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Versatrans offers improved district transportation information

More and more transportation departments are turning to software programs to manage busing.

Local Silver Sneakers program promotes senior fitness

Getting older doesn't mean you sit back and watch the world pass you by. Many Maricopa seniors are getting fit and staying active, thanks to Silver Sneakers.

Golf tournament to support CAC athletics

Student athletes at Central Arizona College will stand to benefit from the Vaquero Foundation's Second Annual Golf Tournament on May 16 at Southern Dunes Golf Club in Maricopa.

Summer at space camp, future in space

It will be the trip of a lifetime and could lead to a future career in space. 

Rams boys’ soccer wraps up region title

A crowd of more than 40 rambunctious Maricopa High School fans helped to cheer the boys' soccer team to a 5-0 victory against visiting Florence on Monday night. The win wrapped up the region title for the Rams.

Maricopa girls prove their baseball skills

Two Maricopans proved June 7 at Pacana Park they possess the best baseball skills in the state at the Major League Baseball Aquafina Pitch, Hit and Run Competition.

ECAP credit required for class of 2013

Freshmen at Maricopa High School this year will be the first students required to complete an ECAP (Education and Career Action Plan) as a requirement for graduation.

MHS reaps benefits from Target shoppers

Maricopa schools are benefiting from Target's Take Charge of Education Program.

Torri Anderson appointed to school board

Pinal County Superintendent Orlenda F. Roberts has selected Torri Anderson to fill the Maricopa Unified School District Governing Board seat vacated by Lori Glenn.

CAC campus will have ‘immediate’ economic impact

Public sector development is about to spill over into the private sector in a big way as Central Arizona College gears up to break ground later this year on a Maricopa campus that could one day serve 15,000 students and employ more than 1,000 faculty and staff members, bringing tremendous economic benefit to the city.

Register today for Maricopa’s indoor volleyball league

The city of Maricopa, in partnership with Maricopa Elementary School, is now offering indoor volleyball programs for the community.

Former MHS quarterback Will Clemans finishes first season at WNMU

Clemans just finished his first season at WNMU, playing second-string quarterback for the Mustangs, who are headquartered in Silver City, New Mexico. The 5 foot, 9 inch, 160-pound freshman is majoring in mathematics.

Sequoia Pathway girls win junior high state title

Defeating previously unbeaten Salt River 39-25 Saturday, the Sequoia Pathway junior high girls basketball team won the Division I state championship. “It was...

Ak-Chin Southern Dunes offers free junior golf clinic

Ak-Chin Southern Dunes has scheduled a free junior golf clinic for March 22 at 3 p.m. Part of the Troon Junior Club series...

MHS Wintergard takes first

The Maricopa Gems Winterguard became the 2015 WGAZ Guard Scholastic Novice State Champions. Under the leadership of first-year guard coach and Maricopa High...

Baseball in full swing at Pitch, Hit and Run

It is officially baseball season in Maricopa as the city hosted the annual Major League Baseball Pitch, Hit and Run competition on Wednesday. ...

New Santa Cruz principal brings passion for reading

“Skit skat skoodle doot. Flip flop flee.” It’s a line from the favorite book of Maricopa Unified School District’s newest principal, who is...

Expense vouchers don’t add up

At every school board meeting the first action item is often the approval of expense vouchers.

Maricopa High harriers compete at regionals

The biggest challenge for Maricopa High head cross country coach Duane Anderson heading into the season was fielding a full team.

MUSD business department awarded certificate of excellence

Maricopa Unified School District has won the Association of School Business Officials International's (ASBO) Certificate of Excellence (COE) for excellence in the preparation and issuance of a high quality Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) for the fiscal year end 2009. 

Harlem Globetrotter to host Maricopa basketball camp

Young Maricopa hoopsters will get the chance to participate in a professional basketball camp this September.

Middle school off to great start

Maricopa Wells Middle School had a successful opening, according to Principal Stephanie Sharp.

Nenaber hoping to ‘create future generations of MHS football players’

MHS head football coach Cory Nenaber told the MUSD governing board Wednesday that he and his staff are working hard to encourage younger athletes to come to MHS.

Pima Butte hosting Locks of Love hair donation event

The staff at Pima Butte Elementary School is looking to bring the joy of hair back to a few children who lost it with the school's third annual Locks of Love haircutting ceremony this Thursday.

Council approves designated dove hunting areas

Dove hunting is an activity firmly entrenched in Maricopa's history (see related story).

Maricopa Education Foundation lays out vision

The Maricopa Education Foundation presented its mission and vision statements at the recent MUSD Board of Education meeting.

Maricopa High School’s groundbreaking prepares for future

For the third time in three weeks dirt was thrown for the ceremonial groundbreaking of a school in Maricopa. On Tuesday Maricopa High...

Raphael Dantas: foreign exchange student from Brazil

A senior at Maricopa High School, Raphael Dantas said that while his home school near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is about the same size as MHS, there are some marked differences.

MUSD taking first steps to change misperceptions

First steps are always the most important. Saturday morning at the MUSD district office building, the district opened its doors to approximately 60 staff and parents who wanted to help take those first steps.
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