Is your student graduating this year?

If your student has a positive lunch account balance, you can request a refund by emailing the

following information to:

Email: foodservices@aguafria.org

Required Information:

- Student Name

- Student ID Number

- Parent/Guardian Name (The check will be made out to this name)

- Parent/Guardian Mailing Address (The check will be mailed to this address)

Processing Time:

Refunds generally take 14-21 business days to complete.

Questions?

Please contact the AFUHSD Food Service Department at:

Phone: 623.932.7000

Thank you and congratulations to your graduating senior!

Student Accounts:

Your student account will stay enabled through June 30th and disabled on July 1st. After this date, you will no longer be able to access your information in your Canva or Google accounts.

1. Add Canva designs you want to keep to your Google Drive:

• Select a Canva design you want to keep / transfer to Google drive.

• Select Share > See all > Google Drive

2. Back Up Your School Google Account:

• If you haven’t done so already, create a personal email address.

• To keep your Gmail and Drive files, follow the steps on this Google Support Page.

• Save your files to a personal device (not your Chromebook).

• Start early — it takes time to complete

• Do this even if you think you will not need files you created during high school (i.e. resume, seniors paper, letters of recommendation, etc.).

• Once your account is disabled, it cannot be reopened.

Vantage and Microsoft are both opening Data Centers in the Goodyear/Avondale area and they will be hiring this summer. For interested graduates, they will be able to offer FREE training that will allow our grads to be hire-eligible for positions starting at over $20 an hour that do not require any experience

Deciding on a career?

Looking for a Scholarship?

Need help navigating the FAFSA application?

Schedule your appointment NOW with Mrs Niko in our Career Center!

kniko@aguafria.org

Attention seniors! If you have money remaining in your lunch account at the end of the year, you can request a refund by submitting a written request to the Food Service Department.

To get your remaining lunch balance refunded, you must email mmachain@aguafria.org with the following information:

✏️ Student's Name

✏️ Student's ID Number

✏️ Parent's Name (Check will be made out to Parent/Guardian)

✏️ Parent's Mailing Address (Check will be mailed to this address)

Attention Incoming 2026 Seniors who are CTE Completers AND Graduates of 2025!!

This is your chance to connect with local businesses offering:
Internships for the 2025-2026 school year (paid and unpaid opportunities!) OR
Entry-level jobs for graduating seniors like YOU!

Here are the details:
When: Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Where: Avondale Conference Center - 11490 W. Civic Center Drive, Avondale, AZ 85323

Why Should You Be There?
✨ Meet top-notch employers from the Southwest Valley ready to hire YOU.
✨ Discover exciting internships and career opportunities to launch your future.
✨ Get inspired and take the first steps toward your dream job!

Bring Your Best Game:

• Dress to impress!

• Bring copies of your resume

• Be ready to network and wow potential employers.

Have questions? Need help preparing? Reach out to your school counselor, career specialist or internship coordinator. If you have questions about the event, please contact Melinda Marchese at mmarchese@aguafria.org.

Mark your calendar, get ready, and we’ll see YOU there!

Monday, May 12th

7:00 PM

Desert Diamond Arena - Glendale Westgate

9400 W. Maryland Ave, Glendale, Arizona

Senior End-of-Year Schedule

1. Senior Honors Night : May 6, 2025, 6 pm

All self-reported scholarships will be honored. Please see the Senior Letter for more information

2. Culminating Assessments (finals)

• Wednesday, May 7th (Periods 1-3)- 10:25 am dismissal

• Thursday, May 8th LAST DAY FOR SENIORS (Periods 4-6 start the day in 4th) - 11:40 am dismissal

3. Graduation Rehearsal will take place during RTI on May 6.

Any Senior taking AP Statistics will be excused from the practice.

