“You can teach somebody else when you’re younger than them. It’s pretty fun,” explains Destiny School second grader Mariam Sow. Sow was one of the many Gila County students who were exhibitors at this year’s STEMFest, teaching their peers about reptiles, robotics, and more. Autumn GilesAutumn Giles is a freelance …
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The Globe Unified School District board voted unanimously to approve housing fifth grade at Copper Rim next year. The decision was met with applause from the crowd of families, teachers, and staff at Wednesday’s board meeting in the Copper Rim cafeteria. Immediately prior to the board meeting, they held a …
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Gila County’s 5th Annual STEMFest is coming to Bullion Plaza in Miami on Saturday, April 23 from 9 AM – 12 PM. As always, STEMFest is a free, community event. This year, STEMFest will be welcoming back favorite exhibitors such as Fred Jimenez and his wonderful worms and Tonto National Monument. New exhibits this …
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“The leadership aspect is one of the best parts about DECA… It’s a goal setting environment. It very much pushes you to be better than who you already are,” says Miami High School Senior Madison Farley. Farley and the three other Miami students who recently attended the state DECA Career …
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Contributed by: Amanda Rollins Japanese Language Program Coordinator as published in JapanFoundation LA Miami Junior/Senior High School in a rural part of Arizona educates fewer than 600 students from grades 7 to 12. Last year, some students discovered that their new English teacher Dan Hill is also licensed to teach Japanese. They …
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Alyssa Jost puts a game controller in my hand and looks at her mentor, saying, “I want her to drive.” Meaning, me. I’m not sure I’ve ever even held a game controller before. And what I’m supposed to be “driving” is just as unfamiliar—a robot on wheels. On top of …
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Would you like to learn new skills like photo retouching, music production, game design, or logo design? Or increase your knowledge about photography, business skills, or career development? The Gila County Library District is offering a new, free resource called lynda.com that lets you learn skills like these online, through …
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In 1946, when Daisy Moore and Marietta Bryant were hired to teach African-American children in Globe and Miami, they didn’t know that they would be fired just a few years later after Arizona retracted the law requiring children from “African ancestry” to be segregated from “White” children in kindergarten through …
Read More »March 30, 2015 Dear Greater Globe Community, Globe Unified School District continues to press forward in its efforts to “Capture Hearts and Empower Minds”. There are many ways that the district is striving to live up to its vision statement. Chief among those strategies is the continuous implementation of our …
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It’s mid-day at the Bus Barn located on a hill overlooking downtown Globe. The parking lot is beginning to fill up with drivers coming in for their afternoon run. I’m here to do a ride-along with Marsha Cowan so I can get a better feel for what it’s like to …
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