Desert Willow Elementary School

Vail Pride Day will be Saturday, February 19 from 9:00am-3:00pm at the Pima County Fairgrounds. View the activities in our virtual handbook here!

Dear Parents, As per VUSD’s mission statement, we exist to ". . . provide parents with safe and nurturing school communities where their children can obtain a quality education....

January 28, 2022 We are quickly approaching the time for Spring Parent/Teacher Conferences! As in previous years, Spring conferences are for those students whose parent or tea...

Kindergarten Enrollment In order to register as a kindergarten student, your child must be 5 years old by September 1, 2022. Step 1: March 3 Walk-thru enrollment ...

This is a friendly reminder that Wednesday, January 26th is a 1/2 day and dismissal is at noon. Please contact the front office at 520-879-2302 if you need to make any changes to ...

Our Science and Engineering Showcase will be February 10th! We are in search of judges to help determine the class and individual winners. Judging will be 2/10 from 9:30am-11:00am...

On Monday, January 17th, school will be closed in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Our front office will be closed. School will resume Tuesday, January 18th.

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If you have a child in the Vail School District and would like to transfer to another school outside of your attendance boundary or your family resides in a neighborhood outside o...

Friday, December 17th is a half day and dismissal is at noon. If you need to make any changes to your child's routine transportation please notify the front office by calling 520-...

Sick of rushing your kids to the bus stop or standing outside in the heat waiting? You no longer have to guess where your child's bus is because you can now track it at your fin...

Next Monday, December 13 the orders from the Holiday Cheer Catalog will arrive at Desert Willow! Orders small enough to fit in backpacks will be sent home with students, but if yo...

The Computer Science Advisory Team is super excited to host a Virtual Hour of Code for all students in the Vail School District. During the week of December 6-10, they hope that e...

Looking for dinner to cook itself this Thursday? Join us at the Chick-fil-A on Grant Road. 20% of the sales that night will help fund Vail Pride Day! See you there!

Join us Friday, December 10 5:00pm-6:00pm for Cookies with Santa! Snap a picture with Santa, grab a treat, make a craft, and get some holiday shopping all in one stop! Kids'...

Kids' Korner Holiday Shoppe is coming to Desert Willow December 6-10! Kids will get a chance to preview the items Friday, December 6 to get an idea of what gifts they would like...

We are grateful for YOU this Thanksgiving! Our families, students, staff, and community members make our school a fantastic place to be. Our front office will be closed Nov. 24-26...

On Friday, November 19 all classes will participate in the Science and Engineering Day at Desert Willow. Each class will come up with a project together and will go through the st...

Just in case you needed an "excuse" to go get some Dairy Queen, we've got a great one! Join us for a Vail Pride Day Fundraiser on Thursday, November 18th from 5-8 p.m. at the Vail...

Bring your blankets and flash lights to read under the stars at Desert Willow! The Vail Coffee Stop truck will be selling hot cocoa, cider, and coffees ($2 each, cash only) and th...