Fiesta Bowl surprises Maricopa teacher with $5,000 grant (VIDEO)
Third-grade students will receive new classroom technology and seating, thanks to their teacher.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQsWHbcfVcU
Fiesta Bowl Charities awarded Santa Cruz Elementary teacher Stephanie Arturet a $5,000...
Police chief talks leadership with JROTC cadets (VIDEO)
Steve Stahl, chief of the Maricopa Police Department, never dreamed of becoming a police officer, let alone the leader of an entire jurisdiction.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMyUpHuTYws
While attending...
Middle school to host rummage sale Saturday
Students are sorting items inside an unused Desert Wind Middle School classroom this week in preparation for their annual rummage sale.
The student-led sale will...
Butterfield students connect with veterans (VIDEO)
As Maricopa prepares for its first Veterans Day Parade this weekend, children are learning all about those who served.
Fifth grade student Brady McMullen and...
Busing pros/cons factor in sending Maricopa students out of town
Maricopa children ride buses to schools outside of the city every day. Valley schools that bus Maricopa children:
Kyrene School District:
Kyrene Akimel A-al Middle School, Kyrene...
MHS Theatre Co. brushes up Shakespeare (GALLERY)
Maricopa High School Theatre Company debuted its version of William Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew" Thursday at the Performing Arts Center. The Bard's...
MUSD ‘dead-last’ in bus driver pay
A presentation from the supervisor of the Maricopa Unified School District Transportation Department showed the school system pays its bus drivers less than a...
‘Grandpa’ volunteers as cross-country coach
By Joycelyn Cabrera
At 68 years old, volunteer cross-country coach Manuel Quintana has an unusual nickname around the Maricopa High School campus.
The students refer to...
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...
MUSD tight-lipped on administrators’ exodus; job applications pour in
The first few tumultuous months of the 2017-18 school year for administrators in the Maricopa Unified School District have concluded.
With resignations from a principal...
Master sergeant pushes high school cadets to exceed expectations
Developing independence in high school students has been the work of Master Sgt. Dishon Gregory for six years.
It resulted in his winning the title...
MHS Theatre Company to present modernized ‘Taming of the Shrew’
For its fall production, the Maricopa High School Theater Company is performing William Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew.” But it won’t quite be...
MUSD acting principals get new titles, in place for rest of school year
Rick Abel and Thad Miller, two acting principals in the Maricopa Unified School District, will continue their positions and posts through the 2017-18 school...
MHS principal resigns after month-long leave
Renita Myers, the Maricopa High School Principal on leave since September, resigned in October, district officials said Friday.
Myers’ effective resignation date was originally listed...
CAC Culinary Arts selling Thanksgiving pies to buy equipment
The flour-covered hands of 20-year-old Anthony Gonzalez kneaded dough inside a kitchen classroom at a local community college Thursday night."The real hope is that...
Students squeeze in buses as MUSD tries to hire more drivers
A shortage of drivers has created less space on some Maricopa Unified School District buses, but an overcrowding policy is being enforced, officials said.
After...
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...
MUSD moving toward new ELA curriculum
New curriculum for English-Language Arts could be in local classrooms next school year.Curriculum Price Tags
“Company A”: $1,208,514
“Company B”: $1,319,500
“Company C”: $1,741,289
The Maricopa Unified School...
MUSD will pay nearly $200K in 1% teacher pay raise from state
Local teachers will soon see a payout from the state’s recent 1.06 percent pay raise. MUSD will pay teachers from M&O because the state...
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 spreads anti-drug message for Red Ribbon Week
A local high school is spreading drug-awareness through a series of week-long events.
Students at Maricopa High School are participating in Red Ribbon Week, a...
MHS student wins Pinal County Town Hall scholarship
Thursday, Maricopa High School student leaders attended Pinal County Town Hall. Students met with more than 200 county leaders, elected officials and dignitaries to...
MWMS dancers perform for Diamondbacks
Sept. 24, seven members of the Maricopa Wells Dance Team performed at a home Diamondbacks baseball game at Chase Field. The performance was part...
MUSD begins hunt for next superintendent
The Maricopa Unified School District will vote to kick-off the process for its superintendent search Wednesday night.
The MUSD Human Resources Department could receive a...
MUSD teacher named Outstanding Organizer
Linette Y. Caroselli of Maricopa has been recognized as a RunJumpThrow Outstanding Organizer for exemplary volunteer work to encourage local youth to embrace the...
MHS Marching Rams make ‘excellent’ appearance in Tucson
The Maricopa High School Marching Rams are in the middle of competition season, earning awards and high ratings.
Led by Director Ivan Pour, the Rams...
MWMS assistant principal among resignations at MUSD
Administrative changes plaguing Maricopa Wells Middle School continue as district officials confirmed Friday that Assistant Principal Mallory Miller resigned in early October.
According to school...
MAC starts small-acreage education program for wannabe farmers (VIDEO)
So, you want to be a farmer?IF YOU GO
What: Small-Acreage Farming Opportunity
When: Oct. 25, 8:30 a.m.
Where: Maricopa Agricultural Center, 37860 W. Smith-Enke Road
Info: http://cals-mac.arizona.edu/
The...
Parents talk to MUSD about district letter grades
A week after the public learned the results of the state’s new letter grade system and the subsequent A-F labeling of local schools, a...
Drivers who illegally pass school buses put on notice – and on camera
New surveillance cameras installed below the stop-arms of school buses could lead to traffic citations.
The Maricopa Unified School District’s Transportation Department installed the cameras...