Mayor Tim Elinski thanks graduates for helping create a vibrant community and strengthening the local economy
Yavapai Community College announced in a press release that 110 graduates of the Sedona Center and Verde Campus attended commencement ceremonies last week. Earlier, the Blog had reported the number as 80. The Community College news release follows in full:
Clarkdale AZ (May 13, 2019) – Commencement signaled the completion of one life-changing journey and the start of something new for more than 110 degree and certificate-earners sharing the Commencement spotlight Friday evening at the Yavapai College Verde Valley campus.
The ceremony’s keynote speaker, Cottonwood Mayor Tim Elinski, extolled the 2019 YC graduating class for helping create a vibrant community and strengthening the local economy. And, while he encouraged graduates to stay and build their lives in the Verde Valley, he urged them not to scrimp on adventures. “Please have as many adventures as you possibly can, but do consider coming back to the community that cares about you so much,” he said.
In her address to fellow graduates and a Mabery Pavilion overflowing with well-wishers, aspiring English teacher Shanandoah Sterling of Sedona, looked back on her own, much-delayed educational journey with fondness and mirth. She encouraged her classmates to continue dreaming and setting new goals. “Take the foundations of success gained here at Yavapai College into tomorrow, next week and the years to follow … Wherever your journey takes you, be it onto a four-year university, embarking into a chosen career, outreaching into your community or striving to help others obtain their dreams, I know you will be successful.” Read More→
Yavapai Community College honored outstanding faculty, staff and alumni at its “Evening of Recognition” ceremony held Tuesday, Aril 30 at the Verde Valley Campus.
Earning Outstanding Alumni honors this year was 
Yavapai Community College leaders, faculty and staff honored students from the Verde Campus and Sedona Center at the “Evening of Recognition” ceremony held Tuesday, April 30 at the Verde Valley Campus. 
Yavapai Community College and the Cottonwood Old Town Center have joined together in 
bringing Emmet Cahill to Cottonwood for a one-night concert at Cottonwood’s Old Town Center for the Arts on April 27. The concert begins at 7 PM.
The “Well Dressed Wolves” contemporary Rock Band will help students celebrate the end of the school year with live music from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Mabery Pavilion on the Verde Valley Campus May 2. The public is invited and admission is free.
The second annual 
In an effort to raise awareness about sexual assault and its prevention and in conjunction with recognizing April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Yavapai Community College, Verde Valley Campus will host a series of speakers, presentations, resources and more on Wednesday, April 3.
According to advertisements in the local newspapers, Yavapai Community College is offering workshops to help jobseekers in the County. The first is scheduled for Thursday, April 11, at 11 AM. The Community College indicates that this workshop will involve how to interview “with confidence.” For information as to place, contact Linda Brannock at 
The Community College announced in a press release that there will be a College Jazz Big Bands concert Friday, March 8 at 7 p.m. at the Old Town Center for the Arts in Cottonwood. The concert will “include the ‘Roughriders’ and the ‘Trailblazers,’ who will present a night of big band sounds that will send you back in time. Swing rhythms, soulful saxophones, and punchy brasses combine to make this an evening of classics that define the genre. Greats from across the ages will be performed.”