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Desert Wind Middle School captured the team championship, and the duo of Ciara Garcia and Aubrey Chaston won the tandem competition at the 2010 Central Arizona College Middle School Math Contest held Wednesday, Feb. 17, at the Signal Peak Campus.

Maricopa Unified School District's governing board will meet Wednesday evening at 6 p.m. at the district office administration building, 44150 W. Maricopa-Casa Grande Hwy.  

Maricopa Unified School District governing board members at their Wednesday meeting voted to approve the use of $7 million in bond funds for a new middle school at Tortosa and Phase II of the high school's renovation.

Students from all four Maricopa elementary schools used their skill and knowledge Tuesday in the second round of this fall's Academic Bowl competition.

Butterfield Elementary School and the Maricopa Fire Department have teamed up to offer Maricopans a "Cares Enough to Wear Pink"-- "pink heals" opportunity on Oct. 25.

If Karianne Saysana didn't like them before, she just might have a whole new appreciation for chicken gizzards, or any other kind of gizzard, following her win Thursday in the local qualifier for the Pinal County Spelling Bee.

With prom and graduation fast approaching, the Fire Department of Maricopa decided it was time to vist Maricopa High School to encourage soon-to-be celebrating teens not to drink, a city official said Wednesday.

More than 1,000 pinwheels brightened up Maricopa Elementary School recently when its students took part in a program called "Remember the Children" aimed at making them aware of child abuse.

Within four weeks at his new position as the school district's public relations director, Tom Beckett has created a long list of goals he plans to achieve.

Maricopa High School Rams got beat by Fountain Hills High School Friday night 31-19. Stay tuned to inmaricopa.com for a complete game wrap-up.

There are 35.5 million people, including 12.6 million children, living in households that experience hunger, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture study. That's one in 10 households in the United States. Fact is, it's an issue in Maricopa as well.

Behind great defense and balanced scoring, Legacy Traditional School girls' junior high basketball team recently won the Arizona Charter Athletic Association AZCAA Division B State Championship, defeating Leading Edge Academy 34-10.

Nearly $20,000 was raised in the first Duel in the Desert Golf Tournament at The Duke at Rancho El Dorado golf course Saturday. ...

Even with a reduction in force saving the Maricopa Unified School District money, there are still some other areas that will need to be cut.

At Maricopa Unified School District's governing board meeting last week Human Resources Director Heidi Fawcett explained to board members how the new immigration verification system will affect new employees beginning Jan. 1.

Santa brought you a new toaster oven for Christmas, and you just replaced your old set of pots and pans. If you have household items gathering dust or no longer being used, the Life Skills Class at Maricopa High School can put those items to good use.

In addition to teaching English, I'm also a writer.

Jr. Suns third season tips off next week

 

The Maricopa High Athletic Department has a new face to lead the sports scene for the Rams.

Copa Kids Care, Maricopa Unified School District's before and after school program, commemorated the 10th anniversary of 'Lights On Afterschool' Thursday evening with a celebration that drew 200 people.

About 30 students, teachers and community members volunteered their hair in the name of cancer research Friday morning at Pima Butte Elementary School.  

The trip to Coolidge High Friday night for the Maricopa High football team was not a fun one. In fact, one could say it was awful.

The Maricopa Youth Football League (MYFL) is gearing up for another year of the sport.

Central Arizona College is offering the community a way to relax while simultaneously helping students gain hands-on experience.

To promote reading, Maricopa Elementary School held its Polar Express Adventure Tuesday evening. 

The Rams basketball team on Tuesday increased its winning streak by four games and handed Coolidge its third straight loss in a 63-60, final-minute...

The Maricopa High boys soccer team was unable to stop Wickenburg's offense or overcome the Wranglers' stingy defense in a 4-1 season-opening loss yesterday.

The Maricopa High School football team picked up a big 30-22 win at home Friday against the Santa Cruz Dust Devils.

Lions, tigers and bears, oh my.