41-615: The Sedona-Oak Creek Unified School District is a school district headquartered in Sedona , Arizona . It operates Sedona Red Rock High School as well as the West Sedona School, which serves students in grades K through 8. It previously operated the K–8 school Big Park Community; however, the school district voted in May 2020 to close the school due to budget deficit concerns. It includes
82-508: A boarding International Baccalaureate high school with many international students, is located between the Village of Oak Creek and Red Rock Crossing. It hosts numerous 'traditions' and performances open to the community. Their mascot is the coyote. Total attendance measures about 120 students per year, grades 9–12. Oscar-winning composer James Horner studied there (Titanic, Braveheart, Avatar, Legends of The Fall). Sedona Charter School (SCS)
123-573: A denial of FAPE with respect to 4 IEP goals, ordered 90 hours of compensatory education, and rejected all other claims. As the Hearing Office noted, the district did not begin working with the student on his second short-term objectives related to color matching, photo matching, shape matching until November 2012, despite the fact the student had mastered the first short term objectives for all three of these goals in September 2012. Mr. Oskowis
164-607: A large population of Cupressus glabra . At higher elevations in Oak Creek Canyon Juniperus virginiana , Pinus edulis and other pines occur. The red rocks of Sedona are formed by a unique layer of rock known as the Schnebly Hill Formation . The Schnebly Hill Formation is a thick layer of red to orange-colored sandstone found only in the Sedona vicinity. The sandstone, a member of
205-516: A low of 34.0 °F (1.1 °C). In July, the average high temperature is 96.9 °F (36.1 °C) with a low of 67.6 °F (19.8 °C). Annual precipitation is just over 17 inches (430 mm). As of the census of 2000 , there were 10,192 people, 4,928 households, and 2,863 families residing in the city. The population density was 548.0 inhabitants per square mile (211.6/km ). There were 5,684 housing units at an average density of 305.6 per square mile (118.0/km ). The racial makeup of
246-603: A popular backdrop for many activities, ranging from spiritual pursuits to the hundreds of hiking and mountain biking trails. Sedona was named after Sedona Schnebly whose husband, Theodore Carlton Schnebly, was the city's first postmaster. She was celebrated for her hospitality and industriousness. Her mother, Amanda Miller, claimed to have made the name up because "it sounded pretty". The first European-American settler, John J. Thompson, moved to Oak Creek Canyon in 1876, an area well known for its peach and apple orchards. The early settlers were farmers and ranchers. In 1902, when
287-631: A wildfire started from an unknown cause began north of Sedona at Slide Rock State Park . The Slide Fire spread across 21,227 acres in Oak Creek Canyon over nine days and prompted evacuations. State Route 89A opened to Flagstaff in June, but all parking and canyon access was closed to the public until October 1, 2014. Sedona is located in the interior chaparral, semi-desert grassland, Great Basin conifer woodland biomes of northern Arizona. Sedona has mild winters and warm summers. According to
328-621: Is located at 570 Posse Ground Road. Sedona Red Rock High School (SRRHS), built in 1994, is located on the western edge of town in West Sedona. The school's mascot is the Scorpion. The high school's new campus, a series of single-story buildings, is located opposite the Sedona campus of Yavapai College . As of 2016, Sedona Red Rock High School holds grades 7–8 in the Junior High portion of campus. The Coconino County portion of Sedona
369-821: Is located behind the Sedona Public Library , serving as a Montessori -based school for grades K–8. Yavapai College's Sedona Center for Arts & Technology includes the Sedona Film School , which offers certificates in independent filmmaking, the Business Partnership Program, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute , and the University of Arizona Mini Med School. Sedona Airport is a non-towered general aviation airport located within
410-522: Is on Pine Drive. Angel and the Badman Angel and the Badman is a 1947 American Western film written and directed by James Edward Grant and starring John Wayne , Gail Russell , Harry Carey and Bruce Cabot . The film is about an injured gunfighter who is nursed back to health by a young Quaker woman and her family whose way of life influences him and his violent ways. Angel and
