Luncheon of retired school employees May 11th
GLOBE- Two state representatives and a new candidate running for House will be on hand to speak to the local chapter of retired school employees on May 11th, at DeMarcos Restaurant. The luncheon which...
View ArticleGUSD announces closure on Thursday
GLOBE-Globe Unified School District #1 will be closed on Thursday, April 26, 2018 due to teacher and staff participation in a statewide demonstration supporting increased funding for education. All...
View ArticleThe Dark Web is lurking in the shadows
You only have direct access to 4% of the World Wide Web. The other 96% is called the Deep Web, and within it are the sinister confines of what is called the Dark Web. What if I told you that there is...
View ArticleExchange Students Coming to Globe. Looking for Host Families.
GLOBE- In late July 2018 Anon from Japan will arrive in Globe, she will spend the next 10 months with the Bentz family while she attends school at Globe High School. Kevin has been in Miami since...
View ArticleAn Open Letter to the State Board of Education & the Arizona Department of...
We are writing about serious errors and inequities in the coming A-F announcements. We accept the concept of school accountability, and that statewide programs necessarily lack subtlety and nuance, but...
View ArticleFilmmaking comes alive in Globe-Miami and San Carlos
An award-winning filmmaker plans to create a film academy and shoot a feature film, while continues his role as a multimedia educator for local high school students. Documentary filmmaker and...
View ArticleStatewide education candidate,Kathy Hoffman advocates for rural schools
By Kathy Hoffman As a teacher and a candidate, I’ve visited rural schools around the state. From those travels, I’ve noticed one common theme around the state: our rural schools do not have a strong...
View ArticleGUSD Parents asked to weigh in on future priorities by Jan. 6th.
The Globe Unified School District (GUSD) is asking parents to fill out surveys on a range of issues which will ultimately affect what areas will receive focus in the coming school year. There are...
View Article7 Ways to Show Your Love for Home & Hearth
These simple tips can save you $$$ And help the environment. 1 Don’t Heat an Empty House During the winter, turn down your thermostat to 68%F when you’re home, and to 55%F at night or while you are...
View ArticleOnline resources help parents of young children find answers
Globe-Miami (March 5th, 2019) – For tech-savvy parents of babies, toddlers and preschoolers sometimes having all the answers at the tip of their fingers – or in their case at the touch of their...
View ArticleCASA of Gila County Calls Community to Action for Child Abuse Prevention Month
(Globe, AZ) – In honor of National Child Abuse Prevention Month, CASA of Gila County is issuing a call to action for residents of Gila County to stand against child abuse and take action to support...
View ArticleMidnight Cicadas are headed to Houston April 17 after taking 1st Place in...
GLOBE- The Midnight Cicadas’ scored a major victory while competing at Arizona’s North Regional FIRST Robotics Challenge (FRC) competition on March 16, where they took first place! The win means they...
View ArticleSummer lunch program draws dozens of kids
The Globe Public Library is participating in the Summer Lunch Buddies program, offering food for students with limited access during the summer months when school is not in session. The need for...
View ArticleMiami Beat the Heat for youths starts July 2
Faced with nearly a dozen incidents involving juveniles in June, the Town of Miami Police Department will launch its first annual “Beat the Heat with the Miami Police” program next month. “We have come...
View ArticleMiami school district receives grant to educate and engage parents
The Miami Unified School District was recently awarded a $360,000 grant over three years that will support parent education and engagement. Awarded by the Governor’s Office of Youth, Faith and Family,...
View ArticleArmida Guerena Bittner: Spirit of Education
In this feature, we tap into one of our region’s rich resources — retired teachers. “Once a teacher, always a teacher,” says Armida Guerena Bittner, last December, shortly after her 80th birthday, She...
View ArticleTonto Basin hosts Smokey the Bear on 75th Birthday
The Tonto Basin Visitor Center invites you to join them on August 10th when they will be celebrating Smokey’s 75th birthday. Get your picture taken with Smokey Bear from 8 a.m. till 1 p.m. Cake and...
View ArticleMiami School District Launches Technological Solutions to Teacher Crunch
“We’re not asking them to come and save rural education, we’re asking them to let us save it ourselves,” says Miami High School Principal Glen Lineberry. “Which means we need some help, affirmative...
View ArticleClass of ’84 to Celebrate 35th Anniversary
GLOBE-The GHS Class of 1984 is having our 35th high school reunion Oct 25-27 in Globe. Fri Oct 25 we are meeting at Harbison Field at 630 pm for the football game (party immediately following- see...
View ArticleL.A. Street Poets come to Miami High School with poetry-based program
Miami High School recently brought a group of poet-teachers to its campus, the L.A. Street Poets, a nonprofit organization that goes into classrooms to teach poetry as a means to “transformational...
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