Frios will be on campus tomorrow. Enjoy a tasty treat and support the SMUSD Odyssey of the Mind program. Pops are $4 and 20% comes back to our students.
1 day ago, SMUSD
FriosPops Desert Sunset
Please see the attached calendar to see what's happening at DSES this January.
2 days ago, Rachel Arndt
January 2026 events
Please see the attached calender for our January Menu.
3 days ago, Rachel Arndt
Jan 2026 Menu
Please take a look at our fourth installment of our "Day in the Life" video series. This one features Caitey Dunbar, the health aide at Desert Sunset Elementary.

https://youtu.be/gP4oXDZ7M3g
3 days ago, Joel Wisser

Save the date! Jan 14th. Enjoy lunch, dinner, or both and support the SMUSD Odyssey of the Mind teams. Make sure to mention the fundraiser with your order and THANK YOU for your support!

4 days ago, SMUSD
Someburros Fundraiser
We are excited to welcome back our students for the second half of the year. Please see the attached letter from our health office.
8 days ago, Tammy Doerksen
Letter from Health Office
When is sick too sick
Good Evening DSES Families,
We just wanted to share a resource that is available for our families. Please see the attached flyers.
23 days ago, Rachel Arndt
THS Flyer- Elementary English/spanish
THS Flyer- Elementary English
This past Saturday, the three elementary VEX IQ competitive robotics teams from Winters' Well, Desert Sunset, and Tartesso attended their first competition of the season in Ahwatukee. It was the first-ever tournament for about half of our students in the program. The teams did great! Team 35220A from Winters' Well even qualified for the playoffs and finished the tournament in 5th place overall. Great job teams!
25 days ago, Joel Wisser
SMUSD VEX IQ 2025-26
WWES VEX IQ 2
TES VEX IQ
DSES VEX IQ
WWES VEX IQ 1
Good Afternoon DSES Families,
Please see the attached flyer for our ongoing Canned Food Drive. The class that collects the most wins a prize!
28 days ago, Rachel Arndt
Canned Food Drive
Good Morning,

We have our quarter 2 Art Showcase coming up next week. Please see the attached flyer for all of the details.
29 days ago, Rachel Arndt
Art Showcase Quarter 2
This week’s episode of DSN is officially live! Give it a watch. Enjoy! 💙💛🎥

https://youtu.be/nqaAoo6h4jU
about 1 month ago, Tammy Doerksen
See the attached flyer for a fun way to send a Winter Gram treat to a student, friend or teacher here at Desert Sunset.
about 1 month ago, Rachel Arndt
Wintergrams 25
Frios will be on campus tomorrow. Enjoy a tasty treat and support the SMUSD Odyssey of the Mind program. Pops are $4 and 20% comes back to our students.
about 1 month ago, SMUSD
FriosPops Desert Sunset
I hope you all had a wonderful and relaxing Thanksgiving. This week’s episode of DSN is officially live—don’t miss it! https://youtu.be/FjBsiMwrwJM
about 1 month ago, Tammy Doerksen
Happy December! Looking forward to seeing all of our students back from Thanksgiving break. Take a look at our December happenings.
about 1 month ago, Tammy Doerksen
December Calendar
Hello DSES Families,
I hope you are enjoying your Thanksgiving break! Wnen we return from break we hope your students are ready 12 days of Holiday fun filled with spirit days. Please see the attached calendar for all of the different ways to dress up and participate.
about 2 months ago, Rachel Arndt
Holiday Spirit Days
Good Morning DSES Families! Our lost and found has is piling up! We will have it out in front of the school today and tomorrow.. Please feel free to come by and check for lost items. Any unclaimed items will be donated at the end of the school day on Friday, November 21st.
about 2 months ago, Rachel Arndt
Good morning, school will be in session at all sites today Nov 20th. Transportation will be operating as usual. Please disregard any fake postings or letters that may be circulating. Thank you and we look forward to seeing your students on campus.
about 2 months ago, Alysia Kurtz
Attention 2nd Grade Parents:
Please note that due to the inclimate weather, we had to change the 2nd grade timeslot for the Turkey Trot to be from 8:20-9:00. We are looknig forward to fun time!
about 2 months ago, Rachel Arndt
Updated Turkey Trot
Good afternoon, in collaboration with Maricopa County Flood and the National Weather Service we will be cancelling school for TVHS, RFMS, and WWES tomorrow November 19th. This will include all student services, the district office, and transportation department. TES and DSES are not being impacted by flooding and will continue to have their regular schedule. However, no transportation will be provided. Please plan accordingly. Thank you
about 2 months ago, Alysia Kurtz