Dr. McNeil was recognized by the American Association of School Administrators as the 2019 California Superintendent of the Year! She was recognized for her service to the school community and leadership.

Robert (Bob) Smith has been approved to fill the Area 2 Trustee seat for the City of Needles. Bob will be sworn in as a Trustee Area 2 at the annual reorganization meeting on Tuesday, December 11, 2018. Bob's term of office will be for 4 years or until November of 2022.

Applications are now being accepted for the vacant Trustee seat for Area 2 in the City of Needles. The vacant seat will be filled by an appointment process starting at 5:00 pm at the next regular Board of Trustee meeting on Tuesday, November 6th. Applicants will interview in open session with the Board of Trustees, who will appoint to fill the seat following deliberation of all qualified candidates. Applications are available online and at the District Support Office. Applications are due to the District Office by 4:00 pm on Monday, November 5th.

The Needles HS and Needles MS Band was the First Place Winner in the Fort Mojave Indian Days Parade last Saturday. Band Director Justin Carlson led our very talented students in a march through downtown Needles to celebrate our rich cultural heritage of the Fort Mojave Indian Tribe. Congratulations to our Needles Band members and our Band Director on your success!

Today is Senior Appreciation Day! Students paint the way to Needles High School with Mustang Blue Horseshoes! Thank you to teachers and parents who supported our students in these activities! Thank you to the City of Needles who kept our students safe while painting!

Four NHS students were sponsored by the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department to participate in the Marine Corp Devil's Pups program last summer. All four students, Erin Breaux, Ryly Payson, Isidro Ramirez and Dawsen Yeager completed the course successfully! Thank you to Deputy Valdez and the Needles station of the SB County Sheriff's Department for your support of our students! Thank you to the City of Needles Council for recognizing our students' achievement.

Norma Bunton was recognized by the Needles Unified School District and the Needles Chamber of Commerce as the Educator of the Year. Dr. McNeil, Superintendent, believes that all District employees are educators in their own way to make a difference for our students. "Norma is the first person that her students see on the bus each morning and the last smile they get as she drops them off at home at night", says Dr. McNeil. Norma is a graduate of Needles HS and still plays with students in the local Bluenotes Band. "As a bus driver in the Needles Unified School District, she has made a difference for our students each and every day!" The Needles Unified School District is PROUD of Norma Bunton and congratulates her on this award.

Needles Unified School District will provide free breakfast and lunch to all students who are enrolled.

Anyone interested in applying for the upcoming election for the Needles Unified School Board of Trustees may file paperwork for the November 6th General Election. There are 3 openings for Area 2 in the City of Needles. Anyone preferring a ride to pick-up paperwork should notify Cindy Smith in the Superintendent's Office.

Anyone interested in filling for the School Board may do so in 29 Palms on Thursday, August 2nd from 10 am to 4 pm. Candidates may pick-up, complete, and return packet at this time.
Call for an appointment at 909 387-8300 and ask for Angelica.

29 Palms City Hall
6136 Adobe Rd.
29 Palms, CA 92277