Fort Huachuca - School Liaison Office

The School Liaison Officer (SLO) works for the Child, Youth and School (CYS) Services Division to help address educational issues involving military children and youth in the local school community. By partnering with the local and military communities, the SLO acts as a communication link between the Garrison and surrounding school districts.
For more information contact Fort Huachuca’s SLO, at 533-0874.

The time has come for yet another move and you’re on your way to Fort Huachuca, Arizona. If you would like to have a student sponsor, we will match you with a student who has similar interests and can help make your transition a smoother one. The forms and agreement are available to download and return at your convenience. They can also be emailed to the address provided above.

Youth Sponsorship plays a very important role in the moving process. Many questions and concerns are expressed when Families move. For youth, the fear of the unknown is a very real concern. Here are a few examples:

What are the other kids wearing? A Youth Sponsor will help provide the answer to these and many other questions. A Youth Sponsor’s job is to help decrease the new student’s anxiety. The most important part of being a Youth Sponsor is to be a friend and make the new student feel welcome at Fort Huachuca. A Youth Sponsor will be able to introduce the newcomer to other students at school and at the Youth Center. Local Youth Sponsorship

The School Liaison Office proudly offers Youth Sponsorship to Local Youth Sponsorship Volunteer Opportunities

Do you like to meet new people? Do you want to help new students moving to the Fort Huachuca community? Then serving as a Youth Sponsor is for you!

The Youth Sponsorship Program is offered to incoming military affiliated children/youth. If you are living in the area and would like to serve as a Youth Sponsor to incoming students, please read the job description below.

Youth Sponsor Job Description :

Works with newly arriving youth to facilitate a smoother transition.

Assists with planning and developing ongoing activities and events.

Identifies, meets, and helps incoming teens by providing them with friendship, a warm welcome, information, and a tour of the community and installation.

Maintains contact with the new youth before, during, and after transitioning to Fort Huachuca.

Documents all contact and activities with incoming students.

Helps to integrate new youth into the Garrison, school, and the surrounding community.

Utilizes a variety of communication techniques; email, telephone, etc.verbal To become a Youth Sponsor or to submit youth issues contact: Erin Schnitger. by email at Erin.Schnitger.naf@mail.mil

BUENA HIGH SCHOOL: Ms. Barbara Williams

Barbara.williams@svps.k12.az.us

JOYCE CLARK MIDDLE SCHOOL: Melanie Kennebeck

Melanie.kennebeck@svps.k12.az.us

SMITH MIDDLE SCHOOL: Ray Patrone

patroner@fhasd.org

TOMBSTONE HIGH SCHOOL: Ms. Lyn Braswell

lbraswell@tombstone.k12.az.us

Schools: Each school must have an identified AAS Point of Contact (POC). Teachers will complete and submit Wish List Forms of identified needs to the respective school’s POC. The POC will submit completed Wish List Forms to the Fort Huachuca School Liaison Officer. The Wish List Form can be obtained from the School Liaison website (http://www.mwrhuachuca.com/schoolliaison.html) or by contacting the SLO. The SLO will compile and maintain a list of requested volunteer activities and will provide the list to interested Unit POCs and Soldiers.

Each Unit must identify an AAS POC. Soldiers can volunteer in the following three ways:

(1) Units can adopt a specific school and complete volunteer activities within that school on a regular basis.

(2) Units can select items from the Wish List Form (for one or multiple schools) that fit the Unit’s mission time requirements. (3) Individual Soldiers can select items from a school’s Wish Lists for volunteer activities. (Individual Soldiers must obtain approval from their Commanders prior to using duty time.) Volunteer hours will be reported to the Unit POC, who will complete the Unit Log Sheet and forward it to the SLO by the 5th working day of the month for the previous month.

Fort Huachuca Homeschool Group meets every Monday from 0900 to 1100 at the Youth Center, Bldg.

49013. The purpose of this Group is to provide information and support to parents who have chosen to homeschool their children. Currently, the Home

School Parent Support Group has arts and crafts and physical educationoffered during the weekly meetings.

For more information please contact huachucahomeschool@gmail.com, "Like" us on Facebook @ Fort Huachuca Homeschool Group and join our group on Yahoo! Groups.

Check out the Boys & Girls Clubs of America "Latest and Greatest" There's an amazing number of grant/scholarship opportunities for military youth.