Education

Leading Edge Academy Maricopa presented the musical "The Wizard of Oz" to a full house Friday. Drama and choir students with live accompaniment from...

Nineteen Maricopa High School students earned national honors on the 2018 National German Exam (Level One). Freshmen Abigail Poland and Nathaly Zavala earned gold medals...

Maricopa High School hosted its annual Senior Honors Night May 14. It was a time to recognize hard work in the classroom and in...

Students of the National Elementary Honor Society (NEHS) from Butterfield Elementary School spent their time lending support to those who need it the most. Over...

Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. Maricopa High School AFJROTC cadets will be presenting the colors at the 30th annusl Run For The Wall Cross-Country Ride...

The class of 2018 at Maricopa High School and Sequoia Pathway Academy is filled with many goal-oriented, career-minded individuals. Learn about a few of...

Faced with the choice between U.S. military academies that had accepted her, Maricopa High School graduating senior Dylan Hill announced her decision this month.   “I...

The fourth annual Music-a-Thon at Maricopa Unified School District filled the Performing Arts Center with music for seven hours Saturday. Bands and choirs from...

The Maricopa High School Theatre Company's second annual Miscast Cabaret last week was a fund-raiser to send qualifying performers to the International Thespian Festival...

  By law, 180 days of instruction are required in the Maricopa Unified School District. After a staff walkout, the district worked to accommodate six days...

Maricopa Unified School District’s Native American Education Program and its parent advisory committee (NAPAC) hosted their year-end Family Night on Wednesday, honoring past, present...

The fourth annual Music-a-Thon by Maricopa Unified School District is May 12, 1-8 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center, 45012 W. Honeycutt Ave. Music-a-Thon features...

By Merry Grace Over the school year there have been several ongoing issues with MUSD buses like overcrowding and route delays. Recent articles have shed...

After a false alarm Wednesday, the Maricopa Unified School District announced Thursday it would reopen at the end of the week. All nine of MUSD’s...

By Bernadette Russoniello “I can’t afford college.” “I didn’t apply. I didn’t think I could afford it.” These comments resound among students in Maricopa and present a...

After telling students and parents classes would resume Thursday, Maricopa Unified School District now says "lack of progress at the Legislature" will keep doors...

The curtain closed on Maricopa High School’s theater program in 2010 when low interest in enrollment could no longer sustain it. Then came along Cynthia...

Schools in the Maricopa Unified School District are scheduled to re-open May 3, according to an MUSD statement. SEE UPDATE  The openings come on the week...

A message published to the Maricopa Unified School District’s web page stated it will remain closed May 2. Wednesday will mark the fifth day of...

By Scott Seckel, ASU Now Stefano Chang of Maricopa had a good job in his field and was one class away from a master’s degree in...

This year, Maricopa Elementary School became just the fourth "Leader in Me" Lighthouse School in the state. Wednesday, its students helped explain the significance...

Some area schools will remain closed Monday while others plan to hold classes. Leading Edge Academy was closed Thursday and Friday, however the charter school...

  As if putting a stamp on an energetic evening featuring scores of #RedForEd T-shirts, the Maricopa Unified School District Governing Board expressed their support...

Maricopa educators rallied afterschool Wednesday on the eve of the statewide teacher walkout. The demonstration at Copper Sky Recreation Center April 25 included a march...

Schools are partnering with a local organization Wednesday to distribute student food packs on the eve of Arizona’s teacher walkout. Maricopa Unified School District, Leading...

Maricopa High School’s varsity baseball team ended its season Friday with a 10-9 loss at Williams Field. That left the Rams’ overall record at 11-16....

At least two charter schools in Maricopa will be closed Thursday for a planned #RedForEd teacher walkout. Sequoia Pathway Academy Campus Director Alfonso F. Alva...

  Maricopa Unified School District will feed students breakfast and lunch throughout the walkout, according to a district press release. “The district is making special arrangements...

  The impending walk-out of local educators is expected to close all of Maricopa Unified School District’s nine schools Thursday and could also affect area...

Maricopa High School senior basketball player Sydni Callis signed a letter of intent to play for Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina. Callis was named...