Gallery: 179 photos from the MHS graduation
Maricopa High School crowned a new class of graduates on Wednesday night in Ram Stadium, as the Class of 2021, teachers and administrators, and...
Spray of hope
MUSD employee wins award for fighting pests in environmentally-friendly wayDan Vezie wants every student in the Maricopa Unified School District to be safe.The district...
Maricopa Titans win 13U baseball championship
The Maricopa Titans 13U baseball club had an impressive win in the United States Specialty Sports Association tournament during May 17-19. The team is...
Eight apply for school board vacancy
Eight individuals have applied for the Maricopa Unified School District Governing Board position formerly held by Carrie Vargas, who stepped down July 14 for...
Classes resume at Desert Wind, counselors on hand
Desert Wind Middle School students returned to class as usual Friday morning after having been isolated in lockdown Thursday afternoon when a student told...
Santa Cruz celebrates 6th graders
Sixth-grade promotion at Santa Cruz Elementary School was held Wednesday morning in the school’s multi-purpose room.The ceremony began with a presentation of awards for...
What’s behind MUSD’s call for Prop 437
By Joycelyn Cabrera
Proposition 437 introduces a $68 million bond on the November ballot for the main purpose of building a second high school in...
Contest: Best Mom in Maricopa!
Let’s celebrate Mother’s Day! Iconic Tire is sponsoring the Best Mom in Maricopa Contest.
The voting has concluded. The winners will be notified May 6...
Survey rates community’s perception of K-12 schools
A community opinion survey of the Maricopa Unified School District finds 78 percent of respondents who send their children to district schools trust the...
CAC programs offer college credits for high schoolers
Although the traditional school year is quickly coming to a close, it’s never too soon for high school students to consider enrolling in college...
Teachers say board vote ‘a punch in the gut’
Teachers expressed disappointment and anger Wednesday night as they spoke against reopening campuses before fall break in sharp contrast to the frustrated parents who...
MUSD may close school, all-day kindergarten
The Maricopa Unified School District needs to make $1 million in cuts to balance the 2013-2014 budget, Superintendent Steve Chestnut told school board members...
Splash pad at Copper Sky opens
The new splash pad is open at Copper Sky Recreation Complex.
It is be open during current normal pool hours:
Monday through Friday from 8...
Youth sports participation booms in Maricopa; Challenger Jamboree set for Copper Sky
Youth sports are taking center stage in Maricopa as Little League sees a boon in players, a new soccer program hits the field and...
Maricopa baby born in I-10 rush hour
Villages residents Michaela and Ruben Fierros are old hands at childbirth, but this morning brought a surprise in the middle of commuter traffic.
The parents...
House funds MUSD charter schools one more year
The state House voted late Thursday to allow funding to district-sponsored charter schools that converted this academic year for the upcoming school year –...
Rams baseball out of playoff contention; tough road for softball
The Maricopa High School baseball and softball teams returned to the diamond Thursday with more than winning on their minds. The teams have both...
MUSD breaks ground on 2nd high school
The Maricopa Unified School District took a step toward a new future when it broke ground on the city’s second high school Friday. Located...
Still a 3-wheeler, it’s a Trikke
Robert Reynolds recently purchased a Trikke for workouts.
Rams’ solution at kicker no hack
In a world where females are breaking down barriers in countless ways, some areas have remained primarily the domain of males. Football is typically...
MUSD to offer snacks that adhere to new federal guidelines
Maricopa Unified School District students will be eating healthier foods when school starts next August.The federal government is mandating all schools that participate in...
MUSD’s charter school funding in jeopardy
Maricopa Unified School District has spent the past several months getting ready for the conversion of six of its schools to district-sponsored charter schools...
Rams softball dominates at home; baseball falls in Gilbert
Maricopa High School softball hosted and won the Krystin Diehl Softball Tournament over the weekend with teams from across the state in attendance.The Rams...
MUSD board approves salary increases
The Maricopa Unified School District governing board voted unanimously Wednesday to approve a salary increase based on experience for all qualifying employees for the...
MUSD board to discuss override
The Maricopa Unified School District governing board will discuss Wednesday whether to ask voters to approve in November an override of its Maintenance and...
Goddard resigns from school board
Moments before a special meeting of the Maricopa Unified School District Governing Board was to convene, Board Member Geoff Goddard announced his resignation and...
MHS baseball split pair on road; softball suffers home loss
The varsity baseball team has spent a lot of time away from the home field of Maricopa High School and is faring quite well...
District may pay for all-day kindergarten
Parents may have the opportunity to send their children to full-day, tuition-free kindergarten classes starting in the upcoming school year.The Maricopa Unified School District...
Rams take 2 of 3 from Tucson teams
The Maricopa High School baseball and softball teams played teams from Tucson this week and the Rams emerged victorious in two of the three...
Robert Norman Chandler, 64, of Maricopa
Robert Norman Chandler, 64, of Maricopa slipped from this life on July 25 in Phoenix, his family announced with great sadness.
He died suddenly after...