Schools & Youth News April 29, 2009

Congratulations Roddy! Graduating Senior of Globe High School

Congratulations to Roddy,Senior at GHS, son of Richard and Yolanda Garica, his brother Gary and Grandmother Bernice Santillandez. We are pleased to annouce that Roderick (Roddy) has received the Bill Gates Millennium Scholarship for a full ride to any College or University of his choice in the U.S. He was selected out of 20,500 applicants. Roddy’s ambition is to become a doctor. His scholarship will pay for all of his expenses up to his Doctoring degree. He has been accepted and has chosen Colorado Christian University, after which he plans to fi nish his doctoring at John Hopkins University in Baltimore. His family would like to extend thanks to all his teachers and friends who encouragedhim, and especially Chad & Jean Campbell. We are all proud of you and wish you the best and may God Bless you for your hard work and effort to become all that you can.

SYMTP Announces Summer Workshops

Summer will be here soon! The Summer Youth Musical Theater Program at the Cobre Valley Center for the Arts is gearing up for its 2009 season. SYMTP will be offering a variety of Theater Arts workshops for ages 5 through High SchooL These are a great way to add color and creativity to the vacation. All workshops are held mornings, Monday through Friday, in the Old Courthouse Theater facilities on the third floor of the Cobre Valley Center for the Arts (CVCA). MARK YOUR CALENDAR! Registration begins at the CVCA, 101 N. Broad Street in Globe, on May 11th. Some of the sessions fill up quickly. There are financial aid scholarships available to children for whom the tuition would be prohibitive. One week sessions run the weeks of June 1st: Masks and Movement, Adventures in Rhythm, Rockin Recorders, and June 8th - Puppets and Story and Musical Boomwhackers©. These are "hands-on" experiences where children ages 5 through 12 , (ages vary with the particular session), make all the creative choices guided by the staff of teacher/artists. The Musical Theater workshop, ages 8 through High School, is five weeks long and will be presenting Disney's "Jungle Book, Kids" in Youth Matinees, public SYMTP Announces Summer Workshops performances and nursing home concerts. All the participants appear onstage singing, acting and dancing. They also help with the scenery, props and other parts of the production. One of the most exciting parts of the program is the staff, which includes Diana Tunis, Carol Rios, Linda Gustafson, Karen Webb, Laura Belvado and Suzanne Lederman. They are all excited about their art and really like working with young people. If you wish more information about the program, please call Suzanne Lederman at 425- 0844.

GCC Correction to Tuition Comparison

Gila Community College mailed a letter and a brochure entitled “Your Education Stimulus Plan” to parents of Gila County High School students this spring. In the letter and brochure the 2009/2010 tuition for Arizona State University, University of GCC Correction to Tuition Comparison Arizona, and Northern Arizona University was overstated. Corrections have been made and if anyone is interested in an updated brochure, contact your local campus: Gila Pueblo at 928.425.8481, Payson at 928.468.8039, or San Carlos at 928.475.5981. Gila Community College remains the most cost-effective way for students to complete their first two years of college. At Gila Community College, providing a quality education to students comes first.

Las Lomas Elementary School Kindergarten Roundup

The Miami Unified School District is asking all residents with a child who will be 5 years old before September 1st, 2009 to pre-register their child for the 2009-2010 school year. Kindergarten roundup will be held at Las Lomas Elementary from April 14 - May 20th, 8:00 am to 3:00 pm. Please bring your child's Immunization Records, Certified Birth Certificate and Social Security Number with you. If you have any questions please call Vickie at 425-3271 ext. 2503

FREE Drive- In Movie Night

The Gila County Meth Coalition, under the umbrella of the Gila County Sheriff’s Office, will be sponsoring a FREE Drive-in Movie night Saturday May 9th at the Apache Drive-In Theatre. They will be showing "Race to Witch Mountain." The show will begin around 7:45 pm. Gates open at 6pm. Please arrive early as space is limited to the fi rst 250 cars. Come meet our new mascot, Marty, the "Meth is Death" Beaver! This program is funded through the Governor's Initiative on Methamphetamines. If you have any questions, please call Peggy Huggins at 402-1887 or Misty Allinson at 402-1883.