Guest Contributor
January 20, 2018
Announcements, Education
Globe-Payson January 19, 2018 – Community volunteers on the First Things First Gila Regional Partnership Council were recently commended by the state Board for their leadership and work on behalf of Arizona’s youngest children. Earlier this year, First Things First was named among Harvard University’s Top 25 Innovations in American …
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Guest Contributor
January 5, 2018
Education
Globe-The roar of an elementary school bus disappearing over the hill is replaced by shouts and giggles of children feeling the relief of release as they line up in front of a small brown and white building. The building, which can only hold up to 60 people at a time, …
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Aimee Staten
November 22, 2017
Announcements, Education
UPDATE: The start time for the Gala has been moved up to 5:30pm. Kohlbeck Community Hero Award to be presented The Cobre Valley Youth Club invites everyone to the 2017 Copper & Cowboys: A Western Holiday Gala on Dec. 8 at the Bullion Plaza gymnsaium. We will be joined, …
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Guest Contributor
November 16, 2017
Announcements, Education
GLOBE- The 2017 Globe/Miami Christmas Read-On Express is almost here. It is scheduled to roll down the tracks on December 9, 2017 from noon to 5 pm at the Historic Train Depot in Globe. Guest ContributorGuest Contributors include press releases, guest authors, and columnists who contribute less than 4 times …
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Aimee Staten
October 10, 2017
Culture, Education
Five years ago, a man had a vision of an upwardly mobile people with their own college, respect for tradition and a strong sense of cultural identity. The tiny plant that grew from the seeds of that vision poked its head above the soil last month with the opening of …
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Aimee Staten
September 1, 2017
Education
Submitted by Roy Sandoval, Gila County Superintendent Educators working in rural areas face a particular set of challenges that can make even the simplest of tasks a headache. Far-flung schools and dirt roads mean teachers and students are isolated from resources that urban schools take for granted. The Gila County …
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Aimee Staten
August 29, 2017
Announcements, Education
Arizona Education Progress Meter provides shared vision and framework to close the achievement gap, prepare students for success and strengthen Arizona’s talent pipeline and long-term competitiveness PHOENIX – Expect More Arizona and the Center for the Future of Arizona (CFA) announced today critical long-term education goals for the state. The newly released goals are part …
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Guest Contributor
July 21, 2017
Education, Outdoors
by Hilary Clark “Being outside allows children to be imaginative, spontaneous, and carefree, and allows them to gather their thoughts. It’s also a lot of fun!” Those are the enthusiastic words of Jennifer Smith, a National Park Service educator at the Tonto National Monument in Roosevelt. ‘Ranger Jen’ as she …
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globemiami
July 20, 2017
Business, Education
By Aimee Staten & Linda Gross The widespread optimism that surrounded the launch of last year’s Globe-Miami Studio Project, which many hoped would spur economic development and make the region a tourist attraction, appears to be gone. It has been replaced by hope from some that the investment this community …
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Guest Contributor
July 7, 2017
Education
By: Debbie Leverance Summer vacation is here and teachers are living the sweet life. I remember thinking years ago how easy teachers had it – the perfect job for a wife and mother! Convenient schedule, home when the kids were, and relaxed weekends with family. Summers off camping in the …
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