http://www.mpsaz.org/news 1368970599 http://www.mpsaz.org/Views/_feeds/mps150.gif 75 75 Logo A+'s, A's and B's aboundedon the Mesa Public Schools Quality Service Survey of parents, students and staff. http://www.mpsaz.org/news/articles/29779/?ref=rss http://www.mpsaz.org/news/articles/29779/?ref=rss 2013-05-17 09:37:12 The Phoenix Suns and Century Link presented Westwood's basketball program this year's $5,000 Team Assist award for outstanding community service. http://www.mpsaz.org/news/articles/29708/?ref=rss http://www.mpsaz.org/news/articles/29708/?ref=rss 2013-05-15 13:57:02 Students collect drink pouches as a recycling and service-learning project. Proceeds benefits Arizona Brainfood, which provides food for hungry children on the weekends. http://www.mpsaz.org/news/articles/29692/?ref=rss http://www.mpsaz.org/news/articles/29692/?ref=rss 2013-05-15 08:58:25 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. http://www.mpsaz.org/news/articles/29577/?ref=rss http://www.mpsaz.org/news/articles/29577/?ref=rss 2013-05-10 16:19:14 Porter Elementary students in the Hope Club, an environmental awareness organization, are helping children affected by the global water crisis. http://www.mpsaz.org/news/articles/29536/?ref=rss http://www.mpsaz.org/news/articles/29536/?ref=rss 2013-05-09 13:53:46 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. http://www.mpsaz.org/news/articles/29530/?ref=rss http://www.mpsaz.org/news/articles/29530/?ref=rss 2013-05-09 11:15:14 Enjoy the unique, engaging and award-winning narratives, poems, essays and class books in the district's Voices 2013 writing competition. http://www.mpsaz.org/news/articles/29483/?ref=rss http://www.mpsaz.org/news/articles/29483/?ref=rss 2013-05-08 10:12:47 The State Bar of Arizona will awardTom Pickrell, the school district's general counsel, the 2013 Public Lawyer Career Achievement Award in June. http://www.mpsaz.org/news/articles/29426/?ref=rss http://www.mpsaz.org/news/articles/29426/?ref=rss 2013-05-06 14:58:31 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. http://www.mpsaz.org/news/articles/29405/?ref=rss http://www.mpsaz.org/news/articles/29405/?ref=rss 2013-05-06 08:54:49 May winners represent the district's Materiel Distribution Center and Mail Center, Red Mountain High, Rhodes Junior High and Westwood High. http://www.mpsaz.org/news/articles/29335/?ref=rss http://www.mpsaz.org/news/articles/29335/?ref=rss 2013-05-02 15:34:50 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. http://www.mpsaz.org/news/articles/29331/?ref=rss http://www.mpsaz.org/news/articles/29331/?ref=rss 2013-05-02 14:43:21 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. http://www.mpsaz.org/news/articles/29311/?ref=rss http://www.mpsaz.org/news/articles/29311/?ref=rss 2013-05-02 08:30:01 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. http://www.mpsaz.org/news/articles/29287/?ref=rss http://www.mpsaz.org/news/articles/29287/?ref=rss 2013-05-01 13:12:17 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. http://www.mpsaz.org/news/articles/29242/?ref=rss http://www.mpsaz.org/news/articles/29242/?ref=rss 2013-04-30 11:51:29 The Red Mountain High School social studies teacher will tourTokyo, Fukuoka, Nagasaki, Nara, Kyoto and Yokohama. http://www.mpsaz.org/news/articles/29203/?ref=rss http://www.mpsaz.org/news/articles/29203/?ref=rss 2013-04-29 11:21:44 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. http://www.mpsaz.org/news/articles/29143/?ref=rss http://www.mpsaz.org/news/articles/29143/?ref=rss 2013-04-26 09:43:29 Mesa Public Schools honored Educators and Classified Employees of the Month at the April 9 board meeting. http://www.mpsaz.org/news/articles/29112/?ref=rss http://www.mpsaz.org/news/articles/29112/?ref=rss 2013-04-25 10:49:03 Benjamin Ellsworth, a student in David Gardner's theater program at Mountain View High School, finished in the top 10 at National Shakespeare Competition. http://www.mpsaz.org/news/articles/29078/?ref=rss http://www.mpsaz.org/news/articles/29078/?ref=rss 2013-04-24 14:02:45 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. http://www.mpsaz.org/news/articles/29069/?ref=rss http://www.mpsaz.org/news/articles/29069/?ref=rss 2013-04-24 10:53:39 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. http://www.mpsaz.org/news/articles/29037/?ref=rss http://www.mpsaz.org/news/articles/29037/?ref=rss 2013-04-23 14:27:20 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. http://www.mpsaz.org/news/articles/28922/?ref=rss http://www.mpsaz.org/news/articles/28922/?ref=rss 2013-04-19 14:05:10 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. http://www.mpsaz.org/news/articles/28914/?ref=rss http://www.mpsaz.org/news/articles/28914/?ref=rss 2013-04-19 10:02:01 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. http://www.mpsaz.org/news/articles/28792/?ref=rss http://www.mpsaz.org/news/articles/28792/?ref=rss 2013-04-16 11:44:42 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. http://www.mpsaz.org/news/articles/28699/?ref=rss http://www.mpsaz.org/news/articles/28699/?ref=rss 2013-04-12 16:28:18 Katelyn Ulmschneider has a lot to smile about! She won the national grand prize in P.S. From Aéropostale's T-shirt design contest. http://www.mpsaz.org/news/articles/28503/?ref=rss http://www.mpsaz.org/news/articles/28503/?ref=rss 2013-04-08 12:12:07