KNOCKING IT OUT OF THE PARK: Fast start has MHS baseball thinking big
It’s been a tough year for sports at Maricopa High.
The football team went 0-10, the boys basketball team 7-19 and the girls basketball team...
Fundraising gala helps send Pinal County high school seniors to CAC
At Central Arizona College’s annual A Night of Stars fundraiser, the real stars were the Pinal County high school seniors who will benefit from...
Etzel sisters have Lady Rams’ softball foes seeing double
When Maricopa High softball coach Tom Dugan turns to his right-hand girl, it’s an Etzel sister. But then, his left-hand girl also is an...
Central Arizona College’s Maricopa campus — celebrating 10 years
For more than 50 years, Central Arizona College has been serving and educating the diverse communities of Pinal County. With five campuses located strategically...
Early Learning Center at CAC earns NAEYC Accreditation
The Signal Peak Early Learning Center, on the Central Arizona College Campus in Coolidge, has earned accreditation from the National Association for the Education...
MHS students to compete at regional CTE conference
Students at Maricopa High School are planning to compete in automotive, photography and advertising design competitions in Mesa on Saturday.
The competitions held at the...
Lopeman, MUSD Board to talk classroom discipline, campus safety
At the Feb. 8 Maricopa Unified School District Governing Board meeting, two people during the call to the public came forward and spoke in...
Super-volunteer Jim Irving leads by listening, guiding MUSD students
Jim Irving is regarded around town as a pillar of the community, a class act, dedicating more than 40 hours a week to Maricopa...
MUSD board approves initial updates to foster care policies
The Maricopa Unified School District Governing Board last week unanimously approved preliminary changes to its policies regarding students in foster care.
The board discussed and...
What’s new at MUSD?
Maricopa Unified School District Superintendent Tracey Lopeman told the Governing Board on Feb. 8 that several recent events and activities show a positive trajectory...
MUSD teachers, returning employees to receive pay hikes
Maricopa Unified School District teachers will receive raises starting from 5% and all other school district employees will get pay hikes on July 1...
Leading Edge plans hiring event
Looking for a job in the educational field?
Leading Edge Academy has positions open and will interview candidates 3:30-7 p.m. on Feb. 23. The school...
Maricopa public schools spared major budget cuts by legislative action
Maricopa public schools averted major budget cuts and likely layoffs Wednesday following the Arizona Senate's override of state-imposed spending limits for the remainder of...
MUSD to spend $3.2 million on portable classrooms
Maricopa Unified School District unanimously approved spending $3.2 million to purchase seven portable-classroom buildings for the coming school year.
The buildings, which each have two...
Heritage Academy hopes to add elementary with Grades K-5
Heritage Academy is considering bringing a new elementary school to Maricopa, a school official said.
But in order to do that, the academy needs...
OPINION: Arizona lawmakers must stop holding school funding hostage — now
By Rich Nickel and Ron Butler
Rather than staying laser-focused on academics, superintendents, principals and teachers across Arizona – including Maricopa Unified School District –...
MUSD Governing Board selects Miller as new VP
Dr. Gary Miller was unanimously chosen vice president of the Maricopa Unified School District Governing Board, succeeding Ben Owens.
Owens did not seek re-election to...
Maricopa High students honored in regional business leaders competition
Maricopa High School’s digital-communications students took several awards at the 2023 Arizona chapter of Future Business Leaders of America Regional Conference.
Seventeen students competed in...
Maricopa students take home awards in regional Future Cities Competition
Two teams comprising Maricopa middle-school students in blended-learning programs placed among the top five Saturday in the regional Future Cities competition at ASU Preparatory...
Deadline nears for donations to CAC Foundation’s A Night of Stars
Deadline is Jan. 25 for those interested in donating to the Central Arizona College Foundation's annual A Night of Stars at 6 p.m. Friday,...
Desert Wind students, parents attend city model showcase
Desert Wind Middle School students participated in a city-model showcase Thursday night, where friends and family of the students could view their models and...
Downey tabbed for second term as MUSD president; new members take oath
Robert Downey was unanimously chosen Wednesday to serve a second year as president of the Maricopa Unified School District Governing Board.
The role of vice...
School district resets attendance boundaries for Saddleback, Santa Cruz
The Maricopa Unified School District on Wednesday unanimously approved realignment of attendance boundaries for two of its six elementary schools.
The move will impact 292...
Maricopa Wells students compete for regional slots in city-making competition
Maricopa Wells Middle School students competed Thursday night to send eight teams to the Future Cities Competition regionals at ASU Preparatory School in downtown...
Middle school students prepare to bring city models to regionals
Middle school students at Desert Wind and Maricopa Wells will be travelling to downtown Phoenix and to compete with others around the state in...
Looking ahead: What’s on the horizon in Maricopa for 2023?
As the new year begins, InMaricopa asked community leaders what 2023 may bring.
Here are their thoughts:
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FOR THE CITY
Nancy Smith, Mayor of Maricopa
Here is my...
Fire units respond to false alarm at local school
A false alarm brought multiple fire units to a local elementary school on Monday morning, according to a city information officer.
At about 10:30 a.m.,...
Poll: Readers like choice of Goodman as city’s new police chief
The vast majority of Maricopans appear to be impressed with the credentials of new police chief Mark Goodman and welcome him.
In our unscientific readers’...
MUSD students celebrate the holiday season . . . and then, a long break
It's the time of year when spirits are light in Maricopa Unified School District classrooms as the holidays approach.
MUSD students engaged in concerts, plays...
MHS marching band to perform in Fiesta Bowl Parade
For the second year in a row, the Maricopa High School Marching Rams received an invitation to the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl Parade this Saturday....