Jill Rayburn said it took a bit to get used to life in Camp Verde after spending her life in the decidedly more urban environments of the Valley of the Sun.
Now, however, she doesn’t want to live anywhere else.
“This is home,” Rayburn said.
For visitors to Camp Verde High School, it’s likely that Rayburn’s face might be the first they see.
Sitting behind a desk in the school’s main office, Rayburn works as secretary, taking phone calls and greeting visitors, among many other tasks.
Last Thurs-day afternoon, she had to retrieve a cell phone that had been confiscated from a student when a parent came to collect it.
Phones are allowed, Rayburn said, but students just aren’t supposed to use them in class.
Rayburn came up to Camp Verde with her husband, Brian, a few years ago during the construction boom that was going on before the recession.
To read the full story, see the Wednesday, Nov. 5, edition of The Camp Verde Journal.
