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With three new schools and one expansion set to open this August, the Maricopa Unified School District is in the midst of a hiring frenzy.

The Maricopa Unified School District has announced plans to introduce several new Web pages aimed at providing information on volunteering and has adopted a set of rules governing their recruitment.

The Maricopa Unified School District's Governing Board will decide Wednesday on whether to implement a budget-cutting maneuver that would eliminate 12 to 56 days off the contracts of district support staff.

The MHS girls' varsity basketball team is off to a great 5-1 start with the only loss a 54-50 battle against Valley Christian.

The Maricopa Unified School District announced Tuesday it has installed the Rapid Responder crisis management system to protect its students and staff during a wide range of emergencies.

With an increased emphasis on health and nutrition in the country, Maricopa's Food Services department officials say they are working to make the school lunch just a sensible as the homemade sandwich.

Gary Hardt is wearing gold--the gold medals he and his Arizona teammates won in two separate events, Four-man Bocce Ball and Doubles Bocce Ball.  

Maricopa High School graduates 115 students in Friday night ceremony

A monthly horse show helps generate funds for the Thunderbird Farms Fire District.

Leading Edge Academy Maricopa, a new K-6 charter school that was recently approved to open in Maricopa, will be hosting an information meeting on  Feb. 22 at 7 p.m. at The Duke.

While Maricopa Unified School District children are back in school already, those who will be attending Legacy Traditional are still at home waiting.

As budget cuts loom for the Maricopa Unified School District, volunteer coordinator Margaret Jackson is laying out a series of goals to transform the team of volunteers serving the district into a fine-tuned machine.

The Maricopa Unified School District's Governing Board approved the start and end times for all of the district's schools for the 2008-2009 school year.

Maricopa High School senior Meardey Kong was recently notified that she is a recipient of the College Board's Advanced Placement Program Award as an AP Scholar.

The Maricopa High School boys baseball team continued its early-season struggles with a 13-9 road loss to Fountain Hills on Tuesday.

The Maricopa boys' soccer team continued to roll last night, picking up their tenth consecutive win of the year against Coolidge.

Having wrapped up their preseason schedule tighter than a Christmas present, the Maricopa Rams basketball team is ready to begin conference play.

The Maricopa Unified School District (MUSD) will be hosting a community forum on Jan. 16 at 6:30 p.m. at Global Water's Maricopa facility to present information related to the proposed school site and the proximity of the site to high-voltage power lines.

Wednesday night at 6 p.m. the MUSD governing board will hold its regularly scheduled meeting at the district office.

Maricopa Unified School District administrators and department heads gathered Tuesday and Wednesday for a summer "Inspiring Change" leadership retreat.

Maricopa Wells Middle School had three sixth grade finalists in the recent Pinal County Attorney's 20th Annual Anti-Drug Poster Contest.

It's mid-March, which can only mean one thing: the return of March Madness.

Five children from Maricopa collected gold medals at the Junior Olympics Regional Competition held at Pacana Park on Sunday. They will be heading to California for the national championships in July.

The Maricopa High School must overcome the lack of any home meets and the absense of star athlete Brittany Parks, who will miss the track season due to a knee injury she suffered playing basketball earlier in the year.

Pima Butte Elementary School promises food, fun and prizes during its Fall Festival on Saturday, Oct. 27, from 2 to 6 p.m.

Pima Butte Elementary School's PTO will hold its first meeting of the year at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the Pima Café.

More than a dozen business leaders across Arizona are urging Major League Baseball's commissioner to keep the 2011 All-Star Game in Phoenix.  

The Maricopa High School baseball season got underway Tuesday with a scrimmage against Valley Christian.

Fresh off their 20-13 season-opening win over Estrella Foothills last Friday night, the Maricopa High football team heads to Wickenburg Friday evening for a 7 p.m. kickoff.

The Maricopa High School girls' volleyball team could not hold off second place Fountain Hills as the Falcons took a 25-10, 25-8, 25-9 win Thursday night on Maricopa's home court.