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MHS graduates get final sendoff (VIDEO)

More than 380 students graduated from Maricopa High School during ceremonies at Ram Stadium May 25. The Class of 2017 earned $6.75 million in...

Education

Maricopa Unified School District has six elementary schools, two middle schools and one high school. MUSD also has an alternative high school called Ram...

MUSD ramps up Alternative School plans

The Maricopa Unified School District’s governing board discussed at a Wednesday meeting an implementation strategy for the district’s newly founded Alternative Secondary Program. Per the...

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...

Letter: Vote no on Prop 437

By Alan Marchione Here we go again. This November, taxpayers once again find themselves badgered by the Maricopa Unified School District on what percentage of...

MHS suspends in-person learning due to lack of staff

Starting Nov. 3, Maricopa High School will suspend in-person learning through Nov. 13. According to communications sent to parents by Maricopa Unified School District, the...

MUSD seeks more input on ‘huge change’ in calendar

Maricopa Unified School District’s Governing Board decided Wednesday to further seek community feedback on an adjusted school calendar before they make a final decision. The...

Million-dollar math curriculum to get MUSD up to date

  By Michelle Chance The Maricopa Unified School District will go after a new math program. Wednesday, the Governing Board approved a committee’s authoritative power to recommend...

COVID-19 outbreak to close MUSD school for 16 days

A Maricopa elementary school will be closed for 16 days, starting Tuesday, after a coronavirus outbreak was reported Monday. In a message on its homepage,...

MHS grad at Mayo Clinic for mystery illness

His mother’s updates read like a nightmare, because that is what the situation has been. In fact, it is a recurring nightmare. IF YOU GO What:...
Maricopa Unified School District 20 administration building

World-renowned architecture firm to design 3rd middle school

Maricopa Unified School District’s governing board hired an architectural firm known for its master plan of the Palm Jumeirah in Dubai and designing Sedona...

MUSD prepares to hire more teachers (video)

Large class sizes have been a concern at Maricopa Unified School District, and were a compelling reason for the voter-approved override. Santa Rosa Elementary...

INSTANT OFFENSE: Maricopa High School grad a UofA football leader

It didn’t take wide receiver Jacob Cowing long to make his presence known on the University of Arizona’s football roster. In his first game as...
MUSD Job Fair 2021

MUSD to host drive-in job fair Saturday

The Maricopa Unified School District is looking to hire new employees. On Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the district will host a Fifties-themed...
Maeva McGuire Missing

Family searching for missing MHS student

A Maricopa High School student left class Thursday and jumped into a blue sports car that drove away. The student, Maeva McGuire, 17, told staff...

Council accepts Vitiello’s resignation, plans to fill his seat

Maricopa City Council members on Tuesday night accepted the resignation of City Councilmember Rich Vitiello, who is running or District 1 Pinal County supervisor. The...

A+ Charter to start Esports afterschool program

A+ Charter Schools has teamed up with Marciopa Esports to provide an all new afterschool program that will guide and coach students into starting...

Another huge gallery of MHS graduation photos

The Class of 2022 graduated from Maricopa High School Class of 2022 during commencement ceremonies Thursday night in Ram Stadium. PHOTOS: More Victor Moreno shots...

MUSD launches recruitment effort with Job Fair

The Maricopa Unified School District has officially begun their recruitment efforts for the upcoming school year. The District will be recruiting for both classified and...

Leading Edge Academy to host job fair for new school year

Make sure your resumes are updated and your schedule is cleared because Leading Edge Academy is preparing to host two teacher job fairs. Leading Edge...

2 MHS students named Flinn Scholarship finalists

Two Maricopa High School students are finalists for Flinn Scholarships, which would give them full rides to an Arizona public university. Filimon Kednmarey and Timothy...

Maricopa college students tapped all-state academics

Two Central Arizona College students from Maricopa were selected this week to the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society All-Arizona Academic Team. All-Arizona students demonstrate...

MHS DECA students, advisor shine at state

Thirty Maricopa High School DECA students attended the annual Arizona DECA State Career Development Conference On Feb. 26-28. Students faced competition from more than...

Future Maricopa teachers headed to nationals

Eight students from Maricopa and Desert Sunrise high schools are headed to Orlando, Florida, this weekend to compete in the Educators Rising national conference.   EdRising...

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 begins recruitment effort for 2020-21 with a job fair

The Maricopa Unified School District has officially begun their recruitment efforts for the upcoming school year. The district is asking for support from the community...
Maricopa High School 1998

History photo: high school scene

The black-and-white view of Maricopa High School was taken in 1998 by Gray Photographs of Phoenix. The high school, which opened in 1955 with...

Sandlot Maricopa honors Hydie Fernandez this weekend

This weekend, Sandlot Maricopa is honoring Suheiry “Hydie” Fernandez, the 10-year-old girl who tragically lost her life on March 31 following an accident on...

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...

Class of 2023 graduates from Maricopa High School

As the sun cast a warm glow on the faces of more than 620 Maricopa High School graduates, friends and family gathered to watch...
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