The Mohave Valley School District covers a
large and diverse population and geographical area. Part of
western Mohave County, the district serves the unincorporated
areas of Fort Mojave and Mohave Valley. The northern end of the
district supports many small and medium sized businesses that
are an outgrowth of Bullhead City to the north. The southern end
of the district is comprised mostly of small businesses and
agricultural areas. Sprinkled throughout is the Fort Mojave
Indian Reservation.
The area was initially
inhabited by the Mojave Indians. They called themselves the Pipa
Aha Macav (“the people by the river”). The first white men to
discover the area were Spanish explorers who heard the name
pronounced as “Mo-HAH-vey,” and spelled the name “Mojave.” The
desert area, the county, and the valley are all spelled
Mohave; The Indian tribe and the area of Fort Mojave both
use the original Spanish spelling of Mojave.
Comprised of Camp
Mohave Elementary, Fort Mojave Elementary, Mohave Valley
Elementary, and Mohave Valley Junior High, the Mohave Valley
School District serves 2,000 students, preschool through eighth
grade. Students have access to a wide variety of services and
activities, including a variety of special education services,
after-school extra-curricular and intramural sports programs,
and access to updated technology in every classroom on all four
campuses.
The
area offers many activities for outdoor enthusiasts, including
hiking, camping, fishing, skiing swimming, and boating. For the
gaming and entertainment enthusiasts, the casinos of Laughlin,
Nevada are 20 minutes away. Although the summers can be harsh,
often exceeding temperatures of 115 degrees, the winters are
mild and attract enough winter visitors to double the area’s
population.
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