override would add $3.6 million over the course of seven years to buy new technology. Since 2006, Verrado has invested in technology in classrooms. In comparison to retrofitting, the school's campus was built with considerations for wireless technology in mind, such as laptops and interactive whiteboards, a cost-effective implementation. Each classroom is equipped with a document camera and an LCD projector. In 2017, AFUHSD implemented one-to-one computing through Chromebooks at Verrado. Verrado has hosted various events. In 2007, the school's football field was used for Buckeye's Fourth of July celebrations. Previously, Buckeye and Verrado had held separate celebrations, marking a turning point in the relationship between the two towns. Since 2014, Verrado has held an annual homecoming parade. Festivities are held near Verrado's Main Street and Village Green. These festivities precede a homecoming football game and the homecoming dance. In addition, the Summit Community Church has held congregations at Verrado, using the school's auditorium for service. Further developments The use of bond funds has helped fund additions and improvements to the campus. In 2014, heightened security was added to the school's campus, along with the addition of a weight room and new fencing, through the use of bond funds. Further security and safety measures were implemented using the use of bond funds in 2019. In 2017, Huffman was replaced by Kristen Tiffany, who had previously served as an administrator for two schools in the AFUHSD. Two years later, Nathaniel Showman became Verrado's principal. Showman had previously worked at Verrado as a teacher and assistant principal, and had most recently served as the principal of Salina High School Central in Salina, Kansas. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Verrado, along with the rest of the schools in the AFUHSD, switched to a distance learning model, following rising COVID-19 cases within the district. Campus Verrado High School was designed by architecture firm Orcutt/Winslow Partnership and constructed by Adolfson and Peterson Construction, who had previously worked with the AFUHSD on the second phase of Desert Edge High School in 2005. Other companies involved with the project included landscaping company Sloat Landscape, structural engineer KPFF Consulting Engineers, and energy consultant Quest Energy Group. Verrado developer DMB Associates donated land for the school and provided $2.25 million for construction. Initial plans for the building included a television studio, art room, choir room, and dance room. The campus is two stories tall, covering a building area of and