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HIGH DESERT MIDDLE SCHOOL
CROSS-COUNTRY GOES INTO OVERDRIVE by David Abbott
Running on empty hasn’t been a problem for High Desert Middle School ever since the beginning of the current school year ushered in a new crosscountry program – and the school apparently won’t be hitting a wall in the near future, either. The new program, organized and directed by HDMS paraprofessional Rebekah Haverland, has already attracted significant interest from students who enjoy the camaraderie – and the snacks – that go along with distance running.
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“I really try to push unity, because it’s a really self-motivating sport. They need to understand that we’re there for each other. I’ve noticed having this cross-country team has started new friend groups, and the kids are sticking together more.” – Rebekah Haverland
Haverland has been an employee with the Globe Unified School District for six years. Last year, she coached cross-country and track and field at Globe High School when that program lost its coach midseason. Cross-country differs from track and field in that it’s purely devoted to running, while track and field in middle school has running as well as long jump, high jump, shot put, and discuss.
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CROSS-COUNTRY, Continued on page 18 Tiger runners check out the trophies before the race.
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A roof over our heads Gila Monster Construction
By Patti Daley
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Shelby Barrowdale, owner of Gila Monster Construction (GMC), has been into construction all his life and all around the U.S. and Mexico. He grew up here in Globe – here he mostly got into trouble. “Working in construction probably saved me from that,” he says. “I learned some discipline and structure.” The business is off to a big start. In what has become a familiar story, GMC is “super booked”. Completing a roof a week for the past couple of years, the company is currently booking two weeks out. For interior remodel work, it’s March. For Shelby Barrowdale, it feels good to be filling a community need. “We intend to stay in Globe and provide quality, honest service to the community,” he says. “Help teach people how to do construction, provide jobs.”
The Origin Story
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Shelby Barrowdale grew up in Globe with five siblings. His mother, Belinda Allinson, was a butcher at Safeway. Jhawn Barrowdale, his father, owned Tri-City Sanitation and still does.
Shelby enjoyed hunting and fishing with his family. He did not play sports in high school. Nor was he impressed by any teacher. “I was always business-minded, but I lacked direction,” says Shelby. “I didn’t have the right product for sale.” After high school graduation (GHS 2009), Shelby followed many of the men in his family into construction – his maternal grandfather, great uncles, brother-in-law, stepdad. He got his start doing industrial construction – copper mines and powerhouses. He specialized in electricity. For ten years he traveled around the U.S. and Mexico, working and learning the trade. His early jobs had him digging holes for the electricians. A decade later he was the senior project manager for Rural Electric. Along the way he built a personal portfolio of single family homes and multi-unit rentals. “I read Robert Kiyosaki,” Shelby laughs. “Basically, I read real estate books. Saved earnings. Invested. Leveraged.” PHOTO BY YEVETTE VARGAS
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Shelby Barrowdale, owner of Gila Monster Construction.
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