451-412: Is the wrong man for Penny, but Quirt proposes to her anyway. Instead of replying, Penny takes Quirt to pick blackberries. When Penny asks how he came by his name, he says that Walt Ennis found and raised him, and that later Ennis was murdered in a saloon brawl. On their way home, they are ambushed and chased by Laredo and Hondo. Their wagon plunges over a cliff into the river. Penny develops a fever and when
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#1732790383115492-536: Is zoned to Mount Elden Middle School and Flagstaff High School . Red Rock Early Learning Center is a year-round Preschool program designed for children aged 3–5 years old. Their normal school year runs from August to May each year, with a summer session offered during June and July. It is licensed by the ADHS, and located in West Sedona Elementary School building 300. Verde Valley School ,
533-619: The Supai Group , was deposited during the Permian Period . Notable landforms in or around Sedona include the Seven Sacred Pools , Bell Rock , Capitol Butte , Cathedral Rock , Courthouse Butte , Devil's Kitchen Sinkhole , House Mountain , Two Nuns , and Wilson Mountain which is the highest. Sedona has a cold semi-arid climate ( BSk ). In January, the average high temperature is 58.3 °F (14.6 °C) with
574-604: The United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 19.2 square miles (49.7 km ) of which 0.04 square miles (0.1 km ), or 0.22%, is water. Sedona interior chaparral has many shrubs and small tree species of Quercus turbinella and Rhus ovata and a large population of Quercus palmeri . The Great Basin woodland has many small to medium trees of Pinus monophylla Var. fallax , Juniperus arizonica , Juniperus deppeana , Juniperus osteosperma , and Juniperus monosperma and
615-501: The 2011 film Sedona , which is set in the community. On June 18, 2006, a wildfire, reportedly started by campers, began about one mile (2 km) north of Sedona. The Brins Fire covered 4,317 acres (17 km ) on Brins Mesa, Wilson Mountain and in Oak Creek Canyon before the USDA Forest Service declared it 100 percent contained on June 28. Containment cost was estimated at $ 6.4 million. On May 20, 2014,
656-585: The Badman was the first film Wayne produced as well as starred in, and was a departure for this genre at the time it was released. Writer-director James Edward Grant was Wayne's frequent screenwriting collaborator. In 1975, the film entered the public domain in the United States because National Telefilm Associates did not renew its copyright registration in the 28th year after publication. Wounded Quirt Evans horse collapses in front of Quaker Thomas Worth's homestead. Quirt says that he must get to
697-425: The Badman." Upon the film's release, The New York Times reviewer wrote, "Mr. Wayne and company have sacrificed the usual roaring action to fashion a leisurely Western, which is different from and a notch or two superior to the normal sagebrush saga." The reviewer continues: James Edward Grant, who wrote and directed the story, has included the gun fights, slugging melées and scenic pursuits necessary to fill out
738-731: The Sedona area at Bell Rock , Airport Mesa , Cathedral Rock , and Boynton Canyon . The Sedona Wetlands Preserve is a popular area for birding. Politically, Uptown Sedona, the Gallery District and the Chapel area (all in Coconino County) and West Sedona (in Yavapai County) form the City of Sedona. Founded in 1902, it was incorporated as a city in 1988. The unincorporated Village of Oak Creek , 7 miles (11 km) to
779-481: The Sedona post office was established, there were 55 residents. In the mid-1950s, the first telephone directory listed 155 names. Some parts of the Sedona area were not electrified until the 1960s. Sedona began to develop as a tourist destination, vacation-home and retirement center in the 1950s. Most of the development seen today was constructed in the 1980s and 1990s. As of 2007, there are no large tracts of undeveloped land remaining. Important early settlers included
820-721: The Sedona/Oak Creek area. The facility is part of the Northern Arizona Healthcare system and is a subdivision of Verde Valley Medical Center in the nearby city of Cottonwood . Sedona's oldest burial ground is the Schuerman–Red Rock Cemetery, dating from 1893. Another pioneer cemetery is the Cooks Cedar Gate Cemetery, with an initial burial in 1918. The Sedona Community Cemetery, also known as Sedona Memorial Park,
