Jon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: Rep. Juan Ciscomani. left, meets with area students at the site of the new Pima High School under construction. Ciscomani secured a $1 million grant to help construct a new access road and traffic light to the new school from the highway. Also pictured is Pima Town Manager Vernon Batty, far right.
PIMA – From its origins matriculating in chicken coops and jailhouses, education in Pima has come a long way and is about to make its next leap forward.

The Pima School District is building a $34 million new high school located just north of Highway 70 on the east side of town. Currently, the only current access is from E. Center Street, which connects to Highway 70 just west of the Dollar General store and to the east at 600 East. The new school will be just the second high school built in Pima’s 145-year history. 

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