Maintaining staffing levels at Arizona high schools can be difficult under the best of circumstances, but sometimes positive changes can come when the lives of teachers change. For Miami High School, the 2023-2024 school year has seen some comings and goings and longtime instructors returning to help. “We’ve had to …
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Miami High School’s next principal came to the Copper Corridor on a “4-year plan,” but 15 years later has found a long-term home. At the beginning of the next school year, current Athletic Director and Associate Principal Shawn Pietila will step into his new role as principal after Glen Lineberry’s …
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Finding teachers has become increasingly difficult in rural Arizona, particularly in the past decade with waves of retirements and with enrollments in teacher certification programs dropping precipitously, but Miami High School has tapped into existing pathways for potential teachers and offered alternatives for established professionals seeking changes. MHS has survived, …
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“Miami needs a lot of sprucing up, but you have to start somewhere,” says Evelyn Vargas, leader of the new non-profit organization Hearts of Miami Engaged (H.O.M.E.). H.O.M.E. is a dedicated group of citizens with a common purpose. That purpose? “Economic development,” says Phil Stewart, a local business owner and …
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The Town of Miami is revving up for a car show this September, and downtown will be lively with music, food, and activities – culminating in a show that will whet everyone’s appetite for Miami’s Second Saturdays to follow. “We just figured it’s about time to bring another car show …
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“I’m living my dream,” Douglas Bruce Berry says. He’s just opened a new banjo studio and music space in Miami. He exclaims, “This is an amazing and crazy story.” It all began when he was a teenager. Douglas started to play banjo when he was 15, and quickly decided to …
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After the Town of Miami sewer project repairs continued through the 2019 holidays, the Sullivan Street portion is scheduled for completion in about 10 days, Engineer Tech Josh Derhammer said Friday. Then, it’s onto Plaza Avenue for a few days. “Paving in those areas will be completed shortly thereafter,” he …
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UPDATE_Jan 22: “It looks like we did it,” proclaimed Utilities Coordinator Tash Jerrols, saying that the Town of Miami recently received preliminary good news from Central Arizona Governments (CAG). “You’ve gotten far enough to make the income survey work,” CAG’s Community Development Manager Alan Urban said recently. Town council members …
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Speeding through Miami without getting caught is about to become more difficult. With a grant of $8,563 from the Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (AZGOHS), the Miami Police Department bought five radars earlier this month. They are currently being installed and every patrol car in the department should have …
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Sullivan Street in Miami was jam-packed Saturday as the site of two main events, when the annual building tour took flight with the fourth annual Wings of Hope car show. One offered a glimpse into Miami’s past with a self-guided walking tour of historic downtown buildings. The other was a …
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