4. SENIOR CHECK-OUT will be on May 8 at 11:45 am in the Gym. **ALL SENIORS MUST ATTEND**

5. May 9- No School for SENIORS ONLY

6. All Seniors in Credit Recovery (Rise Lab, ColdWater Learning, Edgenuity online) courses must be successfully completed by May 2nd to be cleared for graduation.

**Senior Students ONLY**

AP Testing Schedule

May 12th: 8 am APCalc AB

• ANY Senior taking this exam should enter through the front office with ID and will be escorted to the testing location. Students should plan to bring snacks or eat before/after, since regular breakfast/lunch will not be served this day.

Seniors impacted by graduation who do not wish to take the May 12 exam will be given the option to participate on the make-up/late testing date. Late exams need to be specifically ordered by the site AP Coordinator for every student taking the late exam. Since late testing is due to high school graduation, there is not a late exam fee for these students. APCalc AB: 5/22 12 pm

AP Exams that occur after graduation May 13th - 23rd

• ANY Senior taking an AP exam AFTER graduation should enter through the front office with ID and will be escorted to the testing location.

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid is NOW OPEN and is available for students and families to complete their FAFSA Application.

FAFSA is a requirement for applications, and is used to determine a student's eligibility for scholarships, federal grants, loans and work-study programs offered by colleges, universities and trade schools.

Items that may be required to complete the 2025/2026 FAFSA Application include:

Student and Parent/Guardian FSA User ID Accounts

Tax Information

Social Security Numbers

Date Of Birth

Bank and Asset Information

Please visit studentaid.gov for the FAFSA Application, and more information, or see your counselor in the College & Career Center

The Conservatory strives to recognize our student's artistic achievements. Our goal is to have every senior receive state-level honors recognition. To qualify as a recipient of the Arizona State Seal of Arts Proficiency, a student must be dedicated to at least 1 Fine Arts discipline, which includes Band, Choir, Dance, Theatre, Visual Arts, or a CTE Design Program including Graphic Design and Film and TV to pursue state-level honors recognition.

The Conservatory wants our Desert Edge student artists to pursue state-level honors recognition by completing the requirements for the Arizona State Seal of Arts Proficiency. Completion of the seal is a tremendous honor.

Students who complete the state seal requirements will be recognized at graduation, receive Fine Arts Honors Cords, have the Arizona State Seal of Arts Proficiency permanently affixed to the graduate's diploma, and a notation will be in the student artists transcript as a state diploma seal recipient, and the student will be recognized at senior honors night.

Please click HERE for detailed information about the Arizona State Seal of Arts Proficiency, a link to the application, and additional requirements.

Support our students and programs by donating to our school. You can receive a dollar-for-dollar tax credit and help out in a major way!! For more information, visit our district's tax credit page by clicking HERE

Located near the Estrella Mountains, Desert Edge High School is the third high school in Agua Fria Union High School District, opening in the Fall of 2002. Desert Edge was the first "Green" Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) silver certificate high school in Arizona, and the fourth in the nation.

Desert Edge is an A+ School of Excellence! (2016 and 2020). The A+ School of Excellence™ Program is a comprehensive school assessment program that celebrates outstanding schools and brings to light the positive stories and successes happening in public schools every day.

Desert Edge has consistently been awarded the Washington Post's America's Most Challenging High School and US News and World Report Best High School in America. Desert Edge is the only high school in Arizona to earn gold medal status in the Beat the Odds program for the 2018-2019 school year. Additionally, Desert Edge was recognized in 2019 for building "a college-going community" with The Most Innovative Player Award from the Governor’s Office of Education and The Arizona Commission for Postsecondary Education.

Desert Edge is located on Estrella Parkway and Yuma Road near the Goodyear Ballpark, Spring Training home of the Cincinnati Reds and Cleveland Indians.

Website: www.aguafria.org/dehs
Location: 15778 West Yuma Road, Goodyear, AZ, USA
Phone: 623-932-7500
Facebook: facebook.com/desertedgehs
Twitter: @desertedgehs