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16A - RED ROCK NEWS, Sedona, Arizona Wednesday, March 10, 2010 The Call of Sedona By Hoyt C. Johnson in the Coconino County part of Sedona, who LARSON NEWSPAPERS COLUMNIST were subjects of the Flagstaff School District, attended Brewer Road Elementary School in this city and were bused up the switchbacks of Oak Certainly, there is no reason to question the Creek Canyon to high school in Flagstaff; and spelling of "school days" when uttered by 2) students residing in the Yavapai County portion students at Sedona Red Rock High School not of this city attended West Sedona Elementary after reading this newspaper's reports about the School and were shuttled over busy State Route numerous academic awards and honors recently 89A to Mingus Union High School in Cottonwood. presented to the school's exceptionally talented Just imagine: Sedonahad two elementary schools Scorpions. Quite in contrast, "school days" deft- . governed by different districts and no high school. nitely would not be confused with "school daze" And to make matters worse, when George ,Moore when referring to this community's outstanding -- a Sedona dentist who was actively involved high school because it is apparent that in numerous civic matters -- discovered there are no bedazzled students wandering that property owners in the Sedona area around the halls of SRRHS. were furnishing a major portion of capital Fact is, reports in recent issues of this funds for the high schools in Flagstaff and newspaper documented a bonanza of Cottonwood, he reported the obvious: If awards bestowed on our school's students, residents of this area established a school teachers and administrators. First of all, district, they could enjoy a substantial University of Arizona announced that -savings in taxes. Other critical consid- its prestigious University Cup, annu- erations piqued the interest of Sedona ally presented to the Arizona high school parents, of course -- such as frequent whose U of A freshmen minimum of HO[ C. bus trips up Oak Creek Canyon, the fact 10 earn the highest U of A cumulative that students from this city often were grade point average, would go to SRRHS. JOHNSON deprived of opportunities to participate in And almost before • the cheering stopped .... extracurricular activities, and the matter. representatives of Arizona State University of distance and local differences causing bestowed ASU's annual Options for the maintenance of an effective parent- Excellence Award, also known as The Lead and school-teacher liaison to be difficult. Inspire Award, on our school. Thus it was that after the 1990 coalescence of a Subsequently, the staff of SRRHS's yearbook, board to address the organization of a new school "Quintessence," won six of district, a group composed of 193 Quill and Scroll National Howard Craig, Serge Wright, Gold Key Awards at the VIoore, LeeAntonsen and Carl annual Jostens/Quill and Yes, it was 1987 when a Fliessbaeh posed answers to Scroll Yearbook Excellence difficult questions related to Contest. And if winning six of small group of 5edona gnering legislative approval t 93 awards doesn't sound like of a proposed Sedona- a substantial achievement, citizens met to consider Oak Creek Unified School consider that the contest drew District  not an easy task 1,068 entries. Finally, further the feasibility of either considering the Legislature's recognition of excellence informal agreement that there was accorded Sedona-Oak persuading the Mingus should not be any new school Creek School District when districts. SuperintendentMikeAylstock High School District to However, legislators ulti- disclosed that Arizona Sen. mutely did approve a bill, John Huppenthal [R-District establish a second high House Bill 2162, that allowed • 20] had chosen the district for residents of our proposed new implementation of a special school in this community school district to determine its program aimed at motivating fate, and not only did residents students who need extra work vote in favor of Sedona's new withmath. Or creating a new K-12 school, 90 percent of the So, count 'em one, two, voters shouted "Yes." three, four unique academic school district. And today, this greatly involvements that unquestion- respected and admired school ably document the impressive system so recently praised establishment of an excep- for exceptional academic tional school system. And of particular signifi- achievements is in the midst of a $73 million- cance, the maturation of this system has occurred plus project that includes additional classrooms during a relatively brief period of approximately for Big Park Community School, West Sedona 20 years. School and Sedona Red Rock High School; a Yes, it was 1987 when a small group of Sedona fantastic new football field, track and tennis citizens met to consider the i[easibility of either courts; and an exceptionally impressive perfor- persuading the Mingus High School District to monte hall. establish a second high school in this community Back in the early 1990s, highly respected or creating a new K-12 school district, community leader Fleissbach, who was the school These considerations were excited by the bizarre board's first clerk, said it best when he stated, circumstance of Sedona being located in two court- "The residents of this school district deserve extra ties and not having its own school district, which credit for passing a tough test instead of passing caused the following unlikely scenario involving the buck." this city's school-age residents: 1) Students living Yes they did, and yes they do. Curves works to help women live healthier. 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