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Gila High School has numerous rigorous academic and robust extracurricular offerings. Learn about just some of them below.
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Yuma High offers courses with a focus on academic rigor through the Cambridge Curriculum.
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Students can choose from over 25 clubs to join at Gila Ridge High School.
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Report urgent concerns anonymously to school officials.
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There are 18 varsity sports at Gila Ridge High School for students to choose among other extracurricular offerings.
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Students can choose from 16 CTE courses at Gila Ridge High School.
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There are many ways to contact Gila Ridge High School, including through our handy email form.
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Yuma Union High School District, in partnership with Onvida Health, will be hosting a no-cost sports physical event on August 8, 2025 at Gila Ridge High School.
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YUHSD registration for the 2025-26 school year begins on Thursday, July 17.
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Seniors from all six Yuma Union High School District graduating classes will appear on billboards across Yuma County
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The Gila Ridge High School Future Farmers of America (FFA) chapter has been named a recipient of the 2025 Superior Chapter Award by the Arizona FFA Association.
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Students from the Gila Ridge High School Future Farmers of America (FFA) Agriculture Mechanics Career and Technical Education (CTE) course built and donated a bike rack to the Foothills Community Park in collaboration with Yuma County.
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YUHSD's Migrant Education Program will host early registration events for the 2025-26 school year in June and July for incoming and returning migrant students, including End-of-Eligibility (EOE) students.
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The Gila Ridge High School Future Farmers of America (FFA) chapter has been named a recipient of the 2025 Superior Chapter Award by the Arizona FFA Association.
Students from the Gila Ridge High School Future Farmers of America (FFA) Agriculture Mechanics Career and Technical Education (CTE) course built and donated a bike rack to the Foothills Community Park in collaboration with Yuma County.
YUHSD's Migrant Education Program will host early registration events for the 2025-26 school year in June and July for incoming and returning migrant students, including End-of-Eligibility (EOE) students.
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Yuma Union High School District is proud to sponsor the Summer Food Service Program at no cost for all children, ages 18 and younger through U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Arizona Department of Arizona (ADE) funds this summer.
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Each of the six scholarships are worth up to $15,000 per year and is renewable for up to three additional years.
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Gila Ridge High School junior Joshua Olan Lopez has been accepted into the 2025 MITES (MIT Introduction to Technology, Engineering, and Science) summer program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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