Toward a Healthier World Hanna Blaney Hanna Blaney is one of our “original” kids—her parents Jim and Martha Blaney were members of the Design Team that conceived of the school and wrote our charter back in 1994. Jim was one of our first Governing Council presidents. Hanna attended Sedona Montessori School from the time she […]
A Model of our Vision Keely Badger This month we caught up with one of our alumni who attended Sedona Charter School in its early years, before it even found a home on Kachina Drive. Keely Badger was a student in our Lower Elementary classroom with Bob Wentsch as Principal Educator, and after attending another […]
From Roadrunner to Sun Devil, with Honors Lucy Shanks Lucy Shanks attended Sedona Charter School for 7th and 8th Grade, and graduated from Red Rock High School in the top ten percent of her class. During high school, Lucy also made Principal’s Honor Roll and earned a 4.0 GPA, and held a position as student […]
Incorporating Academia and the Great Outdoors Taylor Webber Living in Sedona offers endless opportunities to incorporate the beautiful landscape in our everyday lives, may it be for work or school. Staff and students, such as Jon Anderson and Taylor Webber, took advantage of Sedona’s outdoor potential and incorporated it into their schooling experiences: “Mr. Anderson […]
Setting the Fundamentals for Success Danielle Kovac Sedona Charter School alumna, Danielle Kovac, learned to love the challenge of math at SCS— a fascination she has built upon throughout her academic career. After graduation from SCS Danielle attended high school at Verde Valley School, a college preparatory campus with an International Baccalaureate program. Danielle is […]
From Ultimate Frisbee to a PhD in Biology Dylan George-Sills Dylan George-Sills attended Sedona Charter School from 6th-8th grades and went on to graduate as the valedictorian of Sedona Red Rock High School in 2011. One of Dylan’s favorite learning experiences were the SCS science fairs. “We were tasked with developing a testable hypothesis and […]
Serving Country Cassandra M. Kovac Cassandra M. Kovac is currently an Ensign (O-1) in the Navy serving our country as a Supply Corps Officer. She attended Sedona Charter School from first through 8th grade and went on to graduate from Verde Valley High School in 2010. “One of the many things I loved about SCS […]
Poetry Rocks! Mackinzi Taylor 2009 SCS graduate Mackinzi Taylor can tell you a thing or two about poetry. One of four finalists in the state her senior year in Poetry Out Loud, Mackinzi enjoys reciting poetry and making the words come alive for the listener. Mackinzi graduated from Red Rock High School in 2013 and […]
Teaching Art and Loving Every Minute! Alika Middleton Currently studying art education and loving every minute of it, alumnus Alika Middleton is in her last semester of college at Northern Arizona University. She attended James Madison University for two years and is now living in Flagstaff. Alika moved to Sedona when she was 8 and […]
Helping those who cannot help themselves Andrew DeVore Andrew DeVore is one of our distinguished alumni making a career of helping others who are unable to help themselves. Andrew graduated from the University of Arizona in 2013 where he double-majored in Psychology and Humanities. “Going into college, I knew I wanted to help others and […]