MARICOPA — Maricopa Virtual Academy's valedictorian gained a "newfound appreciation" for online school, though struggling in the beginning. 

MARICOPA — Maricopa Virtual Academy's salutatorian believes life comes with much trial and error, so it's important to find a balance.

MARICOPA — Sequoia Pathway's salutatorian encourages other students to keep their head up and believe in themselves.

MARICOPA — Heritage Academy-Maricopa's valedictorian approached school like he does the rest of his life, and it led him to the top of his class.

MARICOPA — Heritage Academy's salutatorian says grades don't measure intelligence, just work ethic — so keep working hard.

MARICOPA — A+ Charter's salutatorian encourages other students to work hard and know their limits to succeed without doing harm.

MARICOPA — Sequoia Pathway's valedictorian plans to pursue a degree in business administration after gaining entrepreneurial tactics and skills at a young age.

MARICOPA — Every high school has a valedictorian every year, but one Maricopa student will forever be his school's first ever holder of that title.

MARICOPA — Maricopa High School's valedictorian encourages other students to find their passion and happiness.

SIGNAL PEAK — Central Arizona College student Robert Serrano has been named one of 60 community college students selected to receive the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation’s Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship, a press release from CAC said.

MARICOPA — Next week, the student discipline and campus safety task force subcommittees will finalize their goals and recommended action steps to improve security at Maricopa Unified School District.

MARICOPA — Maricopa Unified School District is budgeting for fiscal year 2023-24.

MARICOPA — The Maricopa Police Department is investigating an incident of a Butterfield Elementary student who reported being approached by an adult male.

MARICOPA — Boys & Girls Clubs of the Sun Corridor offer local youth a safe place to play and learn at their summer camp program.

MARICOPA — A+ Charter invites the community this weekend to attend their spring festival, see the campus and what the school has to offer.

MARICOPA — Central Arizona College’s Mise En Place culinary club is hosting its second car show in Maricopa to fundraise for the program’s culinary scholarship.

MARICOPA — Maricopa Unified School District officials say they are moving along in their examination of student discipline and campus safety.

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MARICOPA — As its first graduating class approaches, A+ Charter administration shared their future plans for the school to give families and staff more opportunities.

MARICOPA — The Maricopa Community Foundation Scholarship program allows local high school seniors to receive scholarships based on various criteria to help further their post-secondary education.

MARICOPA — The Maricopa Unified School District Governing Board is looking to get staff and families on the same page with child safety policies by discussing them throughout the year.

MARICOPA — Maricopa Unified School District board members approved staff salary increases as discussed at the previous board meeting.

MARICOPA — Maricopa High School welcomes Navy Outreach and Diversity leaders to their campus to learn about ROTC, STEM fields and virtual reality technology.

MARICOPA — With student populations that continue to rise above the means of their campuses, the Maricopa Unified School District board approved the purchase of portable classroom buildings across four elementary schools.

MARICOPA — The Maricopa Unified School District board approved future elementary attendance boundaries at Wednesday’s meeting.

COOLIDGE — Every year, the Arizona School Boards Association selects only one Career and Technical Education program in the state for the Golden Bell Promise Program Award. On Dec. 16, the ASBA presented Central Arizona Valley Institute of Technology’s Veterinary Science program with the pre…

MARICOPA — Butterfield Elementary School has become the first Maricopa school with a free book vending machine.

MARICOPA — Butterfield Elementary School has welcomed an innovative new friend, Lucky the SmartDog, to aid in teaching the students a variety of subjects.

MARICOPA — Maricopa Unified School District board members will decide on the best elementary boundary map next year.

MARICOPA — The Maricopa High School marching band will perform in the Fiesta Bowl Parade for the second year in a row.

MARICOPA — Vice President Ben Owens said good bye Wednesday to the Maricopa Unified School District governing board.

MARICOPA — Maricopa High School's Class of 2024 invites the community to experience Winter Walkathon.

MARICOPA — Maricopa Unified School District hosted its third annual pie pickup to show appreciation for employees.

STANFIELD — With fewer than 1,000 votes cast, voters on Tuesday rejected a budget increase for the Stanfield Elementary School District.

SIGNAL PEAK — Central Arizona College is offering registration days for the spring semester. Dates are:

MESA — Edkey Inc. has announced the appointment of Yovhane Metcalfe as its chief academic officer.

FLORENCE — The 30-year-old man who stole a vehicle from a Maricopa school parking lot by gunpoint in October 2019 pleaded guilty to that crime and a slew of others Monday morning.

MARICOPA — While almost every other school celebrates homecoming in the fall, Desert Sunrise High School has no alumni to welcome back to campus. So they’re going to try something else.

MARICOPA — Maricopa Unified School District has updated its security measures to include a new emergency management system.

MARICOPA — The Desert Sunrise High School building team updated the community at the Aug. 24 board meeting on the phase progress.

MARICOPA — Reports of a gun on the Desert Sunrise High School campus were quickly resolved by the police and school administration.

MARICOPA — The Maricopa Unified School District is working to implement Project AWARE to support the mental health and well-being of students.

MARICOPA — Securing gold at the SkillsUSA national competition was a moment that was months in the making for Maricopa High School graduating seniors Lorena Casto, Alexander Grace and Ashton Owen. It was also a moment Brad Chamberlain, their Career and Technical Education teacher, had prepar…

CASA GRANDE — The American Association of Retired Persons Foundation Experience Corps’ literacy improvement program in the Casa Grande Elementary School District has been so successful that plans are underway to expand the program into the Coolidge and Stanfield school districts, a press rel…

ELEVEN MILE CORNER — Even in the blazing heat of the summer, Central Arizona Valley Institute of Technology veterinary science students and shelter volunteers are hard at work providing nutrition, socialization and general care to nearly 300 animals currently sheltered at Pinal County Animal…