Tari Popham is the proud Principal of the Sinagua Middle School Mustangs. She grew up

in Wisconsin and attended the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse. She moved to Arizona 

right out of college and got her first job teaching PE in the former Flagstaff Middle 

School. She taught PE and coached basketball, volleyball, and softball. Tari then moved 

to Mt. Elden Middle School where she taught PE and dance for 22 years, coached varsity 

softball at Coconino High School, and coached numerous sports at the Middle 

School level.  Eleven short years ago she became the assistant principal at Sinagua High 

School.  Upon the district closing several schools, Ms. Popham was named the principal 

of the new Sinagua Middle School nine years ago.