Huachuca Mountain Elementary School

The Sierra Vista Unified School District Governing Board is pleased to announce the appointment of Terri Romo as Interim Superintendent for the 2025–2026 school year, effective July 1, 2025. Mrs. Romo brings more than three decades of dedicated service to SVUSD, having served as a student, teacher, principal, and most recently, Assistant Superintendent. A proud product of SVUSD schools, Mrs. Romo is deeply invested in the success of the district and the community it serves. “While I never envisioned myself pursuing the superintendency, I feel called to offer my leadership during this important transition,” Romo shared. “Sierra Vista is my home. I am a proud product of this district, and now I have the privilege of raising my children in the same community and schools that helped shape me.” Throughout her career, Romo has demonstrated a deep commitment to doing what is best for children. Her work has included extensive grant writing, securing millions of dollars in additional funding to support students and staff, and fostering a culture of integrity, transparency, and collaboration. The Governing Board selected Mrs. Romo to serve as a stabilizing force during the district’s transition, as the search continues for a permanent superintendent. "Mrs. Romo’s experience, compassionate leadership, and unwavering dedication to SVUSD make her the ideal person to guide our district through the year ahead,” said Governing Board President Donald Lee. “She understands our schools, our students, and the unique needs of our community.” Terri Romo will succeed Dr. Eric Holmes, who has served as Superintendent since 2020. The Governing Board extends its sincere appreciation to Dr. Holmes for his five years of service, leadership, and commitment to students, staff, and families. As the district prepares for a year of significant change—including the launch of the middle school academy concept and the closure of two school campuses in the 26-27 school year—Mrs. Romo stands ready to lead with empathy and decisiveness. “SVUSD is my home,” Romo stated. “I understand the pride each school holds and the deep impact this next phase will have on our community. I am honored to serve as a bridge during this transition, and I remain committed to strong, compassionate leadership.” Mrs. Romo holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Arizona and a Master’s in Education from Northern Arizona University. She is certified in teaching, administration, and the superintendency. Please join us in welcoming Mrs. Romo as Interim Superintendent and in thanking Dr. Holmes for his dedicated service to our district.

📣 Starting June 9th, our SVUSD Welcome Center will begin summer hours! ☀️💼 Our amazing team will be ready to assist you with registration and answer any questions you may have: 🕖 Mon, Wed, Fri: 7 AM – 12 PM 🕛 Tues & Thurs: 12 PM – 5 PM 📅 Special Saturday Hours: Open on July 26th, 9 AM - 12 PM for your convenience! Enjoy your summer, and we look forward to seeing you soon! 💙 #SVUSDWelcomeCenter #SummerHours #WeAreHereToHelp #SVUSDPride #EnjoyYourSummer

Wishing all SVUSD families and staff a safe and wonderful Memorial Day weekend. ❤️ 📌 Reminder: All SVUSD offices will be closed on Monday, May 26th in observance of Memorial Day. 🎓🎉 Congratulations to the Class of 2025! We’re so proud of all you’ve accomplished and can’t wait to see what’s next! 💙🎓✨ #ClassOf2025 #SVUSDPride #MemorialDayWeekend #CongratsGraduates #SVUSDStrong

A HUGE thank you to the San Pedro Kiwanis of Sierra Vista for supporting our 5th grade Bolts and Dust Devils throughout the school year! 🎉💙💛 Special appreciation goes to Lolene Paholke for leading this amazing Terrific Kids program and working closely with our fantastic 5th-grade teams at Huachuca Mountain and PDS! This inspiring program recognizes students for reaching their personal goals—and we love celebrating their success in fun and memorable ways! 🙌 🎁 Students received at their last ceremony school-colored baseball caps—blue or white for PDS, and yellow for HME—along with a permanent marker so they could collect autographs from teachers and classmates. It’s a special end-of-year tradition, and many students treasure their hats for years! Each time a student reaches a new goal, they receive a small reward: ⭐ 1st time: certificate, bumper sticker, pencil, and a bag (with school supplies) ⭐ 2nd time: pencil and bookmark ⭐ 3rd time: water bottle and pencil 🌟 Our Super Terrific Kids—those who went above and beyond—received a disposable camera and a photo album to capture their memories! After the celebration, students enjoyed free time outside where they proudly signed each other’s hats. We've even had former students tell us they still have their hat as a keepsake. 💫 Thank you to all the families, friends, businesses, and supporters—and especially the San Pedro Kiwanis—for helping us honor these hardworking, goal-crushing students! We are so proud of them! 🥰 #TerrificKids #GoalGetters #EmpoweringYouth #SVUSDProudARatedDistrict

