David Sowders
March 21, 2025
Education, Living, Sponsor Content
In 2025, three girls represented Globe-Miami in the Arizona high school wrestling tournament, in just the second year of girls’ wrestling as a separate program. “It’s a brand new sport for almost every school in Arizona,” observed Globe High School head coach Isaac Mitchell. “Last year the Arizona Interscholastic Association …
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Jenn Walker
March 19, 2025
Education, Living, Sponsor Content
Miami High School’s FFA program has grown and progressed significantly since Miami Jr./Sr. High School’s agriculture instructor and Future Farmers of America (FFA) Jimmy Crosby’s arrival at the beginning of the 2023 school year. Since then, Crosby and his students have built two greenhouses, sheds to store tools and feed, …
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Guest Contributor
February 27, 2025
Education, Living, Sponsor Content
By Richard K. Ramos, Ed.D., MUSD Superintendent At Miami Unified School District (MUSD) No. 40, staff members are focused on moving from teacher-centered to student-centered learning environments. In a student-centered classroom, students take charge of their learning and actively participate in the educational process. Obviously, no one can take …
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Guest Contributor
January 22, 2025
Education, Living, Sponsor Content
by Dr. Richard Ramos Teaching and learning are evolving in the Miami Unified School District (MUSD) No. 40. Establishing a partnership with the National Institute for Excellence in Teaching (NIET), MUSD implements a structure supporting teacher effectiveness. Leveraging the experience of its own teachers serves as the catalyst in this …
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Carissa Pool
January 2, 2025
Education, Living, Sponsor Content
Miami High School (MHS) is home to a transformative afterschool program that equips students with leadership, teamwork, and technical skills for life beyond high school. SkillsUSA, a nationwide career and technical education (CTE) organization, has been making an impact at MHS since 2010 under the guidance of advisor Mary Yazzie. …
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Carissa Pool
November 20, 2024
Education, Living, Sponsor Content
Since joining the Miami Unified School District (MUSD) as Superintendent just four months ago, Dr. Richard K. Ramos has set a strategic plan in motion that is aimed at increasing student achievement and fostering a deeper relationship with the community. With 29 years in education, including his recent tenure as …
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David Abbott
May 30, 2024
Education, Sponsor Content
The legacy of Miami Unified School District Superintendent Sherry Dorathy is visible throughout the multi-school campus, from the new murals and fresh paint to new roofs and a rehabilitated football field and even in the behavior of students. As the longtime local educator prepares to step down after 11 years …
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Guest Contributor
May 25, 2024
Education, Outdoors
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David Abbott
April 22, 2024
Education, Sponsor Content
Miami High School’s Lady Vandals varsity basketball team came within one game of the pinnacle of success when they fell to the Phoenix Country Day School Eagles in the state championship game on February 24 at Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix. In the end, the Vandals were runners up …
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Guest Contributor
April 19, 2024
Education
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