Naveen (left) and Zander (right) work together to dig a hole for one of many native pollinator plants going into the ground at Killip Elementary School.
Sam Atkin holds up a packet of signatures on forms that students presented to administrators at Coconino High School and Flagstaff High School when they were denied entry to the schools for refusing to comply with the Flagstaff Unified School District mask mandates in this February photo.
Benson Littlefield works on a math lesson on angles in a lower-pod classroom at the Switzer Mesa school. The Montessori School of Flagstaff has made the decision to go from a for-profit business to a nonprofit -- which will open the school up to federal and state funding.
Murphy Wright (2) competes while representing Marshall Elementary School in the Coconino County spelling bee in February at Coconino High School. Wright was knocked out by the word "science."
Naveen (left) and Zander (right) work together to dig a hole for one of many native pollinator plants going into the ground at Killip Elementary School.
Sam Atkin holds up a packet of signatures on forms that students presented to administrators at Coconino High School and Flagstaff High School when they were denied entry to the schools for refusing to comply with the Flagstaff Unified School District mask mandates in this February photo.
Benson Littlefield works on a math lesson on angles in a lower-pod classroom at the Switzer Mesa school. The Montessori School of Flagstaff has made the decision to go from a for-profit business to a nonprofit -- which will open the school up to federal and state funding.
Murphy Wright (2) competes while representing Marshall Elementary School in the Coconino County spelling bee in February at Coconino High School. Wright was knocked out by the word "science."
Flagstaff schools continued to develop a post-pandemic normal in 2022, with precautions shifting, and local traditions and practices returning. While the Flagstaff Unified School District (FUSD) debuted a new school building and started several programs, other schools celebrated milestones as they worked to serve their students better.
Here are the top local K-12 education stories from 2022:
Photographer Jake Bacon captured this video of flooding inside Killip Elementary School on Tuesday following heavy monsoon storms. Dismissal has been pushed back 30 minutes so that flood waters have time to recede, making it safer for children to go home.
Graduation ceremonies for Northland Preparatory Academy took place Thursday at Ardrey Auditorium on the Northern Arizona University campus. Read moreGallery: NPA 2025 graduation
On Friday at the Clifford E. White Theater on the NAU campus, FALA students work on their performances during a dress rehearsal for the school's spring dance show. They show took place Saturday. Read moreGallery: FALA presents its spring dance show
