http://www.mpsaz.org/news 1368868278 29779 2013-05-17 09:37:12 2013-05-17 11:00:00 lkjordan

A+'s, A's and B's aboundedon the Mesa Public Schools Quality Service Survey of parents, students and staff.

29708 2013-05-15 13:57:02 2013-05-15 14:20:11 lkjordan

The Phoenix Suns and Century Link presented Westwood's basketball program this year's $5,000 Team Assist award for outstanding community service.

29692 2013-05-15 08:58:25 2013-05-15 17:27:00 lkjordan

Students collect drink pouches as a recycling and service-learning project. Proceeds benefits Arizona Brainfood, which provides food for hungry children on the weekends.

29577 2013-05-10 16:19:14 2013-05-10 16:48:10 lkjordan

There's no better place to bring friends and family of every generation. Guests — young and young at heart, listeners and Lindy Hoppers – are guaranteed a great time from 6 to 9 p.m. May 18 at Mesa High. Tickets are on sale now.

29536 2013-05-09 13:53:46 2013-05-10 07:32:10 lkjordan

Porter Elementary students in the Hope Club, an environmental awareness organization, are helping children affected by the global water crisis.

29530 2013-05-09 11:15:14 2013-05-09 15:10:01 lkjordan

The Franklin West Elementary team won the grand-prize trophy in this spring's districtwide reading competition for fifth- and sixth-graders. Entz placed second; Salk, third.

29483 2013-05-08 10:12:47 2013-05-10 16:59:26 lkjordan

Enjoy the unique, engaging and award-winning narratives, poems, essays and class books in the district's Voices 2013 writing competition.

29426 2013-05-06 14:58:31 2013-05-06 15:04:51 lkjordan

The State Bar of Arizona will awardTom Pickrell, the school district's general counsel, the 2013 Public Lawyer Career Achievement Award in June.

29405 2013-05-06 08:54:49 2013-05-06 09:18:42 lkjordan

The school board and superintendent proclaimed May 6-10 as Teacher Appreciation Week and May 7 as Teacher Day in Mesa Public Schools.Join us in acknowledging the lasting contributions of teachers to our lives, our communityand our country.

29335 2013-05-02 15:34:50 2013-05-10 17:24:56 lkjordan

May winners represent the district's Materiel Distribution Center and Mail Center, Red Mountain High, Rhodes Junior High and Westwood High.

29331 2013-05-02 14:43:21 2013-05-03 10:50:21 lkjordan

Red Mountain High School won the national Rookie of the Year Award in Division I, and individual gold, silver and bronze medals in essay, music, economics, interview, speech, science, and language and literature. Harrison Finzel, winner of three gold medals, was named the top "scholastic" student nationwide.

29311 2013-05-02 08:30:01 2013-05-02 08:52:13 lkjordan

Bonnie Long has volunteered at Rhodes Junior High for four years. The school board and superintendent honored her as the district's Volunteer of the Month for May.

29287 2013-05-01 13:12:17 2013-05-06 16:42:20 lkjordan

Students throughout the East Valley — with a passion forscience, technology, engineering, medicine or math— need look no further than Red Mountain High. Choose a comprehensive college-prep curriculum, and earn a new STEM Diploma.

29242 2013-04-30 11:51:29 2013-05-01 15:21:15 lkjordan

Red Mountain High junior Kimran Sidhu is ready to graduate a year early. Then she's off to the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, near Dublin. She has important tips for teens to help them chart their pathway to a promising future.

29203 2013-04-29 11:21:44 2013-04-29 13:54:07 lkjordan

The Red Mountain High School social studies teacher will tourTokyo, Fukuoka, Nagasaki, Nara, Kyoto and Yokohama.

29143 2013-04-26 09:43:29 2013-04-26 16:19:15 lkjordan

Red Mountain has been named Arizona's No. 1 school. The Mountain Lions will be honored by the Arizona Interscholastic Association at the Champions Award Luncheon at the University of Phoenix Stadium on May 20.

29112 2013-04-25 10:49:03 2013-04-25 11:01:09 lkjordan

Mesa Public Schools honored Educators and Classified Employees of the Month at the April 9 board meeting.

29078 2013-04-24 14:02:45 2013-04-24 14:13:10 lkjordan

Benjamin Ellsworth, a student in David Gardner's theater program at Mountain View High School, finished in the top 10 at National Shakespeare Competition.

29069 2013-04-24 10:53:39 2013-04-24 11:28:45 lkjordan

On April 26, the city of Mesa and MacArthur Elementary School will observe Arbor Day by planting a tree at Candlelight Park. Reading-aloud and tree-planting celebrations will also be conducted at 12 elementary campuses.

29037 2013-04-23 14:27:20 2013-04-23 15:54:03 lkjordan

Bring your family and friends to see the smash-hit show at 7 p.m. April 25, 26 and 27 in the Rhodes Junior High auditorium, 1860 S. Longmore, Mesa. Tickets are $5 at the bookstore in advance and $6 at the door.

28922 2013-04-19 14:05:10 2013-04-21 06:12:41 lkjordan

Zaharis Elementary's Lemonade Club presented $414 to Academy Award winner, author and musician Jeff Bridges, international spokesperson for Share Our Strength: No Kid Hungry.

28914 2013-04-19 10:02:01 2013-04-19 13:52:23 lkjordan

Arizona State University and Mesa Public Schools are proud of professional cellist, composer and arranger Zack Clark. Simply Three, Clark's pop and jazz trio, will debut its new music video and single April 23. Clark will perform at ASU April 26.

28792 2013-04-16 11:44:42 2013-04-17 08:23:03 lkjordan

The 44th annual Exceptional Student Services Awards will be presented at 7 p.m. May 10 at the Mesa Convention Center, 263 N. Center St., Mesa. Everyone's invited to attend.

28699 2013-04-12 16:28:18 2013-04-12 16:33:03 lkjordan

Natalie Steinbrink and Brecken Denler qualified to compete at the National Forensic League tournament. Angela Zhang was named Arizona's Forensic League Student of the Year.

28503 2013-04-08 12:12:07 2013-04-08 15:57:26 lkjordan

Katelyn Ulmschneider has a lot to smile about! She won the national grand prize in P.S. From Aéropostale's T-shirt design contest.