The Santa Cruz Valley Unified School District announced that members of the 2023 Class of 2023 at Rio Rico High School have raised $4.2 million in college scholarship offers and $109,450 in local scholarships.
Economic awards were presented to graduating seniors at the Golden Hawks Awards ceremony on May 3.
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