Summer Parking/Construction Update
Graduation Tickets and Seating
Attendees will not be permitted to bring balloons, glass vases, or containers. At no time will guests be allowed to assemble outside the graduate gate area. All State Farm Stadium policies are expected to be followed while on their premises.
Cap and Gown Information
Panoramic Picture
**If the site requires a password to order, please use: DEHS2022
Important Dates
May
May 13: Work and Learn from Home day for staff and students
May 18: MANDATORY Graduation Rehearsal; 8:30 AM; Main Gym
May 18: Class of 2022 Celebration; 9:30 AM
May 18: Senior Checkout; 11:30 AM
May 18: Grades 9-11 Final Exams (P1, P2, P3)
May 19: Grades 9-11 Final Exams (P4, P5, P6)
May 21: Graduation; 2 PM; State Farm Stadium
Please visit www.aguafria.org/dehs for the most up-to-date calendar information
Tax Credit Information
Counseling Department Information
Counselors are available daily to support students with Academic, College/Career and Social/Emotional needs. Please reach out if you have any questions.
· Mr. Vernier A - D rvernier@aguafria.org
· Mrs. Bethel E - H cbethel@aguafria.org
· Mrs. Sears I - M ksears@aguafria.org
· Mrs. Padilla N - R ipadilla@aguafria.org
· Ms. Hurley S – Z ahurley@aguafria.org
About DEHS
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.