861-585: The Steele family, originally of Scotland. In 1956, construction of the Chapel of the Holy Cross was completed. The chapel rises 70 feet (21 m) out of a 1,000-foot (300 m) redrock cliff. The most prominent feature of the chapel is the cross. Later a chapel was added. Inside the chapel there is a window and a cross with benches and pews. Sedona played host to more than sixty Hollywood productions from
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#1732790383115902-484: The Yavapai County portion of Sedona (the majority of the city), as well as Village of Oak Creek (Big Park) . It also includes Red Rock . Mr. Oskowis had filed four Due Process Complaints, which were consolidated into one hearing and decision. One of the problems was that the district failed to advance to subsequent short-term objectives, after the student met the prerequisite objectives. The Hearing Office found
943-456: The administrative record. However, the judge agreed that the notices required further review. "The Court cannot ignore [the parent's] allegations because if correct, an erroneous administrative record would be a valid basis for the Court to admit additional evidence," Judge Teilborg wrote. Sedona, Arizona Sedona ( / s ɪ ˈ d oʊ n ə / si- DOH -nə ) is a city that straddles
984-418: The age of 18 living with them, 48.6% were married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.9% were non-families. 32.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.06 and the average family size was 2.52. In the city, the population was spread out, with 13.7% under
1025-460: The age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 21.2% from 25 to 44, 35.0% from 45 to 64, and 25.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.9 males. The median income for a household in the city was $ 44,042, and the median income for a family was $ 52,659. Males had a median income of $ 32,067 versus $ 24,453 for females. The per capita income for
1066-412: The city limits. The nearest commercial airports are Flagstaff Pulliam Airport (26 miles [42 km] away), Prescott Regional Airport (68 miles [109 km] away), and Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (119 miles [192 km] away). Verde Valley Medical Center – Sedona Campus is an outpatient facility providing 24/7 emergency services, cancer services, and primary and specialty healthcare to
1107-429: The city was $ 31,350. About 4.7% of families and 9.7% of the population were below the poverty line , including 12.1% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over. Annual events include: Arts organizations include: A New Age tourist industry operates in Sedona, where José Arguelles organized the " Harmonic Convergence " in 1987. Some New Age proponents purport that "spiritual vortices" are concentrated in
1148-644: The city was 92.2% White , 0.5% Black or African American , 0.5% Native American , 0.9% Asian , 0.1% Pacific Islander , 4.3% from other races, and 1.6% from two or more races. 8.9% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. At the 2000 census there were 7,229 people living in the Yavapai County (western) portion of the city (70.9% of its population) and 2,963 living in the Coconino County (eastern) portion (29.1%). By land area Yavapai had 66.2% of its area, versus 33.8% for Coconino. There were 4,928 households, out of which 15.8% had children under
1189-498: The county line between Coconino and Yavapai counties in the northern Verde Valley region of the U.S. state of Arizona . As of the 2010 census , its population was 10,031. It is within the Coconino National Forest . Sedona's main attraction is its array of red sandstone formations. The formations appear to glow in brilliant orange and red when illuminated by the rising or setting sun. The red rocks form
1230-486: The dam. Penny asks Quirt to accompany the family to a Quaker meeting . Before they leave, Marshal Wistful McClintock comes to question Quirt about a stagecoach robbery. The family swears that Quirt was with them at the time. McClintock asks Quirt why he resigned as Wyatt Earp's deputy and sold his ranch, soon after Laredo gunned down Walt Ennis in a saloon brawl. When Quirt refuses to answer, McClintock leaves. When Penny begs Quirt to steer clear of Laredo, he says he will. On
1271-458: The doctor tells Quirt there is no hope for her, he straps on his pistol and rides into town. After Quirt leaves, Penny's fever suddenly breaks. In town, Quirt sends Bradley to tell Laredo and Hondo that he is waiting for them in the street. The Worths arrive and Penny convinces Quirt to surrender his gun to her. As Laredo and Hondo draw their guns, McClintock shoots them both. Quirt, swearing off his former life of violence to McClintock, rides off in
