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A single win was enough for the Lady Rams soccer team's coach to declare this past season a success.

Ryan Sarver recovered a fumble in the end zone, and Travis Brown returned a punt for the game-winning score to lead the Maricopa Rams to a 17-13 victory Friday night over Page.

If you want to witness some spelling bee champs vying for a spot at the county spelling bee, head to Maricopa Wells Middle School on Thursday morning at 10 a.m.

The annual Maricopa Hoops Holiday Classic provides high school basketball fans the opportunity to watch two full days of games involving 13 teams in three gymnasiums.

Are you ready for some football?

March is Music Appreciation Month, and, in order to celebrate it, five district elementary schools will be holding simultaneous concerts on Wednesday morning at 9 a.m. Saddleback Elementary's concert is scheduled for Tuesday.

In addition to its math and writing offerings throughout CAC's campuses and centers, students can receive one-on-one assistance with reading and study-skills, technology in education, and its newly added science and accounting offerings.  

In 2000 Arizona voters passed a proposition (301) that created a .6 of one percent sales tax increase aimed at raising the average teacher salary in Arizona.

The Maricopa Rams marching band will be heading to the Division III State Marching Band Festival after earning an overall rating of "excellent" this past weekend at the Agua Fria Music Along the Estrellas Invitational.

The Maricopa High girls' volleyball team continues to make strides as it searches for its first victory of the season.

A football game between Desert Wind and Maricopa Wells middle schools Feb. 13 raised some hackles, and not for anything that happened in the...

The salary schedules tabled last week return to the Maricopa Unified School District Governing Board Wednesday. This year, the board has been through...

The Maricopa Unified School District Governing Board unanimously approved a new “stepless” salary schedule for all certified staff for the 2015-16 school year. ...

The American Legion Baseball Opening Day ceremony for the State of Arizona will be on Saturday at Copper Sky. The ceremonies will start...

The Maricopa High School Rams volleyball team hosted their annual Mini Rams Camp at the Ak-Chin Gym July 21-22. The camp was open...

Poulos says she became a teacher because she has always loved sports and physical activities.

All this week, Maricopa High School will be holding a Scholastic book sale with a buy-one, get-one-free offer.

School board scrutinizes budgets and salaries

Pre-registration for Central Arizona College's English Language Acquisition for Adults (ELAA or ESL) and GED prep classes will take place in early January and mid-February for two spring semester sessions.

King, a Casa Grande resident and father two young girls, is in his first year of teaching at MUSD.

The City of Maricopa Police Association participated in the Red Rock Sprint and Unified Triathlon to benefit Special Olympics, which was held this weekend in Scottsdale.

While the Maricopa High School boys cross country team is starting its season without knowing which state-championship division it will be competing in, the runners and coaches have a clear vision of where they want to finish.

Maricopa Elementary School teacher, Heidi Zimmer, bases her approach to teaching on her belief in children.

Central Arizona College and the First Things First Pinal Regional Council have unveiled a program designed to help students enter the early childhood education field.  

The Maricopa Unified School District will be making a decision on whether to adopt a tentative budget for the 2008-09 school year at its July 9 school board meeting.

The Maricopa Wells Middle School Panther Band earned a superior rating in a competition at Eastern Arizona College last week for middle school and elementary band programs.

The Maricopa High School will host its last play of the season, "Bang Bang You're Dead" May 21 through May 23.

MUSD board approves teacher raise

The earthquake in Haiti has shocked the world, leaving anywhere from 50,000 to 100,000 people dead. Here in Maricopa, it's hard to imagine the devastation, but children hear the news and see the images. Here is a series of worksheets to help parents explain the disaster to their children.

Tanya Graysmark, who has operated Graysmark Academy for preschoolers and kindergarteners since 2006, is opening a charter school in Maricopa with a unique curriculum grounded in the town's past.