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OMA Showcase Honor Choir (Grades 3-6)

Our students joined over one hundred students, selected from schools around Tucson, to open and close the OMA Showcase 2025 with the following performances:

• "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" by Tears for Fears – arranged by Kirby Shaw
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• "Everyday Heroes" by Teresa Jennings – directed by Sara Gascho
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• "Brave" by Sara Bareillas – arranged by Janet Day
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• "Hero by PinkZebra – directed by Sara Gascho & accompanied by Jacob Litt
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Collier has been recognized as a 'B' school by the Arizona Department of Education for the 2023-2024 school year!

Skate Country Night was FUN! Thank you to all who came, and Collier PTA for making it happen!

Our 5th graders delivered their multimedia presentations to their classmates on a variety of topics!

Our preschool - 2nd grade students attended the Tucson Symphony Orchestra performance. We are able to provide this thanks to your generous tax credit donations!

Thank you to all who donated to Collier PTA Jog A Thon! We were able to raise almost $2000 for yearbooks for every student! We had a fun afternoon kickball game with the top 10 earners.

Collier 4th grade students are researching natural disasters, and preparing a presentation.

Thank you to the Friends of the Kirk Bear Canyon Library and Hughes Federal Credit Union for gifting each student a new book and each teacher money to buy books for their classroom! We greatly appreciate your continued support of Collier!

Thank you to the Tucson Symphony Orchestra Wind Quartet for performing for our students. We were able to provide this with Arizona tax credit donations. Thank you to all who have donated!

Good friends make life better!

Our pre-k celebrated Rodeo Week with a rodeo parade through the school hallways!

Sabino High School student council members visited Collier Elementary on Feb. 12 and read to classes for Love of Reading Month.

The Magic Box for Stories that Soar is getting full!

Students performed "Desert Wonderland" at the OMA Gold holiday performance on December 19!

Collier Elementary School has proudly served Tucson Unified School District’s east side since 1974, continuing the tradition of its namesake Marguerite Collier. This has been made possible by the dedicated educators, staff, and families that have walked through the doors each year. On Friday, August 23rd Collier hosted a 50th Year Open House which brought together current and former staff and families, and exemplified Collier’s tradition of community. The event highlighted the feeling of family that Collier has always provided and made space for many happy reunions. May we continue to serve our community for many years to come. Once A Cougar, Always A Cougar! View more photos from the Open House.

Collier is going to have 6th grade here starting the 2024-2025 school year! TUSD has selected our school to become a Pre-K-6th grade school. This is exciting for our kids and families that want to stay in an elementary environment that will better prepare their children for a 7th and 8th grade Middle School experience. We are creating what our 6th grade middle school addition will be and how it will operate. The children will emulate a true middle school experience that will include core classes and electives. The children will switch classes and have changes throughout their day. The district is assisting us with the instruction and operational design for our new 6th grade. We will communicate any new information as it becomes available. If you have any questions, please call us at the office (520) 584-4800.