The City of Needles has updated the schedule for the Community Parks Grant program. All Community Members are invited to attend these meetings and provide input on ways to improve our community of Needles.

The City of Needles is asking ALL of us to help share our dreams for creating beautiful parks for our community! The City is writing a grant to create and improve our parks here in the city. You can be part of this vision to beautify our community. Come to the meeting March 13th at 5:00 pm at the Council Chambers at 1111 Bailey Ave. ALL ARE WELCOME!

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.