☀️🎉 The Bolts are making the most of the final week of the 2024–25 school year — and what a fun-filled week it's been! 💙⚡️ Check out some of the exciting things happening around campus: 🏖️ 2nd grade soaked up the fun with a Beach Day 🤠 3rd grade celebrated Western Day with help from their amazing parents — complete with hot dogs and mac & cheese! 🥎 And in the epic Teachers vs. 6th Grade Kickball Game, our awesome 6th graders took the win with a score of 14–12! Best of luck to our incredible 6th grade class — we’ll miss you! 💫 #BoltPride #LastWeekOfSchool #KickballChamps #BeachDayVibes #WesternDayFun #WeWillMissYou #GoBolts #EmpoweringYou ⚡️

📣 Reminder, SVUSD Families! Tomorrow, Thursday, May 22nd, is the last day of school, and it will be a half day! 🎉 🕚 Elementary release: 11:15 AM 🕧 Middle school release: 12:30 PM We wish all our SVUSD students and families a fun, safe, and relaxing summer! ☀️🌴 We can't wait to welcome you back on July 30th! 💙 #SVUSDStrong #LastDayOfSchool #HalfDayReminder #SummerBreak #SeeYouInJuly

☀️💦 The Bolts had a blast on Friday at Field Day! With perfect weather and tons of games, including water games, it was a splashing good time from start to finish! 😎🎉💧 A huge thank you to our amazing Bolt to all the parents who came out to support and cheer on our students. Your energy made the day even more special! 🙌💙 Extra shoutout to Coach Mac and Mrs. Coronado for organizing this fantastic event — you two are the 💣! Go Bolts! ⚡️ #BoltPride #FieldDayFun #SplashingGoodTime #ThankYouPTO #CoachMacAndMrsCoronadoRock #TheBomb #GoBolts 💦⚡️🎽

🎉 PBIS is in full motion at SVUSD! We’re proud to share photos from our most recent PBIS Awards Ceremony, where we celebrated both students and staff who earned the most points for being Respectful, Responsible, and Safe! 🙌 These awards highlight the positive behaviors that help make our schools great places to learn and grow. 👏 We’re proud of our recipients—and of our entire PBIS system! #SVUSDProud #PBIS #PositiveBehavior #RespectfulResponsibleSafe #StudentSuccess #StaffShoutout #EmpoweringYou

📣 Attention, Bolt Families! We have a limited number of yearbooks left, and your Bolt PTO will be selling them on Monday, May 19th and Tuesday, May 20th during lunch in the cafeteria! 📚✨ The cost is $20 — and cash is preferred. Don’t miss your chance to grab a yearbook full of this year’s amazing memories at Huachuca Mountain Elementary School! 💙💛 #BoltPride #HuachucaMountain #Yearbook2025

🏃‍♂️🏅 Our elementary students from Bella Vista, Huachuca Mountain, Town and Country, Pueblo Del Sol, and Village Meadows came together at Buena High School for their first annual Track Meet—and it was a total blast! 💥 Six events filled the day with energy and excitement: • 100 Meter Dash • 400 Meter Dash • Mile Run (4 laps) • 4 x 100 Meter Relay • Long Jump • Softball Throw 👟 Each school sent 30 student-athletes—5 boys and 5 girls from grades 4–6—who competed in 1 or 2 events each. 🏅 Ribbons were awarded to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners of each event! 🙌 A huge thank you to the PE teachers from the five elementary schools for organizing this incredible event, and to the Buena cross country and track athletes for helping run it smoothly! It was an amazing day of sportsmanship, school spirit, and fun. Way to go, future champions! 💪💙💛 #SVUSDProud #ElementaryTrackMeet #FutureAthletes #BoltPride #WolfPackPride #RoadrunnerPride #DustdevilPride #BobcatPride

🎉☀️ Field Day is almost here! We’re so excited to celebrate this Friday, May 16th, and we know how much our Bolts love this event! 💙⚡ 📅 Schedule: 🧒 Kindergarten–3rd grade: Starts at 9 AM 🧑‍🏫 4th–6th grade: Starts at 12 PM Important reminder: Please make sure your Bolt is ready to go! Send them with: 🧢 A hat 🧴 Sunscreen 🧼 A towel 💧 A water bottle 👕 A change of clothes (we will get wet!) 🚫 No swimsuits, please! We can’t wait for a day full of fun, games, and smiles! 💦🎊 #FieldDayFun #BoltPride #HuachucaMountain #EndOfYearFun #WeLoveFieldDay #SplashDay #GoBolts #SunAndSmiles #ReadySetBolt #EmpoweringYou

