For the second consecutive year, the High Desert Middle School football team won their division championship, undefeated. Miami Jr. High was runner-up. The foundation for this regional success, according to many in the game, is the CCYS Punchers Tackle Football and Cheer program. The organization involves youth from Globe, Miami, …
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Globe Robotics Team Gearing Up for 2016
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 …
Read More »Band Program Continues to Grow at High Desert Middle School
In the band room at High Desert Middle School, tennis shoes tap in sync on the floor to Queen’s “Another One Bites the Dust.” Flutes, clarinets, saxophones, and trumpets blare. The music reaches a crescendo, and then suddenly comes to a halt. The tempo was a bit slow, says band …
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