By Noreli Marquez
Pueblo Magnet High School welcomes Ms. Jennifer Miller, the new assistant principal for the 2016-17 school year, after the departure of Ms. Alma Carmona-Alday.
Ms. Miller is in charge of curriculum and instruction at Pueblo. One of her greatest joys is also advising students regarding their class schedules and selections.
“I don’t want students to be scared to ask me questions,” Miller said. “High school seems like a long time to students, but four years go by fast, so they really should not take school for granted.”
After graduating from University High School in 1995, Miller attended Arizona State University, and eventually transferred to the University of Arizona to pursue a business degree.
“I decided to come back to Tucson because the U of A had a better business school,” Miller said.
She began teaching elementary school—grades one, three and five at Booth-Fickett and Lawrence Elementary Schools. Later, she became a business and yearbook teacher at Palo Verde High School. Eventually, Miller earned a degree in education administration and became an assistant principal at Palo Verde for two years.
This is Miller’s third year as an administrator, and she said that she hopes to stay at Pueblo as long as she can.
One thing that she wants students to know is that she is approachable and that they can ask questions when they need help.
She added, “I want to learn all I can here at this wonderful Pueblo community. I’m truly excited to be here, and I just know it’s going to be an awesome year.”