Cutthroat Chronicles

ABBA fans rejoice! From November 7-9, the Sun Valley Community School Players will bring the musical beloved around the world, Mamma Mia! to Sun Valley Community School’s stage. More than 30 Upper School students will be working tirelessly both on and behind the stage to bring this ‘ultimate feel-good show’ to life. The production will be directed by Kevin Wade ‘06 and is sure to be a hit! Tickets are available online at communityschool.org and are $8/students and $12/adults. Click the title to learn more about the production!

The SVCS Cutthroat Mountain Bike team entered its third season under the guidance of returning Head Coach Jackson Long (his second year) along with 11 other amazing coaches dedicated to the sport of mountain biking and to stoke the fire of our riders! For the 2024 season the team fielded 16 Middle School riders and 19 Upper School riders for a team total of 35 riders. Click the title to learn more about their season!

Led by returning coach Kelly Feldman and assistant coaches Erika Daly ‘03, Jordan Fitzgerald ‘14, and current English teacher Mackenzie Price, the Lady Cutthroats have enjoyed a strong season, though not without challenges. A new coach was also added to the roster, Aidan DeHan, who brought a strong background in soccer and filled in for both the girls and boys teams as needed. Click the title to learn more about their season!

Boys varsity soccer finished up the High Desert League Conference with an impressive 10-2-2 record, (15-4-2 overall) with notable victories against Gooding and Wendell, both strong teams this year. The Cutthroats were the number three seed at the High Desert District Tournament and opened with a 4-1 Cutthroat home victory against Buhl, followed by a second round victory against Gooding that spilled into penalty kicks after finishing 1-1 after sudden death, to secure their next match against number one Wendell. Click the title to learn how they did at States!

If you’ve ever wondered what happens in the Early Childhood Program, look no further than the outdoor play spaces for EC1, 2, and 3 and you’ll find Early Childhood Program Atelierista Lindsey Emmer surrounded by students holding colorful paint brushes and wearing big smiles. Click the title to learn more!

Calling all future engineers! Cutthroat Kindergartners have been building roller coasters in STREAM this term. It’s known that engineers solve problems using science, math, technology, and creativity, which is a natural connection to STREAM learning. Click the title to learn more!

For more than 15 years, 8th grade Cutthroats have spent the fall term diving deeply into the study of food and the ways we get the food that sustains us. More specifically, they study food, methods of production, systems of farming, and questions of sustainability. Click the title to learn more!

Gaston Zuain’s US science classes have been busy this term. From bugs to plants, both of his Environmental Science and Advanced Biology classes have been able to utilize our own Trail Creek Campus and neighboring Dollar and White Clouds mountains to learn firsthand about our local ecosystems. Click the title to learn more!

A longstanding pillar for SVCS, service learning took a new turn six years ago when Calysta Phillips took over as the Service Learning and Community Connections Coordinator. As of press time, SVCS was in the 5th year of 30 Days of Kindness, a concerted effort by all to increase kindness around our campus during the month of October (also National Bullying Prevention Month), as well as the 3rd year of The Community Table/La Mesa Comunitaria.