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Welcome to our Course Database - Easily search through all the courses offered at Desert Ridge Junior High.
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about Academics
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Desert Ridge Junior offers Robotics, Drama, Drumline, Chess, Zoology, Youth Alive, Ping Pong, Video Tech, Student Ambassadors, Student Council, Book Club, and Roaming Rattlers.
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Take a look inside Desert Ridge Junior High and learn about our Rattler Family.
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about Explore Desert Ridge Junior
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AVID - Advancement Via Individual Determination is designed to increase schoolwide learning and performance with a regularly scheduled elective class that prepares students with academic potential for success in college.
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about Electives
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Desert Ridge Junior Athletics participates in the Gilbert Public Schools Superstition Junior High School Conference. Visit the Athletics section to learn more about the four seasons of Desert Ridge athletics.
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Gilbert Public Schools is looking for enthusiastic job seekers to join our GPS Family! Join GPS for a Job Fair on Wednesday, January 22, 2025 from 4:00 to 6:00pm at Highland High School located at 4301 East Guadalupe Road.
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Desert Ridge High School and Desert Ridge Junior High are more than just neighboring schools; they are partners in education, working together to provide students with unique learning opportunities.
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The Arizona Department of Education (ADE) has released the 2023-24 School Letter Grades. For the 2023-24 school year Gilbert Public Schools has achieved an ‘A’ letter grade for our school district. Further, all GPS schools have achieved either an ‘A’ or ‘B’ letter grade, rating them as excellent or highly performing by the Arizona Department of Education.
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Technology Integration Educators (TIEs) play an important role in ensuring students receive an engaging educational experience that develops critical thinking, problem-solving, and technology skills which will serve them well throughout their academic journey and beyond.
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Gilbert Public Schools will celebrate and honor four incredible individuals who help make GPS the best place to work and learn - Tina Judd, Troy Seamster, Austin McIntosh, and Harry Webb!
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Thank you for all of your efforts to ensure your child wears their student ID badge. We appreciate your support with this important safety and security initiative.
As we communicated at the beginning of this school year all of our students who ride a bus must have their Student ID Badges to ride the bus to and from school every day.
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Huge congratulations to our amazing students and staff at the Gilbert Adult Learning Program! We're thrilled to announce that they have been awarded ‘Excelling Program of the Year for Overall Adult Education Services' by the Arizona Department of Education for the second year in a row.
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Governing Board President and GPS leader Sheila Uggetti passed away on Sunday, September 15, 2024, leaving a powerful legacy in the district and public education as a whole. On Tuesday, September 17th employees across the district will be wearing green for Sheila, representing her favorite holiday, St.Patrick’s Day, and an opportunity to honor a true friend who was an inspiration to so many, in education and life.
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