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1312-427: The family's belief in non-violence. Laredo Stevens and three associates ride into town looking for Quirt. Penny's younger brother Johnny warns Quirt, who prepares to leave. Penny, now smitten with Quirt, offers to run off with him. Quirt checks his gun and discovers that it has been emptied just as Stevens's gang arrives. Training his weapon on the doorway, Quirt calmly greets Laredo and his gang. Thinking that Quirt has
1353-548: The first years of movies into the 1970s. Stretching as far back as 1923, Sedona's red rocks were a fixture in major Hollywood productions – including films such as Angel and the Badman , Desert Fury , Blood on the Moon , Johnny Guitar , The Last Wagon , 3:10 to Yuma and Broken Arrow . However, the surroundings typically were identified to audiences as the terrain of Texas, California, Nevada, and even Canada–US border territory. The town lent its name to
1394-582: The herd from the original rustlers. They then celebrate with showgirls Lila Neal and Christine Taylor. After a bar fight, Lila teases Quirt about his Bible, who gets angry and rides back to the Worth farm. Penny is pleased, but when McClintock arrives to question Quirt about the rustling, Quirt says that Lila can provide him with an alibi. Penny is hurt because she heard Quirt talk about Lila in his delirium, and thinks that Quirt prefers Lila. Quirt kisses her to show who he really prefers. McClintock warns Quirt that he
1435-702: The south and well outside the Sedona city limits, is a significant part of the Sedona community. In 2013, Sedona became one of the Arizona municipalities to approve of civil unions for same-sex partners. The Yavapai County portion of Sedona is served by the Sedona-Oak Creek Unified School District . The Coconino County portion of Sedona is in the Flagstaff Unified School District . West Sedona School (Sedona-Oak Creek USD), serving grades K–6,
1476-508: The telegraph station. Thomas and his daughter Penelope offer to drive him into town in their wagon, to which Quirt agrees. After wiring a claim to the land recorder's office, Quirt passes out. The telegraph operator, Bradley, tells Penny that Quirt is a famous gunman, and a ladies' man. At the Worths', the doctor treats a delirious Quirt and warns the family it is dangerous to offer him shelter. Once Quirt has recovered consciousness, Penny explains
1517-440: The upper hand, Laredo offers to buy his claim. When Quirt sets the price at $ 20,000, Laredo hands over $ 5,000 in gold and challenges him to come for the balance when he is able. Afterward, Quirt prepares to leave, but when Penny begs him to stay, he changes his mind. When Quirt learns that rancher Frederick Carson dammed the stream running through the valley, draining the Worths' irrigation ditches, he intimidates Carson into opening
1558-584: The wagon with Penny. McClintock picks up Quirt's discarded weapon and Bradley comments that Quirt may need it, but McClintock says, "Only a man who carries a gun ever needs one." Principal photography took place from mid-April through late June 1946, in Flagstaff and Sedona, Arizona , and in Monument Valley in Utah. In 1993, Johnny Cash wrote and sang a song inspired by this film called "Angel and
1599-450: The way to the meeting they meet Quirt's friend Randy McCall. At the meeting Randy tells Quirt that Laredo plans to rustle a herd of cattle and suggests that they then steal the herd from Laredo and let him take the blame. Thomas presents Quirt with a Bible in gratitude for his role in ending the water feud with Carson. Fearing that he will never be able to live up to Penny's expectations, Quirt abruptly leaves with Randy. Quirt and Randy steal
1640-462: The yarn. But, mainly, he has portrayed the change in Quirt Evans, a feared triggerman of the frontier southwest, who, when wounded, is not only nursed to health but subtly won over by Penelope Worth and her Quaker philosophy. The reviewer concludes, "John Wayne makes a grim and laconic, converted renegade, who is torn by love, a new faith and the desire for revenge on an arch enemy. Gail Russell,
1681-432: Was able to convince the Court to question the authenticity of documentation in a child's special education record. Senior U.S. District Judge James A. Teilborg observed that the prior written notice in the administrative record "differ[ed] substantially in content" from the version the parent claimed to have received by email. He rejected the parent's claim that the discrepancy demonstrated a need to validate all information in