Desert Wind teacher tapped for national education leadership award
Desert Wind Middle School teacher Davina Lyons was just named one of 10 national recipients of the 2025 Teacher Leader Impact Award. This award recognizes educators who demonstrate dedication to […]
Garbage garments make for frugal fashion at Desert Wind’s ‘Trashion Show’
In a swirl of soda tabs, water bottles and other garbage garments, Desert Wind Middle School’s gymnasium transformed into a glittering catwalk of eco-conscious couture this afternoon as sixth graders […]
Acacia Crossings mom demands millions in apparent extortion threat to school district
An Acacia Crossings parent seemingly tried to extort millions of dollars from the Maricopa Unified School District in an email to school board members midday Tuesday. Feleesha Withers, 33, demanded […]
Health inspectors go back to school
Eight schools and two restaurants were visited by food inspectors between Dec. 1 and 13 and all of them cooked up grub that was more than up to par. Pinal […]
Desert Wind sixth graders get to be authors for a day
Desert Wind Middle School on Friday morning held a book launch where it recognized five of its sixth-grade classes — together known as Team Luigi — who wrote essays that […]
Kid, 14, arrested for credible threat to shoot up middle school
A child is in police custody after threatening violence at a Maricopa middle school last night, Maricopa Police Department and Maricopa Unified School District tell InMaricopa. A swift MPD investigation […]
This expo gave students the chance to make their own toys
Hundreds of students and parents turned out for the fourth annual Desert Wind Middle School Toy Exposition last night. “The future leaders in the Blended Learning Program at DWMS used […]
Students unhurt in hit-and-run school bus crash
A Maricopa Unified School District bus traveling with Desert Wind Middle School students on board was involved in a “minor” hit-and-run collision Tuesday afternoon with no injuries reported. The driver […]
Middle schoolers earn 15 awards in city planning competition
Who said city planning was only for adults? Two teams made up of Maricopa middle school students in blended-learning programs placed among the top five Saturday in the regional […]
From our perspective: Future Cities
It was something I had never experienced: Judging middle school students and their science projects. Maricopa middle school students in the blended-learning program creatively and at times dramatically teamed up […]