December 19, 2019. The Humboldt Unified School District (HUSD) Combined Orchestra held its first Holiday Concert on December 16, 2019. Students from five schools provided a wonderful performance, receiving a standing ovation from an audience of roughly 375 members of the community. The Host of the event, Orchestra Program Director Paula Stewart, announced that the...
Carmelite Staker – Admired, Confident, Kind, Mentor, Giving and a Birthday Girl this month!
October 6, 2019, Carmelite Staker is the go-to person in Prescott Valley. She is a founding director of the Humboldt Education Foundation (HEF) and with Ron Barnes’ advice, founded the Hungry Kids Project for the Humboldt Unified School District (HUSD). Carm will tell you her heart is in the Education Foundation; she was one of...
Humboldt Education Foundation Launches New Website in Support of Multiple Community Programs
The Humboldt Education Foundation (HEF) of Prescott Valley is proud to announce the launch of their brand-new website! You can now find out about all things HEF including the programs they support by logging into HumboldtEducationFoundation.org. James Clemens, President of HEF states, “This is a very important social media platform for HEF because it gives...
New School Year, New Grant Opportunities for Teachers! HUSD is on a Roll!
On August 2, 2019 at the Humboldt Unified School District ‘welcome back ceremony’ there was enthusiastic energy and camaraderie, and a heartfelt commitment from Superintendent Dan Streeter that NO child in the community will be shortchanged or receive a substandard education due to poor state funding. At the event, James Clemens, President of the Humboldt...
Humboldt Education Foundation awarded Organization of the Year by Prescott Valley Chamber of Commerce
On July 19, 2019, the Prescott Valley Chamber of Commerce awarded Humboldt Education Foundation the Organization of the Year. The festivities were part of the Chamber’s 45th Anniversary Celebration dubbed “A Sapphire Extravaganza”. In addition to Community Excellence Award, the event featured the annual banquet and introduction of the 2019-20 chamber board of directors and...