Cutthroat Chronicles

For many years, SVSA was in startup mode, but after 12 years, we are seeing SVSA graduates excel on the collegiate, national, and international stages! Student-athletes from the Wood River Valley are joined by athletes from around the country and the world at SVSA because the SVSA formula is working. 

A long-standing pillar of SVCS, service learning across all divisions has been an important part of this year for many Cutthroats.

Engl Cup is one of our longest-standing and most beloved school traditions! This year’s event for grades 2-12 took place in March on both Trail Creek Campus and Dollar Mountain (don’t worry, our littlest Cutthroats celebrated on campus!).

On the Upper School hardwood, the JV girls fielded basketball team finished their season with an impressive 8-1 record and the boys varsity team finished 5-9.

At Sun Valley Community School, we celebrate Earth Day every year by extending it to an entire week.  Our faculty and staff embrace environmental awareness daily and incorporate it into their classes whenever possible. 

In February, the Sun Valley Community School Players brought the Tony Award-winning play Indecent to Sun Valley Community School’s stage.

On April 8, 2024, millions across North America, Mexico, and Canada experienced the wonder of the historic Great North American Eclipse. In Texas alone, 1 million tourists were predicted to travel to the Lone Star State. A stunning 400,000 were expected in Dallas in hopes of experiencing eclipse totality. And joining eclipse fans in Dallas were 11 Middle School Cutthroats and Middle School science teachers Zach Manta and Kira Faller. 

Walk into Dana Covington’s 5th grade classroom this spring and you would need to step over design drawings on the floor, on the windows, and on the walls. Designs are filled with math equations to ensure that students’ colorful and imaginative room design fit within the given 400 square feet.