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Bullion Plaza celebrates 100 years as Miami icon

Miami’s Bullion Plaza Cultural Center and Museum celebrates its 100th anniversary this month and is preparing to celebrate what has become a centerpiece of the town’s identity. The building that started out as a segregated school has become a gathering place for celebrations and festivals, but is also one of …

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National CTE Month highlights career training programs

In recognition of Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month, schools throughout the Copper Corridor will celebrate the programs designed to give students hands-on training to prepare them for a modern workplace. The Cobre Valley Institute of Technology (CVIT) plays a vital role in supporting programs in schools from San Carlos …

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Miami High School dedicates gym to legendary Vargas family

Miami High School recently capped off its campus overhaul with a celebration dedicating the refurbished sports facility—the newly renamed Vargas Family Gym—in honor of longtime basketball coaches Richard “Dickie” Vargas and his son Ken. The December 16 celebration was made even sweeter by the Vandals varsity basketball team getting its …

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Students thrive in non-traditional career instruction at CVIT

There was a time in American primary education when boys took shop classes and girls studied home economics to prepare them for a world with clearly defined gender roles. But changes in demographics and more acceptance of women in the workplace have blurred the lines of what constitutes jobs appropriate …

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Miami High School teacher recruitment adds diversity to faculty

The administrative stability that’s been established in the Miami Unified School District over the past decade has been enhanced by diverse hiring in the teachers ranks that is giving students a global perspective in their rural educational experience. A wide range of voices from across the U.S. and the world …

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Miami Unified School District recruits a number of new teachers in transitional school year

Under the leadership of Principal Shawn Pietila, Miami High School has seen a smooth administrative transition and has started the year with many new faces amongst its teaching ranks, ushering in a new era in many classrooms as well. Regardless of the circumstances that brought them to the Miami Unified …

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CVIT adds program to help instill leadership in students pursuing health occupations

The Cobre Valley Institute of Technology (CVIT) has introduced a new dimension to its medical curriculum that will add leadership skills training to some of its most successful programs, re-establishing its chapter of a global organization dedicated to help students succeed in their chosen field. Participants in the Nursing and …

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Miami High School Growing together under new leadership: Maintaining continuity, increasing rigor, building a sense of school culture

For the first time in nearly a decade a new principal is walking the halls of Miami High School, putting his mark on an institution with a long and storied history in the Copper Corridor. Former assistant principal and athletic director Shawn Pietila took the reins at the beginning of …

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