http://www.mpsaz.org/academy 1369557694 http://www.mpsaz.org/Views/_feeds/mps150.gif 75 75 Logo Skyelyn Riggs-Davis, 8th grader at Mesa Academy for Advanced Studies is this year's winner of the grade level first place in the Boeing Essay Contest: Science and Technology: Innovation through Imagination. She was recognized at the awards ceremony, Thursday, May 9, 2013, in the MPS Board Room. As a grade level winner, she was honored with a certificate and a brand new Dell laptop with a backpack... http://www.mpsaz.org/academy/articles/29632/?ref=rss http://www.mpsaz.org/academy/articles/29632/?ref=rss 2013-05-13 15:19:23 Academy Parents, Here we go! Check out this link to our calendar of upcoming events at the Academy. We will all be very busy with culminating concerts, awards ceremonies, and other significant events. Our theme for the month of May is "Finish Strong" - please help us keep our Knights focused and engaged. Thanks for your tremendous support throughout the year. Mr.... http://www.mpsaz.org/academy/articles/29280/?ref=rss http://www.mpsaz.org/academy/articles/29280/?ref=rss 2013-05-01 11:19:20 ASU's Summer Mathematics Institute proudly presents: The Mathemagician! Who: Dr. Glenn Hurlbert, Director of ASMI and President's Professor at ASU Mr. Dang Phan, Westwood H.S. Mathematics Department Chair Mr. Scott Blevins, Westwood H.S. IB Mathematics Instructor What: Magic!! When: Wednesday, May 1, 2013 from 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm Where: The Mesa Academy for Advanced Studies' Multi-Purpose... http://www.mpsaz.org/academy/articles/29238/?ref=rss http://www.mpsaz.org/academy/articles/29238/?ref=rss 2013-04-30 10:11:23 Congratulations to the following students who placed first in their respective categories atthe AcademyScience Fair. This entitled them to compete at the state level in Phoenix.Once again our students performed exceptionally. Congratulations! A big thank you to Mr. Jones, Ms. Merlene and Ms. Knight for their support and guidance. Behavioral &... http://www.mpsaz.org/academy/articles/28570/?ref=rss http://www.mpsaz.org/academy/articles/28570/?ref=rss 2013-04-09 15:30:18 Congratulations to the following Academy students (and Mrs. Procopio) for their winning entries in the Voices competition. Their stories will be published in Mesa Public School's "Voices" publication this Spring. Great job future bestsellers! We are proudof you.... http://www.mpsaz.org/academy/articles/28068/?ref=rss http://www.mpsaz.org/academy/articles/28068/?ref=rss 2013-03-25 12:42:02 Congratulations to the Mesa Academy Concert Band for their performance at the Arizona Band and Orchestra Association's Concert Band Festival. Our students performed for three adjudicators at Mesquite High School and earned a Superior rating from each judge. Three Superior ratings have earned our students a "Superior with Distinction". This is a well deserved recognition. Go Knights - we... http://www.mpsaz.org/academy/articles/27966/?ref=rss http://www.mpsaz.org/academy/articles/27966/?ref=rss 2013-03-21 16:08:15 Wyatt Appel, Aviva Bergman, Nicole Ewing, D'Angelo Perez, and Joe Williams participated in Mesa School's Sixth Grade Math Challenge. These students competed as a team for one of 4 team spots in the Regional AATM Math Competition for sixth grade students. There were 2 team events and 2 individual events this year. Real World Application - Team EventProblem Solving - Team EventAlgebra -... http://www.mpsaz.org/academy/articles/27858/?ref=rss http://www.mpsaz.org/academy/articles/27858/?ref=rss 2013-03-19 11:26:32 Congratulations to the following musicians for preparing, competing and earning seats in the MPS District Honor Music Groups. These talented musicians are busy rehearsing and preparing for their upcoming showcase concerts. Band - Monday March 25th and Orchestras- Tuesday, March 26 at the Mesa Arts Center, Ikeda Theater. Academy