keith Morris, Payson Roundup
Few people eagerly await the start of school like Linda Scoville. The Julia Randall Elementary principal doesn’t take summers off like most teachers and students. No, she spends most of June and July in a relatively empty school building.
Excitement rules the day as schools welcome students back
By Keith Morris, Payson Roundup
Stan Rentz walked up to the Rim Country Middle School student holding a sign that read: “Are you lost?” “Yeah, I’m lost,” Rentz told her. The Payson Unified School District’s new superintendent wasn’t alone.