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Children’s Learning Adventure creates tools to improve learning experience

Children’s Learning Adventure’s curriculum ensures daily exposure to STEAM-based learning through multiple learning environments designed to provide authentic learning activities in a meaningful context....

Maricopan pays respects uniquely on Sept. 11 anniversary

Every Sept. 11, we remember those we lost in one of history’s greatest tragedies in 2001. Mountain Pointe High School graduate Raul Ontiveros is...

MHS choirs in concert (GALLERY)

Maricopa High School and Desert Wind Middle School choirs performed a winter concert Thursday to a packed house at the Performing Arts Center.

MHS mathematicians win 1st place

On April 10, Maricopa High School mathematics teachers Grant Hanks, Jerri Early, Morgan Dalton, Rebecca Walker and Chris Ansley took 110 students to the...

College & Career Expo at MHS (GALLERY)

Maricopa High School hosted a College & Career Expo for all grade level during lunch and advisory periods Thursday. Arizona-based and out-of-state colleges, military...

MUSD to consider special resolution on coronavirus

  Technically, Maricopa Unified School District is still on spring break. While many public schools in the state were closed by state mandate to mitigate the...
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Siegel: Teaching responsibility in elementary school 

Readers of this column may remember a primary academic goal in elementary school was learning the three R's – Readin’, Ritin’ and Rithmetic. Today, a fourth R is required: Responsibility. Several educators...

MHS teacher earns Fulbright award

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...

Tots prep for kindergarten (GALLERY)

Andrew Gallegos leads the Bright Start Kindergarten Prep class Wednesday morning at the Maricopa Public Library. The dozen students in attendance learned some of...

Filling tech jobs with Americans starts in grade school

By Murray Siegel If we are to have a massive increase in new high-salary jobs, we need to increase the supply of Americans with sufficient...

Teen crams 2.5 years into 1 to graduate through Ram Academy

Sprinkled among the hundreds of Maricopa High School students who graduated May 23 were those who completed their coursework through the school’s Ram Academy. This...

Children’s Learning Adventure preparing students for kindergarten

  Children’s Learning Adventure is committed to helping prepare students for kindergarten through their comprehensive Preschool and Pre-Kindergarten programs. Their Lifetime Adventures® Early Learning Standards...

MUSD suspends policy to make up time lost to walkout

  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...

The faces of MHS desegregation funding

By Michelle Chance Deborah Kohls teaches second-grade English Language Learners (ELL) four hours every day at Maricopa Elementary School. MES has four Structured English Immersion (SEI)...

Native American performers honor Class of 2019

Thursday evening, May 9, the Native American Parent Advisory presented the eighth annual Family Night Celebration at Maricopa High School. The event honors Native...

Eclipse glasses sell out quickly in Maricopa

  The United States will experience a partial solar eclipse on Aug. 21. In Maricopa, the moon will obscure 61 percent of the sun, peaking around...

MHS student arrested after gun found in car

A student at Maricopa High School was taken into custody Monday after a gun was found in the student's vehicle. Maricopa Unified School District Superintendent...

Students harassed by masked man at bus stop

A group of middle-school students was allegedly harassed by an unknown individual in a black mask Tuesday morning. Officials at Pima Butte Elementary School sent...

Children’s Learning Adventure on helping Maricopa students shape character

The first few years of a child’s life is a time of incredible growth and development. Positive learning experiences in a variety of settings,...

A+ Charter Schools hosts donut giveaway as community appreciation event

May 30 from 9-11 a.m., A+ Charter Schools is giving away free donuts to spread kindness and appreciation for the Maricopa community. A+ Charter Schools...

How CAC is handling the coronavirus outbreak

In these ever-changing times, Central Arizona College’s primary goal remains: to provide quality learning opportunities while keeping students, faculty, staff, and community members safe. CAC...

Anderson to chair ASBA Legislative Committee

A familiar face in Maricopa will lead a committee of the Arizona School Board Association. Maricopa Unified School District Governing Board Member Torri Anderson was...

What performing arts did for this 6th grader

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...

MUSD gears up for full-day preschool

Arizona Department of Health Services lists four operating preschools that are state-licensed to teach ages 3-4. Maricopa Unified School District wants to expand that. MUSD...

Valedictorian: Nothing to fear from hearing others’ ideas

Class of 2018 Valedictorian Porter Jones delivered the following address at the Maricopa High School commencement.   Hello, Class of 2018 and guests! I am honored...

Students recognized for academics, early graduation

  Outstanding students in the Maricopa Unified School District were highlighted for their academic efforts during a school board meeting Wednesday night. Maricopa Rotary Club Youth...

MHS choir students at Vocal Connection to learn, teach

New Maricopa High School Choir Director Lindsay Decoste is doing some great things to build up the choir program at MHS while also supporting the...

No need for a cape when you have an apron

School lunches (and breakfast) have always been an important service at Maricopa Unified School District, but the closures caused by COVID-19 placed the Child...

MHS swimmers 2nd in final dual meet

Despite having several swimmers gone on fall break, the Maricopa High School swim team hosted Poston Butte for its final dual meet Thursday and...

First you hafta FAFSA: Process for post-secondary financial aid not so scary

By Bernadette Russoniello Are you applying for post-secondary education and need Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)? The process is easier than ever.  First, visit...
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