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SOCSD going virtual-only for two days after Thanksgiving break

Sedona-Oak Creek School District won’t be closing after four Sedona Red Rock High School students and one staff member reported positive cases of COVID-19 in the last month, but the two days after Thanksgiving break will be virtual for...

SRRHS gets fifth COVID case in less than a month

Sedona Red Rock High School has now reported five COVID-19 cases since Oct. 23, with the last two reported on Thursday, Nov. 19 and Friday, Nov. 20. One staff member and four students have reported positive test results so...

SRRHS gets 4th COVID-19 case in less than month

Another student at Sedona Red Rock High School has received a positive COVID-19 test result, making it the fourth positive case at the school in less than a month. The Sedona-Oak Creek School District announced that a student first...

One stitch at a time: Local women dress-up for a cause

A bedroom in Lin Ennis’ Chapel area home has been transformed into a makeshift studio — a wooden desk is now a sewing machine station with thread, pins and needles about; drawers have been labeled “bias tape,” “elastic” and...

Library director closes book after 4 decades in the stacks

 Though Virginia “Ginny” Volkman won’t be officially retiring as director of Sedona Public Library until the end of the year, she has already had three interviews about her 18 years at the SPL and four decades in the field,...

Under the teal-turquoise arches: 3 decades of Mcdonald’s fanfare

Some visitors come to witness the glory of the red rocks, others come for the miles of serene hiking trails or to dip their toes in a tranquil spot along the Oak Creek. Yet many more make the pilgrimage...

SRRHS staff member tests positive for COVID-19

The Sedona-Oak Creek School District sent a letter via email to the Sedona Red Rock High School community on Sunday, Nov. 15, with the news that a staff member at SRRHS reported a positive COVID-19 test on Saturday, Nov....

SOCSD expands virtual options

Since the option for students to return to live classes at Sedona-Oak Creek School District became available on Aug. 24, more students have made the transition from online to in-person learning. Around half of eligible students from the campuses were...

2nd SOCSD student tests positive for COVID-19

Sedona-Oak Creek School District announced that a student recently tested positive for COVID-19. In an email to Sedona Red Rock High School pupils, parents and guardians that was sent the afternoon of Thursday, Nov. 12, SOCSD Assistant Principal Deana...

VOC preschool continues to serve during pandemic

If Sedona Village Learning Center owner Joanna McPherson and director Shara Coughlin could have looked into a crystal ball a year ago, they might not have chosen March 16, 2020, to be the first day of the new preschool. “That...

About Me

Alexandra Wittenberg made Northern Arizona her home in 2014 after growing up in Maryland and living all over the country. Her background in education and writing came together perfectly for the position of education reporter, which she started at Sedona Red Rock News in 2019. Wittenberg has also done work with photography, web design and audio books.
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