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Leading Edge spotlights diverse cultures (GALLERY)

Leading Edge Academy hosted its annual Multicultural Assembly and Fair Friday, celebrating with dance, fashion, poems and art. There were African, Irish, Polynesian and...

MHS celebrates CTE Month

By Michelle Poppen The Maricopa High School Career and Technical Education Department would like to announce that February is Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month....

2 Rams sign to play college ball at UTEP, Culver-Stockton

Michael Flood, a Maricopa High School senior, became the second football Ram in as many years to sign a letter of intent to play...
GOVT-Jill Broussard

Q&A: Broussard talks county education challenges, elections, tests

Jill Broussard grew up in Ohio two towns away from Pinal County Attorney Kent Volkmer and now works out of a former grocery store...

A+ Charter Schools begin enrollment, teacher recruitment

A+ Charter Schools began enrolling students in early January for the 2020-2021 school year. In its first year, the school will serve students in...

Maricopa Wells team wins Arizona title at Future City Competition

For the third year in a row, a team of students from Maricopa will represent Arizona on a national stage. Students from Maricopa Wells and...

MUSD seeks to fill open positions (GALLERY)

With teachers and staff always in demand, Maricopa Unified School District held its annual job fair in the district office Saturday. The effort is...

Leading Edge Academy to host job fair for new school year

Make sure your resumes are updated and your schedule is cleared because Leading Edge Academy is preparing to host two teacher job fairs. Leading Edge...

MUSD spotlights students, community, staff

Maricopa Unified School District presented its monthly recognition awards to community members, staff and students Wednesday. Community members honored were Marissa Smith, parent volunteer at...

7th grader wins MUSD’s longest spelling bee (GALLERY)

In the longest Spelling Bee MUSD has held, Maricopa Wells middle schooler Brady McMullen came out on top in the annual event with the...

Rotary honors Students of the Month

Five Maricopa students were honored by the Maricopa Rotary Club Tuesday with its Students of the Month presentation before Maricopa City Council. The group included...

Maricopan on university honor roll

Maricopa High School graduate Mackenzie Ford was among 18% of Dixie State University students named to the fall honor rolls. The university in St. George,...

MUSD begins recruitment effort for 2020-21 with a job fair

The Maricopa Unified School District has officially begun their recruitment efforts for the upcoming school year. The district is asking for support from the community...

MUSD creating school calendars through 2024

Three years ago, Maricopa Unified School District set up a three-year calendar that eased into the current modified schedule, which sees three two-week breaks. See...

Letter grades a reality check for Maricopa schools

A             Excellent B             Highly performing C             Performing D             Minimally performing F              FailingWhen the accounting was done for last school year, Maricopa had moved from having three A-rated...

MHS senior named semi-finalist for Flinn, Coke scholarships

Freya Abraham has wanted to be a doctor since she was 4 years old. While the specialty has changed, the goal still exists and is...

What is a ‘gifted’ student?

By Murray SiegelIn 2018-19, Maricopa Unified School District had 231 students participating in a gifted program, an increase of more than 200% since the...

Leading Edge growing cross country program

In two years, Leading Edge Academy's junior high cross country team has grown from three participants to 32. The team placed third overall out of...

Leading Edge squares away robotics tourney (GALLERY)

Leading Edge Academy Maricopa hosted its third annual Vex IQ robotics tournament Saturday, with 30 teams competing in the VEX IQ challenge, Squared Away,...

High school dancers show ‘Stages of Life’ (GALLERY)

The dance classes of Maricopa High School presented their winter dance concert, Stages of Life, at the Performing Arts Center to full houses. The...

Big decisions ahead as MUSD plans new school

After a loss at the ballot box, Maricopa Unified School District is planning its next steps to build a second high school. At a special...

Charter high school breaks ground in Glennwilde

A+ Charter Schools broke ground today on a facility for grades 7-12 after an almost year-long hiatus. The ceremony was met with applause and...

Exceptional Students teacher goes extra mile in time, money, supplies

On the campus of Maricopa Wells Middle School, Walker Kyle is referred to as Dr. Kyle. But his relationship with his students isn’t quite as...

Maricopans head to MAC for Farm Day (GALLERY)

University of Arizona's Maricopa Agricultural Center had its flora and fauna on display along with labs, games, farm equipment and vendors for its popular...

Letter: Investment in education is investment in our future

By Tim Kanavel Pinal County Economic Development director As the economic development manager for Pinal County, my primary responsibility is to attract new business to our...

MHS winter sports heating up

With teams ranging from rebuilding to contenders for state tournaments, Maricopa High School is launching its winter sports season this week. Girls’ Basketball Rashawn Calvert is...

A+ Charter Schools plans groundbreaking ceremony

A+ Charter Schools, a new 7-12 charter school offering project-based learning, is hosting its groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday, Dec. 4 ,at 10 a.m. for...

Maricopa students place at Middle School Math Contest

Central Arizona College’s math department recently hosted the 2019 Middle School Math Contest at the San Tan Campus. More than 130 students from 13...

MHS students meet Buffalo Soldiers (GALLERY)

Three members of the Buffalo Soldiers of America, led by Arizona chapter President Chaz Jackson spoke to two sessions of students at Maricopa High...

MUSD announces November spotlights (GALLERY)

Maricopa Unified School District awarded its November spotlights to students, community members and staff during Wednesday's meeting of the governing board. Students honored were Abraham...
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