Mesa Academy for Advanced Studies Rigor and Challenge in the Classroom

Congratulations to the following students for capturing the AZ Science and Engineering Fair Junior High Champions Award. Collectively, these students topped the Junior High division in overall scores. This was the culminating event for Science Fair participants throughout the state. Students who won 1st place in school competition were invited to compete at the Phoenix Convention Center....

Congratulations to Ava Wipff, Josephine Wipff, and Bryce Wilson for achieving the top cumulative score in this year's Battle of the Books! This talented team of avid readers will now go on to represent the Academy in district competition.

Battle of the Books is an activity for students in 5th and 6th grade who compete in teams for three "battles" to test their understanding of...

Congratulations to members of Mesa Academy's 6th grade Math Challenge Team who placed first from among 23 schools in the AATM 6th Grade Math Challenge. Our school is now eligible to represent Mesa Public Schools in the Regional competition in April or May.  The challenge test was newly created to align with Arizona’s College and Career Ready Standards.  

Congratulations to Mesa Academy's winners in this year's "Voices" Writing Contest. Writing submissions were scored on a rubric using the following criteria; Ideas and Content, Organization, Voice, Word Choice, Sentence Fluency and Conventions. Winner's narratives and poems will be professionally published in the near future for all to enjoy!

Narrative: 7th Grade: First Place:...