Knights - we are very proud of you! Junior High Honor... http://www.mpsaz.org/academy/articles/27645/?ref=rss http://www.mpsaz.org/academy/articles/27645/?ref=rss 2013-03-07 09:43:02 Mesa Academy and runner up Poston Junior High have qualified to compete in the National Academic League's Championship Tournament to be held at ASU. Congratulations Knights and good luck at nationals. http://www.mpsaz.org/news/articles/27399/... http://www.mpsaz.org/academy/articles/27406/?ref=rss http://www.mpsaz.org/academy/articles/27406/?ref=rss 2013-02-28 14:21:26 Parents, Check out these photos from Chinese Day at the Academy sponsored by ASU and the Confucius Institute... http://www.mpsaz.org/academy/articles/27361/?ref=rss http://www.mpsaz.org/academy/articles/27361/?ref=rss 2013-02-27 11:14:25 Academy Parents and Students, Check out some really cool cars and support Mesa Academy's PTO at the same time. Impala Bob's and our PTO have teamed up to bring you a great car event on Saturday, March 2nd from 9am - 1pm. This fund raising event will be held in our parking lot and will benefit our Academy Knights. Admission is free to the public. Check out this link!... http://www.mpsaz.org/academy/articles/27054/?ref=rss http://www.mpsaz.org/academy/articles/27054/?ref=rss 2013-02-21 12:22:26 Mesa Public Schools Governing Board and superintendency will be recognizing 5 students from Mesa Academy for Advanced Studies for their outstanding achievement during the board meeting on February 26, 2013. The students are: Nicholas Ardavin, Robin Kuo, Analisa Ortiz, Kaitlyn Rubinstein, and Varun Srinivasan. An invitation has been sent to each of the students and their parents. Please join us... http://www.mpsaz.org/academy/articles/27007/?ref=rss http://www.mpsaz.org/academy/articles/27007/?ref=rss 2013-02-20 13:38:54 Congratulations to Jessica Whipple, Demi Miller, Seren Riggs-Davis, Cora Stevens, and Kendly Jones! Their animated film, "A Babysitter's Worst Nightmare", received the Southwest Regional Gold Key Award in the 90th Annual Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. Their entry will advance to the National Competition, with the possibility of winning $2,500 and a trip to Carnegie Hall in New York... http://www.mpsaz.org/academy/articles/26369/?ref=rss http://www.mpsaz.org/academy/articles/26369/?ref=rss 2013-02-01 08:37:40 Congratulations to our Academy Knights for their outstanding accomplishments in theMLK contest. We are very proud of you. 4-6 gr. Multimedia1st Makenna Wilkerson "Many Faces, One Community"2nd Liam Wilson "One Community" 4-6 gr. Multimedia3rd Holly Adams "I Have a Dream" 4-6 gr. Art 1st Piper Fritz "MLK Speech" 4-6 gr. Writing 2nd Albert Keller "The Fight for Rights" Thanks to... http://www.mpsaz.org/academy/articles/25915/?ref=rss http://www.mpsaz.org/academy/articles/25915/?ref=rss 2013-01-18 15:16:09 Our Mesa Academy math team finished in 3rd place in the state while competing in the American Mathematics Competition 8. Team members were Nathan Bergman, Danial Shadmany, Nicholas Aradavin, and Molly Pavey. Congratulations to our students and to their coach Mr. Dave Alexander. We are very proud of you. Go Knights!... http://www.mpsaz.org/academy/articles/25892/?ref=rss http://www.mpsaz.org/academy/articles/25892/?ref=rss 2013-01-18 09:08:22 Academy Parents, Applications for the 2013-2014 school year are now available online. Please inform neighbors and friends who might have an interest in applying. Students who are currently enrolled at the Academy need not re-apply. Click this link to access application materials. I hope that you have enjoyed a restful break with your families as we look forward to yet another... http://www.mpsaz.org/academy/articles/25430/?ref=rss http://www.mpsaz.org/academy/articles/25430/?ref=rss 2013-01-04 10:40:21 After 13 qualifying competitions across the state, 56 out of more than 300 teams advanced to