🏃‍♂️📚 Huachuca Mountain’s "Race into Summer Reading" was a blast! Students and staff showed up in costume and ran a lap around the field to kick off summer reading — and it was hilarious! 😂🎉 A huge thank you to our friends at the Sierra Vista Public Library for joining the fun and encouraging our Bolts to read 1,000 minutes this summer! 💯📖 Let’s do this — Go read, Bolts! ⚡💙 #RaceIntoReading #SummerReadingChallenge #HuachucaMountain #BoltPride #Read1000Minutes #LibraryLove #GoBolts #SVLovesReading #ReadingIsFun #EmpoweringYou

📢 Attention Families with Kindergarten-Age Children! 📢 Do you have a little one who’s eager to start Kindergarten but isn’t quite old enough? 🎒✨ Sierra Vista Unified School District offers early entrance testing for children whose 5th birthday falls between September 1 and January 1 of the upcoming school year. This assessment helps determine if they’re ready to jump into Kindergarten fun! 📝 Testing Dates: June 16th & June 30th ⏳ Sign up early to save your spot! 📞 Have questions? Contact Stacy Jackson-Fesser at 520-515-2743 or visit our website for more details: www.svusd68.org/earlykinder Let’s get your child started on their learning adventure! 🚀🍎 #EmpoweringYou #SVUSDProudARatedDistrict

🌸 Happy Mother’s Day to all SVUSD moms! 🌼 We appreciate everything you do and hope your day is filled with love, joy, and relaxation. 💖 Have a wonderful day—you deserve it! 💐 #HappyMothersDay #SVUSD #WeLoveOurMoms

🎨 The Bolts had a great time in art class with Mrs. Melissa, creating beautiful Mother’s Day cards! 💐 Our Bolts are so creative and love art—they put their hearts into every piece. Everyone is excited to celebrate the amazing moms in their lives. Thank you to all the wonderful moms out there—Happy Mother’s Day to all moms! 💖 #BoltPride #MothersDay #ThankYouMoms #CreativeBolts #SVUSDProudARatedDistrict #EmpoweringYou

🎉 Last week , we had the joy of welcoming our incoming kindergarten students for the upcoming school year! All of our elementary schools opened their doors for an afternoon of fun for the whole family—complete with scavenger hunts, meet the teacher, table games, a school bus experience, photo booth fun, campus tours, and more! 🚌📸🎲 We were so excited to meet our future students and their families! Missed the event? No problem! Reach out to our Welcome Center or contact your neighborhood school to schedule a tour or get more information. We’d love to hear from you and help you get ready for kindergarten! 💛✏️ #KindergartenReady #SVUSDWelcome

💦 The Bolts had a blast at The Cove! 💙 A big thank you to the City of Sierra Vista for welcoming us in three groups and supporting this special day. We're also so grateful to all the parents and staff who helped make it an unforgettable experience. Our Bolts earned the fun—and they made the most of it! ⚡👏 #BoltPride #ThankYouSierraVista #SVUSD

📚☀️ Huachuca Mountain is Racing into Summer and Reading! 🏃‍♂️💨 Get ready, Bolts! On Monday, May 12th, the Sierra Vista Public Library will be on campus to share all the exciting summer reading programs they have to offer! And that’s not all… we’re kicking off the fun with a Blow-Up Costume Race! 🦖🦄🕺 Does your student have a blow-up costume and want to join the race? They’re more than welcome to participate! 📍 Come watch the fun at 9 AM on Monday, May 12th – we’d love to see you there! We’re charging into the last two weeks of school with energy, laughter, and a love for reading! 💙⚡️ #BoltPride #ReadingRocks #RacingIntoSummer #SummerReadingFun #HuachucaMountain #SVUSDProudARatedDistrict #EmpoweringYou

🍎 Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! 🌟 SVUSD is celebrating all of our incredible teachers and staff this week! We are so proud to have you on our team and beyond grateful for everything you do for our students, families, and community. Your dedication, passion, and hard work make a lasting impact every single day. From all of us at SVUSD—thank you from the bottom of our hearts! 💛📚 #TeacherAppreciationWeek #SVUSDShines #ThankATeacher #EmpoweringYou

Hello Bolts! The time has come for our annual online auction! It will be held on Wednesday, May 7th! The auction is an important fundraiser for our PTO in that it helps provide necessary funds for our school and teacher requests. If you are new or new to hearing about the auction, it’s a whole lot of fun!!! It is held on Facebook and you just search for the group “Lightning Bolt PTO Auction” and join. There are instructions and descriptions there. You can see the last 7 years of auctions under the Albums tab if you are interested in seeing how it has gone in the past.