Education

A series of fights on and near campus have marred campus life at Maricopa High School this month. A fight broke out Wednesday after school,...

By Angela Askey Executive Director Public Relations and Marketing Central Arizona College opened its doors in the fall of 1969 near the base of Signal Peak...

Central Arizona College recognizes the following students who received their certificate and/or degree in August. Maricopa Campus Tiffany E. Ahumada, Associate of Business Gabrielle Cason, Associate of...

A political action committee for a school bond to fund a second high school in Maricopa Unified School District has a short time to...

As Maricopa schools dig into their fall sports, much appears the same on the surface, but there could be changes afoot. It’s not about personnel,...

By Murray Siegel The cost of a university education has become outrageous. Four years at an elite university (tuition, fees, books, room and board) can cost...

Central Arizona College launched its new partnership with Maricopa High School in a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday. CAC Connect gives the college office space in the...

Maricopa Police Department had calls from two schools this week for very different reasons. Thursday night, Leading Edge Academy reported a SnapChat message by a...

The U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board announced Aidan Balt of Maricopa High School has been offered a...

It’s a first for Maricopa. Vincent “Vinnie” Latona earned a gold medal for internetworking in the SkillsUSA National Championships in June. He represented not only...

Most schools in Maricopa start the New Year this week and prepared for opening day with Meet the Teacher nights. Maricopa Unified School District...

Some kids are water dogs. Others never get over their fear of the water, never learning to swim well enough to save themselves. This school...

A career and technical student who graduated from Maricopa High School in May won one of the nation's highest awards at the 2019 SkillsUSA...

The children from Baby Fox Academy received a special visit from Apex Motor Club today. As part of the summer curriculum, the preschoolers have...

If it’s July, school must be about to start. That means a lot of changes, new faces, new programs and high expectations. Maricopa Unified School...

A Nov. 5 election ballot won’t be asking voters for a $50 million, $65 million or $75 million bond for Maricopa Unified School District....

With construction of its campus behind schedule, the new Heritage Academy will start the school year with classes off-site, according to information released to...

 In Lincoln, Nebraska, members of the Maricopa High School Theatre Company participated in the International Thespian Festival last week and were one of the...

  How would you describe your first full year at MUSD? I’ve been able to meet so many great kids and great families along the way...

Heritage Academy is scheduled to open its Maricopa campus July 24, but the charter school is still under construction. The school, prepared for sixth through...

When the Maricopa Unified School District Governing Board approved the 2019-20 budget Wednesday, it did so without the agreement of Board Member Patti Coutré. She...

The Maricopa High School football team delivered items collected during a May 18 Soap Scrimmage to the Maricopa Family Advocacy Center on Thursday. Several...

Maricopa Unified School District is looking for another principal. After 10 years as principal of Saddleback Elementary School, Felicia Williams submitted her resignation June 13....

  With governing board members divided on the issue, Maricopa Unified School District is taking a tortuous route toward a bond election this fall.Estimated costs...

The following list of Central Arizona College students represents the May 2019 graduating class that attended the Maricopa campus. The listing is organized alphabetically...

By Murray Siegel In a March 1 Your Turn column in the Arizona Republic, Mike McClellan, a retired Mesa high school English teacher, used a...

By Bernadette Russoniello Maricopa High School seniors received honors and recognition for academic, athletic and private scholarships totaling more than $8 million at the May...

A teary-eyed mom popped into our youth theater office, as we looked at each other wondering what she was going to complain about. “Oh...

Budgeting and funds were a key theme during the MUSD Governing Boarding meeting Wednesday. Superintendent Tracey Lopeman went into the district's "Administrative Budget Recommendation." That...