Saturday's State FLL Robotics Competition at ASU. Mesa Academy was represented by five teams: Lug NutsSuper Robot KnightsBattle BotsKnight BotsThe Lego Shermans Awards won: Mechanical Design Award - Lug NutsProgramming Award - Knight BotsRobot Performance 2nd Place Award - Lego ShermansJudge's Award... http://www.mpsaz.org/academy/articles/25009/?ref=rss http://www.mpsaz.org/academy/articles/25009/?ref=rss 2012-12-10 14:35:57 Mesa Academy students coached by David Alexander participated in the American Mathematics Contest recently and earned well deserved recognition for their performances. Eighth grader, Nathan Bergman, is co-state champion of the AMC-8 Mathematics Contest. Nathan scored a perfect 25/25 - one of only two perfect scores in the state on the national problem solving contest. Nicholas Ardavin... http://www.mpsaz.org/academy/articles/25007/?ref=rss http://www.mpsaz.org/academy/articles/25007/?ref=rss 2012-12-10 14:08:20 Academy Robotics teamsearned high praise at the Arizona First Lego League Regional Robotics Competition this past weekend. These teams put in many hours of preparation for the 24 team competition. Academy teams took home 7 of the 9 trophies:Robot Award - Knight BotsRobot Performance 2nd Place - Team TechnoRobot Performance 1st Place - Knight BotsCore Values - Super Robot... http://www.mpsaz.org/academy/articles/24760/?ref=rss http://www.mpsaz.org/academy/articles/24760/?ref=rss 2012-12-03 09:20:12 Mesa Academy's Student Council is sponsoring a canned food drive benefiting United Food Bank. This organization serves the East Valley and other Arizona Communities. We are proud of our students' efforts in the past, earning the top award in our division for the most food collected for the past two years. Look for a flyer coming home soon with detailed information about most needed food items,... http://www.mpsaz.org/academy/articles/24701/?ref=rss http://www.mpsaz.org/academy/articles/24701/?ref=rss 2012-11-30 15:12:21 Click here to donate to Mesa Academy for Advanced Studies What is the Arizona state tax credit for public schools? Arizona law provides a tax credit for contributions to public schools to support extracurricular activities.You can help Mesa Academy students and possibly lower your tax bill by making a donation.The state tax credit is available to all qualifying individual Arizona state... http://www.mpsaz.org/academy/articles/24696/?ref=rss http://www.mpsaz.org/academy/articles/24696/?ref=rss 2012-11-30 13:41:52 Mesa Academy had $3754.69 in total sales. Our net profit directly from sales was $938.67. We had at least a 5% growth from last year's fair - so we earned a bonus of an additional $187.73 in Scholastic dollars! The ‘rewards' we received through our various activities totaled $175; $100 for Student Crew, $25 for Principal participation, $25 for All for Books and $25 for Homepage. As a... http://www.mpsaz.org/academy/articles/24512/?ref=rss http://www.mpsaz.org/academy/articles/24512/?ref=rss 2012-11-26 09:22:58 To access Academy lunch menusclick this... http://www.mpsaz.org/academy/articles/21469/?ref=rss http://www.mpsaz.org/academy/articles/21469/?ref=rss 2012-08-29 11:28:30 Bus Routes are now available. Please be sure to check which bus route # your child will be using. Click here for Bus Routes West of Greenfield Click here for Bus Routes East of Val... http://www.mpsaz.org/academy/articles/20489/?ref=rss http://www.mpsaz.org/academy/articles/20489/?ref=rss 2012-08-03 15:44:12 Academy Parents, Your mail-in summer registration packet included a date for "Curriculum Night" originally scheduled for Thursday, September 6th. That event (now called "Experience the Academy") has been moved up to Thursday, August 30th as reflected in the email you received yesterday. Mr. Crispin... http://www.mpsaz.org/academy/articles/20392/?ref=rss http://www.mpsaz.org/academy/articles/20392/?ref=rss 2012-07-18 13:42:41