Ava Johnson’s efforts to create the You Are More program at Mountain Home High School led her to earn the Alice and Charles Taylor Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award.

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Recognizing her efforts to provide help to students and others in the local area dealing with “dark moments” in their lives, a graduate from Mountain Home High School here was named as the recipient of a state-level award.

Ava Johnson, who graduated from the high school in 2025, prepared to receive the Alice and Charles Taylor Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award.

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Plans to build a new school at Mountain Home Air Force Base come several months after a ceremony officially recognized Stephensen Elementary School the recipient of the national Purple Star School designation in honor of its support to military-connected students whose families live at the base.

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Six months after plans came together to secure more than $6.4 million to build a second elementary school at Mountain Home Air Force Base, federal lawmakers approved this funding as part of a national Community Project Funding effort.

Included in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, members of the House of Representatives approved this measure on a 341-88 vote.

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